Andrew Mckaysmith Presents: Scars And Guitars

Stone Temple Pilots are playing the 'Under the Southern Stars' festival across Australia in March 2022, which is the catalyst for the opportunity to discuss a heap of topics with Dean. We talk about the reasons behind accepting the festival appearance, but we go much deeper, discussing Dean's psychic bond with his brother, STP bassist Robert DeLeo. And Dean's thoughts on Scott Weiland (RIP), and the overlooked Talk Show album featuring Scars and Guitars alumni, singer Dave Coutts.

Mystic Circle, the German black/death metal outfit, returned with their first album in 16 years, and it is a pure monster! It's a self-titled affair, a bonanza for German blackened metal fans. Beelzebub (vocals, guitar and bass), is on hand to discuss the reasons for the return, and a heap of other subjects.

Jeff Losawyer has resurrected Voodoo Moonshine with the cracking new album for 2022, Bottom of the Barrel. The album is a grooving monster of a southern tinged heavy rock album and an early contender for album of the year!. Jeff discusses his reasons for resurrecting the beast, his thoughts on the new album and the state of current affairs and social issues in America and abroad.

Matt Pike is one of the leading proponents of dirty downtuned rock and metal, and he has a new semi-eponymously titled album in the can, which is titled Pike Vs The Automaton. It's an album that fans familiar with his work will enjoy, and for those yet to become acquainted with Matt's brand of metal, you are in for a treat. In this chat, we cover Pike Vs The Automaton, Matt's thoughts on the epic Dopesmoker album from Sleep and much more!

Adam has launched a new project alongside guitarist Phoenix Van Der Weyden, called Roach and Weyden. Their album is called The Mission, and it's full of slammin' shredding, a treat for the guitar appreciators. We discuss the album and also what's been happening in his podcast, Become a guitarist todayYou can check the album here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/roachandweyden/the-mission-2 . Follow them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/RoachandWeyden/ and over at Bandcamp here: https://roachandweyden.bandcamp.com/releases Check out Adam's podcast here: https://www.facebook.com/BecomeAGuitaristTodayWithAdamRoachPodcast/

The mighty Swedish outfit Sabaton releases their monumental new album The War To End All Wars on March 4th Via Nuclear Blast. Joakim Brodén was available to discuss the album, the subject matter the band are reluctant to pursue and the group's opinion on covering Nazi Germany in the lyrics.

Canadian Hardcore heavyweights Comeback Kid released their new album Heavy Steps via Nuclear Blast on Friday. I have lead vocalist Andrew Neufeld on hand to discuss the album, why they covered the Midnight Oil classic “Beds Are Burning” and if he thinks labels and categorisation of bands are relevant today amongst other topics.

Finnish Metallers Battle Beast released their pumping new album Circus of Doom on Friday 21st January via Nuclear Blast so it was great to catch up with vocalist Noora Louhimo. The band are on the precipice of something magnificent courtesy of the album, Noora's simply stunning vocal performance is a factor. This conversation covers a heap of ground; the new album, COVID-19, and Noora's thoughts in working with ousted member, and Beast In Black main man, Anton Kabanen.

Amorphis release their new album Halo on February 11th, and I have guitarist Tomi Koivusaari on hand to chat about the album and plenty more. This is the second conversation with a member of Amorphis conducted for the show, the first was bassist Olli-Pekka Laine.

The new album from Black Label Society is out now, and it's called Doom Crew Inc. The album acts as the catalyst for the conversation with Zakk. The 12-track album is both a tribute to the band’s “first to bleed, last to leave'' road crew and a salute to the legion whose support, stretching back to 1998, rivals that of the KISS Army. The stomping, heavy, bluesy, recklessly unhinged hard-rock-metal quartet are part invading horde and part travelling carnival – summoning caffeine-fuelled cacophony on records and the stage. of course, we cover a heap of other topics related to Zakk's magnificent career!

Henrik is the keyboard player in Sonata Arctica and he guests on the podcast to talk about the January 2022 release, Acoustic Adventures- Volume 1. You'll hear a new cut from the album played before the conversation, it's a single called The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me.

Regular Beige is the name of the new album from Brisbane based power trio Regular Gonzales, which is partly a vehicle for guitarist/ frontman to shred his indomitable chops in the vein of Tom Morello, Refused, and a heap of gnarly stoner metal such as Eyehategod, Corrosion of Conformity and other all-time red-eye greats. If you love your guitar playing dirty, with vocals to match and plenty of killer buzz saw riffs, Jesse's got you covered. In this episode, we dive into what makes him tick and cover plenty of other worthy subjects.

It's December 2021, and what a year it has been. As civilisation comes to grips with the menacing presence of COVID mandates, the world of rock heavy metal continues to offer many worthy new albums, tunes and bands. On the show, you will hear the Scars and Guitars top 10 albums of the year, an interview/ conversation with the bloke behind the #1 album, and almost 6 hours of the best music released this past year. This episode is by far the most expansive ever released for the show and is designed for you to dip in and out of at your leisure, and seriously, there is something here for all fans of rock and metal. So put on the episode, relax and let this bumper episode be the tonic for your new music fix over Christmas and the new year.To all the Scars and Guitars podcast listeners, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous 2022- Andrew McKaysmith.

Melbourne’s finest purveyors of vintage rock, Devil Electric recently released their highly anticipated new album, Godless. Throughout the chat, Pip covers a heap of ground about the album and many other worthy subjects!

Over 40 years in the music business and many accolades along the way, British musician, songwriter, filmmaker and media host Matt Johnson has a career unlike any of his contemporaries. Fiercely independent, this conversation with Johnson covers the political response to COVID, mainstream media's irreversible decline and the new release from The The, and The Comeback Special experience. Which includes an exquisitely designed 136-page Art Book featuring six discs, exclusive photos, audio content, plus director Tim Pope’s beautifully shot, unobtrusive film of the show.

Obscura have just released their scorching new album, A Valediction, which paved the way for a chance to chat with the fella at the centre of proceedings, Steffen Kummerer. A Valediction is a showcase for Steffen's immense talent on the guitar as both a songwriter and soloist. We discuss the album, why he decided to pursue a career playing extreme metal and his recollections of his time in the Death To All legacy show which honours the music of the late, great Chuck Schuldiner.

After weeks of phone calls and hundreds of interviews, I caught Steve 'Zetro' Souza in the thick of a massive media blitz for the new Exodus album, Persona Non Grata. Rather than taking the predictable route of asking the staid old boring questions regarding the album's conception and other topics Steve has already covered many times; instead, we discuss the media blitz itself, highlights from the band's past and the state of the politics in Australia and the United States.

As part of the ongoing quest to bring to you conversations with 90's era Cradle of Filth alumni, foundation band member, and keyboard player Benjamin Ryan agreed to appear on the show. Ben wrote and performed on the studio debut, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, and all 1992 demos: Invoking The Unclean, Orgiastic Pleasures Foul, and Total Fucking Darkness. Throughout this chat, Ben shares his thoughts and opinions on his tenure in the group. Ben also gives us some insight into what he has been doing in the many years since he left the group and the music he is releasing these days. Ben is a great bloke, and it was a treat to catch up with him!