Sometimes it’s all about the voice and the soul. Over the years of course there have always been artists that arrive on the scene and are compared to the greats, very few seem to […]
Nightwish has had a fantastic 2013 and a troubled one by any standards. We last spoke to marco on the eve of the band’s australian tour in january, now he brings us right up […]
The Siren Tower is another Perth band destined for bigger things. With their new album hot off the presses it’s hard to exactly define their ‘sound’ and that’s a large part of the appeal […]
FUN – If you want fun at a festival – who do you call? Reel Big Fish, that’s who. With a brand of punk pop ska and a collection of inspired covers the party […]
Some bands can’t be defined by narrow genre tags and AFI is one of the bands that most rings true for. As a band they have always moved forwards, challenging expectations and all they […]
LEAVES‘ EYES’ latest album “Symphonies of the Night” brings the listener into a world of legends! Majestic and sweeping songs, beautiful melodies that will you breathless and a massive amount of catchiness. Clad with […]
Parkway Drive is a band that Australia should be proud of: making music very much on their own terms for the last ten years they have done what so few Australian bands seem to […]
For those growing up in Australia at the start of the nineties The Baby Animals were the best live rock band out there, fronted by the golden voiced Suze DeMarchi their first two albums […]
Steve Balbi has a new album out entitled ‘Black Rainbow’ and he’s on tour with his band supporting the release opening for the Baby Animals. Catch him when he hits town! We caught up […]
TEENAGE CASKET COMPANY have it all: the songs, the hooks, the attitude. After a break of almost eight years they return with their most complete album to date. It should be the one to […]
There are Icons and there is ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT… The San Diego rockers called it a day in 2005 after 16 years but after stirrings a couple of years ago they are now […]
As you can probably imagine without any real help THUNDERFUCK and the DEADLY ROMANTICS may not be to some people’s tastes. Some might even take offence at some of the things they might say, […]
Anarbor is on their way Down-under for the first time as part of the first ever Vans Warped tour of Australia which hits our shores in November. We took some time out to talk […]
HEATHEN SKULLS is committed to bringing out music to Australia that otherwise you might not get to hear. Part boutique record label, part touring agency, and now Backline Hire business it’s overseen by Robert […]
MONSTER MAGNET is on the verge of releasing their most essential album for years: ‘Last Patrol’ is everything you wanted Monster Magnet to be and sees the band back to their very best. We […]
Stratovarius is a band that rules the Power Metal and Symphonic metal genres, since their formation in 1984 they have put out 15 studio albums and one live album. They tour Australia for the […]
I grew up listening to Tom Keifer and Cinderella and if there’s one band from the mid-eighties that has continued to resonate with me it’s them. Tom has had a busy year – his first […]
LESTER THE FIERCE MAY WELL BE A NEW NAME TO YOU and she may be a bit ‘Pop’ for The Rockpit but she makes some mighty big sounds on her debut EP that are […]
ASKING ALEXANDRIA is a band you should be watching very closely. At the moment these guys are flying the flag for Metalcore, riding high in the US charts and touring constantly to rave reviews. […]
JON STEVENS is currently in the US reaching out to the kids on the Rockstar Energy Tour with a brand of Classic Rock that would surely have their parents nodding their approval. DEAD DAISIES […]
Though he might be best known as the lead guitarist for the stadium-sized monster that is THE FOO FIGHTERS, or his punk rock band ‘No Use for a Name’, or the rather cool punk […]
It’s 29 years since The Mark of Cain was formed by brothers John and Kim Scott. Think of the world in 1984 and how much it has changed: mobile phones were the size of […]
It’s 25 years since Mark Lizotte aka DIESEL signed his first deal with a major label and he’s been making great soulful music ever since: enthralling Australian and Worldwide audiences and critics alike. But […]
An Australian Metal band with a social conscious that actually Rock? It’s true… Mark talks to Nathan all about Sydney’s Dead Deities Mark: Hi, Nathan thanks for talking to The Rockpit. Nathan: No […]
John Waite is one of those musicians that so many people have their own memories of. Whether it’s the times he was fronting ‘The Babys’ in the late seventies, his solo work in the eighties […]
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