young guns
You must be over the moon to finally perform in Australia, and be a part of the Soundwave Revolution tour? We’re all over the moon, it has to be said. It’s certainly the coolest thing that we’ve been able to do as a band, so far. It’s quite mad - it really hasn’t sunk in yet.
night writing, then went straight into the studio and recorded the album. It was really rushed; we didn’t have a lot of time or money. I am really proud of the record and it’s definitely done a lot for us but I know we can do better. Now the aim is learning from our mistakes and learning from things we wish we’d done differently - whether it’s more time or more money.
Are you a fan of doing the large festival shows or do you find yourself gravitating to playing smaller club shows? That’s the thing… they have their own set of experiences. Fundamentally we’ve always said that if anything ever progressed with our band, and if we were playing the massive stages every day, we would never want to lose the feeling of playing those small club shows! Its incredible playing a sweaty club show to a couple of hundred people - it’s in your face and I never ever want to lose that! Will you be putting much time aside to check out some of the other artists at Soundwave Revolution? Oh man, we’re going to try and soak up every moment of it! We’re going to try and meet as many people as we can. It’s great ‘cause we already know a lot of the bands on the bill and it will be great to reconnect with them. We’re really excited to watch so many of the bands that will be playing. For the punters that are attending the Soundwave Revolution festivals and considering checking out Young Guns live, how would you best describe the band’s on-stage presence? We all grew up going to metal shows, hardcore shows — shows that were based around energy and atmosphere and we
All Guns Blazing With more than 60 bands confirmed for Australia’s Soundwave Revolution, rock music enthusiasts are pumped with the excitement and energy that surrounds a Young Guns live performance. CAMERON EDNEY caught up with the band’s vocalist and main lyricist, Gustav Wood, to discuss their first Australian tour, their most recent album and the vulnerability of writing honest material for the world to hear. try to create that vital energy. The goal with these shows, and every show we play, is to try and make it memorable. We want to create that vital feeling… live music, that’s what it’s all about!
All Our Kings Are Dead has been out almost 12 months now. Looking back, is there anything you would change? Yeah, of course! We wiped six weeks out of our calendar and spent that time day and
I read an interview where you said that you only write from your experiences otherwise it would be a bunch of “fake” songs. Ironically, I think the more personal you are the more universal your songs become. Everybody goes through the same experiences, and various things that were a part of me growing up seem to have really connected with people. It was a bit painful writing very personal things. But at the same time, I meet people now that have my lyrics tattooed on them, and tell me that the things I said really meant something to them, and that’s pretty magical. I wouldn’t change that for anything. Do you have any last words for our readers? I’d like to say to anybody out there that knows who we are, or that listens to our music, thank you. It’s quite a trip to know that on the other side of the world there are people that give a shit about this little band. We’re very humbled by the whole experience. Young Guns perform Soundwave Revolution at RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, on Saturday September 24; Old Kings Oval, Parramatta Park, in western Sydney, on Sunday September 25.
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