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Shred Is Not Dead

Shred Is Not Dead

by Jordan Sibberas

Performing Arts Music Commentary Music Interviews

Season 3

Conjurer drummer Noah See talks new record Unself

Noah See, drummer for UK based heavy hitters Conjurer, joins me on the show to discuss Unself, the new full length record, as well as how he has fit in since joining as a full time drummer, and musical creativity. We also detour into the philosophy of what it means to sound human. References: Carr, C.J., Zukowski, Z. 2018. Generating Albums with SampleRNN to Imitate Metal, Rock, and Punk Bands. arXiv. url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.06633

Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson talks Australian tour and new record

Opeth delivered a haunting miasma of riffs and growls with their latest record, The Last Will and Testament, and ahead of their tour of Australia later this year, Fredrik Åkesson swings by to chat! We talk guitars, riffs, the evolution of Opeth's sound, and Fredrik recommends some bands he's been enjoying!

Katatonia guitarist Roger Ojersson

Katatonia are headlining Australia for the first full tour since 2016, and we have guitarist Roger Ojersson on the show! We chat about the upcoming shows, a brief visit to Dark MOFO, and what goes into writing and playing guitars in the progressive and doomy juggernaut of a band that is Katatonia.

Season 2

Steven Wilson chats about the world of music

Having just released a stunning new solo album, The Harmony Codex, multi instrumentalist and musical engineer Steven Wilson sits down with us to talk writing and appreciating music, and his experiences working with some of the biggest and most creative forces in music from across decades of musical history.

Philip Dellas of Wothrosch talks Odium and his artistic vision

Off the back of their artistic full length, Odium, that has taken the underground by the throat, Phil of Greek extreme metal collective Wothrosch talks about his vision for a band not treading the regular path of the album-tour cycle.

Ne Obliviscaris Frontman Tim Charles talks 2023 Australian Tour and The State of the Prog Union

This September, Ne Obliviscaris are headlining the progressive metal tour of the year alongside The Ocean and Rivers of Nihil. Tim Charles takes some time out to talk to us about the definition and state of prog, and life in Ne Obliviscaris as they deal with post-pandemic musical life and lineup changes.

Cadaver's Anders Odden talks new record "Age Of The Offended"

Around Cadaver's latest full length release "Age Of The Offended", we talk writing for the album, psychedelia in Norwegian death metal, staying true to yourself, and what the most heavy metal instrument is

Avatar's Johannes Eckerström on breaking new ground on Australian tour

It's official - Swedish metal heavyweights Avatar are due to cross Australia on their 2023 Dance Devil Dance tour, and we have frontman Johannes Eckerström on the show to talk all things touring, culture shock on the road, and balancing a band's image with the music.

Robin Staps of The Ocean talks new record

Ahead of their trip to Australia in September and fresh off releasing their latest work of art, Holocene, The Ocean guitarist and writer Robin Staps hopped on the show to talk the process of writing within The Ocean, diversity of musical influence, and how to survive the tricky world of inter-personal relationships in a metal band.

Per Nilsson talks new Scar Symmetry record, aliens, AI, and dashcam

Nine years on from the first record of the Singularity album series, we quiz Scar Symmetry mastermind Per Nilsson on the influences and concepts behind their scorching new record The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph), his musical adventures in the meantime between records, and why you should trust everything you read online. Phase II - Xenotaph is out June 9th, and can be found at: https://scarsymmetry.bfan.link/xenotaph

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