HEAVY Music Interviews

Interview by Erin Eddy You can’t make a list of influential bands of 90s grunge without including L7. Formed in the late 80s, L7 were a crucial cog in the machine that was the grunge movement, pushing hair and glam metal aside to create a new branch on the tree of alternative music. The fact that they were an all-female band was only one of the things that made L7 stand out and be noticed. The ene...

Interview by Erin Eddy If you’re some kind of sonic Marie Kondo and like tucking bands away into clearly labelled musical genre boxes, you’re going to have a hard time with Movements. The Californian four-piece glides between musical genres in a way that could potentially lead you to dismiss them on first listen, that is of course, if your first listen hits on a style that may not exactly be your...

Interview by Kris Peters Melbourne melodic death metal outfit Orpheus Omega have built a solid name based on their energetic and frenetic live performances. Which is why not playing for long periods of time due to recent world events put a massive strain on the band. So much so that Orpheus Omega spent their time looking inwards and re-evaluating their growing footprint on the musical landscape. T...

Interview by Kris Peters What happens when you get two seasoned audio engineers come together to form a band? In short, the answer is Brisbane duo Upsetter, but in reality you get a whole lot more. Upsetter today unleash their debut EP Doomgaze on the world, with Emily Hopley and Jasper Webb sitting down with HEAVY recently to delve into the intricacies of the project. "We play guitar, sob rock mu...

Interview by Kris Peters Kevin Borich - guitar wizard, singer-songwriter, founder of the Party Boys, The La De Das, and the Kevin Borich Express - has been entertaining audiences worldwide since 1969. His vocal prowess and extraordinary guitar playing skills have captivated generations of music followers, with countless albums bearing the trademark Borich musical timestamp still on high rotation t...

Interview by Kris Peters Polynesian music warriors Shepherd's Reign have crafted their own sub genre of music, combining traditional Samoan and Polynesian music and culture with hard rock and heavy metal to create something truly their own. It is an aggressive, yet respectful pollination of styles and genres that is as infectious as it is brutally beautiful. With their new album Ala Mai scheduled...

Interview by Kris Peters After capturing the markets across the United States, Japan, United Kingdom and Mexico, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) has now set their sights on Australia. Following the successful integration of Billy Corgan's wrestlers into The World Is A Vampire shows earlier this year, GCW is flying out their best to take on our very own Renegades Of Wrestling (ROW) over three epic enc...

Interview by Kris Peters For more than 30 years now Cleveland extreme metal/hardcore legends Ringworm have been decimating the hearts and minds the world over. Their aggressive, uncompromising approach to both music and life has seen them deliver a consistently high number of unrelenting albums, with the band now set to expand that repertoire with their ninth album Seeing Through Fire, out August...

Interview by Kris Peters Riding high on the back of their recent album HISS, Singapore extreme metal outfit Wormrot have been announced as main support to Napalm Death on their September Australian tour. Guitarist Rasyid sat down with HEAVY to bring us up to speed. "It will be fun," he enthused. "It's not the first time we toured there. The last time was with Obituary and then I had another tour w...

Interview by Kris Peters Thrashville has quickly become one of the must attend music festivals on the Australian calendar. Not only is it situated miles away from any form of civilised life - meaning noise restrictions and the like are non-existent - but it is also a damn good festival featuring a splattering of the best in Australian music from major headliners through to up and comers. With this...

Interview by Kris Peters Depression and mental health are becoming an increasingly prevalent condition, especially in the modern age where sometimes just living can become a struggle. They are real problems with no definitive answer. Problems that could affect any one of us at any time. As much as money always helps in any situation, perhaps more importantly in these cases the vital factor is more...

Interview by Kris Peters Depression and mental health are becoming an increasingly prevalent condition, especially in the modern age where sometimes just living can become a struggle. They are real problems with no definitive answer. Problems that could affect any one of us at any time. As much as money always helps in any situation, perhaps more importantly in these cases the vital factor is more...

Interview by Kris Peters Music is in the blood. I don't care what you say. Sure, it can be taught, but if you come from a musical pedigree chances are that passion and talent courses through your veins and more needs to be harnessed than taught. There is perhaps no better example of this than Wolfgang Van Halen, whose path in life was pretty much pre-mapped for him when he was born to a great man...

Interview by Kris Peters Nirvana fans are a fickle bunch. Especially when it comes to frontman Kurt Cobain. The man is revered as a God in the eyes of some, his music elevated to the same majestic heights as a regal force of nature and God help anyone that has an opposing opinion. So when Nirvana fans universally embrace a tribute band recreating previously sacred tunes then you know that there is...

Interview by Kris Peters Since forming in High School in Scranton back in 2005, Pennsylvania rock outfit Tigers Jaw have ridden a steady trajectory through the ranks, culminating in the success of their most recent album, 2021s I Won't Care How You Remember Me. Brought up and fed on a diet of local DIY punk outfits, Tigers Jaw have gone through a number of line-up changes, with Ben Walsh being the...

Interview by Kris Peters It's that time of year again ladies and metalheads, where the beer is plentiful and the music is bountiful, which can only mean one thing. Brewfest is here! Brewfest is fast becoming a landmark date on the Brisbane music scene as Brewhouse Productions cast off the shackles every August and stage for our listening pleasure an annual soiree of the highest calibre. Moving to...

Interview by Kris Peters Forming a new band after having previously been a part of an international success story is never an easy task. But when you take two former members of popular bands and place them together to start a new project then the chances of beginning with a completely clean slate are slim to non-existent. So it was when vocalist Jake E (ex-AMARANTHE) and guitarist Jesper Strömblad...

Interview by Erin Eddy UK heavyweights Sylosis are set to unleash their sixth studio album, A Sign Of Things To Come. HEAVY spoke with vocalist/guitarist Josh Middleton about the process behind this new record and what it means to be reconnecting with his musical roots. “The way we sound now is actually closer to how we started, but no one knows that,” Josh told HEAVY. “Everyone might hear what we...

Interview by Kris Peters As the name would suggest, Mr. Phlyzzz (pronounced Flyzzz) are not your average entertainment machine. More like an amalgamation of every musical genre that your Mother warned you about - and some she should have - Mr. Phylzzz is best described as a noise rock duo, but even that doesn't do their sound justice. Comprised of guitarist/vocalist Clinton Jacob and drummer Danny...

Interview by Kris Peters When members of Soilwork, Arch Enemy and Mean Streak ventured outside of their comfort zone ten years ago and created The Night Flight Orchestra the seeds of something special were instantly sewn. By defying the "supergroup" handbook at the time, Björn Strid, David Andersson, Sharlee D'Angelo and Jonas Källsbäckbroke broke away completely from the sounds of their original...

Interview by Kris Peters Depression and mental health are becoming an increasingly prevelant condition, especially in the modern age where sometimes just living can become a struggle. They are real problems with no definitive answer. Problems that could affect any one of us at any time. As much as money always helps in any situation, perhaps more importantly in these cases the vital factor is more...

Interview by Kris Peters Prequels and such talk are usually reserved for the film industry. The blockbuster before the blockbuster, if you will, but in all honesty has it ever really worked? I could drag out a myriad of examples and create all sorts of conjecture here, but at the end of the day you have to admit it is not a word commonly used in the music industry. But then again From Ashes To New...

Interview by Kris Peters It's been a big year and even bigger last few weeks for East Gippsland alternative rock outfit Outloved. As well as recently releasing the single Tourniquet - which features Ocean Sleeper vocalists Karl Spiessl and Ionei Heckenberg - Outloved also supported Windwaker and Caskets, announced EP launch shows in Sydney and Melbourne and are also preparing to drop their EP Drow...

Interview by Erin Eddy Melodic metal outfit Caskets are in Australia for the very first time, something they’re still pinching themselves over. “When we got here, I wasn’t expecting anyone to really know who we were,” says vocalist Matt Flood, “so the fact that most of the crowd at every show has been singing back to us, it’s been pretty crazy.” It’s been a steady rise to success for the boys from...

Interview by Coco Le Sex Bomb, Come with us now on a journey through a whimsical world of comedy as actor and photographer Dave Brown unveils over twenty years of iconic memories from the global phenomenon that is The Mighty Boosh when he brings Behind the Boosh to Australia this August. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the pilot that started it all Brown brings a truckload of never-before-seen...