Hard Heavy

Where will you find death metal, progressive, old school, punk, industrial, garage, stoner rock, hardcore and more in one place? PBS is where. All the best of hard and heavy releases from around the globe.

Sunglasses After Dark

Punk & Garage
Phil MacDougall
Thu 8:00pm
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Through The Collapse

Extreme Metal
Mitch
Fri 12:00am
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Bleeding Black Hearts Revue

Dark Gothy Grooves
Kristen Solury
Wed 8:00pm
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Tyrannocoreus

Hardcore and Metal
Ryan Evans
Wed 12:00am
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TNT

Hard Rock and Metal
Tomarch and Takla
Thu 2:00am
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No Barriers

Hardcore Punk
Robyn Challands
Fri 2:00am
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Rotations

New program ideas
Various Presenters
Blues RootsElectronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Test Pressing

New program ideas
Tue 7:00pm
Electronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Burning Bitumen

Terrifying music
Kene & Leah Noir 
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Fang It!

Outlaw rock'n'roll
Ruari Currin
Thu 5:00pm
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Pojama People

Prog & stoner rock
Chris Pearson
Tue 8:00pm
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Screaming Symphony

Progressive metal
Peter and Gary
Thu 10:00pm
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News

45 Years of Sunglasses After Dark at The Tote

Sun 26 Oct 2025
PBS Events

Come and celebrate 45 Years of Sunglasses After Dark at The Tote!

Phil MacDougall, also known as the 'Prince of Darkness', has been on air since September 1980, back when PBS was still broadcasting out of St Kilda and the punk scene was still sharpening its edges.

The Vasco Era Studio 5 Live

Thu 18 Sep 2025
Studio 5 Live

The Vasco Era are back – louder, sweatier, and more gloriously unhinged than ever. Known for their raw, electric live shows that feel more like spiritual awakenings than gigs, this beloved Aussie trio made a name for themselves by tearing through venues with blistering, wild energy and a frontman who sings like he’s channelling a lightning bolt. 

Turtle Skull Studio 5 Live

Tue 9 Sep 2025
Studio 5 Live

Since forming in 2017, Northern NSW-based heavy psych rockers Turtle Skull have been carving their own niche with crushing riffs, stacked vocal harmonies and dense synthscapes that hit like a lightning bolt wrapped in a velvet curtain. They’ve built a cult following on the back of explosive live sets and records that cater for the deep listener. Their latest offering, Being Here, dives into the liminal space between joy and oblivion - urging you not to escape, but to arrive. 

The Maggie Pills - Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss

Mon 8 Sep 2025 to Sun 14 Sep 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the highly anticipated sophomore album Hearts Enduring
Lingering Loss from The Maggie Pills.

Led by Argentinian front woman Delfi Sorondo and Venezuelan drummer Mario Perez, The Maggie Pills
are a fierce Naarm/Melbourne-based six-piece outfit who embody the spirit of the indie/alternative movement and the urgency of punk, with an intense and raw live performance.

Sounds Like Community Radio

Wed 3 Sep 2025 to Thu 4 Sep 2025
Community News

Celebrate independent airwaves supporting local music, Tune In and Turn Up! First-time callers, long-time listeners from across the community radio landscape - Sounds Like Community Radio returns to Meanjin/Brisbane station 4ZZZFM, in celebration of their 50th year. 

Body Prison Studio 5 Live

Wed 3 Sep 2025
Studio 5 Live

Four-piece deathcore group Body Prison are taking claim of the heavy music scene in Naarm/Melbourne, rapidly becoming known for their relentless and uncompromising yet innovative and refreshing approach to the genre. Exploding into the world in 2022 with their self-produced debut album Until Madness, the group gained over 300,000+ streams and over 100,000+ views on social media and YouTube. 

Natalie Slade - Molasses

Mon 1 Sep 2025 to Sun 7 Sep 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Molasses, the sophomore album from Eora/Sydney soul songstress Natalie Slade. 

Staying true to her debut album Control's style of Australian future soul, Molasses has an emphasis on poetic storytelling with Natalie's lyrics and melodies heard against a lush bed of string arrangements and the influence of Sampology’s soulful but gritty sensibility.

Bleak Squad - Strange Love

Mon 25 Aug 2025 to Sun 31 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Strange Love from Bleak Squad, the new Naarm/Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting).

Milly Strange - Milly Strange

Mon 18 Aug 2025 to Sun 24 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the self-titled debut album from Milly Strange. 

Blending raw lyrical honesty with vivid imagery and a dynamic alt-rock sound, Milly Strange captures the tension between vulnerability and strength as she moves through pain toward renewal. The eight-track release is a cathartic exploration of grief, inner conflict, and personal transformation, tracing the emotional terrain of heartbreak, old friendships, and versions of the self left behind. 

Minor Gold - Way To The Sun

Mon 11 Aug 2025 to Sun 17 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Way To The Sun, the sophomore album by award-winning duo Minor Gold.