Metal Hammer UK

NICK HOLMES

could be the song that got me into rock music – definitely one of the first I heard. It gets played on the tour bus regularly because it’s great to sing to after a few drinks! I wasn’t really into the dad rock stuff when I was young because I was more into death metal. People are always surprised when I talk about discovering one of those bands now – like, were an enormous part of me getting into metal; is my favourite album of all time. I got it when it first came out and haven’t stopped listening to it regularly since – I still have as much enthusiasm for songs like as I did when I was a kid.

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