Conquer And Divide with SAKIS TOLIS From ROTTING CHRIST
Greek metal outfit Rotting Christ are rightfully hailed as one of the leading purveyors in the history of black metal. Since 1987 the band has released 14 studio albums – including Non Serviam, Thy Mighty Contract, Rituals and The Heretics – and influenced generations of fellow bands, musicians and fans in a genre of music […]
HEAVY DIGIMAG #349
VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #349 HERE This week’s DigiMag features a rare chat with Zoltan from Five Finger Death Punch, talking about their new release, Afterlife Deluxe and the collaboration with rapper DMX. We also speak with Corey Glover about his new band Sonic Universe, plus catch up backstage at Knotfest Melbourne with Brand Of Sacrifice […]
Lighting The Way With ZOLTAN BATHORY From FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
“Heavy metal/hard rock was always the tool of that revolution. The tool of disagreement. But so is hip hop, that is also the voice of rebellion.” Zoltan Bathory Five Finger Death Punch have never been a band to shy away from musical experimentation and collaborating with artists outside of their comfort zone and chosen genre. […]
Uniting Musical Worlds With COREY GLOVER From SONIC UNIVERSE
“This is a combination of the heaviness of Adrenaline Mob and whatever I bring from Living Colour.” Corey Glover Corey Glover has long been recognised as one of the finest vocalists of the modern era thanks to his role as frontman for Living Colour. It would be both easy and understandable for the singer to […]
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #162
HEAVY Australian Content DigiMag #162 Australian industrial rock machine Witchgrinder are one of this countries best live acts, and to kickstart their next tour around the nation the boys have dropped their awesome new album Nothing Stays Buried. The album is so good it was a no brainer to feature Witchgrinder on this weeks cover. […]
Burying Your Demons With TRAVIS EVERETT From WITCHGRINDER
“I remember turning all the lights off in the studio and really getting into it.” Travis Everett Melbourne industrial titans Witchgrinder released their highly anticipated third album, Nothing Stays Buried. Once more revolving around horror and the macabre, Nothing Stays Buried is a meaty slab of intent from the Australian outfit, furthering the promise shown […]
Keeping The Wolves At Bay With KIM SALMON From BEASTS
“It has endured. I dipped out for a few years, but I’m back.” Kim Salmon Australian blues/rock outfit Beasts Of Bourbon have been a mainstay of the Aussie music scene for over 40 years, blending a blues-infused swagger with sleazy rock and tonnes of attitude to create a musical aura that is as much about […]
HEAVY DIGIMAG #348
VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #348 HERE With Incubus and Live set to land in Australia any day now, HEAVY was fortunate enough to spend some time with Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd to talk through the wonderful career of the band and what to expect. We also spent time with ERRA, Korpiklaani, Asking Alexandria, Pantera and The […]
Rekindling The Flame With BRANDON BOYD From Incubus
“I think ultimately, first and foremost we’re music fans. We’re obsessed with music.” Brandon Boyd Since their inception in 1991 US rock outfit Incubus have defied the laws and conventions of music by shading outside the lines and creating their own brand of sonic retribution. Their music was different and experimental, while still maintaining a […]
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Light Up Australia On Current Tour
Italian death metal warriors Fleshgod Apocalypse have already decimated Canberra and Adelaide on their Australian tour, with Brisbane having their turn tonight, Sydney on Saturday and Melbourne on Sunday. Tickets are still available from Oztix for all shows, however Melbourne is dangerously close to a sell out. Tonight’s show is at the Back Room with […]
Finding A Cure With ERRA
Following a recent successful tour of Australia with Northlane, metalcore legends ERRA are now readying for the release of their new album Cure, which is released on April 5. HEAVY spoke with the band just before their Brisbane show at Fortitude Music Hall. VIDEO WAS FILMED LIVE FROM SOUNDCHECK SO SOUND QUALITY MAY FLUCTUATE
THE MIDNIGHT DEVILS To Play Sunday Session At THE PADDO With DREAMKILLERS & More
U.S hard rock sensations The Midnight Devils have put the finishing touches to their upcoming Boppin’ The Wallaby Down Under Tour with the announcement of their third and final headline show at The Paddo in Brisbane on July 7. After being invited over by Bon But Not Forgotten to do the national support for their […]
Backstage Hangs With THE HU At KNOTFEST MELBOURNE 2024
Mongolian hard rock outfit The Hu are a musical force that seems to be continually gathering momentum. They are a band who have swept all before them, and with a prominent billing on Knotfest Australia and plenty of new music in the works, HEAVY decided it was time to find out more. And what better […]
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #161
VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #161 HERE With The Damned currently part way through their final ever Australian tour, HEAVY spoke with Captain Sensible for a complete rundown and the chat was so good we decided to put it on this week’s cover! We also speak with Roswel DeathSquad, Disturbed, Skindred, Pantera and Caelin from […]
Backstage At CVLTFEST With DIAMOND CONSTRUCT
CVLTFEST came to Brisbane’s Eaton’s Hill Hotel recently, bringing with it a tornado of hard rock and metal performed by some of this country’s headline bands as well as some that should one day attain that status themselves. But it wasn’t just a celebration of Australian music, with organisers Alpha Wolf assembling a strong volley […]
Rolling Out The Welcome Mat With JARRYD RODGER From ROSWELL DEATHSQUAD
Melbourne metalcore/deathcore/techdeath outfit Roswell DeathSquad have been making waves since the release of their debut album Welcome Home in January this year. Which isn’t surprising given the pedigree of musicians within the band’s ranks. Featuring past and present members of Festation, Harlott, Carthus, Mistress of Misery and Fear the Fallen, Roswell DeathSquad have not only […]
HEAVY DIGIMAG #347
VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #347 HERE DigiMag #347 is ready to rock, featuring Locrian on the cover talking about their upcoming album End Terrain. We also catch up with Infectious Grooves, Caelin from the Knotfest Museum and Pantera, Disturbed and Skindred all speak to us live from backstage at Knotfest Melbourne. There’s music and tour news […]
Better Late Than Never With STEPHEN BRODSKY From CAVE IN
“We’re like this rock and roll chameleon.” Stephen Brodsky It’s hard to believe any international band could have been around long enough to earn legendary status yet not have toured this country before. Not that Australians feel entitled or big-headed and therefore expect such bands to tour here – quite the opposite. It’s more because […]
Rough Terrain With ANDRE, TERENCE & STEVEN From LOCRIAN
“It’s a much more direct record than our previous effort with New Catastrophism” Locrian Experimental metal outfit Locrian are counting down the days until the release of their new album End Terrain on April 5. Officially endorsed as the proper follow-up to 2015’s Infinite Dissolution, End Terrain sees Locrian return to the sounds that defined […]
The Extremities Of Punk With CAPTAIN SENSIBLE From THE DAMNED
While many bands proclaim to be the real deal when it comes to punk rock, very few can say so definitively. Punk rock is/has and never will be a style of music that caters to the masses or measures itself on facts and figures. It is more music for the outcasts and disenfranchised who have […]
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #160
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Unlocking The Secrets Of The KNOTFEST MUSEUM With CAELIN MEREDITH
One of the lesser known wonders of the travelling Knotfest music extravaganza is the Knotfest Museum.An extension of the music program, the Knotfest Museum is more than a distraction tacked on as an afterthought. Much more. “We’ve had to wrap it in pillows and blankets so that people don’t stab their eyes.” Caelin Meredith Everything […]
Bringing The Funk With JAY WEINBERG From INFECTIOUS GROOVES
“Whatever band I’m playing with, I try to just approach it from a place of authenticity”. Jay Weinberg On the eve of their Australian tour, Infectious Grooves pulled one final punch when they announced former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg into a band that already includes Mike Muir, Dean Pleasants (Suicidal Tendencies) and Rob Trujillo (Metallica). […]
Fire And Brimstone With DAN From ANCIENT REMAINS
Brisbane metal outfit Ancient Remains understand the ethos of more is better, consistently churning out new material in an attempt to engage with as many people as possible. Their most recent effort is the crushing four-track EP Burn It All, which came out on March 13. Ancient Remains draw influences from bands such as Metallica, […]
HEAVY DIGIMAG #346
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Blast From The Past With ZAKK WYLDE From PANTERA
Photo credit Jeffrey Graham Photography Knotfest Australia 2024 is less than a week away, and despite boasting bands of the calibre of Lamb Of God, Disturbed, Halestorm, Skindred and more, the band on everyone’s lips is Pantera. After getting back together last year for some live shows – with Zakk Wylde filling guitarist duties and […]
Averting A Crisis With MATT O’KEEFE From THE GREAT AWAKE
Let’s face it, coming up with something fresh and unique when it comes to music and the music world is almost impossible these days. With more music at our disposal than ever before meaning a multitude of new bands and artists all clamouring to find their share of the market, it takes something truly special […]
Bleeding For Your Art With LIL LOTUS
LA based alternative artist Lil Lotus recently unleashed his second album Nosebleeder via Epitaph Records, building on the promise shown on his debut effort ERRØR BØY. Nosebleeder sees Lotus collaborating across the sphere of alternative music, including Mod Sun, Sophie Powers, Alexis Munroe and kennedyxoxo. Determined not to be restricted by any one genre or […]
Echoes Of The Future With MAT ROBINS From CICADASTONE
Rising from the ashes of the grunge era, Melbourne rock outfit Cicadastone have spent just over ten years refining their sound amid a musical revolution that saw their style of music shunned from mainstream darlings to backseat troublemakers. Following their 2016 debut Chance Collide, Cicadastone found strength in the fact that although grunge-infused rock was […]
THE BLACK CROWES: ‘Happiness Bastards’
March 15 Silver Arrow Records It’s been 15 long years since the world has heard new music from rock machine The Black Crowes, but all of that is about to come crashing down this Friday, March 15, when the band drops their new album Happiness Bastards. There are so many questions you could ask after […]
Bringing The Thunder With JOE HOTTINGER From HALESTORM
Halestorm took the world by storm towards the end of 2022 with the release of their fifth studio album, Back From The Dead. A rock album in every sense of the word, Back From The Dead drew a fresh generation of fans to Halestorm’s side with its harder edge and attitude-stained delivery. That album saw […]
A Better Tomorrow With BRENDAN PRESTON & BENNY BONES From ALL THIS FILTH
In the modern age of short attention spans, it is refreshing to see some bands still operating by the tried and true laws of yesteryear when it comes to releasing music. With EP’s and singles all the rage, Perth metal outfit All This Filth elected to take their time with their recently released album Tomorrow […]
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #159
VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #159 HERE Big thanks to Nev Pearce from Everblack Podcast this week for allowing us to use his interview with Carcass after technical issues robbed us of ours! As such, Carcass feature on this weeks cover ahead of their Australian tour with The Black Dahlia Murder this April. We also […]
HEAVY DIGIMAG #345
VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #345 HERE This weeks DigiMag features Ville Valo on the cover, talking about his upcoming Australian tour. We also speak with Magnadur, Radio Birdman, The Damned, Crossfaith, The Porkers and Mammal. There’s music and tour news from Caskets, Infectious Grooves, Eyehategod, Mr. Bungle, Dirty Honey, Heilung, Better Noise Music and Orange Goblin […]
Backstage At CVLTFEST With OCEAN GROVE
CVLTFEST came to Brisbane’s Eaton’s Hill Hotel recently, bringing with it a tornado of hard rock and metal performed by some of this country’s headline bands as well as some that should one day attain that status themselves. But it wasn’t just a celebration of Australian music, with organisers Alpha Wolf assembling a strong volley […]
Controlled Chaos With TOMI PERRAKOSKI From MAGNADUR
Making any kind of a splash in the ferociously brilliant wading pool that is Finnish metal is an arduous task, made even more so by the pedigree of bands gone before and the talent of those emerging. The metal scene has always been strong in that part of the world, and although there are a […]
One Final Hurrah With DENIZ TEK From RADIO BIRDMAN
Fifty years of servitude in any industry is a great achievement, but fifty years in the music industry is something special. In an industry that rewards only when you have something of value to offer, bands are churned through the machine at a rapid rate of knots. Yesterday’s heroes can quickly become tomorrow’s nobodies with […]
Clearing The Waters With SEB From DARK WATER
As much as music and finding success in the industry is largely about talent, the occasional bit of good fortune or right place right time ethos certainly helps. Melbourne synthwave outfit Dark Water discovered this last week when they were announced as national support for Ville Valo on his upcoming Australian shows. The call-up came […]
Less Than Zero With KENTA KOIE From CROSSFAITH
Japanese metal machine Crossfaith are one of the few Japanese bands to make the massive leap from hometown heroes to international pacesetters. Blending a plethora of genres from punk to metal to rock to electronica, Crossfaith have captured a sound and energy sought by many but attained by few. Through five albums the band have […]
HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #158
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Chewing The Fat With PETE COOPER From THE PORKERS
25 years ago, an album by an Australian punk outfit started making ripples in the music scene that quickly turned into rips in the very fabric of music. It typified the Australian laconic sense of humour and general apathy towards anything even remotely resembling authority, and would go on to become a landmark in Australian […]
A Moment Of Realisation With EZEKIEL OX From MAMMAL
After taking a couple of years to fully find their feet again after a prolonged absence, Aussie funk/rock/metal dance machine Mammal are finally ready to unleash their second full-length album on the world with the release of The Penny Drop on March 6. After disbanding in the same year their debut album The Majority shocked […]
Building An Empire With DOM & NICK From SUFFER THE EVENUE
After laying a solid platform last year with their debut EP Vol 1: Superdead metal outfit Suffer The Evenue have spent the last 12 months planning and refining the follow-up to best showcase their musical prowess. By harvesting the essence from their first release, Suffer The Evenue felt more comfortable following their creative instincts on […]
Featured Album Review: THE PENNY DROP, MAMMAL
HEAVY is starting a new column this week when we present the Featured Album Review. But, in the usual HEAVY way, it has been done with a twist. HEAVY will review the new album first then interview the band where we will read our review track by track and see if we are on the […]
HEAVY DIGIMAG #344
VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #344 HERE DigiMag #344 is special for a lot of reasons, but the biggest is staring you straight in the face when you look at the cover and see one of the Gods of Metal staring back at you. We are proud to feature Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who put some […]
Projecting Your Mortality With BRUCE DICKINSON
It’s been almost 20 years since Bruce Dickinson released his last solo album Tyranny Of Souls back in 2005, but the wait is almost over with the release of The Mandrake Project on March 1. Much has happened with Dickinson both professionally and personally between albums, and he pours the bulk of it out on […]
MAMMAL: The Penny Drop
New World Artists March 6 Mammal has been right up there as one of my all-time favourite bands from the moment I stumbled across them in one of the side tents at the Gold Coast Big Day Out in 2009. I remember walking past the three-quarter full tent and hearing a rumbling mixture of rock, […]
Chain Of Command With NICK MELISSOURGOS From SUICIDAL ANGELS
Greek metal masters of mayhem Suicidal Angels tomorrow release their eighth studio album Profane Prayer, reaffirming their growing stature as one of the leaders of the next phase of metal evolution. Since forming Suicidal Angels at just 16 years of age back in 2001, Nick Melissourgos (vocals, guitars) has overseen a changing of the guard […]
GROOVER Review: AUSTIN ROAD ‘A Cloud With No Silver Lines’
Regretfully, the first track sent to me by Somerset metalcore outfit Austin Road expired before I had a chance to listen, but thankfully the band has given me a second chance and sent in their new track A Cloud With No Silver Lines. A swirling guitar lick eases to the surface before an abrasive as […]
GROOVER Review: DEVERE ‘Dead Before I Die’
DeVere returned with their third offering Dead Before I Die via all streaming services on February 2, 2024, but since this is my first listen to the band let’s start from scratch. Starting with deliberate notes, DeVere create a sonic atmosphere of desolation from the outset, a haunting tone lingering in the breeze before the […]
