Andrew Mckaysmith Presents: Scars And Guitars

Vanilla Fudge has released their latest single, a 'fudged up' version of The Supremes classic 'Stop In The Name Of Love', and a tribute to their late bandmate Tim Bogart. The release was also an opportunity to chat with Carmine about his stellar career as one of rock and soul's most significant percussionists. For more information on the release and Vanilla Fudge visit www.vanillafudge.com For Carmine's website visit https://www.carmineappice.net/ ♠️ Support independent podcasts! ♠️ You can help by hitting that Like/ Subscribe and Share icon, but even better, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ♠️ Tell everyone what you thought of the chat ☠︎Check out well over 550 conversations with musicians who appear on the podcast: https://www.scarsandguitars.com

Brothers In Arms is the brainchild of guitarist/composer Jack Frost, who it must be said is one of the most underrated guitarists in rock and metal. Brothers In Arms debut is called 'Sunset and Clark' and the band features Jack along with vocalist Andrew Freeman (Last In Line, Lynch Mob, Hurricane), drummer Karl Wilcox (Diamond Head), bassist Alex Jansen (Hardline) and keyboardist Charlie Calv (Angel) plus many more contributors. This long-awaited conversation was a chance to dive into many aspects of Jack's career, so if you're yet to become acquainted with his playing, this chat is a great place to start. This is one of my favourite conversations conducted for the podcast, so I hope you enjoy it too!Pre-save the album and single here: https://bit.ly/2VFISX5 For more information about Brothers In Arms, follow this link: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/brothers-in-arms ♠️ Support independent podcasts! ♠️ You can help by hitting that Like/ Subscribe and Share icon, but even better, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ♠️

The legendary Carcass releases their first new album in 8 years, 'Torn Arteries', on 17th September via Nuclear Blast. The release presented an opportunity to chat with Bill about the album and dive into subjects relating to his superb career as one of the most influential guitarists in extreme metal. I chatted with bassist/ vocalist Jeff Walker before Bill and asked if he thought carcass had been a key inspiration for the 'Gothenburg' sound. You'll hear Bill's take on the subject and much, much more. Australian retail edition fo 'Torn Arteries' can be ordered here: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/search?query=carcass%20torn%20arteries&page=1 iTunes: https://music.apple.com/au/album/torn-arteries/1568277293 ♠️ Support independent podcasts! ♠️ You can help by hitting that Like/ Subscribe and Share icon, but even better, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ♠️ Tell everyone what you thought of the chat ☠︎Check out well over 550 conversations with musicians who appear on the podcast: https://www.scarsandguitars.com

David Andersson is a guitarist and medical professional. Throughout this conversation, we cover the new album from The Night Flight Orchestra, called Aeromantic 2, his experiences as a musician and touch on his expertise as a doctor practising in the Swedish Health system.

Ginger is a rock n roll original, and The Wildhearts is his semi eponymous musical vehicle. The group's new album for 2021 is called 21st Century Lovesongs. Ginger talks about the album and a heap of other worthy topics, such as his time in Courtney Love's band and performing at a moments notice with Cheap Trick!

Mat Wale is the vocalist/ guitarist & Braden Dawson is the bassist in Melbourne based The Ascended. The new album from the lads is called The Dark and is out on September 17, 2021. We cover the album, reinvigorating metalcore and much, much more!

Robben Ford is one of the guitar greats and with a new instrumental album out called Pure, he's at the peak of his considerable powers. This far-reaching conversation covers Pure, and his thoughts on working with greats such as Miles Davis, and George Harrison. We also discuss a little known aspect of Robben's career: working on an album with actor Bruce Willis.

The legendary Carcass releases their first new album in 8 years, Torn Arteries on 17th September 2021 via Nuclear Blast. Jeff is certainly a character with a laconic approach to these media events but, it was great to chat with him all the same!

Andrew is the guitarist in Desecrator and the guitarist and vocalist in Harlott. It's not bragging to say that both bands are amongst the most important heavy metal bands in Australia today. Both groups command international attention and Harlott are signed to Metal Blade. The catalyst for the chat is the launch of Summoning, the new album for 2021 from Desecrator. We talk about all sorts of stuff in this episode, so enjoy!

Carnifex will release their new album Graveside Confessions on September 3, 2021, which meant it was a great time to catch up with frontman Scott Lewis. In this frank appraisal of the impact of the pandemic lockdowns on the group's finances, you'll hear that a deathcore band is like any other business, and Carnifex is suffering. Let's hope, for the group's sake touring can resume and Scott and the band can get back to eviscerating stages again.

Hookers & Blow have just launched a collection of covers under the banner of a self-titled album. The group features Guns'n'Roses keyboard player Dizzy Reed. Alex has played in a bunch of great outfits so we cover his experience recording with many well-known groups such as Public Enemy as well!

The new album from The Ugly Kings is out now, called Strange, Strange Times, which acts as the catalyst for this conversation between myself and Christos. A truly enjoyable foray into topics such as the new album, COVID, creating a killer guitars sound and much more!

Riley Strong is the guitarist and frontman for one of the great modern Australian heavy metal outfits, Desecrator. Riley talks about the new album, due for release on August 27, 2021, called Summoning, and his thoughts on the Mad Max film franchise, the state of Metallica and Iron Maiden, and his epic tale of filling in for Mantas in Venom Inc.!

12Gauge Rampage releases their debut album 'Unleash The Rage' on August 5th through Grindhead Records. No better time to catch up with the bassist Glen Hurry to chew the fat about the album and a heap of other topics sure to catch your attention. Stay tuned right to the end as I pay tribute to two fallen titans of metal.

Warrior Within is a Sunshine Coast-based outfit producing some of the gnarliest thrash inspired heavy metal of 2021. I invited the brothers' Tass & Toli Hadoulis to talk about the recently released singles "Pagan Spirit" and "Last Blaze of the Phoenix". We cover a heap of topics in addition to the singles so check it out!

Matt is one of Australia most gifted and productive extreme metal and rock guitarists. His new outfit is the full-on rock of Shotgun Mistress and he's on hand to tell us all about the group's debut. We touch on a heap of topics and cover his many other bands as well.

After hearing the tune "Holy Fire" from their upcoming EP Lagrange Point Vol I, I thought it'd be a great idea to chat with Sullo and get the low down all about the band. This is a far-reaching conversation that takes in topics related to the band, the Australian music industry, the bass guitar, and a heap more!

Light the Torch has just released a cracker of an album called You Will Be the Death of Me via Nuclear Blast and Francesco is on hand to discuss. A heap of great topics in this conversation relating to the album, Fran's approach to the guitar sound on the album and battling through debilitating heat and pain. Fran also shares his thoughts on recruiting band members.

Sebasthian Bentos-Pereira is the vocalist in south-western Sydney via Gladstone, Queensland's excellent blackened groove band, Beleth. On the back of the quality of the epic full-length album Silent Genesis I reached out to the group's publicist for a chat and found Sebasthian to be a phenomenal conversationalist in addition to his talent as a vocalist and songwriter. Beleth is the sound of the underground at its best!