Hellfest made a glorious return this summer to the otherwise quaint village of Clisson in France. While a typical edition of the beloved fest is a jaw dropping ensemble of sites and sounds, this year’s compilation was epic to the next level. The 2022 fest drew on the angst and dismay of two years of […]
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Scandanavian and associated folk metal sub-genres have seen a remarkable upward trend in recent years, rapidly rising to become one of the biggest subgenres globally in heavy metal music. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why or how people are gravitating more to this music, it is quite obvious which bands are leading the […] …Continue Reading

VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #207 HERE Good afternoon ladies and metalheads and thanks for joining us for DigiMag number 207! This week we feature Australia’s own King Parrot as our cover artist, with vocalist Matt Young detailing the current Regional Rampage tour amongst other things. We also catch up with The Heretic Order, downset., The Soapgirls […] …Continue Reading

Norwegian world folk music act, Wardruna have released Kvitravn – First Flight Of The White Raven, in Australia via By Norse/Nerve Gas. To mark the occasion the band have released a live video capture of fan-favourite, Helvegen.  This atmospheric and haunting track is often the conclusion of their live set, providing a rousing finish, as exemplified in the video […] …Continue Reading

VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #206 HERE Now matter how good metal is, it still can’t warm you up in the cold! I have just arrived in Melbourne for a few weekend shows and believe me, if I could type wearing gloves these two typing fingers would be well and truly covered! Aussie rap/metal/rock/punk hybrid outfit Superheist […] …Continue Reading

Norwegian world folk music act, Wardruna will release Kvitravn – First Flight Of The White Raven, this Friday, June 10 in Australia via By Norse/Nerve Gas. Wardruna have carved a rich, polyphonic and dramatic musical landscape that honours the ancient past without gimmick, whilst simultaneously illuminating meaningful expressions of Norse tradition through intrinsically detailed contemporary composition. Beyond genre, theirs is […] …Continue Reading

VIEW HEAVY DIGIMAG #194 HERE Music has always been known as the great healer, and the world is at a stage presently where we need music more than ever. If it’s not COVID it’s floods, or war, or petrol hikes… you name it, we have been through it in the last 2 years, and we […] …Continue Reading

Norwegian world folk music act, Wardruna are set to release Kvitravn – First Flight Of The White Raven, on April 22 via Music For Nations/Sony Music/ Columbia Germany/By Norse. The group have released an official music video for their song, Skugge, (translated as Shadow). The song is an eerie sonic journey, voicing a dialogue between man and shadow, or as Einar Selvik puts […] …Continue Reading

Today, Wardruna release an official music video for their song Skugge (Shadow). The song is an eerie sonic journey, voicing a dialogue between man and shadow or as Einar Selvik puts it; “it is a song about shadows, echoes and the balance between seeking answers and wisdom internally and externally”. The video was filmed and produced in Norway by […] …Continue Reading