Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
The legendary Devin Townsend made big news last year with the breakup of the Devin Townsend Project in order to start heading in yet another direction, something of which many fans may be familiar […]
Ash Grunwald has got his ‘Mojo’ well and truly back with his ninth studio album released on 30th August, through Bloodlines. Grunwald has pulled together a host of guest musicians from the blues & […]
Dark Angel are deeply rooted in the early days of thrash metal and over the years formed a cult status that, despite their extended hiatus periods, remains to this day. A few years ago […]
One of 2019’s most anticipated heavy rock/metal albums, In Cauda Venenum, will be released by Swedish prog-masters OPETH on September 27th via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast Entertainment. December will also see Opeth performing […]
Black Metal overlords Dark Funeral hail to Australian shores in September for three mighty shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Touring their 2016 release Where Shadows Forever Reign they have travelled far and wide […]
A unique and powerful live band, Western Australia’s Tempest Rising hit the road as often as they can. Since 2012 they have toured anywhere and everywhere – from gleaming capital cities to dusty outback […]
Some of the iconic sounds of the last four decades have involved wonderful keyboards & early synthesizers. From The Doors & The Animals to Procol Harum & Deep Purple and to more modern bands […]
KXM is one of those bands that only comes around once in a while, a super-group comprised of three incredibly talented musicians that just gel. Their third album ‘Circle of Dolls’ is just around the […]
The Duke of Spook has returned once more from beyond the grave to reveal the Necrophaze! The latest album from the masters of horror rock is set for release on September 27th but before […]
For me when I look back at all the 80’s style Rock Albums that came out post-Grunge in the 1990’s a handful stand out immediately. These are records that you feel are the prisoners […]
In the late 80’s and early 90’s INXS were one of the planet’s hottest properties, with #1 hit singles all across the world, selling out shows wherever they went and have sold in excess […]
Formed by former Entombed members LG Petrov (vocals), Victor Brandt (bass), Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Olle Dahlstedt (drums), this marauding band of death metal warriors have steadily established their own identity over the last […]
Born out of the West Coast metal scene of the 80’s, Metal Church quickly became one of the standout talents of the genre. After signing a deal with Elektra Records, they released two critically […]
The name Michael Sweet might be eternally entwined with the band Stryper but over recent years he’s been involved in a number of great projects – from fronting legends Boston for five years and two […]
When you talk about classic albums shaping genres Cruelty and the Beast by Cradle Of Filth sits proudly and menacingly at the top of the tree for extreme music. In 1998 Cruelty and the Beast was […]
Germany has produced some great Hard Rock bands over the years but at the moment there is none better than The New Roses, a band whose mix of Hard and Southern Rock with a pinch […]
Few bands out there today have a really great ‘live’ album behind them, one that you could stand up against some of the iconic live releases of the past. Of course these days a great […]
Greek thrashers Suicidal Angels return with a brand new album “Years Of Aggression” which while the title suggests a summary of the band’s career, musically actually does the name justice. This is a band […]
Where does a legend like Scott Gorham sit in your Rock n’ Roll Hall of Great Guitarists? Pretty high up in our book and with an outstanding career that has taken him from iconic […]
We had time when we spoke to Josh Todd earlier this year to slip in a few ‘Off the record’ questions – Regrets, guilty pleasures and great advice? It’s all here… Mark: If you could […]
Melbourne prog band, Teramaze have just dropped their their new album “Are We Soldiers” recently, a follow up to ‘Her Halo’, Teramaze’s 2015 album, and their first for Mascot Records which saw the band […]
Born to perish? This statement does not apply to the Thrash Metal legends Destruction, though their new album “Born To Perish” will certainly create a furore on August 9th. The brand-new line-up featuring the […]
Hold on to your hats people of Melbourne because White Devil Detroit are about to blow the bloody doors off Stay Gold in Brunswick this coming weekend, as they hit the stage and give […]
Jon Stevens has always been a man who looks forwards rather than dwelling on the past but with a career filled with so many highlights it’s hard to leave so many anthemic songs locked […]
With so many genres of rock music out there in the world it’s always nice to come out of your comfort zone and listen to something different. I thought that I hadn’t listened to […]
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