Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Cello metal masters Apocalyptica were one of the highlights at Soundwave Festival last year, their brand of classical metal truly a unique and awesome experience to watch. Still touring in support of their latest […]
L7 blew the doors wide open for female rock bands in the 1990’s at a time when the glam rock scene had died down and grunge was the big thing. They weren’t necessarily an […]
Suicide Silence return to Australian shores this September for a headline run around the country, 2 years after their last tour for Soundwave. Frontman Eddie Hermida talks to Steve ahead of the tour to […]
Blunt, brutal and relentless – the only way to describe Sweden’s hardcore powerhouse Raised Fist whom are heading back down under this December for their first tour in over four years to support their […]
Victorian metallers Toxicon are about to release their debut album “Purge” on August 1st with a series of shows that kicked off in Adelaide on Saturday night and continuing into September around Australia. The […]
It’s been 7 years since Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon last released an album, “Day Of Mourning”. The band called it quits after a number of years touring and recording in 2010 but despite […]
We last saw Canadian rockers Billy Talent at Soundwave Festival in 2013 and now 3 years later, they return for a headlining tour in support of their new album “Afraid Of Heights”. We talk […]
Blasted To Static is a relatively new band that initially began as a side project for many of it’s members who are well known in the wider circle of classic rock and metal. Featuring […]
It’s true what they say, that rock n’ roll never dies. In whatever form it may come in, from melodic rock to thrash metal, the resurgence of what is known as classic rock and […]
After speaking to Dave Davidson, the frontman for Boston technical metal masters Revocation last year to discuss the re-release of their now classic debut album “Empire Of The Obscene”, it further cemented my interest […]
Hailing from Melbourne which seems like the metal capital of Australia right now, Sydonia are enjoying a lot of success with their explosive shows that have even caught the attention of some bands like […]
With a new, and we reckon their best album so far ‘Make Some Noise’ about to drop on August 5th The Dead Daisies are set to embark on a three month European and US […]
Melbourne rockers Elm Street have been enjoying some great success over the years since their inception over 10 years ago, touring with the likes of Iced Earth and opening for legendary acts such as […]
KING OF THE NORTH is just about to release their second album ‘Get out of Your World’ and it’s a ripper. We caught up with Andrew Higgs to talk about the new album, Hendrix, […]
California based metal outfit Carnifex will be releasing their latest album “Slow Death” on August 5th through Nuclear Blast and vocalist Scott Lewis recently spoke to our resident metal writer Steve about the new […]
Tempt’s Zach and Harrison talk to The Rockpit about the stunning debut album ‘RUNAWAY’ and how 19 year olds can be making some of the best melodic hard rock out there this year. Many […]
Power metal speedsters Dragonforce are poised to release a comprehensive career-spanning ‘Best Of’ titled “Killer Elite: The Hits, The Highs, The Vids” – the first time the UK band has presented this kind of […]
Lamb Of God are no strangers to Australian shores having toured the country extensively multiple times over the years, most recently at the final Soundwave Festival last year which was before their latest album […]
Danish rock n’ rollers Volbeat have just released their latest album “Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie” which has charted successfully worldwide. With the impending further success of that, we talked to guitarist and […]
Since forming in 2007, Melbourne’s Jack The Stripper have been assaulting audiences everywhere with their fierce and innovative brand of chaotic hardcore, a relentless work ethic and an atypical, ferocious on-stage prowess. They will […]
Kentucky rockers Black Stone Cherry have concluded their first ever tour to Australia supporting glam parody rockers Steel Panther which ended up being a great tour as we found out ourselves (review here). We caught […]
Legendary singer Doro Pesch celebrated 30 years of her music career on the 2013/2014 tour with a series of concerts which were documented for a new live boxset release which captures an extensive career. Amongst […]
It’s been 7 years since Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon last released an album, “Day Of Mourning”. The band called it quits after a number of years touring and recording in 2010 but despite […]
If you think Aussie Rock and the bands that had most influence outside our fine borders – three names come to mind immediatley – AC/DC, Rose Tattoo and The Angels. Sadly we’ve lost two […]
Perth 6-piece Tech Metallers make Way For Man, featuring members of Saviour, Sparrow and This Other Eden have announced a tour taking in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne in July 2016 in support of their […]
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