Guardians Of The Outback Scene: Down To The Wire With PIRATE From THE BLACK WREATH

HEAVY Music Interviews · Sep 10, 2026 · 18m · transcript

If you call yourself a fan of heavy music in this country and you haven’t heard of The Black Wreath and the current campaign to ensure its survival it’s time to pull your head out of the sand. Tucked away in Ciccone, Alice Springs - right in the dusty, unforgiving Dead Centre of Australia - this absolute powerhouse has spent the last 15 years acting as the beating, bleeding heart of the outback metal scene. It’s a record label, a rehearsal space, a recording studio, and a brutal sanctuary for a plethora of music that has hosted over 400 artists from every corner of the globe. They are the…