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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New releases
THOSE LEFT BEHIND single
Check out the latest track by Adelaide-based Metalcore band THOSE LEFT BEHIND. The track is 'Ouroboros', and it is a punishing 3 minutes. This is chunky and riffy and guaranteed to leave you breathless. Click to read more.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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TEMTRIS interview. New album, ‘Khaos Divine’, out now.
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AMBERIAN DAWN interview. New album out now.
Check it out.
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CANDLEMASS interview. New album out Nov. 18th 2022
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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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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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SOILWORK interview. New album out Friday 19th August 2022.
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H.E.A.T. interview. New album out now. Touring Australia in September.
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.
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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EVERGREY interview. New album May 20th, 2022.
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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SABATON interview. New album out Friday 4th March, 2022.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SONATA ARCTICA interview. New album out 21st January 2022.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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CARCASS interview. New album, ‘Torn Arteries’, out on September 17th.
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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