Mike Hohnen

Contributions

10 heavy songs to get you through your heavy days

Mondays tend to induce the feeling where getting out of bed is the only successful thing you can do, but even that seems doubtful. Don’t worry: You’re not alone. As die-hard fans of heavy songs, we know all too well how powerful it can be. There’s something about breakdowns, blast beats and demonic growls that […]

10 Australian horror movies to make your skin crawl

We’ve covered the most happening hardcore bands in Australia. We’ve crossed off all the things bands need to do when they’re there. Now here is a list of movies that will get you through the long-haul flight or any of your brutal layovers, giving you plenty of things to talk about with locals when you’re […]

10 songs NASA should add to their “moon tunes” playlist

This summer, NASA and the world celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the moment when humans looked up to the stars and said, “Hold my beer.” The next mission to the moon is being prepared with a 2024 expected launch date. A lot has changed in between Apollo 11 and the 2024 launch, but […]

Top things a band need to know before touring Australia for the first time

Being so far from the rest of the world, Australia has always been somewhat of a white whale for touring musicians. In theory, this is as far as you can get from North America. So, if you have crowds calling your name all the way here, you’ve done something right with your music career. It’s […]

Top 10 hardcore bands throwing down under in Australia

When you think about the fact that in Australia, they’re outnumbered by insects and animals that can kill them, it makes sense that they’re a hardcore population. After all, as the legend goes: Thou is’t not hardcore…lest thou liveth hardcore. You see it in their eyes and their horror movies; you hear it in their […]