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Highroad No. 28
First
appeared - Issue #12
Andrew J Cantwell likes to be quoted. There are sixteen interviews
with different webzines around the world on the Highroad No. 28
website. Born and bred in Perth Andrew the former drummer now
guitar player grew up loving all things black metal and dark
metal. In 1998 he moved to Sydney and formed the band with the
distinctive name. The Cantwell combo would undergo several line up
changes, release two EPs, ‘Obscure Madness’ and ‘Dynamic
Introspection’, attracting interest from several overseas webzines
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Andrew
and his cohorts first set foot on a stage on May 24th
2003
and since then it’s been . . . well tough’s not the word. EBS
(Exploding Bassplayer Syndrome) has hit over the years with
fifteen coming and then going. But 2005 sees a happier Mr
Cantwell, with a debut album ‘Unsteady and Steady State’ to be
recorded in November, a decent bass player and some more melodic
lighter songs. The present line up says Cantwell, “is very stable!
Very stable for once. It is without doubt the most stable it has
ever been. It consists of myself, Andy Breese and Marc E, the
permanent bass player. He’s an ex-Perth boy like myself. There is
a palpable synergism between us three, unlike, in the past, where
many many line ups were unfocused and somewhat unhinged.” Andrew
cites influences such as Feeder/Pumpkins/Helmet/The Mark Of Cain,
but what about good old black, death or other kinds of metal? “I
still love metal,” says the ex-Dada customer and ex-wearer of long
sleeved Immortal black t-shirts, “but not ‘nu-metal’, which I find
is very corporate based. Linkin Park, who I detest, were a set up
band just like the Spice Girls! I love Iron Maiden, Slayer, Morbid
Angel, and heaps more. My bassist is a full death metal head. But
I want to state that Highroad No. 28 has nothing to do with metal.
We started off as a heavy rock band and are now pop-rock with
still a heavy edge.” The band will tour nationally to promote
‘Unsteady and Steady State’ in early 2006. Check out the man who
never surrenders.
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