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.

TNT

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

No Barriers

Hardcore Punk
Robyn Challands
Wed 12:00am
Hard Heavy

Test Pressing

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

The Doom Saloon

Beyond heavy
JRoc
Fri 12:00am
Hard Heavy

Burning Bitumen

Terrifying music
Kene Lightfoot
Thu 10:00pm
Hard Heavy

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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Sunglasses After Dark

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

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
Hard Heavy

Tyrannocoreus

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

News

Town Folk Festival 2026

Sat 21 Nov 2026
PBS Presents

Town Folk Festival unveils its first 21 artists for 2026, bringing a standout mix of local and international talent to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 21. 

Now or Never 2026

Wed 19 Aug 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026
PBS Presents
Just Announced

Now or Never returns this winter, taking place around Naarm/Melbourne August 19 - 30.

Iwuda - Music for Iwuda

Mon 27 Jul 2026 to Sun 2 Aug 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Music for Iwuda, the debut release from First Nations bassist Davin Ojala AKA Iwuda.

Music for Iwuda was built in two halves: a run of duo compositions recorded live in single takes at Yill Lull Studio in Canberra, through the First Nations residency program Space to Create, and a set of solo sessions at Echidna Studios where Ojala layered and reshaped every bass part himself.

Billy Gardner & Friends - Last of the Natural Light

Mon 20 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Last of the Natural Light, the debut release and collaboration
project from Billy Gardner & Friends.

Leaps and Bounds Festival 2026

Thu 16 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
PBS Presents

Yarra City Council's longstanding winter music festival is back and bigger than ever. Spanning ten days, they're celebrating the pubs, clubs, venues and bars that make Yarra a live music mecca. Check out the full lineup online now!

Music In Exile - Jutna

Mon 13 Jul 2026 to Sun 19 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Jutna, the collaborative release from record label and collective Music In Exile.

UpStart Award 2026 - entries open now

Mon 13 Jul 2026 to Mon 31 Aug 2026
Community News

Entries have opened for the annual UpStart Award, closing at midnight on August 31.

The UpStart Award is an annual grant for emerging Victorian singer-songwriters. Each year the winner of the award receives a grant of $10,000, with 2nd place receiving $3000 and 3rd place receiving $2000. The remaining 7 artists, who make up the top 10, will receive a grant of $1000. The award is funded by a music loving family in Naarm/Melbourne and the winner will be decided by a panel of local artists and music experts.

Helen Svoboda - Headwater

Mon 6 Jul 2026 to Sun 12 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Headwater from Finnish/Australian double bassist, vocalist and composer Helen Svoboda.

Listen back: NAIDOC Week 2026

Sun 5 Jul 2026 to Sun 12 Jul 2026
PBS News

NAIDOC Week 2026 runs from Sunday July 5 - Sunday July 12.

DJ Plead - Please

Mon 29 Jun 2026 to Sun 5 Jul 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Please, the latest release from Berlin-based DJ Plead.

A lot can happen in a few years. For DJ Plead's Jarred Beeler that means making a whole new album, throwing it away, then releasing something else entirely. Gleaned from a folder of 120 demos and sketches made between 2023 and 2025, Please is a cool composite of the Lebanese-Australian producer's distinctive musical palette blending the techno, house, and dub of the club with the dabke, mijwiz and shaabi keys of a Levantine dancing circle.