The first night of ROAR Festival saw us nestled into Grey Street, St. Kilda’s hidden gem George Lane, an intimate and quirky classic wine bar that houses regular intimate shows. What a perfect location to […]
This glorious last day of Summer stared out before gates opened with an invitation to view and visit the Slipknot Museum. The Museum itself is nothing new to the festival. Last year I was also […]
Saturday March 1st saw day one of the return of the Melbourne Guitar Show after a taking a twelve-month hiatus. A change of location to the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds also showed another change in the […]
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 […]
Spiderbait are one of those bands that became burned into the Australian psyche in the 1990’s. They could do no wrong, they were all over Triple J on high rotation, regulars on Recovery and major […]
For anyone who knows who Tim Ripper Owens is, you will be familiar with the fact that he is Heavy Metal royalty. If you aren’t, then it will become evident quickly but I’m jumping the […]
2024 saw the beginning of a new era for this Western Australian band of brothers. 2024 was also the year where in this new era three became four. “Scars” is the bands third full studio […]
We caught up with Canadian Vocalist & Guitarist Morgan Lander of Kittie just ahead of the bands tour of Australia with Ukrainian metal juggernauts Jinjer which starts this week in Brisbane. This tour has been […]
Opening tonight’s show was Jaron Jay, Melbourne soul/funk singer/guitarist and his band. Jay who from the moment he took to the stage has this aura about him. Was it his sense of fashion or what […]
We caught up with Opeth bassist Martin Mendez just before Christmas to talk about all things “The Last Will And Testament’ album and the tour which will visit Australia in November. If you have seen […]
I caught up with Ryan McCombs frontman of Drowning Pool ahead of their co headline tour of Australia with Alien Ant Farm this February. This chat with Ryan must be one of my favourite chats. […]
With a career that has achieved so much, New Zealand punk rockers The D4 return to celebrate their sophomore album “Out Of My Head” being released on vinyl for the first time the band are […]
It’s always sad when a band decides to call it a day, but it is always great when they decide to celebrate their journey and career with their fans. Australia this week is hosting the […]
As I was making my way to the show I drove past the Palais Theatre, I was early and doors were yet to open, seeing the forecourt full of the tonight’s devoted braving the unpredictable […]
What can I say about this show. Top to bottom front to back this was the perfect show to kick off 2025 for me. In fact I know this show will be on my best […]
For almost five decades Icehouse has been household names in Australian Music. Regardless of which generation you come from Icehouse’s music is etched into our lives. Andrew Slaidins got to sit down with frontman Iva Davies […]
There has always been something special about the anticipation of Crossbone Skully. Their debut album ‘Evil World Machine’ brought the legendary Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) out of retirement to executive produce the project. The […]
NASHVILLE PUSSY rocked our socks off with their sold out shows on their 2022 Aussie tour, including being the last band EVER to play the iconic Frankie’s in Sydney – which had well over 5000 […]
Norwegian collective, Wardruna, will be touring Australia and New Zealand for the first time this month, with their latest album, Birna, being released on January 24, while they are here in Australia. With major contributions to […]
There have been some pretty special albums released in 2024 and Cory Marks has just released the absolute dark horse album for me this year. “Sorry For Nothing” was released via Better Noise Music on […]
Tim ‘Ripper’ Owen’s unique skills tore open a fairytale career, fronting iconic acts including Judas Priest, Iced Earth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio’s Disciples, The Three Tremors, and the incredibly ferocious RIPPER – a collaborative project spearheaded by Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta. And […]
I first met Kathleen around 2017/18 when she first started playing with Kate Ceberano. This shy young woman with the great smile and tonnes of talent seemed to pop out of nowhere. That was seven […]
What a stellar line up of artists we were treated to. Mornington Racecourse housed one of the biggest and best line ups of this year or any year and the team at Face To Face […]
Good Things Festival is one of those events I look so forward to every year, I love the diversity of acts, the atmosphere and the chance to discover and see bands I haven’t had the […]
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