

So many bands are hung up on ‘We’re pro now so we all have to quit our jobs’, and that’s not the case. “Bands are so caught up with the perception of being a ‘professional band’. (Image credit: Marie Korner/Metal Hammer) I don’t think they were a thing when we first started.

We had that feeling of organically rising rather than being ‘internet sensations’. We started by playing in front of five people, then as we came back down the country, we’d play a show in the same city in front of 20 people. “When we first started we didn’t have friends in bands or bands that wanted to take us out, so we contacted promoters ourselves and booked ourselves a five-week tour in the UK because we knew that’s how we would get a fanbase.

Certain subjects are easier to talk about now but certain subjects aren’t brought up. How is that? Why is that? Is it because men don’t talk about it? Let’s look into that. We need to be looking at statistical analysis. It’s not about the should, it’s about the let’s do it now. “It’s easy to send out a tweet saying we should talk about mental health but let’s do it right now, let’s have that conversation.
