ANATHEMA (Jamie Cavanagh) Interview
Long established English six piece Anathema have evolved into a pioneering and inspiring band who push the envelope of post-progressive rock.
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Vader (Piotr Wiwczarek) Interview, 2017
Polish death metal band Vader are veterans of metal and notably continue to produce and tour some ferocious music that leaves a lot of younger bands with an aggressive edge in reverent awe. Their latest album, The Empire is a simply punishing excursion and soon Australian audiences will be able to hear some selections live as the band will return down under on a tour with Germany’s mighty thrash metal titans, Kreator. Paul Southwell spoke to founding member, guitarist and overall front man Piotr ‘Peter’ Wiwczarek about the impending tour which hits our shores this very week.
Walter Trout Interview
Veteran American blues guitarist Walter Trout is globally respected in both the guitar and blues music community. As one of the still living blues players who has endured and survived a variety of setbacks including some self-inflicted damage over the years, he most recently dodged death through the generous luck of a donated liver that enabled a successful transplant operation.
BLACK STAR RIDERS (Damon Johnson) Interview
Hard rock band Black Star Riders grew from the potential of a new Thin Lizzy album from the bulk of the latter band’s line-up in 2012.
Triggerfinger (Ruben Block) Interview
Belgian rock band Triggerfinger have been powering along nicely since 1998. Their sound continues to evolve whilst appealing to fans of hard rock, stoner rock, blues, and indie rock with dashes of Americana or even the wild abandon of alternative rock that only a three piece can conjure up.
Sonny Landreth Interview
American slide guitar legend Sonny Landreth is hailed worldwide as one of, if not the best living slide guitarist today. Given the high praise his names regularly invokes, it is interesting to note that he is quietly spoken, has a great sense of humility and readily shares his remarkable playing techniques with those willing to listen and his attitude is something that can be applied to all music genres.
DRAGONFORCE Live Review, 2017
Support: Lord Manning Bar, Sydney UniversitySaturday, 24th June 2017 English power metal band DragonForce are renowned for putting on a live show that takes their over the top, hyper fast musicianship up a notch with tongue in cheek antics. Tonight’s show is a headlining tour which hasn’t been the case in almost a decade due
Bruce Kulick Interview, 2017
American guitarist Bruce Kulick is a regular visitor to our shores and ever when his days in Kiss were upended in 1996 by the make-up era reunion, Australian fans have continually welcomed the amiable guitar legend.
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.
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