The Depths Of Oblivion With TOMMY CREEPER From THE WRATH

Interview by Kris Peters
Aussie rockers The Wrath recently released their third studio
album, Into The Arms Of Oblivion, in the process affirming their
position as one of this country's finest musical offerings.
With over twenty years spent honing their craft, The Wrath have a
self-imposed motto of tapping into differing sides of their musical
psyche with each release, combining a plethora of musical riches
together to dish out a sonic palate that traverses the spectrums of
rock, punk, metal, industrial and gothic metal.
The Wrath are not a band who are designed to be packaged neatly
into one genre-specific box, nor are they a band that throws
everything against the wall and hope something sticks. They are a
band who love playing and creating music, with a strike rate of
three albums in 22 years showcasing the band's insistence on
getting things right.
HEAVY spoke with frontman Tommy Creeper to find out more.
"With all the previous albums, if you have listened to all our
stuff, they're all very different," he measured. "So when I want to
write a new album, I really put effort into doing something
different. For this one, we wanted to keep it simple and challenge
ourselves to write it around melody; write it around being catchy
and keeping it simple."
"Simple is probably not the right word," Creeper corrected himself.
"It's still pretty hard to write something that's, maybe
technically, not so crazy, but still have all the parts and still
have it sound like us. So that's where we leaned into in this one.
The backup, the melodies and keeping it catchy and simple. That was
the aim."
In the full interview, Tommy emphasized that the singles released
showcase only a portion of the album's variety and mentioned their
unique performance experiences, such as a Halloween residency at
Movie World, which allowed for creative freedom. He elaborated on
the band's evolution, noting a shift from an emphasis on riffs to a
focus on songwriting and melody, reflecting their growth as
musicians and more.


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