Force Material Episode LXIX: Heavy Metal Star Wars w/ Galactic Empire
YouTube sensations Galactic Empire tell us how they turn classic John Williams themes into heavy metal bangers!
Galactic Empire are bringing their fully armed and operational battle station to Australia in November, so we got frontman Dark Vader (aka Chris Kelly) on the phone to talk about the band's unique Star Wars covers and music videos; how the music of the sequel trilogy compares to the scores we grew up with; the future of Star Wars music after John Williams; and his fan expectations for The Rise of Skywalker.
Galactic Empire will play the following dates in Australia:
Friday 1 November — Supanova (Adelaide)
Sunday 3 November — 170 Russell (Melbourne)
Tuesday 5 November — The Basement (Canberra)
Thursday 7 November — Factory Theatre (Sydney)
Friday 8 November — Supanova (Brisbane)
Sunday 10 November — Coolangatta Hotel (Gold Coast)
For tickets, visit tickets.destroyalllines.com.
Force Material is a podcast exploring the secrets and source material of Star Wars with hosts Rohan Williams and Baz McAlister. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Stitcher, PlayerFM and Castro; stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and support the show by browsing our range of shirts, hoodies, kids apparel, mugs and more at TeePublic.
