Category: Interviews

Slash

Slash

“This time around I just wanted to have a good time just making a record with these guys and I think there’s a lot of different feels and stuff but its all pretty rock and roll and that’s pretty indicative of what it is that I do.” He needs no real introduction, he’s undoubtedly one of the most recognizable people […]

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Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica

Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica

“We try to call it melodic heavy rock and I think that’s the best words to describe the whole thing, but it’s got a lot of variation and some things on the album.” On the eve of releasing their seventh album ‘Stones Grow Her Name’ and with over 16 years as a band, Sonata Arctica are continuing to make amazing […]

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Ian Haugland of Europe

Ian Haugland of Europe

“It’s great that we can still do this after nearly 30 years and have songs that have their own lives such as The Final Countdown, but also being able to release new albums and gain new fans.  It’s amazing, I’m laughing myself to sleep every night!” I can remember vividly back to the day I purchased Europe’s 1986 release The […]

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Jeff Scott Soto

Jeff Scott Soto

For someone who has long been hailed as one of the premiere vocalists in the melodic rock sphere for nearly 30 years, it surprised me somewhat to be reminded that Damage Control is only Jeff Scott Soto’s fifth solo album.  With a career spanning beginnings as the vocalist for Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, through to the mighty Talisman, contributing vocals […]

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Ross Farrar of Ceremony

Ross Farrar of Ceremony

“I guess it’s just some kind of a release you know, I mean every day you’ve have to walk around and you’ve got to go to the supermarket and you have to pet your cats and you don’t really get to freak out that much, so when I get to play a show I just get to freak out as […]

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Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise

Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise

“Our message is important, I think people understand it, people are inspired by it and kids need punk rock.  When you come to a punk rock show, you should go berserk.  If you’re drinking – get wasted, if you’re in the pit – beat the shit out of your best friend, then get up, dust yourself off and go back […]

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Photo by Kane Hibberd

Aaron Barnett of The Getaway Plan

Since their re-emergence after a couple of years hiatus, with new album Requiem and a swag of major festival appearances, The Getaway Plan have slowly, but surely, reclaimed their status as one of Australia’s leading rock bands.  Following on from their 2012 Big Day Out appearances and a recent run of regional dates, in the coming weeks the band will […]

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Frankie Poullain of The Darkness

Frankie Poullain of The Darkness

“Justin really got himself together and now he’s fighting fit and a better guitarist and singer and performer than he ever was, even back then, it’s just great to be and I’m really privileged to be back with them.” The Darkness, have possibly the best biography out there at the moment: “There have been two albums. There has been a […]

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Danny Vaughn of Tyketto

Danny Vaughn of Tyketto

Formed back in 1987 by former Waysted vocalist Danny Vaughn ; Brooke St. James (guitar), Jimi Kennedy (bass), and Michael Clayton (drums), Tyketto and their classic albums Don’t Come Easy and Strength In Numbers have forged the band a reputation over 20 plus years, that is still as strong as ever in 2012.  Since getting back as a touring entity […]

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Michael Amott of Arch Enemy

Michael Amott of Arch Enemy

“You can’t really say oh this band is really popular in Australia because they’ve sold a lot of albums, because you just don’t know what sales are worth anymore.  We’ve always done very well, we’ve never been a multi-million selling band but we’ve always done very well on the live circuit.” Swedish melodic death metal trash rockers Arch Enemy are […]

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Andy Dawson of Crazy Lixx

Andy Dawson of Crazy Lixx

Formed in Malmo, Sweden back in 2002, Crazy Lixx have undoubtedly been one of the bands leading the charge in putting the Swedish “sleaze/hard rock” scene on the map worldwide.  Following on from the debut release Loud Minority, the bands second release New Religion saw Crazy Lixx come out with some massive anthemic rock.  Unfortunately however, one thing that has […]

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Haydn Ing of Calling All Cars

Haydn Ing of Calling All Cars

Official Tour Press Release: “Rewind to August last year – CALLING ALL CARS released their second album, the ARIA charting “Dancing with a Dead Man”, and set off on a tour cycle around the country. Taking their triple j featured album to the masses on the back of national airplay and hot supporting cast that introduced Redcoats and Boy In […]

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Amy Findlay of Stonefield

Amy Findlay of Stonefield

Official Tour Press Release: “STONEFIELD are at it again…hands off the handlebars, feet in the air, full speed ahead!  And since when has it been any different for these four siblings from rural Victoria?  Their last 12 months has resembled a downhill speed race that encompassed three continents, appearances at the biggest music festivals in the UK and Australia, a […]

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Adam Lazzara and Shaun Cooper of Taking Back Sunday

Adam Lazzara and Shaun Cooper of Taking Back Sunday

“Well that’s kind of the feeling we had when we first got back together and all got in the same room.  We went into it realistically, knowing that there’s a great chance that it couldn’t work, but right when we started writing everything really clicked, so for us we were really confident after that first writing session.” With the ‘Tell […]

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Chad Gilbert and Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory

Chad Gilbert and Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory

“It was just special, there were these anthems that made you feel like you were a part of something but at the same time you could just go and enjoy yourself and sing along.” Their album Radiosurgery has been out now for over six months and in support of it New Found Glory were back in Australia to play some […]

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Matt Mitchell of Furyon

Matt Mitchell of Furyon

“We like to get into it from the get go! Big opening song and get the crowd involved as soon as possible. We like to get as close to the crowd as possible. I normally end up over the monitors and hanging off the front of the stage. I like to feel that connection with the crowd.” From Official Bio:  […]

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Scott Underwood of Train

Scott Underwood of Train

“You know, people want to hear a band be genuine and if they like what we’re doing, that’s great, if not, there’s going to be a percentage of people who do, and we’re a genuine band and that’s kind of our attitude now.” Train are most well-known for their amazingly friendly radio hits ‘Drops of Jupiter’ and of course the […]

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Rob “Love” Magnusson of Dynazty

Rob “Love” Magnusson of Dynazty

Having just released their third album, Sultans Of Sin, the Stockholm, Sweden based Dynazty have unleashed a collection of storming killer hard rock songs that are set to propel the band amongst the leaders of the Swedish contingent of rock bands dominating the hard rock scene worldwide such as Crashdiet, H.E.A.T, Hardcore Superstar and Crazy Lixx.  Having formed in 2007 […]

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Lzzy Hale & Arejay Hale of Halestorm

Lzzy Hale & Arejay Hale of Halestorm

“We didn’t box ourselves in, we threw everything at the wall and basically I don’t know, we showcased nearly everything that we know that we’re capable of doing on this record, so I feel like since the last record, it’s your first record, you just kind of do everything and just throw everything out there.” In 2009 a band called […]

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Rob Barrett of Cannibal Corpse

Rob Barrett of Cannibal Corpse

“Controversy is always a positive thing even if it’s in a negative way, like any of that Government censorship crap where they try to stop people from doing what they want to do, it’s just like putting gasoline on the fire and it always works in our favour in the long run.” From Official Bio:  Returning with the ceaselessly hostile […]

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Cold Chisel – No Plans

Cold Chisel – No Plans

It’s as hard to believe that 14 years has passed by since Cold Chisel’s last studio album, Last Wave Of Summer, as it is to then ponder that it’s now been some 28 years since the album before that, Twentieth Century, when Cold Chisel “broke up”.  No Plans, the newly released seventh studio album from arguably Australia’s most iconic rock band, […]

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Rome of Sublime With Rome

Rome of Sublime With Rome

“It wasn’t so much the fear of if it wasn’t going to work, because you can’t take the fact away that the fuckin’ songs sound awesome, but there was always that kind of question in the back of our head of ‘Oh, can we?  Can we? What if?’” TOUR PRESS RELEASE: Featuring founding members of Sublime along with new frontman, […]

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Tay Strathairn of Dawes

Tay Strathairn of Dawes

“I guess it’s really song oriented music and I think each one of us really takes pride that we work really hard at being able to play our instruments, so there’s a lot of musicality and it’s kind of just four guys playing non synthesised instruments on stage.” Having received the patronage of both Jackson Browne and The Band’s Robbie […]

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Myles Kennedy, Alter Bridge, The Palace, Melbourne 2012.  Photo courtesy of www.lensofrock.com

Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge

It’s quite obvious to those of you that pay particularly close attention to May The Rock Be With You, that Alter Bridge are one of our favoured bands of the moment.  With Myles Kennedy graciously allowing us 20 minutes to chat today, that now makes three of the four band members we’ve interviewed.  Scott Phillips, if you are reading this, […]

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Ralf Scheepers of Primal Fear

Ralf Scheepers of Primal Fear

Well what a way to kick off the year with the mighty slab of metal from Primal Fear titled Unbreakable, the bands ninth release.  I know this comment may appear a bit flippant being said so early on in 2012, but this is unquestionably the greatest metal album released so far in 2012 and one that I personally will find […]

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Fredrik Andersson of Amon Amarth

Fredrik Andersson of Amon Amarth

Tour press release: ‘Rockstar Productions’ in conjunction with ‘Riot! Entertainment’, ‘Metal Massacre.com.au‘  and ‘Metal Obsession.net‘ present the return to Australian shores of one of the most popular and charismatic acts of the genre; AMON AMARTH! The ‘Guardians of Asgard’ are gracing our shores for the first time since their almost sold out national tour of Australia of 2009.  Performing tracks […]

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Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani

“On the G3 we have to do a lot things together, so on a typical show day I’m gonna be hanging out with the two Steve’s and we’ll be doing a lot of meet and greet, we’ll be doing a sound check and we’ll hang out for maybe eight hours together and it culminates with a jam.  So we’re always […]

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Switchfoot

Switchfoot

With a diet of sun and surf, a way of life for San Diego natives Switchfoot, it’s no surprise that Australia has enjoyed regular visits from the band in recent years.  Combining an appearance on the Soundwave Festival lineup with commencing filming for an upcoming DVD release Fading West, we had the pleasure of catching up with Tim and Jerome […]

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Shaun Cooper of Taking Back Sunday

Shaun Cooper of Taking Back Sunday

With the original lineup back together from the bands 2002 release Tell All Your Friends, Taking Back Sunday are headed back to Australia for what promises to be a massive tour with their good friends, New Found Glory.  Reunited lineup, rejuvenated and ready to take all before them, Taking Back Sunday released their self titled and incredibly well received fifth […]

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Stu Block of Iced Earth

Stu Block of Iced Earth

Tour press release: “Formed in 1985 by Jon Schaffer , ICED EARTH have created nine studio albums, many of which are considered masterpieces of metal, cementing the band’s reputation for crafting exceptionally well-made music. The centerpiece of all this being Schaffer’s trademark rhythm guitar style and powerful, in your face lyrics that often combine themes of self reliance, a healthy distrust of authority, […]

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