When life was loud

EMP Autumn Catalogue 2020 More than Slipknot and Stone Sour “Are you surprised? I talked about it years ago, and said that it should take a while, but in the end it went faster than I wanted." Corey is sitting at home holding interviews about an album that shouldn’t be released until next year. “At the earliest, of course”, he laughs into the receiver. “Actually, I would have been on tour with Slipknot at the moment and would certainly have allowed myself a few days of vacation”. But then along came COVID-19 which virtually nullified everything that was planned for the beginning of 2020 and necessity is known to be the mother of invention. “I made the best of the current situation. Or rather, we tried to make the best of it.” Taylor is speaking of the lockdown, which was even more serious in the States. “Of course health comes first and nobody should put themselves in any danger. A solo album was long overdue The band shut themselves in a studio for two weeks in complete isolation...

2010 Moseley Road Inc/Metro Books "I think sometimes [a record label's] approach can damage an artist: I think sometimes it's best to allow them to develop without too much pressure, especially in the early years. Some bands get so much put on their shoulders straight away, that it can sometimes turn them off or completely distract them away from what they're supposed to be doing, which is just making good music and being a good live act"  - Matthew Bellamy (2009) Matthew Bellamy (born June 9, 1978, in Cambridge, England) is the front man and lead guitarist for British rock outfit Muse. The band is largely his vision; Bellamy contributes to most songwriting and serves as the often-photographed public face for the group.   Bellamy's father was a rhythm guitarist of note as a member of the Tornadoes, one of the first British bands to find a large American audience. Initially drawn to the piano, Bellamy gravitated towards guitar when his parents split up.   Popul...

2002 DERMOT O'LEARY introduces MUSE. Which appears to only be MATTHEW. Who is sitting cross-legged. The interview takes place in a studio setting. There is a loud crowd screaming and clapping behind them.   MATTHEW: Hello. Alright? DERMOT: Fantastic, thank you. That's some fanbase you've got there. MATTHEW: Uh, yeah. I think it's all the people who came to our video shoot actually. I recognise half of them, so... DERMOT: I'm glad they are here. Okay, uh, firstly, the track list is all about break up songs. Did you ever have a classic song in your youth, whenever you used to break up with a girlfriend? You go home, stick it on?  MATTHEW ( thinking, habit of touching his chin ): Ummm, I'd have to say " Wynona's Big Brown Beaver " by Primus. I think just because, um, it sort of humorously reminds you that there is more fish in the sea so to speak, you know? DERMOT: Never heard of it, but I like the sound of it. It scares me. Which is always good. Okay...

The Gateway University of Alberta  26th November 2002 (Heather Adler, Features Editress) Featuring members of (in)famous hardcore metalists Slipknot and Static X, this ghoulish co-operative of terribly disturbed individuals pushes the bounds of depravity in industrial music.  The angst-ridden lyrics are barely audible over a wall of drop-tuned guitars cranked to kill-your-mother distortion levels and the only quality of the album more appalling than the sound is the message being conveyed. The tired stream of songs about suicide, grave robbing, Dracula, and of course, Norman Bates, are as monotonous as they are incoherent. At best, this release is entertaining for a few chuckles at the novelty of the incessantly over-the-top screaming, and a couple giggles at the ridiculousness of these PVC poster boys.  Titles like “Slit My Wrist,” “She Was A Teenage Zombie,” and “Dressed to Depress,” would only be good if they were meant as a joke, but sadly, this band takes themselves ...

c.2003  (During the introduction, which is in Italian, MATTHEW fidgets, lifts his foot to his nose. And smells one of his socks) Q ( noticing ): What...we are on TV...I mean...you can relax, you can take this off. I mean, you can lie down, you can give him space ( laughs ) Okay, many reviewers have said that you are the next big thing in rock music, so how do you feel when someone says that? I mean, you will be in their opinion, the biggest rock band for, uh, in this century. So how do you feel when someone says that? And what does it mean for you to be a musician in this century? CHRISTOPHER: I don't know. It's always pretty strange when people say those kind of things. I think, you know, that it's just like a bit of a random quote to come out and say, " You are the future of rock ", you know? It's a pretty bold statement, you know? It's pretty strange when people say that about the music, you know? But I don't know. I mean, I think in the past, you k...

Q Magazine August 2011 DON'T READ YOUR OWN FAN SITES Reading blogs and wild stuff, that's crazy-making. You can't start responding to people that are obsessed. When we did the first album, the internet was just getting going and I remember going onto a forum and everyone just hated everything we did. That can drive you insane.  DON'T BELIEVE YOUR OWN HYPE You have to balance it out with people who slag you off. That'll keep your sanity together. Someone reviewed Plug In Baby and said, "It sounds like Elvis Presley swallowing asteroids." I loved that. But, on the other side, someone wrote about our second EP and said it was unlistenable. It just ended with the words, "Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit." Five times.  AVOID GROUPIES Oh, definitely. When a band first gets known, it seems like there's one group of girls that just follows all new bands. So you've got to watch out for those ones. They can be fun to hang out with, but you don't wa...