Australian Guitar

With a strong focus on the Australian music scene, Australian Guitar is a rich source of information on playing techniques, styles, the wide range of instruments available and all the technology that guitarists have to consider in the 21st Century.

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Australian Guitar

ENEP GY AND IRREVERENCE FOREVER • HAILING FROM PUNCHBOWL NSW, LEGENDARY SYDNEY PUNKERS THE HARD-ONS CELEBRATE THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR WITH THEIR 15TH STUDIO ALBUM - THE THIRD WITH YOU AM I FRONTMAN TIM ROGERS AT THE MIC. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR CAUGHT UP WITH FOUNDING MEMBER PETER BLACK TO TALK HISTORY AND SGS.

POSTCARDS MADE PUBLIC • WITH THEIR NEW ALBUM HOME FIRES, TWO KIDS, AND TWO NOMINATIONS FOR TAMWORTH'S GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS AS NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SMALL TOWN ROMANCE ARE EVOKING SUBURBAN FAMILY LIFE THROUGH AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY-FOLK MUSIC. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR JOINED THEM FOR AN AFTERNOON CHAT.

THE LOGIC OF MUSICAL MEANING • ENHANCED BY PASSIONATE PLAYING AND SHARP SONGWRITING, BRISBANE INDIE-ROCKERS SEMANTICS' SECOND ALBUM I FEEL IT ALL AT ONCE MAINTAINS THE PUNKY POWER THAT PUT THEM ON STAGES WITH BEDDY RAYS AND LUCA BRASI. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR LAUNCHED AN EXAMINATION.

CRAWLING TO THE LIGHT • IN ONE OF THE MOST SURPRISING COMEBACK STORIES OF THE YEAR, THE JESUS LIZARD RELEASED A NEW ALBUM, RACK, AFTER A QUARTER-CENTURY OF SILENCE. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR GOT SPUN OUT.

GUTS, GROOVES & GRIT • SHE'S HUNG OUT WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, FROM TEXAN LEGEND KINKY FRIEDMAN TO OUTBACK INDIGENOUS KIDS, BUT LIFE'S CONSTANT CHANGES KEEPS SARAH CARROLL TRAVERSING NEW GROUND IN HER SONGWRITING, AS HEARD ON HER LATEST ALBUM, NQR&B. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR SHONE A LIGHT ON HER CAREER.

“MUSIC IS A BITCH GODDESS” • CULT AMERICAN MUSIC ICON KRISTIN HERSH RELEASED HER LATEST SOLO ALBUM CLEAR POND ROAD LAST SEPTEMBER, AND EARLY NEXT YEAR SHE'LL TOUR IT DOWN UNDER. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR ENTERED HER ORBIT.

CHIMES OF FREEDOM • CHIMERS IS A GUITARIST-VOCALIST FROM KILKENNY AND A DRUMMER FROM WOLLONGONG. THEIR POST-PUNKY, SHOEGAZING GARAGE GOODNESS HAS REACHED A NEW EVOLUTIONARY STEP IN THROUGH TODAY, THEIR SECOND ALBUM. AUSTRALIAN GUITAR LIFTS ITS LID.

SCALING THE SUMMIT • A SPRAWLING, DEEPLY PERSONAL WORK THAT TOOK FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE, CERES' MAGIC MOUNTAIN (1996-2022) ARRIVED ON OCTOBER 5 TO RAVE REVIEWS. AS THE BAND PREPARE TO TOUR AUSTRALIA'S SOUTHEAST EARLY NEXT YEAR, AUSTRALIAN GUITAR CLIMBED THEIR CONCEPTUAL HEIGHTS WITH LEAD SONGWRITER TOM LANYON.

LORD OF THIS WORLD • In a career now stretching close to six decades, BLACK SABBATH mastermind TONY IOMMI has laid down the groundwork for all kinds of heavy sounds, ultimately changing the world one riff at a time. In this issue's cover story, he takes us through the unimpeachable majesty heard on Sabbath's first six records, his gear choices – old and new – and what he's been working on since Sabbath called it a day

EXETER STRATEGY • Producer MIKE EXETER — who has worked closely in the studio with Tony Iommi for nearly three decades — explains how he dials in the metal master's iconic Black Sabbath sound. BY AMIT SHARMA

DEEP SABBATH • Together they forged the template for hard rock and heavy metal, but Black Sabbath and DEEP PURPLE have a lot more in common beyond that

“This is the music that we make when we just throw our guitars on and noodle around!” • No rock band on Earth is as prolific as King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. On their 26th album in 15 years, they've captured the sound and the vibe of classic '70s rock – but with cheap amps and zero pedals. As leader Stu Mackenzie says: “We were just going for the take that had the boogie!”

CLASSIC BILLY • ON AGHORI MHORI MEI, THEIR WELL-RECEIVED NEW ALBUM, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS RECAPTURE THE VIBE, FEEL AND TONES OF THEIR CLASSIC EARLY NINETIES LPs. BELOW,...