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.

Burning Bitumen

Terrifying music
Kene Lightfoot
Thu 10:00pm
Hard Heavy

Fang It!

Outlaw rock'n'roll
Ruari Currin
Thu 5:00pm
Hard Heavy

Pojama People

Prog & stoner rock
Chris Pearson
Tue 8:00pm
Hard Heavy

Screaming Symphony

Progressive metal
Peter and Gary
Thu 10:00pm
Hard Heavy

Sunglasses After Dark

Punk & Garage
Phil MacDougall
Thu 8:00pm
Hard Heavy

Through The Collapse

Extreme Metal
Mitch
Fri 12:00am
Hard Heavy

Bleeding Black Hearts Revue

Dark Gothy Grooves
Kristen Solury
Wed 8:00pm
Hard Heavy

Tyrannocoreus

Hardcore and metal
Ryan Evans
Tue 10:00pm
Hard Heavy

TNT

Hard Rock and Metal
Tomarch and Takla
Thu 2:00am
Hard Heavy

No Barriers

Hardcore Punk
Robyn Challands
Wed 12:00am
Hard Heavy

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

News

LuliePalooza 2026

Sat 21 Mar 2026
PBS Presents

The beloved inner-city block party, LuliePalooza, is back. On Saturday March 21, the fringes of Victoria Park in Abbotsford will morph into Naarm's wildest rock 'n' roll festival for the fifth annual edition of LuliePalooza - this year bigger, bolder, and more explosive than ever. 

Share the Spirit Festival

Mon 26 Jan 2026
PBS Events

Celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture this Survival Day at Share The Spirit Festival, a free showcase of exceptional First Nations' talent at Treasury Gardens. 

PBS is teaming up with Naarm's Indigenous radio station, 3KND, to broadcast live from Treasury Gardens on the afternoon of January 26 - come down, or tune in to hear live music and chats, hosted by 3KND and PBS announcers.

New Year, New Roster on PBS!

Thu 1 Jan 2026 to Sat 31 Jan 2026
PBS News

In January PBS listeners can expect to hear a few tweaks to our weekly programming roster, and we also welcome a brand new show to the airwaves.

After 26 years on-air, Peter and Gary wind up their epic Thursday night show Screaming Symphony on January 1, 2026, allowing for some movement across the grid and some fresh sounds for PBS listeners.

Top Feature Albums of 2025

Mon 22 Dec 2025 to Sun 28 Dec 2025
Feature Sounds

Each week throughout the year, we select one new outstanding album to feature across our platforms as a way of celebrating music that is authentic, original and pure. In 2025, we featured dozens of exceptional albums across a variety of genres that tap into various musical traditions from different corners of the world. Every one of these albums tells a profound story in its own voice, speaking directly to the soul of those willing to listen.

Top Tracks of the Week

Mon 15 Dec 2025 to Sun 21 Dec 2025
Feature Sounds

As we start to wrap up for the year - and before publishing 2025's top ten feature albums next week - we wanted to share with you ten new tracks that speak to the breadth of our sound and tap into the various musical traditions that we love. With music from Naarm to Damascus to Delhi, from liquid drum n bass and soul, to prog, folk and rock n roll, we sincerely hope you enjoy these fabulous selections.

Gorillaz - 'Damascus' feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey

Screaming Symphony: The Last Stand

Sat 13 Dec 2025
PBS Events

After 27 years on-air, Screaming Symphony is turning the amps up one last time. The legendary PBS metal show that’s been shredding the airwaves since the late 90s is saying farewell. Join Peter and Gary for one last celebration of heavy metal. 

Jumpin’ The Blues Allstars - Live On The Radio Vol.1

Mon 8 Dec 2025 to Sun 14 Dec 2025
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Live On The Radio Vol.1, the exclusive album from Jumpin’ The Blues Allstars.

GODTET + The Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Mon 1 Dec 2025 to Sun 7 Dec 2025
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is the self titled album from GODTET + The Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

At once bold and nuanced, this album explores the friction between improvisation and orchestration. Where the orchestra is anchored in fully composed material, GODTET remains free – navigating the work's harmonic architecture with instinct and spontaneity. Structures are fixed, but expression is fluid.

Watch: The Breakfast Spread LIVE from Fed Square

Thu 27 Nov 2025
PBS Events

Listen back to a special live broadcast of The Breakfast Spread at Fed Square, 6am to 9am Thursday November 27, 2025.  

Check out a clip of SHOUSE performing 'Love Tonight' live below:

Black Jesus eXperience - Time Telling

Mon 24 Nov 2025 to Sun 30 Nov 2025
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Time Telling, the evocative new album from Black Jesus eXperience.

Grooving, richly diverse and truth seeking, Time Telling explores the fragility of life, the preciousness of time and the importance of hope, love, joy and community.