We sat down with What Lies Below vocalist Andrew Watson to discuss the band’s debut album I Let It Consume Me, writing through darkness, the evolution of metalcore, and why Australia is still on the band’s touring wishlist. Read More …
Category: Interviews
Andy Scott of Sweet talks The Final Blitz Australian Tour, Full Circle, Fox on the Run, Love Is Like Oxygen and the heavy legacy beneath the glam.
Few bands have ever walked the line between glitter, hooks, riffs and chaos quite like Sweet. For many, Sweet will always be the sound of the 70s exploding through the speakers with “The Ballroom Blitz,” “Fox on the Run,” “Block Buster!,” “Action,” “Hell Raiser,” “Wig Read More …
StormHammer Bring New Fire To German Power Metal With Wrath Of The Hammer
StormHammer have never been a band built on giving up. The German power metal veterans have been carrying the flame since the early 90s, moving through name changes, lineup changes, label changes, different eras of heavy music, and all the madness that comes with keeping Read More …
Psycroptic: Still Finding New Ways to Be Brutal After 25 Years
Psycroptic frontman Jason Peppiatt discusses the making of The Pulse Of Annihilation, working with Jason Keyser, recording with Joe Haley and why Australia’s technical death metal pioneers are still pushing themselves after more than two decades. Read More …
Stitched Up Heart’s Mixi Talks New Album MEDUSA, Collaborations, Hooks, Chaos & Animal Rescue
There is something fitting about Stitched Up Heart naming their newest chapter MEDUSA. This is a band that has always carried the idea of damage, survival and reconstruction in its DNA. From the name itself through to the emotional force behind Alecia “Mixi” Demner’s vocals, Read More …
Dave Haley Talks Psycroptic’s The Pulse Of Annihilation, Faustian, Werewolves And Australian Heavy Metal
Some musicians become part of a scene. Others help build the bloody thing from the ground up. Dave Haley is one of those names that sits deep in the foundations of Australian extreme metal. As one of the founding forces behind Psycroptic alongside his brother Read More …
Dad Core, Zao and the Beautiful Reality of Growing Older | Jay Wells L’Ecuyer Gets Real
Jay Wells L’Ecuyer opens up about Dad Core, his lifelong love of Zao, Canada’s hardcore scene, Sky Of Ghosts and the heartbreaking story behind Life Leaves. Read More …
ANA Interview | Motivated by Death, Japan, Danzig & Building Their Own Path
There is something exciting happening with Melbourne’s ANA, and it does not feel like the kind of thing that can be neatly packed into one genre tag. That became clear pretty quickly while speaking with Anna and Josh about the band’s debut full-length album, Motivated Read More …
Gluttony: Anders On Eulogy To Blasphemy, Swedish Death Metal Roots And Keeping Every Riff Hungry
There is something deeply satisfying about ending a day with proper death metal. After spending the day moving through different corners of the musical world, I had the chance to sit down with Anders from Swedish death metal band Gluttony, and it was exactly the Read More …
Frankenbok’s Hutch: Thirty Years of Beautiful Chaos and Why Some Monsters Refuse to Die
Original Frankenbok frontman Adam Glynn opens up about returning to the band after more than two decades away, rebuilding old friendships, and why The Arriba War Honkle represents the truest version of Frankenbok yet. Read More …
Al Anderson on Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and the Power of One Love
Few musicians have lived inside the history of reggae quite like Al Anderson. His guitar helped shape landmark recordings with Bob Marley & The Wailers, including Natty Dread, Live!, Babylon by Bus, Survival and Uprising. He also brought his distinct blend of blues, jazz, country Read More …
DAY DREAMERS’ Ben Erbacher Talks Wreckage, Live Chaos & Their New EP
Melbourne alternative rock outfit DAY DREAMERS are heading into a defining new chapter with their self-titled EP, a seven-track release that captures a band becoming heavier, more confident and increasingly comfortable pushing beyond the habits that brought them this far. Ahead of its arrival on Read More …