…and learned that even with the worst luck, there’s still some good in the world
Perry: “We put out the EP, Last Words: Screamed From Behind God’s Muzzle, but then COVID hit literally as we released it.”
Frazer: “We went on a weekender to support it, and our van got stolen. We lost all of our gear and didn’t get any of it back. We had a show booked in Canada that got cancelled for COVID as well.”
Perry: “So much was happening and we were getting so excited, and then COVID went, ‘You’re not doing that. And by the way, you also have to make a load of money to get all your gear back.’”
Frazer: “We’re from Birmingham, which is the car theft capital of the UK. If you’ve got a car, it’s getting stolen, probably. We made the mistake of thinking, ‘We’re parking in a nice area of Birmingham. It should be okay.’ We didn’t consider that those are the places where people steal cars from.”
Perry: “They took our merch as well. [The police] found the remains of the van, and the merch was all shredded and burned, and our gear was gone. We had to buy it all back.”
Frazer: “People did help us out, though, lending gear and cabs and stuff. We’re in the hardcore scene, so bands help each other out.”