Flicking The Switch With NICK McLERNON From MAKE THEM SUFFER

West Australian metal outfit Make Them Suffer found themselves at
an important crossroads just a short couple of years ago.
With the turmoil of COVID still echoing in the rear vision mirror,
Make Them Suffer found themselves beset by more line-up changes,
which, coupled with a high level of external expectations, cast an
increasingly large, dark shadow over the possibility of a
productive future.
Tracing its origins back to 2022, the new Make Them Suffer era was
first set in motion by the announcement of Sean Harmanis (vocals),
Nick McLernon (guitar), Jaya Jeffery (bass), and Jordan Mather
(drums) releasing the blistering single Doomswitch as well as
joining forces with Alex Reade taking up the role of backing
vocalist and keyboardist, aka Make Them Suffer’s trademark Fifth
Member. 
Following on with singles Epitaph and Ghost Of Me, Make Them Suffer
ultimately crafted their forthcoming self-titled new album in
between an exceedingly busy international touring schedule as live
music opportunities continued to rise in the post-pandemic
landscape.
Harnessing that confusion and uncertainty, Make Them Suffer have
fearlessly stepped into new creative terrain that embraces yet
boldly expands upon the group's foundational symphonic,
progressive, and blackened textures.
With the new album less than two weeks from being unleashed on the
sonic landscape, HEAVY caught up with guitarist Nick McLernon to
dig deeper.
"I'm gonna be honest with you, I don't feel a thing," he replied
solemnly when asked about the looming release date. "The last two
years we've been through many ups and downs - a lot of downs. We've
struggled through adversity, rather, many adversities to be here,
so I think that's desensitised us - or at least me. I'm not sure if
I'm speaking on behalf of the rest of the band, but I certainly
feel desensitised to everything with the lead-up to the record
coming out. I might feel different… I'm sure it's all going to
catch up to me when the record actually does come out, but right
now… this is the first time in two years I have actually gotten to
relax and not think about music. We've been touring and writing
since Doomswitch was released and since Alex joined the band. So
this is the first time I actually don't have to think about
music."
In the full interview, Nick discusses why now is the right time to
name an album after the band, the sound of the album and what the
band were going for musically, the singles released and how they
represent the full album, Alex's addition for the album and what
she brought to the creative process, self-producing the album and
the pros and cons of keeping it in house, balancing genres
successfully, future plans and more.


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