Christophe Liglet, bassist of a new unsigned band from Los Angeles called Skinmask talks about his band, his influences, Zoltan from Five Finger Death Punch saving his life and Skinmask taking over the world! […]
Just the other day The Rockpit received a press release announcing that Mortal Sin now has a new singer, digging a little through the ‘net’ we found that the website appears to be frozen […]
This is the second time in under a year I have had the chance to talk to Andy Scott – guitarist with SWEET and true pioneer of glam rock, and with a Christmas single […]
It’s only 8:40am in Perth but almost noon in Sydney, and Hoodoo Gurus guitarist Brad Shepherd is in a good mood despite being up with the kids at 5:30am, and he’s eager to talk […]
Rock legends in focus 2012. URIAH HEEP’s Trevor Bolder talks to The Rockpit about touring, Heep’s latest album, Ziggy Stardust and more. Shane:- How was last year’s touring? Trevor:- Excellent, We did three […]
New rock you will love. Will talks with Sunset Riot’s Josh Paul about their new EP and touring plans. If you could please start off by telling us a little about the bands […]
ROSS “Woody” WOODHAMS of DIRTY PARIS took time out of his Australia Day celebrations to talk to The Rockpit about the origin of the band, changing their name from underfire, and how they ended […]
Brian Marshall, bass player with both Alter Bridge and his reunited former band Creed, is sitting in his truck at half eight in the evening while the rain pours down in his hometown of […]
I spoke to Zakk Wylde 2 days before Christmas about the upcoming 2012 SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL tour of Australia, and although we veered off-topic somewhat, it’s clear he and his Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society […]
Who haven’t these guys played with ? Glen, founding member of the Sex Pistols, wrote Pretty Vacant and God Save The Queen the two songs that turned the music industry upside down and inside […]
The Angels have been blazing a trail around Australia’s beer barns and clubs and festival stages for several decades now through a variety of lineups, as well as touring extensively overseas, initially under the […]
There’s only one Sebastian Bach and Shane had a good talk with him about his latest album “Kicking & Screaming”, losing his home in the wake of Cyclone Irene, how he keeps his voice […]
As rockers go, Steve Haley fits the bill nicely. I first encountered Steve when he was a band member in Trashlight Vision. Sadly when the band parted ways we thought this would be the […]
Shane talks with Hard rock cartoonist Dave howarth about how to transform a rock star into a cartoon, and how you can buy one of his prints, or commission your own! G’day Dave […]
Now performing in the excellent WHOLE LOTTA LOVE – LED ZEPPELIN CELEBRATION, Steve Balbi has an impressive CV from his early days touring with the Kevin Borich Express, to being a founder member of […]
Mick Thomas has forged a unique place in the Australian rock landscape. Never one for straight forward “pub rock”, or radio friendly anthems, he carved out a niche for himself as a songwriter’s songwriter, […]
Dynasty have really hit their straps on this, their second full length album. With a slick and polished production that never detracts from the raw ROCK-ness of the songs, “Knock you Down” shows that these […]
Mick Wall pretty much wrote the book on rock journalism, from his early days working on Kerrang! magazine, travelling the world with the biggest bands in the world like Guns n’ Roses and Metallica, […]
Last week I called Jeff Martin in Ontario, a few dates into his reunion tour with The Tea Party. Jeff now lives in Perth, of course, and us, as well as the rest of […]
Perth band Gasoline Inc relocated to Melbourne earlier this year to try their luck in what is affectionately known as the “rock n roll capital of Australia.” I managed to pin Gab down on […]
A taster for their forthcoming album, Zeroking’s debut is full of unapologetically in-your-face riffing, anthemic melodies, a few touches of tasteful sleaze, and some clever, self deprecatingly humorous lyrics. The EP opens with the punchy […]
In 1983 there were few albums as relentlessly metal as Accept’s “Restless andd Wild”. Their first true classic, the album featured the insanely heavy ‘Fast as a Shark’, and was followed by a succession […]
Paul talks to Farcry’s Ronnie Parkes about Farcry and being in a Bon Jovi cover band. PH Hi there Ronnie my name’s Paul welcome to the Rockpit and thanks for taking time to […]
It’s not every day you get to talk to a legend, and every time I do, I am mindful of the old adage that meeting your heroes will invariably lead to disappointment. On this […]
My call finds Andy Scott at home watching the World Cup cricket match between England and The Netherlands, and despite not being thrilled about being dragged away from the game proved to be talkative, […]
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