Album Focus: Flaming Wrekage

Member answering: Dave Lupton

Album title: Catharsis

Where did the title of your new album come from? ‘Catharsis’ translates to an emotional release. Being able to finally record this album was a massive relief after so many line-up issues and rewrites. Holding the master in my hand was a great feeling.

How many releases do you have now? We have an EP which is no longer available and our current full-length.

How long did it take to write/record? It took a long time to write due to some line-up issues. Probably all up just over a year. It took around a month to record, mix and master.

Was anything in particular inspiring you during the making? Just having a solid release out there so that we could play more shows. That was my main inspiration.

What’s your favourite song on it? I’d say Threats Of Revolt. That last part always gives me chills when we play that song live.

Will you do anything differently next time? I’d probably invest a bit more time into the next album. Also make sure everyone is 100% prepared before we hit the studio.

Flaming Wrekage play Indooroopilly Hotel on Friday 22 August and Tatts Hotel, Lismore on Saturday 23 August.