Way back when the Rockpit started out in 2009 I remember hearing ‘Baby Darling Doll Face Honey’ the first record by Band of Skulls that was released on the very day we went live. Here […]
Buckcherry is back with ‘Roar Like Thunder’, out June 13th 2025. We caught up with Josh to talk all about the album, celebrate a few anniversaries (including ’15’ and Stevie’s 20th year in the band) […]
Two weeks out from The Night Flight Orchestra’s first show of the ‘Moon Over Australia 2025’ tour Andrew Slaidins sat down with frontman Bjorn Strid and talked about the history and success of the band, […]
Rose Tattoo is for many including myself ‘the’ great Aussie Rock band. Sure AC/DC made it bigger and burned brighter but the Tatts kept it dirtier, grittier and had the real passion and fury that […]
There are moments and conversations that you get to have with certain musicians that had a profound impact on own musical journey and shaped a genre of metal that is stronger than ever today. That […]
Randy Rhoads’ name is possibly one of the best and most influential players of a genre. Apart from Edward Van Halen there are few that have inspired as many bedroom guitar plays and turned them […]
This May TRENCH DOGS, SUICIDE BOMBERS and CONTINENTAL LOVERS warm up for their CALL OF THE WILD FESTIVAL appearances with a triple bill that will blow away anything you will see this year. It’s like […]
The ghoul of cool is back with new music and as you would have already seen and heard. Wednesday has a new album ‘Mid Death Crisis’ out on April 25 and we sat down to […]
The man who fronted Fear Factory for over two decades is releasing new music and hitting the road which includes a visit to Australia this June for four intimate shows. With two singles out we […]
Yellowcard are a band that captivated us with their debut major label release and the reason for the current tour and this interview. The album is ‘Ocean Avenue’ and it’s 20th Anniversary is being celebrated […]
South Australian Metalcore band Life Pilot released their debut self-titled album in late March and are about to head out on an eight date national tour starting late April. I caught up with drummer Eli […]
Hot on the heels of last year’s ‘Light ‘Em Up,’ which saw the return of John Corabi to the band, The Dead Daisies are back on May 30th with a new album of Blues covers […]
The Fray are returning to Australia for a series of shows celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their “How To Save A Life” album. We caught up with Drummer Ben Wysocki for a chat ahead of […]
We just had to talk to Reb Beach the ‘riff master’ – not only is he the rock and roll heart of Winger, he’s done time with some of the greatest hard rock bands ever! […]
It’s a long way between starting out playing to the family in Collie, Western Australia in 2010 and playing stages all around the world in 2025. That’s all part of the amazing story of Sister’s […]
The Rockpit caught up with Zach Householder, guitarist for Whitechapel who are about to unleash their most brutal offering ‘Hymns In Dissonance’ in their twenty year career. We spoke about writing and the idea behind […]
When you get a chance to sit down and chat with the frontman of a band that heavily influenced your journey into metal you simply don’t say no. In 1983 a relatively unknown German band […]
Over the years we’ve been championing the music of DYNAZTY, indeed their debut was one of the very first albums we reviewed in our first year of The Rockpit. Over the years DYNAZTY’s output has […]
15 years ago when I started up The Rockpit I did it to support the music I loved that I didn’t think was getting the attention it deserved. My very first interview was with the […]
It has been over forty years since Tony Hadley first released music with his former band, Spandau Ballet. From his beginnings at the forefront of the New Romantic movement, Tony earned himself the accolade of […]
All-female, Indonesian metal trio, VOICE OF BACEPROT, have embarked on their inaugural Australian headline tour. Andrew Slaidins caught up with them on the eve of their first show to find out about their music and […]
The hardest thing in the world for a band to do is recapture the passion and the thrill of their past glories, or as Ken Mary sees it ‘win the fight against nostalgia’. Only […]
Put aside for a moment any preconceptions you might have of Mr. Cavaleri because this new album ‘Miracles’ is something very different. If you love the story, love the solo records or love the bluster […]
Reckless Love has been one of my very favouite bands so far this Century, and one of the first bands that I wanted to tell everyone about when I started The Rockpit back in 2009. […]
Once upon a time back in the glorious Rock and Roll Heaven that was the 80’s there was a place called the Sunset Strip. People loved the Strip they had fun there, bands played there, […]
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