Scars and Guitars

Jack is a producer specialising in the hardest and heaviest sounds in the Australian music scene. His list of credits includes Truth Corroded, Werewolves, Hidden Intent, Shatter Brain, The Antichrist Imperium, and many, many more. The conversation covers his thoughts on production, featuring interesting yarns from inside the studio, and other subjects relating to musicians and the personalities involved in creating music.

New York death metal giants, Immolation, are proud to unleash their latest immense creation, Acts Of God. The 11th studio album serves as the next chapter of Immolation's death metal epic. Ross Dolan is a guest on the show, and he shares his thoughts on the album, the global political landscape, and much, much more!

Stone Temple Pilots are playing the 'Under the Southern Stars' festival across Australia in March 2022, which is the catalyst for the opportunity to discuss a heap of topics with Dean. We talk about the reasons behind accepting the festival appearance, but we go much deeper, discussing Dean's psychic bond with his brother, STP bassist Robert DeLeo. And Dean's thoughts on Scott Weiland (RIP), and the overlooked Talk Show album featuring Scars and Guitars alumni, singer Dave Coutts.

Mystic Circle, the German black/death metal outfit, returned with their first album in 16 years, and it is a pure monster! It's a self-titled affair, a bonanza for German blackened metal fans. Beelzebub (vocals, guitar and bass), is on hand to discuss the reasons for the return, and a heap of other subjects.

Jeff Losawyer has resurrected Voodoo Moonshine with the cracking new album for 2022, Bottom of the Barrel. The album is a grooving monster of a southern tinged heavy rock album and an early contender for album of the year!. Jeff discusses his reasons for resurrecting the beast, his thoughts on the new album and the state of current affairs and social issues in America and abroad.

Matt Pike is one of the leading proponents of dirty downtuned rock and metal, and he has a new semi-eponymously titled album in the can, which is titled Pike Vs The Automaton. It's an album that fans familiar with his work will enjoy, and for those yet to become acquainted with Matt's brand of metal, you are in for a treat. In this chat, we cover Pike Vs The Automaton, Matt's thoughts on the epic Dopesmoker album from Sleep and much more!

Adam has launched a new project alongside guitarist Phoenix Van Der Weyden, called Roach and Weyden. Their album is called The Mission, and it's full of slammin' shredding, a treat for the guitar appreciators. We discuss the album and also what's been happening in his podcast, Become a guitarist today
You can check the album here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/roachandweyden/the-mission-2 . Follow them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/RoachandWeyden/ and over at Bandcamp here: https://roachandweyden.bandcamp.com/releases
Check out Adam's podcast here: https://www.facebook.com/BecomeAGuitaristTodayWithAdamRoachPodcast/

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.

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.

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.