PipemanRadio Interviews Exorcism at Bloodstock Open Air 2025

0:04 Hey, you have learned to etcetera. Wow for you. Your this is the pipemn here on the Adventures pate Man W four c Y Radio and I'm here with Exorcism. Nice. So what brought you the Bloodstock? So each year in the UK, and like poland et cetera, there's this competition called Metal to the Masses where in certain cities all the bands can put themselves forward to compete for. A spot of bloodstock. And so we entered Coventry and we won the entire thing. Wow, gained us our spot at the New Blood stage this year.

0:50 He's good, he was close. So how did that feel? Man? Did that blow your guys mind? To win and the whole thing and end up here a bloodstuff? Yeah? For me personally, it was absolutely mental, especially like see it. We saw the crowd in that tent like waiver throughout the day, but it was rammed when we got in there and to the end of our set, Man, I don't even know what to say. It's like, it's completely unexpected that we've even like got to this point. Because at Metal of the Masses there was this band on Inflictions. They were too good. I went off on a stop I knew we was going to lose, and then they said ex was like, I can't even believe we've actually got to this point.

1:36 It's just yeah, yeah, Well I've been in the band for a very short period of time. I joined just as the semi final was taking place. That was my first game. Wow, no pressure, like but you know, it's to get there on the stage and have my mum and dad here as well and my best friend. It was a really quite emotional moment just to see like, you know, this is like I kind of made it kind of thing, and just looking at the crowd going nuts just was it was really cool. Yeah, and same as Nico. I mean, this is my second show with. The band, your second show, second show, Yeah, holy fuck. And I've been coming to. This festival as a fan since twenty eighteen, so being on the other side of it was a really surreal moment.

2:16 And then seeing everyone in the tangle and mental it was more than we could have hoped for. Yeah, we're so grateful for it. Well, I wish I could have been there. I was stuck in here because I'm an old school thrash metal head before there was such term Okay, and he caught my attention because I saw his battle Vest Merciful Fate, who I did see in La in the early eighties. Here's my battle Vest. Oh, take a look at the whole thing. Slayer didn't even have. A patch that og Exodus logan. It is dark Angel. Yeah. I interviewed Gene Hoaglan at Healthfest last month. I said, do you recognize a logo.

3:01 Best folks, No, folks, that's best drummer. Of Oh my god, he's amazing d. Tri yep. This the ship fell off I had here it is then and then that's a Metallica pat right there. And so. What's funny is or what not funny? But what you guys would freak out on. I was at Metallica's first show ever and slayers first show ever. Oh my god. So let me tell you about the Metallica show. So I think I was like thirteen fourteen something like that.

3:49 And after the show, this dude comes off the stage and he hands me his business card. There was no succeeds Thrash medal yet it said how power medal Dave mustin And then we went over their house and boarded all night long. And so that's why even when he gave me the card before too, I was like, fresh Metal. I'm glad I met them because I wish I was in your pit because that's fucking badass. It was a really awesome set, and like, as you said, some of the bands on there, like Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, who else, Sepultura, Demolition, Hammer, Dark, Angelic, Sorda s O d that those are all the bands that have like really shaped our sound over the years.

4:43 We try and go for like a more old school kind of sound. I love that we try and also for the modern. Flash fans, we try and get a little just a little bit to try and entice them a little bit. But we go for the old school. The charm of what was there back in the day, but with a twist to keep it fresh. Yeah, you gotta keep it fresh for sure. But I like that the nostalgia of the old school, because like when Slayer and Metallica left LA and went up to a Bay area, they were like, oh, fuck us, we're stuck with all these hair metal bands. And me and my bro used to hitchhike up to the Bay Area it's like eight hours away and go to the serious flash shows. Like when Slayer first got to the Bay Area, Exodus said to them take.

5:32 That shit off your face because they. Had a dark tar line and they're like, so there's like, yeah, it's just to be evil. No fuck that, take it off. And that's what ended the eyeliner right there, Like that shit don't play up here. They said. That was a brutal scene, the Bay Area fresh scene. When it's a brutal scene, all. The bands are amazing, though, is the thing? Like, if the more you list the names from that scene, the more you go, every single band in that scene is now up there as one of the greats of dash. Yeah. The thing is though, like the Bay Area was so like pivotal in like music for metal anyway, see, and like prime Us coming from San Francisco, Mister Bungle, Faith No More as well. There were so many different bands inspired by the thrash scene that came out of it.

6:22 So it was just it's really cool. It's still going. First got a huge hardcore scene at the moment. Yeah, it's always been like even before the throwh scene then it was always the Deadhead they'd be seeing. There's always been some kind of scene there. Yeah. Yeah, and that's really what the world needs. I'll say this as a message to anyone listening, go out and support the young bands, because without people come into shows, none of us would. Be able to keep going. Even though some bands may get off stage and seem like they're on top of the world, what matters most to us is seeing people in the crowd enjoying it, no matter who you are, where you're from, just being at that show and enjoying it. And if they weren't for bands like you, metal wouldn't be around anymore, exactly, you know. So you had the originals, but you guys are carrying the baton into the future to make a festival like this. Because we had twenty five people going to a show, you didn't have a huge festival like this.

7:23 Or hell Fest or. Focking or any of that. So I thank you guys for keeping metal alive. And to anyone who's ever thought about starting a band, just do it. Like, don't listen to what people tell you, whether it's bad or not. Just just go out and play music because that's what the world needs. Even if you don't gig. Just the idea of just sitting with a group of people deciding that this is music we all like, let's like play and just maybe even perform. It and just have fun. Yeah, yeah, that's what it was about. Back then. Most of those people didn't really know how to play, except Dave Lomorto. He was really fucking good. And like it was just about a community then and escape from all the assholes. They thought we were outsiders, and now we weren't at the outsiders anymore. Yeah, so that's cool, and you guys are carrying that torquay.

8:16 But I mean blood Sorts sold out. That's like anywhere from twenty to forty thousand people. And I'll just say something that was really cool about now. A lot growing up people our age weren't really listening to metal and stuff, and it was kind of like a browner Bond thing. But now I look around, I see a lot of lot younger heads in the crowds. A lot of the time it was the older heads that it's amazing because they're keeping it going. But it's really promising to see all the younger fans coming in, loving the music, starting the band. Spreading it along. That's just really exciting, man. And I'll keep that going and say, like if you do like metal, don't stop don't stop because someone tells you it's weird or someone tells you like, oh, you listen to metal, you worship Satan. Just like if you listen to metal and you like metal, stick with it.

9:04 Don't let anyone tell you what you can or can't listen to, and do what you need to fit in, do what you want in the world. I agree. And you know, when people say to me that are in my age group, oh, I used to listen to metal, I'm like, then you're not a metal head, because once a metal head, always a metal head, exactly. And back then we did catch a lot of shit, like I used to get called a devil worshiper because I wore an AUSI shirt and shit like that. Rest of Peace, Yes, totally. I saw him at Randy Rhodes. I was at his final show. It's fill A Park three miles away from my house, literally ten minutes on the train, and I was there.

9:47 It was wow, it. Was amazing, and like, it means a lot to be coming from a city with so much legacy and like to be continuing what he started. Absolute one hundred percent. And yeah, I mean, the fact is that this is the best therapy there is Yeah, Like people look at the pit like, oh, blah blah blah blah. No, it's not violent. It's a community, a place to get your aggressions out so you don't take it out on people in the real world. Yeah, one d percent. And we all love each other and pick each other up. And there's this bond. I have friends that I could not see for thirty years that I was in the pit with thirty forty fifty, you know, years ago, and it's like there's this bond, there's this unspoken bond that never breaks.

10:39 And that's of it. And that's a thing with metal. I mean, like the other thing with metal is like there's now a lot of hate and metal, with people saying, oh, that genre is not real metal, that genre is not real metal. I think what we need to just look at is that everyone's listening to something that takes a lot from metal. Whether it's metal or not, it's taking inspiration from the music that we all love. And I think that's the important part. Not whether it's whether it's like thrash or death metal, death gore or metal core. It's whether someone's enjoying the music that stemmed from early eighties metal, etc. That's what I love about your generation because my generation were the fucking gatekeepers. Like I remember once I got into Slayer, my friends were like, you got burn all that Motley Cruise shit. And I saw a Motley Crue before they were glam when they were like horror punk.

11:33 But it's like, you couldn't like anything but this, and it was stupid. We had the thing. I was a long hair. I couldn't go to punk shows. I'd get my ass beat. Punks could go to our shows, they'd get their ass beat. And it was stupid because we were both getting our ass beat by the jocks in high school. Why not band together? And so that's why I love about your generation. It's like there are no outsiders hundred percent. Man. That's something that I'm kind of into the hardcore scene at the moment, and that's a very. Young, young minded lead movement. A lot of the time there's a lot of not not loose and turn style of it's kind of big bands coming out. There's also band trying to a hardcore band, but like ta like influence from Thrash and pest Control.

12:18 Now it's starting to become a thing where we're all one one genre. Because we all just loved like alternative or whatever, just stuff that's not mindstream. You said something before. What's cool today too, is you go to a show and you have every age group there. When I was a teenager, you didn't see people my age at shows, nor would you go to a band of people our age like you went. Metallica was basically a couple of years older than me. Dark Angel was same age as me. You didn't go see a band like Metallica that's in her sixties. You're like, fuck that.

12:59 And that's what's all today is that there is none of that. I took my son into his first marsh bit and my grandchildren into the first marsh bit. That's what it's all about. It's all about showing the younger generations how amazing the scene is and the music is. Because metals always had a sigma around it that we're angry, we're. Pissed off, we hate everyone. If you go to a metal show, you will find out the it's the exact opposite everyone at a metal show. If someone's like really thirsty, like them, they're about to faint, someone will get them a drink. Someone falls on the floor, they'll get picked up. It's not a case of.

13:45 It's just people need to lose that stigma that was created. In the end, there's no fights. Exactly like what I Fretady just said about the metal scenes like scary to people that I've never listened to it before. But then once they get to Like we've said to people who have said, we said, oh, come to metal to the masters and we'll like it, I was like, I ain't into metal. I'm that's not my kind of thing. Was that just common? Then you'll find out and they're come. And now my sister listens to metals. She's never listened to metal a day in her life. We've got people coming that I'm just it's the first ever metal books, and they've. Enjoyed it so much. I have a story like that. I do festivals everywhere, and one weekend I had two festivals same weekend. So I took this girl that worked for me. I'm like, you.

14:28 Guys cover this other festival. She had never been to a rock show in her life, much less metal, and she was a country girl, and I just said to her, I'm like, listen, you go to these country shows where a bunch of rednecks are drunk fighting each other. You're gonna go to this metal show. You're gonna make new friends. You'll probably find a new boyfriend, and you'll find out that we're just one big family that are a bunch of like softies. Yeah, not what you think. She came back after a week and she's like, oh my god, are so right. I have a new boyfriend and everybody was so nice and so friendly, and I have this new favorite band. I don't know if you know them. They're called Bring Me to Horizon. I'm like, yeah, I think I know them.

15:13 Good job. So what else do you want to share with the listeners that they need to know that's upcoming for your guys? Give out your solcials, tell them how they buy your merch because they can't listen to my show, and let's say buy your merch. So social media, you're looking at Exorcism Thrash on everything that's Facebook, Instagram. I can't. I don't think we have Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. I hate Twitter. Through Facebook and Instagram, you'll be able to find our bang camp if you're so Exorcism band camp, that's got. All our merch on. I'm wearing one of our shirts. Right now it's badass too cool backprint as well.

15:53 Oh I like that. I saw that on the card the Midlands Thrashing Machine. I was like, that's fucking cool. We've got CDs on there. And then if you look for music, just look up spectral Aggression by Extoricism on Spotify any major streaming platform. Yeah, Blue, it looks thrash. You'll be able to tell from when you see it. And in terms of stuff in the future, just keep posting on our socials. We've got something big to announce. This isn't when a band goes Oh there's something big coming and it's just like a local show. It's something very big, but we're. Not allowed to explain what it is yet, So. To keep your eyes posted. And for European fans you'll be very glad.

16:35 Well, you guys are bad as I'm glad I made a comment on your vess And thanks for being on the Inventors of plate Man. Thank you for having us. It's been a pleasure. Michelle Kerr was my press officer for my entire fucking career here in the UK, my entire career with Machina. She recently passed away and it is a very very sad day. And I can tell you the reason that I'm gonna tell this story is because she was family. She was Bloodstock family, she was heavy metal UK family. Most of the. Balls that you know and love you probably heard of because of that woman right there. Slip Knots, Slayer, Machinehead, Trivium, Killswitch, Engage, Hey Breed, you name it. She helped lift everybody up, man.

17:34 She helped lift everybody up, and in so many ways she helped make this entire music scene, this incredible, beautiful community that lives here at Bloodstock, Man, she helped make it. So ladies and. Gentlemen, please make some noise from Michelle Kerr. Thank you for listening to the Adventure of Patement on w for c u I Radio. H