Scars and Guitars
With over 900 interviews, Andrew McKaysmith provides a welcoming environment for artists to discuss their politics, social insights, and artistic perspectives. Offering an authentic experience, this podcast invites you to tune in to the conversations with numerous luminaries from hard rock, heavy metal, and extreme metal.
Episodes

Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Decapitated has a stirring new album out in late May 2022, titled, Cancer Culture. This chat with Vogg covers a heap of ground, from the new album, the episode in which Vogg almost joined Morbid Angel, and the allegations and incarceration following rape and kidnapping accusations. This is one of those conversations that lift the lid off convention and discuss matters far beyond the reach of most podcasts.

Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Kurt Deimer has come a long way in less than six months. After joining forces with Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X and recording his debut EP Work Hard, Rock Hard with Grammy-award winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge, he opened for Geoff Tate on the former Queensryche frontman's U.S. tour. His next big occasion is touring with Yngwie Malmsteen. It was great to catch up with Kurt, he's lived an amazing life and has plenty of stories to share.

Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Initially becoming world-famous as a founding member of Accept, he continues to steadily expand upon his international successes with his U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER outfits. Remaining faithful to himself over the years in a way few musicians could, Dirkschneider consistently bucks music industry trends in favour of following his heart. His most personal and extraordinary album was released on April 22nd, 2022: My Way, which was an excellent opportunity to chat with the man himself! We discussed the album, his thoughts on Accept and that time he almost met current Accept singer, Mark Tornillo.

Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Stonetrip is an outfit from Melbourne that can write grooving, crunching and anthemic hard rock. The lads released their self titled EP in December 2021, so we discuss the EP, plans for the future and the dynamic between the musicians in the group.

Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Incite's new album is titled Wake Up Dead and frontman Richie Cavalera is on hand to tell us all about it. The conversation also features Richies talking about his parents, Max and Gloria Cavalera; all household names to the heavy and extreme metal aficionado!

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
The leader of the Swedish black metal horde Watain is on hand to discuss the new album from Watain for 2022, The Agony and Ecstacy of Watain. It's always a treat to chat with Erik; beyond a lousy internet connection and far too short a time frame to chat with him, we manage to cover some essential points regarding the album, the move to Nuclear Blast and other interesting subjects.

Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Hot off the press, the April 2022 new music show brings you fresh cuts from Dream Widow, Lamb of God, FOZZY, Decapitated, Josh Travis, Miss May I, Destruction, Black Void, Watain, Origin, Malevolence, CONJURER, STATIC ABYSS, Skid Row, UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, Cobra Spell, Hellacopters, KUBLAI KHAN TX, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, Billy Bio, RAGE BEHIND, Blind Guardian , SEPTICFLESH, Enslaved, WARDRUNA, IBARAKI, Meshuggah, Municipal Waste, From Crisis to Collapse, HORIZON IGNITED, Islander, KIllswitch Engage, KINGSMEN, Oceans, Profiler, Apocalyptica, Dave Coutts, Envy of None, Satan, Marillion, ZZ TOP, & 8 KALACAS
🎶 OVER THREE HOURS OF NEW MUSIC!!!!!! Check out this diverse and eclectic collection; there's something in there for everyone who loves hard rock, heavy metal, extreme metal, experimental music and some surprises 🎶
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Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
The brilliant guitar virtuoso and composer Joe Satriani discusses his new solo album for 2022, The Elephants of Mars, how many guitars he has owned throughout his life, and his role in bringing thrash and extreme metal to prominence amongst other worthy subjects.

Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Bass player par excellence Joey Vera is on hand to discuss his career, bass playing and the new album for 2022 from Motor Sister, titled Get Off. Motor Sister is a supergroup comprised of vocalist/guitarist Jim Wilson (Mother Superior/ Rollins Band), guitarist Scott Ian (Anthrax), drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, The Cult) and vocalist Pearl Aday (daughter of Meat Loaf).

Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Meshuggah has just launched their new album for 2022; Immutable. In this conversation, Tomas dives deep into the nuances of the new album and candidly discusses the album writing process. Tomas also talks career, Australia, and his thoughts on a book!