Music Is My Life

Kate Davies of the genre-blurring UK trio PUPIL SLICER talks new album Fleshwork, and goes deep on their experience of being a trans person in the UK, and how this has shaped what the band stands for.

Jona is the guitarist and leader of the Swiss hardcore band COILGUNS. I first met him and most of his bandmates when they were playing for German post-metal collective THE OCEAN back in 2012. The band's latest record 'Odd Love' (released via Jona's prolific DIY label Hummus Records), is a viscerally passionate and elevated experience. Once you're done with this episode I suggest checking out the documentary on its creation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrWZ9N3BPyk

Episode cover photo credit: Jon @reprievevision

Tristan Shone of the industrial doom metal project Author & Punisher talks about his latest album 'Nocturnal Birding', how his experiences volunteering to help immigrants in the face of Trump's border policies gave him a lot to write about, his efforts to bring his custom made instruments to market, and more.

Fresh from opening the main stage on day two of Damnation Festival, Brady Deeprose, singer/guitarist of British post-metal group Conjurer sits down to talk new album 'Unself', trans rights, the skewed perception of their niche scene, touring with Make Them Suffer, and more.

Backstage at Damnation Festival 2025, Singer/guitarist Matt King of Texas screamo-come-black-metal trio Portrayal of Guilt talks touring with Deafheaven, his band's place in the world and their forthcoming new album, as well as the learning curve of running Portrayal of Guilt Records.

I sat down with the main brain behind the mysterious Portuguese entity that is Gaerea at Damnation Festival to discuss the band's growth beyond traditional black metal, the influence of Linkin Park, how Sleep Token changed the game, and the forthcoming new record 'Loss'.

I sat down with Deafheaven vocalist George Clarke at Damnation Festival in the UK to talk Lonely People With Power the experiences that shaped it, and reflect on the band's legendary catalog.

Matt and Carl are two of the three guitarists and both of the graphic designers in the ranks of the Sydney post-rock group We Lost The Sea. I sat down with them before the Melbourne show of the launch tour for their fifth record 'A Single Flower' to talk about the process behind it, as well as getting big in China and how that compares to touring the USA for the first time.

Guitarist Jona Weinhofen sits down in the basement of Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide to wrap up the I Killed The Prom Queen arc of the podcast.

JJ Peters is the drummer of Australian metalcore heroes I Killed The Prom Queen. He also leads the international hardcore crew Deez Nuts. Saudade is the band’s newly released 7th full-length album - the first he has helmed as a sober man. We sat down at Northcote Theater during Prom Queen’s 25 Year Anniversary tour last month to chat about the journey.