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“We haven’t been to Australia for a while” – An Interview With Phil Collen (Def Leppard)

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 to businessinsider.com.au,...
- Posted 7 years ago
“You definitely get the patched jacket type, old school traditional metalheads” – An interview with Ben Drennan (Lethal Vendetta)

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 audience of...
- Posted 7 years ago
“We wanted to write something that meant something to all of us” – An Interview With Bailey Schembri (Bury The Kings)

Bailey Schembri is the frontman for Melbourne based deathcore tinged progressive heavy outfit, Bury The Kings. Catching up with Schembri ahead of the launch of the band’s superb new EP, called “V”, tuning into the lyrical narrative across the...
- Posted 7 years ago
“A Belphegor show is more of a live ritual than a typical metal concert” – An interview with Helmuth Lehner (Belphegor)

Belphegor – Helmuth Lehner When it was announced that Austrian blackened death centurions Belphegor were due to tour Australia in 2018, appearing on a bill with Ihsahn from Emperor no less, the charcoal coloured hearts of many in the black...
- Posted 7 years ago
“We want to hit Australia as much as we can”- An Interview With Dan Garguilo (Revocation)

Revocation – Dan Garguilo When thinking of outstanding performances with the electric six and seven string guitar at the centre of a musical narrative; the genres under the broader banner of extreme metal are certainly near the top of any...
- Posted 7 years ago
“It’s been a long time in the works” – An Interview With Rob Allen (Encircling Sea)

Encircling Sea – Rob Allen Rob Allen is a member of blackish post-metal outfit Encircling Sea. The band have just released the dense and macabre, but also very rhythmic Hearken. When asked to describe the album, here is what Allen...
- Posted 7 years ago
“It’s always been a big dream to come to Australia” – An Interview With Mikee Goodman (SikTh)

SikTh – Mikee Goodman Mikee Goodman is the very busy fella out the front of UK djent kingpins, SikTh. His association with the music biz extends well into the entertainment industry, as he is a casting director for a computer...
- Posted 7 years ago
“The fondest memory was probably just getting started” – An Interview With Ross The Boss

If you have what can be termed as a passing interest in heavy metal, then it will not be without coincidence that you will have wrapped your ears around some Manowar. Battle Hymns (’82), Sign of the Hammer (’84)...
- Posted 7 years ago
“It’ll kind of just be a little bit of everything” – An Interview With Larry LaLonde (Primus)

Primus – Larry LaLonde Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde rivals Nirvana and Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl for having a peerless influence over the sounds of rock music in the post-modern world. As a foundation member of Primus and The Possessed, the...
- Posted 7 years ago
“People who love the 80’s will have a blast” – An Interview With Schmier (Destruction)

Destruction – Schmier Few frontmen in the world of thrash and speed metal rival the vicious vocal and bass playing of Destruction’s magnificent Schmier. Schmier is one of those blokes with a considerable profile that couldn’t be more approachable...
- Posted 7 years ago

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Interviews

“We haven’t been to Australia for a while” – An Interview With Phil Collen (Def Leppard)

“You definitely get the patched jacket type, old school traditional metalheads” – An interview with Ben Drennan (Lethal Vendetta)

“We wanted to write something that meant something to all of us” – An Interview With Bailey Schembri (Bury The Kings)

“A Belphegor show is more of a live ritual than a typical metal concert” – An interview with Helmuth Lehner (Belphegor)

“We want to hit Australia as much as we can”- An Interview With Dan Garguilo (Revocation)

“It’s been a long time in the works” – An Interview With Rob Allen (Encircling Sea)

“It’s always been a big dream to come to Australia” – An Interview With Mikee Goodman (SikTh)

“The fondest memory was probably just getting started” – An Interview With Ross The Boss

“It’ll kind of just be a little bit of everything” – An Interview With Larry LaLonde (Primus)

“People who love the 80’s will have a blast” – An Interview With Schmier (Destruction)

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