Dead To Rights With DECEMBERS DEADLINE

Interview by Kris Peters
It is quite fitting for a band with the name Decembers Deadline to
be releasing new material just days before the year rolls over
through January, but then again, this isn't just any normal release
from the Brisbane metal outfit.
Since the band's last single Unique came out in November 2021 much
has changed with Decembers Deadline, most noticeably two new
members in the form of guitarist Peter Muldoon and vocalist Saxxon
Olejniczak. Bringing with them a fresh outlook and renewed vigor,
Decembers Deadline have taken on a much harder edge, redefining
their sound without straying too far from what existing fans of the
band would expect.
With the December 29 HEAVY premiere of the new track Cross-Hairs
looming fast, we sat down with both new members to chat about the
new material and what to expect from Decembers Deadline two years
on.
"Since then (Unique) we've had a bit of a member change," Muldoon
explained. "As Sax mentioned, him and I came on last year. So a bit
of a line-up change, a bit of a reshuffle within the band. We had a
sit down and said let's do this and let's get our influences in on
this as well and shape the sound and take what those guys had and
hopefully improve on it and come out bigger than ever."
We ask for a bit more information on both of the new kids on the
block and what they bring to Decembers Deadline.
"I feel like we're both bringing a fresh face and new sound to
things," Saxxon offered. "In the demoing stage of things, it was
definitely Peter going 'is this what you want?' and everyone
jumping on board and saying yeah we're gonna run with this. So I
guess it was definitely bringing a new aspect to the writing of the
band, and I think that was the biggest thing we were bringing.
Fresh faces, a fresh sound, and a way to get the band still going
without it being too different to what the old stuff was."
That said, we ask the boys to tell us more about Cross-Hairs
musically.
"Musically, I listened to what the guys were doing," Muldoon began,
"and they were throwing their influences around. As Saxxon said, I
came up with a bit of a riff, that main djent style riff, and sent
it through to the boys and said 'is this what you wanted' kind of
thing. It's funny, because that then plays into the lyrics as well,
where the lyrics and chorus say 'is this what you wanted?'
(laughs)."
In the full interview, the boys talk more about Cross-Hairs, how it
differs to previous material, if the song is a good reflection on
the future direction of their sound, future plans and more.