Backstage chats with LORNA SHORE At GOOD THINGS 2025

HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Angela sits down for an awesome one on one with Cobra Starship.Big thanks to Destroy All Lines and the team at Dallas Does PR for allowing us to share the day with them. Big thanks also to the team - Kyra, Geoffro and Angela as well as our new video team, Grey & Brook.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

10 Joulu 8min

HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Kyra gets to know Aussie metal sensations Windwaker.Big thanks to Destroy All Lines and the team at Dallas Does PR for allowing us to share the day with them.Big thanks also to the team - Kyra, Geoffro and Angela as well as our new video team, Grey & Brook.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

10 Joulu 11min

Interview by Angela CroudaceAfter years of anticipation, Born of Osiris are finally set to return to Australia this coming March and for drummer Cameron Losch, the excitement is doubled. While the band last toured the country six years ago, Cameron himself hasn’t performed on Australian soil for roughly a decade due to an injury during their previous run. “I am just so excited. It’s been way too long,” he says, reflecting on how much he loved every visit in the past.Some of his clearest memories include being pranked about “drop bears” moments after landing, and wandering through bushland stunned by wild kangaroos an experience far removed from his Midwest home. This time, he’s hoping for more of those uniquely Australian moments, plus a chance to reconnect with fans face-to-face, something he’s grown to treasure deeply on recent tours.Australia will also be among the first to witness a major milestone: the 15-year anniversary celebration of The Discovery. The band is performing eight tracks from the beloved album, reworked with fresh flair. Cameron promises surprises, intensity, and some of the most challenging drumming of his career.Sharing the bill with the crushing Signs of the Swarm, Born of Osiris’ March run is shaping up to be an unmissable blend of nostalgia, evolution, and explosive energy. Australia, get ready, they’re coming back stronger than ever.BORN OF OSIRIS and SIGNS OF THE SWARM 2026 Australian Tour DatesWednesday 18th March ADELAIDE, Lion Arts FactoryThursday 19th March MELBOURNE, Max WattsFriday 20th March BRISBANE, Brightside OutdoorsSaturday 21st March SYDNEY, Manning BarTickets From: https://thephoenix.au/born-of-osiris-2026/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

10 Joulu 26min

HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Angela and Kris speak with New Found Glory, who were the perfect band to start the day.Big thanks to Destroy All Lines and the team at Dallas Does PR for allowing us to share the day with them.Big thanks also to the team - Kyra, Geoffro and Angela as well as our new video team, Grey & Brook.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

10 Joulu 12min

HEAVY was lucky to again be invited backstage at Good Things 2025 to chat with the bands about their shows and other fun stuff. Today, Kyra and Geoffro have their hands full with GWAR... Big thanks to Destroy All Lines and the team at Dallas Does PR for allowing us to share the day with them.Big thanks also to the team - Kyra, Geoffro and Angela as well as our new video team, Grey & Brook.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

10 Joulu 9min

Interview by Kris PetersMusic lovers and fans of blackened death metal outfit Sinsaenum had their pain tempered somewhat earlier this year when Joey Jordison's drum tech and personal friend, Andre Joyzi, was announced as the drummer to fill the void left by Jordison in the band.It was a romantic and logical choice to not only continue Jordison's legacy, but also to carry Sinsaenum into the exciting future they have always been destined for. But amid the public scrutiny and acceptance, Joyzi suddenly found himself answering to demons of his own when personal doubts and the weight of public expectation quickly replaced the sense of loss and grief that had dominated both the musical landscape and the waking thoughts of a person who had lost more than a friend. He had also lost a mentor, a muse, and someone who had played a major role in his musical journey.Despite his best efforts to concentrate on the future, Joyzi found himself living in the past, unable to fully embrace the plethora of options and possibilities that had now attached themselves to his life. What should have been a time for celebration, Joyzi's newfound path left him feeling vulnerable, lost, and perhaps a little scared. His grief became a walking time bomb with no thought for rhyme or reason, while the world around him seemed to move on.Now, for the first time, Joyzi is ready to share his story with the world. Share his feelings, but more importantly, purge his grief. A long-time friend of Joyzi's, HEAVY found ourselves in the unique position of being one of the outlets for his pain. A pain that also affected fans as far out as Australia, and one which needed to be discussed openly. Needed to be discussed without judgment. And needed to be voiced out loud. The result was a deeply personal and emotional interview for both parties, and one which Joyzi has granted permission for us to share with you.Like most drummers of the modern generation, Andre Joyzi was heavily influenced by Joey Jordison in his formative years behind the kit. But, as fate would have it, Joyzi would one day get to do the unthinkable for many aspiring musicians when he got to not only meet the man who had helped forge his path in music, but also work with and alongside that same person. It was a journey that quickly transformed into a friendship, but looking back on the day that in many ways changed his future, Joyzi still has that same twinkle in his eye that must have caught the attention and trust of Joey Jordison when they first met back in 2018 after Joyzi accepted the highly sought after position as Jordison's drum tech in Sinsaenum."It was in France on the first pre-production day of rehearsal for Sinsaenum's tour," Joyzi recalled, his eyes smiling almost as brightly as his lips. "I arrived and the band was already in the rehearsal space. When I got there Fred (Leclercq, who Joyzi had worked previously with in Dragonforce) came out and looked at me. We never really talked too much about the factor as in, 'oh my God, you're going to work with Joey' (laughs). It was just like, okay, I'm going to go and do my job. I was the tour manager as well, so I couldn't really let Joey know that I was a huge fan. That was the top priority. I kept telling myself on the whole journey that, as the tour manager, Joey cannot know that you're a huge fanboy. So I got there and I'm outside the room with my bags and Fred comes out and he just looked at me and he said, he's over there.I'm nervous as fuck to meet my hero but thought all right, here I go, and then I just walked in. I started speaking to Joey like I didn't know who he was. 'Hey, man. So how's it going? Let's set up your drums', and he was just really nice and easy to do everything with. So, yeah, I perfectly remember. We started setting up his drums straight away, just him and I, talking like two normal people.This process took two or three hours, and I was already past the, 'okay, I've just met my hero part' so I was in work mode. I said, 'Joey, do you mind sitting there and trying it? Trying your kit?' And he did and I remember I was looking somewhere else and Joey hit the snare and immediately I felt like, holy fuck, this is the guy I've been listening to my whole life. This is Joey Jordison! I can try to hit the snare - anyone in the world, you can hit the snare - but you will not sound like Joey. So at that moment I was like, 'fuck, this is the guy from all the Slipknot albums!' That was a really, really special moment, just unique. I'll never not be grateful for this opportunity."From there the relationship between Jordison and Joyzi became more personal, an inevitable friendship of two kindred spirits forged by time spent on the road together and a common love for music. Which is what made Jordison's passing in 2021 so much harder for Joyzi who had lost more than a collegue. He had also lost a close friend, ally and confidant. Respectfully, we ask Joyzi to describe Jordison as a person and what having him in his life meant."When I met Joey he had already gone through a lot," Joyzi recalled, his gaze distant. "By the time I met him he had had his years in Slipknot and been on top of the world. He had already left Slipknot and done a few other things and he was in a different place than that period. But essentially, he was the most positive person you could you could meet. It was all about love and he was a really friendly person. He knew that a small gesture from him meant the world to me or to any of his fans, and so he did it all the time. I think it was the first thing on his mind, making sure that if he could do something to make someone's day, he would. He was a really, really, really good person and he was incredibly passionate about music.If you wanted to get Joey talking bring up a name of a band - like Morbid Angel - and away you go (laughs). As a person he was a funny guy, with a great sense of humor, and his musical knowledge was incredible. Just a really positive person, really easy to work with. A lovely guy with a great heart and it's a very sad loss."Joyzi found himself in the unique position of having the best seat in the house to witness the spectacle that was Jordison's professionalism night after night. While his drumming will mean many different things to many different people, Joyzi put a large part of Jordison's universal appeal down to one factor."Personality," he replied without hesitation. "I think that is part of what's lacking in modern drummers; everyone sounds the same. (But) Joey sounds like Joey. That's it. He has his style. First of all, he revolutionized the world of metal drumming. Sometimes younger people may not know that, but Joey was the drummer that everyone my age looked up to. He changed the world of drumming.I was a nu metal basic drummer before I first heard Slipknot and immediately the goalposts changed by hearing Joey - and not just for me, but millions of people around the world. On the Sinsaenum tour I got a glimpse of what Joey's life was like. Every day, hundreds of fans wanted to tell him that they started playing drums because of him. You just cannot compare Joey to anyone else. He was a revolutionary drummer that changed metal drumming. But yeah, it was that moment when I heard him hit the snare for the first time… I think what was more special about his drumming is that he still sounded like himself. You know, that's what it is. But at the time he revolutionized metal by incorporating loads of different styles and doing things that hadn't been done until he came out."With Jordison's passing came a time for not only grief, but also reflection. Reflection on the man, his life, his legacy, and his music. Little thought or discussion was initially given to finding a replacement for him in Sinsaenum, with the mere suggestion that life could continue quickly as a band being incomprehensible. Such was the respect shown - and deserved - for Jordison that, for once, the rumour mills and speculations that generally surround the replacing of a fallen comrade in a band were rightfully quiet, with the decision on even if to continue being left to his bandmates without media scrutiny.When the news came in June 2025 that Sinsaenum would continue, it also came with the announcement of a new album - In Devastation - and a renewed commitment to do Jordison's life and memory proud. The man named to fill the void? Andre Joyzi.While the official announcement was welcomed by fans and peers the world over, the process of getting to that point was not easy for Sinsaenum or for Joyzi. It was never a matter of finding a fill in or like for like replacement. It was more about finding someone who could continue the upward trajectory of Sinsaenum while still paying respect to the band's original drummer. While it was not a decision made lightly by either the band nor Joyzi, it was one which Joyzi embraced with both hands, determined to pay homage to Jordison and his drumming in every conceivable way."To me there was no decision to be made," Joyzi shrugged. "The second Fred asked… all he said was, 'I wonder what Sinsaenum would sound like with you on drums'? But it was very complicated for me because the band wasn't auditioning other drummers. It was just either I can do it or I can't. And that was worse. I would rather lose to someone who's a better drummer than have a chance that's all yours and then you fuck it up (laughs).So I think there was a lot more pressure, but for me there was no decision to be made. I got the message from Fred and I said to myself, you either accomplish this, or you give up and you're a piece of shit. You're a useless drummer. So that's the standard I set, you're either a shit drummer or you got this and you put everything into that. So that's what I did and I immediately changed my life around it. I had help from my family, because it was during the pBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

5 Joulu 27min

Interview by Ali WilliamsIf you thought punk rockers lived only for chaos, let Joey Cape of Lagwagon shatter that illusion—with a story or two about lawn bowling and beer in the sunshine. In a recent HEAVY podcast sit-down with Ali Williams, Joey offered up vintage Lagwagon charm, plenty of self-deprecating wit, and a clear message: after 34 years on the circuit, he and the crew are still stoked to be heading Down Under for another round of Australian mayhem. Joey barely remembers his first Australian tour in the mid-90s—blame it on time, touring, or maybe just the volume of beers shared with local mates like Melbourne’s One Inch Punch. These days, he jokes, it’s less punk bars and more dinner with friends (and, yes, the occasional barefoot lawn bowl). Apparently, there’s nothing quite like sizing up a crew of retirees on the green and wondering if you’re officially “the young guy” again. Lagwagon is hitting the Australian summer hard in late January, with a run that includes the Froth and Fury Festival and a string of headlining shows, before popping over to New Zealand and—on brand—wrapping up with some R&R in Hawaii. Joey’s bringing his partner along for the ride, so expect extra stories and possibly a few more lawn bowling anecdotes at the merch table. This tour is something of a “31st Anniversary” bash for their classic album Hoss (punk math: book a 30th, play the 31st, still call it a party). But, as Joey laughs, “Old albums are 30 minutes long—so you basically play the album, then two times more music just to make it a set.” Setlists? Lagwagon’s “text thread democracy” means every show gets a different flavour, with Joey confessing that every band’s got “that one guy who refuses to play that song.” Still, you’ll hear the fan-favourite May 16th—immortalized in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater—plus deep cuts for the diehards. Ever wondered about the real story behind May 16th? Joey lays it bare: it’s the date of his best mate’s wedding… that he wasn’t invited to, thanks to an unimpressed bride. Fast-forward: Joey stumbles onto the ceremony from a stranger’s window after a night out and channels heartbreak into punk rock legend. Decades on, the couple is now are divorced, and they’re mates again, and Joey declares, “Stick around long enough, you always win.” If you catch Lagwagon this tour, don’t expect a bunch of solemn, over-rehearsed rock stars. Lagwagon’s vibe is about enjoying the ride, whether it’s smashing out classics or just soaking up the sun. “The shows are always great—the band’s playing better than ever—but honestly, that’s the least interesting part. It’s everything else you look forward to.” Lagwagon hits Australia in late January, headlining Froth and Fury Festival (WA and SA) and shows across the country, then heading to New Zealand. Check local listings for details, pack your sunscreen, and maybe a bowling hat. Confirming that perseverance, a bit of stoic attitude, and a good sense of humour are the secrets to making it this far—both in punk and in life, Lagwagon are guaranteed to not disappoint, fans of old and those of new can expect some top shelf shows from these sublime legends. Tickets and info: sbmpresents.com/tour/lagwagon-2026/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

5 Joulu 14min