Starting A Revolution With GLENN PATRICK From SHOTGUN MISTRESS

Interview by Kris Peters
Aussie rock outfit Shotgun Mistress exploded out of the blocks with
their debut self-titled album in 2021, showcasing an old-school
approach to songwriting that saw them instantly branded amongst
rising bands to keep an ear out for.
Spawning a string of chart-topping singles such as No Friend Of
Mine, Save Me From Myself, Glorious Machine, Collide and Bleed Me
Out, it seemed Australian rock had finally found a fresh talent to
proudly call their own.
Following a highly successful 2023 which saw Shotgun Mistress
complete sold-out national tours with Electric Mary and Palace Of
The King, the boys decided to take stock and capitalise on their
continued momentum with album number two, always considered the
making or breaking of any band.
With the new album Kings Of The Revolution in the can and planned
for a June release, Shotgun Mistress have unveiled the first taste
of what to expect with the hard-hitting single Jude Judas, just
ahead of their national tour as part of GlamFest 2024 which also
features Slaughter, Lynch Mob, H.E.A.T, Janet Gardner and plenty
more.
HEAVY sat down with frontman Glenn Patrick to dive deeper into
Shotgun Mistress' new music and their exciting next few
months.
"The track is the best single from the second album," Patrick
declared about Jude Judas. "The first album is always going to test
the waters and see what it's like and how we all work together as a
band family and democracy, so the second album was a good chance to
spread our wings knowing how everyone works. The recording process
was ten times easier, and we all had a good time working together.
It only took almost 40 years to find a band I actually get along
with (laughs). The song itself is typical, the word Judas obviously
biblical in the fact you've got a friend who took advantage of you
in a situation. It pays homage to a mate of mine who has gone
through a bit of shit, but he's on the up and up, so this goes out
to him."
We press Patrick as to why the band chose Jude Judas as the first
single and representation of the new album.
"It was tough," he conceded. "There's a couple of really good
standout ones. The second single, I absolutely love, which is going
to be coming out shortly after this one. And even the third one is
an amazing song, which we actually got Rusty from Electric Mary in
to do some vocals. That's a really, really good track, and that one
is called Mary Jane. It's a fitting name as well (laughs)."
In the full interview, Glenn talks more about Jude Judas, the
remainder of the album and what to expect, their goals going into
the recording process and if they were achieved, the upcoming
Glamfest tour and their part in it, the high number of Australian
bands on the bill and how important that is for Australian music,
Shotgun Mistress' live show and what to expect, what sorts of
things they learned as a band touring with Aussie heavyweights like
Electric Mary, their own headline tour later this year and
more.