Look, there was some shows (midweek) that were quiet and then some that were massive. The European tour earlier this year that must’ve been a riot? In saying that, they have been around for pretty much double the life span of us and playing shows when people actually went out I guess that's what keeps myself grounded personally and to strive for more. I guess I compare ourselves to the likes of Voyager and Chaos Divine, and their following in Perth. I think we are known, but wouldn't say mainstays haha! There is still loads of people that haven't heard of us, so I still think there is a lot of work to be done. The band are now mainstays of Perth’s metal scene what does it mean personally to have a group become embedded into the local scene like Tempest Rising are in WA? So I guess that comes at a cost, but we were very fortunate to get a lot of international support slots in Perth, which I guess helped build up more of an audience for this second album.
We don't like to shut away for three, four months and record an album in today's industry, you need to stay current and active not giving any opportunity for people to forget you.
We travelled a lot in between the albums, which costs a lot of money. We are a band that likes to keep the wheel moving. There were four years between the group’s debut album and ‘Alter Ego’ will there be a shorter turnaround for album #3? But I'm sure something may crop up maybe in the future, haha! So, I don't think we could of done much more. Not at this moment in time haha! We pushed and pushed back, and revisited the tracks many of times chopped and changed etc. Were there any elements/ tracks you wished you could have tinkered for longer? But we are really happy with how it turned out. I guess because we took so long to release it (some of those songs are nearly two years old) and with hearing how the songs progress (raw recordings, different mixes etc.) we probably didn't appreciate them as much as we did when it was on a CD, finished product out to the masses. But every response so far has been awesome and it makes all that hard work worth it in the end.Īs an overall offering, were the band pleased with the final results of the record? It's been a long time between albums and we had been drip feeding singles between the albums, so it was great to get the full-length out especially with how long it took to get out. The band released a new album, ‘Alter Ego’, in August how has the response been? Tempest Rising are characterised by a blend of hard-hitting groovy riffs, soaring choruses and fast-paced, thrash-driven verses, all set alight with the vocals of frontman Vin Trikeriotis.Īhead of their showcase at WAMFest as part of the Metal Event, we catch up with guitarist James Ward-Armstrong. After forming in late 2012, WA's Tempest Rising have established themselves as one of Australia’s most individual, alternative metal acts.
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