DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring Before The Sirens
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 Before The Sirens 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?
Alun: The Ghost Inside - The Ghost Inside - Big, angry, metalcore. The ultimate redemption record.
Chris: Breaking Benjamin - Phobia - Ben Burley and co. at their very, very best.
Adam: Killswitch Engage - The End Of Heartache. A close run thing with As Daylight Dies but one of the best classic metalcore records ever released.
Alex: Amen by Igorrr, very unique with no bad tracks.
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?
Alun: City & Colour - Sometimes - I love the trad tattoo nature of this artwork. It’s already tattooed on my arm so I’d definitely have it on the wall
Adam: Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache - Gnarly album cover particularly the alternative flower artwork (that Alun also has tattooed on his arm!)
Chris: Architects - The Here and Now. Really interesting artwork on this one.
Alex: Moving Pictures by Rush, a triple play on words.
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?
Adam: Tea
Alun: Banana Milkshake
Chris: Kombacha - Mixed Berry
Alex: Red Wine
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?
Adam: My trusty Tremonti hoodie.
Alun: I have a While She Sleeps sleeveless that I love.
Chris: My old AC/DC t-shirt. I love that t-shirt.
Alex: Album: my Metallica t-shirt, always have cool artwork on their merch.
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?
Alun: David Attenborough. I could listen to that man tell me about the world we live in until the end of time.
Adam: Alter Bridge.
Alex: Album: Stephen Fry, just to pick the man’s brains about the universe.
Chris: Alun.
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?
Alun: Parkway Drive at Wembley last year. The best damn metal show I have ever seen. So much power, so much fire, so many flying stages.
Adam: Alter Bridge at The O2. Really great live.
Chris: Metallica - Cunning Stunts. A beast of a show from the best metal band ever in their prime.
Alex: Iron Maiden Live in Rio. An absolute spectacle of a live show
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?
Before The Sirens: James Hetfield. When that man speaks, people listen. Help would be on the way in no time.
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?
Alex: Alun, it would be a lot quieter without him.
Adam: We all go down together. Never leave a man behind
Chris: I’d sacrifice them all, because why not?
Alun: I would agree with Alex, it would be quieter if I wasn’t around. But that’s just tough, so Alex goes!!!
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?
Alex: Mike Portnoy. The most progressive influence on my drumming.
Chris: Killswitch Engage’s Adam D. A riff monster.
Adam: Metallica’s Jason Newstead. The biggest influence on my playing when I was teaching myself to play bass growing up.
Alun: Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage. The man’s writing, presence and vocal ability was a complete revelation to me and really transformed the way I thought about writing music.
