BW&BK; recently caught up with Danko Jones to discuss his new album, Never Too Loud. The following is an excerpt from the interview, with Danko commenting on the demand by European summer rock and metal festivals to have the band on their respective bills, going so far on some occasions to announce them as confirmed before they actually are:

“I’m blown away by it,” Danko admits. “I totally appreciate it because for years we were knocking on doors, so when they’re quick to announce us in order to get people to come out I actually go‘…Really?’"

On sharing the stage with some of metal's finest:

"It’s kind of intimidating when a wall of sound is what you have to follow. I remember we played Rock am Ring (in Germany) two years ago and the band before us was Soulfly. It was one of Dan’s (Cornelius/drums) first shows playing in front of 20,000 people or whatever it was. It was second stage, so it was around 20,000. Metallica played that night so there was something like 80,000 people at the festival. Dan is staring out into the crowd, Soulfly are on, and you know them - ‘Come on! Get up! Graaahhh!’ – and the crowd is moving, this massive ocean of people jumping up and down. I was with Dan and remember him turning to me and just going ‘Holy shit!’ (laughs). Dan was so psyched up that he played our whole show so fast I could barely keep up. That was all because he saw Soulfly on stage. It was pretty hilarious.”

Watch for the full interview in BW&BK; #110.

To see The Soulfly Effect in action check out the footage below:

‘Sticky Situation’

As previously reported, Never Too Loud, is available for pre-order through Sweden's Bengans chain. Pre-orders of the digi-pack version of the album, featuring two bonus tracks, will come with a beermat. The album is scheduled for a February 27th release in Europe. Go to this location to place your order.

Danko's tour schedule is as follows:

February

12 - London, UK - Hoxton Bar & Grill
14 - Stockholm, Sweden - Close-Up Boat
16 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium

April

4 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
6 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
10 - Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan
11 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
12 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Halle
13 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
15 - Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
16 - Milano, Italy - Musicdrome
18 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
19 - Madrid, Spain - Live
20 - Lisboa, Portugal - Santiago Alquimista
22 - Ruen / Le Havre, France - Marquee Tent
23 - Brussels, Belgium - AB
24 - Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
25 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
26 - Luxemburg - Den Atelier