Interviews

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“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 3 weeks 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 2 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 2 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 2 months ago
“I’m so damn proud of it” – An interview with Joacim Cans (HammerFall)

Right now, melodic heavy metal is du jour: DragonForce, Sabaton, Powerwolf, and the evergreen Iron Maiden all prosper and are afforded critical acclaim. Cast your thoughts back to the turn of the millennium: the genre has been stripped back...
- Posted 2 months ago
“It feels awesome to be selling out shows here in Australia” – An interview with Henri Sison (Disentomb)

Brisbane brutal death metallers Disentomb have recently released their third full-length album The Decaying Light and completed a tour of Australian alongside Whoretopsy. I caught up with drummer Henri Sison to chat about the recent developments in the Disentomb...
- Posted 2 months ago
“A Real Nostalgia Trip” – An Interview With Jim Grey (Caligula’s Horse)

Artists’ creative processes and journeys are eternally fascinating areas of study and discussion. Where do creative people’s ideas come from? How do they form? How do creatives develop and nurture their ideas? How do they take them from raw...
- Posted 3 months ago
“We don’t need too much tough guy metal stuff.” – An Interview with Hemina

The world of heavy music is a pretty macho one, some might say quite sexist at times. Women’s involvement in the genre, and even attitudes and behaviours perceived as being anything less than hyper-masculine, are often disdained and ridiculed...
- Posted 3 months ago
“No Deadlines” – An Interview with M0dal1ty

Some bands don’t just have themes and concepts running through their songs and imagery. Some bands don’t just do full concept or themed albums. Some have entire band-concepts. Bands like Nile (ancient Egypt) and Fear Factory (man vs machine/technology)...
- Posted 3 months ago
“We’ve got a ton of new material” – An interview with Joe Buras (Born of Osiris)

Sometimes when a band has been on a break from recording and touring for a while, a new tour can be a reunion of bandmates of sorts. Such is the case with American progressive heavy act Born of Osiris....
- Posted 4 months ago

The Molotov – Resistentia
It’s great to see a band, and especially an...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
Klone – Le Grand Voyage
This band has been around for 20 years and...
- Posted 4 weeks ago
Code Atlantic – Eclipses
This Sydney-based heavy alt-rock four-piece recently released their debut...
- Posted 1 month ago
Sabaton – The Great War
Swedish metal giants Sabaton have returned with their ninth...
- Posted 1 month ago
Shadow of Intent – Melancholy
Wow, what a bolt out of the blue. When...
- Posted 2 months ago
9 Foot Super Soldier – Party Violence
9 Foot Super Soldier is set to unleash their...
- Posted 2 months ago

Interviews

“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

“I’m so damn proud of it” – An interview with Joacim Cans (HammerFall)

“It feels awesome to be selling out shows here in Australia” – An interview with Henri Sison (Disentomb)

“A Real Nostalgia Trip” – An Interview With Jim Grey (Caligula’s Horse)

“We don’t need too much tough guy metal stuff.” – An Interview with Hemina

“No Deadlines” – An Interview with M0dal1ty

“We’ve got a ton of new material” – An interview with Joe Buras (Born of Osiris)

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