Brisbane metal legends Dreamkillers could be forgiven for resting on past accomplishments and spending the remainder of their career playing songs that are known and loved by many without placing themselves at the mercy of the metal Gods by continuing to write and release new music.
Since bursting onto the Brisbane music scene in the early 1990s and revolutionising Australian metal with their debut EP Poison In The Soup, Dreamkillers have been a mainstay on the circuit, evolving at their own pace without pause for expectation and/or conformity. Their refusal to bow down to authority and succumb to the whims and desires of industry heavyweights has seen Dreamkillers court controversy and embrace it, standing by their morals and music in a world that has become increasingly sanitised and confronting.
Where most bands into the fourth ten year stretch of their musical journey are content to go through the motions, Dreamkillers are only strengthening their resolve.
Churning out seven new songs over the past year - all of which will remain as stand alone singles for now - the band shows no sign of slowing down, recently inking a deal with Australian label XMusic and assembling a new batch of songs that promise to continue the bands enduring legacy.
They are, quite simply, a musical enigma. An immovable sonic blast of intent and uncompromising honesty that has all but died out in modern times.
HEAVY was fortunate enough to speak with the whole band over the last couple of days, running over the swag of tunes released over the last 12 months and how they reflect Dreamkillers moving forward.
"Unreal, it's pumping," the band answered when we ask how they feel entering the new year.
"It's going good," guitarist Damo added. "More shenanigans, more music, more shows and more debauchery if we can have our way with it (laughs)."
"We just had a conversation," added vocalist Les Jobson. "We've got so many tracks we don't know whether to do a double album or two single albums. We just got busy. We thought we won't pay gigs, we'll write songs this year and that's what we did. Next year we're taking it to the streets."
In the full interview we discuss Dreamkillers upcoming show at HEAVY Resolutions on New Years Eve, run through each of the tracks released this year and what they are about, chat about what to expect from the upcoming album and which sonic direction it is leaning towards, go deeper into the songwriting process that breathes life and meaning into the band's music, signing with XMusic and what it means to the band, our regular Photo Bomb segment and more.
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