DEVIL'S ISLAND featuring Tiberius
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 Tiberius 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?
Ryan: I grabbed Dream Theatre's Black Clouds & Silver Linings because my god... if I'm dying in this place then Count of Tuscany is going on loop.
Jahan: What are we playing it on? Is it something decent? Because I'm probably bringing Author and Punisher’s Krueller album if we've got decent speakers. Otherwise it's BilMuri’s American Motorsports and I'm just screaming at the top of my lungs on the beach like Tom Hanks.
Grant: I was trying to think of a way to cheat - like saying a compilation album so I could get some variation, but if I’m playing by the rules and thinking of an album I could conceivably grab before being thrown overboard, I’d probably take something like Kendrick Lamar’s The Blacker the Berry, because it’s got it all.
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?
Chris: Enema of the State by Blink 182. I’m not super into the band, but I do like the cover.
Ryan: I'll take Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet, because, ya know... it's the thought of Jon Bon Jovi's wet finger rubbing back on forth on a black bin liner... that thought alone is enough to see me through the harshest of times.
Jahan: I hate Ryan's answer so much. I'm gonna go with something done by Roger Dean, his artworks is incredible and always looks like far away yet familiar lands. Maybe I can strike a deal with Chris for a loan of his poster for an evening too.
Grant: Oh this is easy - Yellow and Green album by Baroness. Baizley is fab.
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?
Chris: I’m teetotal, is gravy a drink?
Ryan: A wee Dalwhinnie on the rocks will do me.
Jahan: I’m on a desert island, it can only be Fanta Lemon.
Grant: I’m really weird and don’t drink things - so it would be some high quality H20.
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?
Chris: I had an excellent t-shirt from a band called My Mind’s Weapon when I was younger. It had a neon green logo and a sick looking dog on it. My sister got paint on it and I have never truly forgiven her. So hopefully I can salvage a non painted version of that beautiful tee.
Ryan: My Mum & Dad bought me a Papa Roach 'Infest' t-shirt when I was 12, but I kind of never wore it out of fear of being bullied for being a wee goth... I wish I'd plucked up the courage to put it on before it got lost a couple years later... so if that magically appeared in my suitcase, it's coming with.
Jahan: Just my Sleep Token flare gun.
Grant: I have this Contortionist raglan that I adore - unlike these other dopes I haven’t lost it or got paint on it, so I get to wear it regularly and look pretty fly.
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?
Chris: Is nobody an option? I feel like it would take a while for me to get bored of the peace and isolation.
Ryan: My parent's wee pug, Winston... I love him so much
Jahan: Django, my cat.
Grant: You’re all getting battered for not saying your other halves… I’d want to be with my cats too though…
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?
Ryan: Slipknot headlining Download in 2009. I was at that show seeing them for the 2nd time in six months during the All Hope Is Gone tour, and it was just magic seeing the original nine perform together.
Jahan: There was a Protest The Hero show I saw many years ago, with Chris, Grant and a bunch of other mates in Edinburgh at an old beloved venue called Studio 24 that got torn down due to people buying houses next to a live music venue and complaining. It was an awesome show, the vibes were immaculate, I'd like to relive that again and again!
Grant: Chris and I once saw Clutch live in the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh, which is basically a venue which is too small for that band. I remember we almost didn’t go because we were tired out and not feeling the vibe, but when we got there it was a massive party and the whole room was bouncing. Every show I’ve attended since then is me desperately trying to recreate that magic.
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?
Ryan: Sting from The Police? Surely of all people he can empathise in a situation like this. Come save me, Sting
Jahan: Bruce Dickinson’s a pilot so surely that'll work out well for us…right?
Grant: Ryan I hate that you said ‘from The Police’ like people won’t know who Sting is. I was going to say big Bruce too, given his credentials. If I have to pick someone else I’ll go with Adam D from Killswitch as that man is relentless.
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?
Chris: There’s no way I’m going to sacrifice myself. Nick is barely a snack. I think Ryan and Grant probably taste funny, so I’m afraid Jahan is getting spit roasted. There’s more eating on him than the rest of the guys anyway.
Ryan: Chris… Chris is the tallest out of all of us, so more pieces to share amongst the remaining four members and help make this nightmare last a bit longer for eachother... sharing is caring.
Jahan: Even I know I'd be the most delicious!
Grant: Well, operating under the age-old maritime laws of the sea we’d have to draw lots to decide who gets eaten, otherwise it would constitute murder without any hope for a defence of necessity if/when we’re rescued.
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?
Ryan: I'll save Flea from the Chilis.
Jahan: You're welcome John Petrucci.
Grant: I’d save the ultimate frontman, Freddie.
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