Who are you?
We are Deadaudiosaints.An Alternative Rock Band based in Yorkshire.
Roll Call?
Deadaudiosaints consists of brothers Danny (vocals) and Corey Jones (guitars/ bass) along with childhood friend Damon Head (drums). We also have our ‘silent member’ Luke Johnston who is hugely involved with the production and behind the scenes elements.
Hailing from?
We have all at some point lived in/around Goole. Goole facts: The town is the UK’s furthest inland port. It had the title of the highest number of heroin related deaths per head of population in Britain. Delightful!!!
Journey so far?
Deadaudiosaints started after our previous bands had run their course. Danny and Corey were in a band that were labelled punk/‘sleaze’ and Damon and T (original guitarist) were in a metalcore band. The previous bands were kind of pigeonholed in certain genres that weren’t necessarily what we were truly passionate about and didn’t really allow us to expand outside of those styles. DJ and CJ had ‘The Purge EP’ pretty much ready to go from the inception of the band; leaning more towards the genres we enjoyed playing with an electronic edge. We went out and played shows supporting that straight away, one of the first being for ‘Highway to Hell’ at Classic Grand in Glasgow. We covered the Lady Gaga track ‘Paparazzi’ which seemed to be the talk of the weekend. As well DJ and DH were the last 2 standing at the whole event. It was quite amusing seeing them walk back into the hotel as everyone was getting up for/ eating breakfast. One late check out please!!!
We’ve been up and down the country playing shows ever since really. We’ve had some really great moments in this band, played some really good shows and we’ve got to meet and even work with some really cool and incredible people, but like with most bands we’ve had opportunities that just haven’t quite worked out, but we’ve persevered. Again, like most bands we hit a bit of a rough spot during the pandemic and with some weird stop start attempts across the pond, not really sure what was going on so for us to come out the other side with new music is amazing and we’re looking forward to getting out and playing these songs live!
Influences/sound?
In terms of influences we’ve all got common ground, bands like Placebo, NIN, Innerpartysystem, Papa Roach, Deftones, but then we all branch off from there as well. Corey’s big into Michael Jackson & Metallica, Danny’s into Placebo & Marilyn Manson and Damon’s stuck in 2002 and still in to Nu-metal bands (he has the oversized 3 striped german sports brand hoodies as proof)
Biggest gig/proudest moment to date?
It perhaps wasn’t our biggest show but a favourite would have to be when we played Nambucca, London in 2019 with Diamond Black and Esprit D’Air. We opened the show and it was such a good night with some cool bands and people. Roi Robertson was DJing the night and Rebecca Crow did her stage show. It was just a great night. It had to be the hottest stage we have ever played on. Very hot & sweaty.
Proudest moment has got to be finally releasing this EP. It’s been a long time coming and there were definitely moments where we weren’t sure if the band would survive, never mind release new music. We are all really proud of this release and the personal nature of the themes make it quite immersive for people to connect with.
What does the future hold for…
We’re working on being busy, playing as many shows in support of ‘To Whom It May Concern…’. We’ve got music ready to go as well to follow this release up so we’re in a really good place at the moment. The future looks positive! This release definitely has a real feel of catharsis for us, due the nature of the journey we have been on to get to this point. It almost feels like a complete new lease of life.
Interview by Viki Ridley
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