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Rod Whitfield, Journalist

Rod Whitfield

Rod Whitfield is a retired musician and long-time music writer. He joined his first band on drums way back in 1987, playing in myriad original rock acts before hanging up the sticks and retiring in 2015. In 1995, he joined Forte Magazine, Geelong’s premier street press magazine, as a journalist and has not stopped writing about music since. He has written for The Music, UK Prog Magazine, Beat, was The Buzz Magazine’s chief rock and metal writer for eight years, and has worked for countless online publications and zines. 

Since retiring from the original band scene, he has become a novelist, and at the time of writing he is completing work on his fourth book, the third work in a trilogy based on an upcoming fantasy/combat/adventure video game, as well as designing the narrative of the game itself. Keep an eye out for the release of Brides of Vampira in the coming years. 

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Devin Townsend
"An individual with endless creativity and talent."
Features / Music
La Dispute Won't Be Changing Their 'Experimental' Style For Anyone
Jordan Dreyer of La Dispute talks to Rod Whitfield about "embrac[ing] the adventure" of playing music for people and about the band's long-standing spirit of experimentation.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Butterfly Effect, Hammers, These Four Walls
"[A]n extravagant arena-rock experience."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Caligula’s Horse, Circles
"[A]n almost flawless reproduction of two great albums, played with passion and soul."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Tycho, Japanese Wallpaper
"[M]usic you can get lost in."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Circles, Rival Fire, Ebonivory, Caution: Thieves
"Melbourne’s mighty Circles are insanely loud tonight."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Gravemind – Conduit
"[S]imultaneously smashes you in the face and stimulates your musical intellect."
Features / Music
James Nielsen Of Senses Fail Knows A Thing Or Two About Delayed Gratification
James "Buddy" Nielsen of Senses Fail talks to Rod Whitfield about how scheduling international tours is just like raising his young daughter.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Born Of Osiris, Chelsea Grin, Diamond Construct, The Gloom In The Corner
"The rawness, the primal, unbridled, imperfect power of it all. It is magical."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Teramaze - Are We Soldiers
"[Teramaze] should be a household name in progressive and power metal circles."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ezekiel Ox, Born Lion, Xani
"Can cut it in a solo capacity, away from his myriad other projects?"
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Make Them Suffer, After The Burial, Saviour, Gravemind
"There is something to be said for keeping your audience hungry."