Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Sometimes when band members reunite, it’s as if no time has passed and nothing has changed. That couldn’t be further from the truth for 10 Years. And, that’s a good thing. When guitarist/drummer Brian […]
Mark: ‘Songs For Smiles’ is an absolutely massive undertaking – you cover a song a day for a year to raise money for a great charity. Take it a little way back for us though […]
Sometimes you just hear an album and it really captures your imagination. ‘Once Upon a Time’ by Switzerland’s Black Diamonds is one of those albums. Formed in 2004, ‘Black Diamonds’ are a hard rock band […]
2017 sees the 20th anniversary of the exhilarating, inspiring and brilliant album “Full Circle” by punk rock veterans Pennwise that helped define a genre. ‘Full Circle’ is the emotional and pivotal album that followed […]
The Rock Pit had a chance to catch up with radio personality and talk show host, Eddie Trunk while attending the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky recently. Eddie Trunk is an American […]
What happens when you mix metalcore and pop punk? You get a modern classic rock band, of course, named Joyous Wolf. They’re from Southern California with a wide mix of influences, ranging from their […]
US hardcore band The Bronx recently dropped their latest album “V” on September 22nd, their 5th album since forming in 2002. In support of the album the band hit the road on tour including […]
Trivium are about to unleash their 8th studio record “The Sin And The Sentence”, an album that encompasses the sound that the band are known for including the return of Matt Heafy’s signature growl […]
With three albums released so far the wait is over. Coldspell are ready to strike again with the brand new album titled “A New World Arise”. This is stunning recording that features 12 new songs […]
Dirty Thrills are an exciting and charismatic bluesy hard rock quartet from London, UK. Fronted by the son of ex-Moody Blues singer Nicky James, this unique outfit are bringing back old school rock ‘n’ roll, while […]
After a hugely successful career as a legendary pro-wrestler in the WWE, Chris Jericho began to turn his sights more on his musical career with Fozzy, a career which began when he was a […]
For those that are in the know on the Australian metal and rock scene, Andrew Haug is a name that is pretty much synonymous with the Aussie music industry. An industry slawart working in radio, […]
Wisconsin-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, Jared James Nichols, returns with his new album “Black Magic” which is the follow up to 2015’s debut album “Old Glory & The Wild Revival”. “Black Magic” features 10 tracks and will be released […]
Grindcore supergroup Lock Up, made up of Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth, Venemous Concept), Nick Barker (ex-Cradle Of Filth), Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria) will be hitting Australia this week as […]
When I originally left the UK to travel and ended up here down-under there was one Hard Rock band in the UK that just stood out from the pack – Skin. They were a band […]
A couple of days before the opportunity to chat with Phil came up I was digging through the vinyl singles in a second hand store and came up with a copy of Persian Risk’s ‘Calling […]
Jeff Kollman is one of the most highly regarded and in-demand axe slingers on the L.A. scene. Other than Glenn Hughes, Jeff is also currently the guitar player for the ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT, ASIA feat. […]
Alaska’s 36 CRAZYFISTS will release their deeply personal new album Lanterns on September 29 through Spinefarm Records / Caroline Australia. It is their second release for the label and the follow up to 2015’s […]
Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to The Rockpit today, what can we say? ‘Midnite City’ has to be one of the finest and most complete albums we’ve heard in a […]
I’ve interviewed Jon Stevens three times now and each time we’ve gone way over our allotted time, he’s just one of those guys you connect with – passionate about music and life and someone you […]
One of the top prog rock acts in Australia right now, Caligula’s Horse are pushing forward and forging a path that is heading towards big things for a band that have worked pretty hard […]
Over the years Sebastian Bach has become an ever more frequent visitor to Australia, usually with a new album for us when he arrives. This time though his latest release has been his Autobiography ’18 […]
Extreme metal veterans Cradle Of Filth return with their new album ‘Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay’ which comes out on September 22nd, the gothic follow up to their epic 2015 album “Hammer Of […]
A couple of years back now EMN dropped the ‘Grind EP’. It was a great piece of work that contained 5 new tracks, their first new material since the ‘Deeper Shade of Grey’ album in […]
One of the most consistently extreme bands on the Death/Black scene crest their throne built of bones once again to uncompromisingly attack humanity, three years after their 2014 demonstration of brutality, ‘Conjuring The Dead’. […]
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