Interviews
INTERVIEW: Vinny Appice – Kill Devil Hill
VINNY APPICE has had a fantastic career in music already. He may well be best known for his work with Dio, Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell, but in KILL DEVIL HILL he has […]
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INTERVIEW: Jerry Only – Misfits
The Misfits are a band that needs no introduction and Jerry Only is the man flying the flag for fans of horror-fuelled garage rock across the globe. The Misfits are also a band that […]
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INTERVIEW: Leon Todd – Ragdoll
If you are looking for something new and fresh that you haven’t heard before then Australia’s Ragdoll is a band with a world-beating sound that will quite simply blow you away. Hailing from the […]
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INTERVIEW: Chris Rivers – Heavens Basement
HEAVEN’S BASEMENT has come a long way since we last spoke to them just after releasing their ‘Unbreakable’ EP back in 2011… They have gone on to release their debut album and shared the […]
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INTERVIEW: John Strickland – Lullwater
A few weeks before this interview I had never heard of ‘Lullwater’ but when I heard that album I knew we had to talk to them. Lullwater is the best band you’ll hear all […]
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INTERVIEW: Moorten Veland – Sirenia
SIRENIA comes down to play Australia for two dates in December. Those lucky enough to be in Melbourne or Sydney should go and check them out. If you love your Symphonic Metal with just […]
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INTERVIEW: Joe Thompson – Hornet
Everyone tips the ‘Next Big Thing’ and it’s often what reviewers call the ‘Kiss of death’ for a band. Our reviewer, after listening to Hornet’s debut album SKIES ARE FALLING, declared that “UK Metal […]
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INTERVIEW: Christoph Lindemann – Kadavar
Kadavar does stoner rock like no one else and the German three-piece is just about to touch down downunder with label-mates Blues Pills for a national tour…this is one you simply cannot afford to […]
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INTERVIEW: Elin Larsson & Zack Anderson – Blues Pills
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Marco Hietala – Nightwish
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Grant McCulloch – The Siren Tower
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Ryland Steen – Reel Big Fish
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Adam Carson – AFI
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Liv Kristine – Leaves Eyes
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Winston McCall – Parkway Drive
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Suze Demarchi – The Baby Animals
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Steve Balbi
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Rob Wylde & Rob Lane – Teenage Casket Company
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: John Reis – Rocket From The Crypt
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Thunderfuck And The Deadly Romantics
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, […]
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INTERVIEW: Slade Echeverria – Anarbor
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Robert MacManus – Heathen Skulls
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Dave Wyndorf – Monster Magnet
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Laurri Porra – Stratovarius
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 […]
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INTERVIEW: Tom Keifer – Cinderella
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 […]