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Interview with

WRATHCHILD by Tom Mathers.

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www.wrathchildofficial.com

Rocknation: Hello Wrathchild would be better to tighten up the Rocknation: One of my favorite are too good to substitute so we
and welcome to Rocknation. band and the songs before we tracks is ‘Trikk or Treat’ who keep ‘em anyway. It seems so
Your band just released your went to the studio to record the does most of the writing in the effortless. Once Phil (Wrathchild
long awaited fourth studio album new stuff. As it happens the band? - guitar) gets a hold of the idea
‘STAKKATTAKKTWO’ on Perris album was recorded over a Wrathchild: That will be Marc everything takes off. But ‘Wrath-
Records. Please tell us about the period of around six months. (Angel) our bass player. He has child’ is a co-operative so no one
recording and writing process It cost a fortune, not only in always come up with the hooks claims full credit – everything
for this release. recording costs but in keep- and the riffs that makes a gets split four ways. That way
Wrathchild: We worked on this ing us amused during ‘off’ time. ‘Wrathchild’ record instantly you’ll never hear a duff track on
album in secret for about a year The guy who bankrolled this recogniseable. He says that a Wrathchild record that is only
or so mostly at our rehearsal unfortunately passed away just lyrics are secondary to the there to keep just one member
rooms on a farm in deepest as we finished the record. His music and just chucks out real of the band happy! If the idea is
Warwickshire, England. The estate took care of the bill. For cool lines such as “I’ll be your crap it gets unceremoniously
farm is way off the beaten track. that we will be eternally grateful. Prince and your Shame” (I’ll be thrown out into the garbage bin.
It was the only way we could Although his beneficiaries have Your Rokk ‘N’ Roll) and all of Saying that, there’s some way
guarantee no one would know probably had to sell off the the lyrics to ‘Trikk Or Treat’ just cool stuff that never made this
what we were up to. We figured it family silver! to get the ball rolling – but they album!!