DESCENDENTS - BLACK FLAG, FRENZAL RHOMB & 30 Years of “Everything Sucks”
So Cal punk royalty DESCENDENTS are celebrating 30 years of "Everything Sucks" with a Run Down Under to Australia and New Zealand! Drummer Bill Stevenson sat down to talk some SENSE about drumming for BLACK FLAG, and tells us what to do if Jay & Lindsay from FRENZAL RHOMB step out of line at the DEAD OF WINTER Festival!
The Wired World Of HAIL THE SUN
We chat with Donavon from HAIL THE SUN about their first Australian Headlining Tour, the momentum they've gained from their latest record, Cut. Turn. Fade. Back., upcoming appearances at FURNACE FEST and NEVERENDER FESTIVAL, Donovan's involvement with KILL ICONIC, and more.
Hot Baths and Highballs with VALTOZASH
We chat with Andre and Simon from VALTOZASH about their upcoming shows at DEAD OF WINTER and NOWHERE FESTIVAL, what it's like wrangling a band with 14 members, the creation of the Braindeaded film clip, how they came up with the concept for a Heavy Metal Big band, and much more.
Horror Movies & Road Rash with EXHUMED
US gore metal legends EXHUMED are bringing their brutal new album "Red Asphalt" to Australia and New Zealand, and have just landed for their first time EVER in Aotearoa. So what did we talk to them about? Horror movies! What else?
PIZZA DEATH - The Ultimate Pizza
With Dougie out on deliveries, we're left talking with Kane from PIZZA DEATH about their upcoming appearance at DEAD OF WINTER, the end of the domestic leg of their World Doughmination Tour, and the beginning of the European tour, what kind of pizza Kane would have made for WWE Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior, and more!
BEANFLIPPER - New Music In The DEAD OF WINTER!
When NECROSONIC's Kent Bartley resurrected Melbourne grind legends BEANFLIPPER for last year's festival, we were happy enough, but now SENSE can confirm that the band has been working on new music! What do they have in store for the return of DEAD OF WINTER?
SPARTA - "I've Never Known A Record More, Before I've Made It."
We catch up with Jim from SPARTA about their new record, Cut A Silhouette, recording it with J. Robbins, collaborating with Frank Iero from My Chemical Romance, and other contributors and guests on the album, reconnecting with their audience, and much more.
Want A Free Show? F.U.C. Yeah!
A riotous blend of thrash, mankinis and immaturity, Brisbane "nu thrash" duo F.U.C. (Forests Under Construction) are playing a free show at a brand new venue! Auditory Attack Vol. 1 kicks off at the Kerwick Hotel in Redbank QLD on the 30th of May from 6pm featuring GUTTERFIRE, 308 and LIGHT EATER, and if you miss out, you'll be more upset than Toddy's drum stool when he's wearing a mankini! We cornered Queensland drumming legend Todd Hansen to talk some Sense...
DZ DEATHRAYS Easing Out of Control at DEAD OF WINTER!
About to headline the DEAD OF WINTER Festival in Brisbane alongside MAMMAL, Shane of DZ DEATHRAYS talked some Sense about the reactions to their latest album "Easing Out of Control", and who would win in a grudge match between DZ and MAMMAL ...
INGRANIMUS - The Album Ten Years In The Making!
Brissie prog rock crew INGRANIMUS have released "Halo Bound", an album a decade in the making, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to talk some Sense with Hadley Spence about the story that took ten years to tell.
BEETLEJUICE The Musical - The Juice Is Loose!
BEETLEJUICE The Musical is rolling into Brisbane, and we've got the Deetz! Sense sat down with Australian actress Karis Oka to talk about fitting into the combat boots of goth icon Lydia Deetz, and dishes on the musical that explores the lighter side of death....
The Dawn Of The WITCHGRINDER
We catch up with Travis from WITCHGRINDER to talk about their upcoming appearance at Dead Of Winter, their plans for future releases, their most recent release, Nothing Stays Buried, and the Evil Dead inspired videoclip they made for Dead By Dawn, the beginnings of WITCHGRINDER and the origin of their name, and heaps more.
Greg Ginn: “I’ve Never Had So Much Fun Playing With BLACK FLAG”
50 years after forming BLACK FLAG in 1976, guitarist Greg Ginn is returning to Australia with a brand new lineup and their first ever female vocalist, Max Zanelly (in her first EVER band!). What makes this lineup the most fun? What keeps him going? And has he finally read "Get in the Van"? Greg talked some SENSE...
FEAR FACTORY - New Music Coming!
FEAR FACTORY are returning to Australia and New Zealand to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Demanufacture," and Dino talked some SENSE about Digimortal classics being added to the set, the (potential) return of massive JNCO jean shorts, and their forthcoming album, their first to feature vocalist Milo Silvestri!
Making a FOREIGN FILM With Jeff Irwin
We chat with Jeff Irwin from FOREIGN FILM about their debut album, A Love Letter, taking on vocals for the project, how the album was produced and recorded, his biggest musical inspirations, what's happening with some of his other projects, and much more.
Loading A FANCY WEAPON
With a collective musical resume featuring GOD, MUDHONEY, LUBRICATED GOAT and PAPER PLANES, Melbourne's FANCY WEAPON certainly aren't lacking in alternative music cred. Sense sat down with singer Joel Silbersher to talk some Sense about the creation of their debut album.
DEVILDRIVER - "13 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR ME."
We chat with Dez from DEVILDRIVER about their new album, Strike and Kill, their upcoming tour to Australia with Cradle Of Filth, creating the video for Dig Your Own Grave, the do or die mentality he had recording the album, and much more.
HELLIONS - Back In The Flow
We chat with Matt from HELLIONS about their 10 Years of Opera Oblivia Tour, rejoining the band, their soon to be released new track, Fear Flow, choice of tour supports, and more.
ROTTEN SOUND - Australia Faces Mass Extinction
About to carve a path across the country with Melbourne nutcases CHOOF, Finnish grind masters ROTTEN SOUND talked some Sense about latest album "Mass Extinction", and the logistical challenges of doing a proper Australian tour.
DRUID - Out With The Old, In With The Nu
Nu metal, midriff tops, big jeans, war in the Middle East - if it feels like the early 2000s are repeating themselves, you're not alone! Melbourne nu-metalcore wildcards DRUID have released their savage new single "dead_SPACE", so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to talk about how everything old is nu again.