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inspired by your favs south arcade, stand atlantic and Neck deep. i bring to you, facelift. the 'new' kids on the block THAT MADE ME CRY, LET ME EXPLAIN... with their new single, 'vertigo' in their own words (and i love this) they're 'still hell-bent on injecting some life back into their local scene' and OH MY FUCKING GOD THEIR RIGHT!!! “What I love about this song is that I started writing the lyrics about some bad habits I was trying to shake, but halfway through I realise

RISING FROM THE ASHES OF PAST ICONIC AUSSIE PUNK BANDS, BELLWETHER AND A SWIFT FAREWELL, WE HAVE CLAW MACHINE. THE NEW DUO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE OVER THE AUSSIE PUNK SCENE. OVER THE YEARS, VOCALIST, GABS AND GUITARIST, JOSH, GREW CLOSER OVER THEIR LOVE FOR THE GENRE AND IN THEIR OWN WORDS THEY FEEL RIGHT AT HOME WITH CLAW MACHINE. THEIR NEW SINGLE "THAT'S TOO MUCH, MAN" IS FINALLY HERE! IT'S A REFLECTION TYPE OF SONG SO TO SPEAK, WHEN YOU LOOK INWARDS AFTER MANY FAILED RELATIO

from the beautiful and green southern highlands, major arcana have made thier mark with their new single 'bloom' recorded, mixed and mastered by bassist dominic bouletare, this single shows off the bands incredibly skills and proves just how commited the band are to their diy roots. we love to see it! if you're a fan of bands like muse, loathe and thornhill, major arcana is the band for you. SHOWS THE BAND WILL BE THROWING A RELEASE SHOW TO CELEBRATE THNE SINGLE WITH SUPPORT

Perth always delivers with amazing bands! dreamspeed from boorloo, a 4 piece doom metal group have released their new single 'inverse shadow' a beautiful and dark journey exploring the concept of dreamspeed. CREDIT: OLI BOOTH this single follows from their previous single 'corspe light', which covers reflection on the sorrow and despair of the moon mirrored towers of Minas Morgul from J.R.R Tolkien's the lord of the rings. OFFICIAL EP ARTWORK inverse shadow is 1 out of 6 on t

YOU'VE HEARD OF BODY PRISON. YOU LOVE BODY PRISON. YOU WANT BODY PRISON TO TAKE OVER. STRESS LESS CAUSE THEY JUST SIGNED TO THE ICONIC HEAVY LABEL GREYSCALE RECORDS AND TO CELEBRATE, THEY'VE BLESSED US WITH A NEW SINGLE FT TO THE GRAVE'S DANE EVANS CALLED 'JESUS WEPT' AND IT GOES HARD! CREDIT: ELECTRUM PHOTOGRAPHY NOT ONLY DID THEY RELEASE A NEW SINGLE. THEY'RE ALSo COMING OUT WITH AN EP CALLED 'A WASTE OF GOOD SUFFERING' WHICH WILL BE OUT ON FRIDAY THE 20TH OF NOVEMBER 2026.

Australian pop punk royalty stand Atlantic are touring nationally this month in support of their upcoming album "godbreath" which is slated for release on october 23rd. the godbreath tour sees stand Atlantic touring the biggest rooms they've ever headlined, and with that comes a massive tour package. along for the ride will be illinois' finest, knuckle puck and one of the most exciting smaller acts right now, nightlight from Melbourne. its been a long time between drinks f

Adelaide's own Donni Heat has released a new single called 'Pull Me Down' paired with one of the coolest music videos i've ever seen. it's giving tron... it's giving ready player one... it's giving the vibe that i am sure as shit everybody would love. the story of the song and the story i get from the video basically is like you're going around is circles, waiting for that final lap and victory on somebody coming back to you cause you know they're the only one who can pull ou

Yeah.... i'm not kidding with the title. Our technical deathcore friends, Roronoah has dropped probably the nasiest song they've ever dropped. featuring the amazing group Ironstone, these two bands have joined forces and released a single thats one for the history books. unleash the kraken! built around their signature blend of cut throat riffs, prcision and 'full fucking send it' vibes, this single marks another milestone for the band as they continue to smash through and ri

y'all aint ready. everybody! lock tf fun! it's elder emo time! everybody knows this tunes right? my dream was to do a cringy lipsyncing video to this like how the disney kids use to do and we thought it was so cool and such a vibe? life's a movie and a girl can dream! one day.... one day. Hellogoodbye holds a special place in my heart. words can not describe how excited i am to witness this song live and heal my little teen heart! “Hellogoodbye has been missing Australia quit

Hello people of The Internet! Tia here with another edition of ‘Niche Genres For Baddies’. Today we will be delving into the colourful world of Kawaii Metal!! This genre is one that metal elitists loveeee to debate the legitimacy of, but I’m personally here to argue for Kawaii Metal’s legitimacy as a metal subgenre. Read on for more..... ｡ﾟ•┈୨♡୧┈• ｡ﾟ Originating in the early 2010’s in Japan, Kawaii Metal (meaning Cute Metal) is a genre that mixes aspects of heavy metal with

You know those stupid AI SLOP photos of Barbie looking like she just woke up after a 4 day bender. This basically summarizes you after you listen to The Nameless. No matter what situation you're in or what aspect we're talking about. Your AI posters and art look like shit, by the way. Sort yourself out, losers. We wanted to write something that was a bit different to our usual sound, maybe a bit more modern sounding? A bit more groovey and in your face. It's the first track w

thats right, folks! our queen of bitch punk, sage, is back with the final single before the release of the ep 'free brainwashing', which comes out on september 9th. official single artwork the single is titled 'ascendent no more' which is (in her words) 'the surf punk song about feeling like a piece of shit' sign me the fuck up. 'ascendent no more' is a duet (of sorts) with drummer, Jareth jumping on the clean vocals. it starts off with that 80's surf guitar riff that we all

If you're a fan of Nirvana, Silverchair and Soundgarden, Adelaide's Jonny Amoral has just released a second album called 'Delirium ', and it's definitely the album for you. Listening to the first track, 'Pull The Trigger ', made me feel like I had taken a time machine back to the 90s grunge scene. Nostalgic but fresh, I could tell I was going to like this album straight off the bat! Moving on to 'Here ', where do I even begin? The verse melody is so addictive and angsty, ramp

it's official! the hot & heavy show has partnered up with damned productions to showcase some of australia's rising metal locals bands and artists. here's the show details july 24th - greaser bar, brisbane the nameless, repriever, deprived of & nevergone free show july 25th - vinnies dive bar, gold coast pyrokinesis, the nameless, repriever, nevergone & deprived of tickets are $18 tickets here july 26th - arts factory, byron bay the nameless, repriever, nuexit & torment tick

For this edition of Niche Genres For Baddies, we are stage diving headfirst into the rowdy and unapologetic world of Riot Grrrl. What Is Riot Grrrl? Riot Grrrl is a feminist and political movement that was born from an underground female punk collective in the early 90's in Olympia, Washington. It was a direct response to the rampant sexism and misogyny in the male-dominated punk scene of that era, as well as a society that did not value women and their experiences. This comm

As someone who has been playing The Sims for the majority of her life, one of the coolest parts of the world-building in this franchise is the Simlish covers of real songs that are recorded for and included in each Sims game. If you're not a fellow simmer you're probably thinking "wtf is simlish"? Well, Simlish is an entirely made up language written purely for use in the world of The Sims in order to leave the story-telling entirely up to the imagination of the player. Promo

Here is the May edition of our new monthly blog sharing some of our newly discovered favourite bands and artists!! You can check out our picks for last month here! Read on for more info about each band, as well as our top tracks, hand selected by the Hot & Heavy team ♡ Nausicaa Naarm / Melbourne For fans of/ sounds like: My Bloody Valentine Sonic Youth Elysian Fields Members: Kristen - Vocals/ bass Dave- Guitar Cam - Drums Tia's Top Pick!! Desperate Cry Darkinung ngur / Centr

Note From Tia: In my opinion, one of the coolest things about heavy music is the sheer range of different forms it can come in. Metal itself has something like 50 different subgenres, and more and more artists are pushing the boundaries of what heavy music can be defined as. I wanted to start this blog series in order to draw attention to some of my favourite lesser known or more niche heavy music subgenres, as well as spotlighting talented local artists in these genres. Hope

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we hit up the hamilton station hotel aka 'the hammo' in hamilton, Newcastle to celebrate 10 years of booking shows with booking agent, spencer scott. we attended the first night of the weekend with performances from boudicca, melvic centre, soyboy (rip) and the tryouts. it was an amazing turnout with familiar faces filling the room, good food, delicious drinks and banging music. the hammo is one of the very few venues that hosts heavier music. so make sure you keep up to date