26/01/11
Last year saw Watford based Gallows explode from the underground onto the mainstream circuit. Having already been predicted by Kerrang! as being the ‘future of punk rock’, the band are causing a massive stir globally. With the reputation of having one of the most explosive live shows around, which salutes the traditions of punk with a contemporary hardcore edge, Outline caught up with outspoken front man Frank Carter to find out a little bit more about the band…
I believe you are currently on tour in America. Where are you at the moment and what are you up to?
At the minute I’m sitting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’m with my friend Keith, who is a tattooist, and we’re at his parent’s house. Just hangin’ out. The view I have is a blue sky with not a cloud in sight, so I’m not doing too bad today.
You seemed to have played in all four corners of the globe over the past twelve months, where have you been most surprised by the audience reaction to Gallows?
Tokyo, Japan. It was ridiculous; really crazy because I’d never even been to Japan, so to go there with our band, and to walk out on stage, and for them to know who we were, to know every song and all the words was crazy. They just lost their minds for half an hour and it was amazing; a really good feeling. In fact this tour’s been great as well. I mean we’re not selling out any clubs; we’re playing to around 80 – 100 people each night, so it’s a real small tour. It’s just fantastic, it’s really humbling. We’ve done so many big tours in the last year, that this is really nice, to come back and get to have intimate shows with people. It helps them to understand what we are about as a band.
How do you kill the downtime whilst out on the road?
Last year saw Watford based Gallows explode from the underground onto the mainstream circuit. Having already been predicted by Kerrang! as being the ‘future of punk rock’, the band are causing a massive stir globally. With the reputation of having one of the most explosive live shows around, which salutes the traditions of punk with a contemporary hardcore edge, Outline caught up with outspoken front man Frank Carter to find out a little bit more about the band…
I believe you are currently on tour in America. Where are you at the moment and what are you up to?
At the minute I’m sitting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I’m with my friend Keith, who is a tattooist, and we’re at his parent’s house. Just hangin’ out. The view I have is a blue sky with not a cloud in sight, so I’m not doing too bad today.
You seemed to have played in all four corners of the globe over the past twelve months, where have you been most surprised by the audience reaction to Gallows?
Tokyo, Japan. It was ridiculous; really crazy because I’d never even been to Japan, so to go there with our band, and to walk out on stage, and for them to know who we were, to know every song and all the words was crazy. They just lost their minds for half an hour and it was amazing; a really good feeling. In fact this tour’s been great as well. I mean we’re not selling out any clubs; we’re playing to around 80 – 100 people each night, so it’s a real small tour. It’s just fantastic, it’s really humbling. We’ve done so many big tours in the last year, that this is really nice, to come back and get to have intimate shows with people. It helps them to understand what we are about as a band.
How do you kill the downtime whilst out on the road?