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THORNHILL: MERCIA SINGLE REVIEW
"Australia’s genre-blurring heavyweights Thornhill have dropped brand new single and music video, Mercia . The release comes as the band...


Mayday Parade: Melbourne Gig Review 12/09/25
On the 12th of Sep, Mayday Parade came to Melbourne to play their Three Years for 20 Years tour with supports from The Home Team and Jack's Mannequin. In this blog I will be reviewing the gig.


Taylor Acorn's New Single "Crashing Out" from Debut Album "Poster Child"
Photo credit: Jonathan Weiner Nashville-based artist Taylor Acorn has released her new single and video, "Crashing Out." This track is...


KING PARROT - GIG REVIEW
Fun loving and crowd breaking King Parrot are on the road again for their new album, A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot , and...


raging patience - 'fight or flight' single review
Fresh on the scene, Raging Patience are roaring for a show and ready to drop their first single, ‘Fight or Flight’ on june 9th. Formed...


DIESECT - HIDE FROM THE LIGHT EP REVIEW
DIESECT are back with their third EP ' hide from the light '. the Brisbane/gold coast metalcore band have been making waves since...


WYNDFALL: BUTTERFLIES SINGLE REVIEW & TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
canberra metalcore quartet wyndfall have unleashed their debut single " butterflies " onto the metal scene. wyndfall talked about their...


A swift farewell - 'hollow threats' ep review
a Swift Farewell might just be your new favourite emo/pop-punk band. Consisting of Ryo (Vocals), Dwayne (Drums), Sarah (Guitar) and...


'Opacity': Arcade Stories - Single Review
Arcade Stories packs a punch with their first release of 2025, ‘Opacity’, a bold, weighty, and grinding track that’s full of heart and...


thrashville's battle of the bands
On Friday 30th of May, The hot & Heavy Show’s Newcastle crew, emily and ethan attended Thrashville’s Battle Of The Bands. A competition...


Jordyn Rayne - 1-800-cyber-bully
if you're after something pop-like, with a touch of angst, that makes you feel like an alt-disney-princess in 2010, check out jordyn...


FALLING IN REVERSE: GOD IS A WEAPON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
falling in reverse have had a huge week of announcements and releases, with a new single featuring the infamous shock rocker marilyn...


Trophy Eyes at Manning Bar Gig Review
photo: James Latter Having seen Trophy Eyes more than ten times, it’s fair to say I arrived at Manning Bar in Sydney with well-formed...


babymetal feat. slaughter to prevail - song 3 review
Babymetal's new Album metal forth is dropping August 8th 2025 and they've been teasing fans with epic singles from the...


NIGHTMARSH: SELF TITLED EP REVIEW
nightmarsh are a three piece progressive deathcore band from melbourne and their debut, four song EP ' ceaseless Black ' released on the...


Electric Funeral - Misanthropy For The Masses EP Review
Melbourne based thrash metal band Electric Funeral released their debut EP Misanthropy For The Masses earlier in the year, and it is...


Single Review: Curtain call by Chasing penguins
Abba, ghost, sabaton and Avicii only four of a long list of worldwide music super stars that Sweden have produced over the years. now...


we the hollow: public call
Do you want to be part of a music video? Do you live in south east Queensland? heavy metal group, We the hollow, formed in Brisbane,...


We came as romans - 'no rest for the dreamer' single review
The fans spoke and w e came as romans listened! After the release of their single 'Bad Luck' fans on the forums expressed their mixed...


I PREVAIL: violent nature single release
I PREVAIL have been at the centre of a hurricane of announcements this past month with the departure of clean vocalist Brian Burkheiser...
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