Helheim Photographic is debuting a new festival of music at The Back Room, Annerley, on September 2. Helvegenfest 2023 will be headlined by Adelaide metal/rap artist KidCrusher, with a host of seasoned acts also on the bill including Darklore, Odius, We The Hollow, Magnertron, New Clear Vision and Snake Mountain plus more (see poster for […] …Continue Reading

The full line-up for this month’s Churches Of Steel Festival at Adelaide’s UNI Bar is in! Almost Human will headline, playing their first show in over 10 years, with Mat Maurer ft Hidden Intent filling out the top of the bill playing a full set of Mortal Sin tunes. They will be joined by Darker […] …Continue Reading

Adelaide’s ultimate metal fest Churches Of Steel will be held in 2023 on January 21 at the Unibar in Adelaide. The first line-up has dropped and it’s a ripper! Mat Maurel will be performing a full set of Mortal Sin tunes, with Whisky Harbour, Odius, Catalano, Emergency Rule, Shattered Hourglass and Broken Loose all announced […] …Continue Reading

Words by Jimmy Glinster Pix by Rashid AlKamraikhi Thanks to the impending school holidays and the general cluster fuck of Southeast Queensland traffic, I rocked up fashionably late to Odius riffing the shit out of the place with their fresh twist on old-school thrash metal. Their performance was relentless and threatening, and their windmills of […] …Continue Reading

Sydney exponents of everything brutal 12Gauge Rampage make their QLD debut tonight, April 8, at Vinnies Dive Bar in Southport. Supported by Eternal Torment, Odius and Adriatic this is one night of music guaranteed to piss off your grandma! Doors open at 7.30 pm with tickets only $10. All bands will be playing in the […] …Continue Reading

Hailing from the serenious setting of the Blue Mountains, 12Gauge Rampage are anything but! With a sound more like slamming deathgrind mixed with death metal brutality, 12Gauge Rampage have conquered every state on the Eastern side of Australia – except Queensland. The band plans to rectify that with their debut QLD show at Vinnies Dive […] …Continue Reading

HEAVY can’t let something like a 10th birthday go by and have only two parties, so next up it’s the Sunshine Coast’s turn when the celebrations hit Eleven Dive Bar on Friday, March 25. Vulgar Display Of 90s will be ripping out all your favourite Nu Metal numbers, with some original tunes thrown in courtesy of Beast Machine, PistonFist and Adriatic. Doors […] …Continue Reading

For 15 years, Metal of Honor has been bringing you the best metal from across the country. This Saturday, February 5, at The Back Room Brisbane – the home of MOH -sees the 15th Anniversary of this great home-grown festival with two stages, 20 bands, plus one very special secret headline band ready to party […] …Continue Reading

The countdown is on for HEAVY‘s massive tenth birthday party at Melbourne’s Bendigo Hotel on January 26. We have assembled an awesome line-up of Australian rock and metal acts, with locals Armoured Earth, Moustache Ant and Da’nish being joined by Beast Machine, Diskust, Odius, Clam Sandwich and Engraved. Tickets are just $25 pre-sale and on […] …Continue Reading

The countdown to double digits is on! On January 26, HEAVY officially celebrates 10 years hard rock and metal in this country with two special birthday parties to show our appreciation, one at the Bendigo Hotel in Melbourne on that date, and one at Frankies Pizza in Sydney on January 29. Both shows have been […] …Continue Reading