DEVILDRIVER. Dez’s thoughts ahead of Australian tour.
With the CRADLE OF FILTH / DEVILDRIVER tour almost upon us, Dez Fafara from DEVILDRIVER opened up and gave us his thoughts ahead of the tour.
Upcoming gigs
ALIEN WEAPONRY interview. Touring this week with ANTHRAX.
I had a great chat with Henry and Lewis from ALIEN WEAPONRY ahead (just ahead) of the highly anticipated Australian tour with U.S. thrash legends ANTHRAX. We also spoke about living out of a suitcase and literally getting 'caught in a mosh', and why you should potentially avoid it if you are actually on tour at the time.
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MUNT release new album, add East Coast tour
MUNT – Announce Australian East Coast Tour In support of new album ’The World Is Not Yours’ out now!
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BATTLE BEAST interview. Touring soon with new singer.
Had a brief chat with Eero from BATTLE BEAST about the new singer Marina and the upcoming tour of Australia before the connection demons stepped in. Long time singer Noora has moved on, but Marina is in now and rehearsals are in full swing for her baptism of fire with a Japanese and Australian tour straight out of the gates.
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TESTAMENT interview. Touring this month.
I had another cool chat with Eric Peterson from Bay Area Thrash Legends, TESTAMENT, about the upcoming alum, drummer changes, club shows vibes at festivals, and long flights, which of course leads us to the upcoming Australian tour, which is almost upon us. Check it out.
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THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA interview. Touring Australia next week.
It's always great to chat with Björn. This time it's about THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA and their upcoming tour of Australia, visiting Adelaide for the first time with the band. We had a good chat about the new album, jetlag, or the lack of it in the Dreamliners, more bodies on stage, vocal challenges in a less extreme band, and Vegemite. Check it out.
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ROSS THE BOSS interview. Touring this week.
I had another cool and very relaxed chat with the legend that is ROSS THE BOSS, about many many things, not the least of which was the memories of the early days of MANOWAR, recording 'Sign Of The Hammer', and touring back in the day, and of course the upcoming Australian ROSS THE BOSS tour, playing the afore-mentioned MANOWAR album in full. The tour is almost upon us.
Check it out.
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WINGER interview. Touring early April.
I had a really cool chat with Reb Beach from WINGER about a great many things, WINGER 'then' and 'now', being the 2nd longest serving member of WHITESNAKE, (2nd only to David Coverdale himself), his time in DOKKEN, and of course the first (and last) upcoming Australian tour with WINGER, kicking off soon.
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PALLBEARER interview. Touring Australia in March.
I had another cool chat with Brett Campbell from PALLBEARER about many things, including the upcoming Australian tour in March. Check it out.
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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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HAMMERFALL – 5 Glorious Essential Anthems To Blast Out Loud Ahead Of Their Australian Tour
The Top 5 glorious HAMMERFALL anthems to blast out loud out ahead of their Australian Tour next week.
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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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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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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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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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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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FOZZY interview. Touring Australia this week.
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BUCKCHERRY interview. Touring soon.
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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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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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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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ORPHEUS OMEGA interview. Touring soon with BE’LAKOR.
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FROTH & FURY postponed to October 2nd.
Due
to restrictions, FROTH & FURY is shifted to the October long weekend.
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THE NEW DEAD XI announced. Check for details.
FROTH & FURY FEST – Massive Adelaide gig announcement.
FROTH & FURY FEST
gig announcement –
THIS IS HUGE.
July 31st, down at Port Adelaide.
Check all the info within.
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