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HEAVY Music Interviews
All the latest music interviews from the team at HEAVY Magazine.
HEAVY interviews the worlds leading rock, punk, metal and beyond musicians in the heavy universe of music.
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Episodes
HEAVY Music InterviewsUnlocking The Secrets Of The KNOTFEST MUSEUM With CAELIN MEREDITH
Interview by Kris Peters One of the lesser known wonders of the travelling Knotfest music extravaganza is the Knotfest Museum. An extension of the music…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBringing The Funk With JAY WEINBERG From INFECTIOUS GROOVES
Interview by Kris Peters On the eve of their Australian tour, Infectious Grooves pulled one final punch when they announced former Slipknot drummer Jay…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFire And Brimstone With DAN From ANCIENT REMAINS
Interview by Kris Peters Brisbane metal outfit Ancient Remains understand the ethos of more is better, consistently churning out new material in an attempt to…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBlast From The Past With ZAKK WYLDE From PANTERA
Interview by Kris Peters Photo credit Jeffrey Graham Photography Knotfest Australia 2024 is less than a week away, and despite boasting bands of the calibre of…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAverting A Crisis With MATT O'KEEFE From THE GREAT ESCAPE
Interview by Kris Peters 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…
HEAVY Music InterviewsEchoes Of The Future With MAT ROBINS From CICADASTONE
Interview by Kris Peters Rising from the ashes of the grunge era, Melbourne rock outfit Cicadastone have spent just over ten years refining their sound amid a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBleeding For Your Art With LIL LOTUS
Interview by Kris Peters LA based alternative artist Lil Lotus recently unleashed his second album Nosebleeder via Epitaph Records, building on the promise…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBringing The Thunder With JOE HOTTINGER From HALESTORM
Interview by Kris Peters 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…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Better Tomorrow With BRENDAN PRESTON & BENNY BONES From ALL THIS FILTH
Interview by Kris Peters In the modern age of short attention spans, it is refreshing to see some bands still operating by the tried and true laws of…
HEAVY Music InterviewsArterial Spray With BILL STEER From CARCASS
Interview by Nev Pearce from the Everblack Podcast For over three decades the name Carcass has been synonymous with death metal. The band - who are credited…
HEAVY Music InterviewsUp In Neon Lights With VILLE VALO
Interview by Erin Eddy Finnish gothic rock legend Ville Valo is gearing up for an electrifying return to the Australian and New Zealand stages after a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsControlled Chaos With TOMI PERRAKOSKI From MAGNADUR
Interview by Kris Peters 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…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Extremities Of Punk With CAPTAIN SENSIBLE From THE DAMNED
Interview by Kris Peters 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…
HEAVY Music InterviewsOne Final Hurrah With DENIZ TEK From RADIO BIRDMAN
Interview by Kris Peters Fifty years of servitude in any industry is a great achievement, but fifty years in the music industry is something special. In an…
HEAVY Music InterviewsClearing The Waters With SEB From DARK WATER
Interview by Kris Peters As much as music and finding success in the industry is largely about talent, the occasional bit of good fortune or right place right…
HEAVY Music InterviewsChewing The Fat With PETE COOPER From THE PORKERS
Interview by Kris Peters 25 years ago, an album by an Australian punk outfit started making ripples in the music scene that quickly turned into rips in the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Moment Of Realisation With EZEKIEL OX From MAMMAL
Interview by Kris Peters After taking a couple of years to fully find their feet again after a prolonged absence, Aussie funk/rock/metal dance machine Mammal…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBuilding An Empire With DOM & NICK From SUFFER THE EVENUE
Interview by Kris Peters After laying a solid platform last year with their debut EP Vol 1: Superdead metal outfit Suffer The Evenue have spent the last 12…
HEAVY Music InterviewsProjecting Your Mortality With BRUCE DICKINSON
Interview by Kris Peters 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…
HEAVY Music InterviewsChain Of Command With NICK MELISSOURGOS From SUICIDAL ANGELS
Interview by Kris Peters Greek metal masters of mayhem Suicidal Angels tomorrow release their eighth studio album Profane Prayer, reaffirming their growing…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTides Of Death With JASON EVANS From INGESTED
Interview by Kris Peters Manchester death metal outfit Ingested are the gift that keeps on giving. Since their 2020 album Where Only God May Tread, the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMetal Electric With SCOTT KIRKLAND From THE CRYSTAL METHOD
Interview by Kris Peters Pioneers of Electronic Industrial Music, The Crystal Method, return to Australia from March 1 via Auckland on February 29 for a string…
HEAVY Music InterviewsConquering New Territories With KYLE ANDERSON From BRAND OF SACRIFICE
Interview by Kris Peters Knotfest Australia 2024 is fast approaching, with less than one month before the traveling music extravaganza hits Melbourne for the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTravelling At Warp Speed With SAM TOTMAN From DRAGONFORCE
Interview by Kris Peters Dragonforce are undoubtedly one of the biggest bands in the world - or at least the most recognisable. Allowing their track Through…
HEAVY Music InterviewsShut Up And Smile With BENJI WEBB From SKINDRED
Interview by Kris Peters UK reggae/metal/funk/rock outfit Skindred have successfully managed to combine a plethora of sounds, influences and genres together to…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAiring Your Dirty Laundry With BILLY JEANS From MEAN JEANS
Interview by Kris Peters One of the most enduring qualities of music - or punk music more specifically - is that as a listener or musician you don't feel the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTaming The Psycho With REDHOOK
Interview by Kris Peters Sydney's chameleons of rock, RedHook have been pretty quiet since the release of their debut album Postcards From A Living Hell in…
HEAVY Music InterviewsKeeping It 'Real Life' With LUKE GOWER From COG
Interview by Simon Russell-White To be honest I thought The Vinyl Tour was a play on words, I thought to myself “Surely this isn’t the final tour for the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTaking Out The Garbage With RORY MCDONALD From VOODOO BLOO
Interview by Kris Peters Despite their relative youth, New Zealand alternate rock outfit Voodoo Bloo are no amateurs when it comes to music. Don't let their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Moment Of Truth With FRANK TURNER
Interview by Kris Peters English punk/folk singer/songwriter Frank Turner is a man at peace with himself and his music. Not that he has had a sudden epiphany…
HEAVY Music InterviewsReady To Rock With ATSUO MIZUNO From BORIS
Interview by Kris Peters Sometimes I feel Japanese bands don't get the recognition they deserve. Sure, you could mount that same argument the world over, but…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLeading The Way With BRUCE SOORD From THE PINEAPPLE THIEF
Interview by Kris Peters After sixteen albums and rising, you would think Bruce Soord from The Pineapple Thief would know pretty well what he is doing with…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDown And Dirty With BENNY & JOSH From THE WHISKEYS
Interview by Kris Peters Music is a dish best served fermented. Too many bands these days - possibly because of the ease of recording in the modern era - throw…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFinding Purpose With LAURENCE HEWSON From SORDID ORDEAL
Interview by Kris Peters Melbourne rock outfit Sordid Ordeal are the epitomical Aussie music act, if there ever was such a thing. Fronted by Laurence Hewson -…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTiming Your Run With LENA SCISSORHANDS From INFECTED RAIN
Interview by Kris Peters Moldovian metal hybrid Infected Rain are currently riding the wave of global acceptance that has been 16 years in the making. Since…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Healing Powers Of Time With JONNY DAVY From JOB FOR A COWBOY
Interview by Kris Peters In the modern age of music, it is important - almost vital - to maintain a steady output of music and engagement with your fans…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSweating Bullets With CHASE MASON From GATECREEPER
Interview by Kris Peters Hailing from the deserts of Arizona, US death metal outfit Gatecreeper has set the heavy music world alight in their ten years as a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNo Strings Attached With JANET GARDNER & JUSTIN JAMES
Interview by Kris Peters Janet Gardner is a name most hard rockers and metallers have etched into their black hearts. Since fronting legendary outfit Vixen…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBringing The Glam With JEFF BLANDO From SLAUGHTER
Interview by Kris Peters It's hard to imagine that a band in its 35th year have never toured Australia. Especially when that band is in the ilk of legendary…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAnswering The Call With JOSHUA WADE From SIENNA SKIES
Interview by Kris Peters Australian metal outfit Sienna Skies are set to finally shake the lingering shadows of COVID once and for all when they hit the road…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Spirit Of Metal With EXODUS RISING
Interview by Kris Peters If there's one thing that shits me more than the constant need for music to be labeled and/or categorised, it's when people feel a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Collection Of Skulls With BRANDON SALLER From ATREYU
Interview by Kyra-Jade Coombs **Apologies in advance, the audio gets a little scratchy going in and out of reception** Atreyu, where do I start here? I assume…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBuilding Blocks Of Mystique With MORTEN LOWE SORENSEN From AMARANTHE
Interview by Kris Peters For 15 years now, Swedish metal trailblazers Amaranthe have been pushing the boundaries of music with a unique blending of melodic…
HEAVY Music InterviewsCalm Before The Storm With GUILLERMO IZQUIERDO From ANGELUS APATRIDA
Interview by Kris Peters While many international bands - and rightfully so - cite distance and money as two major hurdles towards touring this great country…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Sound Of Wrath With TREY SPRUANCE from MR. BUNGLE
Interview by Kris Peters, Often bands that are referred to as 'ahead of their time' are lumped into the basket simply because people can't understand their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFilling The Void With SAM BETTLEY From ASKING ALEXANDRIA
Interview by Kris Peters It's been a massive six months for British rock/metal frontrunners Asking Alexandria, starting with the release of their latest album…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDiversity Through Music With PERSEFONE
Interview by Kris Peters Andorran metal outfit Persefone are a band unto themselves. With a sound that can be loosely described as progressive rock meets…
HEAVY Music InterviewsReleasing The Pressure Valve With DANIEL MOILANEN From KATATONIA
Interview by Kris Peters Swedish metal heavyweights Katatonia are on the cusp of their first headlining tour of Australia in nearly a decade, which kicks off…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTriumph From Tragedy With CALIGULA'S HORSE
Interview by Erin Eddy The last few years have been tough on the world at large, with people of all walks of life forced to find their own coping mechanisms to…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDare To Dream With ZACH BRITT From DREAM ON DREAMER
Interview by Kris Peters Australian metal outfit Dream On Dreamer were an international sensation in the early part of this decade, playing, amongst other…
HEAVY Music InterviewsStarting A Revolution With GLENN PATRICK From SHOTGUN MISTRESS
Interview by Kris Peters Aussie rock outfit Shotgun Mistress exploded out of the blocks with their debut self-titled album in 2021, showcasing an old-school…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDare To Dream With JOHN DEMENA
Interview by Kris Peters Following the release of last year's album Dreams And Lies, LA-based rock singer/songwriter John Demena found his career on an upward…
HEAVY Music InterviewsRecycled Goods With MACKA From BOONDALL BOYS
Interview by Kris Peters Every city anywhere in the world has bands that are considered legendary within their geographical area, but might not be so…
HEAVY Music InterviewsUltimate Power With DAN CLEARY From STRIKER
Interview by Kris Peters Canadian metal outfit Striker are a band not known for taking the safe approach to music. While old school fans bemoan the fact they…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTwo Decades Of Rock with CLINT BOGE From THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Interview by Kris Peters The Butterfly Effect are possibly one of the greatest rock outfits to emerge from this country. Since releasing their self-titled EP…
HEAVY Music InterviewsRemembering The Classics With PAUL DI'ANNO
Interview by Kris Peters Even the biggest metal bands in the world can divide their fans when it comes to different eras of music. Even Iron Maiden. The band…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDiamond In The Rough With JESSE BARNETT From STICK TO YOUR GUNS
Interview by Kris Peters Since first making their way to Australia in 2009 Orange County hardcore outfit Stick To Your Guns have almost made it their mission…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTaking Down The Titans With TANNER WAYNE From IN FLAMES
Interview by Kris Peters As Australia prepares for a massive influx of international touring bands in the first three months of this new year, punters are…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTaming The Monster With BENNO & STEVE From AWAKEN THE HATE
Interview by Kris Peters Like a wrecking ball let off the chain, recently formed Brisbane metal outfit Awaken The Hate are set to steamroll the local metal…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPlanting Your Roots With BEN BARLOW From NECK DEEP
Interview by Kris Peters In little more than a decade, UK rock outfit Neck Deep have gone from a band rehearsing in a spare bedroom to one of the biggest rock…