The Crimson Glory show was a real privilege. Most of us are fans of CG with Nick and Steve leading the way and to get to open for them, then get to watch them whilst having a beer was just immense. Whilst not sold out it was pretty busy at the underworld and it was a great night and we enjoyed playing the underworld once again, we were pretty pumped up for our set and there are some funny YouTube clips showing how pumped up I was ha ha… The tour with Inmoria was great fun too with both bands getting on really well which was a bonus. Manchester was treated like the last show, party wise and the promoter threw a party for us whilst he djd and we got very drunk awesome lol The official last night was in Birmingham and Inmoria got us up to do their last song with them, first time we¡¦ve been invited to do that and it was great fun and a nice touch. Some of the shows were great, some not so but attendances are hard to judge anyway.. there are a helluva lot of shows going on right now which doesn't make it easy either, especially when money's tight.

6. Has the internet helped you get your music out there or has it in some ways hindered it by websites offering free downloads? Do you still rely heavily on CD sales as opposed to downloads?

I think most people still buy our cd's rather than pay to download, I know cause I've seen the stats! However I think the internet over all is a good promotional tool and can really help spread the word as most people have email/Facebook/myspace/Twitter etc however the amount of torrent sites out there are unbelievable that sucks and feels like daylight robbery tbh.

7. Is rock and metal music in a healthier state now than ten years ago? How important has it been to have specialist magazines Classic Rock', 'Fireworks', 'PowerPlay' in the High Street stores raising the profile of the music and online websites?

It seems strong right now, more and more festivals popping up and plenty of tours coming over to the UK, I think the more magazines and websites raising the profile the better. Whether it's healthier than ten years ago? I don't know

8. Why do you think traditional metal/power metal has never really taken off here in the UK yet it has a massive following in countries like Germany and Sweden?

I wish I knew the answer to be honest. Some bands do better than others in certain territories and I wouldn't say the power metal market over here is weak particularly. Maybe a little niche :)

9. Any good rock 'n'roll tales to tell?

Nothing that I wouldn't get prosecuted for telling or attacked probably lol

10. Read any good books lately?

I'm annoyed at myself that I've moved away from reading and I will be getting back on it after Christmas. Fist book on the list is the Game of Thrones, it's been highly recommended.

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