Coming from Down Under Heaven The Axe are walking on a path between Mad Max, AC/DC and Steve Irvin, tasting the smell of a rough land, crocodile beer and pure f...ing Aussie Rock. There’s definitely something about HTA feat. wild & beautiful Phoebe Pinnock on vocals. They live Rock and Roll on dusty roads like Mad Max did before and with the HTA-Interceptor they might storm the world like Mel Gibson.
Autona: Hey Phoebe, nice to hear you. How was the feedback regarding the release of your current EP?
Phoebe: Hi Dennis, we havent actually released an EP as such...
Autona: Hey, I just listened to it...
Phoebe: (laughing) It’s the promo. We had recorded three tracks off the album and promoted them on the net. But the feedback has been f...ing great and we are very happy with the sound. In Australia, we are sluts of "scenes"... READ MORE...
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Heaven The Axe debut record "Sex, Chugs & Rock 'N' Roll" is officially avaialble WORLDWIDE!
You can easily order a physical copy from the official webstore via Paypal - shipping immediately! The store accepts cheque or money order also please email info@heaventheaxe.com.au to purchase. You can download the record instantly from iTunes and online retailers worldwide. If you have any questions email the web store supervisor at info@heaventheaxe.com.au READ WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE TO SAY: Angry Anderson, ROSE TATTOO "Beauty and the beast. A beautiful blend of brutish masculine power tempered with sensual soulful sensitivity. Catchy carefully crafted lyrics driven by powerful rock rhythms give us a music that excites on every level" UBER ROCK UK - MARK ASHBY: "There's one thing about Australians - and especially about Australian vocalists in rock bands: they've never really been what you would call backward about coming forward. Bon Scott (OK, yes, we know, he was Scottish by birth), Angry Anderson, Jimmy Barnes, Joel O'Keefe... they all have one thing in common: the first time you heard them sing, their larynxs jumped outta the speakers, grabbed you by the balls and made you LISTEN! One other thing they all have in common: they were/are all male... the land of Oz hasn't exactly had a reputation for producing female vocalists that produce the same sort of effect. Until now. Step forward Phoebe Pinnock, the leather underwear clad frontwoman with the rather unusually named Heaven The Axe - a woman possessed of the voice of an angel dragged through all seven levels of hell, all at the same time!".....READ MORE BEAT MAGAZINE, AUSTRALIA - ROD WHITFIELD: "Heaven the Axe could certainly be the next band to break out of the sluggish Australian heavy rock and metal scene and really make a name for themselves not only on the national, but global scene. Featuring some of the absolute cream of the Aussie heavy music scene, such as former members of Damaged, Manticore, The Berzerker, The Amenta and many more, the band is also fronted by the very outspoken firebrand of a lead singer Phoebe Pinnock, who makes many other female rock singers on the Australian scene seem like shrinking violets. It’s a very loud and heady mix, and with their debut album Sex, Chugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll set to drop, these guys (and gal!) are primed to make a massive noise in rock scene"....READ MORE THE METAL FORGE - ROD WHITFIELD (again) "...they seem poised to take the country and even the world by storm in the coming years." BENEATH THE GRID MUSIC USA - MARK KILMER: "Yet another reason everyone needs to pay attention to Australia's music scene. Heaven the Axe whips up a cd worthy of worldwide recognition" SLUDGE FACTORY - SANDI MARTIN: "Gone are the days of Chrissy Amphlett and Joan Jett. Today we have Phoebe Pinnock" ANDY GRACE - NATIONAL NIGHT SHOW HOST at WS FM / GOLD 104.3 (Major Australian Commercial Broadcaster) “One of the hottest talents in Australia today - I’m a huge fan.” |
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WAGGA MASSIVE FMX METAL MULISHA FLOOD FUNDRASIER
SAT APRIL 7 2012 2-9pm BANDS: ANGRY ANDERSON HEAVEN THE AXE JUSTICE CREW MIND OVER MATTER MR HILL AND RAHJCONKAS 4TH CITY WALL KONG FUZI WAGGA MASSIVE is a major flood fundraising event for the community of Wagga Wagga recently affecting by major flooding featuring the talents of some the cream of the international FMX Superbike riders and hard rock and hip hop stars coming together to create an epic day of entertainment for the whole family on Easter Saturday at The Equex Centre, Kooringal Rd, Wagga Wagga from 2pm – 9pm. The alcohol free all ages event is presenting a huge ramp for the superstars of the FMX METAL MULISHA to ride and demonstrate some of the most cutting edge death-defying moves ever seen! All money raised on the day will be donated to the flood relief charity fund set up by WWCC which will be distributed to the people that need to rebuild their lives and those who have lost everything from the devastating floods. For the event we have big name riders on board who are pumped for the show. We have ROB ADELBERG, JACKSON STRONG, TRUMAN CAROLL, LUKE STOJANOVIC. We have local superstar BMX rider JAKE CONDRON & CREW we also have the MINI FMX TEAM. MUSIC STAGE FEATURING HARD ROCK AND HIP HOP: ANGRY ANDERSON www.angryanderson.com HEAVEN THE AXE www.facebook.com/heaventheaxe JUSTICE CREW www.justicecrew.com/ MIND OVER MATTER www.mindovermattercrew.com MR HILL & RAHJCONKAS www.facebook.com/pages/Rahjconkas/135567593154210 4TH WALL CITY www.4thwallcity.com KONG FUZI www.reverbnation.com/kongfuzi and lots more coming on board as we speak. DONT MISS IT! |
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In 2011 we began fiulming our video clip for ENEMY and in the meantime picked up heaps of shows...we toured with Rose Tattoo as their main support and played Sydney, Canberra (at Street Machine's Summernats Festival), Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Melbourne (as well as a number of regional shows). We are now set to record another scene for our film clip and this time its on Saturday March 3 (the day after Melbournes Soundwave Fesival) and its in Smythesdale (about 15 minuts out of Ballarat in country Victoria). Its about 1 3/4 hour drive from Melbourne. If youd like to be anextra click on the link above with details to the facebook event. Or CONTACT US. |
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STREET MACHINES SUMMERNATS CAR FESTIVAL JANUARY 7-9
We're back! Last year we played to tens of thousands of the keenest rev-heads in the country and this year we're back for more! We played 4 shows over three days and we loved it. Heres a clip of our music which has had a lo of sync airplay on national commercial TV including Ch 10, Ch 7 and One HD. Heres a clip of the action and our song "So Nirvana" being used in the end credits. |
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BOOKING DETAILS (Book now to avoid missing out!!!!!!)
SATURDAY OCT 29 - WONTHAGGI WORKERS, MELBOURNE, VIC 75 Graham St, Wonthaggi, Victoria, 3995 Tickets: 03 5672 1083 enquiries@wonthaggiworkmens.com SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 - WILLIAMSTOWN RSL, MELBOURNE, VIC Corner of Ferguson St & Melbourne Rd, Williamstown Tickets: 03 9397-7642 williamstownrsl@primus.com.au FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11 – MACS HOTEL, MELTON, VIC 322-332 High St, Melton, Victoria, 3337 Tickets: 03 9747 9566 Buy online: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300471E891E8B20?artistid=747497&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 - BURVALE HOTEL, BURWOOD VIC Cnr Springvale Rd & Burwood Hwy Nunawading, 3131 Tickets: 03 9847 9900 Buy online: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/1300471E981198D3?artistid=747497&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1 FRIDAY DECEMBER 2 - EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB, VIC ***CANCELLED***
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REVIEW OF "SEX, CHUGS & ROCK 'N' ROLL" by BRIAN FISCHER GRIFFIN from LOUD ONLINE: Readers who recognise the names Manticore, Damaged and Abramelin will know them as three of the most extreme Australian metal bands of all. So the idea of members of each of those bands teaming up together would certainly be an intriguing one for those of us who remember or have ever been exposed to their brutality. And that's why Heaven the Axe is probably not the band you would expect them to play in. READ MORE... |
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SUMMERNATS SHOWS
CANBERRA EXHIBITION PARK JAN 6-9 2011 Hey everyone...man! What a weekend! Being at Summernats was waking up to a choir of V8s outside your window, and lucky for us, we were the revved up sound for the evenings festivities after the all the little cars had gone to bed. Over three days we played four shows, we even learnt some covers for this Aussie car loving crowd and our favourites were the Drop B souped up version of Britney Spears "Toxic" and a metal growling "Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways which went down a treat. Phoebe rode shotgun in the Burnout comp with kingpin driver John Taverna from Taverna Bros racing. There were hundreds of entrants from all over Australia but they won second place overall and he had to do the burnout in the RAIN and he still achieved a massive result. Champ Johnny! What a top ending to the weekend. Big thanks to all who partied at our shows and the Summernats crew especially Mr Bee and Andy; Werner, our mixer from Townsville who kicked mixing ass, Mark, chief of security, and last but certainly not least, Aramis from metal band Strict Vincent, who is the best band bitch ever. NOW EVERYONE KNOWS IT ARAMEEE!! ;) Now get me a water! And a beeer. And a smoke and a Beam and a ...Brudal. You rocked Aramis! \m/ |
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SUMMERNATS 2011
Craig Lundon the lucky winner of the Schecter Guitar from the The TRADIE Magazine article about HTA. He came from Sydney to get it. Shred it boy! 
Steve and an amazing car - rebel rusty paint job. Clever. 
Rebel paint job gets another guernsey...just so rad. 
You could get Tim to sing Mary Poppins here "These are a few of my favourite things..." 
So Nirvana baby WATCH OUT for spunks 
About to go in the Burnout Heat in the XD Ford Supercharged Hot Rod. You cant come to the nats and not pose in front of at least one car. 
Hello daddy, hello momma, Im your BURNOUT BOMB! 
John Taverna, Aussie burnout LEGEND 
Doubles as a hair dryer, just wash, drive, and blow... 
John and Phoebe in the Burnouts 
The remains...Brudal. 
A happy Heaven The Axe fan... 2 beers and the last HTA singlet! Theyre the brand new ones and we will get more. Nats went wild. 
Saturday night firewroks 
Mark - the chief - the boss - the man with top spot at the toughest large scale event in Australia. LEGEND 
Its raining for the burnout finals - the view from in the car onto the wet track. Bad for smoke. 
Shes hiding behind a Pajero cos Phoebes wearing a leopard print catsuit (what she wore when she jumped out onto the track). Yes. she is really the girl who would. 
BANG! The driver rode it so hard he made a fire on the wet road! We took second place in the finals out of hundreds. Fully sik. 
SHREDS 
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MELBOURNE!! REVOLVER SHOW - DECEMEBER 23rd WIN! THANKS TO SCHECTER, ROTOSOUND and SUMMERNATS!This month Phoebe is the December special issue rock centrefold in The Tradie Magazine. Thanks to The Tradie, Schecter Guitars, Rotosound strings and Summernats, HEAVEN THE AXE are giving their fans are chance to win 1 of 2 "KNOCKIN ON HEAVENS DOOR" PACKS containing: 1 Schecter Omen 6 string guitar valued at $499 (White or Red) $179.95 worth of Rotosound strings to shred on and 2X SeasonPasses to Summernats see Heaven The Axe tear up the stage!! Well be meeting you and handing you the guitars personally....it will be a RIOT! Enter online via www.thetradie.com.au Sign up to our email list in December and get a link to download three tracks of HEAVEN THE AXE unreleased EP (Coming early 2011) so you can crank it on the way to Summernats!!!! GET IT ONNNN!!!!!  KIDS ARE NOT SLAVES CONCERT SAT NOV 27th Thanks to all you legend rockers and our fans who joined our facebook page/email list to stay in touch and come to our shows, we raised $4000 from the door takings and art sales of this concert to fund an education for the survivors of the child sex trafficking trade at Maiti Nepal Hospice in Nepal. We wanna say a massive thanks to all of you who came to the show, everyone who reposted the facebook event, Thanassi Arthur Pantiagoras for making the doco of Phoebe speaking on behalf of the band inviting you all to attend, Mary Mikhelakos of the "Sticky Carpets" column in the Age newspaper for promoting it, 3CR Radio for getting behind it and Jaymz Clements from Beat magazine for including an interview! You guys rock. We wanted to make our music mean more to us and thanks to you guys, we put ourselves out there to make a difference in the world with our art and every bit helps. Thanks thanks thanks. ;) TOKYO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MARKETValleyarm are taking a selection of musicians to the Tokyo International Music Market - HEAVEN THE AXE are featured on thier playlist. Download the compilation from iTunes:  PERFORMING AT NIGHT FOR NEPAL GALA EVENT SYDNEY PHOTOS AND RANDOM SHENANIGANSWeve uploaded behind the scenes craziness and some live photos of our recent shows in Sydney on our facebook page...Click below to view: SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE SYDNEY AUGUST LIVE SHOTS + OTHERS   IN THE STUDIO RECORDING OUR DEBUT EPThis week weve gone back into the studio with the mighty Ren Parese of Melbourne Records to work on four new songs for your aural pleasure. Due to be completed in February 2011.  ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE AND GUEST PROGRAMMERS SWR 99.9FMThis Saturday 21st August were heading on in to the studios of SWR 99.9FM in Sydney to wipe off our Dimebag Darrell hangovers and play some acoustic versions of our songs. The songs all begin from an acoustic version and then are worked up into the ball tearing band versions we like to chew on and throw in peoples faces in the nicest possible way of course! We'll be all in the studio, cracking funnies and bagging each other out, true Australian style, and playing some of our favourite tunes over the two hours between 2-4pm. Tune in, call us up on 02 9676 3999 for a chat and request a song. Then join us that night at the Bald Faced Stag, Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt for some extended partying. Oh yeah and a set from us too.. TWO SYDNEY SHOWS COMING UP!ROCKERS OF SYDNEY! Heaven the Axe are revving up the touring engine for a bananas weekend of shows and radio performances the weekend of Friday 20th and Saturday 21st August! The Sydney Dime show is in honour of Dimebag Darrells birthday, hes the legendary guitarist from Pantera who was tragically murdered on stage. We'll be saluting Dime by playing "We'll Grind That Axe". Another awesome thing is that this show is benefiting the Cancer Council so its music with a cause. On Saturday, Steve, Mat and Phoebe will be performing an acoustic set on SWRFM 99.9FM Sydney, then rocking out in Leichhardt at The Bald Faced Stag. Get your rock on, come say hi and have a rockin weekend.  SCHECTER GUITARS AND BILLY HYDEHave you seen these SCHECTER posters? They're all over Australia on the walls of Billy Hydes Music Stores. Keep an eye out. We use and love Schecter Guitars.   WE JUST ROCKED THE SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE!Hey everyone! Thanks for checkin out our site...we just played at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in front of over 3000 people! The concert was called "Start Me Up" and its a platform for up and coming Australian young talent. The whole show will be televised about 20 times on Foxtel/Austar Pay TV Channel Aurora in September. We opened the second half of the concert with our song "Unconditional Love" We will be recording this song over the next month or so and put together a five track EP. Shows you never know whos listening...at our soundcheck we were heard and offered a big slot at Street Machines Summernats Car Festival in Canberra ACT from Jan 6-9. There will be about 700-800 people in the room everynight man that is going to be sickkkk! Cant wait. Stay tuned.. STREET MACHINES SUMMERNATS PERFORMANCESWe are stoked to be invited to play at the 2011 Street Machines Summernats Festival in Canberra, ACT, Australia from Jan 6-9. We will be playing nightly and will be causing havok on stage. We have a film crew following us there and our own personal black Mercedes Limo organised to whiz us from the stage to our party town!!! Its going to be a massive beginning to 2011. Get your tickets for Australias biggest car enthusiast and Aussie lifestyle festival from www.summernats.com.au  TIM ALDRIDGE "THE BERZERKER" "ABRAMELIN" JOINSHow lucky are we? We have a liquor-ish allsort assortment of metal heads playing with Heaven The Axe and it is firing up on all engines! Tim Aldridge is a guitarist but he just wants to party on with the band playing bass. What a friggin champ! Check Tim out in his band The Berzerker in this clip covering TATUs "All the Things She Said"
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