BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - "Playing To Anybody Is Totally Different To Playing Your Bedroom "
January 25, 2008, 16 years ago
Planet Loud caught up with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Padge to discuss the band's new album, Scream Aim Fire. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Planet Loud: What did you want to achieve with the album?
Padge: "We didn't want to change direction too much from the last record. I think the label maybe wanted us to just mellow it out a bit more in parts so we could get more radio play but we put our foot as we always wanted to make a metal record anyway. May be we've been kind of limited in the past and we're now better with our instruments so I think we just wanted to put out what came naturally."
Planet Loud: You mentioned improving as players. Does that help touring with the likes of METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN And GUNS N' ROSES?
Padge: "Yeah, touring especially but that's not just with the big bands because getting out and playing to anybody is a totally different to playing your bedroom when you're out on stage and the amps are cranking. Every note matters or you start sounding like a dick."
Planet Loud: What have you learned from touring with the bigger bands?
Padge: "Obviously how to cope with the bigger stages and crowds but, as a band, we kind of go out and treat every gig the same, you know? To be honest, the bigger the gig, the easier they get because you can't see all the people because they go so far back. In smaller gigs the kids are all crushed in and they're right up against you."
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