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“We are going to the other side of the world” – Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (Sólstafir)

Sólstafir- Aðalbjörn Tryggvason Sólstafir vocalist and guitarist, Aðalbjörn ‘Addi’ Tryggvason visited Australia as a tourist in 1999, recalling fond memories of a country that might just be as far away as one can possibly travel from Iceland’s Keflavík International...
- Posted 6 years ago
“It’s just me and a microphone”- An interview with Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.O.D.)

Scott Ian Few in heavy metal are immediately identifiable to the casual fan and listener as Scott Ian, the long-time guitarist in Anthrax and S.O.D. Then again, very few have managed to forge a career as a thrash metal original...
- Posted 6 years ago
“This is death metal” – An interview with Frederic Leclercq (Sinsaenum)

Sinsaenum – Frederic Leclercq It’s often tempting to overlook the quality of an album and focus on the personnel that feature on a recording when given less than 20 minutes to talk to a band spokesman. That temptation runs...
- Posted 6 years ago
“We can’t wait to visit your part of the world” – An interview with Elias Holmlid (Dragonland)

Dragonland – Elias Holmlid Swedish power metal storytellers Dragonland have finally bound for Australian shores this September. Founded in 1999, Dragonland has become one of the most interesting symphonic power metal bands to draw inspiration from their own saga-like narrative,...
- Posted 6 years ago
‘A New Style for Kamelot’ – An Interview with Tommy Karevik (Kamelot)

Kamelot – Tommy Karevik With the release of The Shadow Theory in April this year, Kamelot are on album number twelve and showing no signs of slowing down. I caught up with singer Tommy Karevik to chat about the band,...
- Posted 6 years ago
“It’s all about the journey” – An interview with Thomas Jensen (Wacken Open Air)

Wacken Open Air is commonly understood to be the world’s biggest and arguably most prestigious Heavy Metal Festival. Last Saturday, on the festivals penultimate day, I was honoured to be able to catch up with the festival’s founder Thomas Jensen,...
- Posted 6 years ago
“Metal is like an extreme f*cking sport!” – An interview with Oki and Man (Jasad)

Jasad – Mohamad “Man” Rohman Jasad is a brutal death metal band from Bandung, Indonesia. Jasad means bodies in Indonesian, and after witnessing them absolutely annihilate Waken’s Wasteland stage on Friday evening, I couldn’t think of a more suitable name for the 5 piece...
- Posted 6 years ago
“Something a bit different” – An interview with Rob Brens (Hadal Maw)

Hadal Maw – Rob Brens Hadal Maw is an Australian progressive death metal band who are moving from strength to strength. Following up two solid albums in Senium (2014) and Olm (2017), Hadal Maw is about to release an...
- Posted 6 years ago
“I’m really excited to see the country” – An interview with Spencer Prewett (Archspire)

Archspire- Spencer Prewett In the world of extreme metal, there is nothing remarkable about tendon snapping, light speed drumming and percussion. It’s almost the universal yardstick by which every band is measured on the scale of brutality. What is remarkable,...
- Posted 6 years ago
“I was definitely aware of a strong following building up in Australia”- An interview with Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson Steven Wilson has come close to perfecting the art of memorable pop/ prog fare à la a post millennial Peter Gabriel. In many ways, his closest contemporary is the brilliant, Cavanagh brother’s vehicle, Anathema. That Wilson’s music...
- Posted 6 years ago

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Interviews

“We are going to the other side of the world” – Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (Sólstafir)

“It’s just me and a microphone”- An interview with Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.O.D.)

“This is death metal” – An interview with Frederic Leclercq (Sinsaenum)

“We can’t wait to visit your part of the world” – An interview with Elias Holmlid (Dragonland)

‘A New Style for Kamelot’ – An Interview with Tommy Karevik (Kamelot)

“It’s all about the journey” – An interview with Thomas Jensen (Wacken Open Air)

“Metal is like an extreme f*cking sport!” – An interview with Oki and Man (Jasad)

“Something a bit different” – An interview with Rob Brens (Hadal Maw)

“I’m really excited to see the country” – An interview with Spencer Prewett (Archspire)

“I was definitely aware of a strong following building up in Australia”- An interview with Steven Wilson

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