Scars and Guitars

Andrew McKaysmith•scarsandguitars.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

James Monteith (Tesseract)

James Monteith (Tesseract). James joins Andrew to discuss the bands new album, Sonder.

Mar 28, 2018•22 min

Nick Jenkin (In Capital)

Nick Jenkin (In Capital). Nick chats to Andrew about the new album from the duo, Human Is, as well as some great banter about soundtrack music.

Mar 28, 2018•39 min

Cam Maynard (The Contortionist)

Cam Maynard (The Contortionist). Cam and The Contortionist are touring Australia with Sikth through May 2018.

Mar 28, 2018•15 min

Traa Daniels (P.O.D.)

Traa Daniels (P.O.D.). Traa and Andrew talk shop about the bass guitar... they even manage to talk about P.O.D.s April 2018 Australian tour!

Mar 28, 2018•19 min

Ihsahn (Emperor)

Ihsahn (Emperor). The legendary black metal frontman, musician and composer chats to Andrew about his new solo album, Ámr, as well as his thoughts on Emperor.

Mar 28, 2018•36 min

Howard Jones (ex- Killswitch Engage, Light The Torch)

Howard Jones (ex- Killswitch Engage, Light The Torch). Howard joins Andrew to chat about the new album from Light The Torch, Revival.

Mar 28, 2018•15 min

Don Van Stavern (Riot V)

Don Van Stavern (Riot V). Donnie chats to Andrew about Riot's new album, Armor of Light, and a heap of other interesting topics about the band.

Mar 28, 2018•34 min

Jimmy Rose (Direblaze)

Jimmy Rose (Direblaze). Jimmy chats to Andrew about the bands new EP, Smelted Reformed and Doomed.

Mar 28, 2018•24 min

Dan White (Blue Child Collective)

Dan White (Blue Child Collective). Dan chats to Andrew about the bands new releases and his take on many interesting topics.

Mar 28, 2018•35 min

Milla (Black Rheno)

Milla (Black Rheno). Milla chats to Andrew about his band and the Australian tour in early 2018.

Mar 28, 2018•53 min

Biff Byford (Saxon)

In this chat, I am honoured to have Biff Byford from Saxon as the guest. The catalyst for our conversation is the launch of the album "Thunderbolt" in 2018. We delve into discussions about the reception of the album, the tour with Judas Priest across the Americas, and the enduring popularity of the group, among other interesting topics.

Mar 28, 2018•25 min

Al Jourgensen (Ministry)

In this chat, we have the esteemed Al Jourgensen as our guest. The catalyst for our conversation is the launch of the Ministry album "AmeriKKKant" in 2018. Al shares insights about the album, reflects on the 1996 masterpiece "Filthpig," and delves deep into an assessment of various prominent political topics. The discussion is so engaging that the opportunity for a "part 2" with Al is regretfully missed. However, the hope remains to chat with him again in the near future.

Mar 28, 2018•30 min

Mike Protich (Red Sun Rising)

Mike Protich (Red Sun Rising). Mike chats to Andrew about the bands new album, Thread.

Mar 28, 2018•13 min

Ross The Boss (ex-Manowar, The Dictators)

Ross The Boss (ex-Manowar, The Dictators). Ross chats to Andrew about the Australian tour where he and his band will be bringing a full set of Manowar classics! Some great banter about his history with The Dictators as well.

Mar 28, 2018•14 min

Phil Lewis (LA Guns)

Phil Lewis (LA Guns). Phil has reunited with Tracii Guns and is touring Australia through May 2018. Andrew and Phil chat about the tour, the reformation and other storied episodes from Phils long career playing rock'n'roll.

Mar 28, 2018•28 min

Mikee Goodman (Sikth) pt 2

Mikee Goodman (Sikth) pt 2. Andrew chats to Mikee about his hectic schedule and Sikth's upcoming Australian tour.

Mar 27, 2018•23 min

Schmier (Destruction/ Panzer/ Headhunter)

Schmier (Destruction/ Panzer/ Headhunter). Andrew and Schmier discuss the 2017 album from Panzer, Fatal Command.

Oct 04, 2017•23 min

Jeremy Lenzo (Mayday Parade)

Jeremy Lenzo (Mayday Parade). Andrew and Jeremy discuss Mayday Parade's October 2017 Australian tour.

Oct 04, 2017•26 min

Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise)

Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise). Andrew and Fletcher discuss Pennywise's October/ November 2017 Australian tour.

Oct 04, 2017•27 min

Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved)

Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved). Andrew and Ivar discuss Enslaved's 2017 album, E.

Sep 29, 2017•22 min

Stuart Anstis (ex- Cradle of Filth)

Stuart Anstis (ex- Cradle of Filth). Stuart Anstis is the guitarist on Cradle of Filth recordings from 1995 to 1999. He is responsible for some of the greatest black metal guitar performances ever. In this expansive conversation, Stuart shares his story with Andrew. First aired on 4ZZZ Zed Digital (Brisbane community radio) on 26/9/17 and 3/10/17.

Sep 20, 2017•4 hr 4 min

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