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Let’s not deny that we all listen to artists outside of heavy music—whether it’s Sabrina Carpenter, Harry Styles, or others across pop and beyond. After all, where would we be without nu-metal, pop-punk, and the genres that blur those lines? Still, I think we’ve all had that thought: “this artist could actually crush a heavy or metal album.” So, I’ve curated this list and also asked the crew to chip in with their takes! Halsey She's been very vocal on her love for heavy music

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