It’s release day for Santa Cruz‘s third album Bad Blood Rising! We asked the band to take on their A-Z challenge to find out more about them!
A SONG WHICH MADE YOU WANT TO MAKE MUSIC
Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water
BEST RIDER YOU HAVE EVER HAD
A boat with a Sauna and tons of liquor
CRAZIEST MOMENT YOU’VE EXPERIENCED IN THE BAND
People trying to rob our tour bus, they didnt succeed
DEEPEST LYRICS ONE OF YOUR SONGS FEATURES
Drag Me Out Of The Darkness
EASIEST SONG YOU WROTE
Aiming High
FAVOURITE SONG IN YOUR SET
At the moment, ‘Back From The Dead’
GUEST YOU’D MOST LIKE TO FEATURE ON YOUR RECORD
Ozzy Osbourne
HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING IN A BAND
There´s no such thing
INTERESTING FACT ABOUT ONE OF YOUR MEMBERS
Our bass player Middy is actually a Doctor in dog whispering
JOKES YOU HAVE IN THE BAND
Too many inside jokes that no one would understand
KEY TO WRITING A SONG
Emotion, and to let the song write itself
LONGEST DISTANCE YOU’VE TRAVELLED TO PLAY A SHOW
We travelled 8000km to Japan just for just one show
MOST INSPIRING MUSICIAN YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED
When we toured with Sebastian Bach, we learned a lot from him
NEW BAND YOU’D RECOMMEND
Lost Society from Finland
OPENING BAND OF CHOICE FOR SANTA CRUZ
Some great upcoming band that I probably would’ve never heard otherwise. Like Pantera, when they opnened up for Megadeth in the early days.
PLACE YOU’D MOST LIKE TO TOUR
Well we’ve toured almost everywhere except South-America and Australia so those places would be cool to visit
QUOTE THAT YOU’D LIKE TO PASS ON TO READERS
Rock is not dead it´s just sleeping, and ready to wake up again.
REASON FOR THE TITLE OF YOUR RECENT/FORTHCOMING RELEASE
It describes the feeling that we had a while back, in both a good and a bad way
SEE US LIVE AT
We´re doing a Tour in Europe end of this year. UK shows are:
05.12. Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
06.12. Milton Keynes, UK – Crauford Arms
07.12. Grimsby, UK – Yardbirds
08.12. Sheffield, UK – Corporation
09.12. Birmingham, UK – The Flapper
10.12. Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
12.12. Manchester, UK – Academy 3
13.12. London, UK – Underworld
14.12. Chester, UK – The Live Rooms
15.12. Swansea, UK – Sin City
16.12. Bournemouth, UK – Anvil
17.12. Norwich, UK – Waterfront
06.12. Milton Keynes, UK – Crauford Arms
07.12. Grimsby, UK – Yardbirds
08.12. Sheffield, UK – Corporation
09.12. Birmingham, UK – The Flapper
10.12. Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
12.12. Manchester, UK – Academy 3
13.12. London, UK – Underworld
14.12. Chester, UK – The Live Rooms
15.12. Swansea, UK – Sin City
16.12. Bournemouth, UK – Anvil
17.12. Norwich, UK – Waterfront
THE OLD DAYS OF MUSIC WERE BETTER THAN THOSE CURRENT, DO YOU AGREE
Definitely not
UNUSUAL MERCHANDISE
Dildos
VARIATIONS YOU’D LIKE TO DO ON ANY OF YOUR SONGS
I think they’re good as they are now, you have to learn to let go after you released them. Maybe a Trap cover from Post Malone would be cool hahah
WHAT DO YOUR FANS MEAN TO YOU
They are the reason why we do this, without them there wouldn’t be Santa Cruz
X-RAYS OR ANY TREATMENTS NEEDED FOR BAND RELATED INJURIES
Middy’s eardrum exploded when we played Mötörboat from Miami to Bahamas and back.
YOU’RE LATE FOR A SHOW, WHO’S FAULT IS IT
Mine or our singer Archie’s
ZOO ANIMAL THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE PERSONALITY OF YOUR BAND
Horny Lion