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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 InterviewsHunting Wildlife Down Under With ALI TABATABAEE From ZEBRAHEAD
If you look at their musical journey, it might appear that SoCal pop/punk/rapcore outfit Zebrahead have led somewhat of a charmed life. From their very…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Celebration Of Live Music With KRAM From SPIDERBAIT
The story of Spiderbait is an unlikely but heart-warming one – three friends from a small Australian country town taking on the music scene, and emerging…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDying Hearts, Active Minds With TAHLIA And CAHLI From TEENAGE JOANS
Interview by Ali Williams Teenage Joans members Tahlia Borg and Cahli Blakers took time out to chat with HEAVY about their new track, My Hearts Dead, and their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMusical Equality And Sustainability With VICKI GORDON
Interview by Kris Peters Since the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) inception in 2018 almost 2000 individuals have been recognised with a nomination…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMusical Chairs With JACK & DYLAN From DEAD POET SOCIETY
As with every other year, anticipation surrounding the first line-up announcement for Good Things 2025 was almost at a fever pitch. Social media experts and…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Barren Plains Of Dystopia With EAST BAY RAY From DEAD KENNEDYS
Punk rock has seen many bands proudly fly the flag for its roots, ideologies and defiant attitude, but few would argue that one of the best and most…
HEAVY Music InterviewsObscene, Extreme And Everything In Between With JASON FULLER From BLOOD DUSTER
When Melbourne noise machine and champion for the underdog Blood Duster called time in early December 2017, the Australian music scene lost one of the greats…
HEAVY Music InterviewsCalling All Weirdos With LAURI YLONEN From THE RASMUS
Rock stars at the age of 16, Finnish warriors The Rasmus have weathered the inevitable trappings of early success to morph into one of the world's leading rock…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNAILED TO OBSCURITY Unleash Generation Of The Void With Expansive New Vision
By Angela Croudace German melodic death-doom outfit Nailed to Obscurity have just released their highly anticipated new album, Generation of the Void. For…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSmelling The Flowers With MIKE HRANICA From THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Two decades into their career, Ohio metalcore outfit The Devil Wears Prada are still intent on exploring their sonic boundaries. Despite - as most bands do -…
HEAVY Music InterviewsEmbracing Your Roots With MAX CAVALERA From SOULFLY
Soulfly have long been a force unto themselves, spearheading the movement of groove metal over twelve previous albums, integrating tribal elements into metal…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPushing Things To The Extreme With PAULA And NICK From KUNTSQUAD
Melbourne-based crust-death outfit KÜNTSQUÄD (pronounced Kountskard) announced themselves with their self-titled 2022 debut album, selling out multiple…
HEAVY Music InterviewsHaunting Atmospherics With ANDREW CRAIGHAN From MY DYING BRIDE
It's hard to believe that a band who have dominated the global metal landscape for more than 35 years would be about to embark on their first ever Australian…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDefying Gravity With DANIEL MARAZITA From XCALIBRE
Formed from the ashes that has become COVID, Melbourne hard rock outfit XCALIBRE had the benefit of time on their side from the outset. Time to hone their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsStill Up To Their Necks In It With AYA LARKIN From SKUNKHOUR
No matter what genre of music you listen to, if you had an ear to the radio in 1995, then you would have heard a track by Skunkhour called Up To Our Necks In…
HEAVY Music InterviewsARKANGEL Blaze Forward With Explosive New Single Haunting My Dreams
Interview by Angela Croudace Australian heavy outfit Arkangel are charging into a bold new chapter with their latest single, Haunting My Dreams, set for…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNotching Up The Victories With LIAM GUINANE From WINDWAKER
As with every other year, anticipation surrounding the first line-up announcement for Good Things 2025 was almost at a fever pitch. Social media experts and…
HEAVY Music InterviewsRaw, Real & Gritty With LUKE GRUNTS From CLEOPATRICK
Interview by Angela Croudace One of the most in-demand rising rock bands on the planet, Canadian post-rock act, Cleopatrick, will tour Australia for the first…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBATTLE BEAST's NOORA LOUHIMO On Courage, Empowerment And The Power Of Metal
Interview by Angela Croudace Finnish powerhouse Battle Beast is set to unleash their seventh studio album, Steelbound, on October 17, and frontwoman Noora…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNo Gambling On The Outcome With DAVE CHAVARRI & TOMMY ROULETTE From ILL NIÑO
It's been 8 long years, but ILL NIÑO, the trailblazing Latin-influenced metal band that redefined heavy music, is set to return for a blistering run of shows…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Plague Of Metal With PAULIE From SONS OF EREBUS
For the past four years, Adelaide blackened death groove outfit Sons Of Erebus have noisily gone about their business, smoothing off the edges of a rough…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLiving In Sin With MATT And Luke From KODEM
Being a band from Newcastle has meant massive expectations ever since the Screaming Jets exploded onto the scene in 1989. What was already an uphill battle…
HEAVY Music InterviewsGoing The Distance With STEVE LORECK From LATE 90'S
It is more than a myth that forging a career from the Western side of Australia poses many more challenges than other music hubs around Australia. The…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDealing With Hurt, A Musical Connection With ENVY MARSHALL
Melbourne-based musician Envy Marshall is an artist who doesn't care for trends or fashions or being the 'next big thing'. Her musical journey is more selfish…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAbsence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder With NATHAN & NICK From ATLVS
After building momentum and a solid, loyal fan base following the release of two EPs - The Wound, The Blade (2022) and Shadow Dancer (2023) - Melbourne metal…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLighting The Fires With MANGO From ABLAZE
With the world becoming increasingly sanitised and regulated, it is refreshing to see and hear a band that still adheres to the old school ethos where fun was…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Musical Supernova With ADALITA From BLEAK SQUAD
The term supergroup is bandied around too often these days when a group of talented musicians from established bands try something together. It creates almost…
HEAVY Music InterviewsNecessity Over Doubt With TIM FLUCKEY From ADEMA
When it comes to cursed vocalists, US rock outfit Adema must have stood at the head of the queue. Since their inception in 2000, the band have seen four…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSABATON’s JOAKIM BRODEN On Legends, History, And Returning Down Under
Interview by Angela Croudace With more than two decades of epic storytelling through metal, Sabaton are preparing to unleash their 11th studio album, Legends…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSurrounded By Evil With OSKAR JAKOBSSON From AMBUSH
Swedish metal outfit Ambush realized the secret to success early in their career and have been deferring to that template on a daily basis ever since. Not that…
HEAVY Music InterviewsGood Things & Brutality With ADAM DEMICCO From LORNA SHORE
As with every other year, anticipation surrounding the first lineup announcement for Good Things 2025 was almost at a fever pitch. Social media experts and…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThe Power Of Letting Go With ANA
In just under three years, Melbourne hard rock outfit ANA have laid themselves a strong platform from which to launch their music. Having already toured…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMaking Noise With LUCY MAY From CLOSURE
Interview by Kris Peters Sydney-based post hardcore four-piece Closure continue their impressive momentum in 2025 after the release of their long-anticipated…
HEAVY Music InterviewsRevitalised Spirit With KAT O From KTV
The music industry is a fickle one. Try as an artist may to strike that elusive winning formula, more often than not, it is timing, or luck, or a combination…
HEAVY Music InterviewsTEMTRIS Embrace Consequences And Growth On Queen Of Crows
Interview by Angela Croudace *CONTENT WARNING - Swearing and Mention of Suicide/Self Harm* Australian heavy metal veterans Temtris return with their powerful…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBreaking The Internet With Strings: A Music Lesson From BERNTH & CHARLES BERTHOUD
Fresh off a wildly successful European tour, guitar virtuoso Bernth and bass wizard Charles Berthoud, undisputed masters of their instruments, have joined…
HEAVY Music InterviewsStill Packing Sting In Your Tail With ULI JON ROTH
Interview by Kris Peters German guitarist Uli Jon Roth is renowned for his work with the Scorpions during their early, more experimental phase and for…
HEAVY Music InterviewsThree Cheers For Rock With BRIAN BUTCHER From THE HOME TEAM
Interview by Kris Peters The Home Team are travelling to Australia for the second time - this time with Mayday Parade - for the Three Cheers For 20 Years tour…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFilling The Void With ALEX DEAN From ARCHITECTS
It's scary to think that British metalcore outfit Architects are just hitting their stride eleven albums in. Having completed two Summer runs with Metallica in…
HEAVY Music InterviewsReigniting The Flame: Severance Is Due With AARON BILBIJA From DAYSEND
Interview by Kris Peters Arriving just after the turn of the century, Australian metal legends DAYSEND were born into a healthy national metal scene that…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPIG DESTROYER Return To Australia With Grindcore Fury Intact
Interview by Angela Croudace After more than 15 years, grindcore titans Pig Destroyer will finally return to Australia, and frontman J.R. Hayes couldn’t be…
HEAVY Music InterviewsLock Up Your Children, GWAR Are Coming
Interview by Kris Peters As with every other year, anticipation surrounding the first line up announcement for Good Things 2025 was almost at a fever pitch…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMaking Some Noise At BIGSOUND With GRECCO ROMANK
BIGSOUND can be anything you want it to be. You can choose to revel in the activities and workshops, or check out the band showcase gigs or watch/see/listen to…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPARADISE LOST’s GREGOR MACKINTOSH On Producing Ascension, Imperfections And Staying True
Interview by Angela Croudace Three decades into their career, Paradise Lost remain masters of gothic metal’s melancholic grandeur. With their new album…
HEAVY Music InterviewsROCK HARD Or Go Home With PHIL & TISH
Interview by Kris Peters After championing the cause for Australian music for almost a decade via their weekly radio show, Rock Hard With Phil & Tish, the two…
HEAVY Music InterviewsIN TRANSMISSION Channel Frustration And Hope On Betterment
Interview by Angela Croudace Post-rock outfit In Transmission are back with their new EP, Betterment, a record that blends atmospheric beauty with an urgent…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPALEFACE SWISS: From DIY Beginnings To Global Metal Domination
Interview by Angela Croudace When Cursed hit number seven on the Spotify global charts, Paleface Swiss didn't just make a statement — they detonated it into…
HEAVY Music InterviewsBEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT Prepare For Their Most Defining Era Yet
Interview by Angela Croudace With their upcoming album, Where Did All the Butterflies Go? dropping on September 5, LA-based rock outfit Beauty School Dropout…
HEAVY Music InterviewsCracking The Code With STORMFLOWER
Sydney rock outfit Stormflower are effectively about to take their first steps into the world, placing themselves at the mercy of the public in pursuit of…
HEAVY Music InterviewsAdding FROTH To The FURY With JAKE STEINHAUSER From POLARIS
Interview by Kris Peters Polaris have been conquering the world one country at a time since the release of their third album, Fatalist, in 2023. Having already…
HEAVY Music InterviewsROME Wasn't Built In A Day With JEROME REUTER
Interview by Kris Peters For 20 years, Jerome Reuter a.k.a. ROME has been a force to reckon with in the musical underground. Through relentless touring and a…
HEAVY Music InterviewsSelf Therapy Through Verse According To GAVIN ROSSDALE From BUSH
Interview by Kris Peters English alternative rock band Bush initially gained popularity in the mid-1990s, particularly in the United States, with their debut…
HEAVY Music InterviewsDetonating The (Cherry) Bomb With CHERIE CURRIE
Music up until the 1970s had been a predominantly male-dominated industry, especially the rock scene, which was considered to be full of exactly the type of…
HEAVY Music InterviewsFilling The Void With ANDY LAPLEGUA From COMBICHRIST
Interview by Kris Peters Norwegian-American aggrotech/industrial metal band Combichrist are known for their intense, aggressive sound and energetic live…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPrepare For A Bumpy Ride As BOLZER Prepare To Hit Australia
Interview by Kris Peters Swiss extreme metal duo BØLZER formed in Zürich in 2008 by Okoi Jones (vocals/guitar) and Fabian Wyrsch (drums). Known for their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMaking Up For Lost Time With ROD YATES From BRACE
Interview by Kris Peters Necrosonic Festival 2025 can rightfully lay claim to being Brisbane's premiere heavy metal music festival. Following a successful…
HEAVY Music InterviewsMore Rock Waiter Please With GAVIN HANSEN From THE POOR
Interview by Kris Peters For almost four decades, rock outfit The Poor have flown the flag for good old-fashioned, no bullshit Aussie rock. Alongside their…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPunching Above Your Weight With JASON WHALLEY From FRENZAL RHOMB
Interview by Kris Peters Aussie punk legends Frenzal Rhomb are the gift that keeps on giving. Just like the Energiser Bunny, the guys seem to just keep on…
HEAVY Music InterviewsA Lesson In Brutality With GUTSLIT
Interview by Kris Peters Mumbai-based extreme metal band Gutslit are renowned as India’s leading force in brutal death metal and grindcore. Formed in 2007, the…
HEAVY Music InterviewsPassing Through Shadows With RONNIE CANIZARO From BORN OF OSIRIS
Interview by Kris Peters American progressive metalcore band Born of Osiris are well known for their technical precision. While essentially complex music, Born…