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Scars and Guitars

Andrew McKaysmithscarsandguitars.podbean.com
With over 900 interviews, Andrew McKaysmith provides a welcoming environment for artists to discuss their politics, social insights, and artistic perspectives. Offering an authentic experience, this podcast invites you to tune in to the conversations with numerous luminaries from hard rock, heavy metal, and extreme metal.
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Episodes

Gregor Mackintosh (Paradise Lost)

Gregor Mackintosh (Paradise Lost). Andrew and Gregor discuss Paradise Lost's the December 2017 Australian tour and a heap of other interesting subjects.

Jul 27, 20171 hr 3 min

Mark Tornillo (Accept, T.T. Quick)

This conversation occurred in July 2017, before the launch of the Accept album, The Rise of Chaos. The group were preparing for a one-off show in Melbourne, so both are the compelling event/s behind the chat. Mark discusses his introduction to Wolf and team Accept, his health regime and his old band TT Quick among other topics. The chat has been available via podcast apps through Scars and Guitars since July 2017.

Jul 27, 201736 min

Mille Petrozza (Kreator)

Mille Petrozza (Kreator). Mille joins Andrew to talk about the bands 90's albums and the 2017 tour of Australia with Vader!

Jul 18, 201719 min

Azza Bok (Frankenbok)

Azza Bok (Frankenbok). Andrew and Azza discuss career and the 2017 album from Frankenbok, Vicious, Lawless.

Jul 13, 201752 min

Cody Quistad (Wage War)

Cody Quistad (Wage War). Cody joins Andrew to talk about the2017 album from Wage War, Deadweight.

Jul 13, 201719 min

Ron DeChant (Starset)

Ron DeChant (Starset). Andrew and Ron discuss Starset's August 2017 tour of Australia.

Jul 04, 201715 min

Kevin Jordan (This Wild Life)

Kevin Jordan (This Wild Life). Kevin joins Andrew to discuss the bands October 2017 tour of Australia with Mayday Parade.

Jun 28, 201725 min

Herman Li (DragonForce)

Herman Li (DragonForce). Herman chats to Andrew about DragonForce's 2017 album Reaching Into Infinity and the June 2017 Australian tour.

Jun 21, 201716 min

Bruce Kulick (ex-Kiss, ex-Meat Loaf, Union, ESP)

Ahead of his 'Thunder Down Under 2017 Tour', Bruce was available for a chat to discuss the tour and his career. He discusses the epic 1007 album from Kiss, Carnival of Souls, his work with Union and John Corabi, touring on the Bat out of Hell stadiums shows with Meat Loaf and his thoughts on songwriting with Gene and Paul. Heaps of other topics were covered, one for the Bruce Kulick fan.

Jun 21, 201728 min

Ryan Waste (Municipal Waste)

Ryan Waste (Municipal Waste). Ryan and Andrew discuss Municipal Waste's 2017 album, Slime and Punishment.

Jun 21, 201716 min

Diego Tejeida (Haken)

Diego Tejeida (Haken). Diego and Andrew discuss Haken's September/ October 2017 Australian tour.

Jun 21, 201720 min

Will Calhoun (Living Colour)

Will Calhoun (Living Colour). Will joins Andrew to discuss Living Colour's May 2017 Australian tour and other subjects.

Jun 21, 201714 min

Peter Criss (Kiss)

This conversation with Peter was recorded on early May 2017 ahead of his second to last-ever show, which took place on May 12 at the Sofitel Ballroom in Melbourne. Peter talks about his first band, Chelsea, his (then) recently released biography, his most significant challenges and his relationship with Australian audiences, among other topics. This chat was among the first dozen I conducted for my indie-journalism pursuits, which is back when I was writing for Hot Metal and Metal Obsession. It ...

Jun 18, 201721 min

Chad Ginsburg (CKY)

Chad Ginsburg (CKY). Chad and Andrew discuss the 2017 album from CKY, The Phoenix.

Jun 18, 201714 min

Stéphan Forté (Adagio)

Stéphan Forté (Adagio). Stéphan joins Andrew to discuss his career and the 2017 release from Adagio, Life.

Jun 16, 201743 min

Brian Wille (Currents)

Brian Wille (Currents). Brian joins Andrew to chat about the 2017 release from the band, The Place I Feel Safest.

Jun 15, 201717 min

Heidi Solheim (Pristine, Solo artist)

Heidi Solheim (Pristine, Solo artist). Heidi joins Andrew to chat about the 2017 album from Pristine, Ninja and other interesting subjects.

Jun 15, 20171 hr 11 min

Tim Aymar (Control Denied, Pharaoh)

Tim was one of the first musicians I reached out to for a conversation intended for the Scars and Guitars podcast in May 2017. He hadn't been doing too well, but he mentioned things were looking better than they had been, and we had a classic conversation for well over an hour, which has been available via podcast apps since not long after we spoke. Fast forward almost five years, and here I am, repurposing the episode for the YouTube audience, and I thought I probably should check out what he's...

Jun 13, 20171 hr 12 min
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