Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Not many bands have been active as long as Canned Heat, the band that was named after a 1928 song by Tommy Johnson song hit 50 this year, and an awful lot has changed […]
It was only just recently that I spoke to frontman Tomas Lindberg so it was an absolute bonus to have a chat with another member from At The Gates, this time with guitarist Martin […]
The Rockpit has been fortunate enough to interview Zakk Wylde numerous times over the years and without a doubt, he is one of the nicest and coolest guys to talk to. Always a barrel […]
As one of the pioneers in the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, Saxon has been a staple amongst the classic heavy metal bands that have […]
As the drummer for the Devin Townsend Project, RVP as he is also known is probably one of the most positive and friendliest musicians that you could possibly know and a fantastic drummer too. […]
The Dead Daisies are currently on a tour with the monsters of rock that is Kiss, touring around the world and now in Australia in support of the band’s latest album “Revolucion” which has […]
Devin Townsend is certainly no stranger to Australia having worked with bands and toured in the country numerous times over the years. It was only 2 years ago that we saw The Devin Townsend […]
After At The gates reformed again a few years ago, the band stated that there would not be a new record. But despite all that was said, in 2014 the band released “At War […]
Melbourne thrashers Harlott have just released their second album “Proliferation” which is a blazing album of thrash tracks and any fan of thrash metal is sure to love this album. The band are also […]
I first snuck into a Hanoi Rocks show way back in the early eighties, it was the second show I had ever seen and Hanoi was the first band I’d ever discovered all by […]
After making headlines with their appearance at the 2006 Eurovision contest which is mostly known for it’s focus on pop music, Lordi entered the mainstream of rock with their theatrical antics and monster costumes […]
Fronted by ex-Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones, Devil You Know are only a new band that formed just a couple of years ago but have already gained some serious attention and now are about […]
This year could well be the big one for Trivium who are on the verge of releasing their new album ‘Silence in the Snow’. There’s a feeling at The Rockpit that this may just […]
Earlier in the year we heard Joel Hoekstra‘s first contributions to Whitesnake as their new guitarist along with Reb Beach on ‘The Purple Album’. Who would have thought that a few months later he’d […]
My Dying Bride have been rocking out for 25 years now and in that time have become an influential band as part of the original “”Peaceville Three” of the death/doom genre along with Anathema […]
We all loved Brad Sinsel‘s band TKO back in the day – a group that should have been so much bigger than they were, and who now when you listen to them they sound […]
The name Whoretopsy might give you a bit of a laugh, or ruffle your feathers a bit depending on how serious you take things but one thing for certain is the band have been […]
As the outlandish frontman of unique Aussie rockers Gay Paris, Luke has carved himself as a singer that simply puts it out there and whatever happens is up to the fans to decide. That […]
Metal Allegiance is truly a supergroup if ever something that old tag could ever well and truly be applied to. It’s a who’s who of metal musicians who took part on the album including […]
Refused were the 4th band announced for the 2016 Soundwave Festival in Australia and on the same day as the announcement, we talked to drummer David Sandstrom about the big news. We also discuss […]
In what is billed as one of the top extreme metal tours of 2015, Behemoth will be touring Australia in September/October with Watain and Bolzer and we were lucky enough to catch up with […]
Since Dave Lombardo’s publicised departure from Slayer a couple of years ago, the focus on Dave seems to be all about Slayer and the reasons why he left the band. While all that is […]
We catch up with Jerry Only to talk about revisiting the classic albums ‘Earth A.D.’ and ‘Static Age’; an invite to Dracula’s Castle and the new music on the way from The Misfits… […]
When news broke that two of Megadeth’s longtime members, Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick had left the band, a lot of fans were curious as to what they would get up to musically. Those […]
Hammerfall are heading downunder for their very first show in Australia ever and if you are wondering why only one show, we find out the reasons as well as what to expect at the […]
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