METALWINGS interview. New album, ‘A Whole New World’, out now.

KATATONIA interview. Touring Australia in February 2024.

25 September 202325 September 2023 by admin

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.

6 September 202326 August 2023 by admin

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.

6 August 20236 August 2023 by admin

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.

26 July 202326 July 2023 by admin

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.

6 August 202313 July 2023 by admin

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.

17 June 202313 June 2023 by admin

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.

10 June 20239 June 2023 by admin

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.

10 June 202316 May 2023 by admin

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.

12 May 20232 May 2023 by admin

I had an awesome chat with Kurdt Vanderhoof from METAL CHURCH, about the old days, the new days, touring, recording, vinyl records and petting zoos.
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WIZDOOM interview.

9 April 20237 April 2023 by admin

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.

1 April 20231 April 2023 by admin

I had a cool chat with the legend himself, Udo Dirkschneider, on the eve of the DIRKSCHNEIDER Australian tour which starts this coming week. Ex-ACCEPT bandmate, Peter Baltes, will be coming with him. A solid set of ACCEPT material awaits you.

TEMTRIS interview. New album, ‘Khaos Divine’, out now.

27 March 202326 March 2023 by admin

I had another awesome chat with Genevieve and Fox from TEMTRIS, about everything to do with the new album, ‘Khaos Divine’, and the likelihood of excess baggage for their upcoming tour of Europe.
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ARCH ENEMY interview. Touring Australia next week.

11 February 20238 February 2023 by admin

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

3 February 202312 January 2023 by admin

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.

14 December 202214 December 2022 by admin

I had a chat with Tuomas Seppälä from Finnish band, AMBERIAN DAWN, about the latest album, ‘Take A Chance – A Metal Tribute To ABBA’. We spoke about how it came about, song selections, reaction, and what happens now.
Check it out.
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FOZZY interview. Touring Australia this week.

28 November 202228 November 2022 by admin

I had an amazing chat with Rich Ward from FOZZY. We chatted about on-stage injuries that you power through because you don’t realise how serious they are, the brand new album, ‘Boombox’, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Fleetwood Mac, movie theatres, and of course the upcoming tour of Australia. Check it out.
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BUCKCHERRY interview. Touring soon.

14 November 202214 November 2022 by admin

I had a cool chat with Josh Todd from BUCKCHERRY about recording a new album, the intricacies of Dutch toilets and the upcoming tour of Australia. Check it out.
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CANDLEMASS interview. New album out Nov. 18th 2022

11 November 202211 November 2022 by admin

I had a cool chat with Johan Längqvist of Swedish Doom Legends, CANDLEMASS, about the seminal album, ‘Epicus Doomicus Metallicus’, as well as rejoining recently and the excellent upcoming album, ‘Sweet Evil Sun’. Check it out.
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR interview. Touring next week.

5 November 20225 November 2022 by admin

I had a quick chat to Jocke Berg from HARDCORE SUPERSTAR about the recent album, ‘Abrakadabra’ and upcoming tour of Australia.
Check it out.
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HEATHEN interview. Touring Australia next week.

23 October 202223 October 2022 by admin

I had a cool chat with David White from HEATHEN
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.

21 October 202221 October 2022 by admin

I had a cool chat with Victoria K from Melbourne Symphonic Metal band, VICTORIA K, regarding the new album, ‘Kore’. Check it out.
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AVANTASIA interview. New album out Friday.

27 October 202220 October 2022 by admin

I had another cool chat with Tobias Sammet from AVANTASIA about many things, building a bigger, better home studio, taking the juggernaut out on the road, and the cool new album, ‘A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society’, due out on Friday.
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KEV RIDDLES interview – ANGEL WITCH / TYTAN / BAPHOMET.

27 October 202215 October 2022 by admin

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.

23 September 202221 September 2022 by admin

I had an amazing (and long) chat with Tony ‘The Demolition Man’ Dolan from VENOM INC
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.

18 October 20225 September 2022 by admin

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.

24 August 202224 August 2022 by admin

I had a great chat with Jens Anderson from CRAZY LIXX about the upcoming tour with H.E.A.T.
This will be CRAZY LIXX’s 2nd attempt at a first tour.
Check it out.
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SOILWORK interview. New album out Friday 19th August 2022.

8 September 202213 August 2022 by admin

I had another cool chat with Björn from SOILWORK, this time about recording the new album, ‘Övergivenheten’, which is due out on Friday. He’s one of the nicest guys in music. Check it out and see why.
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H.E.A.T. interview. New album out now. Touring Australia in September.

8 September 20229 August 2022 by admin

I had a chat with Jona Tee from Sweden’s H.E.A.T,
about many things, Kenny returning to the band, his views on streaming
music, the legends of record sales, living on sandwiches while on tour,
and of course the new album, ‘Force Majeure‘ (out now) and the upcoming tour of Australia. Fun times.
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SINNER interview. New album, ‘Brotherhood’ out on July 15th, 2022.

13 May 202312 July 2022 by admin

I had a great chat with Tom Naumann from SINNER
about songwriting for 2 bands, being left-handed, getting locked out
in the rain (not for being left-handed), as well as the low-down on the
new SINNER album.
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ORPHEUS OMEGA interview. Touring soon with BE’LAKOR.

2 June 20222 June 2022 by admin

Had a cool chat with Chris Themelco from Melbourne’s ORPHEUS OMEGA, about lockdowns, member changes, and the upcoming tour with BE’LAKOR and ANDY GILLION. Fun times are ahead. Check it out.
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EVERGREY interview. New album May 20th, 2022.

17 May 202217 May 2022 by admin

I had a cool chat with Tom Englund from EVERGREY
about writing new music constantly, not sleeping, not touring and
accidentally leaving bandmates in another country, and of course the
excellent new EVERGREY album, due out on the 20th.
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VANISHING POINT interview. Touring at last.

5 May 20225 May 2022 by admin

I spoke with Chris
from Melbourne’s VANISHING POINT about
finally getting out on the road again.
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SABATON interview. New album out Friday 4th March, 2022.

2 March 20222 March 2022 by admin

I had an excellent chat with Joakim Brodén from SABATON about where the band got the ideas for the songs on the new album, ‘The War To End All Wars’,
then recording the album and making the film clips for it. We also spoke about those
European festivals, and why you should never declare your tank stage
prop as a ‘tank’, rather as a ‘stage prop in the shape of a tank’ on any customs forms. Check it out.

HAMMERFALL interview. New album, ‘Hammer Of Dawn’, out now.

25 February 202225 February 2022 by admin

I spoke with Oscar Dronjak from HAMMERFALL
about many things, including touring the US with Sabaton, finishing a
European headline tour just in time, using the first part of lockdown as
family time, writing songs on the road / Spinal Tap, and the recording
and release of the new album, ‘Hammer Of Dawn’, which is a ripper. Check it out here.
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MYSTIC CIRCLE interview. New album out now.

21 February 202221 February 2022 by admin

excerptI spoke with Beelzebub from MYSTIC CIRCLE
about reuniting with Blackwar and reforming the band, signing with
Atomic Fire Records and recording the new album. He told me they are
already well advanced on the second album.
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AMORPHIS interview. New album, ‘Halo’, out now.

11 February 202211 February 2022 by admin

I spoke with Tomi Koivusaari of AMORPHIS
about suffering the long Finnish winters at home (his words) while not
touring, cancelling close to 200 shows, and recording the latest album, ‘Halo’. Check it out here.
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BATTLE BEAST interview. New album, ‘Circus Of Doom’, out now.

1 February 20221 February 2022 by admin

I spoke with Noora Louhimo from BATTLE BEAST about finding her vocal ‘sweet spot’, Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, IRON MAIDEN’s ‘The Trooper’ and of course the new album, ‘Circus Of Doom’. Check it out.

SONATA ARCTICA interview. New album out 21st January 2022.

25 January 202216 January 2022 by admin

excerptI spoke with Henrik Klingenberg from SONATA ARCTICA
about the latest album, ‘Acoustic Adventures Volume 1’, including the
decision to do it in the first place, the process leading up to it and
the song choices.
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DEVIL ELECTRIC interview. New album, ‘Godless’, out now.

28 November 202127 November 2021 by admin

web stuffI had an excellent chat with Pip from Melbourne’s DEVIL ELECTRIC,
about the latest album, ‘Godless’, and how it was affected by lockdown
after lockdown after lockdown. Also hear about the dangers of Canberra
wildlife and much more.
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EXODUS interview. New album, ‘Persona Non Grata’ out November 19th.

12 November 202112 November 2021 by admin

web stuffI spoke with Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza from EXODUS
about his Doc Martens melting in the heat of the Adelaide Soundwave
gig, getting Gary back from SLAYER, the likelihood of upcoming
setlist arguments, and the excellent new
album, ‘Persona Non Grata’, which is due out on the 19th of November,
2021.
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BEAST IN BLACK interview. New album, ‘Dark Connection’ out October 29th, 2021.

26 October 202126 October 2021 by admin

I spoke with Anton Kabanen from BEAST IN BLACK about the excellent new album, ‘Dark Connection’, how they recorded it, what the plans are from here. We
discuss the amazing film clip for ‘Moonlight Rendezvous’ and how he can
put the guitar down and concentrate on the behind the scenes stuff.
Great chat as always.
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U.D.O. interview. New album, ‘Game Over’, out now.

26 October 202125 October 2021 by admin

udo web stuffI spoke with Udo Dirkschneider about the latest U.D.O.
album, ‘Game Over’, and what it’s like having his son in the band. We
also spoke about the concert in Plovdiv’s amphitheatre, and hilarity on
tour with Ozzy in the late 80s.
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MANORA interview. Debut album, ‘Brave The Storm’ out now.

25 October 202115 October 2021 by admin

I spoke with Arthur, Ivo and Mirte from Dutch Symphonic Metal band, MANORA, about their excellent debut album, ‘Brave The Storm’. Check it out.
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CARCASS interview. New album, ‘Torn Arteries’, out on September 17th.

6 September 20216 September 2021 by admin

I had a great chat with Daniel Wilding from CARCASS
about recording the upcoming ‘Torn Arteries’ album, albeit slowly, and
we also discussed how the band was banned from 2 countries whilst on
tour there.
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THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA interview. New album, ‘Aeromantic II’, out now.

5 September 20215 September 2021 by admin

Once again I spoke with David Andersson from THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA,
this time about their latest album, ‘Aeromantic II’. We spoke about
combining playing in 2 bands, whilst also holding down ‘a real job’. I
don’t know how he does it, but he does it.
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WHITE CRONE interview. ‘The Poisoner’ album & ‘Stargazer’ single out now.

21 August 202120 August 2021 by admin

A great chat with Lisa Mann about her WHITE CRONE project. Probably one of the most fun interviews I’ve ever done. Great album too, a real trip back in time.
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WORMWOOD interview. New album, ‘Arkivet’, out August 27, 2021.

21 August 20217 August 2021 by admin

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I spoke with Tobias of WORMWOOD
about the delay of the new album, the Suez Canal, the end of mankind
due to the revenge of nature, you know, stuff like that. The new album,
‘Arkivet’, is due out August 27th, 2021.
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POWERWOLF interview. New album out July 16th, 2021.

20 July 20213 July 2021 by admin

Powerwolf interview transcriptI spoke with Falk from POWERWOLF about the new album ‘Call Of The Wild’, keyboards, church organs, werewolf legends and religion.

LORD OF THE LOST interview. Huge new double album, ‘Judas’, to be released July 2nd, 2021.

1 July 202129 June 2021 by admin

Lord of the Lost interview transcriptI spoke to Pi from LORD OF THE LOST about the massive new double album, ‘Judas’, being released July 2nd. This album and band can’t be categorized.

METALWINGS interview. New album, ‘A Whole New World’, out now.

27 June 202124 June 2021 by admin

I spoke to Stela Atanasova from Bulgarian Symphonic band, METALWINGS,
about her musical upbringing, the musical ‘language’ in her home
country, and the excellent new album, ‘A Whole New World’. We also had a
‘rig rundown’ with a difference. This one was about her choice of
viola. This is transcript only.