SOURCE – Firstly, congratulations on Anatomical Venus, it’s and incredible album! Tell us a little bit about the album and how the production and recording went for this?
Dom McCready (Drums) – Its our heaviest album to date, but I would say also our most rock n roll. We recorded it at the Nave studios in Leeds and were produced by resident mad genius Andy Hawkins. He is one of those musical geniuses that can play any instrument and as a result was quite hands on with us. He would often throw a suggestion at you in between takes and you would have to quickly adapt to try it. Certainly a learning process but paid off in the end.
SOURCE – Did you approach this album any differently to your previous albums, or is there a Black Moth formula?
Dom McCready (Drums) – There is no Black Moth formula nor is there any agreed on approach to writing our music. Its always a case of us writing music that is enjoyable for us to play. If we like it, its good, that’s the only formula.
SOURCE – What are your ambitions for the album Anatomical Venus?
Dom McCready (Drums) – Hopefully it gains us a lot of new fans. I think it has the legs to do so. I also hope that our current fans love it.
SOURCE – What was it like recording the video for Moonbow?
Dom McCready (Drums) – Quite strange really, just as recording any music video is. We shot it on a boat in bristol right down in the dark depths of the hull. Definitely the strangest studio I’ve ever been in! Ben the director is very talented though and made the whole process very enjoyable.
SOURCE – Your first release, The Articulate Dead, was released in 2010. What was the band up to during those years between?
Dom McCready (Drums) – Years between what exactly? Do you mean before or after 2010? If you mean after, basically we have toured our arses off, recorded a second album (Condemned to Hope), recorded a single (Tree of Woe/Savage Dancer) and now recorded our third album.
SOURCE – Do you feel the way the music scene is at the moment, do you feel it’s harder for newer bands to break out of the underground scene and become more established?
Dom McCready (Drums) – In a way its harder for bands to get out of the underground as there are just so many bands that it can be hard to get noticed. However due to the accessibility of the internet if you are a great band that bring something new to the table you will probably break through eventually as long as you work hard. I think the main problem is too many bands these days conforming neatly into a genre, this is never going to get you noticed as someone else has already done it and probably better than you!
SOURCE – How do you feel about the digital evolution of music? Do you feel digitizing music is partly to blame for decreasing physical sales?
Dom McCready (Drums) – Its definitely a double edged sword, on the one hand its fantastic as there are more great bands around now than ever before. I can go to a great metal show almost every night. The down side is that everyone is making less money. Its very hard to make a living from music, touring is the only way and even then it can be hard. Black Moth all still have jobs outside of the band. But at the end of the day we do this because of our passion for music not for money.
SOURCE – Before we wrap things up here is there anything you would like to say to your fans and followers?
Dom McCready (Drums) – Thanks for supporting us all down the years, special thanks to everyone who came down to the recent headline tour and made it a really special one!
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