An Interview with Tides of Ruin by Matthew Clewley
Why the name change from Behead the Bride?
Has Callum fitted in well with the drumming since his arrival?
With the departure of our ex-guitarist and ex-drummer we were stuck in a rut and the future of the band looked uncertain. Fortunately we knew two of the best musicians around and it only felt right to change our name to something we could all decide on. Plus, ‘Behead the Bride’ didn’t really make us sound approachable.
Will (Ex-drummer) and callum are two completely different drummers. Will focused on more traditional beats and helped us find our sound whereas callum built on this foundation and added his own flair. Both are stand up guys.
Do you have the same sound as Behead the Bride or is there a little bit more to Tides of Ruin than meets the eye? Tides is pretty much the same elements of Behead but Lankie and Callum have brought in their own ingredients and we have made a beautiful cake. Excuse the metaphor. How did you meet your guitarist Lankie? I (Pete) have known Lankster for a long time. We went to the same college and he played in a band with one of my best mates. He is a fun and unique, I had always wanted to be in a band with this lion.
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MRD’s Discovery May 2015
You’ve got a song called “Salvation Comes Too Late”, what is that song about? Salvation was the second song that Dan and I wrote together and it is my favourite to play live. For me, it screams ‘power to people’. Its a song to help any person(s) when they feel like life is too much for them. How many songs have you wrote, do you have enough for an EP? We have written four songs and have a new one in the works so to answer your question yes xD We are currently working towards an EP so keep your eyes peeled guys.
After your next release do you guys feel it would be right to take your live performances outside of Stoke-on-Trent? In terms of gigging we would like to dominate our home town just because we love it here! We are looking to perform outside of Stoke and our plan is to move onto the other big UK cities; London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham etc. See you there... Do you have a step by step plan on how to get your name out to more fans? Yes, we plan to utilise all of the major social media sites and band resources we can, because thats where the potiental fans are. Its great for informing our fans of the latest news, any new releases and up and coming concerts. My personal aim is to meet everybody who comes out to see us and become friends as opposed to fans. Do you have any plans on playing any festivals in the next year or two? Nothing yet Im afraid but the future hasn’t been written... Yet. We are working very hard to get any gigging oppurtunities so hopefully it will pay off.