20 Years Of ADRIATIC - Dig Until You Reach The Devil!
Brisbane's ADRIATIC are celebrating 20 years with a special show at the Crowbar, and the Balkan-infused bruisers will be debuting their new single "Dig Until You Reach The Devil" and filming a music video, so it seemed like the perfect time to get Jesse and Stoyan on the line to find out more!
CORA - (BOY)COTT
Sunshine Coast artist CORA has unveiled her debut EP "Be That Girl", an infectious arsenal of tracks that worship at the altar of THE VERONICAS and 2000s alt-pop, and we definitely weren't going to (boy)cott it!
LAGERSTEIN - The Party Pirates Sail Again!
We parley with Mother Junkst about LAGERSTEIN's return to the stage, performing with NOLLSIE at THE MAD HUEYS hole of the Mick Fanning Charity Golf Day, the lineup for their return show at CROWBAR, plans for their next record, a little teaser about an upcoming tour, and much more.
BESOMORA - Devotion To The Growth
We catch up with Vlad from BESOMORA to talk about their growth as musicians and songwriters while creating their new EP, Devotion To The Fear, having Per Nilsson from SCAR SYMMETRY, and Chris Broderick from IN FLAMES as guests, plans to tour the EP, and more.
Scarred For Life By PSYCROPTIC
Tassie tech death legends PSYCROPTIC are about to carve a path across our country with RIVERS OF NIHIL, which will see them co-headlining NECROSONIC in Brisbane, so it seemed like the perfect time to tell Jason Peppiatt about the time that PSYCROPTIC scarred this guy for life!
RIVERS OF NIHIL - Death Metal with SAX APPEAL!
About to tour Australia with Tassie legends PSYCROPTIC, including co-headlining this years Necrosonic Festival, RIVERS OF NIHIL's Adam Briggs talked some Sense about bringing brass instruments into the dark world of death metal.
FRANKENBOK - “An Aggressive Celebration of Stupidity”
Aussie metal loons FRANKENBOK have unleashed their latest album "The Arriba War Honkle", and the results are even more unhinged than you might expect - frontman Adam Glynn describing it as "an aggressive celebration of stupidity". We got Adam on the line to explore the creation of the album, and also get the goss on FIVE STAR PRISON CELL returning to the stage at Necrosonic!
Getting Older with DEAFHEAVEN - “I Yearn For Insoles!”
Heading to Australia and New Zealand on the back of their stunning new album "Lonely People With Power", "blackgaze" innovators DEAFHEAVEN playing their biggest shows yet in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane, and will be hitting Wellington and Auckland in NZ. Frontman George Clark talked some Sense about upsetting gatekeepers, and the physical downsides of performing black metal in dress shoes.
Burning Bridges with TRACE
After they made an incredible racket opening the final ever NOWHERE FESTIVAL, Tom damn-near fell over himself to secure an interview with TRACE, the alt-rock three-piece who call to mind everyone from THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT to DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979. We sat down with singer/drummer Scotty to learn about their single "Burning Bridges", and find out how you can do vocals while belting out rhythms!
From Perth to Japan with RATKING
Perth hardcore brutes RATKING are set to finally release their self-titled EP next month, so Sense's Tom Wilson sat down with Ratking's Tom Wilson to hear about their recent tour of Japan, and what we can expect from the EP.
Mick Harvey on Conway Savage - Remembering A BAD SEED
"These Are The Waves" is a celebration of the music of the late singer/songwriter and NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS keyboard player Conway Savage, performed by family, friends, colleagues and peers. Scott Gelston sat down with Mick Harvey to find out more.
POISON THE WELL - Everything Hurts
Getting older sucks for everyone, but POISON THE WELL guitarist Ryan Primack's comment about feeling too old to be up the front of a GORILLA BISCUITS show took on a new light when it was reported that a fan passed away from a heart attack at a GB show earlier this week. In Australia touring their astonishing comeback album "Peace in Place" with HAYWIRE, he spoke about the band coming back together, and why their comeback single "Trembling Level" didn't make the record.
THE ORIGINAL WAILERS - Good Jah, A Beer, And Company
We catch up with Al from THE ORIGINAL WAILERS to talk about their One Love Australian Tour next year, how he met and began working with BOB MARLEY, moving to Jamaica, going on to record with PETER TOSH and a plethora of Reggae legends, upcoming surprises, and more.
LUKE SEVEREID - Here To F**k Spiders
Metalhead comic Luke Severeid is about to come barreling towards our shores like a human cyclone of heavy metal, jokes and ADD. He blends his passion for metal with the insight of Bill Hicks, the volume of Sam Kinison, and the hair of Devin Townsend. The last time Sense saw Luke, we were flipping each other off during SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL's set at KNOTFEST, so it was high time for another chat to find out why he's named his tour "HERE TO F**K SPIDERS".
BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT - The Sunny Side of DARK MOFO
BLACKWATER HOLYLIGHT are bringing their massive psych-doom-rock riffs to Australia for the very first time, heading down to Tasmania for DARK MOFO and playing headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Sunny Faris talked some Sense about heading way Down Under!
JAY & LINDSAY: Pauline Hanson, Billy Corgan and the Absent Father of Punk Rock
Heading to Brisbane for the resurrected DEAD OF WINTER Festival, Lindsay McDougall of FRENZAL RHOMB took aim at Pauline Hanson, Billy Corgan, and reveals who he considers the "absent father" of punk rock itself.
REFLEKTA - “Fooasis Is What We’ve Been Describing Our Sound As.”
We chat with REFLEKTA about their debut album, Way Back Home, set for release this month, their influences, how they came to be a band and the process of rolling out their five singles this year and last as a pre-album launch, and more.
ASTRODEATH - “The Head Nod’s For Everyone.”
We catch up with Yoshi from ASTRODEATH to talk about getting heads nodding at their upcoming performance at Dead of Winter Festival, their tour with FLAMING WREKAGE soon after, working on new tunes in their new studio, Yoshi's influences, outing Tim's shady Hair Metal past, and more.
HAPPY MONDAYS - Celebrating 35 Years Of Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches
We catch up with Shaun from HAPPY MONDAYS ahead of their Australian and New Zealand tour celebrating 35 years of Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches, getting paid to watch television with his best friend, the substances they experimented with in the past, how people are discovering them in the present, and much more.
BOOF HEADS - Bring Back The Biff!
They started last year's GOOD THINGS Festival with a boxing match onstage, and now BOOF HEADS are set to Bring Back the Biff at the resurrected DEAD OF WINTER Festival, so they tried not to incriminate themselves while talking to the same journalist who branded them "eshay-core". Get amongst it!