Soundwave 2015: The Best Of The Videos

The Soundwave Festival was a huge way to kick off 2015. Held in Melbourne and Sydney, it featured some of the most exciting name sin rock and metal, all blowing up a storm Down Under. Teamrock was there to talk to them on camera. Here are those interviews…

Corey Taylor of Slipknot

VIDEO: Slipknot at Soundwave 2015

Of Mice & Men

VIDEO: Of Mice & Men at Soundwave 2015

Butcher Babies

VIDEO: Butcher Babies at Soundwave 2015

Slash

Slash talks horror at Soundwave

Fall Out Boy

Video: Fall Out Boy at Soundwave

Steel Panther

VIDEO: Steel Panther on Australian girls, sharks and playing Wembley

Billy Corgan Of The Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan's metal moment with Judas Priest

Tonight Alive

Video: Tonight Alive at Soundwave

Nothing More

Video: Nothing More at Soundwave

Al Jourgensen Of Ministry

VIDEO: Ministry at Soundwave 2015

Randy Blythe Of Lamb Of God

VIDEO: Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe at Soundwave 2015

Richie Faulkner Of Judas Priest

VIDEO: Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner at Soundwave 2015

Gerard Way

Video: Gerard Way at Soundwave 2015

Alex Gaskarth Of All Time Low

Video: All Time Low at Soundwave 2015

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