Scars and Guitars

Steven Wilson (Solo artist, Porcupine Tree). Steven is touring Australia through November 2018, he chats to Andrew about the tour and his career.

Jarryd Buckland (Shangrilá). Andrew and Jarryd talk about the bands new EP, Love And Leaving, to be released 20th August 2018.

Andrew Mullen (Pacing The Cage). Andrew is a member of an excellent band from Melbourne called Pacing The Cage, their new album for 2108 is called Intox. The two Andrew's talk about the album and the bands philosophy.

Dan Parsons. Dan is a superb roots artist from Brisbane, his new album for 2018 is called Sunday Morning Cinema. Andrew and Dan chat about the album and Dan's career.

Christopher Boltendahl (Grave Digger). Ahead of the 2018 studio release, The Living Dead, Chris shares his thoughts on the album and unique episodes from his lengthy career.

Plini. Ahead of the release of his brand new EP, Sunhead, on July 27 2018 and supporting tour in August, Plini chats to Andrew about the EP, the tour and his stellar career.

Michael Sweet (Stryper). Michael chats to Andrew about his career and August 2018 Australian tour.

Ben Ely (Regurgitator). A legend of the Brisbane music industry, Ben along with his comrades in Regurgitator have been going for almost 25 years. They are on the cusp of releasing their ninth studio album, Headroxx

Dave Couper (Caligula's Horse). Andrew chats to Dave about the band and the array of exciting things happening.

Blair Layt (A Breach of Silence). Andrew chats to Blair about the band and the most recent release, Secrets.

Nereis. Hailing from Italy, Andy Barchiesi from Nereis chats about the new album, Turning Point.

In this chat, Mortiis takes the spotlight. The catalyst for our conversation is his 2018 shows, marking his first-ever performances in the antipodes. We delve into Mortiis' excitement and anticipation for the shows, explore his reflections on signing with Earache in the past, and delve into a plethora of other intriguing topics.

Spencer Prewett (Archspire). The 'light speed god of heavy metal thunder', drummer and percussionist extraordinaire Spencer Prewett, talks about his career and Archspire's August 2018 tour of Australia.

Erin Gooden (Legs Electric). Erin discusses Legs Electrics excellent new EP, Two Sides, as well and a host of other interesting topics.

Nyves Krithinidou and Robin Baumann (Venues). Nyves and Robin are the vocalists in German outfit, Venues. They join Andrew to chat about their new for 2018 album, Aspire.

Eduardo O Gil (SIFTING). Andrew chats to Eduardo about SIFTING's excellent LP, Not From Here, as well as his journey from Venezuela to Los Angeles.

Richard Meiz (Genus Ordinis Dei). Andrew and Richard chat about the Italian bands new album, Great Olden Dynasty, as well as the challenges of playing metal in Italy.

Lillye. Having just released the slamming new album, Evolve, Virginia and Matt from Lillye chat to Andrew about the band and wax lyrical about other interesting subjects

Doro. Apart from discussing her excellent new album for 2018, Forever Warriors Forever United, Doro delves into lesser known aspects of her stellar career.

Andrew W.K. The two Andrews discuss the upcoming dates the band are playing in Australia in August 2018. Some great conversation about Andrew W.K.'s career as well.

The catalyst for our conversation is Satyricon's 2018 Australian tour. Despite the quality of the phone line being less than ideal, Frost shares his insights on a plethora of intriguing topics. We discuss his anticipation for the shows, delve into the band's 2017 album "Deep Calleth Upon Deep," and reflect on the phenomenon of new fans who may not be familiar with the band's extensive back catalog...

Hank Shteamer (Rolling Stone). Hank is a senior music editor for Rolling Stone. You can follow him on Twitter @darkforcesswing . Hank is a very knowledgable writer focusing on heavy metal and jazz. We discuss some jazz greats and a favoured topic for both of us, Morbid Angel.

Dez Fafara (Devil Driver/ Coal Chamber). Dez chats to Andrew about the new DevilDriver album, Outlaws 'til the End, Vol. 1, and a heap of other interesting topics from his career.

The catalyst for our conversation is the launch of the album "Northern Chaos Gods" in 2018. We delve into discussions about the album, Demonaz's thoughts on the band's 2007 shows in Australia, and the significant event of the split within Immortal involving Abbath. It's worth noting that based on recent online commentary, Demonaz may have provided more detailed insights on the reasons behind the s...

Mark Collins (The Charlatans). The outstanding guitarist from UK act The Charlatans talks to Andrew about the August 2018 Australian tour.