Tankard can almost be considered thrash metal’s jovial, yet social aware uncle. On this new album, Tankard vocalist Andreas “Gerre” Geremia, manages to address as diverse a series of subjects as German beer purity laws and the...

Tankard – Andreas “Gerre” Geremia Tankard are a band that have done things their own way and their front man, Andreas “Gerre” Geremia, is a front man and vocalist unlike many others. Seventeen albums and numerous other releases...

At the Drive-in’s year 2000 release, Relationship of Command, is a high-water mark for rock’n’roll.The hype is rarely justified (remember The Strokes, The Vines and Franz Ferdinand?). Yet occasionally a band offers a sound so incendiary, most...

Orsome Welles – Michael Stowers Lets get stuck in from the opening paragraph. On the evidence presented via the videos the band has posted to You Tube, giving fans a taste of the new EP, titled Rise, Orsome...

Dragonforce – Herman Li For the second time this year, the opportunity to chat to Herman Li, guitarist par excellence for UK based metal horde, DragonForce, was presented. For this interview, given the album Reaching into Infinity...

Body Count – Ernie C Ernie Cunnigan AKA Ernie C is the lead guitarist and songwriter from Los Angeles outfit, Body Count. Ernie C has been plundering razor-sharp metal riffs since band released its incendiary debut Body...

Living Colour return to Brisbane 24 years after their last visit to perform at the cavernous Triffid venue in Newstead. In a recent interview with Living Colour’s drummer, Will Calhoun, I asked if he believes Living Colour...

Living Colour – Will Calhoun The opportunity to chat to Will Calhoun, the drummer and percussionist in Living Colour is a very special event as far as I am concerned. Living Colour are a legendary rock, funk and...

Many consider Peter Criss to be one of the most influential drummers in the history of rock’n’roll. In the 70’s and early 80’s, young hands all over the world were driven to pick up anything resembling a...

 Harlott – Andrew Hudson Very few bands are signed to Metal Blade records, the esteemed label headed by the enigmatic Brian Slagel. It was Slagel who gave Metallica their first real opportunity by selecting the band to...