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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 InterviewsPeeling Back The Layers With SOUND AFFLICTION
Brisbane rock outfit Sound Affliction are proud to release their debut album, Behind The Walls, available now via Australia's only independent rock music label…
HEAVY Music InterviewsExciting Beginnings Ahead Of Australian Tour With EERO SIPILA And MARINA LA TORRACA From BATTLE BEAST
Mighty Swedish Modern Melodic Metallers, BATTLE BEAST head here for the first time EVER in March and the first shows with NEW singer Marina La Torraca. And not…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFreshly Squeezed And Home-Grown; FAILSAFE Fly The Flag For The Future Of Aussie Rock
Failsafe are proof that age has nothing to do with impact. The Sydney trio are only 18, yet they carry themselves with the confidence, humility and purpose of…
HEAVY Music InterviewsREGURGITATOR - The Real, The Ridiculous And The Weed With QUAN YEOMANS
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to survive 30 years in an Australian band without a punch-up, a lawsuit, or at least a few costume changes, Quan Yeomans…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLACUNA COIL Finally Bring A Full Headline Tour Back To Australia
Italian metal icons Lacuna Coil are set to return to Australia for their first full headline tour in nearly a decade, and according to bassist Andrea Ferro…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTHRICE Return to Australia Riding Momentum and Reflection
For Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge, returning to Australia is never just another tour stop, it’s a highlight etched deep into the band’s history. From their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFrom Chaos Comes Catharsis With ANDREW GLASS From WE CAME AS ROMANS
Set to bring their monstrous headline show to Australian shores next month, Michigan metalcore titans We Came As Romans return to Australia in support of their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsX Marks The Spot With DAN MARAZITA From XCALIBRE
Melbourne’s high energy rockers, XCalibre release their brand new album, X, today! Born from grit, fire, and raw emotion, XCalibre are a powerhouse rock trio…
HEAVY Music InterviewsIndecent With A Twist Of Metal, COPPERHEAD Talk New Music And Song Titles
COPPERHEAD are a three-piece heavy rock/metal band from North-West Tasmania, delivering a powerful no-nonsense sound that punches well beyond their years…
HEAVY Music InterviewsGood Things Come To Those Who Wait With IAN KENNY From KARNIVOOL
Words and Interview by Kyra Jade This is NOT a drill. Karnivool has gifted us a new album - In Verses - after a cool 13 years carefully curating each song…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTaming The Elements With JEFF MARTIN From THE TEA PARTY
Live Nation are bringing iconic Canadian band The Tea Party back to Australia next month (February), bringing a unique live experience to our shores with the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage Hangs With BETTER LOVERS
Interview by Simon Russell-White Videography and editing by Rashid AlKamraikhi Metallic hardcore punk band Better Lovers are currently in the country for their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage Hangs With SPLIT CHAIN
Interview by Simon Russell-White Videography and editing by Rashid AlKamraikhi There’s a phrase you’ll hear repeatedly when in the company of Split Chain: “The…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAustralia Bound? BENJAMIN BERDOUS From SLOMOSA Addresses The Question And More
Hailing from the city of Bergen, Norway, Slomosa channel the sprawl of their surroundings through a sweeping signature hybrid of revved-up stoner rock riffage…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSteady As She Goes With LUCAS STONE And RUCKUS From HAMMERS
Gold Coast hard rock outfit Hammers have always been a band who put themselves and their music first, even to the point of possible self harm. They have…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFinally Heading To Australia With LAURI YLONEN From THE RASMUS
Rock stars in their homeland of Finland since their first album, Peep, went Gold when they were just 16 years old, The Rasmus have built a legacy that…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBringing The Music To Life With LEE JENNINGS From THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT has jumped headlong into 2026 with the January 16 release of their first-ever live album, LIVE FROM SUFFOCATE CITY via Better Noise Music…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Sands Of Time With KYLE BRANDT And JEFF IRVINE From A LIGHT WITHIN
Kansas City atmospheric prog-rock band A Light Within returned late last year with their haunting new single Dying Clock, marking their first new single since…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Good Day To Be Alive With BRENNAN MILETO From SISTERS DOLL
Melbourne-based rockers Sisters Doll have always been a band who value their support base. From driving 30 hours to play a handful of shows in Far North…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFast Riffs And Flying Shoes: ARCHSPIRE Gear Up For Aussie Tour
Archspire vocalist Oliver “Oli” Alleron is clearly excited about returning to Australia, with the band set to tour in January. From his love of Australian…
HEAVY Music Interviews40 Years Young With JORDAN RUDESS From DREAM THEATER
With the worldwide excitement around the recently completed European tour, GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater have announced their 40th…
HEAVY Music InterviewsANBERLIN Are Back: New Blood, Old Anthems, And Zero Chill With NATE YOUNG
Interview by Ali Williams If there were a Frequent Flyer program for alternative rock bands visiting Australia, Anberlin would have Platinum for life. In this…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMATTY MULLINS From MEMPHIS MAY FIRE Talks About Next Aussie Invasion
Interview by Ali Williams If you think the wildest part of touring is the fans, you’ve clearly never tried to drive a truck through an American winter. HEAVY…
HEAVY Music Interviews25 Years And Still A Dirtbag, With BRENDAN BROWN From WHEATUS
No matter what they do musically from now until eternity, New York rockers Wheatus will always be known as the Dirtbag band. The fact that Teenage Dirtbag is…
HEAVY Music InterviewsHumility, Honesty And Heat With BETTER LOVERS
Interview by Simon Russell-White Though Australia is familiar territory for the members of Better Lovers - Jordan Buckley (guitarist/ex Every Time I Die) and…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPERSEFONE’s BOBBY VERDEGUER Talks New Album And Orchestral Madness
Interview by Ali Williams If you’ve ever wondered what happens when progressive death metal collides head-on with a full-blown orchestra (spoiler: nobody wears…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSARAH MCLEOD And DALLAS FRASCA Talk About Sustainability, Music And Touring to Solidify Our Future
Individually, Sarah McLeod and Dallas Frasca are two of the most powerful voices in Australian rock. Not only have they both had successful careers - McLeod…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Art Of Hard Rock Drumming With MONI LASHES
As with any musical experience, drumming can be either the most frustrating thing on the planet or one of the most beautiful things on Earth. It is, by very…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMORTAL SIN Are Back: 40 Years, Vinyl Secrets, And A Tour Bus With No Brakes
Interview by Ali Williams Strap yourselves in, metalheads, because the legends in Mortal Sin are roaring back onto the scene, and they’re not tiptoeing…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMaking A Sonic Statement With ELIAS SORIANO From NONPOINT - If It Ain't Broke...
The turn of the century was a significant period for the nu metal scene, with the genre building off the back of a string of breakout bands from the mid to…
HEAVY Music InterviewsEarning Your Right Of Passage: Touring Australia And Beyond With NERGAL From BEHEMOTH
For 35 years, Poland's unholy giants Behemoth have flown the flag for blackened death metal not only in their home country, but in all corners of the world…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTHE BLOODY BEETROOTS Return: BOB RIFO Fills In The Blanks
Interview by Angela Croudace After more than two decades of pushing boundaries, Bob Rifo or Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo from The Bloody Beetroots, remains committed…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage Chats With BAD NERVES At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Geoffro and Angela get…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage Chats With PALAYE ROYALE At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Angela catches up with…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage Chats With SCENE QUEEN At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Angela tackles Scene…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage Chats With WARGASM At GOOD THINGS 2025
Big thanks to Destroy All Lines and the team at Dallas Does PR for allowing us to share the day with them. Big thanks also to the team - Kyra, Geoffro and…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDeeper Wells And Deeper Laughs: Dyssidia’s MITCH BRACKMAN Gets Real
Interview by Ali Williams If you thought progressive metal was all serious faces and minor chords, think again. Mitch from Dyssidia joined HEAVY’s own Ali…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage chats with ALL TIME LOW At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Angela gets cozy with…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage Chats With YOURS TRULY At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Kyra and Angela get up…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLiving In A Perfect World With STEVE TULIPANA From SEASON TO RISK
In 1994, Season to Risk had been on tour for the past four years, playing as a young opening band on legendary shows with Killdozer, Unsane, Neurosis, Prong…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage chats with COBRA STARSHIP At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Angela sits down for an…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage chats with WINDWAKER At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Kyra gets to know Aussie…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBringing The Discovery Down Under With CAMERON LOSCH From BORN OF OSIRIS
Interview by Angela Croudace After years of anticipation, Born of Osiris are finally set to return to Australia this coming March and for drummer Cameron…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage chats with LORNA SHORE At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Kyra and Angela chat…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage chats with NEW FOUND GLORY At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Angela and Kris speak…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBackstage chats with GWAR At GOOD THINGS 2025
HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Kyra and Geoffro have…
HEAVY Music InterviewsANDRE JOYZI Gives World Exclusive Interview About Taking Over From His Hero JOEY JORDISON In SINSAENUM
Interview by Kris Peters Music lovers and fans of blackened death metal outfit Sinsaenum had their pain tempered somewhat earlier this year when Joey…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBowling, Beaches & Bangers: JOEY CAPE Spills On 31 Years Of LAGWAGON
Interview by Ali Williams If you thought punk rockers lived only for chaos, let Joey Cape of Lagwagon shatter that illusion—with a story or two about lawn…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSTU MACLEOD From ESKIMO JOE Reminisces On Twenty Years Of BLACK FINGERNAILS, RED WINE
Eskimo Joe were always a great band, even though it took most people until their third album, Black Fingernails, Red Wine to realise it. After laying the sonic…
HEAVY Music InterviewsCRYTOPSY Ready to Unleash Vengeance On Australia - MATT MCGACHY Promises To Make Up For Lost Time
Interview by Ali Williams Prepare your necks and your livers, because Cryptopsy are barrelling towards Australia with all the subtlety of a freight train…
HEAVY Music InterviewsHEALTH Talk Chaos, Children, Chilli Shots And “Ordinary Loss”
Interview by Ali Williams HEALTH’s Jake Duzsik jumped on the mic with HEAVY Mags Ali Williams for a chat that somehow managed to zigzag between parenting woes…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLAURA COX Ushers In A New Era With Trouble Coming
Interview by Angela Croudace French guitarist and singer Laura Cox is entering a bold new chapter with her latest album Trouble Coming, what she describes as…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSTELLAR CIRCUITS: Evolution, Controlled Chaos & The Rise Toward Their Heaviest Record Yet
HEAVY Mag’s Ali Williams sits down with Jesse and Ben from Stellar Circuits for a wide-open deep dive into the band’s next chapter—one built on evolution…
HEAVY Music InterviewsEvolution, Energy & The Fire That Still Burns: Architects Reignite Ready To Hit Australia
Interview by Ali Williams UK’s powerhouse Architects are gearing up for a massive return to Australian shores and fans are in for something fierce. In a raw…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFinding Light In The Darkness With DELLACOMA RIO
Sunshine Coast rock outfit Dellacoma are a promotors dream. Brash, skilled, confident and passionate, Dellacoma embody the spirits of rock through the ages…
HEAVY Music InterviewsOF MICE & MEN Provide Another Miracle Ahead Of Australian Tour
By Angela Croudace With their ninth studio album Another Miracle landing on November 14, Of Mice & Men are stepping boldly into their next era—one defined by…
HEAVY Music InterviewsIf It Ain't Broke... With JAHRED GOMES From HED (PE)
While many people and critics hail certain albums as being pivotal or defining in terms of musical genres or movements, the reality is that, while undeniably a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSonic Dreams and Metal Queens: BLVD OF EYES' CHLOE TRUJILLO Breaks Down The Vision
Interview by Ali Williams LA Outfit BLVD OF EYES have just released their latest single We Are Human, and are about to kick off their Australian Tour on…
HEAVY Music InterviewsOF MICE & MEN Embrace Evolution, Emotion and Community Ahead Of Australian Tour
With their ninth studio album, Another Miracle, landing on November 14 - and an Australian tour commencing May 7, 2026 - Of Mice & Men are stepping boldly into…
HEAVY Music InterviewsRumblings From The Black Night With RORY RODRIGUEZ From DAYSEEKER
Sometimes a band comes along that manages to transcend the normal parameters of heavy music. A band who has all the elements to be labelled as such, but also…