BW&BK Exclusive: CRUCIFIED BARBARA Bassist IDA EVILEYE Describes Close Encounter With MOTÖRHEAD Frontman's "Murder One" Bass Rig
February 18, 2009, 15 years ago
BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with CRUCIFIED BARBARA bassist Ida Evileye to discuss the band's new album, 'Til Death Do Us Party, and the road test leading up to it. An excerpt from the interview is available below.
“We gained a lot of confidence from doing so much touring," says Ida. "Being able to go on stage supporting Motörhead in front of 4,000 people 23 days in a row definitely builds your confidence up. In a situation like that you become more certain of yourself and how you want your music to sound."
As for touring with Lemmy and his 'mates...
“That was incredible, but I think Lemmy is known for helping out younger bands. Especially all female bands (laughs). I think that’s so cool because he’s one of those people in rock music who has been around for a long time but hasn’t changed. Motörhead still makes great music; they put out albums every second year and they sound great."
"I’ve heard from a lot of other bands that have toured with Motörhead say that they’re one of the best bands to tour with because they’re very friendly," Ida continues. "On the first night of the tour my amp broke and my spare amp was broken – it was so stupid – and Lemmy came up to me and said I could use his rig. You know, the one that says ‘Murder One’ on it (laughs). In the end I borrowed an amp from the other support band, Clutch, because I was afraid something might happen and I’d break Lemmy’s amp, too (laughs). That was a scary thought."Watch for the full story in the next issue of BW&BK.;
As previously reported, Crucified Barbara released 'Til Death Do Us Party in Scandinavia on February 11th and will release it in the rest of Europe on February 27th. North American info is forthcoming. 'Til Death Do Us Party features the following 11 songs and two guest appearances: 'Killer On His Knees', 'Pain & Pleasure', 'Sex Action', 'Creatures', 'Jennyfer' (featuring Mats Levén of THERION), 'Dark Side' (featuring Phil Campbell of MOTÖRHEAD), 'Can't Handle Love', 'Blackened Bones', 'Danger Danger', 'Rats', 'Feels Like Death'.
The video for 'Sex Action' is below.
