Three Cheers For Rock With BRIAN BUTCHER From THE HOME TEAM

Interview by Kris Peters
The Home Team are travelling to Australia for the second time -
this time with Mayday Parade -  for the Three Cheers For 20
Years tour, after crossing the ocean last May with Caskets
(UK).
The quartet have introduced stylings of R&B, pop and funk into
their music in an effort to be true to their tastes while crafting
their unique sound and return to play new songs for the first time
off their latest album, The Crucible Of Life, and struck a chord on
their debut visit, winning fans over more at each show.
HEAVY caught up with frontman Brian Butcher to get the rundown on
the upcoming tour, with the turnaround being that quick, we have to
ask Butcher if he has even had time to unpack yet.
"(laughs) Oh, that trip was awesome," he smiled. "I remember it
like it was yesterday. We all agreed that Australia is one of the
best places on Earth, and when we got the offer to come back we
were very excited, and it was an immediate yes."
The Home Team are coming out with Jack's Mannequin as well as
Mayday Parade, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary, so we
ask Butcher if he has always been a fan of their music.
"I grew up listening to a lot more metal," he replied honestly. "A
lot of heavy music. Mayday Parade was always on my radar, for sure,
but I never dove into their albums until probably last year. And I
can definitely see why they are as influential as they are. I also
have a close friend who is a huge Mayday fan, so when I told him I
was going on this tour, he was like, here is this album, and this
album did this (laughs). They are very clearly extremely
influential for great reason. For that, I have a lot of respect for
them, and I'm very excited to meet them."
In the full interview Brian talks more about his time in Australia
and how the crowds reacted to them, going from being the least
heavy band on tour to the heaviest, how their set will differ to
last time, why he thinks they were chosen as supports, the
reception for their recent album The Crucible Of Life and how much
of it they will be playing live, their eclectic sound and why it
works plus more.

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