Left To Suffer vocalist Taylor Barber joins HEAVY to discuss the band's latest album, UNWELCOME GUEST, released via Hopeless Records.
After years of experimenting with different sounds, the Atlanta deathcore outfit have returned to their heavier roots...
Parkway Drive have never been a band to play it safe, but HOME sees the Australian heavyweights take on one of their most ambitious projects yet.
We caught up with guitarist Jeff Ling to discuss HOME, the film documenting Parkway Drive's extraordinary...
After months of anticipation, Adelaide cinematic post-hardcore outfit AKIRA SLIDE are finally ready to show why Wall of Sound named them one of their "15 Emerging Aussie Acts To Watch In 2026" as they drop their CUPID DEATH MACHINE EP today.
The first...
Get ready to break your necks, heavy music lovers, because the absolute titans of metallic hardcore are finally back to reclaim their throne! It has been a long, excruciating ten years since Detroit legends Walls Of Jericho last graced us with a...
MxPx are heading back to Australia for Good Things 2026, and after decades in the punk rock scene, Mike Herrera says the band are returning better than ever!We caught up with MxPx frontman Mike Herrera to chat about their long-awaited Australian...
If you like your metal fast, furious, and dipped in absolute carnage, then you already know that Washington, D.C. melodic death metal/metalcore pioneers Darkest Hour have been holding down the frontline for over three decades. These legends have...
Few bands can claim to have completely rewritten the rulebook of modern heavy metal, but then again, Killswitch Engage aren't your average band. For over two decades, the Massachusetts powerhouses have stood as the undisputed kings of metalcore,...
Australians, brace yourselves. There is a sonic prehistoric storm brewing in the underground, and it’s about to stomp its way straight through your speakers.
If you think you’ve heard everything the heavy music landscape has to offer, think again....
When it comes to bands that leave every single shred of their sanity, soul, and vocal cords on the studio floor, Michigan metalcore powerhouses Of Virtue sit right at the top of the pile. They’ve never been a band to do things by halves, but what they...
Dust off the leather, fire up the hairspray, and brace your ear canals, Australia—because real rock ’n’ roll is heading our way, and it’s coming in hot!
Next month the legends from XMusic and MR Touring are unleashing a dual-headlining masterclass in...
Iron Maiden are bringing their massive 50th Anniversary Run For Your Lives World Tour to Australia in November, with a setlist tailor made for diehard fans drawing predominantly from their first nine studio albums up to Fear Of The Dark. On the eve of...
If - like HEAVY - you like your tunes dark, theatrical, and packed with an absolute mountain of sonic intensity, then you have no doubt heard of Pyrefly. HEAVY had the pleasure of sitting down with the band, one of the most mesmerizing and devastating...
The Aquabats are heading back to Australia, and HEAVY caught up with Christian to talk superhero costumes, ska-punk, Saturday morning cartoons and more than 30 years of musical mayhem!In this interview, Christian takes us back to the band's early days...
When it comes to bands that refuse to stay in their lane, Glasgow’s djent-pop-metal powerhouse Sixth Wonder are currently leading the pack by a country mile. These Scottish alternative mavericks have spent the last few years systematically tearing up...
When it comes to heavy music, some bands play the riffs, while others live inside the smoke. Nashville’s All Them Witches belong to the latter category. For over a decade, this formidable outfit has been brewing a dark, enticing cocktail of delta...
When you talk about the absolute Mount Rushmore of heavy metal, the conversation begins and ends with the Riff Lord himself, Tony Iommi. But when the master of doom decides to unleash a brand new sonic assault upon the world, he needs a voice that...
Gun Of Ishiki are here to make noise, challenge the system and remind us that punk can still stand for something.In this interview with HEAVY, the Brisbane punk outfit talk about the origins of their name, their musical influences, their politically...
Interview by Ali Williams
Swedish metallers TUNGSTEN have a busy October ahead, although releasing their fifth studio album and embarking on their first European headline tour is a pretty reasonable excuse for having very little spare time. Their...
If you like your music thick, volatile, and dripping with pure, unfiltered Aussie attitude, you need to stop what you're doing right now. We are sitting down with Ben Hosking, the powerhouse guitarist from Newcastle's own groove-metal wrecking ball,...
When you think of the ultimate chameleons in the global extreme music scene, one name consistently rises from the shadows to claim the crown: Mortiis. From his early days forging the fires of Norwegian black metal on bass for Emperor to completely...