DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring Pyrofox
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 Pyrofox 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?
Tegen: This is a tough one for me because in the age of streaming I make my own playlists of songs picked from here, there and everywhere, rather than listening to whole albums! At the moment lots of songs from Welcome to Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2 by Ice Nine Kills are in my heavy rotation.
Aaron: Planet Zero, by Shinedown because I feel this album is so versatile with a broad range of styles which tick a lot of boxes for me as a listener.
Ben: Mine would have to be Stadium Arcadium, by Red Hot Chili Peppers. It’s a double album, so provides a lot of listening time, and there is not a bad song on the album, it is the Chilis at the peak of their song writing. Also, is there a better place to listen to Wet Sand than on a desert island – I am imagining this is a nice tropical Devil Island, you may be able to tell.
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?
Tegen: Probably something pretty like the cover of Gravity by Bullet For My Valentine.
Aaron: I would have to go with Somewhere In Time by Iron Maiden. It is so detailed and would keep us all entertained when bored on the island.
Ben: Boston, by Boston. Blew my mind to find out if you flip the album upside down the spaceship is actually a guitar!
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?
Tegen: I'd have endless espresso martinis, gotta stay alert for predators and have a good time right?! Ben and I are often seen after a gig with an Espresso Martini in hand!
Aaron: Doom Bar! Let’s face it on the Devil’s Island we would be doomed anyway.
Ben: Pina Coladas… and getting caught in the rain... need water on a desert island.
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?
Tegen: Definitely a Pyrofox beanie, can't imagine there's shampoo on this island so will definitely need a hat...
Aaron: My Parkway Drive board shorts. May as well make the best of a bad situation and go for a swim.
Ben: A nice oversized Pyrofox t-shirt, to keep me covered in the sun and prevent me from burning.
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?
Tegen: Bear Grylls, obviously!! God knows what he would make me eat though
Aaron: Wilson the Volleyball.
Ben: Steve Backshall – wildlife expert, enthusiastic survivalist, great rower and a good work out buddy! Or maybe Jermey Wade, he knows how to survive in the wild and he would fish us up as a “monster” to eat for dinner!
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?
Tegen: I'd probably actually pick Alter Bridge live at the Royal Albert Hall in 2018. Ben showed us some of it not that long ago and I've not sat down and watched the whole thing, but what we did watch of it was so mesmerising I'd definitely sit and listen to the whole of that. Myles Kenned';s voice is just awe inspiring, and with a live orchestra? *chef’s kiss*
Aaron: AC/DC live at Castle Donnington 1991; this show never gets old!
Ben: Red Hot Chili Peppers at Slane Castle, 2003. I would have said Alter Bridge at Royal Albert Hall too, but I was actually there, I wasn’t at Slane, sadly.
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?
Tegen: Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden, because he could just hop in the pilot's seat and fly the Ed Force One over to pick us up!
Aaron: Johnny Depp from Hollywood Vampires, he’s escaped many islands on sea turtles.
Ben: Joe Duplantier of Gojira, he would probably turn up riding a whale.
You've been stuck here 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?
Tegen: Ben. We wouldn';t need to find food for weeks with all that meat on his bones...
Aaron: Has to be Tegen, she’s a vegetarian, so there is no point Ben or me being on the menu and going to waste.
Ben: Tegen, again she is a vegetarian, so would be a waste to slaughter Hams or myself to then not then be eaten.
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?
Tegen: This is going to be a total cop out answer, but I've never been able to answer a question like this because I've never idolised any one person really. There's lots of people that see as greats in their field and look up to, but ultimately, I've always done my own thing and shaped my own path in life.
Aaron: I would have to save Angus Young; the man is a legend. In my opinion the best rock and roll guitarist to take the stage.
Ben: Mine would be Chris Cornell, even though he is not an out-and-out-bassist, his songwriting has had the biggest impact on me, musically and emotionally.
