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“I always get along with everybody from Australia” – An interview with Trevor Peres (Obituary)

Trevor Peres is the guitarist at the centre of Floridian death metal institution Obituary, and he is thrilled the band have an opportunity to tour Australia again. Obituary is performing in the capital city of each state, making this comprehensive tour...
- Posted 2 months ago
“The Progress is forever ongoing and evolving” – An interview with Mitch Alexander

Eye of the Enemy has recently released their third full-length album, Titan. I caught up with singer Mitch Alexander, who also currently hosts Triple J’s The Racket, to discuss the new album, the band’s evolution, and the Australian metal...
- Posted 2 months ago
“I’m jumping on the ship, we’ll see if it sinks or not.” – An Interview With Rohan Stevenson (I Built the Sky)

Rohan Stevenson, the man behind burgeoning Melbourne-based instrumental guitar project I Built the Sky, recently made the very bold move of quitting his day job to focus entirely upon the creation and marketing of his music. In this day...
- Posted 3 months ago
“A lot of people who like heavy metal music are also Star Wars fans” – An Interview with Carson ‘Bass Commander’ Slovak (Galactic Empire)

While they both have wildly differing degrees of mainstream/commercial acceptance, it cannot be denied that both Star Wars and heavy metal music are true cultural phenomenons. If you get something that combines both you have something rather special on...
- Posted 3 months ago
“We’ll put together a setlist the same way we put together an album” – An interview with Aaron Weaver (Wolves in the Throne Room)

Aaron and Nathan Weaver formed a potent musical partnership back in 2003 which spawned the critically revered Wolves in the Throne Room, trailblazing a Cascadian themed North American black metal movement. The brothers Weaver receive support from outlets who traditionally actively...
- Posted 3 months ago
“I don’t think anybody was unhappy with anything” – An interview with Marty Friedman

Without Marty Friedman’s face-melting solos and precision riffing, Megadeth main man Dave Mustaine would never have achieved his goal of besting Metallica in one critical metric: releasing the most excellent album of any of the so-called ‘big four’, which...
- Posted 3 months ago
“It’s a fun thing to play in different venues” – An interview with Fredrik Akesson (Opeth)

Opeth is set to release their thirteenth album In Cauda Venenum at the end of September. I caught up with guitarist Frederik Akesson to chat about the new album and the upcoming Australian tour. Upfront it’s clear that things...
- Posted 4 months ago
“It was a long process doing this album” – An interview with Lord Tim (LORD)

Australian metal legends LORD have returned with their new album Fallen Idols. I caught up with Lord Tim to chat about the process of making the album, the way that the band works and Australian metal in general. Fallen...
- Posted 5 months ago
“We want to meet everybody and say thanks” – An interview with Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church)

Metal Church is a no-bones thrash band from Seattle via San Francisco who have produced exceptional heavy metal for well over a quarter of a century. Through that expanse of time, and except for his absence from The Human...
- Posted 5 months ago
“The songwriting process, it’s so fantastic” – An interview with Tarja Turunen

The likely prospect of talking about Disney’s Frozen with a globally renowned heavy metal vocalist is hardly related to topical subject matter such as touring and the most recent album. But there is only one Tarja Turunen. Alongside Within...
- Posted 6 months ago

Hideous Divinity – Simulacrum
Over the past 15 years Italy has developed it’s...
- Posted 2 months ago
Voyager – Colours In The Sun
Australian prog-metallers Voyager returns with their seventh full-length album...
- Posted 2 months ago
Opeth – In Cauda Venenum
Opeth released their thirteenth album In Cauda Venenum in...
- Posted 2 months ago
Nile – Vile Nilotic Rites
Losing an influential member of a band can have...
- Posted 3 months ago
The Great Old Ones – Cosmicism
French Atmospheric black metal maniacs The Great Old Ones...
- Posted 3 months ago
I Built the Sky – The Zenith Rise
Always threatening to, Melbourne maestro Rohan Stevenson has now...
- Posted 3 months ago

Interviews

“I always get along with everybody from Australia” – An interview with Trevor Peres (Obituary)

“The Progress is forever ongoing and evolving” – An interview with Mitch Alexander

“I’m jumping on the ship, we’ll see if it sinks or not.” – An Interview With Rohan Stevenson (I Built the Sky)

“A lot of people who like heavy metal music are also Star Wars fans” – An Interview with Carson ‘Bass Commander’ Slovak (Galactic Empire)

“We’ll put together a setlist the same way we put together an album” – An interview with Aaron Weaver (Wolves in the Throne Room)

“I don’t think anybody was unhappy with anything” – An interview with Marty Friedman

“It’s a fun thing to play in different venues” – An interview with Fredrik Akesson (Opeth)

“It was a long process doing this album” – An interview with Lord Tim (LORD)

“We want to meet everybody and say thanks” – An interview with Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church)

“The songwriting process, it’s so fantastic” – An interview with Tarja Turunen

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