1. How did the band first meet each other?

Laura was at the first gig 54 did, she met Rob through a mutual friend, and Steve was at one of the last gigs we did with Adrian.


2. what bands were your greatest influences?

Mine have been At The Gates, Gn'R, Megadeth. Lately, we like a bit of Killswitch Engage, Gordian Knot...


3. when did you first start playing an instrument and what was it?

I started in my early teens. It was a guitar, I didn't take it seriously to start with, that just happened over the years. Everyone was quite surprised at how I would manage to figure out songs I liked from the start. I have a musical ear I guess!


4. what was the bands most memorable gig to date?

For the wrong reasons, the Spread Eagle gig we did in Leicester - there are a few actually. For the right reasons, all the German dates we did with Overkill!


5. If you could choose to share a stage with another band who would it be.?

I would pick At The Gates, when they get back together! There are lots of bands we'd like to play with, Machine Head, Megadeth would have been cool - the list is endless. We'll play with anyone at least once.


6. what do you do to relax when on tour?

There is no relaxing on tour, really. That's not a bad thing cos when you relax, the gig suffers. I used to be too on edge all the time, but I have a feeling that'll be quite different on the next tour because a lot has changed for me since we last played. I feel like I've woken up from a long sleep. I was on the wrong kind of anti-depressants, and it sort of zombied me out, but I'm off of that one now and my thoughts and attitude have changed a lot.


7. which country would you like to spend time gigging in.?

We want to play everywhere, but Germany was a totally different world from the UK, so we'd go back there in a shot.


8. what is your favourite song of all time?

It changes all the time. I have a few speacial songs, but damn, I wish I wrote 'Rust In Peace'!!


9. how long did it take to record your last album 'Beckoning of the end'?

A few weeks. There's a lot of things going on in those songs, and we wanted to get it right, so we took our time.


10. you have a new album in the works is there a title and release date confirmed yet?

We're ready to record. We have about one set of lyrics that I'm not happy with, but apart from that, we're ready to go as soon as the possibility presents itself. No title, and no date. I hope to God it's this year sometime.


11. what is the bands ideal goal?

To be noticed. We're a serious band, we're not just fooling around. We act like dicks and have a good time with it, but the music is very serious to us.


12. what equipment ( manufactuer ) does each band member currently use?

We're all currently experimenting with certain things, so our equipment might change soon.


13. who has the worst habit?

I'm a hygiene freak, so they would say me. He may disagree, but I think Steve has socks from hell, so I would say Steve has a bad habbit of wearing socks that are actually capable of walking away.


14. What are the band members favourite drinks?

Steve is into his Jack, Laura I think is a guinness kinda girl, Rob likes lager, and I like Vodka although my drinking has shot right down.


15. What sort of food do the band eat when on tour?

If we get to eat, we live off of bread and cheese and anything thats cheap. It's not like we make money touring, so we save up for that bread and cheese! Good old Tesco's and their 'scum range' suits us nicely!

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