The album is very up and down emotionally it’s a very powerful lyrical album and I’m very proud of it. I didn’t really want to give people that insight into my personal life, it’s not something I’ve ever been a fan of, but I thought it was a very relevant, very profound time in my life where for once I actually had something to say and get off my chest. It’s me pouring my emotions out to someone, it was a very difficult album to write. Unfortunately I was going through a breakdown of my marriage over the last two years and all the emotional trauma and worry that comes with that. It’s an album that’s very about myself it’s a very dark, intimate look at what my head is like in times of trauma. Inspiration for the album has come over a two year period behind-the-scenes of my personal life. Where did you seek inspiration for the album? We thought what better way to do it and get them engaged than to give them something that they want at this time of year. We just thought that this song, particularly because of the timing of it, was a really good way to open the campaign it’s got a great groove, it’s a headbanger and we knew we were playing all these festivals. It doesn’t represent the entire album as the album is very diverse: it’s got a lot of colour, a lot of dark, a lot of light – lyrically and musically it’s a very dynamic, contrasting record. Is it representative of the album? What can we expect from the album as a whole? It’s basically built sonically for the festival stage it’s at a tempo that has incredible festival bounce vibe that you want when you’re playing a festival like Download, so we’ll definitely playing that….unite and make the ground shakes for three and a half minutes. It’s got great vocal hooks and lyrics and an absolutely crushing guitar riff. ‘Over It’ is the first song you’ve released from your forthcoming album, ‘Gravity’.
We’re going to come and do what we do best and put on a great rock show and introduce everyone to the new album and start the album campaign off in style.
It’s been five years since our last appearance, so very happy and honoured to be invited back especially in the slot underneath Avenged on the Main Stage – it’s incredible, t’s not something we’ve taken lightly. How are you feeling about your upcoming performance on the Main Stage this summer? It was a time as well when we didn’t have to leave to do another show, as we didn’t really have any other shows at that point enjoy the whole festival and bump into rock stars and people we idolised, and thought were untouchable for most of our lives up until that point – just an incredible life-changing experience. I remember getting there in the van – we didn’t have the luxury of a bus, just a crappy transit van we’d hired – and we got to the gate and got given these golden tickets (so to speak) into the festival.
#BFMV MATT DOWNLOAD#
To get onto Download was beyond a dream come true and it was the start of everything everything snowballed from that moment on. Probably the most memorable one was our first appearance back in 2004 on the third stage (which was a tent at the time) and we hadn’t got a record deal it was just when the band had a little bit of a hype and a little bit of luck in the press. What are your best memories of the festival?Įvery time we’ve played it’s been an incredible experience. You’ve played at Download multiple times.
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