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Recent visitors to Australian shores The Matches are only a few days away from unleashing their third and most experimental album yet. Front man Shawn Harris talks about beers, girls and producers...

Sweden is widely regarded as Europe's metal mecca but there are a handful of bands working overtime to ensure that Denmark is put on the metal map. As We Fight are one band who are well and truly flying the flag for their homeland...

Heavily touted Adelaide five piece In Fiction are poised for a big year. With a recently completed debut record under their belts, guitarist Josh answered the following questions for us…

Chris Pennie is a good guy. Not only is he the drumming powerhouse in prog rock demigods Coheed & Cambria, but he still makes time to take his good old mom to the doctor when she needs it! Oh yeah, he still found time to do an interview with yours truly…

For a band that formed out of a love of skateboarding, Millencolin have done pretty well for themselves (and they’d probably be doing better if it wasn’t for music piracy). Guitarist and skate park owner (seriously) Erik Ohlsson answered the following questions while dealing with one of the worst connections I’ve ever encountered…

If bands wearing eyeliner and matching outfits excite you… then keep on walking, because Flogging Molly’s blend of traditional folk music and sing-a-long punk rock is about as no frills as it gets. With their new record Float set to drop on March 4th Dennis (Guitar/Vocals) caught up for a chat…

Thrash riffs, Grammy nominations and dreadlocks aren’t terms you’d usually find in the same sentence, but doing their own thing is something Shadows Fall have become particularly good at. In the midst of their second Australian tour, SF front man Brian Fair was good enough to fit us in for an interview…

With a rapidly increasing profile in the US and Europe, Still Remains are here to show Australian audiences what the fuss is all about. In between Soundwave appearances, vocalist TJ Miller answered the following questions for us…

With a live performance that's good enough to get them invited to support US act The Matches on their complete Australian tour, Fifty Sixx are a band to watch 2008! Vocalist Benny Britton took some time out to answer these questions for us....

Call them what you want but Horse The Band is used to being the black sheep of the music community. With a bad reputation to live up to and a self booked world tour on the horizon vocalist Nathan “The General” answered the following questions for us...

When was the last time you heard of a band that funded their debut recording (which got them signed to Roadrunner Records) by winning a reality TV show? Well, Madina Lake did just that and having already conquered the UK they’re making their way down under to show Australia audiences what they’re all about…

Orange County’s heaviest & hardest working band are back in Australia for the Soundwave Festival. After recent dates with HIM, Slayer and Marilyn Manson - the band is stoked to be hitting Australia again. With a new guitarist and a new record on the way, Bleeding Through’s future as a band isn’t going to slow down any time soon. I spoke with Brandan about the bands lineup changes, new songs and the state of the music scene.