Tom Hersey, Journalist

There was a lot missing at Veruca Salt's Brisbane gig but does it really matter when the music's that good?

Did Iceage come all the way from Denmark just to fuck with whoever turned up at their first-ever Australian shows?

"If remaining disease-free is the most kvlt thing anyone can do, perhaps the second most necro option is to put on 'Venereal Dawn'."

"It’s that anticipation that makes 'Spirit Panther' such a gripping listen."

"We’re not Mastodon or anything like that, but we don’t want to be."

Opeth's 25 year evolution

"But we didn’t know we were going to be the first ones, and the only ones, announced. It was crazy – totally crazy…"

Anberlin discover freedom whilst recording their final album.

Joe Satriani assures fans he's not forgotten to complete his tour, amid juggling many projects at once

It never felt like I had an obligation to anybody other than I was going to make music that was good.