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Rock icon Phil Campbell is set to bring his band of Bastard Sons down under for the very first time in September and our very own metal bogan Duane James grabbed the iconic guitarist for a chat all about their impending tour, Motörhead memories, the ongoing scattering of Lemmy's ashes and Black Sabbath's final bow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The French metalcore scene is a thriving metropolis of brutal soundscapes with bands like LANDMVRKS, Novelists and ten56. leading the charge, but keep your eyes and ears on Arising Empire's dark horse Resolve, who recently made their way through Australia touring with Erra and Silent Planet. Backstage at Melbourne's iconic Forum, Wall Of Sound's Ricky Aarons was joined by Anthony Diliberto (vocals) and Antonin Carré (guitarist) to disucss their first trip across the country and to dive into their heavy collab with Paleface Swiss and ten56. Following the success of 2023's album Human, it's only a matter of time before Resolve become a household name in heavy music - so listen to our interview and jump on the bandwagon stat! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

German metalcore prodigies Half Me made their Australian debut supporting thrown and Wall Of Sound's Ricky grabbed Christopher Hesse and Christopher Zühlke for an alleyway chat about their Aussie experience, the Euro metalcore scene and the new music they're all but ready to unleash upon the world.  Join the Wall of Sound Community Wall Of Sound HQ LinktreePatreon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the ashes of their previous musical venture rose House Of Protection - a genre-blending alternative rock outfit made up of scene staples Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison. The duo - along with producer Jordan Fish (ex-BMTH) - turned their departures into a fierce display of musicianship on debut release GALORE and have taken the scene by storm. Browny chats with the duo ahead of their Australian debut with Bad Omens and Poppy - discussing their approach in studio, the perils of starting again and a sneaky collab on ARCHITECTS' upcoming album...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steel Panther have been regular travellers to Australia ever since their inaugural trip down here for the Soundwave Festival in early 2012 and the subsequent Brazzers sponsored tour later again that year. In the lead up to their return to Australia this October, Wall Of Sound's Duane James was lucky enough to have a hilarious and heartfelt chat with legendary drummer Stix Zadinia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Metal Mayhem ensured when Wall Of Sound's Browny and Duane ran headfirst into Knotfest Australia chatting with the likes of Disturbed, Halestorm, The Hu, Wage War, Windwaker, King Parrot, Thy Art Is Murder and Asking Alexandria at the 2024 run in Brisbane. Who has new music on the way, who's coming back soon and who was the loosest band to catch up with? Listen now. Join the Wall of Sound Community Website: https://WallOfSoundAU.com/​Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wallofsoundauPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/WallOfSoundAU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alpha Wolf's curated music festival CVLTFEST made its triumphant debut in Brisbane and Wall Of Sound's Browny, Ricky and Adam ran head-first into the event to catch up with the likes of Diamond Construct, VILIFY, ten56 and the big bad wolves themselves, Scottier & Mitch of Alpha Wolf.   Join the Wall of Sound Community Website: https://WallOfSoundAU.com/​Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wallofsoundau See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Duane - Our resident heavy metal bogan and lover of all things heavy from Australia's underground. We sent Duane to catch up with Youngy from King Parrot prior to their departure to the US, where they'll be supporting the likes of Pantera, Lamb Of God, and Weedeater and the pair got chatting about new music, the Aussie scene and more - hook into Duane's World Issue 6! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With their newest album, Datura, out in the world, Ebony catches up for her yearly chat with Boston Manor's vocalist, Henry Cox. We find out about the process of making an album that deals with dark and honest themes, creating an album around life events, and what the album's second part is going to look like next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's very own Parkway Drive are back with album number seven Darker Still - which finds the band honing in on a heavy metal sound that's going to catapult them to Metal Icon status - playing amongst the greats of the industry. Frontman Winston McCall joins Browny to chat about their journey, their progression from metalcore kings to metal gods and where they'll head from here...  Interviewer: Paul 'Browny' Brown @brownypaul Join the Wall of Sound Community WebsiteLinktree Facebook Group See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the release of Machine Head's highly-anticipated tenth studio album Øf Kingdøm And Crøwn, Wall of Sound veteran (and fanboy) Ricky Aarons sat down with the one and only Robb Flynn to discuss it - covering the record's conception, their progression as a band, his personal life, appreciation for new bands and more. One not to be missed! Interviewer: Ricky Aarons @rickysaul90 Full interview here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time ever, please welcome BRING ME THE HORIZON frontman Oli Sykes to Wall of Sound - discussing the band's upcoming headline slot at Good Things Festival, his various collaborations, POST HUMAN 2's status, and making YOU proud in December! Interviewer: Ricky Aarons @rickysaul90 Prefer to read? Take a look here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now, everyone knows we're a little bit keen on Blood Command, especially since our very own Nikki Brumen joined the band and moved all the way to Norway basically forever. And with their album, Praise Armageddonism, coming out on July 1st, we just had to call up Nikki to have a bit of a chat! Interview by Ebony Story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've been onto DREGG for quite a while now, and the fellas are finally taking their innovative music and performances across Australia for their first ever headline tour! It's hard to describe DREGG's sound, but if you think of hardcore/metal/rap, you're almost there.  Ebony caught up with vocalist Chris Mackertich to chat about how COVID messed up their plans once signing to Epitaph Records, how their art is all about self-expression, and how context is super important. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merry Christmas everyone, we managed to call up Karnivool's Ian Kenny for a chat! If you missed The Decade of Sound Awake Livestream event earlier this year, don't stress because you can now own your own Blu-ray copy. And if you need more Karnivool in your life, make sure you go listen to their new track 'All It Takes'. And if you still need more? Well, this interview is for you then. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.