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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 InterviewsAll Roads Lead To WACKEN With TRAVIS EVERETT From WITCHGRINDER
Interview by Kris Peters Wacken Open Air is one of the most recognisable names in heavy music anywhere on the planet. Now in its 35th year, the legendary…
HEAVY Music InterviewsReflections Of Life With DANNY CASE Of FROM ASHES TO NEW
Interview by Angela Croudace From Ashes to New are entering a new era with Reflections, a record shaped by honesty, pressure, and a refusal to settle. Speaking…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Life Of The Party With JARET REDDICK From BOWLING FOR SOUP
Interview by Kris Peters Australia, get set to be bowled over in 2026, with beloved UK folk punk act FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS joining forces with…
HEAVY Music InterviewsReclaiming The Crown With BEAU BOKAN From BLESSTHEFALL
Interview by Kris Peters Phoenix Arizona legends BLESSTHEFALL are headed our way with Memphis May Fire later this month, for their first Australian shows in…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Reaper Returns With JOE MULHERIN From NOTHING, NOWHERE.
Interview by Angela Croudace Returning to Australia after a three-year absence, nothing, nowhere. is set to reconnect with a fanbase he clearly holds close…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMusical Reassurance With BENJI WEBBE From SKINDRED
Interview by Kris Peters Australia, prepare to set your fazers to stun this September, with Welsh ragga metal legends SKINDRED primed to return to our shores…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAre Tribute Bands The Way Of The Future? An Insiders View With ANDRE JOYZI From CHOP SUEY
If there's one topic sure to divide opinion in the world of music it's tribute bands and the rapid growth of such bands around the globe. Those who support…
HEAVY Music InterviewsHOT MULLIGAN Are Back For Seconds And Australia’s Clearly Still Hungry
Interview by Ali Williams Hot Mulligan’s latest chat with HEAVY finds the band exactly where good bands tend to be after years of grinding away: confident…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFrom Stockholm With Volume: H.E.A.T Lock In, Load Up, And Head Down Under
Interview by Ali Williams H.E.A.T are not exactly sitting around polishing old trophies and talking about the glory days. When HEAVY's Ali Williams caught up…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Integration Of Synth Into Heavy Metal, As Told By DR. MIKE TRUBETSKOV
Interview by Angela Croudace Dr. Mike Trubetskov isn’t just a metal producer—he’s a guide into one of the genre’s most misunderstood elements: synths. Based in…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBeauty In The Brutal: sace6’s Rise And First Trip Down Under
Interview by Angela Croudace Los Angeles duo sace6 are carving out a striking space in modern heavy music, blending R&B melodies with emotionally charged metal…
HEAVY Music InterviewsIn The Throes Of Death With TOBIAS GUSTAFSSON From VOMITORY
Interview by Kris Peters In any serious conversation about death metal, Vomitory’s name is a must-mention. Formed in 1989, the Swedish band unleashed eight…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPutting On A Show With TOM KIELY From PATIENT SIXTY-SEVEN
Interview by Kris Peters Patient Sixty-Seven have become one of the most compelling and community‑driven voices in modern metalcore - a band built not on hype…
HEAVY Music InterviewsReady To Rock With JACOBY SHADDIX From PAPA ROACH
Interview by Kris Peters Australia and New Zealand, big things are coming! In just a matter of days, two musical heavyweights will begin a colossal arena run…
HEAVY Music InterviewsEmbracing Perpetual Selection With FERDI From VANTA
Interview by Kris Peters Perth based melodic death metal outfit VANTA returned with their debut full length album Perpetual Selection on March 13, a cinematic…
HEAVY Music InterviewsArchitects Of Your Own Demise With TOM ENGLUND From EVERGREY
Interview by Kris Peters Gothenburg's finest musical expert Evergrey are returning with their fifteenth studio album Architects Of A New Weave, set for release…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBecoming One With The Music With ANDREAS CLARK From SELF DECEPTION
Interview by Kris Peters Known for their fiery fusion of anthemic modern metal and powerful melodic rock, Sweden's SELF DECEPTION have shared stages with the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFractured Spirits With PIERINA O'BRIEN From DEVIL ELECTRIC
Interview by Kris Peters Last month, Melbourne's elite vintage rock act, Devil Electric came roaring back with Tahlia, the first single from their upcoming…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLive, Raw And Uncensored With DOUG ALDRICH From THE DEAD DAISIES
Formed in Sydney by Jon Stevens (formerly of Noiseworks, INXS) and David Lowy (formerly from Mink) in 2012, The Dead Daisies started life with a view to being…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBlack Ties And Symphonies With BERT McCRACKEN From THE USED
Interview by Angela Croudace For more than 25 years, The Used have built their legacy on chaos, catharsis and connection, but in 2026, they’re stepping into…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNo Shortcuts: OBSCURA Are Recording Everything. Australia, Behave Accordingly!
Interview by Ali Williams Trying to kick off an interview while your tech does that fun little “betrayal at the worst possible moment” routine is a very modern…
HEAVY Music InterviewsYou Are What You Eat With MATT VERINDER From GRIM RHYTHM
Interview by Ali Williams Some interviews kick off with grand statements about art and purpose. This one started with me trying to bully the internet into a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTriumph Of The Spirit With TYLER BEAM From THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE
The Last Ten Seconds of Life were forged in 2010. Within a year, they were touring regularly and had self-released their debut album, Know Your Exits. By 2013…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Welcome Distraction With OLLE HILLBORG From GLORIOUS BANKROBBERS
Formed in Stockholm in 1983, Glorious Bankrobbers quickly earned notoriety for their uncompromising sound and electrifying live performances. Their 1984 debut…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNo Bollywood, All Backbone: GIRISH AND THE CHRONICLES Fly The Rock Flag
Interview by Ali Williams If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to fly the classic hard-rock flag out of a country where Bollywood runs the audio monopoly…
HEAVY Music InterviewsKeeping Your Head Above The Surface With TRISTAN BARNES From GROWTH
Melbourne based progressive death metal outfit Growth began in 2017 as a reflective space for brothers Tristan Barnes (guitar/bass/artwork) and Nelson Barnes…
HEAVY Music InterviewsRevved Up To Hit The Road With THE DATSUNS
One of New Zealand’s fiercest rock exports, The Datsuns, will bring their all thrills and no frills brand of sleazy garage rock to their Australian fans next…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAMORPHIS Reflect On Evolution, Freedom, And Their Long-Awaited Return To Australia
Finnish metal veterans Amorphis continue to evolve without losing their identity, guitarist Tomi Koivusaari explains in a candid interview about creativity…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFrom An Echo To A Roar With NICK RIVETT
Echoes Festival, a new immersive celebration of post-rock, experimental, and cinematic heavy music, will make its debut on Saturday, May 9, 2026, taking over…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBuilt On Grit And Growing Fast: ALIEN WEAPON Ready For Aussie Run
Interview by Ali Williams Alien Weaponry might have been speaking to HEAVY from Barcelona only a couple of hours after leaving the stage, but there was nothing…
HEAVY Music InterviewsWelcome To The Freakshow With SAMORA SQUID
Photo by Matthew Hedges Internationally renowned Lutruwita/Tasmanian genuine sideshow freak Samora Squid will be doing an hour of their most full-on material…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBringing The Poison Down Under With SCOTT IAN From ANTHRAX
Thrash metal titans ANTHRAX return to Australia later this month for four huge shows. Bold and uncompromising, ANTHRAX stands as one of the legendary “Big…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNot So Precious With GUERNICA MANCINI From THE GEMS
Rock sensation THE GEMS return with their second album Year Of The Snake, out on March 13, 2026. The Swedish trio solidifies their position as a strong player…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTaking The World And Everything In It With TIM RICHMOND From MUNT
In support or their the long-overdue debut album ‘The World Is Not Yours’, Melbourne based purveyors of blackened grinding death, MUNT embark on a spiteful…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Skies The Limit With BENNY WHISKEY From THE FINAL FALL
The Final Fall have never been a band to rush things. Instead, they have always written and released material when they are ready and feel like they have…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Homecoming In Sound: EIVOR Prepares For Australian Headline Tour
Interview by Angela Croudace Fresh from a powerful return to the region in 2024, Faroese artist Eivør is set to bring her first-ever headline tour of Australia…
HEAVY Music InterviewsUnravelling The Mystery Of Guitar With DIESEL
For the first time ever, the Sydney Guitar Show will take over Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 2026, delivering two super-sized days of…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Struggle Within: Ready To Leave Hell With HAYDEN McGOOGAN
Interview by Angela Croudace Fresh off the release of his latest single Relapse, Sydney singer-songwriter Hayden McGoogan is writing from a place of hard-won…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDouble Trouble Down Under With DANI FILTH From CRADLE OF FILTH
When British extreme metal legends CRADLE OF FILTH and American metal titans DEVILDRIVER, two of heavy music’s most iconic and ferocious bands - each with a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPrepare For Take Off With RYAN And ALEXANDER From CRYPTIC SHIFT
UK progressive death metal outfit CRYPTIC SHIFT released their Overspace & Supertime full-length on February 27 through Metal Blade Records. While not commonly…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFrom Dark Rooms To Loud Truths: LOST SOCIETY Are Still Standing
Interview by Ali Williams Samy Elbanna of Lost Society caught up with HEAVY's Ali Williams to talk about all things dark and the journey of coming out the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFun After Dark With MAGNOLIA PARK
Since forming in Orlando, FL in 2018, Magnolia Park - vocalist Joshua Roberts, guitarists Tristan Torres and Freddie Criales, drummer Joe Horsham and bassist…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNECROFIER Transcend Into Oblivion: And Take Their Loyal Fans With Them
Interview by Ali Williams Necrofier are in that familiar pre-release purgatory where everything important is finished and everything annoying begins. When…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Blossoming Tides Of Change With DAMIEN KECHAGIAS From DREAMKILLERS
A relentless force in the underground scene, Brisbane metal outfit Dreamkillers are known for their raw intensity, genre-defying sound, and fiercely DIY ethos…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDouble Trouble On The Menu Down Under With DEZ FAFARA From DEVILDRIVER
Three short years ago, two heavyweights of the metal scene joined forces for what would become known as the Double Trouble tour across Northern America. It was…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFlesh And Blood With JOSH MIDDLETON From SYLOSIS
Sylosis have been hacking away at metal’s enduring coalface for the last 25 years. They exploded into the metal scene with their 2008 debut album Conclusion Of…
HEAVY Music InterviewsWatts The Big Idea? LIME CORDIALE’s Biggest Experiment Yet
Interview by Ali Williams Some bands talk about changing the world. Others actually try to rewire the power source. When HEAVY’s Ali Williams caught up with…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNOTHING: Confronting Decay And Chasing the Uncomfortable
Interview by Angela Croudace In conversation with Dominic (Nicky) Palermo, the driving force behind Nothing, it’s clear that A Short History of Decay isn’t…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFast, Feral and Fully Hatched: MEDIA PUZZLE Join REGURGITATOR For JUKEBOXXIN Tour
Interview by Ali Williams Generally speaking, bands spend years in rehearsal rooms crafting a “carefully curated sonic identity.” Others however, make an EP in…
HEAVY Music InterviewsUnburdening The Truth With DAVID SIMONICH From SIGNS OF THE SWARM
American deathcore outfit Signs of the Swarm are widely regarded as deathcore's most ferocious bands. After recently completing a sold out US tour to celebrate…
HEAVY Music InterviewsELECTRIC SIX Refined And Ready To Ignite Australia
Interview by Angela Croudace Electric Six are heading back to Australia, and according to frontman Dick Valentine, there’s “no reason not to do it.” Big…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBurning Up With DAN MARSALA From STORY OF THE YEAR
U.S rock/metal outfit Story Of The Year exploded onto the scene with their groundbreaking debut Page Avenue, one of the first albums of its kind to sell over a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMemoirs Of A Metal Warrior With DAVID GUNN From KING 810
Hailing from America's Rust Belt, hardened nu-metal underdogs KING 810 have built a towering sonic reputation around themes of poverty, crime and the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsEvolution Through Revolution With MIKEY ARTHUR From THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER
A whole new world of inventive, insidious and infectious metalcore awaits in 2026, with Melbourne's The Gloom In The Corner -- Mikey Arthur (vocals), Jesse…
HEAVY Music InterviewsVenturing Into Heavier Territory With KURT From VARRIM
Formed in early 2022, Townsville metal outfit Varrim burst onto the scene with their debut single Buried in the Hills in August 2022, immediately setting the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsToo Old For TikTok, Too Loud For Silence: LORD OF THE LOST Head Down Under
Interview by Ali Williams Lord of the Lost are currently somewhere between frostbite and frequent flyer miles. When HEAVY’s Ali Williams caught up with…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Sound of Persistence: A WILHELM SCREAM Down Under
Interview by Angela Croudace A Wilhelm Scream are heading back to Australia this March and if you know AWS you know that these guys, much like myself, love a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBetter Days, And Plenty More Ahead With SEAN MACKIN From YELLOWCARD
Interview by Mizzie Maxx Alt rock icons Yellowcard have released a new version of their track Bedroom Posters which features current touring partners Good…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDrinking From The Poisoned Chalice With SPACE OF VARIATIONS
Explosive Ukrainian metalcore force SPACE OF VARIATIONS returns with their new album, Poisoned Art, out now via Napalm Records. Blending furious brutality with…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNew World Disorder With DARIUS TEHRANI From SPITE
In recent years, California deathcore juggernauts Spite have risen to the forefront of modern heavy music, building a reputation as one of the most formidable…