VADER (Piotr Wiwczarek) Tour Interview, 2023

Tour Interview: Piotr Wiwczarek from Vader Latest Release: Solitude in Madness Label: Nuclear Blast Website: www.vader.pl Polish death metal band Vader are well known in the metal scene, and continue to produce seriously ferocious music. Their most recent album, Solitude in Madness is a punishing album of powering death metal. Australian metal audiences soon hear

SKID ROW – The Gang’s All Here: Album Review

Skid Row – The Gang’s All Here Website: www.skidrow.com Label:    Edel Music Score: 4 ½ out of 5. Skid Row are rejuvenated, and a good chunk of that credit goes to infusing new vocalist, Erik Grönwall, into the fold. The former H.E.A.T vocalist may well have a striking sonic resemblance to original, volatile vocalist Sebastian

STRYPER Live Review, 2023

Supports: Crosson, Panik Liberty Hall, Moore Park, SydneyFriday, 3rd of March 2023 American evangelical rock band Stryper has long since considered itself a ministry but we’re not here to discuss the prosperity gospel and the thoughts of denominational theologians. Stryper are well known for their bold approach of using their music as a vehicle to

D-A-D : DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK (Jacob Binzer) Tour Interview

Most recent release: A Prayer for the Loud Label: Mermaid. Site: www.d-a-d.dk Tour: https://metropolistouring.com/d-a-d-2022/ Danish rock band Disneyland After Dark aka D-A-D, and prior punctuation variants, are the quintessential no-nonsense band. If not for the pandemic, their 35th Anniversary World Tour would have landed on our shores in late 2020. However, the postponements are finally

SOILWORK (Rasmus Ehrnborn) Interview

Övergivenheten Nuclear Blast www.soilwork.org Soilwork’s musical legacy continues with their most recent album, titled Övergivenheten, translating somewhat poignantly to The Abandonment. Recorded at Nordic Sound Lab in Skara, Sweden, and again co-produced by Thomas ‘Plec’ Johansson and the band, it is a musical expression that delves into dark territory, yet with a sense of hope.

SOILWORK Live Review, 2022

Manning Bar, Sydney UniversityThursday, 3rd November, 2022 Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork’s latest album Övergivenheten has a lyrical depth and variety of musical approaches that few bands of their ilk will ever muster. Co-written by greatly missed late guitarist, and medical practitioner, David Andersson, the album content is suitably dark yet refreshingly honest, and

THE ANIMALS (John Steel) Tour Interview

www.animalsandfriends.info Sixties British legends The Animals are currently in the country after a postponed tour due to the pandemic. They are bringing us their Greatest Hits Australian Tour and in doing so, promise to offer up a concert full of hit songs, plus the odd unexpected track from deep within their catalogue. The history of

STEEL PANTHER Live Review, 2022

Steel Panther with guests, Airbourne Heaps and Loads Tour 2022Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, SydneyFriday 21st of October, 2022. Californian 80’s hard rock parody band, Steel Panther, have toured Australia numerous times. They’ve appeared here either as co-headliners with Alter Bridge or Slash, or as headliners themselves, selling out large venues, and touring here with a

SOILWORK (Björn ‘Speed’ Strid) Interview

Övergivenheten Nuclear Blast www.soilwork.org Soilwork’s musical legacy continues with their most recent album, titled Övergivenheten, translating somewhat poignantly to The Abandonment. Recorded at Nordic Sound Lab in Skara, Sweden, and again co-produced by Thomas ‘Plec’ Johansson and the band, it is a musical expression that delves into dark territory, yet with a sense of hope.

H.E.A.T (Jona Tee) Tour Interview

Latest Album: Force MajeureEarMusicwww.heatsweden.com Swedish hard rock band H.E.A.T have been steadily making a name for themselves over the years. As their career trajectory has been rapidly going upwards, their global fan base has also increased, and significantly so with the departure of front man Erik Grönwall, joining the ranks of US rockers Skid Row.