Goodbye is not foreverAfter hanging up their axes in 2008, Aussie metalcore behemoth I Killed the Prom Queen are well and truly a going concern again with a blistering new album and a mammoth Australian tour in the offing. TE caught up with guitarist JONA WEINHOFEN to chat about new beginnings.

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For the Recently Deceased, it was a sense of unfinished business that prompted Adelaide-born metalcore outfit I Killed The Prom Queen to get back on the rock and roll treadmill. They’ve certainly wasted no time either, with an astonishingly brutal new album Beloved, released on legend-ary US punk label Epitaph, a killer run at this year’s Soundwave festival and their massive Rise of Brotality tour, featuring California’s The Ghost Inside, Byron Bay’s In Heart’s Wake and UK noise merchants Bury Tomorrow.

Lead guitarist Jona Weinhofen, who had lent his talents to US band Bleeding Through and the UK’s Bring Me The Hori-zon during the IKTPQ hiatus, told TE that it was a sustained interest in the band from die hard fans that prompted the reunion.

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founding members Weinhofen and rhythm guitarist Kevin Cameron, but the inclusion of singer Jamie Hope (The Red Shore), drummer Shane O’Brien (Confession, Buried in Verona) and bass player Benja-min Coyte (Day Of Contempt, Carpathian) has added a whole new dimension to the sound.

“We’re really happy with this line-up and this is the solid one that we want to continue with,” he said.

“Because we’ve been playing more outside the country [the band are currently touring the US] we kind of eased Aussie fans into the new line-up on the Sound-wave shows and they were really receptive, which is great.”

Given that it had been eight years since their last long player, Weinhofen said there was some pressure surrounding the sessions for Beloved it was that pressure that helped drive the creative process.

“There definitely was some pressure there given that we had been away for a while and with a new line-up - there was a lot to live up to,” he said.

“We tried to take the pressure as a positive and to use it to try and raise the creative bar for ourselves, so we’re just so stoked that people seem to be getting it.”

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Mercurial magic

When it comes to rock and roll frontmen, there are few, if any, before or since who could

hope to hold a candle to the late, great Freddie Mercury. His larger-than-life stage persona, coupled with a prodigious musical talent helped propel Queen to the very top of the classic rock tree.

Now, some 23 years after Mercury’s death the music of Queen is still in demand as ever and fans and newcomers alike will have the chance to relive the swagger and bombast of a Queen show when arguably one of the best Queen tributes - Queen: It’s A Kind of Magic comes to Newcastle next month.

Giles Taylor, who plays Mercury in the show, told TE that audiences could expect a show that was fitting of the band’s mammoth sound and reputation.

“Effectively this is a two-hour version of Queen’s best performances over the years,” Taylor explained.

“We cover all the bases - from the early 70s right through to just before Freddie passed. We’ve also got one of the most ridiculous light-shows that you’ve ever seen with flames and everything. I mean, Queen were never a band to do things by

halves so we’ve definitely got a lot to live up to.”

Taylor said that while he had been a fan of the classic rock genre, and that Queen had always loomed in his musical background, it wasn’t until he joined the production at the beginning of the year that he truly began to appreciate the bril-liance of Queen.

“As a lad, I was really into that classic rock sound and I guess my first intro to them was my Dad who had a Queen great-est hits album that he used to play all the time so I had those songs drummed into me from a young age, but it wasn’t until I got the part that I started to really appreci-ate Freddie’s genius. I mean, as a musician he was unparalleled and onstage he was just such a force and the way he moved was just so full-on, it’s quite a challenge living up to that, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun and I get a pretty good workout every night.”

Catch Queen: It’s A Kind of Magic at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday, September 10. TE is giving you the chance to win a double pass to the show. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au, with “Queen” in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, September 2. Winners will be notified by phone.

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From the indie rock of Tambalane, to winning season six of Austral-ian Idol to his raw, folk-inspired

Buffalo Tales project, there’s no denying that we’ve seen many incarnations of Wes Carr.

Well, the affable singer-songwriter has done it once again, veering this time back into pop territory, with his hookier-than-Rex Hunt’s-tackle-box ear-worm Anthem.

Carr told TE the song was all about living in the moment - a sentiment that is reflected in the single’s striking video in which Carr literally sheds his trademarked locks for the camera.

“Yeah, I’m really excited to be talking about Anthem - I’m really proud of it,” Carr said.

“It’s been about four years wince I’ve released a single under the Wes Carr name and people seem to be digging it which is great.

“The video was a collaborative thing between my wife and my best friend Alyssa McLelland and the idea was all about living in the moment as the song suggests, so they said to me “you’re gonna shave your head for this” and I thought the idea fit really well with the ‘out with the old and in with the new’ concept.”

Aside from promoting Anthem 2014 has certainly been a busy one for Carr. Aside from touring with celebrity chef Pete

Evans on his Paleo Way tour, Carr has also dipped his toe into the world of musical theatre, appearing in Rolling Thunder Vietnam which will be making its way to Newcastle next month.

Drawn from real-life experiences, writer Bryce Hallett reveals raw and heartfelt stories about life on the battlefront, tests of allegiance, moral uncertainty, leader-ship, and the strained and loving relation-ships in an era of momentous change are coupled with the iconic music of the era from the likes of The Rolling Stones, Creedence and Billy Thorpe.

“It’s a very different outlet for me but I’ve always been intrigued by theatre and the idea of playing a role, so being invited to be a part of this production is a huge honour,” Carr said.

“The Australian experience in Vietnam hasn’t really been explored like it has in the US and this production does a great job of that. Because it is based on real-life accounts it is very powerful and it was quite a shock for me because, while I knew about conscription and everything, I had never really given much thought to what it all really meant for those young boys. Also, those songs - all those great songs. I grew up learning to play most of them on the guitar so, having the opportunity to do them onstage is just awesome.”

Catch Wes Carr in Rolling Thunder Viet-nam at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday, September 3. His new single Anthem is available via iTunes.

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PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

FEFEEFEFF ELELLL PPPRERERRREREER SESESESESENTNTNN SSSSS

TTTTTTIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEETTTTTSSSSS OOOOOOOONNNNNN SSSSSAAAAALLLLLEEEEE FFFFFRRRRRiiiii..... 2222222222NNNNNDDDDD AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGG..... FFFFFRRRRROOOOOOMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMOOOOOOSSSSSHHHHHHHTTTTTTTIIIIIIIXXXXXXXXX.....CCCCCOOOOOMMMMMM..AAAAAUUUUUUFAFAFAFAFAF CECECECEEBOBOBOB OKOKOKOK.C.C.C.COMOMOMOMOMMM/S/S/S/S/S/S/SUNUNUNUU NYNYYNYNYBOBOBOBOBOBB YSYSYSYYYSFAFAFFAFAAAAFANCNCNCNCNCNNN LULULULULUBBBBB FEFEFEFEFEF ELELELELPRPRPRESESESENENENE TSTSS.C.CC.COMOMMOMMM

PPPLLLUUUSSS SSSPPPEEECCCCIIIIIIAAALLLL GGGGUUUUEEEESSSSSSTTTTTSSSSS

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CHHINH ESESE RRRESTAAURRAANTA

PEACOCK PALACECHINESE RESTAURANT

24 Lake Street, Warners Bay (parking at rear)

LUNCH 12pm to 2.30pmDINNER 5pm to 9pm (Mon to Thu) 5pm to 10pm (Fri to Sun)

4948 9249

OPEN 7 DAYS!

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LUNCH SPECIALS!Take away $7.90

Dine-in including a soft drink orglass of wine only $14.00