Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Wisconsin-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, Jared James Nichols, returns with his new album “Black Magic” which is the follow up to 2015’s debut album “Old Glory & The Wild Revival”. “Black Magic” features 10 tracks and will be released […]
Grindcore supergroup Lock Up, made up of Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth, Venemous Concept), Nick Barker (ex-Cradle Of Filth), Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria) will be hitting Australia this week as […]
When I originally left the UK to travel and ended up here down-under there was one Hard Rock band in the UK that just stood out from the pack – Skin. They were a band […]
A couple of days before the opportunity to chat with Phil came up I was digging through the vinyl singles in a second hand store and came up with a copy of Persian Risk’s ‘Calling […]
Jeff Kollman is one of the most highly regarded and in-demand axe slingers on the L.A. scene. Other than Glenn Hughes, Jeff is also currently the guitar player for the ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT, ASIA feat. […]
Alaska’s 36 CRAZYFISTS will release their deeply personal new album Lanterns on September 29 through Spinefarm Records / Caroline Australia. It is their second release for the label and the follow up to 2015’s […]
Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to The Rockpit today, what can we say? ‘Midnite City’ has to be one of the finest and most complete albums we’ve heard in a […]
I’ve interviewed Jon Stevens three times now and each time we’ve gone way over our allotted time, he’s just one of those guys you connect with – passionate about music and life and someone you […]
One of the top prog rock acts in Australia right now, Caligula’s Horse are pushing forward and forging a path that is heading towards big things for a band that have worked pretty hard […]
Over the years Sebastian Bach has become an ever more frequent visitor to Australia, usually with a new album for us when he arrives. This time though his latest release has been his Autobiography ’18 […]
Extreme metal veterans Cradle Of Filth return with their new album ‘Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay’ which comes out on September 22nd, the gothic follow up to their epic 2015 album “Hammer Of […]
A couple of years back now EMN dropped the ‘Grind EP’. It was a great piece of work that contained 5 new tracks, their first new material since the ‘Deeper Shade of Grey’ album in […]
One of the most consistently extreme bands on the Death/Black scene crest their throne built of bones once again to uncompromisingly attack humanity, three years after their 2014 demonstration of brutality, ‘Conjuring The Dead’. […]
It’s been seven years since we last caught up with Mili from Steelheart back in 2010, a couple of years after the release of ‘Good 2B Alive’ and just before we caught a glorious live […]
Triggerfinger has just released one of the most interesting and powerful albums of the year in Colossus. We caught up with Mario to find all about what drives the band and why they changed […]
Over the last decade or so there have been some fine Melodic Rock albums released but two I always come back to are by the U.S. band FarCry – 2009’s ‘High Gear’ and 2011’s […]
Of all the Australian Rock Bands over the years – it’s The Angels rather than AC/DC or Rose Tattoo that often end up top of the pile for me. There’s just something about that […]
Napalm Death return to Australia & New Zealand for the Campaign To Destruction tour along with support from Brujeria, Lockup and Black Rheno. We talk to Shane Embury about the tour as well as […]
Norway’s Sløtface will be performing at this year’s BIGSOUND Festival, the global industry gathering in Brisbane, headlining the Brightside Outdoor Stage on Tuesday 5th September. This adds to dates already announced in Sydney and Melbourne as part of their debut […]
There are few bands you can level the accusation of being a ‘Great British institution’ at, and of them all Status Quo has to be the most enduring – 50 years old this year and […]
Deaf Havana has a well-earned reputation as an impressive live act, touring consistently over the last twelve years, nurturing a passionate and dedicated following. Their current album ‘All these Countless Nights’ debuted at #5 […]
George Lynch will need no introduction for most of our readers, a world renowned guitarist who has inspired so many to pick up the instrument.His body of work seems to grow daily and this year […]
Walter Trout has had a long and varied career which began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s before he decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a […]
Now celebrating their 25th year since the release of their debut album, Paradise Lost finally return to Australia this December for 5 shows only including their first shows in Adelaide and Perth ever! The […]
Milwaukee punk quartet Direct Hit! are headed to Australia for the first time ever starting this Thursday, we get a few choice words from vocalist/guitarist Nick Woods ahead of the shows to discuss the […]
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