Scars and Guitars

Joakim Brodén (Sabaton)

The mighty Swedish outfit Sabaton releases their monumental new album The War To End All Wars on March 4th Via Nuclear Blast. Joakim Brodén was available to discuss the album, the subject matter the band are reluctant to pursue and the group's opinion on covering Nazi Germany in the lyrics.

Andrew Neufeld (Comeback Kid)

Canadian Hardcore heavyweights Comeback Kid released their new album Heavy Steps via Nuclear Blast on Friday. I have lead vocalist Andrew Neufeld on hand to discuss the album, why they covered the Midnight Oil classic "Beds Are Burning" and if he thinks labels and categorisation of bands are relevant today amongst other topics.

Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast)

Finnish Metallers Battle Beast released their pumping new album Circus of Doom on Friday 21st January via Nuclear Blast so it was great to catch up with vocalist Noora Louhimo. The band are on the precipice of something magnificent courtesy of the album, Noora's simply stunning vocal performance is a factor. This conversation covers a heap of ground; the new album, COVID-19, and Noora's thoughts in working with ousted member, and Beast In Black main man, Anton Kabanen.

Tomi Koivusaari (Amorphis)

Amorphis release their new album Halo on February 11th, and I have guitarist Tomi Koivusaari on hand to chat about the album and plenty more. This is the second conversation with a member of Amorphis conducted for the show, the first was bassist Olli-Pekka Laine.

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Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/ Ozzy Osbourne/ Pride and Glory)

The new album from Black Label Society is out now, and it's called Doom Crew Inc. The album acts as the catalyst for the conversation with Zakk. The 12-track album is both a tribute to the band's "first to bleed, last to leave'' road crew and a salute to the legion whose support, stretching back to 1998, rivals that of the KISS Army. The stomping, heavy, bluesy, recklessly unhinged hard-rock-metal quartet are part invading horde and part travelling carnival - summoning caffeine-fuelled cacophony on records and the stage. of course, we cover a heap of other topics related to Zakk's magnificent career!

Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica)

Henrik is the keyboard player in Sonata Arctica and he guests on the podcast to talk about the January 2022 release, Acoustic Adventures- Volume 1. You'll hear a new cut from the album played before the conversation, it's a single called The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me.

Jesse Nikolic (Regular Gonzales)

Regular Beige is the name of the new album from Brisbane based power trio Regular Gonzales, which is partly a vehicle for guitarist/ frontman to shred his indomitable chops in the vein of Tom Morello, Refused, and a heap of gnarly stoner metal such as Eyehategod, Corrosion of Conformity and other all-time red-eye greats. If you love your guitar playing dirty, with vocals to match and plenty of killer buzz saw riffs, Jesse's got you covered. In this episode, we dive into what makes him tick and cover plenty of other worthy subjects.

2021: The year in review and top 10 albums

It's December 2021, and what a year it has been. As civilisation comes to grips with the menacing presence of COVID mandates, the world of rock heavy metal continues to offer many worthy new albums, tunes and bands. On the show, you will hear the Scars and Guitars top 10 albums of the year, an interview/ conversation with the bloke behind the #1 album, and almost 6 hours of the best music released this past year. This episode is by far the most expansive ever released for the show and is designed for you to dip in and out of at your leisure, and seriously, there is something here for all fans of rock and metal. So put on the episode, relax and let this bumper episode be the tonic for your new music fix over Christmas and the new year.
To all the Scars and Guitars podcast listeners, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous 2022- Andrew McKaysmith.

Pip’ O’Brien (Devil Electric)

Melbourne's finest purveyors of vintage rock, Devil Electric recently released their highly anticipated new album, Godless. Throughout the chat, Pip covers a heap of ground about the album and many other worthy subjects!