Waking Up The Dead With STEVE FRANCIS From BULLETBELT
From HEAVY Music Interviews by HEAVY Magazine
June 12, 2026 · 11 min
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Steve Francis from Bulletbelt discussing their upcoming performance at the Dead of Winter Festival in Australia.
Get ready to snap your necks, Australia, because New Zealand black-thrash titans Bulletbelt are crossing the ditch this June to tear you all a new one. The Wellington metal veterans are locked and loaded for the highly anticipated resurrection of Dead of Winter Festival. Taking place on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at its brand-new stomping ground the Mansfield Tavern, this iconic alternative counter-culture gathering is officially back after a multi-year hiatus. While Aussie heavyweights like DZ Deathrays and Mammal are ready to hold down the home front, Bulletbelt represents the absolute pinnacle of relentless, sonic savagery coming from across the Tasman. If you have ever witnessed Bulletbelt live, you know they do not just play music; they deliver a sonic assault that leaves your ears ringing and your feet bruised. Their signature blend of old-school thrash velocity and cold, uncompromising black metal atmospheric filth creates a hellish wall of sound. It is the kind of measured aggression that instantly gets your head snapping. For years, these guys have carved out a reputation as one of the hardest-working, most road-hardened extreme metal forces in the Southern Hemisphere…
People in this episode
Guest: STEVE FRANCIS
Topics covered
- black-thrash
- music festival
- live performance
- heavy metal
- interview
Keywords
- Bulletbelt
- Dead of Winter Festival
- heavy music
- live performance
- black metal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BULLETBELT
Places: Australia, New Zealand, Mansfield Tavern
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