THEROCKPIT HARD ROCK & METAL INTERVIEWS 2015

THE ROCKPIT PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS INTERVIEWS & WE BRING YOU MORE THAN ANY OTHER SITE - OVER 100 IN BOTH 2013 and 2014 FROM THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HARD ROCK AND METAL ACTS AS WELL AS LOCAL BANDS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION - CHECK BACK EACH WEEK FOR NEW INTERVIEWS. 2015 WILL BE OUR BIGGEST YEAR BIGGEST YET...

EXODUS

STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE AMAZING NEW ALBUM 'BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT'

DECEMBER 2014

CHIODOS

BRAD BELL

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND AUSTRALIAN TOUR...

DECEMBER 2014

THY ART IS MURDER

Chris "CJ" McMahon

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE SURRENT AUSTRALIAN TOUR and SO MUCH MORE...

DECEMBER 2014

ROSS WLSON TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

SOLO ARTIST AND LEADER OF DADDY COOL AND MONDO ROCK, WE CAUGHT UP WITH ROSS TO TALK ABOUT 'OZ ROCK BUSSELTON', HIS EARLY CAREER, 43 YEARS SINCE TE SEMINAL ALBUM 'DADDY WHO?'...

DECEMBER 2014

Ross Wilson 2014

FEAR FACTORY

BURTON C BELL

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR and 'THE INDUSTRIALIST'...

DECEMBER 2014

DEAD DAISIES

DIZZY REED

OF DEAD DAISIES AND GUNS 'N' ROSES TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR...

DECEMBER 2014

MONSTER MAGNET

DAVE WYNDORF

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW 'REIMAGINED' ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

NOVEMBER 2014

LOVER UNDER COVER and COLDSPELL

TALK TO THE ROCKPIT

WHAT COULD BE BETTER ON A SUNNY MORNING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO GET ON THE PHONE TO GUYS FROM TWO OF OUR FAVOURITE BANDS FROM SWEDEN - IN OUR FIRST EVER MULTIPLE PHONE HOOK-UP WE CHAT WITH MIKAEL CARLSSON FRO LOVER UNDER COVER AND MICHAEL LARSSON WHO PLAYS GUITAR WITH COLDSPELL... IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WE FIND OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM BOTH BANDS, AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

NOVEMBER 2014

LIZZIE GREY

FROM

SPIDERS AND SNAKES

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE GREAT NEW ALBUM 'YEAR OF THE SNAKE' AND SO MUCH MORE...

NOVEMBER 2014

CROBOT

BRANDON YEAGLEY

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE STUNNING ALBUM 'SOMETHING SUPERNATURAL'...

NOVEMBER 2014

ANTHRAX'S

SCOTT IAN

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT HIS NEW SPOKEN WORD DVD AND SO MUCH MORE...

NOVEMBER 2014

OBITUARY

DONALD TARDY

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW RELEASE 'INKED IN BLOOD'...

NOVEMBER 2014

PRONG

TOMMY VICTOR

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

PRONG IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA...

NOVEMBER 2014

GARY HUGHES

OF TEN

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM 'ALBION', PLANS FOR TEN IN 2015 AND SO MUCH MORE...

NOVEMBER 2014

MAX CAVALERA OF CAVELERA CONSPIRACY

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

WE TALK ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

OCTOBER 2014

MESHUGGAH TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

WE CATCH UP WITH MARTEN HAGSTROM TO TALK ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE...

OCTOBER 2014

ELECTRIC WIZARD

JUS OBORN

WE TALK ALL ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW RELEASE...

 

OCTOBER 2014

DREAM THEATER TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

JOHN MYUNG CATCHES UP TO TELL US ALL THE LATEST...

CHIP Z'NUFF

TALKS TO THE

ROCKPIT

WE LOOK BACK ON 30 YEARS OF ENUFF Z'NUFF AND TAKE A PEEK AT THE NEW COVERS ALBUM 'COVERED IN GOLD'...

 

OCTOBER 2014

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

TALKS TO THE

ROCKPIT

THE WORLD'S GREATEST GUITARIST RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA IN 2015...

 

OCTOBER 2014

MINISTRY

TALKS TO THE

ROCKPIT

ANDREW CATCHES UP WITH SIN QUIRIN

TO FIND OUT ALL THE LATEST...

 

OCTOBER 2014

FLYING COLORS TALK TO THE ROCKPIT

LEON CATCHES UP WITH CASEY TO FIND OUT ALL ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM...

 

SEPTEMBER 2014

FEAR FACTORY TALK TO THE ROCKPIT

DINO CATCHES UP WITH ANDREW TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM...

 

SEPTEMBER 2014

THE VINES'

TIM JOHN

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW MUSIC!

 

SEPTEMBER 2014

VERUCA SALT's LOUISE POST

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND NEW MUSIC ON THE WAY...

SEPTEMBER 2014

SEPULTURA TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

PAULO JR . CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM, AND SO MUCH MORE...

SEPTEMBER 2014

ACCEPT'S WOLF HOFFMANN

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM 'BLIND RAGE' YET THEN YOU NEED TO - IT JUST MIGHT BE ACCEPT'S BEST... WE CAUGHT UP WITH WOLF TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND ABOUT THE IMPENDING FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN TOUR!

AUGUST 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'BLIND RAGE' HERE

GODSMACK TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

SHANNON CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

AUGUST 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF '1000 HP'

POP WILL EAT ITSELF

WE CATCH UP WITH MAIN MAN GRAHAM CRABB TO TALK ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR! AND MORE...

AUGUST 2014

BULLET TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

HAMPUS KLANG CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

AUGUST 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'STORM OF BLADES' HERE

SATURN'S ROBIN TIDEBRINK

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

WE CATCH UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

AUGUST 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'ASCENDING (LIVE IN SPACE)' HERE

KIX TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

KIX' FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 19 YEARS 'ROCK YOUR FACE OFF' IS THE ALBUM FANS HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR AND IT DELIVERS - WE CAUGHT UP WITH MARK SCHENKER FOR ALL THE LATEST KIX NEWS...

AUGUST 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'ROCK YOUR FACE OFF' HERE

BODY COUNT

TALKS TO SCOTT AT THE ROCKPIT

FROM THE PRESS AREA AT THE MAYHEM FESTIVAL DETROIT 2014..

MISS MAY I

TALKS TO SCOTT AT THE ROCKPIT

DANIEL FROM THE PRESS AREA AT THE MAYHEM FESTIVAL DETROIT 2014..

TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION

TALKS TO SCOTT AT THE ROCKPIT

DANIEL FROM THE PRESS AREA AT THE MAYHEM FESTIVAL DETROIT 2014..

ASKING ALEXANDRIA TALKS TO SCOTT AT THE ROCKPIT

DANIEL FROM THE PRESS AREA AT THE MAYHEM FESTIVAL DETROIT 2014..

FOZZY

CHRIS JERICHO

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

FOZZY MAY WELL HAVE RELEASED THEIR FINEST ALBUM TO DATE IN 'DO YOU WANNA START A WAR' AND CHRIS JERICHO WANTS TO LET THE WORLD KNOW - WE CATCH UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

JULY 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'DO YOU WANNA START A WAR' HERE

BLUES PILLS' ELIN LARSSON

SINCE HEARING THE BAND'S FIRST EP LAST YEAR THE ROCKPIT HAS KNOWN THAT THERE WERE BIG THINGS AHEAD FOR BLUES PILLS. NO BAND MANAGES TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF A SIMPLER TIME WITH AS MUCH PASSION AND REAL POWER AS BLUES PILLS...

JULY 2014

READ OUR REVIEW OF 'BLUES PILLS' HERE

ACE FREHLEY

TALKS TO The ROCKPIT...

WHEN I WAS A KID I USED TO PAINT MT FACE JUST LIKE A CERTAIN MEMBER OF KISS... BUT DON'T TELL ACE, FOR WHOM 2014 IS LOOKING LIKE A VERY GOOD YEAR.

WE CATCH UP TO TALK ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM, THE LIKELIHOOD OF A RETURN DOWNUNDER AND SO MUCH MORE...

SOMETIMES 'WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH'...

JULY 2014

READ OUR REVIEW OF ACE'S NEW ALBUM 'SPACE INVADER' HERE

SKID ROW

DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT...

OUT OF ALL THE HARD ROCK BANDS THAT CAME OUT OF THE LATE EIGHTIES SKID ROW WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. WE CAUGHT UP WITH DAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW EP AND THE RESURGENCE OF SKID ROW... WE DON'T EVEN MENTION THE 'S' WORD!...

JULY 2014

READ OUR REVIEW OF 'RISE OF THE DAMNATION ARMY: UNITED WORLD REBELLION:  CHAPTER 2' HERE

CANNIBAL CORPSE

TALKS TO The ROCKPIT about the September Australian Tour, their latest album "A Skeletal Domain" and a book titled "Bible Of Butchery"... What more could you want? We caught up with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz...

JULY 2014

SAVE THE CLOCKTOWER TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

LUKE CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM, TOURING, BACK TO THE FUTURE AND MORE...

JULY 2014

VOYAGER

TALKS TO The roCKPIT...

LONG A FIXTURE ON THE LOCAL W.A. ROCK SCENE VOYAGER'S NEW ALBUM 'V' SUGGESTS A BAND READY TO TAKE THAT GRET JUMP FORWARD ... WE CATCH UP WITH GUITARIST SCOTT KAY TO FIND OUT MORE...

JULY 2014

READ OUR REVIEW OF VOYAGER'S 'V' HERE

JOHN GARCIA TALKS TO The roCKPIT...

WE TALK ABOUT THE STUNNING SOLO ALBUM, THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND SO MUCH MORE...

JULY 2014

READ OUR REVIEW OF JOHN GARCIA'S SOLO ALBUM HERE

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY SPEAKS...

MIKE DEAN CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM, THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND SO MUCH MORE...

JULY 2014

PELICAN TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

BRYAN CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND SO MUCH MORE...

JULY 2014

VIRGIN STEELE

DAVID DEFEIS TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

VIRGIN STEELE HAS JUST RE-RELEASED 3 OF THEIR CLASSIC ALBUMS WITH PLENTY OF BONUS MATERIAL. WE TALK 'INVICTUS' SO MUCH MORE WITH MAIN MAN DAVID DeFEIS...

JUNE 2014

SEETHER TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

WITH NEW ALBUM 'ISOLATE AND MEDICATE' JUST RELEASED WE TALKED TO JOHN ABOUT THE ALBUM, THE TOUR AND ALL THINGS SEETHER...

JUNE 2014

ANATHEMA'S DANIEL CAVANAGH TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

AUSTRALIA FINALLY GETS TO SEE ANATHEMA IN PERSON LATER THIS YEAR AND WE CHECKED IN WITH DANIEL TO TALK ALL ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND PONDER THE BIG QUESIONS...

JUNE 2014

JOE SATRIANI TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

HE'S BRINGING HIS 'UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM TOUR' TO AUSTRALIA IN NOVEMBER - WE GOT TO TALK TO JOE EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM, GETTING BACK DOWNUNDER AND THE ART OF CREATING MUSIC...

JUNE 2014

TANKARD TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

GERRE CATCHES UP TO TALK TOURS and SO MUCH MORE...

JUNE 2014

THE ROCKPIT'S 50TH INTERVIEW OF THE YEAR

SAXON'S BIFF BYFORD

ALL ABOUT THE 35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR, THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE... JUNE 2014

NIGHT RANGER'S KELLY KEAGY

ALL ABOUT THE GREAT NEW ALBUM, THE USA TOUR, THE HALL OF FAME AND SO MUCH MORE... JUNE 2014

IAN ANDERSON TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

We catch up with the always interesting IAN ANDERSON to talk about his latest release 'HOMO ERRATICUS' as well as 'THICK AS A BRICK 2' and some very special shows for Australia in December... and yes, we also tackle the big one: 'The Meaning of Life'...

 

JUNE 2014

ANTI MORTEM TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

NEVADA ROMO CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

JUNE 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'NEW SOUTHERN' HERE

LILLIAN AXE'S STEVE BLAZE

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

JUNE 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'ONE NIGHT IN THE TEMPLE' HERE

OVERKILL

WE CATCH UP WITH OVERKILL FRONTMAN BOBBY BLITZ TO DISCUSS THE BAND'S LATEST RELEASE...

JUNE 2014

BAND OF SKULLS

Band of Skulls is in Australia next week for a flurry of dates on the East Coast. We caught up with them to ask all about their latest opus 'Himalayan' ...

 

JUNE 2014

RON POPE TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

RON CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

JUNE 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'CALLING OFF THE DOGS' HERE

BROTHER FIRETRIBE

Brother Firetribe is the band that you feel can reach the heights in what has become a very crowded Melodic Rock scene: and on their latest album 'Diamond in the Firepit' they have set new standards of excellence.

Brother Firetribe is it! - the real deal and vocalist Pekka Ansio Heino tells us why!

 

JUNE 2014

MISS MAY I

TALKS TO SCOTT AT THE ROCKPIT

FROM THE PRESS TENT AT

ROCK ON THE RANGE...

MAY 2014

POP EVIL TALKS TO SCOTT AT THE ROCKPIT

FROM THE PRESS TENT AT ROCK ON THE RANGE...

MAY 2014

BURY TOMORROW

We talk to Bury Tomorrow's vocalist Daniel Winter-Bates about the huge rise of the band over the last few years, award nominations, constant touring, the stunning new album 'Runes' and so much more...

 

MAY 2014

GARY NUMAN TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR, THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

MAY 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF THE FIRST DATE OF THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR HERE

FINNTROLL TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE TOUR, THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

MAY 2014

RUBICON CROSS

CHRIS GREEN

We talk at length with axeman Chris Green about the first full-length release from his and CJ Snare's new Rock project...

 

MAY 2014

ONE THOUSAND YEARS' CHRIS BOYD

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE VIDEO LAUNCH, THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

MAY 2014

1000 Years Band

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF ONE THOUSAND YEARS DEBUT ALBUM HERE

THE OWLS

Emerging after a long self-imposed exile of discovery, The Owls stand poised to cement themselves as sonic architects with the release of Kraków, the first cut from their forthcoming EP, Own the Streets. We caught up with Josh to find out what comes next...

MAY 2014

KILLER BE KILLED

MAX CAVALERA

Killer be Killed is the new band featuring some of the great names in modern Metal... Interested? Then read on...

 

MAY 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF THE DEBUT ALBUM HERE

HORROR MY FRIEND

We catch up with Adelaide's finest purveyors of noise...

 

MAY 2014

EPICA

SIMONE SIMONS

We catch up with Epica's Simone Simons to talk about the new album 'The Quantum Enigma' which just could be the Dutch Symphonic Metal masters best yet...

MAY 2014

CHILDREN OF BODOM

Henkka Seppälä

Children of Bodom tour downunder soon - we caught up with Henkka Seppälä to get al the latest...

 

MAY 2014

PET THE PREACHER

Christian Hede Madsen

 

APRIL 2014

THE OATH

Linnea Olson

 

APRIL 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'THE OATH' HERE

ZAKK WYLDE

OF ZACK WYLDE'S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM ' Catacombs of the Black Vatican'

 

APRIL 2014

 

Photos by Justin Reich

 

LOST SOCIETY TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

SAMMY CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

APRIL 2014

GOV'T MULE

WARREN HAYNES

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

 

MARCH 2014

KREATOR

'Mille' Petrozza talks to Andrew...

KREATOR is just about to tour Australia here's a chance to revisit our interview from last year where Mille talks about the excellent new DVD 'Dying Alive' and the resurgence of Thrash Metal...

 

MARCH 2014

READ OUR REVIEW OF 'DYING ALIVE' HERE

INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH!

 

TYKETTO

Celebrates 25 Years this year, with a UK Tour, Festival dates and a DVD Documentary!

Danny Vaughn Spoke to the Rockpit!

 

MARCH 2014

LOVER UNDER COVER

If you love Melodic Rock then you will love Lover Under Cover. So far this year their latest album 'Into the Night' is riding high and looking at taking out the album of 2014 - it's that good!

Mikael Carlsson speaks to the Rockpit.

 

MARCH 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'INTO THE NIGHT' HERE

HELLION

Back in 1983 I bought the first Hellion EP. Listening to the 'To Hellion and Back' Anthology today the band has lost none of its power - and new music is on the way.

Ann Boelyn speaks to the Rockpit.

 

MARCH 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'TO HELLION AND BACK' HERE

LACUNA COIL

Andrea Ferro spoke to Mark Rockpit about the great new album 'Broken Crown Halo' and recent line-up changes. he checks in from the middle of the current US Tour!

 

MARCH 2014

 

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'BROKEN CROWN HALO' HERE

SKELETONWITCH

Evan "Loosh" Linger talks to Andrew aboyut the latest album and the upcoming tour of Australia!

MARCH 2014

 

 

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'SERPENTS UNLEASHED' HERE

MAGNUM

BOB CATLEY

Magnum is a band that has always had a legion of loyal fans in the UK and growing numbers in Europe. Their new album 'Escape from the Shadow Garden' is so good it could take them to new heights a mere 18 albums and 42 years into a wonderful career...

Mark talks to Bob Catley

MARCH 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'ESCAPE FROM THE SHADOW GARDEN' HERE

NUCLEUST TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ANDREW CATCHES UP WITH UP AND COMING PERTH METTALERS...

KXM

dUg PINNICK

A new musical force to be reckoned with is about to turn the rock world upside down with the release of their self-titled debut, KXM. KXM is comprised of dUg Pinnick of King’s X on vocals/bass, George Lynch of Lynch Mob/Dokken on guitars and Korn’s drum maestro, Ray Luzier, rounds out the powerhouse trio.

MARCH 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'KXM' HERE

BEHEMOTH TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ORION CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

BETH HART

Mark catches up with Beth Hart, a woman with a voice to die for, who is bringing her latest album Bang Bang Boom Boom to Australia later this year. We get to talk about her collaborations with Jeff Beck and Joe Bonamassa and her interesting past...

 

MARCH 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'BANG BANG BOOM BOOM' HERE

UGLY KID JOE

Ugly Kid Joe are back! 21 years after their last visit to Australia the band is back co-headlining with Skid Row and bringing us a taste of their latest release 'Stairway to Hell'! We catch up with co-founding guitarist Klaus Eichstadt!

 

MARCH 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'STAIRWAY TO HELL' HERE

DESTRAGE

Metal never sounded as original, crazy and chaotic as this! Mark talks to Matteo Digioia from Milan's Destrange aborut creating music and broadening the mind...

 

MARCH 2014

 

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NO' HERE

HIRAX TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

KATON CATCHES UP TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND SO MUCH MORE...

 

FEBRUARY 2014

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF 'IMMORTAL LEGACY' HERE

BOOM CRASH OPERA

IS BACK ON THE ROAD: PETER 'MAZ' MASLEN TALKS ABOUT THE NEW TOUR, NEW ALBUM AND THE MEANING OF LIFE...

FEBRUARY 2014

HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: MARK TALKS TO JOCKE

ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND THE LATEST ALBUM 'C'MON TAKE ON ME'

FEBRUARY 2014

DARK TRANQUILITY

Andrew talks to Dark Tranquility about the new album and tour...

 

FEBRUARY 2014

ABSU

Andrew delves into the music of cult mythological Metal Warriors ABSU and talks trilogies to their leader Proscriptor...

 

FEBRUARY 2014

PORTAL

Andrew ventures into other dimensions to communicate with Australia's Extreme Metal Overlords PORTAL...

 

FEBRUARY 2014

THE PORKERS

we talk to main man Pete Cooper about the band's resurfacing for Soundwave 2014 and what might lie ahead for Australian Ska's finest...

 

FEBRUARY 2014

BOY AND BEAR

Killian Gavin stops by to talk to Mark about the biggest year yet, a never-ending tour schedule and Soft Rock...

 

FEBRUARY 2014

HAVOK: DAVID SANCHEZ TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE LATEST ALBUM AND TOURING AUSTRALIA

JANUARY 2014

Havok Interview

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

mainman Jake Burns from iconic Punk band SLF talks about coming to Australia, where it all started and the first new album in ten years ...

 

JANUARY 2014

THE WONDER STUFF

Miles Hunt refuses to tell us where the name of the band comes from, but there's tales of scaring young interviewers, Pet Sounds and the meaning of life ...

 

JANUARY 2014

NASHVILLE PUSSY

RUYTER SUYS

talks up the stunning new album 'Up the Dosage' ahead of the European tour. Is it really their 'Back in Black'? Find out here..

 

JANUARY 2014

CATCH UP ON OVER 120 INTERVIEWS FROM 2013 and EARLIER BY CHECKING OUT OUR ARCHIVE...

THE HIVES

CHRIS DANGEROUS

We catch up with one of Big Day Out's biggest LIVE acts - The Hives...

 

JANUARY 2014

VISTA CHINO

BRANT BJORK

We catch up with Brant to check out how the band is gearing up for their BIG DAY OUT dates...

 

JANUARY 2014

XANDER DEMOS

is one of the modern day cowboys of the fretboard - we caught up to see what 2014 holds...

 

JANUARY 2014

MADE IN WAVES

changing a band name is never easy and so here is the first interview with the band formerly known as... Ghost in the Machine

 

JANUARY 2014

CATCH UP ON OVER 120 INTERVIEWS FROM 2013 and EARLIER BY CHECKING OUT OUR ARCHIVE...

GHOST (B.C.)

A NAMELESS GHOUL FROM GHOST (B.C.)

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW EP 'IF YOU HAVE GHOST' AND SPREADING THE WORD DOWNUNDER...

 

PULLED APART BY HORSES' ROB LEE

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE LATEST ALBUM AND TOURING DOWNUNDER

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS'

AARON SHORT TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM AND THE BIG DAY OUT 2014

EYEHATEGOD JIMMY BOWER

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT

ABOUT THE FORTHCOMING AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND A NEW ALBUM

SOiL'S

TIM KING

The Rockpit talks to founding member Tim King about the latest album ahead of SOUNDWAVE 2014

VINNY APPICE

talks to The Rockpit about his new band Kill Devil Hill... and a his life in music!

 

READ THE 'REVOLUTION RISE' ALBUM REVIEW HERE

Vinny Appice www.therockpit.net interview December 2013

THE MISFITS' JERRY ONLY

IS IN A FESTIVE MOOD AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET DOWNUNDER...

RAGDOLL

IS POSSIBLY AUSTRALIA'S FINEST UNSIGNED ROCK BAND AND MAKING A BIG NOISE DOWNUNDER

LEON TODD TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT MAKING MUSIC, GUITAR AND THE MEANING OF LIFE...

EARTHLESS' ISAIAH MITCHELL

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE LATEST ALBUM AND NEXT YEAR'S AUSTRALIAN TOUR

EXODUS' & GENERATION KILLS' ROB DUKES

ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM FROM GENERATION KILL AND ALL THINGS EXODUS

LULLWATER'S JOHN STRICKLAND

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW DEBUT ALBUM FROM LULLWATER

HEAVENS BASEMENT'S CHRIS RIVERS

DROPS BY TO TALK ABOUT COMING DOWN UNDER FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR SOUNDWAVE AND THE NEW ALBUM

BLUES PILLS' ZACK and ELIN

TALK TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE EP AND TOURING AUSTRALIA WITH KADAVAR

NIGHTWISH

TALK TO THE ROCKPITWE SPEAK TO MARCO ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW DVD, & FLOOR JANSEN JOINING THE BAND FULL-TIME

AFI - ADAM CARSON

TALKS TO MARK ABOUT COMING BACK DOWNUNDER AND SO MUCH MORE...

MEGADETH - DAVE MUSTAINE

MEGADETH IS COMING DOWNUNDER - THE ROCKPIT EXCLUSIVELY TALKS TO DAVE MUSTAINE...

MONSTER MAGNET - DAVE WYNDORF

WE TALK EXCLUSIVELY TO DAVE WYNDORF ON THE EVE OF THE RELEASE OF MONSTER MAGNET'S MASTERPIECE 'LAST PATROL'...

TESTAMENT - CHUCK BILLY

THE ROCKPIT TALKS TO ONE OF THRASH'S BIGGEST HITTERS

TOM KEIFER

TALKS TO MARK AT THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM 'THE WAY LIFE GOES', LOSING HIS VOICE and WHAT'S NEXT ?

THE ANSWER'S CORMAC NEESON

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT. THE ANSWERS is back with a stunning new album 'New Horizon' and they could well have just made our album of the year...

JOHN WAITE

TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE NEW LIVE ALBUM, GETTING BACK ON TOUR and THE REAL DESIRE TO RECORD AGAIN

ASH'S TIM WHEELER

talks to The ROCKPIT about new albums, playing as a three-piece and coming back to Australia...

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