We would love to welcome you back to a very special episode of Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall which is back to celebrate the return of Good Things Festival - heading up Australia's East Coast again in December with a stack of heavy hitters! In this episode podcast host Paul 'Browny' Brown (remember him?) is joined by festival lineup acts includ…

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Pop Punk Is Alive and thriving in Australia and one band who is leading the pack at the moment is Syndey's Stand Atlantic who are on the verge of releasing their new album Pink Elephant on Friday through Hopeless Records so naturally, we had to get frontwoman Bonnie Fraser on the show to chat about it. A true pioneer for being yourself, Bonnie's hi…

In the wake of all of this COVID-19 pandemic, bands have persevered and stuck to their guns with releasing the music they've been working hard on for all of us to appreciate, but none hits harder than what In Hearts Wake have been making for their latest album Kaliyuga which is set for release next week. The boys have been trying to tell us for yea…

Every so often, a great Australian band crosses your path and you've just gotta check them out because you never know, you could be missing out on your next fav discovery and that's how we feel about ADKINS from Tasmania who popped up with their debut album The Wrong Side of Fame and have since won us over. The boys grew up with old school metal lo…

There's no other band on this earth quite like The Ghost Inside. They've overcome one of the most tragic events ANYONE could ever go through and they've returned to the music scene with what we've dubbed the PERFECT comeback album which is out on Friday and to celebrate, we grabbed drummer Andrew Tkaczyk for a chat all about it. Join podcast host B…

Love. Loss. Hope. Overcoming. Four big words used to describe the story of love and the fallout that sometimes occurs, something with PVRIS frontwoman Lynn Gunn has been writing and singing about for years and this week we get to go inside her mind as she co-hosts the latest episode of our podcast and you better believe it's gonna bring up a whole …

When a band grabs your attention the second they take to the stage and you're stuck in metal awe for the duration of their set, you HAVE to follow them up and see what they're all about afterwards hey! Well, that's the story behind how we discovered DREGG last year at Big Sound. The band who cross genres more then we cross borders these days have b…

Violent Soho are back baby and they've got a brand new album under their belts which they're keen to show off to all of the supporters who have helped them along the way in their 18 year career as a band. Guitarist James Tidswell joins the show this week to chat all about Everything Is A-Ok getting released at a time when everything in the world is…

We're back with music industry veterans Silverstein who are celebrating two decades in the heavy music scene and the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album A Beautiful Place To Drown! Frontman Shane Told is this week's podcast guest and he's ready to bare all for the fans who have followed them from day one or jumped on the bandwagon recen…

It's almost here! Polaris are set to debut their second album The Death Of Me NEXT WEEK and to get you all kinds of ready for the masterpiece, this week we've got drummer/songwriter Daniel Furnari co-hosting the podcast to chat all about it. It's no secret the band have absolutely exploded over the past couple of years, scoring rave reviews from fa…

We're back for 2020 and kicking it off with Dan Brown of The Amity Affliction who joins the show to chat about the band's forthcoming album Everyone Loves You… Once You Leave Them and the band's highly impressive return to heavy which is sending tongues wagging throughout the heavy music scene. Podcast host Browny pulled Dan aside backstage on thei…

Summer Music Festival Season is upon us and the BEST one to kick it all off with is Good Things Festival which showcased a plethora of heavy, alternative and quirky bands on their 2019 lineup that catered to a wide range of musical preferences. We hit the ground running at the Melbourne and Brisbane legs of the East Coast run to get you up close an…

YEAH THE BONES! An expression of appreciation fans of Sydney hardcore punks Bare BOnes shout with pride any time these lads are in the closest vicinity and we'll be screaming it more often now that they've unleashed their sophomore album Rival Minds upon the world which is tearing up Australia's heavy music scene and proving these guys are the next…

Good Things Festival 2019 is fast approaching and if you can't tell, we're so bloody keen for the East Coast run to arrive, so much so, we've tracked down a few of the bands featuring on the lineup for a chat including Enter Shikari, Ice Nine Kills and Trivium. Join podcast host Browny as he FINALLY gets closure from Rou Reynolds (Enter Shikari) ab…

Mental Health Struggles hit the best of us, including stacks of our favourite musicians, which is why we turn to their music as an avenue to help us feel better momentarily before we look at other professional options and one bloke who has been fighting his own battles and sharing those struggles with us through his music is Frank Carter of Frank C…

They only made their debut in Australia back in March for Download Festival and they impressed the masses so much, they heading back almost a year later for their own headline shows so we can really see what New Years Day are made of and to get you all keen, frontwoman Ash Costello is this week's special guest co-host. The two-toned rocker goes bac…

It's bittersweet when a band have to release an album following the passing of a key band member (or any member for that matter) but HELLYEAH are in this exact situation following the sudden death of drummer Vinnie Paul last year, just after he had wrapped up recording his drum parts for the band's new album Welcome Home. Instead of shelving the id…

When you think of iconic Australian bands from the late 90's, you can't go past Grinspoon who have been tearing up stages for the better part of the past 24 years (yes we're including the hiatus too, eat me!) and they're set to do it all again celebrating their BEST songs for a special edition vinyl which will coincide with a massive Australian tou…

BIGSOUND is done and dusted for another year and we can safely say there are a lot of us reallly feeling our ages now that it's all said and done, but the best part is we have now uncovered the next batch of Australian bands who are set to take the heavy music scene by storm and luckily for you, we caught up with a whole bunch of them to get you cl…

We have a jampacked special episode for you this week to celebrate The Amity Affliction's upcoming Heaven And Hell east coast tour featuring Underoath, Crossfaith and Pagan, who, all join the podcast for a chat. The main event is The Amity Affliction's Ahren Stringer who discusses the band's intentions with the Brisbane leg of the tour in which the…

SURPRISE! We are proud to Exclusively bring you this special edition of Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall to coincide with the launch of Good Things Festival 2019 and their stacked lineup featuring Parkway Drive, A Day To Remember, Violent Soho, Simple Plan, Bad Religion, Trivium, The Veronicas, Poppy, Simple Creatures, The Damned Things and SHITL…

G'day legends, we're back with arguably one of the best, funniest and most loved men in metal, Mr Adam Dukewitz (aka Adam D) of Killswitch Engage joining this week's show to chat about the band's forthcoming album Atonement. Not only is Adam the producer of the album, but he also shares stories of what happened when former frontman Howard Jones hea…

We've had this guy on the show so many times we need to start charging him rent, but when you're a guy like Marcus Bridge of Northlane, the door is always open for a chat, especially with the band's masterpiece of a new album Aliencoming out which features a whole stack of stories and themes inspired by the tragic upbringing Marcus faced throughout…

When one of Australia's HEAVIEST bands comes knocking, you answer that door and that's what's going on this week with Thy Art Is Murder's shredmaster Andy Marsh who calls through for a chat about their brilliant new album Human Target. The album has already received a whole stack of interest due to the controversial third single 'Make America Hate …

Holy Shit. When we got the offer to have Sum 41 on the Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall podcast we HAD to jump at the chance and, once again, because of the legacy this iconic band has bestowed upon us for the better part of the past two decades, we had to dedicate a full episode to them this week. Join us as we take a look back at the band's ear…

Australia's heavy music scene is thriving right now with so many fantastic upcoming bands worthy of your attention and one band in particular we've had the pleasure of reporting on for a while now is Gravemind who are about to unveil their new album Conduit upon the world and their legion of loyal fans (and superfan Darcy), so what better way to bu…

This week it's an All-Female-Fronted (and more) assault on your ears as we check out some of the best upcoming and established bands from Australia and across the globe with ladies singing/screaming and playing their way into your lives with their music. This week's guest co-host is none other than Alex Reade from Melbourne's Drown This City who ha…

Here is a sentence we never thought we'd be saying again: Static-X are touring Australia again! Believe it or not, but three of four OG members are back and heading down under for a tour like no other which will serve not only as the 20th Anniversary of their breakthrough album Wisconsin Death Trip but also a Memorial Tribute to their late frontman…

We are bloody stoked to bring The Beautiful Monument back on the show this week to chat about their forthcoming album I'm The Reaper. The ladies are fast becoming hot property in Australia's heavy music scene with their blend of genre-crossing anthems and lyrically captivating songs you can't help but belt out. Shredmaster Andrea 'Andy' Skoumbri is…

Their progression over the years has been mesmerising to witness and now Motionless In White return with their most diverse offering yet, Disguise, which could quite possibly, be one of the best, dark horse releases of the year and this week frontman Chris Motionless joins the podcast to chat all about it. Not only does he delve into the band's pro…

Every so often an album lands in our inbox that we can't help but get behind and talk about and that's exactly what happened when Sydney's Igloo Zoo handed us a copy of Light|Sound|Dimensions which is a prog/metalcore lover's wet dream. The band consists of one man, Shawn Mayer, who is the mastermind behind the idea and sound which can best be desc…

What would you do for the person who literally saved your life? Especially if that person didn't know it or physically help in any way? Well, you do your absolute best to talk about the good in them and how they helped you through that rough patch, then dedicate your life to supporting each and everything they do moving forward. To some it may seem…

Grab your vans, dickies and prepare to head back in time with Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail on this week's episode of Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall as the guys gear up for their triumphant return to Australia for the first time since 2013. That's a long time between drinks for the post-hardcore band who have gone through a few lineup changes in…

We are back with the next installment of Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall featuring Thrice's very own Teppei Teranishi on co-hosting duties and chatting all things Palms, their hiatus and their return to Australia next week which fans are absolutely bloody stoked about. He also addresses why it's taken the band so long to get back here and what w…

They've just landed in Australia for their All I See Is War Tour but we grabbed Sevendust frontman Lajon Witherspoon to chat all about the new album, if their Grammy Nomination has changed their lives in any way and we throw back to the moment in his life when he quit his job in a diva-esque moment to follow his dream to be a successful musician. P…

It seems you all enjoyed the heavy episode we had a couple of weeks back so we're doing it all over again, this time with Whitechapel's Zach Householder who joins the podcast to chat about the band's exceptional new album The Valley. Despite being in the game for over a decade, it seems Zach, like most of us, is his own harhest critics and from tim…

You know when someone introduces you to a band and you instantly fall for them? You love their music, members, style and purpose and dedicate your life promoting them as much as you can! That's how we felt with I Prevail who burst onto the scene a few years back covering a Taylor Swift song, BUT, the difference between them and others who were doin…

There's a certain stigma surrounding the Death Metal/Core genre where some naysayers refuse to listen to it due to the sheer intensity of the music and bellowing screams being flung their way, but once you can push past the barriers, you'll discover enlightenment through some of the heaviest riffs and blast beats on this planet and a band who are r…

When bands go through lineup changes it can mean one of two things, one of which is the band won't be the same as they used to be, the other is the flourish into a new entity and continue to dominate with the legion of fans they accumulated over the years and that's what we're predicting for Ocean Grove who debuted their latest member Twiggy this w…

For a band with dance in their name, they kinda make it hard with their heavy-core sound don't they but it seems that fans are going mental over Dance Gavin Dance heading back to Australia for a tour and we had to grab Will Swan for a chat all about it on this week's episode of Wall of Sound: Up Against The Wall. Swanny (as we've dubbed him) discus…

Well, where do we even start with our next guest's band? Bring Me The Horizon have been tearing up stages across the globe for the better part of the past 15 years and in that time, their sound may have changed from the early deathcore roots, through to their metalcore and most recent stadium rock albums, but now, yet again, we are seeing a signifi…

UNIFY Gathering. An experience and a half for heavy music fans who travel from all over Australia (and the world) to attend the sleepy country town of Tarwin Lower in Regional Victoria to see bands of various genres playing their hearts out and then joining in on the festivities with punters across the venue. This year was no exception. This time a…

Alright punks! We're back for 2019 with the legendary Scott Vogel of Terror on co-hosting duties chatting about his three decades in the heavy music industry, ignoring doctors orders and their upcoming Australian Tour alongside Stick To Your Guns, which is set to be one of the BEST shows to kick off the year right with. Podcast host Browny is back …

The Good Things Festival made its debut up Australia's East Coast between December 7-9, 2018 and of course, we had to work out way into the compound to get you up close to some of the bands from the lineup. Backstage in Melbourne, Victoria, podcast host Browny was joined by fellow Wall of Sound writer/interviewers Ricky Aarons and Todd Gingell who …

Usually when bands release an album and the hype wears down, there's the long wait that follows before fans can finally get their hands on some new material, but every now and then an act can surprise us all with a small taste of what's to come in the form of a single or EP and that's what AFI have done with their new offering The Missing Man EP. T…

Stop Everything: Karnivool are back together again and they're not only working on new music but they're hitting the road to play UNIFY Gathering 2019 and we can hadly contain our excitement. Joining us on this very special 'Countdown to UNIFY' podcast is frontman Ian Kenny who not only opens up about what's taking so long with the band's new mater…

Yeah, you read that right, Sydney pop punks Heroes For Hire are getting back together again for a string of Official Farewell Shows in December and you better believe we're fuckin excited for them. Joining us on the show EXCLUSIVELY this week is frontman Brad Smith who is talking all about the reunion including how the idea came about, what happene…

Australia. We're not just known for kangaroos, stingrays, emus, drop bears and deadly killer magpies down here, we've also got a healthy collection of rock bands, some of whom have been going hard for decades and we've got the frontman of one of those bands on the show this week. Dave Gleeson is someone you'd describe as a typical Aussie bloke, but…

Every now and then, a band comes along from your own backyard that you discover and realise think "oh shit, these guys have potential", then, out of nowhere, they back up their first release with something that's just so far advanced, you'd be mistaken for thinking its an entirely different band! Welcome to our train of thought with Reliqa. The ban…