POLAR - How To Disappear Completely
"Jōhatsu" is a Japanese word for a cultural phenomenon where people pay to disappear, often in the face of financial or reputational ruin, and start a new life somewhere else. POLAR vocalist Woody talked some Sense about how this concept informed their latest slab of UK metalcore.
KING 810 - “I’ll Be Going To Thought Prison”
"Our country is going the same way yours is, if you haven't been paying attention. Pretty soon, I'll be put in thought prison for thought crimes against humanity, and the world will be a better place." KING 810 frontman David didn't mince words on Flynt, Michigan, guns and "freedom" ahead of their return to Australia with DREGG and THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER.
BRACE - War ON Drugs
One of the cherished Australian acts resurrected for last year's Necrosonic Festival, Sydney alternative rockers BRACE are about about to play their first Melbourne show in twenty years, so bassist Rod Yates talked some Sense about their return, dusting off new old songs, and we go into the surprising relationship between warfare and drug use.
When CONVERGE Met JANE DOE
With the imminent release of their amazing new album "Love Is Not Enough", CONVERGE's Jacob Bannon opened up to Tom and Maddy on genre pigeonholing, and what it was like to finally meet Audrey Marnay, the woman who inspired the iconic cover art for their landmark 2001 album "Jane Doe".
A WILHELM SCREAM - Feeling The Cold With Cheap Heat
Considering that their name comes from a Hollywood sound cliche, Tom shouldn't have been too surprised when A WILHELM SCREAM name-dropped legendary director Brian De Palma. Trevor Reilly and Ben Murray talked some SENSE about their chilly new music video, and the cinematic inspirations behind the art for new album "Cheap Heat".
THE TEA PARTY - “He Is Better Than BUDDY RICH”
Canadian alternative legends THE TEA PARTY are turning 35, and celebrating by playing both electric and orchestral shows around Australia. Jeff Burrows revealed the young drummer he thinks could out-play jazz legend BUDDY RICH. The answer will give you WHIPLASH!
Less Booze, MORCHEEBA
Trip-hop legends MORCHEEBA are heading to Australia, and Skye Edwards talked some SENSE about why she's decided to put down the bottle.
EMMA MEMMA - A Matter of Life & Deaf!
Children's entertainer Emma Watkins has been busy since handing over her yellow Wiggles skivvy in 2021, getting her PhD and launching her own ARIA-winning children's music venture, Emma Memma. She talked some Sense about what it's like to get divorced from a colleague (and still be mates afterwards!), and the disability advocacy at the heart of her work.
Survive The Tour With BLOOM
About to kick off their national tour with special guests AVOID (USA), the lungs of melodic hardcore crew BLOOM, Mr. Jono Hawkey talked some Sense about playing in Japan, his tips for surviving the rigours of touring, and most importantly, how many toys his dog has brought him while he's been doing press.
BEHEMOTH - I Aim For Goodness
We chat with Nergal from BEHEMOTH about their upcoming Chant Of The Eastern Lands Tour, their recently released album, Shit Ov God, individualism through Satanism, and how it aids you in being a good person, and much more.
MUNT - The World Is Not Yours
The savage debut from Melbourne purveyors of blackened grinding death MUNT, "The World Is Not Yours" is an unflinching look at people forgotten by society, and Tim talked some Sense about their origins, and who he would pick to build a grindcore supergroup!
HED PE - Breaking Down Broke
We caught up with Jared from HED PE to talk about their upcoming tour to Australia celebrating their landmark album, Broke, how they plan to navigate the album live, diving into some deep cuts and hidden gems, and lots more.
BRAZEN BARBIE Dishes Out Payback!
Kenyan-Australian rapper BRAZEN BARBIE talked some Sense about growing up in isolation, her debut mixtape "TOO BRAZEN", the appeal of revenge, and whether or not Kanye West's fans will forgive him!
DZ DEATHRAYS vs FOO FIGHTERS - The Battle For Tasmania!
Perth and Adelaide have a lot to complain about when it comes to missing tours, and Tasmania has it even worse, but when it rains, it pours, and Tassie live music fans have had to make a choice between two massive rock shows on the same night: Aussie heroes DZ DEATHRAYS in Hobart, or FOO FIGHTERS playing a one-off show in Launceston. Sense got the boys on the couch to find out more.
LAGWAGON - “Our Best Record is NOT That Record”
Heading to Australia and New Zealand as part of the 30th anniversary of their album "Hoss", LAGWAGON's Joey Cape offered a surprising perspective on their classic record. Tour and ticket info below!
NONPOINT - [HED] P.E. Were Throwing Marshmallows at Us!
About to tour Australia and New Zealand with g-punks [HED] P.E., Elias Soriano of nu metal veterans NONPOINT broke down what makes a good cover song, and revealed how a previous tour with [HED] P.E. came to a sticky end...
KNIFE - Brutal Industrial Death From The Melbourne Underground
A love letter to the designer unpleasantness of 90s industrial metal, fans of NAILBOMB won't want to miss the new record from Melbourne's KNIFE. "Non Compos Mentis" is as ugly and analogue as a chewed-up cassette tape, and Sense got Mark on the horn to find out more!
SOMA - The Beating Heart Of Extreme Art
Soma is an emerging mixed-media label with a focus on combining underground cinema, noise, musical performance and art, handled by CHOOF vocalist Jake and his partner in crime Emily, so SENSE sat them down after a big night out to find out more.
Get In Bed With ARCHSPIRE!
Heading to Australia in 2026 for a tour entitled "Return to Prison Island", tech death motormouth Oli talked merch, band dysfunction, and how he'd rather you were mad at something he said than because they used A.I.
KREATOR - Which Era of Metal Sounds Best?
When it comes to production, which era of metal sounds best to you? That's one of many questions we put to KREATOR bassist Frédéric Leclercq when we interviewed him ahead of the release of new album "Krushers of the World" in January.