Better Late Than Never With STEPHEN BRODSKY From CAVE IN

Interview by Kris Peters
It's hard to believe any international band could have been around
long enough to earn legendary status yet not have toured this
country before.
Not that Australians feel entitled or big-headed and therefore
expect such bands to tour here - quite the opposite. It's more
because Australians generally need some form of tangible connection
with a band or musician before being able to usher those words of
adulation. So basically we need to have some form of sonic
ownership, which, I guess, is a little entitled but let's not split
hairs shall we?
Because the point of this conversation is that legendary US
metal/hardcore pioneers Cave In have finally locked in some dates
Down Under, coming out with post metal outfit The Ocean and Danish
label mates LLRR for a string of shows starting in June.
A band considered by many to have been ahead of their time, Cave In
were instrumental in introducing metalcore to the masses before
exploring a plethora of musical avenues including psychedelic rock
infused metal. With the band enjoying renewed success following the
addition of Converge bassist Nate Newton to cover the tragic loss
of Caleb Schofield in 2018, Cave In released Heavy Pendulum in 2022
which brought together the many and varied musical influences
explored over their six previous albums and introduced the band to
a fresh legion of fans that continues to grow to this day.
HEAVY recently spoke with singer/guitarist Stephen Brodsky about
their first ever trip to Australia, starting with why the band has
neglected us for so long.
"That is a great question," he laughed. "It will be my second time
over there. Another band that I play in called Old Man Gloom toured
there with Converge about 10 years ago, but I do remember in my
travels there definitely is some Cave In fans saying when are you
gonna bring Cave In over, we've been waiting, and that was ten
years ago (laughs). Sometimes it's just… especially with
international tours for bands at our level to work out something
where we're not just breaking even or eating it is hard. Those
offers don't come our way very often, so we were able to work
something out for this one, and we're all very stoked on all the
logistics and the inner workings of the offer itself. It made
sense, so we're finally doing it. The idea just had to marinate a
little bit."
In the full interview, Stephen talks more about their first tour
and what they are expecting, what we can expect from them, coming
with The Ocean and LLRR and why the three bands will work well
together, the early days of Cave In and where they fit in, how they
were ahead of their time, their debut album Until Your Heart Stops
and if he is still happy with it, their musical tastes and how each
influences the band's music, reforming after the death of Caleb and
the difficulties associated with coming back, Heavy Pendulum and
the way it covers the back catalogue of Cave In and more.


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