DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring Stone Sea
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 Stone Sea 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?
Gonzalo: Superunknown by Soundgarden — it’s been with me my whole life since I was a teenager, and I’ve never gotten tired of it.
Pino: Regreso al sexo químicamente puro by Ilegales — one of the albums I’ve listened to the most since the ’90s.
Elvis: Dead Again by Type O Negative — I can’t stop spinning it since I first discovered it 15 years ago.
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?
Gonzalo: Amorica by The Black Crowes — I think it’s the perfect photo to have hanging on a desert island.
Pino: Altars of Madness by Morbid Angel (1989). I’ve got the original CD, and the cover — and the album itself — have always fascinated me.
Elvis: I think a poster of Presley in Hawaii would keep me optimistic.
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?
Gonzalo: Barceló with cola.
Pino: Stella Artois.
Elvis: Lime Caipirinha — BRASIL-IL-IL-IL-IL!
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?
Gonzalo: A Melvins T-shirt.
Pino: A Pleasure to Kill T-shirt from Kreator.
Elvis: My first Black Sabbath T-shirt — I got it when I was eleven and still have it today… my precious…
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?
Gonzalo: Hasbulla.
Pino: With a lively lady — and I hope I don’t end up behind bars for saying that, given how things are nowadays...
Elvis: With my cousin Gregory — partner in every weird thing that’s ever happened in my life.
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?
Gonzalo: Faith No More at Brixton Academy.
Pino: Kontzertua Gaztetxean by Soziedad Alkoholika (1994).
Elvis: Any Pantera show from 1996 to 1998.
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?
Gonzalo: The Police.
Pino: Pepe Bao, the bassist from O’Funk’illo.
Elvis: Bono — hoping he’s actually a good Samaritan.
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?
Gonzalo: The keyboard player.
Pino: Me — the other two play better anyway!
Elvis: No, Pino, it has to be me — as any good, memorable frontman should.
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?
Gonzalo: Dave Grohl.
Pino: Ron Broder, bassist from Coroner.
Elvis: Zakk Wylde — although he’d probably punch me at some point and use me as a weightlifting tool.
