Uniting The Life Blood Of Rock With DAVE GLEESON & EZEKIEL OX

Australian music is on the rise - and deservedly so.
While there are bands like RedHook, Ocean Grove, Void Of Vision and
Alpha Wolf who are lighting up the airwaves and flying the flag for
the younger generation, the more old-school rock and hard rock
bands are also showcasing their worth.
Bands like The Poor and Rose Tattoo, who have been around for more
than three decades, are playing to large crowds and still producing
quality music, but it is the comradeship and support bands of all
seasons continually offer each other that stands out the
most.
Case in point the upcoming union of two of Australia's leading
rock/hard rock outfits in The Screaming Jets and Mammal, who are
hitting the road in November for a run of eight dates dubbed the
Life Blood Tour, including a select number of all ages shows. It is
a union that few ever saw coming, but also one which is a
tantalising match made in the halls of metal that, at the very
least, will introduce fans of each band to a different side of the
rock coin to which they are accustomed to listening to.
The Screaming Jets are more of your true blue Aussie workhorses,
with a truck load of hit singles and a spiralling career once more
on the rise. Mammal, on the other hand, are a raging pit of
funk-fuelled metal, still smashing it on the back of recent album
The Penny Drop with so much more to give.
If there's one thing the two bands have in common, it is their
enigmatic and proudly outspoken frontmen, both of which sat down
earlier this week for a chat with HEAVY. On their own, one on one,
Dave Gleeson (The Screaming Jets) and Ezekiel Ox (Mammal) are a
ball of fun-fuelled energy, but put them together and anything
could happen.
Which it did.
"I'm really excited about this tour," Gleeson began. "I've seen
Mammal's exploits On YouTube and stuff, but I can't wait to see
them live, and I'm sure the Jets fans, part of the reason they love
our band is the energy and that real rock and roll vibe that we
bring and that's why I think they are really gonna take to
Mammal."
"I reckon you're right there, Dave," Ox picked up. "It's a great
opportunity for us to get in front of some fans that will be a bit
different and vice versa. There will be some Mammal people coming
that may not have seen you guys yet, but I think most of the people
would not have seen us. We're so looking forward to it. We're
probably leaning further towards a slightly heavier sound when we
get going. It's been interesting discussing it with the boys and
how we're tailoring our set to make sure that we're giving the Jets
fans what they want. We love all our songs, but it's been fun
thinking. It's a bit of a different one for us, but we're
absolutely pumped, to say the least."
In the full interview, we discuss where the idea came from to put
The Screaming Jets and Mammal on the same line-up, their
contrasting musical styles and how they will complement each other,
their confidence as frontmen and how important that side of the
performance is, their first memories of each other's respective
bands, what to expect from each band, between song banter, which
songs of each other's bands they like the most, all ages shows and
more.


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