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Rod Whitfield, Journalist

Rod Whitfield

Rod Whitfield is a retired musician and long-time music writer. He joined his first band on drums way back in 1987, playing in myriad original rock acts before hanging up the sticks and retiring in 2015. In 1995, he joined Forte Magazine, Geelong’s premier street press magazine, as a journalist and has not stopped writing about music since. He has written for The Music, UK Prog Magazine, Beat, was The Buzz Magazine’s chief rock and metal writer for eight years, and has worked for countless online publications and zines. 

Since retiring from the original band scene, he has become a novelist, and at the time of writing he is completing work on his fourth book, the third work in a trilogy based on an upcoming fantasy/combat/adventure video game, as well as designing the narrative of the game itself. Keep an eye out for the release of Brides of Vampira in the coming years. 

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Acolyte, Figures, Flynn Effect, Enlight
"It's fantastic to see all four bands featuring at least one female within their ranks."
Features / Music
Copping A Face Full Of Energy: What To Expect At A Mother's Cake Show
"There was this one sign that literally said you can be killed 20 different ways here, in the water and out."
Features / Music
From Broad Strokes To Inner Depths: Tycho Are Just Starting To Dig
"It was a little more inward-looking from an emotional standpoint, I was trying to build more personal themes in there than the previous stuff."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: We Lost The Sea, The Crooked Fiddle Band, Dear Plastic
"We think they found that sea again."
Features / Music
Why You Shouldn't Called Gone Is Gone A Supergroup
My band, and many other bands, they're put together because we're friends with one another. It's not with the initial intent of being 'super'."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Twelve Foot Ninja, Ecca Vandal, Figures
"The band deliver musical orgasm after musical orgasm."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Ocean Sleeper - Six Feet Down
"Makes all the right noises."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Saviour - Let Me Leave
"It's actually inappropriate to label them metalcore."
Features / Music
The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Rod Whitfield
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Hinge, Bushido, Never
"Hinge and Bushido are actually sounding better than ever. They just look a lot older."
Features / Music
Lake Street Dive Wanna See You Shake Your Booty During Their Oz Shows
"A lot of artists who may be of the mainstream pop persuasion, they blow up and go viral, they attain a lot of fame in a very short time."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Progfest
"The fact that [Chaos Divine are] not one of the bigger heavy acts on the planet remains a conundrum."