Amorphis – Olli-Pekka Laine Amorphis is a long-running prog-death metal band from Finland that has been issuing albums since the debut, The Karelian Isthmus, launched in late 1992. Along the way, the band have won plenty of fans...

Alien Weaponry – Henry de Jong “These guys could be bigger than Lorde in terms of our (New Zealand’s) musical export,” When a mainstream commentator declares that a metal band could achieve a broader reach and a...

Like Thieves – Clint Gough Like Thieves are modern rock/ metal band hailing from Brisbane. Clint Gough is the bands bass guitarist and was available to chat about the bands epic new single, “Never See It Coming”, what...

As a life-long fan and appreciator of metal, there was a decade of my life when I actually all but tuned out of what was happening in the metal scene. I still regularly spun Death, Deicide, Morbid...

Lagerstein – Mother Junkst Mother Junkst is the Keytar, Violinist and spokesperson for pirate themed, Queensland based metal outfit, Lagerstein. I was certainly looking forward to our conversation, given our previous interaction had taught me a thing...

Among Them – Lachlan Carroll Press blurbs. The obligatory and often epithet laced ode to an artist’s release, typically designed to encourage journo types to enthusiastically frame a band in an encouraging light. Every once in a while...

The Iron Maidens – Wanda Ortiz Very few rock musicians are as accomplished as Steve Harris, the bassist, figurehead and ‘Zeus of metal’ in Iron Maiden. He and the bands intimidating manager, Rod Smallwood, have steered Iron Maiden...

Red Fang – Aaron Beam Aaron Beam is the guitarist and vocalist in the Portland, Oregon based Red Fang. For fans of unabashed, humour-laced and fierce R-O-C-K music that are yet to sample the band’s cuts, the...

Def Leppard – Phil Collen Talking in commercial terms, only a tiny percentage of bands can claim to have reached the stratospheric heights attained by Def Leppard, the outfit that started in Sheffield, England in 1977. According...

Lethal Vendetta – Ben Drennan Ben Drennan is the guitarist and one of the guiding hands for Sydney based thrash-meisters Lethal Vendetta. The band plough an evergreen field of speed metal that will appeal to the broader...