Andrew Massie, Author at The Rockpit

INTERVIEW: John Gallagher – Raven

14 April 2015 Andrew Massie

Some may remember Raven as the band that took Metallica out on their first major tour but the band are synonymous with being a pioneer in the early formation of thrash and speed metal […]

INTERVIEW: Morgan Bain

14 April 2015 Andrew Massie

Alternative soul artist Morgan Bain who recently performed at the West Coast Blues & Roots festival in Perth will be continuing his tour around Australia starting on the 17th April in Perth before heading […]

INTERVIEW: David Sullivan – Red Fang

11 April 2015 Andrew Massie

The last time Australia saw Red Fang was at the Soundwave Festival in 2013 which turned out to have a bit of a stoner/doom metal theme with some great bands including the last ever […]

INTERVIEW: Ashley Doodkorte – Voyager

10 April 2015 Andrew Massie

Voyager are heading out of Perth again for a headlining tour around Australia in support of their latest album “V” and their new video set for release soon as well as a tour to […]

INTERVIEW: Mikael Akerfeldt – Opeth

8 April 2015 Andrew Massie

Opeth have always been a band that have strived to push the boundaries of music and while the band caught a bit of flak with their last album “Heritage”, their latest album “Pale Communion” […]

INTERVIEW: Cronos – Venom

28 March 2015 Andrew Massie

“From The Very Depths” is the latest album from the original black metal band that is Venom. While the album is fantastic, it was not the focus of our conversation as we caught up […]

INTERVIEW: Ola Englund – The Haunted

26 March 2015 Andrew Massie

Swedish melodic death metal band The Haunted had a huge lineup change a couple of years ago but it only had a positive effect on the band as they returned with a new album […]

INTERVIEW: Shane Embury – Napalm Death

25 March 2015 Andrew Massie

What’s left to say about the legendary grindcore band that is Napalm Death? Their blistering shows are a spectacle to watch and their music is as brutal as anything that’s out there and has […]

INTERVIEW: Olof Wikstrand – Enforcer

23 March 2015 Andrew Massie

Founded 2004 in the secluded town of Arvika, Sweden, Enforcer have established themselves as the leaders of the new generation metal bands: devoted to the roots of real metal in any conceivable way, whether […]

INTERVIEW: Bill Steer – Carcass

19 March 2015 Andrew Massie

It wasn’t that long ago that Australia had the privilege of experiencing Carcass on tour, less than a year ago actually and now they return this time opening for another legendary band – Napalm […]

INTERVIEW: Robin Staps – The Ocean

19 March 2015 Andrew Massie

Germany’s premier post-metal act, The Ocean Collective are returning to Australia in April 2015. THE OCEAN will be playing their highly acclaimed record Pelagial IN FULL for the very first time in Australia. Pelagial […]

INTERVIEW: Dave Haley – Psycroptic

11 March 2015 Andrew Massie

Tasmanian death metallers Psycroptic have a new album due out this week, a self titled effort that takes the listener into new directions while still retaining that heavy brutality that the band are known […]

INTERVIEW: Guy Marchais – Suffocation

7 March 2015 Andrew Massie

One of the heaviest tours to come to Australia is coming this May with Decapitated and Suffocation, 2 great bands from different parts of the world bring a death metal storm down under. We […]

LIVE REVIEW: Soundwave Festival – Sydney 2015

2 March 2015 Andrew Massie

Soundwave hit Sydney on it’s second double weekend run and while we covered the more metal bands in Melbourne last week, this time around we hit a more rock oriented review to finish things […]

LIVE REVIEW: Ministry w/ Godflesh – Sydney, February 27th 2015

28 February 2015 Andrew Massie

While Ministry and Fear Factory might have been an obvious team for a sideshow off the Soundwave Festival, Godflesh actually fits perfect with Ministry as opening band on a night that was all about […]

Slash ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - Soundwave Festival 2015

LIVE REVIEW: Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators w/ Steel Panther – Melbourne, February 26th 2015

27 February 2015 Andrew Massie

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators brought the house down so to speak at Soundwave Festival last weekend and there was no doubt they would do it again at their headlining show in […]

INTERVIEW: Jacoby Shaddix – Papa Roach

27 February 2015 Andrew Massie

It’s been well over a decade since Papa Roach last toured in Australia so it was a big welcome back at the Soundwave festival last weekend. The band are set to perform at a […]

LIVE REVIEW: Lamb Of God w/ Killer Be Killed – Melbourne, February 24th 2015

25 February 2015 Andrew Massie

After a great set at Soundwave Festival on the weekend, Lamb Of God returned to the smaller venues for a couple of headlining sideshows starting with Tuesday night in Melbourne. Opening up were the […]

LIVE REVIEW: Fear Factory w/ Exodus & Terror Universal – Melbourne, February 23rd 2015

24 February 2015 Andrew Massie

The first sideshow of the week as part of the Soundwave festivities kicked off with a lineup of some of the more heavier bands on the bill with headliners Fear Factory. Opening the night […]

LIVE REVIEW: Soundwave Festival – Melbourne 2015

23 February 2015 Andrew Massie

The annual rock and metal festival in Australia that is Soundwave arrived in 2015 in a new format, expanding to a 2 day weekend which helped avoid a lot of those all important clashes. […]

INTERVIEW: Ashmedi – Melechesh

22 February 2015 Andrew Massie

Originally hailing from Jerusalem in Israel, black/thrash metal band Melechesh have come a long way in the two decades that they been creating music and 2015 sees the band release a new album titled […]

INTERVIEW: Joey Vera – Motorsister

21 February 2015 Andrew Massie

A lot of people may know who Joey Vera is, best known as the bassist in Armored Saint but currently he is also involved in Motor Sister, a new band that started out as […]

INTERVIEW: Vogg – Decapitated

20 February 2015 Andrew Massie

Death metal has been around for a few decades now but when Polish band Decapitated came onto the scene, they became innovators on some level and helped steer technical death metal into the foray. […]

INTERVIEW: Ivar Bjornson – Enslaved

10 February 2015 Andrew Massie

Progressive black metal band Enslaved have a new album coming out entitled “In Time”, a solid collection of songs that continue on the progressive path that the band have been experimenting with for many […]

INTERVIEW: Brock Lindow – 36 Crazy Fists

7 February 2015 Andrew Massie

It’s been 5 long years since we heard new material from 36 Crazy Fists but the wait is finally over! “Time And Trauma” is the latest effort from the now 20 year veteran band […]