EMQ’s With DOOMSDAY SUN
EMQ’s With DOOMSDAY SUN
Hi everyone! Welcome to another EMQs interview, this time with UK Metal band, Doomsday Sun. Huge thanks to their guitarist, Matt Hudson, for taking part.
What is your name, what do you play and can you tell us a little bit about the history of the band?
My name is Matt Hudson, and I’m the guitarist and vocalist for Doomsday Sun. I started the project in 2016, with a friend in my hometown, but it didn’t become a fully-fledged band until we landed, confused and hungry, at a venue in Stoke-On-Trent, supporting a band called Living Monstrosity in 2019. Tom, the band leader, was interested in working with us after seeing us, and following a brief hiatus due to COVID, the rest is history!
How did you come up with your band name?
Well, this is a bit difficult to explain, but I have seen the end of the world. I’ve seen Doomsday. However, I’ve also seen that a new world comes afterwards, so that’s the “sun” part, like a new sunrise. Kind of pleasant really.
What Country / Region are you from and what is the Metal / Rock scene like there?
We’re based in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, in the UK. We recently played the Bloodstock Metal To The Masses Final for our region and the competition was unreal. We didn’t win, but the other bands were of such quality that it must have been so close to call. So based on that, I’d say the local scene is extremely strong at the moment. We were all really happy to be part of it.
What is your latest release?
We’ve just released “A Corpse’s Voice”, our new single, and our debut music video along with it. It’s a step in a more progressive direction for us, as we’re trying to really get the story of the song across; the story being that even in the face of overwhelming horror, you can find the strength to overcome it alone.
It was produced and recorded by Lethal Audio, a local producer, and the video shot by Dan Peach, a local musician, and they’ve done a fantastic job so I’d recommend everyone check it out if only to see the quality of their work.
Who have been your greatest influences?
Soulless corporations, politicians, corrupt religious figures, toxic celebrities and totalitarian authorities all mixed together to provide a nice sense of existential dread that I feel really comes through in our music.
But if you mean bands, it’s like Mastodon, Testament, Crowbar, Alice In Chains, Pantera and stuff.
What first got you into music?
Most of us were born in or grew up in the 90’s, so a mix of our parents’ records and video games with super heavy soundtracks to showcase all the ATTITUDE. Jake (guitarist) was born in 2000, so a little brainwashing was in order.
If you could collaborate with a current band or musician who would it be?
Crikey. So many to choose from. We’ll take this opportunity to give a shout to our pals in Era’s End. Extremely strong melodic vocals, and it’d be interesting to hear a song or two of ours with female vox.
If you could play any festival in the world, which would you choose and why?
Again, loads to choose from, but for now, V2A fest. It might as well have been made for us.
What’s the weirdest gift you have ever received from a fan?
A human head. His name’s Billy.
If you had one message for your fans, what would it be?
Just knowing that there’s a handful of people out there who enjoy listening to us and look forward to seeing us already makes us feel like we’ve achieved something massive and made our mark. So thank you to everyone who’s supported us to this point!
If you could bring one rock star back from the dead, who would it be?
Chris Cornell. Felt he still had a lot to give to the music world.
What do you enjoy the most about being a musician? And what do you hate?
I love the feeling that I’m doing something people other than myself will enjoy. Even if it’s just my bandmates. That kind of connection is rare and it’s something I prize.
Hate? Social media duties. If I was social enough to be good at social media, I probably wouldn’t be in a doom metal band.
If you could change one thing about the music industry, what would it be?
There’s far too many pretenders. People who pretend to know but don’t. Sure, everyone’s gotta start somewhere and learn along the way, but at least do others the courtesy of admitting you don’t know what you’re on about rather than blagging it.
Name one of your all-time favourite albums?
“Heartwork” by Carcass does not put a foot wrong.
What’s best? Vinyl, Cassettes, CD’s or Downloads?
Being stuck in the apocalypse and all, we have to settle for a modified speaker and say that we an old Woolworths to record our music. What we’d give for a tape recorder.
What’s the best gig that you have played to date?
Both of our local Metal to the Masses gigs were extremely fun.
If you weren’t a musician, what else would you be doing?
Music or no music, our desire to vex the public will always be there, so I reckon we’d often be “being moved on” by local authorities.
Which five people would you invite to a dinner party?
No-one I liked. Our combined cooking ability has yet to yield anything fit for human consumption.
What’s next for the band?
We’re currently writing an album that will be recorded at some point next year.
What Social Media / Website links do you use to get your music out to people?
https://www.doomsdaysun.com/
https://www.facebook.com/doomsdaysun/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6clTeXAgMHwmxwLm6EgDfg
https://www.instagram.com/doomsdaysunuk/
https://doomsdaysun.bandcamp.com/
Time for a very British question now. As an alternative to the humble sandwich, is the correct name for a round piece of bread common in the UK either a Bap, a Barm (or Barm Cake), a Batch, a Bun, a Cob, a Muffin, a Roll or a Tea Cake?
To answer this question with a question, does this interview lead to us getting a Bap, a Barm (or Barm Cake), a Batch, a Bun, a Cob, a Muffin, a Roll or a Tea Cake? We don’t mind what it’s called, as long as it’s no more than 30% mould.
Thank you for your time.
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