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Steve Hughes: "It's the beginning of the Satanic new world order" and it ain't pretty

Remember that kid getting scolded by his father for watching Megadeth when he wanted to see the News? Well, this IS the news, according to man of quick-silver wit and rivet head, Steve Hughes. Die-hard Metallica fans might want to grab a tissue for this one...

“I’ll grab me coffee and I’ll be there,” speaks comedian Steve Hughes softly down the phone from Brisbane after a spell in Adelaide, South Australia.

Jon Dette: Pulling Double Shifts

The thrasher's thrasher... the hardest working man in show business!

To say there was a buzz around drummer Jon Dette prior to the commencement of this year’s Soundwave travelling jamboree was something of an understatement; Steppin

As Silence Breaks' Sam Rilatt - "We want to make it memorable"

Metal as Fuck caught up with singer Sam Rilatt recently to see what 2013 is going to bring for the Sydney based melodic death metal outfit.

This particularl Sunday afternoon found me standing in an alleyway in Brisbane’s West End, chatting to Sam Rilatt of As Si

Freddy & Mitts from Madball: "Can you bring it live?... That's what it's about'...

Messin' with the New York boys...

I’ve got Freddy Cricien (vocals) and Mitts (guitars) from Madball sitting across the table from me; they’re swigging beer and larking about after

"I believe life is a war" - Timothy Pope of The Amenta

Timothy Pope, the Noise and FX supremo from Sydney's The Amenta, talks about the war of the psyche, musical experimentation and the new release Flesh Is Heir.

Last Friday night, I settled in for a phone chat with Timothy Pope about The Amenta’s new release Flesh is Heir

Killswitch Engage Guitarist Joel Stroetzel on Reunions, Bonding, and Stalker Fans

Would you like a little bit of folk with that?

Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel is relaxed and ready to blow the collective minds of the Brisbane Soundwave crowd.

Mad For The Hardcore - Lou Koller, vocalist with Sick Of It All

CBGBs. Bad Brains. Been there, done that...

Lou Koller, the vocalist with Sick Of It All, is gearing up for the Brisbane Soundwave set – but he isn’t all twitchy and hyped – he’s cool, calm,

Danko Jones on Youth, Beauty & French Desserts...

The Mango Kid versus The Papaya Player...

‘Who is this young lad coming over to my table?’ I pondered, as I waited for Danko Jones to arrive. ‘Fuck me! It's Danko!’ was my next thought.

Obscene Extreme Festival: Freak Friendly

Who Doesn't Love A Stage Diving Banana?

Obscene Extreme Festival, the festival so rabid, so liberating, so filthy; of course we were in our rights to weep at the prospect that this festival would never come to Australia.

The Sword's Bryan Richie on electro, R.Kelly and hot sauce...

A dingo took my bass player...

Bryan Richie provides the throbbing bass lines to The Sword’s compositions.