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All the latest music interviews from the team at HEAVY Magazine. HEAVY interviews the worlds leading rock, punk, metal and beyond musicians in the heavy universe of music. We will upload the latest interviews regularly so before to follow our social accounts and our podcast account on www.speaker.com/user/heavy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

  1. The Cutting Edge Of Metal With JAMIE SAINT MERAT From ULCERATE

    18 HRS AGO

    The Cutting Edge Of Metal With JAMIE SAINT MERAT From ULCERATE

    Interview by Kris Peters After triumphantly casting off the shackles of claustrophobic dissonance on 2020's lauded Stare Into Death and Be Still, New Zealand unorthodox death metal legends ULCERATE up the ante even further with mind-bending 7th album Cutting the Throat of God.  An acknowledgement that the band's most powerful and affecting material leans to the melodic side, this refined and hook-laden new record is a self-sufficient universe unto itself, a conflagration of inventively visceral death/black metal where dizzying experimentation meets head-nodding abandon - obscenely twisted and addictive, heart-stopping in its depth of feeling. To complete the touring cycle for Cutting…, ULCERATE will undertake seven Australasian headlining dates starting in Christchurch this Saturday, with Australian support from The Amenta - who will be performing their debut album Occasus in full - plus New Zealand black/death metal outfit Vicissitude for the home shows. HEAVY sat down with Ulcerate drummer Jamie Saint Merat to find out more. ULCERATE with guests THE AMENTA and VICISSITUDE performing at: April 18th – Christchurch, Loons +  April 25th – Auckland, Double Whammy + May 2nd – Wellington, San Fran + May 7th – Adelaide, Ed Castle* w/ Lumen Ad Mortem  May 8th – Melbourne, Max Watts* w/ Munt  May 9th – Sydney, Crowbar* w/ Sorathian Dawn May 10th – Brisbane, Crowbar* w/ Hebephrenique  +Vicissitude New Zealand only, no local supports *The Amenta Australia only Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    9 min
  2. All Roads Lead To WACKEN With TRAVIS EVERETT From WITCHGRINDER

    18 HRS AGO

    All Roads Lead To WACKEN With TRAVIS EVERETT From WITCHGRINDER

    Interview by Kris Peters Wacken Open Air is one of the most recognisable names in heavy music anywhere on the planet. Now in its 35th year, the legendary German festival has become a global meeting point for metal fans, bands and industry alike. A place where the underground and the established stand shoulder to shoulder. On April 18, the spirit of Wacken lands in Sydney. As part of a worldwide celebration marking 35 years of Wacken, 35 official Warm Up shows will take place across the globe on the same day, stretching from Europe and the UK through Asia, the Americas and Australia. Sydney will host one of only a handful of events in the southern hemisphere, bringing a piece of the Wacken experience to local soil while connecting with a truly international metal community. Taking place at Sydney’s Crowbar, the night will be co-headlined by Our Last Enemy and Witchgrinder and rounded out by Küntsquäd, Shatterface and Age of Emergence For one day, borders disappear. Scenes connect. The underground stands united. HEAVY sat down with Witchgrinder frontman Travis Everett to discuss the show and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    12 min
  3. Reflections Of Life With DANNY CASE Of FROM ASHES TO NEW

    2 DAYS AGO

    Reflections Of Life With DANNY CASE Of FROM ASHES TO NEW

    Interview by Angela Croudace From Ashes to New are entering a new era with Reflections, a record shaped by honesty, pressure, and a refusal to settle. Speaking on the band’s latest single Die For You, frontman Danny Case explained how the track grew from deeply personal experiences, capturing the exhaustion of giving everything in a relationship and finally drawing a line. That emotional weight drove every creative decision. Rather than overbuilding the song, the band chose to cut straight to the core, letting the vulnerability hit immediately. It’s a mindset that carried across the album, with the band scrapping large portions of early demos when they realised the material simply “wasn’t moving” them. The result is their most detailed and ambitious work yet, both musically and vocally. For Danny, that meant pushing beyond his comfort zone and embracing discomfort as a catalyst for growth. At its heart, Reflections is about perspective, learning to let go of bitterness, appreciate the present, and recognise that even the darkest moments can lead to something meaningful. Check out the full interview above. Pre-order/order Reflections: https://fatn.lnk.to/reflections Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    23 min
  4. The Life Of The Party With JARET REDDICK From BOWLING FOR SOUP

    3 DAYS AGO

    The Life Of The Party With JARET REDDICK From BOWLING FOR SOUP

    Interview by Kris Peters Australia, get set to be bowled over in 2026, with beloved UK folk punk act FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS joining forces with Texan pop punk mainstays BOWLING FOR SOUP for a monumental co-headline Australian tour next month. When a band can make it feel like a summer party anywhere they go, you know you're in for a good time. And with over three decades in their wake as a band, BOWLING FOR SOUP, aka the self-proclaimed "9th greatest pop punk band in history", have left an indelible mark on their genre and pop culture in general, roaring out of Texas in 1994 and never looking back. Eleven studio albums, including two Silver and Gold certified LPs? Yes. Appearances on multiple high-profile soundtracks, including a Disney Channel theme song staple? You bet. Endless amounts of humour, high-octane performances and earworm hits that you'll still know the lyrics to decades after their release? Suffice to say, BOWLING FOR SOUP are here for a good time and a long time, and are definitely not slowing down anytime soon. Recently celebrating the 20th anniversary of their iconic 2004 album A Hangover You Don't Deserve, which also included their biggest UK tour to date, BOWLING FOR SOUP are set to continue their path to world domination. And in 2026, BOWLING FOR SOUP will continue to jubilantly fly the flag for pop punk, including a return to Australian stages this May after their acclaimed appearances at 2024's Good Things Festival and headline sideshows. HEAVY caught up with frontman Jaret Reddick to talk more. "After we got back from Good Things I was thinking, why aren't we coming here more?" Jaret began. "So we were talking to Destroy All Lines and trying to think of a good band that we can tour with and we had just watched Frank Carter And The Sleeping Souls and I said why don't we just come over here with Frank Turner? A lot of things have to align for that to happen. Bands are always talking to each other saying hey we should tour together, or we should do this but you've gotta have agents and managers and schedules and so many things come together for it to actually happen so we were really, really lucky that it went down this way. It's gonna be a really fun, early Summer for us." The tour is being billed as a co-headlining event, prompting us to ask if that means both bands will be alternating the late slot each night or more just both playing headline length sets. "I'm not really sure how it's worked out yet," Jaret replied. "I know this. I've seen his band and he's seen mine so we both know that the others band is pretty good (laughs), so there is a bit of pressure for both of us to get out there and put on the best show we can. I'm a huge Frank fan, so whether he plays before or after us, I will be side of stage watching every night. And I'm sure he will be doing the same thing." In the full interview Jaret talks more about what we can expect from the shows, what has changed with Bowling For Soup since their last visit and how this run of shows will be different. We also go back to the early days of Bowling For Soup, talking about the musical climate that gave birth to the band and where they fit in. We speak about the first time he heard one of his songs on radio and where he was at the time, how the band has changed over the 30 plus years they have been together, new music and plenty more. Tickets from www.destroyalllines.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    15 min
  5. Reclaiming The Crown With BEAU BOKAN From BLESSTHEFALL

    4 DAYS AGO

    Reclaiming The Crown With BEAU BOKAN From BLESSTHEFALL

    Interview by Kris Peters Phoenix Arizona legends BLESSTHEFALL are headed our way with Memphis May Fire later this month, for their first Australian shows in over a decade. Following a hiatus after their 2018 album Hard Feelings, BLESSTHEFALL returned, teasing new music in 2025 and embracing their "mallcore" roots. Formed in the early 2000s, they are considered veterans of the post-hardcore/metalcore scene, having gone through various lineup changes while keeping key members like vocalist Beau Bokan and bassist/vocalist Jared Warth and have hit the ground running since their return. The pairing of Memphis May Fire is a seismic team-up that promises to redefine metalcore, delivering unrelenting riffs, breakdowns, and anthemic screams to ravenous crowds. With over two decades of combined touring dominance, these two bands have shared stages worldwide, from Warped Tour to packed U.S. arenas, and now they're bringing their explosive synergy to Australia! HEAVY sat down for an entertaining chat with Bokan, starting by asking what has changed with Blessthefall since their last visit in 2014. "We've gotten a little older," Bokan smiled. "We've gotten a little wiser - maybe not too much wiser (laughs). We took a hiatus for a little bit and came back in in 2023 and it's been so fun to be back and active and seeing metalcore thriving. So many people are rediscovering us or discovering us for the first time so it's really cool. We're just...  we do what we do. We like to have fun on stage, so we like to party. But I think a little bit of the stuff that's changed is trying to just sound better on stage, you know. Obviously, we like to jump and run around and be exciting, but at the same time we don't want to sacrifice our sound too much.  I feel like now, more than ever... you play a show and it's on the internet in five minutes so the bar is set really high. So just focusing, and for me, personally, singing better and trying to make sure I'm hitting the notes but also putting on a show. We don't want to sacrifice too much of the excitement and the showmanship, stuff like that." In the full interview, Beau spoke more about the tour and what we can expect from Blessthefall. He told us why themselves and Memphis May Fire compliment each other beautifully in the live arena, highlighting past shows they have played together and their close friendship outside of touring. He spoke about their 'comeback album Gallows and how it was received, admitting there were a few nervous moments before it was released in relation to how much their time off would actually impact the band moving forward. We spoke about Blessthefall moving forward, including playing some of the worlds biggest festivals after they finish in Australia and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    19 min
  6. The Reaper Returns With JOE MULHERIN From NOTHING, NOWHERE.

    6 DAYS AGO

    The Reaper Returns With JOE MULHERIN From NOTHING, NOWHERE.

    Interview by Angela Croudace Returning to Australia after a three-year absence, nothing, nowhere. is set to reconnect with a fanbase he clearly holds close. Speaking ahead of the tour, the man behind nothing, nowhere, Joe Mulherin reflects on the long gap between visits, admitting it feels like he “just” played here, only to realise how much time has passed. That distance has only heightened his anticipation, especially when it comes to Australian crowds, which he describes as among the most passionate in the world. There’s a genuine affection in the way he talks about the country, not just the shows, but the experience itself. From ferry rides into Sydney to snorkelling and embracing the unfamiliar, his last trip left a lasting impression. With family ties now rooted here, Australia feels less like a stop on the map and more like a second home. This upcoming run isn’t just another tour; it’s a celebration. Marking a decade of nothing, nowhere. The Return of the Reaper tour will blend old favourites with newer material, offering fans a full-circle moment. Joe’s excitement also extends to the lineup, bringing along close friends and collaborators, creating what he describes as a “summer camp” atmosphere on the road. After an intensely isolating period writing in Vermont, this tour arrives at the perfect time—both a creative release and a reminder of connection. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    15 min
  7. Musical Reassurance With BENJI WEBBE From SKINDRED

    11 APR

    Musical Reassurance With BENJI WEBBE From SKINDRED

    Interview by Kris Peters Australia, prepare to set your fazers to stun this September, with Welsh ragga metal legends SKINDRED primed to return to our shores for their biggest ever Australian headline tour! Opening proceedings on Tuesday 1 September in Perth, SKINDRED will head through Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, and close out on Sunday 6 September in Brisbane. Wielding a formidable (and deserved) reputation as one of the best live bands on the planet, SKINDRED have been stupefying audiences with their heart-thumping blend of reggae, punk, hip hop, nu metal, rock and electronica since forming in the late 90s. Hailing from Newport in Wales, SKINDRED's innovation and hybrid agility saw the group explode out of the underground and into enduring infamy, now with eight studio albums to date, multiple award wins, countless performances and millions of fans spanning the globe, all under the ardent gaze of frontman Benji Webbe. Releasing their debut album Babylon in 2002, SKINDRED have consistently unleashed new music throughout their career, and 2026 is no exception with the hotly-anticipated release of their ninth studio album You Got This due out on April 17. Featuring the newly slimmed-down trio of Webbe, Mikey Demus and Arya Goggin working alongside GRAMMY-winning producer Jay Ruston (Diana Ross, Meat Loaf, Mr Bungle), You Got This picks up where the band's acclaimed 2023 album Smile left off, with vibrant dancehall hues fused with hooks, earworms and hard-hitting slammers all lying in wait on album #9; and it's a collection of songs that are also set to inevitably stun in a live setting. On a live front, SKINDRED are certainly not your average band, with their exuberant brand of chaos never skimping on unity as well as pedal-to-the-metal technicality. Whether performing alongside the likes of KISS, Korn, Papa Roach and Rob Zombie, or leaving festival crowds in a sweaty euphoria on some of the biggest global stages, it's not hyperbole to declare that a SKINDRED live show is something you'll be talking about for years, if not decades, to come. Most recently delighting Aussie fans in 2024, performing as part of Knotfest Australia, SKINDRED's previous down under performances have been praised time and time again. HEAVY sat down with Webbe to talk about the album and more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    26 min
  8. Are Tribute Bands The Way Of The Future? An Insiders View With ANDRE JOYZI From CHOP SUEY

    10 APR

    Are Tribute Bands The Way Of The Future? An Insiders View With ANDRE JOYZI From CHOP SUEY

    If there's one topic sure to divide opinion in the world of music it's tribute bands and the rapid growth of such bands around the globe. Those who support tribute bands argue points such as providing accessible, affordable entertainment, keeping classical music alive and preserving musical history while those opposed argue tribute bands impact artist authenticity by oversaturating venues and reducing opportunities for original bands who play their own music. That debate has recently spread to social media platforms like Facebook, whose new META algorythm has censored tribute bands and their videos, to the extent of closing down pages dedicated to tribute acts. With two successful international tribute bands in CHOP SUEY and SLIP NOT heading to Australia this May for a run of shows, HEAVY took the opportunity to sit down with the man behind these two bands and one of the world's leading experts on the tribute market, ANDRE JOYZI, to get his perspective on the global tribute band phenomina.  ANDRE JOYZI, to get his perspective on the global tribute band phenomina.  "Basically, if you don't think with your ego there's nothing wrong with playing in a covers or tribute band," Joyzi began. "When I was 23 I decided I was going to be a professional metal drummer. There was nothing specific like it's going to have to be death metal or It's going to have to be this or that, because there's nothing I love more than playing metal live and the feeling you get from that. I made the early decision that I was going to do both (covers/tribute and originals), because nothing says that you can't". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

    33 min
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All the latest music interviews from the team at HEAVY Magazine. HEAVY interviews the worlds leading rock, punk, metal and beyond musicians in the heavy universe of music. We will upload the latest interviews regularly so before to follow our social accounts and our podcast account on www.speaker.com/user/heavy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

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