Features Lists Music Happy Mag’s picks for the best Australian albums and EPs of 2023 by Tom Disalvo The dawn of a new year is upon us, which means it’s about time to take a look back on the year that was. But instead of drafting new years…
Music News Polaris announce 10th anniversary tour by Emmy White To celebrate their 10-year anniversary, Polaris have announced a national headline tour with Void of Vision and Pridelands. Polaris will tour in March, performing six shows in total. The tour…
Live Controlled chaos: a peek inside UNIFY Gathering’s exceptional 2020 event by Happy UNIFY, one of Australia’s biggest heavy music gatherings, was as loud as ever in 2020. Now in its six incarnation, the South Gippsland campout called in the talents of Architects,…
News Download Festival just got even louder with their third lineup announcement by Rianna Manuel Massive rock and metal festival Download has just announced its third lot of artists, adding to their already behemoth lineup. These new artists will christen the first ever Ascension stage…
Live What we learnt at Yours & Owls 2018 by Brooke Tunbridge What started as a small festival for locals has grown into a event that has punters travelling from Sydney and surrounds, even from as far as Melbourne. It’s balance of…
Interviews How to kill it on social media with Jake Steinhauser of Polaris by Liz Nash Hailing from the southern end of Sydney, Polaris have spent the year cementing their pole position on Australia’s metal leaderboard. Their sophomore EP The Guilt & The Grief dropped in January, and they’ve been…
Lists Missing Soundwave? Unify is the festival keeping heavy music thumping in Australia and here are 5 reasons why by Happy Hold on to your heads, UNIFY is gearing up for its glorious return after two hugely successful years as Australia’s newest punk, hardcore and metal festival. 2015 and 2016 saw punters…
