Scars and Guitars

Scars and Guitars

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Join journalist Andrew McKaysmith on Scars and Guitars, an acclaimed podcast exploring the music industry. With 600+ interviews, he creates a safe space for artists to share their stories. The podcast delivers an authentic and captivating experience. Tune in now and discover the magic of conversations with many of the luminaries from hard rock, heavy and extreme metal.

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Nov 15, 2025

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Episodes

Wanda ”Steph Harris” Ortiz (The Iron Maidens). 29.03.2018

Wanda "Steph Harris" Ortiz (The Iron Maidens). Andrew chats with Wanda from The Iron Maidens about the bands June 2018 Australian tour. Plenty of talk about the bass guitar as well!

Scott Russo (Unwritten Law) 29.03.2018

Scott Russo (Unwritten Law). Scott joined Andrew prior to the bands extensive Australian tour, a great conversation about the tour and episodes throughout Scott and the bands career.

Robin McAuley (Michael Schenker Fest) 29.03.2018

Robin McAuley (Michael Schenker Fest). Robin shares his thoughts on many of the episodes throughout his long and storied career.

John Garcia (Kyuss) 29.03.2018

John Garcia (Kyuss). John discusses his Australian acoustic tour in April 2018. Plenty of great conversation about his career in Kyuss.

Glenn Dyson (Claim the Throne, Soundworks Touring) 29.03.2018

Glenn Dyson (Claim the Throne, Soundworks Touring). Glenn had a chat to Andrew prior to the release of the new album from Claim the Throne, On Desolate Plains. Also a great opportunity to chat about Soundworks Touring, which bring a host of great metal bands to tour Australia.

Christofer Johnsson (Therion) 29.03.2018

Christofer Johnsson (Therion). Discussing the new album from Therion, Beloved Antichrist, and a heap of other great topics.

Caitlin Henry (Eat Your Heart Out) 29.03.2018

Caitlin Henry (Eat Your Heart Out). Caitlin joined Andrew to discuss the bands new release, Mind Games, and the recent tour support that had just been announced. Plenty of other great convo to listen to as well.

Ben Catley. 29.03.2018

Ben Catley. Ben is a Perth based Brit who is an outstanding guitarist and performer. Andrew chats to Ben about his new single "Open Skies" and other subjects.

Brandon Stockbridge (Almond Soy) 29.03.2018

Brandon Stockbridge (Almond Soy). Brandon joined Andrew prior to the release of the Perth band's EP, Social Misfit.

Viixen (Thunderstick) 29.03.2018

Viixen (Thunderstick). The newly minted front woman for NWoBHM stars Thunderstick joins Andrew to to discuss her new role in the band.

Rob Cavestany (Death Angel) 29.03.2018

Rob Cavestany (Death Angel). Rob joins Andrew to talk about Death Angel's tour of Australia with Sepultura and to reflect on lesser known aspects of his career.

Luke Fox. 29.03.2018

Luke Fox.  Luke is a Perth based singer songwriter, he joined Andrew on the eve of the release of his EP, Sugarloaf.

Leigh Kakaty (Pop Evil) 29.03.2018

Leigh Kakaty (Pop Evil). Leigh joins Andrew to discuss the bands new eponymous album and other topics.

Joshua Radin. 29.03.2018

Joshua Radin. On the eve of his February 2018 Australian tour, Josh joins Andrew to chat about the tour and his outstanding career.

Josh Reeves (Ratking) 29.03.2018

Josh Reeves (Ratking). Josh chats to Andrew about Ratking's new release, Serf, and a host of other topics.

Rohan Pank (Jack’s band) 29.03.2018

Rohan Pank (Jack's band). From Sydney, Rohan and his cohort in Jack's Band released an outstanding EP in February 2018 called Time To Change. Rohan talks about the EP and a host of other topics.

Intenso. 29.03.2018

Intenso. Steve and Alex from Intenso join Andrew to discuss their wonderful brand of experimental music.

Dave Power. 29.03.2018

Dave Power. Dave is an outstanding Brisbane based singer, songwriter and guitarist. Andrew and Dave talk about music in Brisbane and Dave's own compositions.

Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive) 29.03.2018

Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive). Colin joins Andrew to discuss the bands may 2018 Australian tour among other topics.

Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) Pt 2 29.03.2018

Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) Pt 2. The second occasion that Andreas has been a guest on the podcast, he joins Andrew to talk about the bands May 2018 Australian tour with Death Angel and many other interesting topics of conversation.

Alexander Backlund (Letters From The Colony) 29.03.2018

Alexander Backlund (Letters From The Colony). Alex joins Andrew to talk about the bands new album, Vignette, and to answer some very funny questions!

Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel) 28.03.2018

In March 2018, Steve was available to discuss the 11th album from Morbid Angel, Kingdoms Disdained. Steve discusses the album production, much criticised then and now, and his journey back into the bass and vocal hot seat after David Vincent left the band in 2015. He also talks about his camaraderie with Trey and his thoughts on clickbait culture in the metal community.

Mark Brzezicki (Big Country) 28.03.2018

Mark Brzezicki (Big Country). Ahead of the march 2018 Australian tour, Mark chats to Andrew about the tour and his excellent career drumming for many well known artists.

Larry LaLonde (Primus, Possessed) 28.03.2018

The catalyst for our conversation is Primus' 2018 Australian tour. Larry shares his anticipation for the shows, reminisces about past tours to Australia, and, perhaps most notably, sheds light on his tenure as the founding guitarist of Possessed, a band credited by many as the first-ever death metal outfit. Larry's insights into his time with Possessed are particularly fascinating, as he was not a...

Kyle Shutt (The Sword) 28.03.2018

Kyle Shutt (The Sword). Ahead of the release of the new album, Used Future, by The Sword, Kyle chats to Andrew about the album.

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