VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #286 HERE Welcome to our first DigiMag of the year and what a cracker it is! We feature Brisbane rock outfit Young Lions on the cover, with interviews from Sam Totman, Distorted Views, Beyond The Black, Soulfly and As Paradise Falls there to bring in the New Year. There’s also video footage […] …Continue Reading

South East Queensland metal outfit Distorted Views made a massive impact on the local music scene with their debut single Propoganda in early 2021, with their blending of metal and rap elements managing to transcend the tried and true formula into something refreshingly unique and original. Since then they have released a couple of equally […] …Continue Reading

Since dropping their debut single Propaganda some 18 months ago, Queensland metal outfit Distorted Views have made it their mission to reach the ears and hearts of a nation. By playing select shows and heightening interest, the band have managed to create an untouchable aura around their music and have decided to welcome in the […] …Continue Reading

 
With the Moondoll Festival at the Mansfield Tavern only weeks away HEAVY will spend the next three weeks talking to some of the headlining acts to give you a taste of what is in store.
 
This week we catch up with Mark E from The Mercy Kills to talk about their role in Moondoll and other things happening in The Mercy Kills camp.
Continue reading THE MERCY KILLS Rev Up For MOONDOLL FESTIVAL at HEAVY Magazine – Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond. …Continue Reading

 
After falling victim to COVID last year Brisbane’s Moondoll Music Festival returns in 2021 with renewed focus and a new venue and promises to be one of the festival events of the year on the Australian calendar.
 
Featuring the cream of musical talent from Australia and New Zealand, this year Moondoll expands to include two stages –  the Heavy Mag/Rock Arena Stage and the Good Call Live/Garden Room Stage.
Continue reading MOONDOLL MUSIC FESTIVAL Set To Rock Brisbane at HEAVY Magazine – Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond. …Continue Reading

 
Frankenbok will be making their first live appearance in Brisbane in over two years when they return to headline the Moondoll Music Festival at the Mansfield Tavern on July 10.
 
Run by The Colourful Writer and Good Call Live and proudly supported by HEAVY, Moondoll this year moves to the expansive stages of the Mansfield Tavern with a full day of live entertainment across two stages
 
Also announced in the first release was The Billie Ray Rebellion, The Wrath, PistonFist, The Crypt Daddies, Muules, Mitch,Please, Distorted Views and more!
Continue reading FRANKENBOK Announce QLD Shows at HEAVY Magazine – Rock, Punk, Metal Music & Beyond. …Continue Reading

 
On March 14 the Woolly Mammoth Mane Stage in Fortitude Valley is set for some hard rock and 90’s Nu metal.
 
Scandal Tree will be opening proceedings. The four piece rock outfit have risen to new heights of musical enlightenment and vow to showcase their improvement on stage.
 
Distorted Views just dropped their…Continue Reading

 
VIEW AUSSIE DIGIMAG #18 HERE
 
This week’s Digimag cover brings good news with the return of Osaka Punch as bass player Reggie joins us for a chat about their new drummer and plans for the future.
 
Bounty Hunters drop in for an update, while Tempest Rising run us through their crushing new single…Continue Reading

 
VIEW AUSSIE DIGIMAG #12 HERE
 
After spending five days on the road with Diskust, Piston Fist and Awake In Time I have come to the absolute realisation that Australian metal is in for a massive 2021.
 
Not only can overseas artists not get in to the country, the work ethic and talent of…Continue Reading

 
It is rare that a new band will come across the HEAVY desk that almost takes your breath away from the first listen.
 
That is made even rarer when you throw in the fact that the song is the first-ever release from an up and coming band.
 
That moment arrived last week when…Continue Reading