Industrial Warfare Down Under: KING YOSEF Ready To Unleash Hell With HEALTH And PERTURBATOR

Industrial Warfare Down Under: KING YOSEF Ready To Unleash Hell With HEALTH And PERTURBATOR

Author: HEAVY Magazine August 24, 2026 Duration: 14:58
Few packages hitting Australian shores this year carry the sheer, unapologetic sonic weight of the upcoming Australia 2.0.2.6 tour. Headlined by LA neo-industrial heavyweights HEALTH, alongside French synthwave master Perturbator, the line-up is an absolute dream for anyone who loves their music dark, heavy, and deeply visceral.
But if you think this run is just about the headliners, you are dead wrong. Opening the entire touring cycle is King Yosef, a Portland-based artist who refuses to be pigeonholed. Known for weaponising a volatile blend of industrial hardcore, metal rage, and blown-out electronics, Yosef is a certified force of nature. Off the back of his latest sonic assault, Spire of Fear, he is coming to tear local stages apart.
When HEAVY caught up with the mastermind behind King Yosef ahead of the September tour—which kicks off at Brisbane's The Tivoli before steamrolling through Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, and Fremantle—the excitement was palpable. This isn't just a standard metal gig; it is an immersive, multi-sensory purge designed to celebrate and dissect the digital decay of the modern era. Yosef has built a reputation for delivering uncompromised, vein-popping live energy that sets the perfect tone for a line-up of this calibre.
We sat down with the man himself to get down and dirty about the upcoming Australian tour, how he approaches translating his chaotic studio creations into a massive live setting, what it’s really like to share the stage with titans like HEALTH and Perturbator and more. Grab a beer, dial in, and find out exactly why this is one tour you absolutely cannot afford to miss.


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