Interview with Oblivion's Eye

Foraging through the wilderness that is Myspace, I stumbled upon a band by the name of Oblivion’s Eye. A young Canadian band who have just released their debut album, I felt that these newcomers needed to be exposed to a greater audience, and managed to nab an interview with them!

T. - I found your page on Myspace, and I thought you had a good sound from the tracks on there. Do you find Myspace a good way to promote your music, or do you feel that Myspace has had its day?

Damian - I'd say MySpace is still pretty relevant. Personally, I don't think we would have reached as broad an audience as we have without it. It's a great tool for new bands to be heard, and for old bands to establish new fans. If someone tells me to listen to something, MySpace or YouTube are almost always the first place I'll go.

Brad - Yeah, I think Myspace is probably the best way for any band to be able to promote itself. It's just easy to reference someone to your Myspace page, or YouTube channel.

T. - You formed in January 2010, and released your debut album “Radiance” in June, that’s quite a short period of time, which is pretty impressive! Had you played together before, or was there just a good understanding of what direction you wanted to go in with your musical style?

Brad - Well, Damian and I have been playing music together since high school, trying to form bands and such. But we were fairly immature as artists, and it didn't help that the island doesn't have much in the way of musicians. After I had finished school, we got together and figured we had to get our s**t in gear or we weren't going to go anywhere, so we formed a melodic death metal band with my brother on vocals and some other guy on bass... That didn't quite work out, so we broke that up. Then one night we were playing together and we wrote Astral Projection, and the album just sorta took off from there.

T. - What kind of response have you had to the album?

Damian - Surprisingly positive to be honest. I think we both knew that we were on to something when we first started writing, but it's gone over a lot better than we ever hoped.

T. - Did you record and produce it yourselves?

Damian - The recording process was a bit of a weird one, actually. We have a friend by the name of Jess Tipton (he also plays drums and did all of the clean vocals on the album) who lives in Saskatchewan. We recorded our tracks here and then sent him the files to be mixed.

Brad - It was a royal pain in the a*s.

Damian - A royal pain in the a*s is an understatement. We probably ended up recording the album 3 times in total, haha.

T. - Three times? Ouch!

Damian - Yeah, he picked us apart, but the final product was well worth the criticism and hard work.

Brad - We've definitely evolved as musicians because of the whole experience.

T. - There are only the two of you in Oblivion’s Eye at the moment; are there plans to secure yourself a full line up in the near future? Are you wanting to play shows or is this just a recorded musical project?

Brad - Well we've definitely wanted to play shows, but out here it's very difficult to find drummers and bassists that like the same kind of music, and can play it as well. The current plan is to move out to Saskatchewan and start playing with Jess, considering he's probably the best fit for a drummer we could ever find.

T. - You note Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad and Jeff Loomis as influences, what else influences you as a band and as individuals?

Brad - Well musically, I think Devin Townsend has to be the biggest influence towards our style. He has a very wide variety of sounds, but the particular ambience style he created has a huge influence on a lot of the stuff we've done on “Radiance”, and the stuff we've written after. Also, the stage presence he has live is incredible, and it's definitely the sort of thing we're going to go for live as well. Also, bands such as Loomis, Mastodon, The Amenta, A Perfect Circle, etc, have a big effect on what we write. All of the different styles they have play a role in what we write. As an individual, I'd have to say death metal, and watching the comedy channel for hours on end are my influences.

Damian - I think we've managed to craft a sound that is entirely our own in spite of whatever influences we may be drawing on, and I think that's important to include. Furthermore, a lot of our content has a surreal nature to it and we're both very interested in that kind of thing. I'm personally influenced by life in general. I'm sure that's the most clichéd answer anyone could possibly give. But, if I've had a shit day at work or something, I'll come home and beat the fuck out of my guitar for a while. There again, sometimes it's just nice to go to the river and let the positive vibes flow, man...

T. - I found it quite difficult to think of questions to ask you, you don’t give much away about yourselves on your Myspace or Facebook pages; is that so we concentrate on your music, or is the mystery of who Oblivion’s Eye are a sneaky ploy to make us more intrigued?

Damian - Haha! Well, I'd like to tell you there’s something to it, but we're just not really that interesting! I did read quite a while ago that Tool likes to reveal as little of themselves as possible, so that the music is what you focus on and I find that quite admirable. Having said that, though, our pages could probably use some revamping...

Brad - I think in a lot of the stuff we do though, we try to focus on the music we have. Hell, most of the songs we write, we keep the lyrics minimal, so the song itself can come through more.

T. - Coming from Canada, do you feel that there is a good strong metal scene there, or do you feel Canadian metal bands are overshadowed by your southern neighbours in the United States?

Brad - Well, the metal scene isn't too bad here. I mean, Devin came from right here in BC so it can't be too bad for the musicians. But out here in Nanaimo/Qualicum it's pretty minimal, which is one of the reasons we're leaving. Every show I've played here I've had the same group of 10-20 metal heads come, and I've probably met all of the bands in the area. Not saying they're not good shows, but it'd be nice to have a better ratio between drunken old guys and moshing metal fans.

Damian - Yeah, I agree. There are a lot of talented bands on Vancouver Island, but there really isn't a lot of opportunity short of loading all your s**t on to a ferry and going over to the mainland.

T. - So for you it's perhaps more a location within Canada than Canada itself that might hold you back?

Damian - Yeah, for sure. There's a lot of great talent in Canada, but our location in particular is almost always neglected.

T. - What is the future for Oblivion’s Eye? I noticed that you have a “Sign Me To” page on Roadrunner Records site, is that your main goal?

Brad - Well a label is definitely a good direction to go, but that’s probably gonna be a bit down the road. We're mostly going to try and establish more of a presence around Canada and on the internet to start with.

Damian - Yeah, the Roadrunner Records thing was just a shot in the dark. I guess that's how they're seeking out bands these days, and we figured we would put ourselves up there just for the hell of it.

T. - If people want to get a hold of your album, where can they purchase it from?

Damian - You can purchase the album directly from our MySpace page for sixteen Canadian loonies ($16, in other words)

Brad - Or 16 live birds, which ever is easiest for you.

Damian - Yeah, we'll accept 16 live birds as payment. I appreciate craftiness.

Head over to their Myspace page to listen to a couple of the tracks from "Radiance" at www.myspace.com/oblivionseyeband, they're certainly a band I will be keeping an eye on (ho ho)!!!

Hannah

Interview with Ol Drake from Evile

Just when you thought thrash had seen its heyday 'Transition.' managed to get some brief words from Evile's bearded monster Ol Drake. Take heed:

(You can also play the 'drink every time you see the word “metal” or “thrash”' game)

T. - How are moods in the band concerning the up-coming set at this year's Bloodstock festival?

Ol Drake - The mood in the band is very up. We've been working hard in reigning Joel in on the bass front, and we're feeling a lot more solid and tight as a band now. We're working on playing a song we haven't played live yet, so we can't wait to do that. ("Metamorphosis")

T. - Are you more into smaller venue where you can really interact with the crowds or do you like the sheer volume and exposure of bigger gigs/festivals?

Ol Drake - I think they both have their individual charm. You can't beat being up close and intimate with a crowd in smaller venues. At the bigger shows it's an amazing experience to be playing to so many people who are enjoying what you're doing, and you're enjoying their appreciation and enjoyment. Such a great feeling. To conclude, as long as we're playing, I don't think we mind, small show or big show!

T. - This year saw your first tour of the US with Kreator. Did you feel right at home playing in the birthplace of thrash metal?

Ol Drake - At first it was very daunting. The US is such a huge place that it was quite a lot to take in at first. Touring Europe is a lot different to touring the US. The distances are huge. Other than that, it was quite a feeling to be in the places thrash was born.

T. - For newcomers to an Evile show what can audiences expect in terms of atmosphere?

Ol Drake - Simply, they can expect an honest, pure metal show put on by fans of the music. No gimmicks, no b******t, just a full-on metal atmosphere that band and audience share in.

T. - Where do you foresee thrash's future? Do you think it will make a significant return like in the days of yore with the Bay Area bands?

Ol Drake - I think because of the state of the music industry today, thrash and similar kinds of metal will struggle to make it that huge again, but I hope I'm wrong! I'd have loved to be into this music when it was that huge. Metal is such an overlooked and under-appreciated form of music, but it's charm is it doesn't mind being underground.

T. - What's next for Evile after this year's touring?

Ol Drake - We've already started writing our third album, but after (and during) all our touring, we'll be putting our efforts into writing. We didn't spend enough time on "Infected Nations" and we learnt from that, so we're going to put our all into the next one. Other than that just work on getting our music as far and wide as we can! Would love to make it to the eastern side of the earth and to all the places people wanna see us.

T. - Aside from thrash bands such as Slayer and Metallica are there are any acts that influence you that fans may not expect? Anything that may seem out of place with Evile?

Ol Drake - In the metal vein I'm very inspired by Obituary. There's something about their simplistic approach to such an extreme style of music that just amazes me. They say more with a simple 3 chord riff than some modern technical bands can say with 100 notes. Away from the metal world, I'm very inspired by Gentle Giant and Yes, Frederic Chopin and Miles Davis.

T. - How has Joel (bassist) settled into the band since joining last December? Any band habits he's had to get used to?

Ol Drake - It's taking it's time, which we expected it would, but the great thing is he's a nice guy. We get on with him and he's a great bassist. We've actually had to get used to his sleep walking. Some very entertaining stories, especially one of him walking naked in a hotel forgetting which room he's in.

T. - During your acceptance speech of the "Metal as F**k" award you mentioned that to be metal one needs a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich. What if I add crumpets into the equation?

Ol Drake - Crumpets are more rock, but that wouldn't hurt at all. I think too much is put into being "Metal", we take pride in not being typically "Metal". I'd rather be able to 100% play my instrument than only be able to slightly play it and be wasted 24/7. I've never heard stories of drugs making people immortal, it's always the opposite, so why bother?

T. - Any closing statements or last words for Transition. readers?

Ol Drake - If you like your metal very metal-y, check Evile out for some pure, honest metal from pure metal fans! Check out our latest "Infected Nations!", we have a redux version out in September with lots of extras and goodies.

Evile will be playing the Ronnie James Dio stage at this year's Bloodstock Festival on Saturday 14th August. Their current album “Infected Nations” [2009] is available through Earache Records.

By Andrew Heaton

The Third Degree - Vlad In Tears

This weeks "The Third Degree" is with Lex, guitarist for Italian rockers Vlad In Tears.

T. - How long have you been playing together?

Lex: Well, we are all brothers, and I mean REAL brothers. I do remember the first time we played together was at a family party, and we were almost 10 years old!!! Really, the first gift from our parents was a piano, so we started to learn music. So, it’s the case to say “a life spent in music”!!!

T. - How did you meet?

Lex: To be honest, we met in the same house… One day we realized we had the same parents, the same dogs, the same bedroom… Heheheh! We grew up together honey!!!

T. - Is there an album that inspired you to join a band?

Lex: The first album we had the chance to listen to was a vinyl in our father collection. It was “Led Zeppelin IV”, a great album. Since then we’ve listen every album we can… from the 50s until the modern age. It was music that inspired us to join a band and, to be honest we live in a very small city, so the best thing to do was to join a band!!!!

T. - What was the last album you bought?

Lex: Let me think about. Oh, yes, “Origin of Symmetry” by Muse! They are amazing!!! But during the last year we’ve bought just albums from the UK, your country is the best in the world!!!

T. - What do you think of downloading music?

Lex: We guess that musicians themselves don’t really need money from albums. You know, the labels really only give the bands few pence for each album sold. The problem is that they want to get richer and richer. Downloading music will be the only chance for the bands to survive in the global crisis. If you produce your music by yourself, it won’t cost you enough to say “Ok, I want to sell this album for 20€”. There is no reason to do it. Musicians have to be musicians, and they need to understand that the world is in a great crisis, so people really have no money even to buy food. So what about the future of albums? What about the future of labels? If people don’t buy music I mean. See, the main problem is there is not a great and powerful underground scene or movement. If the venues start to pay the bands again (even a hundreds pounds), if people start again to go to gigs to see unknown bands, than the bands would be able to survive with live gigs, and merchandising, and probably they would give their albums out for free; starting from the digital stores. The problem is that even the live scene is under control of strange and confused business regulations. It’s easy to say “Hey, why the hell do I have to pay your music? You are no one”, but don’t forget that music, for many people (and I don’t mean the great acts) it’s the only way to pay the rent. If people download music for free, if venues don’t pay the live performances, if people don’t go to the gigs, I guess in less than 5 years, the underground scene, at least, will be f**ked!!! The problem, at the moment, is not for the great and millionaire acts. Nope, it’s for the underground or upcoming bands. Maybe, the best thing would be to say “Yes, download our music for free, but then come to see us live” and ask the venues to PAY the bands!

T. - Who would you say was your personal biggest influence?

Lex: As I already told you, it would be hard for me to say “this one, or that one”. We listen to all kinds of music, and we are influenced by all the music we listen to!

T. - If you could trade places with another musician for a day, who would it be and why?

Lex: Well, I don’t know. The problem is that all these musicians seem to be so damn sad in the end. By the way, I’d like to trade place with Bon Jovi. He has a great mind and a great life.

T. - If you weren’t playing in a band, what do you think you’d be doing instead?

Lex: Probably producing bands, trying to help young bands to find a little place in this world. We love to produce bands. We’ve worked with many. The problem is that people find it easy to say “yes, I wanna be a rock star”, but in the end they are not ready to suffer for this dream; and yes, you have to suffer a lot!

T. - Where do you think the best metal/alternative rock is coming from at the moment?

Lex: Honestly? I guess there is an amazing underground scene from the UK. Alternative rock is coming from the US too, but you know they are used to be more concentrated on the ShowBiz side, and not on the music, which is a good thing in a commercial point of view, but instead of the English acts, who pay more attention on the music, they are all the copy of the others. I’ve listened to some people around talking about an amazing band coming from Italy… Vlad In Tears… do you know ‘em?!?!?!? Hahahahaaha!!!!!

T. - If you could only eat one kind of food, would it be savory or sweet?

Lex: As you know, we are from Italy, so, this is the reign of savory food. But hey, I could live without everything but our Real Italian Food!!!!! And wine!!!!!

T. - What would you do if someone gave you a dildo to sign?

Lex: Would be hard just to find the right way to sign it because you know, the best would be to let the sigs be visible during the “self practice”… Hahahahaaha!!! But hey, if that happened, I hope it’ll be big enough to contain all our sigs!!!!!!

T. - What’s your favourite movie?

Lex: The favourite ever? Pulp Fiction… the favourite, at the moment, is “Rec”, an amazing, low budget, horror movie!!!! It’s the best example of how to make a great thing without millions of Euros!!! You know, to write a best seller you just need a pen, and paper; not a 3000€ pen and golden copybook!!!

T. - What was the last live show you went to (not including your own)?

Lex: Green Day!!!! Amazing!!!

T. - What do you have lined up next?

Lex: So you want me to discover our secrets?!?!? Hehehe… no, sorry, I cannot say anything more about the future! But maybe, one thing, we’ll be again hitting the streets, ‘cause during the last year we dedicated too much time to the recording studio, and we miss our fans!!!

T. - Why should people check out your band?

Lex: That’s easy! ‘Cause we are one of the last TRUE bands around. We don’t act like stars (and you know, even the unknown are prone to act), we always get in touch with our fans and friends, even on MySpace, cause we love to know what the people think, how they feel, almost everyday! Being on our friend’s list, means to be in a family… Ask around, and you’ll see that I’m not lying! See? Another good reason to check us out: we never lie!!!!!!!!!

Check out Vlad In Tears Myspace for further information, a preview of their music and a couple of UK tour dates at: http://www.myspace.com/vladintears

Hannah

Review: Adyta – Rose of Melancholy EP (2009)

Adyta is the brainchild of one Joakim Severinsen and Rose of Melancholy is the band's first EP. The band plays symphonic metal with classical female vocals... no no no! Wait! Don't close your browser just yet because this band actually manages the almost impossible task of sounding a bit different to the Epica and Nightwish clones that have flooded the market in recent times.

Ok, the EP starts off in typical fashion with a symphonic intro after which the usual sounding guitars come in for the first proper track The Ophidian's Tongue. However, what is great about this album is that the guitars actually start to sound like real METAL guitars. They develop a fantastically heavy bite and have some quality riffs. In places the whole musical feel of the album actually becomes more akin to a symphonic black metal album with furious drumming over lightning riffing.

However, this is not the only way in which Adyta distinguishes itself from the crowd. The growling male vocals, courtesy of Severinsen himself, are unlike anything else I've ever heard in my experience of this female-fronted symphonic metal style. Quite honestly if you were to put these vocals into a brutal, raw black metal band they wouldn't sound out of place. They are incredibly rasping and immediately hold your attention because they are a far cry from the typical average death metal style growling heard in most 'beauty and the beast' bands. These vocals are a perfect counterpoint to the enchanting vocals of ex-Visions of Atlantis frontwoman Melissa Ferlaak, being so unspeakably brutal and horrifying it truly is like listening to Angels and Demons engaging in a singing contest!

I have to hand it to Adyta. Whilst they still fit nicely into the female-fronted symphonic metal niche they have managed to do what 99% of other bands have failed to do and actually produce a fresh sounding record which is interesting, well-produced and high quality.

Unfortunately it seems that Melissa Ferlaak was only a session member rather than a full member of the band so we will have to wait and see if her replacement is up to scratch. Fortunately, a new EP is scheduled to be released this year. Hopefully the band will continue in the direction put forward on this EP and it won't be too long before a record deal and a full album appears.

Mike T

9/10

To find out more about the band, visit their Myspace page http://www.myspace.com/adyta

Interview with Jose from Bonded By Blood

Recently, I was given the opportunity by Transition. to interview Jose Barrales, lead singer of California thrashers, Bonded By Blood, who are signed to the Earache label.

After some difficulties with the Glaswegian-American language barrier, the interview got started.

T. – So my first question is: How did you guys get started and form the band?

JB - I think it was 2005. I had just got out of a punk/crossover band I was in. I just started looking for other musicians around town. The first one I found was Alex, our guitarist. He was looking to start an old school Heavy Metal band, not necessarily thrash, and we just decided to get together and see what happened. Then it was just sort of a year or so of us writing music. Then finally we found our drummer, he had been kicked out of a Metallica cover band. All the other guys were older and told him that he was too young to be in the band being only 13 or 14 at the time. We took the chance and we asked him and he was the first guy we tried out. We talked to some other guys, but they wanted to do hardcore or deathcore and stuff like that. He actually knew our old bassist Ruben from some sort of girl band. So he said “I know this bassist, you wanna try him out”. So we said, “Yeah, sure,” and we tried him out and he was good. He was a happy guy and we got along with him, he played bass really well. So we got him into the band. We had this line-up with just one guitarist for one year until we found Juan. We had been looking for another guitarist to fill out our sound and stuff. He had been kicked out of a death metal band, basically for being too good, y’know, doing solos and stuff and they didn’t want that. That was my chance to get him and say “Come and join us, you can put in as many solos as you want”. He came in and tried out and we got him in and we’ve had that line since 2005 up until Ruben left last year. He left for family things, and joined up to the army. Now we have Jerry. Jerry was our merch guy and our roadie, and knew most of our songs anyway so it was an easy transition.

T. – I read that you guys got a record deal through winning a battle of the bands competition. Had you been handing out demos to record companies and stuff or did the battle of the bands just happen?

JB – The battle of the bands thing was something that we never thought we would have won. We entered it being a band that didn’t even have any music together or complete songs or anything. That was the point where we became a serious band; we had just been a sort of jam band up until then. So we entered it and got some songs together, and we won $3000 and a recording... not a deal, but time in a recording studio. That’s when we recorded our first demo, Four Pints of Blood, it was just a bunch of songs we made up in the studio. We didn’t get a record deal until we made our second demo. We got a message from a rep at Earache asking us all these questions and we weren’t sure about it because it wasn’t from an official Earache email or website or nothing, just a random guy on Myspace, why’s he asking so many questions. But then eventually he contacted us on the official Earache email and was being serious which was just like... wow. We had never thought about being on a record label or anything like that we were just releasing our music by ourselves. At the same time a dude from another label was emailing us too but by that time Earache had already been treating us like family rather than just business, business, business.

T. – You guys have a new album coming out soon. Is it a concept album?

JB – Mhm, yeah. It’s based 600 years in the future and a cybernetic alien race have taken over the world and there’s a few humans trying to fight to win it back. That’s basically the story and you get to hear it all on Exiled to Earth, and I think we did a pretty good job.

T. – Cool, can we expect pretty much more of the same from the first album, or are there big changes?

JB- I think it’s a little bit different from the first album. It’s a bit of a step up, we still have the same main elements from the first one but we try to be a bit better on the second I guess. Better lyrics, better musically and it’s a bit more grown up but it still has that BBB sound.

T. – Yeah, the artwork looks really good, I was looking at it earlier.

JB – Yeah, the guy hasn’t done an album cover before. He’s more of a concept artist. He does a lot of things for movies and video games and comics. But when we saw his work we decided he had to do the album artwork. He’s really into the stuff we’re into, he’s done sci fi and video games and s**t like that. So we were like, “Hell yeah, he has to do the album artwork.” And he came up with a good one.

T. – How was the recording process for this album. Was it better/worse, more serious maybe?

JB – I think it was better. We came in more prepared than with the first album. We knew exactly what we wanted and the music was obviously a little more rehearsed. Our producer Ralph made us feel really comfortable with everything and I think he brought out the best in us.

T. – I’m just looking at your touring schedule, and it’s pretty busy. When was the last time you had a break?

JB – I think this is the longest break we’ve had, right now. I actually kinda happy, when August comes it’s just gonna be tour, tour, tour and probably no breaks until 2011. We’ll have a week or two off at home, but after that week it’s going back into touring and even on that week we might have to be somewhere else in the states and not even at home. So it’s gonna be kinda mayhem. But it’s cool man, it’s part of being in the band and we love to be there. Some bands hate being on the road, but I love it.

T. – Do you prefer being on the road to recording and doing that sort of stuff, or vice versa?

JB – I think it’s a different kind of love. I love both of them, but they’re just different. Of course, when you come up with new music and new songs you always want to hear it and how it sounds in the studio, as opposed to live, cause live can sound a lot different. But I love recording the music. It’s a whole different experience from actually being on the road and playing every day. That kinda vibe is cool too, you see kids and bands happy and whatnot and once you do the recording thing it’s a whole different story. It’s more of an accomplished feeling, but they’re both cool. I love ‘em both.

T. – I was going to ask what you do on your breaks, do you spend it with the band, or apart from them?

JB – When we do have breaks it’s mostly time spent with family. When you’re on the road you see the other guys every day, so when we do have breaks we don’t see the guys till the next tour.

T. – Do you have any favourite stories from the road or favourite tours you’ve had with other bands.

JB – I think, one of our favourite tours we’ve had so far, and nobody’s topped it, and we’ve had a bunch of tours was the tour we did in Europe with Gama Bomb. Those guys are f***ing funny. They know how to drink, f***ing amazing tour, good times. Half the stuff I don’t even remember from being so drunk or just f***ing partying all night. It was just an amazing tour, and I’ll never forget that. I love those guys and I’m glad they’re coming to the US and we’re gonna do a tour with them so it’s gonna be cool.

T. – Obviously one of your big influences is Exodus. What are your other major influences?

JB – I think it’s different for every guy in the band. But for me it has to be like... I’m really into lots of hardcore punk, and I’m really into crossover so DRI, Black Flag, Cryptic Slaughter. More of the thrashy wise it’s like Vio-lence, Forbidden, a lot of the California Bay-Area bands are a big influence on me.

T. – You’re coming to Bloodstock, are you ready for it and looking forward to it?

JB – Yeah, I’m really excited, it’s our first big festival and we’re playing the main stage. Just looking at all the other bands, it’s really cool, should be a great experience for us.

T. – How’s it been in the scene of the thrash revival, Municipal Waste, Evile, and obviously you mentioned Gama Bomb too. Have you all helped each other or has there been competition between all the Earache bands?

JB – I think it’s mostly friendly competition, if any competition at all. Most of us like each other’s music or try to one up each other. It’s all fun and games. I love the guys in the other bands, from Earache and also on other labels too, like Warbringer and Merciless Death and all the other New Wave of Thrash. We’re all trying to be a big family. I know there’s always guys that don’t like other bands for personal reasons or whatever, but mostly we’re a big happy family.

T. – Are you visiting any new places on this tour that you haven’t been before?

JB – I don’t think so. When we did the European tour with Gama Bomb I think we hit like 25 countries so it’s gonna be hard to top. [laughs].

T. – Cool, coming back to the UK, seeing as this is a UK based fanzine. What do you like in the UK as opposed to other places?

JB – Oh, I love it cause every time we’ve hit the UK it’s been really great. Places like London, Leeds, we’ve done some shows in Scotland. I one day want to hit Ireland, it’d be amazing. I’ve been trying to get Bonded By Blood into Ireland for a long time now, but I don’t know what happens, we never seem to get in there. I don’t love the UK more than anywhere else, but I do love it a lot.

T. We’ve got a question from one of our readers. What would you do if someone gave you a dildo to sign?

[After much explaning of the question]

JB – [Laughs] I dunno, I’d laugh, throw it away, throw it at the fan. [Laughs] That was a funny question.

T. – OK, I think that’s me. Thanks very much for your answers, and hopefully see you on your tour.

JB – OK, thanks man. Bye.

Bonded By Blood can be found at: www.myspace.com/bondedbyblood

You can find information on the new album, Exiled to Earth, which on 10^th August in the USA and 16^th August in UK and Europe. Also, if you’re at Bloodstock this year, don’t forget to check them out opening the main stage on the Sunday.

Cheers and Beers.

Tank