DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring Noctomb
Welcome to this weeks edition of Devil's Island! Every week we maroon a band or artist on the island and see what they get up to, how they cope with being all alone on a small island in the middle of the ocean. It's not your average desert island and we'll see just how each person copes with the extreme conditions.
This week when we arrived at Devil's Island we find Noctomb sat on the beach. The island is far from their home, so how did they end up here and how did they cope with life on Devil's Island?
Find out now...
Welcome to The Razors'e Edge and our somewhat lovely, warm desert island. Don't worry about it's name I'm sure it's not as bad as that would suggest.
You're marooned here on this island, but before you ended up shipwrecked you chose one album that you couldn't live without. Which album did you each chose and why?
Patrick: The drummer honestly picks Tiny Buttons by Stereolab. It will calm me down when I start to question if my bandmates are my friends or my food.
Matt: Bassist here it's so tough to be stuck with one album but I think I would go with the Ozzy classic Diary of a Madman.
Nate: Blue Oyster Cult’s Fire of Uknown Origin.
Just behind that palm tree is a shack for each of you to stay in, with enough space for you to put up a poster on the wall of one album cover. What album cover do you each chose?
P: Easiest question I’ve ever been asked. The original 1982 insert poster from Lionel Ritchie’s self titled album. It’s the Mona Lisa of album art.
M: Don't Break the Oath by Mercyful Fate because I would also like to have that album with me at least this way I could stare at the art and play it from memory in my head.
N: I mean, it’s a desert island scenario, so you need something nice to look at. Going with Cher’s Take Me Home. She’s in this like, crazy looking golden Hermes outfit. And no, the other dudes don’t get to borrow it.
There's also a bar on this here island. But alas each of you only get to choose one drink for the entirety of your stay. What's your tipple of choice?
P: Rothaus Black Forest Pilsner. Mmmmmm European dad beer.
M: Normally I would say a whiskey of some kind but I'm stuck on am island. So I think the crisp refreshment of a gin and tonic would be most ideal.
N: Miller fucking High Life
Your suitcases were lost when your ship sank, but you each managed to salvage one item of band merch. What’s the merch and for what band?
P: I got these sick Eternal Champion gym shorts. I think they’d be great for the island weather.
M: I gotta save my Celtic Frost Morbid Tales shirt. It's already tattered and torn because I've had it since high school. It's survived through many things with me I can hardly wear it anymore but if I'm going to be in a shipwreck I might as well look the part.
N: I’m the last one to get to this, so I’m liking the gym shorts answer. Got a pair from Brain Tourniquet.
You’re sat on the island thinking “I’m stuck here on this island with my bandmates for eternity”… who would you rather have been shipwrecked with?
P: Agent Scully. We’re probably soul mates. And my dog because he gets very jealous when I don’t take him swimming.
M: can I just be alone? I'd rather not have anyone else have to go through being stuck on this island
N: My wife for sure! Then I could maybe go back and pick a cooler poster too.
There's a walkman in your pocket, on the tape inside is the recording of the one live show that stands out for you. It could be any show, from any band, anywhere in the world. What show is on that walkman?
P: I would take any Motley Crue performance that happened in the last ten years. We’re for sure fucked if we lose the ability to laugh.
M: Iron Maiden rock in Rio. The crowd became a part of the band during that, it's got great energy just a really special live album.
N: Sabbath’s Live Evil. Dio really rips them Ozzy songs in a cool way.
You're getting desperate, you decide the only course of action is to put a message in a bottle and hope someone finds it. Your message could be to any member of any band, but should be the most suitable for a rescue attempt. Who is it?
P: Dolly Parton. You know she’s got your back. This is my one dead serious answer.
M: Bruce Dickinson, he has experience in rescue missions. Pretty obvious choice here.
N: Doesn’t Dave Mustaine already know his way to, from, and around Devil’s Island?
You've been stuck here for a while and food supplies are running low. There's only one thing for it... which fellow band member gets sacrificed to help the others survive?
P: Look. I feel like a bass player is gonna put up less of a fuss about this kinda thing than a guitar player. And I think in general drummers got the stamina to run away if they get picked. Matt’s a swell guy I think he’d take one for the team.
M: I'm pretty delicious
N: I like that the decision was already made for me here! I get the added bonus of no guilt!
Finally, when the ship sank you each managed to save one person from the wreckage. That person is the one musician that has influenced your career the most, shaped your way of thinking and your outlook on life. Who did you save?
P: Especially how everything is these days, I’d really love to save Daniel Johnston before that ship goes down. He made optimism cooler than fuck and he seemed like such a lovely dude to have a conversation with. I think you’d end up appreciating that so much.
M: I'm going to assume they have to currently be alive for this to work. With that in mind I would save Tom Araya because there would be so many awesome stories I'd love to hear.
N: Chuck Schuldiner. Death is probably my all-time favorite band. Got me into the extreme stuff, I modeled my vocals after his when I first started doing it, and there isn’t a bad song in their catalog.
