![[Heavy News] THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Australia Braces For The Arrival Of The Greatest Live Band On The Planet!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1754043757408-NZZRDYO77OKJQB6EH9ZZ/dillingerband.jpg)
[Heavy News] THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Australia Braces For The Arrival Of The Greatest Live Band On The Planet!
This ain’t your average promo-piece - and why should it be when such a once-in-a-lifetime run of shows from the briefly-reformed The Dillinger Escape Plan is at stake? Check out a fantastic Q and A with John Howarth on behalf of ThePhoenix.au, plus links to tickets etc - grab those if you haven’t already, BTW! This one cannot be missed!
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[Podcast] Ep. 54: [Interview] w/ IAN AHLES & WILL TOWNE of AHLES (AU).
For Music Mondays at ISC, yesterday evening I caught up with the talented and humble duo in Ian Ahles (Vocals/Guitar/Lute) & Will Towne (Guitars) of up-and-coming Brisbane-based progressive metal unit Ahles (AU)! Check out the link for video and audio-only versions, links to latest artist media/socials links, further album/artist details and more. Raise an Ahle in celebration!
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[REVIEW] RISE AGAINST – ‘RICOCHET’ LP.
Rise Against unleash a barrage of musical artillery that mostly hits the mark on their tenth album in 25 years, 'Ricochet'.
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[Podcast] Ep. 53: [Interview] with TOMI KOUVISAARI & JAN RECHBERGER of AMORPHIS (FIN).
In our third podcast interview for this week, your host Brady was recently joined by two great dudes in Tomi Kouvisaari (Guitars) & Jan Rechberger of influential metallers Amorphis! We discuss latest album Borderland, touring and much more. See link for video/audio-only versions plus album preorder/info, artist bio/links, latest music videos ‘Bones’/’Light & Shadow’ and more!
![[Gallery] of Brewicide VI: THE HIVES @ The Forum, Melb (AU), 20.07.25.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1753366823707-OEEA2MYULSTYAP7827CW/The+Hives-35.jpg)
[Gallery] of Brewicide VI: THE HIVES @ The Forum, Melb (AU), 20.07.25.
Now that’s a spicy Svenska meatball! Peep the link for our 6th iteration of the Gallery of Brewicide photography series. Massive thanks to photographer Kaza Black (IG: @kaza.black_photography), staff at Forum Melbourne & Frontier Touring and today’s stars The Hives! Links included for further visual and auditory enjoyment, too.
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[Podcast] Ep. 52: [Interview] with ISAIAH MITCHELL of EARTHLESS (USA).
I was joined this morning by Isaiah Mitchell, chill dude & guitarist of influential US heavy-psych unit Earthless whilst he was on a summer's eve walk. We discuss touring, improvisation, our First Nations cultures and much more. Check out the link for video and podcast versions of the interview, as well as the official press release for the upcoming September Australian tour!
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[Podcast] ATTN Bands/ISC Community: A Notice Regarding Interviews; + Featured Tracks.
Just a brief-ish announcement regarding our process with prioritising interviews, a discussion about our podcasting platforms in general, a bit of a fun idea I have for featuring artists on our podcast episodes, as well as some extra bits and bobs.
![[#HeavyNews] Blackvapor/USBM Duo, HELLIR, Release New Single, "Ishimura"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1753078868539-QV9QIU9PAC9LBLPONDDF/hellircover.png)
[#HeavyNews] Blackvapor/USBM Duo, HELLIR, Release New Single, "Ishimura"
I love it when our topical worlds collide! Inspired by the ill-fated planet-cracking ship of Dead Space fame, US duo Hellir have released the equally eerie black-metal-meets-vaporwave single ‘Ishimura’, from forthcoming EP Hollow Moon: Precursor, which necromorphs unto the public on August 22nd! Grab a plasma cutter and tune in to this frequency, before it’s too late.
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[PODCAST] Ep. 51: [Interview] w/ ANDI DERIS, Vocalist of HELLOWEEN.
One of three (yes, three!) powerful vocalists for the enigmatic, long-enduring and influential power/speed metal band Helloween, Andi Deris was kind enough to join us on the podcast to discuss upcoming album Giants & Monsters, discuss his experiences with the band and music industry at large, and more! Link also contains album preorder link, music video links, artist links and more. Get your pumpkin on!
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[HEAVY NEWS] Melbourne’s TERMINAL SLEEP Sign To Nuclear Blast Records; Release Music Video For New Single 'They Circle Below'
Never one to let a milestone for the local Melburnian hardcore scene go astray, we’re proud to announce as part of our Heavy News coverage that Terminal Sleep have signed to major label Nuclear Blast Records! Peep the article for statements from band/label, links to latest single/music video for ‘They Circle Below’, artist links and more. Up the punx!
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[HEAVY NEWS] Roundup 14/07/25, Part II: Upcoming Releases
Part 2 of our latest Roundup of Heavy News album releases for July 2025 on Music Monday - see within for album/artist info, single video/streaming/album order links and more for: Whitehorse/UBOA (AU), Biolence (POR), Thorndale (NDL), Ursawrath (US) & Deftones (US)!
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[GIG REVIEW] ATREYU + MEMPHIS MAY FIRE w/ FUTURE STATIC @ Northcote Theatre 12.07.25.
Atreyu, Memphis May Fire and Future Static played a sold out show to a satiated Melbourne crowd at Northcote Theatre.
![[HEAVY NEWS] Roundup 09.07.25 Part I: Recent/New Releases.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1752143595357-QG3OAWQA2CLNETGGH4V2/clawfingerband.png)
[HEAVY NEWS] Roundup 09.07.25 Part I: Recent/New Releases.
(Featured Image: Clawfinger (US)). For Heavy News this week, we’re rounding up a whole heap of recent/new/upcoming releases! Featured: Star Wars themed US metal act Galactic Empire, Swedish post-punk/DM duo Floating, Spanish solo prog/psych/power project Phantom Spell, US alt-metal heroes Clawfinger, and Finnish black metal crew Mourniaty.
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[HEAVY NEWS] Dubbo Metallers WHISPERHEAD Drop ‘STERILISE’ Tour Across Victoria & Queensland
If you’re on our social media, you’ll note a couple of announcements, including a tribute to The Ozz-Man. Out of respect to the metal Don, we’re protecting literary real estate for Music Mondays. What’s more in the spirit of metal legacy than stoking the fires of regional Australian metal? A rhetorical question, as you’ll find out via Dubbo (NSW) crew Whisperhead.
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[PODCAST] 50th Episode Special: [Interview] w/ DAN CATANIA of HEADBANGERS AUSTRALIA.
A massive milestone for Inner-Strength Check Podcast! After nearly five years of operating, we’ve reached our 50th-episode milestone. See link for a very relevant conversation for the occasion, with Dan Catania, metalhead, entrepeneur, musician and head of rising Australian music-industry force Headbangers Australia. Thank you, everyone, for supporting us to the big 5-0!
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[RIFFS] THE HIVES NEW ALBUM AND 2025 world TOUR
The Hives unleash two new singles preceded by their new album ‘The Hives Forever Forever The Hives’ and 2025 world tour.
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[HEAVY NEWS] Buncha Newly-Released/Upcoming Heavy Albums for #MusicMonday.
Featured Image: Bruxis (AU).
And to top off our recent Music Mondays roundup for recently released singles, be sure to also check out artist/album bio, single videos/streams and more for recent/upcoming LP’s from: US thrashers Condition Critical, Greek heavy prog-rockers KOKKINIÀ, Aussie crust/d-beat underground act Bruxis, plus a death-metal duo from Transcending Obscurity Records for Abyssalis and Unaligned!
![[HEAVY NEWS] New Singles for #MusicMonday, 30th Jun 2025.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1751278106134-6ZEDALOD9X2FXPRVPCH3/SEUM_Band_.jpg)
[HEAVY NEWS] New Singles for #MusicMonday, 30th Jun 2025.
Featured Artist Image: SEUM (Canada).
First in a couple of brave attempts to tackle the slew of new releases tonight for Music Monday, is the following Heavy News coverage for: Montreal-based bass-sludgers SEUM (CA), Milwaukee death-metallers Viogression (US), UK blackened death-metal killers Cult Burial and Japanese multi-instrumentalist project Knosis. Dig in!
![Go On, Have a Nuclear Blast: A [HEAVY NEWS] Label Round-Up.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1751180454792-5RJ2E67YYP1YHILMKZNZ/thumbnail_image003.jpg)
Go On, Have a Nuclear Blast: A [HEAVY NEWS] Label Round-Up.
Cover Image: courtesy of Aversion’s Crown.
Hoo boy! And I thought we were busy. With a jam-packed roster full of bands releasing quality releases, it’s no wonder there’s a need for a Nuclear Blast Records-specific roundup. Check link for just some of many recent/upcoming releases for: Aversion’s Crown, Malevolence, Fallujah, The Halo Effect, Nailed to Obscurity.
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[#HEAVYNEWS] Perth Crushers ASHEN (AU) Announce Latest LP ‘Leave The Flesh Behind’, 22.08.25.
Perth? You’re full of lovely folk and you guys don’t cop half the shows us Victorians. You get a preamble shoutout from me. Ashen are stepping up the death-metal game in WA, with slated 2nd full-length LP Leave The Flesh Behind slated for release on Aug 22nd, 2025 via Redefining Darkness Records. Oh and bands? Check the addendum; we have a surprise for you. You’re on notice.