HEAVY Music Interviews25 Mars 2025

Variety Is The Spice Of Musical Life With BLINX & SHINBONE From HISS

Interview by Kris Peters
Busting out of the musical walls of Brisbane in late 2022, five childhood friends united to create an infectious cocktail of catchy, heavy riffs, hard-hitting lyrics and purposeful melodies. Familiar, yet unique, the HISS sound is as diverse as the appearance and influences of the individual band members themselves. Their frenetic hook-laden energy - think Alice In Chains meets Helmet with a dash of Sex Pistols and Slayer combined - will guarantee crossover appeal throughout the rock and metal community.
The grungy garage-metal punks recently dropped the first track, Trace, from their upcoming debut album Enoz Latem and are preparing to launch it this Saturday, March 29 at Greaser Bar in Brisbane alongside Tawny Hawk and Dedway.
Trace also features on a 7” vinyl release in hot pink (limited to 150 copies) that the band has pressed via their own imprint LFT Records to coincide with the album launch and other promotional activities.
HEAVY caught up with Blinx Bonaccorso (vocals) and Shinbone Starr (guitar) to find out more.
"It's been great so far," Starr enthused when asked about the early reception for Trace. "That one goes over well live, and it seems to be a good crossover track. It's got a great, heavy groove underpinning it and also some good melodies in there. Playing that one live is normally where we see a lot of people come from the outside of the room, gravitating, like 'what's going on here'."
In the full interview, the discussion focused on the technical setup and promotional plans for Hiss's debut album, Enoz Latem and their first single, Trace. The band expressed excitement about their music's crossover appeal and their collaborative creative process, emphasizing their blend of grunge and punk influences.
We also discussed plans for the album launch at Greaser Bar this Saturday (March 29), including exclusive merchandise, free entry, and a themed cocktail plus more.

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