The Back Lounge Podcast: Ep 6 - Alex Taylor (Malevolence) (Patreon)

The Back Lounge Podcast: Ep 6 - Alex Taylor (Malevolence)

Episode 6 of The Back Lounge Podcast features vocalist Alex Taylor of the Sheffield, UK based metal band Malevolence! During our conversation we got to talk about the band's new album "Malicious Intent" and how the band is super hands on with all of their stuff, we bonded over German hip-hop, talked about discovering music as kids, donkey kicking holes in the walls at hardcore shows, and much more! 00:00 Intro 02:38 Podcast Start 03:52 Touring Pre-Pandemic 06:19 Throwing A Show To Film A Music Video 09:51 The Musical Influences Behind Malevolence 14:03 Bonding Over German Hip-Hop 17:19 Discovering Bands Based Off Album Artwork 20:44 Discovering Bands Based Off Parental Advisories 24:20 Trying To Keep Kids Sheltered From Music/Culture 26:26 Telling Your Grandma You're On Tour With Dying Fetus 29:05 Let Your Music Do The Talking 32:47 Constantly Evolving Your Band's Music 35:36 Building A Partnership With Nuclear Blast Records 39:51 The Hands On Approach of Malevolence 43:58 Getting To Know Bands For More Than Just Their Music 48:11 How Old Is Too Old To Get In A Pit 54:13 "Are You Dancing Tonight?" 57:03 The Different Kinds Of Metal/Hardcore Scenes 59:30 Getting Blamed For The Crowd's Actions 01:01:51 Venue/Festival Workers Not Understanding The Music Culture 01:05:28 Different Music Scenes Not Understanding Each Other 01:07:23 Don't Believe In Guilty Pleasures 01:10:29 Artists Doing/Saying Weird Stuff For Marketing 01:15:59 Touring Plans For The New Album 01:20:19 The Best Way To Directly Support Malevolence 01:24:59 Wrapping Up 01:25:56 Outro CHECK OUT THE BAND'S WEB-SITE WHERE THEY HANDLE OF THEIR MERCH: https://www.mlvltd.com PRE-ORDER THE UPCOMING ALBUM, "MALICIOUS INTENT" (MAY 20, 2022) HERE: https://bfan.link/Malevolence-on-broken-glass.yde FOLLOW MALEVOLENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Web-Site: https://mlvltd.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MalevolenceRiff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malevolenceriff/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MalevolenceRiff TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@malevolenceriff FOLLOW ALEX TAYLOR ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.instagram.com/alexmlv/ ---------- Merchandise: https://tankthetechmerch.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tankthetech Donate on PayPal: https://paypal.me/tankthetech ---------- Wanna rock the same jewelry that you see in my videos? GTHIC Jewelry is the only brand that I wear on a regular basis, and they have designs and styles for just about everyone's tastes! Check out the link below, and don't forget to add the discount code "Tank20" at checkout for 20% off of your entire order! https://gthic.com?aff=291 ---------- Be sure to follow me on my other social media platforms: The Back Lounge Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/tankthetech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tankthetech Twitter: https://twitter.com/tankthetech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tankthetech Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/tankthetech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TankTheTech ---------- Follow my created streaming playlists all of the music featured on my channel: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4LNgoaHewY0hxHMDfoUQvx?si=qX85XXyZQnaDEM0jzhInEg Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/roadie-reactions-playlist/pl.u-RRbVv17s3zKlAA ---------- #alextaylor #malevolence #roadiereactions #tankthetech