AYREON (Arjen Lucassen) Interview
Ayreon is an evolving musical project by the incredibly talented Dutch musician Arjen Lucassen who has taken the next chapter of his works back into the science fiction realm.
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THE ARISTOCRATS (Bryan Beller) Interview
Latest Album: Tres Caballeros. Bryan Beller, bassist, with Marco Minneman drums and Guthrie Govan on guitar. A lot of stuff going on there on that album and certainly not going to be accused of chasing radio play. You’ve all got a lot going on with various projects and commitments. How do you make the time
BIG COUNTRY (Bruce Watson) Interview
Scottish band Big Country have never toured Australia in a performing capacity. The band had major radio play internationally, toured with huge names during their heyday and produced a solid batch of albums before their fortunes changed leading the band to persevere until an inevitable break up followed by the death of a core band member in 2001 led fans and the remaining members to believe things had run their course.
Zakk Wylde ‘Book of Shadows II’ Feature Article, 2016
American guitarist Zakk Wylde is not unfairly described as a workhorse. Whilst out on the road with the Generation Axe tour which constitutes playing alongside a list of fellow guitar wizard luminaries, the man has made time to discuss his recent and long awaited sequel solo album release Book of Shadows II. The fact that
ANTHRAX (Scott Ian and Jonathan Donais) Interview
American thrash band Anthrax, initially influenced by early Iron Maiden albums, have been a reliable thrash metal benchmark for many years since their inception. Having toured the world many times to surpass the success of bands that influenced them such as Raven and Venom, the band is widely respected as one of the Big Four
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (Paul Waggoner) Interview, 2016
American five piece progressive metal band Between The Buried And Me are no strangers to Australian shores. Having toured here alongside various styles of bands ranging from metal core to instrumental, the band is set to return. As a twin guitar band with a vast back catalogue of quality material and a very well received recent album, their live show promises to be a unique musical experience.
AVANTASIA – Ghostlights: Album Review
Avantasia – Ghostlights Label: NUCLEAR BLAST Score 4 / 5 Power metal, concept albums and rock operas are categories in music that have experienced both sheer highs and dubious comedies of errors. Fortunately, Avantasia falls into the former space and does so with assurance. As a monumentally successful creative outlet for German power metal band
ACT OF DEFIANCE (Shawn Drover) Interview
When long serving drummer Shawn Drover decided to move on from the huge, internationally successful band that is MEGADETH, many were surprised having witnessed numerous cohesive tours and a stable workhorse on a varied but generally heavier bunch of studio albums. Then when equally hard working and virtuoso guitarist Chris Broderick decided to also pull
BLIND GUARDIAN (Marcus Siepen) Interview
Returning to Australia but with a better sense of the Australian fanbase, German band Blind Guardian understand that there is a fanbase for their power metal throughout Australia.
Soundwave XV: Live Review
Olympic Park, Homebush NSWFebruary 28 – March 1, 2015 Day One: Australian heavy and alternative music festival Soundwave has now evolved into a two day festival. As a result, the layout of stages stripped it back to essential stages compared to prior festivals with less clashes for big acts from stretching out timetables over two