Scars and Guitars

Mark Heylmun (Suicide Silence). Ahead of the superb new album from the band, Become The Hunter (released 14/2/20), Mark talks music, politics and a bunch of other subjects.

Alex Varkatzas (Atreyu). Ahead of the bands February/ March 2020 tour of Australia, Alex shares his thoughts on the bands career.

Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation). Ahead of the band's February 2020 shows in Australia alongside the mighty Revocation, Travis talks about the shows and a heap of other subjects!

Josh Middleton (Sylosis/ Architects). Sylosis have released a superb album for 2020 called Cycle of Suffering and Josh is on hand to discuss the details.

Alex Skolnick (Testament). Ahead of Testament's Australian shows in March 2020, Alex answers a heap of questions about his sterling career in the music biz. .

Gina Gleason (Baroness). Ahead of Baroness' Australian appearances through March 2020, Gina talks about the shows and her career to date.

Paulo Jr talks about Sepultura's most recent studio album, 'Quadra,' and delves into his journey with the band since their beginnings, including his thoughts on their longevity. He explores his favourite era, album choices, and his preferences regarding bass guitars and amplifiers. He also addresses a well-known comment from Max Cavalera about Paulo's bass contributions to earlier albums. Plus, we...

Phil Rind (Sacred Reich). Ahead of Sacred Reich's February/ March 2020 Australian tour with Vio-Lence, Phil talks about the shows, politics and the bands career!

Neal Morse (Spocks Beard/ Transatlantic). One of the greatest progressive rock innovators, Neal is coming to Australia for two shows acoustic and in the raw in 2020! Neal is a great interview subject, tune in to hear his thoughts on the shows and his career to date.

David Davidson (Revocation). Revocation are touring Australia with Cattle Decapitation in February 2020, providing an opportunity for a long-waited chat with the great Dave Davidson!

Sam Totman (DragonForce/ Chop Suey). Ahead of Sam's appearances in the System of a Down cover show Chop Suey, he talks about the gigs and answers a few questions about DragonForce.

Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity). The great Pepper Keenan from CoC chats about the band's February 2020 tour of Australia and some other interesting subjects!

Woody Weatherman (Corrosion of Conformity). Ahead of CoC's February 2020 Australian tour, Woody has a chat about the tour and all things CoC!

Derrick Green (Sepultura). Ahead of the superb album for 2020 from Sepultura, called Quadra, Derrick talks about the album and other subjects.

Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers). Ahead of the February 2020 Australian tour, Jean-Jacques talks about his considerable influence as a bass guitar icon, The Stranglers career and current affairs.

Michael Stützer (Artillery). The opportunity to chat to Michael comes about due to the Artillery 2020 tour of Australia! Michael and Andrew cover a lot of ground in this chat.

Timo Rotten (Oceans). Germany's OCEANS release their new album The Sun and The Cold' on 1/10/20. Frontman and guitarist Timo joins Andrew to discuss!

Matt Walters (Freedom of Fear). Led by Matt, Adelaide's Freedom of Fear released an epic album of worthy of serious comparison to Death and Cynic. Nocturnal Gates made #40 on my top 50 albums of 2019. Matt and I talk about the album and all things heavy metal on this episode of the podcast.

Liam Turner (Pharmercy). Two extraordinary releases summarise Liam's 2019. In a review on Twitter this is what I had to say about "Aftermath" (single): KILLER 'God of bass guitar' AKA Mark King of Level 42 vibes. The tune has a slight Massive Attack l feel crossed with MGMT. Classy Allan Holdsworth style guitar shred near the end.

Gaba Wright. Sydney based Gaba talks about his new album for 2019, Afterhours.

Cameron McKenzie (Horsehead). Horsehead were an Australian hard rock institution across the stages of Australian pubs and clubs in the 90s. Golden Robot Records have released a comprehensive boxset of the bands albums and Cam is on hand to talk all things Horsehead!

Trevor Peres's guitar prowess has served as a driving force for Obituary since the band's early incarnation as Xecutioner. He is widely acknowledged for pioneering the mid-paced death metal genre, leaving an indelible mark on numerous musicians throughout his journey. In this exploration, we will delve into the factors influencing Trevor's guitar choices, such as his preference for Fender Stratoca...

Moana Mayatrix (Moana). Andrew and Moana discuss the debut album from the band called In The Allure.

Brandon Poletti. Andrew and Brandon discuss the EP Words from Within.

Dan Camilleri (Meshiaak). Andrew and Dan chat about Meshiaak's sophomore album, Mask of All Misery.