Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Fallujah finally make their way to Australia for the first time ever in 2017 coming over as support for Killswitch Engage making the tour all that much more special for fans of the heavier […]
In my humble opinion THUNDER is the UK’s greatest Rock band of the 80’s and I’ve been a paid up member of the ‘Thunder Channel’ ever since I saw them supporting AEROSMITH back on the PUMP tour. […]
Guitarist Aaron Moreland—co-founder of the groundbreaking Kansas-based trio Moreland & Arbuckle—describes their music as “gritty blues and roots rock from the heartland.” Moreland, along with harmonicist/vocalist Dustin Arbuckle and drummer Kendall Newby, electrify raw […]
Since New Zealand rockers Six60 emerged in 2008, they have traversed tens of thousands of miles throughout Australasia, Europe and The USA, following the success of their quadruple platinum selling self-titled debut ‘SIX60’, which […]
Overkill return with yet another killer abum “Grinding The Wheel” which wears it’s influences on it’s sleeves proudly. 35 years on and the band show no signs of wear and tear musically, we speak […]
Swedish metal titans Opeth are returning to Australia for another headline tour which will also include a sold out show at the Sydney Opera House. With a new album out, “Sorceress” and a worldwide […]
Brisbane’s Aliencore monsters Aversions Crown released their brutal new album Xenocide on Friday January 20th. We spoke to frontman Mark Poida about the new songs and how the band approached the song writing. […]
Black Star Rider’s third album HEAVY FIRE already could be the album of 2017, building as it does on the sound they honed on their impressive debut and even more impressive follow-up. Indeed […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS ‘HEAVY FIRE’ INTERVIEW ONE – with DAMON JOHNSON The Black Star Riders was born not exactly out of the ashes of Thin Lizzy but certainly out of that great band just […]
Six piece progressive metal juggernaut, Periphery will be returning to Australia next February in support of their new album Periphery III: Select Difficulty. We talked to guitarist Micha Mansoor at the end of last year to discuss […]
NIGHTWISH is one of THE great ‘Live’ bands with a sound and production that fills the senses and compliments and augments the bands huge sound rather than overwhelming it like some big productions can. […]
It’s been 5 years since Kreator released their last album “Phantom Antichrist”, the longest gap in their career to date. That album was a huge success as they hit the road for a lengthy […]
Comprised of Jami Morgan (Drums / Vocals), Eric Balderose (Guitar / Vocals), Reba Meyers (Guitar / Vocals) and Joe Goldman (Bass), Code Orange have gripped listeners and press around the globe with their visionary […]
Sepultura are one of those metal bands that have fans divided when it comes to certain eras of the bands history. The albums the band made with Max and Igor Cavalera are considered classics […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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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