Andrew Haug'is a radio announcer and heavy metal musician from

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, Australia. He is one of the most prominent figures in Australia's largely

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heavy metal scene. Haug started his radio career doing the heavy metal music program ''The Hard Report'' for Melbourne community radio station

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. He was most notable as the presenter of the heavy metal music program ''

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'' (formerly ''3 Hours of Power'' and currently ''The Racket'') on Australian

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radio station

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, which he hosted from 2001 to 2011. He has stated that he did not leave Triple J by his choosing. Haug also plays drums with outfit

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, which also features his

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brother Paul Haug on

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/guitar. In 2002, Haug was convinced by Australian comedian John Safran to appear on his SBS television series ''

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''. His appearance involved a Christian psychic who monitored him during a radio broadcast and at a Contrive live gig, claiming she could see "dark spirits" who were supposedly attracted to him due to his interest in heavy metal music. Andrew has also been a guest programmer for the ABC's music video show ''

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'' as well as MTV's ''

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''.

Early years

Andrew was born in

, Victoria, along with twin brother Paul.

Career

Haug started working in radio in 1993, with a local demo segment on Melbourne's 3RRRFM ''Metal Show''. Haug soon become the lead host of the show, spanning all facets of the program including interviews with several hundred local and international artists right up until leaving the station for a new opportunity. In 2001 he became the host of Triple J's national weekly metal program, ''Full Metal Racket''. Over his decade-long run he conducted 612 interviews with musicians such as

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, and interviewed

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on board their own plane, Ed Force One. Haug once convinced JJJ management to do a live seven-hour straight metal radio marathon. In 1995 Haug co-hosted a local TV music show on Channel 31, ''Metal Vision''. This lasted for two years, and included local and international interviews with the likes of Fear Factory and Deicide, as well as general music discussion. In 2002 he hosted the long-standing national TV music show ''Rage'', handpicking five hours of his favourite rock and metal video clips, and in 2006 hosted a four-hour special on MTV's ''Headbangers Ball'' dedicated to the acts on that year's Gigantour festival. Haug has stated that he did not leave Triple J's The Racket voluntarily. In June 2012 Haug revealed his plan to create a dedicated rock and metal online radio station in Australia. The station was officially launched on 20 November 2012. In 2017, the station started a partnership with platform

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. From 2012, Haug hosted a weekly two-hour metal show, Haugmetal for Soundwave festival's online radio station, Soundwave Pirate Radio. Haug has written music columns for ''Kerrang! Australia'', Roadrunner Australia's ''Outsider'' Magazine, plus weekly metal music columns for various street press magazines. He was the sole label and marketing manager at the Australian branch of German-based record label Century Media (Arch Enemy, Suicide Silence, Lacuna Coil, Architects) from 1998 to 2014 full time. Haug manages and plays drums for heavy metal band

with his twin brother Paul. They have released two EPs and three albums to date, and toured the UA in May 2019 with Riverside also played in Australia with Machine Head, Opeth, Stone Sour, Cavalera Conspiracy, Testament, Sepultura, Soilwork, Mayhem, Skinlab, and Parkway Drive.

References

External links

Triple J – Andrew Haug's ProfileAndrew Haug's Facebook GroupThe Official Contrive Website The Official Andrew Haug 24/7 Rock & Metal Streaming Radio Website
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