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INTERVIEW: Lou Koller – Sick Of It All
Sick Of It All are celebrating 30 years together in 2016 and are as potent and focused than ever. With the Koller brothers leading the charge and their latest album 2014’s The Last Act […]
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INTERVIEW: Patty Walters – As It Is
Since the release of their highly-praised 2015 debut album Never Happy, Ever After, Brighton, UK’s As It Is has garnered an ever-growing, devout fan following with their sincere and relatable lyrics, charged with energized […]
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INTERVIEW: Vince Contarino – Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters
Led Zeppelin Masters returns to the Sydney Opera House in January 2017 to, once again, rock the house to its core and give the heaviest symphonic salute to one of the great rock bands […]
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INTERVIEW: Dubioza Kolektiv
They’re non-conformist and a little rebellious. Their music is exuberant and their lyrics tell it exactly how they see it. They are known for their “kick ass” live shows. Oh, and they give their […]
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INTERVIEW: Wednesday 13 (Unplugged Tour)
Horror punk/rock act Wednesday 13 returns to Australia again in March 2017, less than a year from when we saw him last on their headline tour in support of his latest release “Monsters Of […]
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INTERVIEW: Logan Mader – Once Human
Logan Mader is a name who will be familiar to metalheads not only for his production and mixing work on records from the likes of Gojira, Fear Factory and Devildriver, but also as the […]
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INTERVIEW: The Jensens
Since their formation in 2013, Brisbane five piece The Jensens have provided us with rage-worthy tunes that have been played long into the early morning all over the country! With their unmistakable sleek vintage […]
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INTERVIEW: Brett Bamberger – Revocation
US metal warriors Revocation return to Australia in 2017 after a blazing supporting tour with Thy Art Is Murder in Australia 2 years ago, this time supporting Aussie legends King Parrot and Psycroptic on […]
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INTERVIEW: Danny Lilker – Nuclear Assault
One of the most iconic bands of the US Thrash Metal movement, Nuclear Assault, will be coming to Australia for their first and last time in February 2017. Leaving behind a legacy that has […]
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INTERVIEW: Justin Foley – Killswitch Engage
Iconic metal giants, Killswitch Engage, will be returning to Australia in March 2017, in support of their seventh album Incarnate. The Massachusetts powerhouse will be bringing along the atmospheric, boundary-pushing metallers Fallujah for their […]
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INTERVIEW: Ken Hammer – Pretty Maids
‘Kingmaker’ is Pretty Maids’ highly anticipated follow up to 2013’s critically and commercially successful release ‘Motherland’, a record that continued the “revitalized” path that the band set out upon with the now classic album […]
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INTERVIEW: KK Warslut – Destroyer 666
Few bands channel the true spirit of Metal; Dangerous, Rebellious, Confronting, Unrelenting. Destroyer 666 not only embody this spirit, they live, breath and bleed it. This November will see them return home to their […]
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INTERVIEW: Jimmy Kyle – Chasing Ghosts
Five years is a long time between drinks and few know it better than Melbourne punk troubadour Chasing Ghosts. 2011 saw the release of Confessions From A Phone Booth, an unexpectedly intimate record from […]
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INTERVIEW: Katatonia
Swedish progressive metal band Katatonia are returning to Australia for their first ever headlining tour of the country in December. With a new album ‘The Fall Of Hearts’ which continues their progressive evolution even […]
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INTERVIEW: Chris Britton – The Troggs
I’ve long believed that the real direct spark for Hard Rock came from two songs – The Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’ and The Troggs ‘Wild Thing’. This year ‘Wild Thing’ is 50 years […]
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INTERVIEW: Beth Hart
Beth Hart has probably just released the album of her career to date. ‘Fire on the Floor’ should be the album that makes everyone, who isn’t already, sit up and listen. We caught up […]
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INTERVIEW: Paul Mahon – The Answer
Acclaimed Irish rockers the Answer released their latest album “SOLAS” on October 28 via Napalm Records. As the press release says: “While some may see this as a departure for the band, this album […]
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INTERVIEW: Mitch Burgess – Arkive
Melbourne Djent/Progressive Metalcore outfit Arkive formed out of the ashes of a previous band, picking up a new vocalist and a new sonic direction – and after a short period of rehearsal, their 2015 […]
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INTERVIEW: Eric Peterson – Testament
Bay Area veterans and one of the titans of thrash metal, Testament are about to release their latest offering in “Brotherhood Of The Snake”, a 10 track album chock full of the very best […]
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INTERVIEW: Alex Skolnick – Testament
Bay Area veterans and one of the titans of thrash metal, Testament are about to release their latest offering in “Brotherhood Of The Snake”, a 10 track album chock full of the very best […]
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INTERVIEW: Chuck Billy – Testament
San Francisco thrash legends Testament are back with a new album, 4 years after their successful “Dark Roots Of Earth” album came crashing into the hands of their fans. With a world tour in […]
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INTERVIEW: Bjorn Gelotte – In Flames
The legendary Swedish melodic metal band In Flames returns with a new album and heads back to their long time label Nuclear Blast. The result is a total slammer of an album “Battles” which […]
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INTERVIEW: Mike Muir – Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies has been a band that I have listened to since I was kid, one of the very first punk/thrash bands I ever got into. Speaking to Mike Muir was a dream come […]
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INTERVIEW: Arron Parker Richards – Death In Bloom
Filled with hate, made of terror; Death In Bloom are a quintet risen from the ashes of Melbourne’s metal core heavyweights past with their debut album ‘A Means To Disappear’ which was released independently […]
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INTERVIEW: Courtney Taylor-Taylor – The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols return to Australia in support of their latest album, Distortland. The album was first recorded in frontman, Courtney Taylor’s basement on an 80s cassette recorder with the band putting on the […]