How do you see this heavy metal "rebirth" that is going on in Europe and the USA?
The Heavy Metal scene in Australia has a habit of following the trends
from Europe and the USA, so we see the resurgence of Metal over there as a
good thing. Anything that helps the Metal scene anywhere in the world has
got to be good for us all.

Are you a band whose music makes a balance between heavy and thrash metal?
Our music is probably closer to "Old School Heavy Metal" than Thrash,
but we do incorporate elements of thrash into what we do, as well as some
elements of hardcore and nu-metal. We just kind of mix it all up untill we
get something we like the sound of.

Have you recorded the follow up to "Zero life"?
We started working on the follow up to "Zero Life" in June 2000. We got
4 new songs recorded in that session. We were going to go back into the
studio later on in the year, when we had some more time.Unfortunately our
drummer, Patrick, decided to leave the band at the start of September, so we
spent the last 3 months of 2000 finding and breaking in our new drummer
Scott. We played our first show with the new line up on New Years Eve and
everything went great, so hopefully in the next few months we will get back
into the studio to record some more and we hope to have something new
released before the middle of the year.

Why Wayne Dwyer is not with Medusa anymore?
When we parted company with our original vocalist, we asked Wayne if he was interested in joining the band because he was a friend of ours and we
knew he could sing really well. Wayne said he would help us out and do some shows over a couple of months and see how it worked out. In the end Wayne
decided that Medusa wasn't what he was really looking for in a band. We auditioned some other singers, but couldn't find anyone that really fitted in, so we just decided to continue as a three-piece and I started doing the vocals.

Are you recording the new material with Wez on vocals?
Yes, we are.

How has been "Zero life" received worldwide? Are you touring to support it?
"Zero Life" has been received very well worldwide. Being an un-signed
band, it has been a little difficult to get it out everywhere, but thanks to
the internet we've been able to distribute it to some interesting places
around the world. Canada, USA, Brazil, Russia, Europe and some places I've
never even heard of before! We have been touring as much as we can to
support it across Australia. We've been playing shows in Sydney and
Adelaide, as well as here in our hometown Melbourne. We haven't been able to
do any international touring yet, without the support of a record company it
gets a bit hard to find the finance for an international tour. We are
working on it though, we've spoken with some international promotors, so you
never know what might happen.

Do you have plans to add another guitar player or maybe a keyboard player?
No, we're all very happy with the way things are going as a trio. The
live shows have been killer and the stuff we've demo'd so far has been
really good, so, if it ain't broken why fix it?

What made you turn to a heavier direction?
I don't think we deliberately went in a heavier direction. The newer
songs we were writing just seemed to have a slightly heavier style and we
were happy with the way it was all going. I think it just sort of happened all by itself!

It seems that you are comfortable working as a trio...Are there any three-members bands that have influenced your music?
As a whole, we have a lot of different influences. Our new drummer Scott
is into bands like Stuck Mojo and Slipknot as well as older stuff like Slayer and Fight. Our gutarist Greg is into Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax. He also likes the guitar god stuff like Van Halen and Steve Vai. I'm into a lot of "Old School" metal, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Motorhead. I am also a huge Pro-Pain fan. I guess if I had to name one three piece that's influenced us, it would have to be Motorhead. The best thing about being a trio is that the drink rider goes a bit further!

Do you always record in Toyland Studios? What make them so special for you?
We really like recording at Toyland. It's a geat studio and we feel very
comfortable and relaxed when we're working there. Adam Calaitzis is an
awesome engineer and he really helps us get the sounds we're looking for.

Any final thoughts?
We would like to thank the Metalheadz all over the world who have
supported Medusa (and Metal in general) by buying the C.D. and checking out
the website. Stay LOUD, PROUD & HEAVY.

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

Wez - bass, vocals

Greg - guitars

Scott - drums