Shred Is Not Dead

Conjurer drummer Noah See talks new record Unself

Noah See, drummer for UK based heavy hitters Conjurer, joins me on the show to discuss Unself, the new full length record, as well as how he has fit in since joining as a full time drummer, and musical creativity. We also detour into the philosophy of what it means to sound human. References: Carr, C.J., Zukowski, Z. 2018. Generating Albums with SampleRNN to Imitate Metal, Rock, and Punk Bands. arXiv. url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.06633 [https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.06633]

Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson talks Australian tour and new record

Opeth delivered a haunting miasma of riffs and growls with their latest record, The Last Will and Testament, and ahead of their tour of Australia later this year, Fredrik Åkesson swings by to chat! We talk guitars, riffs, the evolution of Opeth's sound, and Fredrik recommends some bands he's been enjoying!

Katatonia guitarist Roger Ojersson

Katatonia are headlining Australia for the first full tour since 2016, and we have guitarist Roger Ojersson on the show! We chat about the upcoming shows, a brief visit to Dark MOFO, and what goes into writing and playing guitars in the progressive and doomy juggernaut of a band that is Katatonia.

Steven Wilson chats about the world of music

Having just released a stunning new solo album, The Harmony Codex, multi instrumentalist and musical engineer Steven Wilson sits down with us to talk writing and appreciating music, and his experiences working with some of the biggest and most creative forces in music from across decades of musical history.

Philip Dellas of Wothrosch talks Odium and his artistic vision

Off the back of their artistic full length, Odium, that has taken the underground by the throat, Phil of Greek extreme metal collective Wothrosch talks about his vision for a band not treading the regular path of the album-tour cycle.