MAJESTICA interview. New album out Feb 7th.
I had another awesome chat with Tommy Johansson of MAJESTICA, about many things, SABATON, phones, bad notes, choice of guitars, and the new album, 'Power Train'.
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Interviews
Interviews that I’ve been lucky enough to record.
OBSCURA interview. New album out in February.
I hada cool chat with Stefan Kummerer of OBSCURA regarding all things leading up to the release of the latest album, 'A Sonication'. Check out the interview to find out what a 'submarine on wheels' is, and why it's called that.
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TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS interview. Touring in February 2025
I had another awesome chat to Tim 'RIPPER' Owens about his career, what he's been doing lately, his time with JUDAS PRIEST, the present with KK's Priest, solo tours with bands everywhere, and of course the upcoming solo Australian tour. Check it out.
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GRAVE DIGGER interview. New album out soon.
I had an awesome chat with Chris Boltendahl from GRAVE DIGGER about his long career, pre-show nerves, festival sets, meeting Rob Halford, and of course the upcoming album, 'Bone Collector'.
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THE HALO EFFECT interview. New album out soon.
I had an awesome chat twith Niclas Engelin from THE HALO EFFECT about many things, from the formation of the band, the reaction to the first album, the feeling you have years later realising you're performing on the same stage as one of your early guitar heroes from your earliest concert experience, and of course the upcoming album, 'March Of The Unheard'. Check it out.
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DEADSPACE interview. New album OUT NOW.
I had a cool, long and involved chat with Chris from DEADSPACE. We discussed so many things but it was all related to the release of the latest very dark and very heavy album, 'The Dark Enlightenment'. Check it out.
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TUNGSTEN interview. New album November 8th.
I had quite the chat with Mike Andersson from TUNGSTEN about many things, playing Sweden Rock, vinyl v streaming (now known as listening v hearing), and stories behind the songs on the upcoming album, ‘The Grand Inferno’.
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GRAND MAGUS interview. New album out soon.
I had a cool chat with JB of Sweden's mighty GRAND MAGUS discussing the pandemic, time away from music, and of course the excellent new album, 'Sunraven'. Check it out.
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CRADLE OF FILTH interview. Touring this week.
I had an awesome chat with Ashok and Zoe from CRADLE OF FILTH, just ahead of their Australian tour which kicks off in a few days. Check it out.
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HAMMERFALL interview. New album out now. Touring Aust / NZ in January 2025.
I had an awesome chat with Oscar Dronjak from HAMMERFALL about a great many things, the new album, 'Avenge The Fallen', crossing timezones and the difference in jet lag from going east as opposed to west, 'post Covid' tours with HELLOWEEN, 'company parties' (sort of) at music festivals, and of course the upcoming tour of Australia. Check it out.
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AMARANTHE interview. Aust / NZ tour soon
I had another great chat with Elize Ryd from AMARANTHE about the latest album, 'The Catalyst', festivals, enjoying life after the chaos of lockdowns, spiders and snakes and of course the upcoming tour of Australia and NZ.
She is always a delight to talk to. Check it out.
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ALL FOR METAL interview
I had a cool chat with Jasmin Pabst from ALL FOR METAL, about her musical journey, her choice in guitars and equipment, and her involvement with ALL FOR METAL, and the upcoming release of the 'Gods Of Metal' album.
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POWERWOLF interview. New album, ‘Wake Up The Wicked’, out July 26th.
I had a cool chat with Matthew Greywolf fropm POWERWOLF about many things, recording video clips in a forest in the cold dead of night, touring with friends, festivals and of course the new album, 'Wake Up The Wicked'. This one is transcript only (requested by the band) so click here and 'read all about it'.
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ORDEN OGAN interview. New album, ‘The Order Of Fear’
I chatted with Seeb Levermann of ORDEN OGAN about many things, his recording studio and the workload involved, cancelled tours, killer cows, 'super fans' from South America, and of course the upcoming album, 'The Order Of Fear'. Check it out.
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THE ETERNAL interview. New album, ‘Skinwalker’.
I sat down with Mark Kelson from THE ETERNAL for a casual and quite lengthy chat about the new album, 'Skinwalker', new record deals, guest musos from all over, cold Finnish winters and what happens next.
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WORMWOOD interview. New album ‘The Star’ out May 31st.
I had another cool chat with Tobias Rydsheim from WORMWOOD about the awesome new album, 'The Star'. You need to hear this album.
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NOCTURNA interview. New album out now.
I had a cool chat with Rehn Stillnight from Italy's NOCTURNA about the formation of the band, her singing, art studies, the process of recording with 2 female singers in the band with quite different voices, Australian spiders, the new album, 'Of Sorcery And Darkness'. It's all covered here.
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FLAMING WREKAGE interview. New album out April 26th.
I had a cool chat with Dave Lupton from FLAMING WREKAGE about the band's history, local festivals, performing in tin sheds, rural shows, 'different' video clips and the soon to be released album, 'Terra Inferna'. Cool stuff. Check it out.
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KORPIKLAANI interview. New album out April 5th, 2024
I chatted with Sami Perttula and Jarkko Aaltonen from KORPIKLAANI about many things, their respective instrument choices, touring, festival timeslots, and the soon to be released album, 'Rankarumpu'. Check it out.
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SONATA ARCTICA interview. New album out now.
I had another awesome chat with Tony Kakko from Finland's SONATA ARCTICA about many things, voice issues, acoustic shows and the pension plan opportunities, favourite seasons and of course the excellent new album, 'Clear Cold Beyond', which is out now.
Check it out.
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TYKETTO interview. Australian GLAMFEST shows soon.
TYKETTO are heading to Australia as part of GLAMFEST 2024. I had an awesome chat with frontman Danny Vaughn about the band, what they've been doing lately, the upcoming Australian shows, setlists, long haul flights and the serious issue of the effect music has on people. We also touched on his time with WAYSTED, and his other projects.
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THE ANIMALS interview. Farewell Australian tour in Feb. 2024
I chatted with John Steel, original drummer of THE ANIMALS, for the first time in 5 years. We spoke about gardening, long haul flights, bridging generations, and the upcoming tour of Australia (billed as a farewell tour). Audio only, check it out below.
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THE HALO EFFECT interview. Australian tour soon.
Peter Iwers from THE HALO EFFECT took time out of his busy between tour schedule to have a great chat with me about how the band came together and the upcoming Lagerfest / Froth and Fury Fest tour. We also had a chat about brewing beer and driving golf carts around Ozzfest whilst naked. Check it out.
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FILTER interview. Touring Australia in April 2024.
I had quite the in-depth chat with Richard Patrick from FILTER about a great many things, the latest album, 'The Algorithm' , album budgets 'now' compared to 'then', streaming music (if you're not Taylor Swift), the state of the industry now, losing yourself in a performance, leaving your mark as an artist, and the upcoming Australian tour. Check it out.
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KATATONIA interview. Touring Australia in February 2024.
I had quite the chat with Roger Öjersson from KATATONIA about the upcoming Australia tour and the recording of their most recent album, 'Sky Void Of Stars'. We also had a good chat about his choice of guitars and amplifiers.
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NAKATOMI PLAZA interview. Debut single, ‘Bloodlines’, out now.
I had a cool chat with the guys from Adelaide's NAKATOMI PLAZA about the formation of the band and the debut single, 'Bloodlines', and what is in store for the band.
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CYHRA interview. New album out August 18th.
I had an awesome chat with Jake E and Jesper Strömblad from CYHRA about many things, the origins of the band's name, pandemics, the woes of not being able to hire a tour bus, being stopped from selling your own band's T-shirts while bootleggers get a free pass, long haul flights, demons in the night, weird coincidences with TV shows, and of course the new album, 'The Vertigo Trigger', to be released August 18th.
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THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA interview. Touring Australia next week.
I had another cool chat with Björn Strid from THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA about many things, a hectic tour schedule, opening for KISS on their last ever shows in Sweden, and of course the upcoming Australian tour and how that came about.
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CADAVER interview. New album out July 21st.
I had an awesome chat with Anders Odden from CADAVER about reactivating the band with Dirk Verbeuren, the link to T.N.T, dinner parties with METALLICA, vacuuming with CELTIC FROST, and of course the new CADAVER album, ‘The Age Of The Offended’.
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FIFTH ANGEL interview. New album out this week.
I had an extensive chat with John Macko from FIFTH ANGEL about many things, sourcing new members, guitarist's styles, the cost of touring, hurricane parties (luckily on an upper floor), and of course the massive new album, 'When Angels Kill', due out this Friday.
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ELEGANT WEAPONS interview with Richie Faulkner. Debut album out next week.
I had an awesome chat with Richie Faulkner about the ELEGANT WEAPONS album, 'Horns For A Halo', coming out on June 16th. Great fun.
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SCAR SYMMETRY interview. New album out June 9th, 2023.
I had a cool chat with Per Nilsson from SCAR SYMMETRY about the 9 year gap between SCAR SYMMETRY albums, touring with MESHUGGAH, and his Strandberg guitar with the unusual fretboard. Great fun.
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METAL CHURCH interview. New album out May 26th.
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WIZDOOM interview.
I had a cool chat with Chris David, bass player for MAJESTICA and THERION (live) about his Doom-Blues band, WIZDOOM, and the newly released EP, ‘Trolldoom’.
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DIRKSCHNEIDER interview. Touring this week.
TEMTRIS interview. New album, ‘Khaos Divine’, out now.
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ARCH ENEMY interview. Touring Australia next week.
I had a really cool chat with Sharlee D’Angelo from ARCH ENEMY,
about many things, his influences growing up, picking up the bass,
getting his own signature model bass, and of course the upcoming
Australian tour, happening next week. Check it out.
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MORTAL SIN interview – HUGE
I had an awesome and very long chat with Mat Maurer about his time in pioneering Australian thrash band, MORTAL SIN.
There’s not much we didn’t chat about..recording the first album, major
label signing, the Metallica tour, leaving the band, reformations,
Wacken, and of course the upcoming performance at the 6th instalment of Churches Of Steel Festival, January 21st here in Adelaide. Check it out.
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AMBERIAN DAWN interview. New album out now.
Check it out.
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FOZZY interview. Touring Australia this week.
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BUCKCHERRY interview. Touring soon.
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CANDLEMASS interview. New album out Nov. 18th 2022
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR interview. Touring next week.
Check it out.
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HEATHEN interview. Touring Australia next week.
about the tour so far, head gaskets, Jägermeister machines, and the
upcoming tour of Australia. Always some interesting stories when
talking to him. Check it out.
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VICTORIA K interview. New album out now.
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AVANTASIA interview. New album out Friday.
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KEV RIDDLES interview – ANGEL WITCH / TYTAN / BAPHOMET.
I had a MASSIVE and very entertaining chat with Kev Riddles about his career in music, notably as bassist for NWOBHM bands ANGEL WITCH and TYTAN. We spoke about the ups and downs of then, the in-between times and what he’s doing now with a reformed TYTAN and KEV RIDDLES’ BAPHOMET. It’s a long interview, but to cut it is criminal.
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VENOM INC. interview. New album out 23rd September 2022.
about many things, from seeing VENOM in the very early days, recent
‘Black Metal’ anniversary shows, breaking bass guitars and watching the
pieces disappear in the crowd, and of course the new album, ‘There’s Only Black’. Check it out.
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FALLUJAH interview. New album out September 9th, 2022.
I had a cool chat with Scott
Carstairs from FALLUJAH
about many things, getting some new members, cool signature model
guitars and of course the new album,
‘Empyrean‘, which is due out on September 9th.
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CRAZY LIXX interview. Touring in September with H.E.A.T.
This will be CRAZY LIXX’s 2nd attempt at a first tour.
Check it out.
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