#METROGNOME FRENZAL RHOMB UPDATE#

We’re going to be there in October recording. We’re gonna do that with Bill Stevenson (The Descendants, Black Flag), which we did our last record with. “At the end of our tour we’re going to the States to record our new record. There is still life in the old punk rock dogs. So what’s next for Frenzal Rhomb once the tour’s over? Well, another tour and a brand new, as of yet, untitled album, their first since 2010’s, Smoko at the Pet Factory. It won’t spin, there won’t be any fireworks but it will have a locking door.” We’re thinking of employing the same sort of thing. A lot of people think that’s for theatrical reasons but it’s actually to contain him. “I’m not sure if you’re familiar with a group called Motley Crue but they actually put their drummer in a cage. Jay says the band are contemplating copying another famous band’s strategy to keep their drummer under wraps. Drummer, Gordy Forman is particularly famous for his on-stage antics, breaking his arm following a stage diving incident at a concert in 2015. Between me and Tom (Crease), our bass player, I think we’ll know up to 80-85% of the songs.”Īmongst many other things, Frenzal Rhomb have a fierce live reputation.

#METROGNOME FRENZAL RHOMB UPDATE#

“Yes, it’s terrifying! Although I just had a quick update of the latest polls and it looks like it’s gonna be a good time. Touring the country with a spate of dates in September, October and December, the band are taking the unique approach of doing a fan, ‘by request,’ tour. It’s not like we’re asking people to join ISIS.” “In this day and age, fundamentally what we’re doing is playing music. With typically irreverent wit, Jay finishes the thought by boiling it all down. On the other hand I thought, I’m a father, how dare you!” On one hand, I thought, I don’t reflect Australian values so you are correct. “Having said that, funnily enough, on this tour that we’re about to do, there’s a venue that didn’t want us to play because they’re a family pub and said we did not reflect family values. He changes tact as a recent event crosses his mind. People always talk about that, how we’ve been so controversial throughout our history but we sort of haven’t, really.” You can get controversy with a Facebook post or a one-sentence tweet. Most infamously, there was the public spat with Kyle and Jackie O on Fox FM after guitarist Lindsay McDougal played AC/DC’s, ‘Thunderstruck’ in protest over Jackie O’s late appearance to her MC duties at Bassinthegrass festival, Darwin in 2004.Īs the band’s controversy is brought up, Jay pipes up before a question is asked. They were the songs that were the most popular within the band.”įormed in 1992, Frenzal Rhomb have definitely been no stranger to controversy over the course of their career. We send around the punk rock spreadsheet and everyone has an equal vote. These things combined can create quite a heady and confronting intelligent conversation.”Ĭlassic Frenzal titles such as ‘Russell’s Crowe’s Band’, ‘Punch in the Face’ and, most provocatively, ‘World’s Fuckedest C**t’ all made the cut on the 35 track double album. We still sing about racism, environmental issues, homophobia, sexism and nitrous oxide bulbs. “Oh look there’s messages in there I suppose. There has always been an underlying message though, according to Jay.

Throughout, their twisted sense of humour has been at the forefront of their music with songs ranging from mildly political, stupid to downright offensive (all in good fun of course). Since their very first EP, Dick Sandwich, complete with graphic cover image, Frenzal Rhomb have skirted a unique line between the serious and silly.

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