Taking Metal To The Mountains With SHAUN FARRUGIA From IN MALICE'S WAKE

It's a great sign in the modern music scene in Australia that there
are still festivals in this country that feature exclusively
homegrown bands. It is a testament to the quality of music at our
disposal, and also just reward for Australian bands who are able to
be showcased in their own right.
One such festival is Metal In The Mountains, which is set to go
down in Beechworth Historic Precinct on November 29. Featuring
Frankenbok, In Malices Wake, Goat Sharman, Whisperhead, Saralisse,
ESP Mayhem, Oblivion and Sufferance, Metal In The Mountains is an
annual regional event held in picturesque Beechworth under the open
sky and gets bigger, better and louder each year. Throw in the fact
that you can take the kids along for an education in metal, and you
can't go wrong!
With the festival just weeks away, HEAVY caught up with
guitarist/vocalist Shaun Farrugia from In Malice's Wake to talk
shop.
"We started, I'd say, as a bit more of an old school thrash band,
but over the course of recording the last five albums we've
definitely gone to a much heavier death-infused band," he began,
introducing In Malice's Wake for those unfamiliar with the band.
"We've been kicking it for about 20 years now, and we're stoked for
Metal In The Mountains. It's our last gig for the year, and
everything I've heard seems to indicate that it's super well
attended. It's a bit of a hub for all the regional towns, and it's
supposed to absolutely go off. I had a few friends who played it
last year who said it's the regional one to go to."
We mention the cross-section of metal styles on display over the
eight bands and praise the modern trend of diversification in
line-ups as opposed to the older style of keeping it more
like-for-like.
"Yeah, that's right," he said, nodding in approval. "And it just
keeps the day a bit fresh. I really miss Metal For The Brain back
in the early 2000s, because you'd go to a show like that and there
would be just so many different bands. You'd see, I don't know,
Lorde playing next to Hobb's Angel of Death, for example. It was
just a full day where you'd see all these world-class bands, but
the vibe and the range of things to see, there'd always be
something interesting happening."
In the full interview, Shaun talks more about Metal In The
Mountains, doing research on the other bands playing, what we can
expect from In Malice's Wake, three songs to listen to if you
aren't familiar with the band, Metal In The Mountains being all
ages and the plusses in doing such a thing, the importance of
Australian only festivals in the growth of Australian metal, In
Malice's Wake changing sound over the years, next year's new album
The Profound Darkness and more.


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