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Interview by Erin EddyIf you’re some kind of sonic Marie Kondo and like tucking bands away into clearly labelled musical genre boxes, you’re going to have a hard time with Movements.The Californian four-piece glides between musical genres in a way that could potentially lead you to dismiss them on first listen, that is of course, if your first listen hits on a style that may not exactly be your glass of whiskey.“I do think that we are, in my opinion, a ‘live’ band,” Movements vocalist Patrick Miranda toldHEAVY, “and I think in many cases, maybe if you don’t like the band, once you see it live you’re like ‘ohhh, okay, I get it’, you know? I think Movements is definitely that sort of band for a lot of people.”Movements sway between indie rock, post-hardcore, emo, pop rock and their mission is to not box themselves in to any one style.“I love the fluidity that we have as a band, and I hope that continues to grow because I think there’s something on this album for everybody. If there’s one community of music listeners who enjoy even one song we make, then that’s a win for me,” Patrick states. “We just want the music to reach as many people as possible. All we don’t want is to be put into a box.”Movements are geared up for the release of their third studio album, Ruckus, which will be available on August 18.“The energy and overall feeling of this record is so fun and youthful and exciting, and it makes me so happy that I know that when it comes to playing these songs live it’s just going to feel even better,” Patrick gleams.HEAVY spent time talking with Patrick about being in Movements and the ins and outs of their new album, Ruckus, so check out the full interview now!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

13 Aug 202320min

Interview by Kris PetersMelbourne melodic death metal outfit Orpheus Omega have built a solid name based on their energetic and frenetic live performances.Which is why not playing for long periods of time due to recent world events put a massive strain on the band. So much so that Orpheus Omega spent their time looking inwards and re-evaluating their growing footprint on the musical landscape.The band also used their downtime to good creative effect, laying the platform for what would become their latest EP Portraits.A freshly unique take on things whereby each of the five band members contributed one song each to the EP, Portraits is a deeply personal and liberating album for Orpheus Omega that has resonated with music lovers everywhere.After having played only one show earlier this year to celebrate the EP's release, Orpheus Omega are about to set off on the Riff N Tour with rockers Triple Kill, starting on August 25 and winding its way around the length and breadth of this country before finishing up in late September.Bass player Leon Monaco joined HEAVY to talk more about music and touring."Oh man, I am so excited," he gushed. "We have only played one show all year for 2023, but that's because we have been putting all of our eggs into this tour basket. We cannot wait to get out there and have this awesome month long adventure."We ask Monaco how he prepares himself mentally and physically for a tour of this magnitude."I guess step one is make sure you have enough work leave," he laughed. "Musically, I just did Dry July, so I have worked on myself and a couple of the other band members have been hitting up the gym and bulking up a little, just to try and get healthier and fitter so we can move around and jump around on stage without our old man backs complaining. As soon as the tour begins we always do our best to eat well during the days, even if we're having a couple of beers or whatever happens at night, during the day we realise we still need to be adults. We're not 12 any more (laughs), we're not 21 any more, we can't do this to ourselves so we look after each other and look after ourselves."The tour is spread out over more than a month, with Monaco having good justification for playing mainly on weekends."I find if we have an international band come in anyone will come out on a weeknight to see the international band," he mused, "because they're here, you have to see them. Whereas capitalising on those weekends is definitely an easier way to do it when you're an Australian band and you're up against all the other Australian bands. Weekends are definitely where it's at. We don't mind travelling mid week, we kinda like it. I think one of our shows in Gold Coast is on a Thursday and then there's a Sydney one on a Sunday. We're always happy to play the off Friday and Saturday night shows, we just need the punters to come out and meet us half way too."In the full interview, Leon talks more about the tour and what to expect, touring with Triple Kill and why they are the perfect touring partners, their latest EP Portraits and each member writing a song each, each of those songs analysed individually, what's next for Orpheus Omega and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

11 Aug 202316min

Interview by Kris PetersWhat happens when you get two seasoned audio engineers come together to form a band?In short, the answer is Brisbane duo Upsetter, but in reality you get a whole lot more.Upsetter today unleash their debut EP Doomgaze on the world, with Emily Hopley and Jasper Webb sitting down with HEAVY recently to delve into the intricacies of the project."We play guitar, sob rock music," Webb smiled. "It's all a little sad and emo, but it's all very sincere and shoegazey and all of the nice little crunchy tones that we like to hear in music.""We're definitely loving the bass duo vibe that we've got going on," Hopley added. "To back Jasper up on that one with the emo feels, it's been really fun."In the full interview, Emily and Jasper run us through the EP and what expect, the themes that run through the EP, what they discussed going into their first release, how their roles as audio engineers led to forming Upsetter, separating yourself from your work, future plans and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

11 Aug 202317min

Interview by Kris PetersKevin Borich - guitar wizard, singer-songwriter, founder of the Party Boys, The La De Das, and the Kevin Borich Express - has been entertaining audiences worldwide since 1969.His vocal prowess and extraordinary guitar playing skills have captivated generations of music followers, with countless albums bearing the trademark Borich musical timestamp still on high rotation today.After releasing his greatest hits album Legacy in 2022, Borich went off in search of another musical milestone, and one which had been gradually taking shape over a number of years.That record is the recently released Duets, which features artists of the caliber of Russell Morris, Leo Sayer, Suze DeMarchi (Baby Animals), Joe Walsh (Eagles), Ian Moss (Cold Chisel), Tim Rogers (You Am I), Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi), Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo), Joe Camilleri (Black Sorrows), Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool/Mondo Rock), Angela Fabian and John Swan (Swanee/Party Boys).It is a labour of love that saw Borich writing, demoing and recording everywhere from in the tour bus to hotel rooms, to green rooms to professional studios and also saw him collaborate with a widely eclectic assortment of fellow musicians that has come together beautifully for what could well be the defining moment of a long and illustrious career.Borich sat down with HEAVY earlier in the week to talk Duets and plenty more."It's been amazing," he stressed about the early reception for Duets. "It actually has charted too, which is something I haven't really had since 1979 (laughs). It got to #1 on the ARIA Blues and Jazz charts and the word is out so the reviews we are having and feedback is pretty amazing. There's so many diverse styles on the album. It's a smorgasboard of fuel for you to eat up and your brain to wonder how the hell that happened (laughs). There's a bit of jazz in there that I wrote about Amy Winehouse because I thought she was going off the rails and left us with blues. She took all her colours and died."In the full interview, Kevin talks about some of the songs on Duets and what they are about, the writing and recording process, the guest artists and how they were chosen, where the idea came from for the album, who dared to say no, his personal feelings on the album, if he would do it again in the future and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

11 Aug 202321min

Interview by Kris PetersPolynesian music warriors Shepherd's Reign have crafted their own sub genre of music, combining traditional Samoan and Polynesian music and culture with hard rock and heavy metal to create something truly their own.It is an aggressive, yet respectful pollination of styles and genres that is as infectious as it is brutally beautiful.With their new album Ala Mai scheduled for release on August 25, HEAVY sat down with vocalist Filiva’a and guitarist Oliver to delve deeper into their tribal lure of music."We're very excited," Filiva’a beamed. "It's probably one of the biggest steps we've taken with this band. We've had an album come out before but this second one is more of a deeper meaning than the first one. On the first one we just wrote songs and tracked them and released them but with this one we thought about every single song and tried to tie them all into one subject - Ala Mai - which is awakening in English. It is meant to help us on this new journey we are about to take. Every single one of us."We ask the boys to tell us more about the album musically."It was really... we made the songs together," Filiva’a continued. "One of us would come up with an idea and we would all come in and try to make it into a bigger idea. Every song was made with different members of the band with different emotions running through their head at the time, going through different stages of their life. So it was really a mixture. It wasn't one main musical idea we had to show the world, but I guess one of the most powerful things is we tried to do it as heavy as we can to show the Shepherd's Reign style. From the tone to the arrangement of our ideas."In the full interview Filiva’a and Oliver talk more about what to expect from Ala Mai, the connection between their history and music, the singles released and how they represent the album, the beautiful traditional Samoan song that opens the album and its meaning, the album cover and what significance it has, getting the balance right in their music, what playing with Shepherd's Reign has taught them about their culture, their upcoming tour and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

10 Aug 202323min

Interview by Kris PetersAfter capturing the markets across the United States, Japan, United Kingdom and Mexico, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) has now set their sights on Australia.Following the successful integration of Billy Corgan's wrestlers into The World Is A Vampire shows earlier this year, GCW is flying out their best to take on our very own Renegades Of Wrestling (ROW) over three epic encounters later this month.Boasting wrestlers such as El Hijo Del Vikingo, Maki Itoh, Joey Janela, Effy, Allie Katch, Gringo Loco, Charli Evans, Rat Daddy, Aysha, Gore and Lochy Hendricks, GCW isn't taking things lightly and are hitting our shores with the expectation of not only dominating their local counterparts but also cornering this corner of the globe from a competitive angle.HEAVY sat down for an entertaining one on one with 'Bad Boy' Joey Janela to find out more."We're bringing our crazy brand of wrestling to Australia, finally," he said. "A lot of fans have been waiting for it. We've been waiting to bring it over for a long while now and the fans want us to come over, so we're doing it and we're gonna see lots of things flow and maybe we can make this a yearly stop on the GCW tour.""I'm expecting a lot of energy," he continued. "I'm expecting not a lot of sleep and I'm expecting a lot of great professional wrestling. I've been to Australia a few times and it's always one of the highlights of my year. It's one of my favourite places to visit with some of the best fans, the best bars and the best women. Three of my favourite things, and great professional wrestling. There's great wrestlers over there."In the full interview, Joey tells us more about what we can expect from GCW, what they are expecting from our wrestlers, preparing mentally and physically for a run of three consecutive matches, how this is going to compare to Corgan's wrestlers, preparing for matches, how they are going to corner the Australian market, his personal wrestling style and signature moves, wrestling and heavy metal music, the enduring legacy of wrestling and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

10 Aug 202311min

Interview by Kris PetersFor more than 30 years now Cleveland extreme metal/hardcore legends Ringworm have been decimating the hearts and minds the world over.Their aggressive, uncompromising approach to both music and life has seen them deliver a consistently high number of unrelenting albums, with the band now set to expand that repertoire with their ninth album Seeing Through Fire, out August 18 through Nuclear Blast Records.HEAVY tracked down frontman James 'Human Furnace' Bulloch to find out more, starting with whether the band still gets nervous or anxious about new albums."No, never," he smiled. "We get excited, but I wouldn't say nervous. We've done this before, and like a lot of bands, this record was done a long time ago. The record had been done well over a year ago. It takes a while these days to get a record out, so we've been sitting on it a while. If anything, it will be a relief. Finally, this record is out! We're pretty psyched for it. It all worked out. Sometimes when you're patient... because we were originally going to put this record out ourselves, because we went into the studio and recorded it and we were intent on putting it out ourselves. Then we were patient with it a little bit, and because of that we were able to connect with Nuclear Blast and they were all about putting it out and doing it for us, so we were very excited about that."In the full interview James talks more about what to expect musically from Seeing Through Fire, the singles released and how they represent the album, their music videos and how much thought goes into them, the different approach the band took on this album and how it affected the finished product, how this is a new era for Ringworm, the early days of the band, future plans and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

9 Aug 202314min

Interview by Kris PetersRiding high on the back of their recent album HISS, Singapore extreme metal outfit Wormrot have been announced as main support to Napalm Death on their September Australian tour.Guitarist Rasyid sat down with HEAVY to bring us up to speed."It will be fun," he enthused. "It's not the first time we toured there. The last time was with Obituary and then I had another tour with my other band there also, but that was a short one also. Yeah, I'm back!"We ask Rasyid what fans can expect from the Wormrot set."Oh man, I'm not sure," he laughed. "We're gonna try to catch up with everybody and go as hard as possible and as fast as possible. We will see how you guys react."In the full interview, Rasyid talks about what has changed with Wormrot since their last visit Down Under, touring with Napalm Death and what that means to the band, how much thought and planning goes into their live shows, their latest album HISS and why it is the band's best yet, receiving universal acclaim and the pressures that come with it, the early days of the band and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

9 Aug 20238min