Less Than Jake See The Light

"Please tell me it's warm where you are," Less Than Jake's Peter "JR" Wasilewski begged when we spoke on the phone. "I am freezing my tail off right now in Connecticut, in the north US, and I would love a reminder that it's warm somewhere in the world right now." Reassured that yes, it was … Continue reading Less Than Jake See The Light

A new brand of Terror

Terror frontman Scott Vogel is notoriously vocal. Not only is he known across the industry for his desire to keep hardcore 'pure' and 'fun', he's also famous for his penchant for stage diving and rambling on and off-stage banter. The story of Terror began in the early 2000s. "From my perspective anyway, the band formation … Continue reading A new brand of Terror

Fancy Vandals

They are the reigning comeback kids of Oz (look out, Johnny Farnham!) and Nancy Vandal are at it again with their new album, Flogging A Dead Phoenix and tour announcement that includes - for the very first time - Soundwave Festival. "Is there a John Farnham trophy for making comebacks?" Mike "Fox Trotsky" Foxall said. … Continue reading Fancy Vandals

August Burns Australia

August Burns Red vocalist Jake Luhrs is living the dream. "I joined (ABR) a little later than the other guys, but it was a serendipitous chain of events," he said. "It was 2006, I lived in Columbia South Carolina. I was in a band, and we'd broken up five months earlier. "August Burns Red had … Continue reading August Burns Australia

From Death To Destiny: Asking Alexandria is back

Ben Bruce is tired, but excited. You can hear it in his voice "We've just come back from a tour of South America," the Asking Alexandria lead guitarist said from his home in the UK. "We did a bunch of dates, all around Chile, Columbia, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina... There were lots of riots, which … Continue reading From Death To Destiny: Asking Alexandria is back

Soundwave 2014

The first acts for Soundwave 2014 have been announced, and with members-only pre-sales already being snapped up it looks like another sell-out tour before the final lineup has even been announced. So far Green Day, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Temple Pilots featuring Linkin Park's Chester Bennington and Alice In Chains top the bill, which includes Rob … Continue reading Soundwave 2014