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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

Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)

Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica). With a new album due for release on September 6 2019, Tony and Andrew about that and a heap of other cool topics. Definitely a conversation to listen to when you want a laugh!

Aug 12, 201934 min

Christian Martucci (Black Star Riders/ Stone Sour)

Christian Martucci (Black Star Riders/ Stone Sour). Christian is an excellent guitarist who through patience and perseverance has made a name fro himself playing hard rock in two word class bands! He's on hand to chat about his career and the new album fro 2019 from Black Star Riders, Another State of Grace.

Aug 12, 201930 min

Andy Dowling (Lord)

Andy Dowling (Lord). With a superb album to promote, Fallen idols, Andy talks all about the album and whats been happening in the Lord camp!

Aug 07, 20191 hr 20 min

Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe)

Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe). The great Whitfield Crane talks about his appearances in the Orchestra Of Doom shows happening in Sydney and Melbourne in December 2019

Aug 05, 201929 min

Joacim Cans (HammerFall)

Joacim Cans (HammerFall). Andrew and Jocaim discuss the August 16, 2019 release Dominion, as well as interesting subjects throughout HammerFall's career.

Jul 24, 201925 min

Tarja Turunen

Tarja Turunen. Tara talks about her new album for 2019, In the Raw and her outstanding career.

Jul 23, 201930 min

Scott Gorham (Black Star Riders/ Thin Lizzy)

Scott Gorham (Black Star Riders/ Thin Lizzy). The great Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy talks about Black Star Riders new album for 2019, Another State of Grace .

Jul 16, 201920 min

Scott Lewis (Carnifex)

Scott Lewis (Carnifex). Ahead of the August 2nd, 2019 release from Carnifex, World War X, vocalist Scott Lewis joins Andrew to discuss career and the new album.

Jul 16, 201917 min

Schmeir (Destruction)

Schmeir (Destruction). Andrew's third conversation with the legendary bassist and frontman of Destruction. Schmier talks about the new album for 2019, Born to Perish, his recollections of the late (and great) Ralph Santolla and a heap of other subjects!

Jul 10, 201924 min

Bill Hudson (Northtale/ I Am Morbid)

Bill Hudson (Northtale/ I Am Morbid). The great Bill Hudson talks career and the debut album from NorthTale, Welcome to Paradise.

Jul 10, 201931 min

Dregen (Backyard Babies)

Dregen (Backyard Babies). The October 2019 Australian tour is discussed and Dregen discusses career in a great rock 'n' roll band.

Jul 09, 201920 min

Rick Webster

Rick Webster. Perth based Rick chats to Andrew about musicianship and his new album, Long Story Short.

Jul 02, 201944 min

David Moran (The Date)

David Moran (The Date). Andrew and David cover a heap of ground on this instalment fo the podcast. The Date have released a single for every month of 2019 and David talks about that as well as a heap of other interesting subjects!

Jun 26, 201949 min

Anthony Lomma (Joey Heaven)

Anthony Lomma (Joey Heaven). Anthony is the drummer in Perth based rock superstars in waiting Joey Heaven, he's a fine example of a young musician perfecting his craft! The band have an album out that was released in May 2019 called Burn Bright.

Jun 26, 201927 min

Chris Booroff (Sun Salute)

Chris Booroff (Sun Salute). With two excellent singles released so far in 2019 and an album on the horizon, Andrew and Chris discuss the happenings in the Sun Salute world!!

Jun 26, 201923 min

Andrew Miller (Yo Yo Sun)

Andrew Miller (Yo Yo Sun). Fremantle based musician Andrew Miller chats to Andrew all about his band Yo Yo Sun, and their excellent new single, "Wish I was Brave".

Jun 25, 201940 min

Lee Harrison (Monstrosity/ Terrorizer)

🔥 Discover the legendary extreme metal journey of Monstrosty's Lee Harrison | Exclusive Interview from June 2019! 🤘 Join us for an extraordinary conversation with one of the most iconic figures in extreme metal, the remarkable Lee Harrison 🥁🎸 In this captivating interview, recorded in June 2019, we delve into the fascinating story behind Lee's unparalleled career as a 🤘 drummer and guitarist extraordinaire. With Monstrosity's killer album, "The Passage of Existence," 🎵 and Terrorizer's ele...

Jun 23, 20191 hr 24 min

Janell Fulghum Emmanuel (Trey Azagthoth from Morbid Angel’s mother)

This episode features a chat with Janelle Fullghum Emmanuel, AKA Trey Azagthoth, from Morbid Angel’s mother. The conversation took place on June 20th 2019, after I reached out to Janelle to gauge her interest in a chat for the show. This is the first time the episode has been published on YouTube. You’ll hear how Trey was introduced to the guitar, her recollections of his precocious talent, and her memories of Morbid Angel’s earliest days. She provides deep insight into the psyche of the player ...

Jun 21, 201952 min

Raven (Thunderstick)

Raven (Thunderstick). The new singer for Thunderstick is Raven! She joins Andrew to discuss the band and what she has been up to prior to teaming up with Thunderstick.

Jun 19, 201946 min

Karl Willetts (Memoriam, Bolt Thrower)

Karl Willetts (Memoriam, Bolt Thrower). The great Karl Willetts discuss the new album for 2019 from Memoriam, Requiem for Mankind. Some choice conversation about the political landscape in the UK, USA and Australia.

Jun 16, 201939 min

Steev Esquivel (Skinlab)

Steev Esquivel (Skinlab). Ahead of the Australian tour with Pissing Razors, Steev discusses the tour and shares his thought on his career in Skinlab.

Jun 10, 201919 min

Tony Campos ( Static-X)

Tony Campos ( Static-X). Bass guitar icon Tony Campos joins Andrew to talk about his long and distinguished career ahead of Static X's August 2019 Australian shows.

Jun 09, 201920 min

Jahred Gomes (hed) p.e.

Jahred Gomes (hed) p.e. With the June 2019 Australian shows with Nonpoint just around the corner, Andrew and Jahred talk about the tour and reflect on a fruitful past 22 years for Jahred.

Jun 09, 201919 min

Jordan Wilson (Valley Onda)

Jordan Wilson (Valley Onda). Emerging Sydney based indie act Valley Onda possess a disarmingly intense sound on their debut single Relentless. Jordan and Andrew talk about the single and a heap of other subjects on this episode.

Jun 06, 201936 min

Joe Rodriguez (Pissing Razors)

Joe Rodriguez (Pissing Razors). Ahead of the August 2019 shows in Australia with Skinlab, Joe shares his thoughts on the tour and the band's career.

Jun 06, 201919 min

Elias Soriano (Nonpoint)

Elias Soriano (Nonpoint). Ahead of Nonpoint's June Australian tour with (hed) p.e., Elias talks about the shows and shares his thoughts on social media.

Jun 06, 201921 min

Luca Turilli (Turilli / Lione Rhapsody)

Luca Turilli (Turilli / Lione Rhapsody). Andrew and Luca discuss the October 2019 Australian shows and the new album, Zero Gravity, which is due July 5th.

Jun 03, 201924 min

Thomas Ekelund (Trepaneringsritualen)

Thomas Ekelund (Trepaneringsritualen). Thomas is playing four shows in Australia in July 2019 so the tour is discussed. A heap of great banter about subjects that will interest fans of Thomas and the podcast series follow.

May 31, 201941 min

Lucas Mann (Rings of Saturn)

Lucas Mann (Rings of Saturn). One of the greatest guitarists in the biz today, Lucas joins Andrew to discuss the June 2019 Australian tour. Lucas also provides some detail on the reasons for his withdrawal from touring and performing until now.

May 28, 201935 min
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