Desolated
Interview
How long have you been together?
Paul: As a band, five or six months. But these guys, Rich, Mitch and Ben have been going for about three years.
How are you finding the live music scene as a relatively young group?
Paul: F***ing brilliant!
Rich: Yeah! The pits are mean. fair play that a bunch of kids can go mental when we’re a bunch of kids ourselves. We respect that.
Do you think you’re being taken seriously enough?
Rich: I hope so.
Paul: We’ve been treated really well, I mean look at the crowd out there tonight! Loads of great bands have said they’re interested in gigging with us as well.
Who are some of your strong inspirations and musical heroes?
Mitch: Dimebag!
Ben: Dimebag!
Mitch and Ben: Pantera!
(the interview temporarily dissolves into a contest as to who can say ‘Dimebag’ the loudest.)
Mitch: Whiskey!
Paul: Alcohol and heavy metal!
Hareth: Megadeth and Metallica.
Rich: Anything heavy enough to make me move, really! But no Linkin Park.
Ben: Dimebag!
How did you choose the name ‘Desolated’?
Rich: Um.
(there is laughter from everyone)
Rich: Weeell, I was flicking through the dictionary, but I couldn’t find any good words, so I asked my friend in Essex. She said ‘Desolated’, and I was like ‘that’s a good name!’
Paul: .I didn’t even know that!
This is only your second gig, but you managed to tear the Joiners up; are you surprised at how well-received you’ve been?
Rich: Yes, seriously.
(everyone agrees)
Rich: To be honest, I wasn’t expecting that many people to show up! I totally wasn’t expecting what I saw from the stage.
Ben: To see such brutal pits is awesome.
Hareth: Even ‘Seizure’ have said they want to gig with us, which was really flattering, after our first gig last month.
Do you have any more gigs planned at the moment?
Mitch: We’re gonna practise, practise, practise!
Rich: We’re going to get in the studio and definitely record a demo/EP. So we’ll hopefully do a couple of little gigs and then really hit the circuit next year.
Paul: Hopefully we’ll get to do the tour with ‘Seizure’.
Any other comments you’d like to add?
Rich: I reckon you should just leave it with ‘ball busting metal’!
Mitch: Dimebag!
Rich: We love the people who come down to our shows.
Hareth: Thankyou!
Rich: Yeah, thankyou!
Mitch: Respect! Keep it brutal!
Paul: Buy us a crate of beer.
Mention should be made of the owners of the Zeb Bar, opposite the Joiners Arms, for very kindly allowing us to conduct the interview and take photographs in their beer garden.
Guest article from Louise G.
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