Questions and Answers

Q: Which two bands, one current and one defunct, would you go to see given the choice? – Martin Best

A: Would I go see us? Yeah, I’d go and see us! The defunct, I’d say Led Zeppelin. Current, a new band I’d like to see, I like Rage Against The Machine.

Q: How does the band go about constructing one coherent song from a number of vocal and instrumental passages?

A: Who says our songs are coherent? Well, sometimes they don’t come out too coherent, sometimes they sound like a bunch of separate passages. A lot of the way that we write, everybody writing together, and sometimes you get everybody on the same page, all pulling in the same direction. Other times, you have so many different ideas; that’s why the songs have different sections. How you get it to sound coherent, I guess it’s the way it’s presented, produced and if there are any themes that are recurring.

Q: Several band members have either had classical training or cited classical music as an influence – are there any specific composers who have been important to you? – Oliver Roads

A: Bartok, Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven have been important to me.

Q: When can we expect a new live video? What about the “Uncovered” gig? – Jonathan Scutt

A: It’s probably about time for a new live video, maybe after the next album and tour. The “Uncovered” gig on video, I don’t think so; perhaps somewhere down the line.

Q: Is there a chance that anything else from the “Uncovered” show being released in the future, maybe as B-sides or bonus tracks? Will ‘Tears’ ever be released elsewhere other than the limited bonus CD in Japan? – Matt Teiper

A: I know we don’t have any plans for doing that at present, but who knows? There is some cool stuff on there, like the Metallica song. (Well, as you will now know, the limited fan club CD that was given away with this issue contains some of that material! – Ed.)