Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Everyone in Australia knows and loves The Hives and for a while it looked like we wouldn’t see the guys back Down-Under in 2014, but strange things happen all the time, one band drops […]
Everyone by know that Vista Chino is the band formerly known as KYUSS LIVES! And everyone knows that last year’s debut album ‘Peace’ was something special. We catch up with Brant now that the […]
Xander Demos is one of the modern day cowboys of the fretboard. There are of course plenty of guitarists out there and plenty of shredders, but last year Xander Demos caught our ear with […]
Ghost should need no introduction with an image like theirs, which cries out Cooper, Kiss, and something altogether more wicked… And let’s face it the catholic church has all the best regalia outside those […]
Apart from being one of the coolest band names ever, UK’s Pulled apart by Horses are one of the most essential live bands of the moment – and they are headed downunder to show […]
The Naked + Famous are making it big overseas especially in markets like the UK and US. We get to see what all the fuss is about when they take the stage for Big […]
There’s a circle of bands in the New Orleans area that are some of the most influential and legendary sludge-doom bands around like Crowbar, Down and Eyehategod. Jimmy Bower has been a part of […]
The Rockpit talks to founding member of Soil, Tim King about the latest album ‘Whole’ ahead of SOUNDWAVE 2014. Hi Tim, happy holidays and thank you for taking the time to talk to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Guitar virtuoso Isaiah Mitchell is always an interesting guy to talk to. As the guitarist for Earthless and a few other bands and projects which keeps him busy, his music is an amazing example […]
The man needs no introduction at this point. After being in one of the biggest metal bands on the planet, Pantera and then later joining the now legendary Down, fronted by former Pantera frontman […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most people will know Rob Dukes as the frontman for thrash legends Exodus but some may not know about his other band, Generation Kill who formed only a few of years ago. While the […]
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 […]
Baroness are a band that have been steadily rising since their inception in the mid-2000’s and have gained a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the business. After hitting Australia twice […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kylesa began a little over 10 years ago as a sludgey crust band but has since evolved into more progressive psychedelic rock, their latest album “Ultraviolet” their strongest effort yet which delves into trippy […]
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 […]
After more than 2 decades of extreme metal blasting it’s way to fans around the world, Northern hyperblast masters Kataklysm are back with a new album “Waiting For The End To Come” and a […]
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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