Talking WHITE STONES With MARTIN MENDEZ
Words by Paris Faint Martin Mendez has been the bassist of prog powerhouse Opeth since the days of Still Life. When the pandemic put a temporary hold on the main act, the time was ripe for indulging in a little side action. In March 2020, it came in the form of White […]
Album Review: SEETHER ‘The Purgatory’ E.P
Words by Jimmy Glinster Weird little concept, this EP from the Seth Efracun quartet Seether. Let’s release a five track EP with two versions of one previously released single and a couple of new/unreleased tracks. Seems legit. So, the opening track of course is Wasteland, a track we’ve all heard before, […]
Album Review: ED BANGER AND THE KARDASHITS ‘Crash And Burn’
Words by Matt Gabites 2021 may well be remembered as the year that we all stood in line waiting for a covid jab. More’s the pity really when you consider it could just as easily be remembered as the year Ed Banger and the Kardashits dropped their debut E.P. Crash and Burn. […]
Album Review: HIRAES ‘Solitary’
Words by Jimmy Glinster After copping some online flack about reviewing a Black Metal album with my admitted lack of knowledge or respect for the genre, what better way to progress than by throwing me straight into a European Death Metal review. So, let’s give this a spin and see how it pans […]
HEAVY REGULAR: “This Goes To 11” With INFIRMITIES
Words by Mark Dalbeth This Goes To 11 is a weekly column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been working on Rav Medic plus […]
Album Review: TIMES OF GRACE ‘Songs Of Loss And Seperation’
Words by Jimmy Glinster With a band name like Times of Grace I was thinking that Krispy had stitched me with Christian rock band just for shits and giggles. As it turns out though, after a quick google, I find out that I’m about to listen to the side project of Adam Dutkiewicz […]
Album Review: DARKTHRONE ‘Eternal Hails’
Words by Jimmy Glinster Well, where to start with this one? It’s a 45-minute black metal album … with 5 tracks. I’m not sure what I dislike most about that whole sentence, but anyway, personal biases aside, I’ll give this a listen and see how it pans out. We’ll start where […]
Photo Gallery CRACK THE KEGS Ft LAGERSTEIN 18/06/21
Photos by Isaac Ro www.instagram.com/isaacr_photography
Review: CALIGULA’S HORSE The Triffid 18/06/21
Words by Luke Scott Shots by CeeJay Johnson It was a cold June night, the 18th . The lovely Brisbane punters were expecting to be entertained and kept warm through aggressive dance to progressive music. The Triffid answered the call and provided the stage for the night’s heroes, The Stranger, Valhalla and the […]
Album Review: BEARTOOTH ‘Below’
Words by Jimmy Glinster Beartooth, a name I’ve heard, but a band I’ve never had the pleasure of listening to. Their press release photo had me thinking that this was going to be some kind of ‘middle-of-the- road’ radio rock band, with a singer that looked like the ‘WISH’ version of M-Shadows. […]
Review: RED FANG ‘Arrows’
Words by Jimmy Glinster Described as beer-crushing, zombie-killing, air-guitar-contest-judging metal, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this album. I had heard these guys many years ago during that whole sludge/doom/swamp/desert metal era where a thousand bands all emerged with a very similar sound. That sound where the guitars resemble a $99 cash […]
Live Review: HELL ON HIGH WATER Vol.1: New World Slaughter 13/06/21
Words by Jimmy Glinster Photos by Calumn Hockey Adventure Photography Coffs Harbour, down by the water in all its glory, is not really the kind of place to expect a full-blown metal festival, but here we are. Krispy (Heavy) and I arrive at the RED-C Events venue just before 5 pm ready […]
Album Review: BALLSDEEP ‘Temperance’
Words by Jimmy Glinster I’m not gonna lie, I’ve never heard of these UK guys Ballsdeep before, but hey, if you’re gonna do it you may as well go balls deep! Temperence is one of a three-part album release titled Temperance, Death and the High Priestess, and I might add right now […]
Album Review: KING BUFFALO “The Burden Of Restlessness”
Words by Andy Parkinson When King Buffalo wrapped up recording in late 2019 for their absolutely stellar album Deadstar it’s fair to assume that next on their priority list would be to hit the road and test out their new tunes onto some adoring audiences. With a release date set for March 2020, little […]
Album Review: “FEAR FACTORY “Aggression Continuum”
Words by Jimmy Glinster Fear Factory is undoubtedly a band that changed the course of metal forever with their sophomore release Demanufacture, and they’ve been trying to re-capture that essence ever since, much to the acclaim and disdain of fans and critics worldwide at every single twist and turn. As it turns […]
HEAVY REGULAR Bacon’s Slices #5
Words by Matt Bacon Ever notice how some bands always seem to be getting the cool opportunities? Or are connected with all the higher-ups in the scene? Ever want to know how that happens and how you get to be the cool one in the scene? I want to break that […]
Facing Up To Your Demons With DROWN THIS CITY
By Olivia Reppas Melbourne heavy outfit Drown This City are one of those rare bands that openly wear their heart on their sleeve through their music. With their previous release Alpha//Survivor, vocalist Alex Reade purged herself of inner demons, gathering her strength and resolve in an effort to break free of restraints […]
Album Review: DAYS LIKE THESE “Wide Awake”
By Lewd Scoff Brisbane has a secret that needs to be shared. Days Like These are everything this town needs to shake the shit out of the hardcore scene. Or does it? Maybe Brisbane, California, as this has a very American feel to it, almost a Brutal Legends introduction cut scene […]
Album Review: BISON “Perfect Mistakes”
By Lewd Scoff I’ve heard a lot of rumours that nu-metal is back and in vogue, but haven’t really had the opportunity to bear witness to this until now. Melbourne’s Bison are definitely part of the new wave of nu-metal. Go back four years, and this was the most shunned genre […]
Album Review: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA “NII”
By Luke Scott Every now again, you come across an album that, as soon as the opening few bars infiltrate your soul, you are hooked, locked into the entire experience. You’re trying to focus on what’s being laid out before you, but also getting very excited about finding out things like, where […]
Live Review: NONBERK, SOAP, DARK MOON SOCIETY
By Lewd Scoff Oh, it’s so exciting. I’m fanboitastic at the Brightside on a Sunday night. I’m so keen for tonight that I’ve invited international upstart to the stars, Lewd Scoff, to fart his 5c worth. Stereo is pumping everything it should for an event such as this. Pantera, Alice In […]
Live Photos: SOUTHSIDE OF HELL
Pix: Adam Brindley PhotographyChaos & Isaac Ro Words couldn’t do justice to how great Southside of Hell was last weekend so we tracked down our photography team to ram it home!
Hash It Out With MELISSA CROSS
with Olivia Reppas The Queen of Scream, the legendary Melissa Cross, has plenty in store for metal vocalists around the world. As the ultimate ground-breaking vocal coach in extreme voice, Cross has worked with some of metal’s heaviest hitters. From Randy Blythe to Corey Taylor to Rob Flynn, the impact of Cross’ […]
HEAVY REGULAR Bacon’s Slices #4
Words by Matt Bacon So, even as we emerge from the pandemic live streams are going to remain valuable. People are now more used to watching them and getting value out of them. They’ve become a part of the music infrastructure and something we need to lean on. But what to stream? […]
HEAVY REGULAR “This Goes To 11” With FUZ LIP
This Goes To 11 is a new column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been working on Rav […]
Review: OUR LAST ENEMY ‘As Above So Below’
It’s been a long time between releases (that what she said) for Sydney metal masters Our Last Enemy. 2014’s Pariah sounds dated compared to the latest instalment of terror from these purveyors of pitiless pentatonic demolishers, As Above So Below. With able stickman John Sankey (Fear Factory, Divine Heresy, Devil You Know) […]
Review: ACOLYTE ‘Entropy’
Acolyte’s second studio album Entropy, is a mostly straight-ahead 4/4 progressive sounding adventure that suffers from the occasional instrumentation problem with the keyboard (either outdated synths, or poor sounding strings), and occasionally coming across like the soundtrack to Elder Scrolls volume 28 : The Hobbitses Rise Again (obviously and particularly the track “Resilience”) […]
SOUTHSIDE OF HELL, Mansfield Tavern 08/05/21
By Luke Scott Metal of Honor presented Southside Of Hell, a collection of live metal bands from Brisbane, supporting Black Rheno from Sydney on their National Tour. Mansfield Tavern did a fantastic job of hosting the event, with the venue, food and staff being of fine quality all day/night. Initial gripes: […]
HASH IT OUT With CASSIE WALKER
Hash It Out For HEAVY is a regular interview segment hosted by Livvy Your Highness, focussing on identities within the music industry that are not often enough the subject of our attention. The people interviewed are often a main part of the music industry but prefer to shun the limelight – until Livvy […]
SIGNV/S Emerge From Chaos
As messed up as the recent pandemic has been on so many levels, there have been a sprinkling of feel-good stories and happenings that have somehow rise from the ashes. One of those is the emergence of SIGNV/S, an exciting metalcore outfit that came together in spite of the world around them falling […]
Review: WHILE SHE SLEEPS ‘Sleeps Society’
Words by Lewd Scoff Metalcore-blimey, its Pommy upstarts While She Sleeps with their fifth studio album, Sleeps Society. It only took me until the second listen, and I was hooked……on hooks. Of which there are plenty. And I mean plenty. Almost too many hooks. That and the modern recording sheen that […]
Review: EVANESCENCE ‘The Bitter Truth’
Words by Mitch Poland The beautifully disturbing Gothic vision of a place we call the new world can only describe the contents of the latest album from Arkansan rock band Evanescence. The band hadn’t released anything remotely close to an album in ten years, so to hear something from Amy Lee and […]
Live Review: ODIUS, AMICABLE TREASON, NONBERK Brightside Brisbane
Words by Luke Scott Pictures by Nathan Cooper This was my first time at Brightside in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Having “Boys” by Sabrina on the stereo as I walked into the club did throw me off a little, however, the ever-growing crowd of Brisbane’s heavy metal fraternity put me at ease, and […]
THE OFFSPRING ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’
Written by Mitch Poland The latest album from California’s punk rock wonderkids The Offspring gives you a nice big kick in the face. A decent hard kick that this boring world so desperately needed. I don’t know what these boys are putting in the water before they enter the studio but […]
ESCAPE THE FATE: ‘Chemical Warfare’
Written by Luke Scott If opening track “Lightning Strike” is anything to go by, one would think that Escape The Fate are still relevant, full of angst, energy and killer hooks. You can picture the band smashing this song out live, as it feels like the sweat is dripping from the speakers. […]
Live Review: THEREIN, WEIGHTLESS IN ORBIT, VALTOZASH
Review by Brennan Richardson Local symphonic dark jazz ensemble Valtozash were the first band of the night and didn’t they start things off with a bang! In what can be described as both a sound engineer’s dream AND nightmare, the sixteen-piece ensemble (that’s right I said 16 piece!) absolutely blew the crowd […]
HEAVY REGULAR “Bacon’s Slices” #3
Words by Matt Bacon Bacon’s Slices is a new monthly column brought to you by Matt Bacon designed to assist and give tips to help you grow your band and reach that sometimes seemingly unattainable next level. Matt is a music marketer, social media expert, and label exec for folks like Prophecy Productions, Plastic Head, […]
HEAVY REGULAR: “This Goes To 11”
This Goes To 11 is a new column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been working on Rav […]
HEAVY REGULAR: “This Goes To 11”
This Goes To 11 is a new column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been working on Rav […]
HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY Hash It Out
Interview by Olivia Reppas Mӕre – a malicious folk entity that creeps up on sleeping people’s chests during the night and instils breathlessness and anxiety. It is this state of diffused terror and paralysis that has been enshrined in Harakiri For The Sky’s music ever since their 2012 debut album, and is […]
SUZI QUATRO Hashes It Out For HEAVY
Interview by Olivia Reppas This episode of Hash It Out with HEAVY is a hard hitter. In this revealing interview, none other than Suzi Quatro, the ultimate rocker, gives HEAVY’s Olivia Reppas the lowdown on her new album, The Devil In Me which will be released on March 26. Renowned for timeless […]
The Wheels Keep Turning For COG
Words by Andy Parkinson Look up the word debacle in the dictionary and odds are you’ll see a picture of the year 2020 smack bang, front and centre. While some businesses were able to prosper on the back of Covid-19, others were left decimated, with few being hit harder than the music and […]
CRYSTAL IGNITE Find Strength In Unity
Words by Olivia Reppas After the release of latest single “Heed (A Call For Unity)”, Crystal Ignite look set to explode into the heights for which they so richly deserve. The band has always been the voice for those who can’t speak and the balance between music and nature, but with this […]
HEAVY REGULAR: “This Goes To 11”
Words by Mark Dalbeth This Goes To 11 is a weekly column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been […]
Live Review: JEFF MARTIN
Words by Andy Parkinson “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try try again”. This famous saying originated over two centuries ago, but its relevance today is still as poignant as ever, considering the impact this clusterfuck of a year has had on touring musicians. With tours postponed again and again on […]
HEAVY REGULAR: “This Goes To 11”
Words by Mark Dalbeth This Goes To 11 is a weekly column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been […]
Parting The Waters With RED SEA
By Olivia Reppas Sydney hard-rocking outfit Red Sea have never been a band to sit and wait for things to fall their way. Through relentless touring, stunning live performances and a refreshingly approachable attitude, the band have spread their name and music across this country and have solidified that statement of intent […]
RED SEA: “Sanguine”
Words by Audrey Gerrard Red Sea are an emerging heavy melodic band from Sydney, Australia. Recently, off the back of their debut EP and some [epically fun] touring, this exciting four-piece have been igniting the curiosity of heavy music fans across the country. Luckily for us, during the trials of the pandemic, […]
HEAVY REGULAR: “This Goes To 11”
Words by Mark Dalbeth This Goes To 11 is a new column hosted by Mark Dalbeth. Mark was born in New Zealand and now lives in Los Angeles, and would be better known in Australia as having been part of the band Bellusira. Following his dreams, Mark moved to LA and has been working on Rav Medic […]
HEAVY REGULAR “Bacon’s Slices” #1
Words by Matt Bacon Bacon’s Slices is a new monthly column brought to you by Matt Bacon designed to assist and give tips to help you grow your band and reach that sometimes seemingly unattainable next level. Matt is a music marketer, social media expert, and label exec for folks like Prophecy […]
