DragonForce: Reaching Into Infinity

They're the English sextet that put the power in power metal and leave no fretboard unshredded. For nearly 20 years,...

SIKTH HAVE THE FUTURE IN THEIR EYES

SikTh are pioneers in what we now think of as djent. They led the way in complex, shifting time signatures and syncopated riffage...

TALKING GUITARS WITH NICK JOHNSTON

In my opinion, Nick Johnston is one of the most exciting and naturally talented guitarists playing today. Imagine part Eric...

Comprehending Isolation With Mere Women

In 2015, Amy Wilson – vocalist and keyboardist of Sydney-via-Thirroul post-punk outfit Mere Women – took on one of the biggest...

SHOW & TELL WITH: BRIAN KING OF JAPANDROIDS

BECOMING THE DRUMS

Who are The Drums? It's a difficult question to answer. Not because they're some obscurity or anything like that, far...

Process and Apprehension: Putting It On The Line With All We Are

Sunny Hills, the second album from UK-based trio All We Are, lands this month. Like the band’s 2015 self-titled debut, Sunny...

PIECING THE PUZZLE OF STONE SOUR

Corey Taylor is one of those unstoppable juggernauts of the rock and metal world. The kind of guy who pulls double-duty in two...

SHOW & TELL WITH: TIM MAXWELL OF GRIM RHYTHM

CLOWNS ON THE POWER OF MELODY

Time flies when you're having fun – which is why it probably didn't feel like all that long ago that Clowns, one of...

TOUCHÉ AMORÉ ON GRIEF AND RESOLVE

In 2016, Los Angeles post-hardcore outfit Touché Amoré went out on a limb for Stage Four – their darkest and most emotional...

SHOW & TELL WITH: LUCIUS BORICH FROM COG

THE CONTINUING LEGACY OF DEEP PURPLE

To some people Steve Morse is still ‘the new guy’ in Deep Purple. If you’re one of those people, stop it right now. Morse has...

THE RETURN OF RIDE

Through the wall of their guitars and laconic vocals that would come to define such classics of the era as ‘Vapour Trail’ and ‘...

TAKING NO PRISONERS – THE DIY JOURNEY OF WET LIPS

Wet Lips’ first show was at the poorly named IDGAFF bar on Hoddle Street in Melbourne, opening for another act. Vocalist and...