Interview With Scrape By Matt Bladen
1. One of us used to be a champion sprinter
2. One of us was once a roadie for Snoop Dogg
MoM: Introduce yourselves/remind everyone who you guys are. Band name, members, style etc?
SCRAPE: We are SCRAPE from South Wales. Chris Sibley (Vocals) Darren Vanstone (Guitar) Chris Andrews (Drums) and Ian Pickens (Bass) We could be best described as a hybrid of Hardcore/Thrash Metal/Stoner Rock. We’ve been on the South Wales scene in various forms for the best part of 30 years, but SCRAPE has been around since 2019.
MoM: How have the last year(s) been for the band? What have you been up too?
SCRAPE: Like everybody else Covid put a spanner in the works as far as gigging goes, but we managed to record our debut E.P Armed With A Mindset in Bristol last Summer and get that out on Bandcamp and there’s been a steady flow of gigs since.
MoM: What experience have you had with Bloodstock/M2TM in the past?
SCRAPE: We’ve all attended the M2TM shows over the years and Sib, our singer participated in a heat at Fuel a few years back with his former band Stitched Up and had an awesome time in doing so.
MoM: How are you feeling entering the M2TM format back as it should be? Playing in front of a crowd again?
SCRAPE: Really looking forward to it, a bit of healthy competition never hurt anyone and we cant wait to get on that stage again and hopefully introduce some people to our band, who may otherwise may not have checked us out
MoM: What would it mean to you to play Bloodstock?
SCRAPE: What we like about Bloodstock, is that it still largely retains that “underground” vibe so mixing it up with a host of bands who’ve influenced us over the years along with bands who continue to inspire us would be a massive privilege, but we are also hoping that these M2M gigs will also work the other way and open up people’s minds to the local scene and encourage them to support their local venues and bands.
MoM: Tell us two truths and one lie about the band?
SCRAPE:
SCRAPE: We are SCRAPE from South Wales. Chris Sibley (Vocals) Darren Vanstone (Guitar) Chris Andrews (Drums) and Ian Pickens (Bass) We could be best described as a hybrid of Hardcore/Thrash Metal/Stoner Rock. We’ve been on the South Wales scene in various forms for the best part of 30 years, but SCRAPE has been around since 2019.
MoM: How have the last year(s) been for the band? What have you been up too?
SCRAPE: Like everybody else Covid put a spanner in the works as far as gigging goes, but we managed to record our debut E.P Armed With A Mindset in Bristol last Summer and get that out on Bandcamp and there’s been a steady flow of gigs since.
MoM: What experience have you had with Bloodstock/M2TM in the past?
SCRAPE: We’ve all attended the M2TM shows over the years and Sib, our singer participated in a heat at Fuel a few years back with his former band Stitched Up and had an awesome time in doing so.
MoM: How are you feeling entering the M2TM format back as it should be? Playing in front of a crowd again?
SCRAPE: Really looking forward to it, a bit of healthy competition never hurt anyone and we cant wait to get on that stage again and hopefully introduce some people to our band, who may otherwise may not have checked us out
MoM: What would it mean to you to play Bloodstock?
SCRAPE: What we like about Bloodstock, is that it still largely retains that “underground” vibe so mixing it up with a host of bands who’ve influenced us over the years along with bands who continue to inspire us would be a massive privilege, but we are also hoping that these M2M gigs will also work the other way and open up people’s minds to the local scene and encourage them to support their local venues and bands.
MoM: Tell us two truths and one lie about the band?
SCRAPE:
1. One of us used to be a champion sprinter
2. One of us was once a roadie for Snoop Dogg
3. One of us once out drunk Dimebag Darrell
MoM: Finally give us a four word rundown of what to expect?
SCRAPE:Blood, Sweat, Riffs, Threats
MoM: Finally give us a four word rundown of what to expect?
SCRAPE:Blood, Sweat, Riffs, Threats