Hook Riff & Banger

In anticipation of Essence Festival in Canberra on 2nd to 4th October, we were lucky enough to catch up with organiser Dan Nahum!

We had a good ol' chat about Canberra's heaviest festival, his inspirations, and the myriad of bands he's in (he's a drummer).

Head to essencefestival.com.au to see the full line up and grab your tickets!

Also make sure to check out Dan's bands (in no particular order)
altarsdeath.bandcamp.com
bruxistau.bandcamp.com
sspiree.bandcamp.com
bleakwood.bandcamp.com
futility.bandcamp.com

We sat down for a chat with the one and only Lochlan Watt for a great chat about all sorts of things from what gets him excited to what makes him tick!
If you live in another country or under a rock, he's had a long and storied history in Australian heavy music. Lochlan's part of various bands both in a permanent and guest capacity, as well as hosting JJJ's The Racket for 12 years, and now working as a promoter with Destroy All Lines.
Bitten by the music media bug, Lochlan also runs his own podcast Music is My Life on his channel youtube.com/@lochlan_watt

Head to some of the links below to keep up to date with his music and other projects!
musicismylife.show
runmetal.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/lochlanwatt

Sol and Tim from MUNT joined us on the couch with the aim to chat about their debut album The World is not Yours, but things naturally turned into a huge yap fest ranging from bunnings carpark gigs to the strong undercurrent of heavy Brisbane bands to broken sound desks in the studio.

Keep up to date with them at their website:
muntgrind.com
Have a listen to their music at their bandcamp:
muntgrind.bandcamp.com
And make sure you check out their socials:
instagram.com/muntofficial
facebook.com/MuntOfficial

Tim and Chris from Malignant Aura took a brief pause from touring their second album to stop in and have a chat with us covering all things from the new album itself, to how they're pushing the juxtaposed mix of death and doom to uncomfortable places, and even rural Italian farmland.Have a listen to their music at their bandcamp:malignant-aura.bandcamp.comAnd make sure you check out their socials:instagram.com/malignant_aurafacebook.com/MalignantAuralinktr.ee/MalignantAura

This month's episode features John, Claudia, and Scott from VVARP and we had a good ol' chat covering horror films, VHS degradation effects, Tim & Eric, and more!

Check out more of their music on bandcamp:
vvarp.bandcamp.com

And keep up to date with their upcoming shows on Instagram:
instagram.com/vvarp666

If you're quick enough, you can still pick up tickets to their show at Last Chance with Witchskull on 4th April:
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