Hook Riff & Banger

Patto, Louis, and the giant himself Sean joined us on the couch to talk about their new album BENEATH THE MOUNTAINS, releasing 7th Jan 2026!Check out more of their music and pre-order their next album here:loreofgiants.bandcamp.comYou can follow them on social media here:instagram.com/giant.doomfacebook.com/GIANTdoomAnd check out their upcoming gigs on linktree:linktr.ee/giant.doom

We had Sophie, Dasha, and Chloe from Melbourne punk legends R.U.B on the pod to chat about everything from their favourite star sign to their upcoming tour of the UK to "borrowing" from Encierro.Check out their music on bandcamp here:rub-punk.bandcamp.comYou can follow them on instagram here:instagram.com/rub.punkAnd check out their upcoming gigs on linktree:linktr.ee/rub.punk

JRoc and Dan caught up with Van and Michael from Kristol Pisstol and had a good yarn about everything from drain gigs to Michael Jackson's pet monkey (not a euphemism).They love playing live, and the best way to keep up with their upcoming shows is on their instagram:instagram.com/kr1stol_p1sstol

Local heavyweight Brendan Sloan from Convulsing, Altars, and Dumbsaint joined us for a long chat about everything from Vivaldi to moving across the country to martial arts.You can check out Brendan's work in Convulsing here:convulsing.bandcamp.cominstagram.com/convulsingmanAnd you can listen to Altars here:altarsdeath.bandcamp.cominstagram.com/altarsdeathDumbsaint:dumbsaint.bandcamp.cominstagram.com/dumbsaint

We've been dying to get Droid on the couch ever since Dr Colossus told us about the ongoing feud between the two bands. Lucky for us, they were free and keen to discuss everything from how it all started (the band and the feud) to some of their favourite local noise artists to blast beats in stoner doom to the newest slurs to gain widespread use.You can check out more of their music here:droiddoom.bandcamp.comAnd they have a few links as well:linktr.ee/DROIDAnd here's their social media:instagram.com/droidaus/facebook.com/droiddoom/