'It’s Hard To Push Back The Fear': Jay Watson Steps Into The Light As GUM

Tom Hersey, Journalist

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Ain't Life Grand
"We wanted this thing to be like the modern version of Led Zepplin’s IV or AC/DC’s Back In Black. We wanted it to be gigantic… And I think we achieved that, and I’m really proud of that."
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Genre Journeys
"I don’t think we’ve had too many problems per se. It’s actually kind of been the selling point of the band."
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Heading Towards The Light
"I think the industry’s heading in that direction, where this gap between the audience and a band is the smallest it’s ever been through social networking and the internet."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King
Avenged Sevenfold, FUCK YEAH!
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Brave World
"When we started the band we weren’t quite sure what we were going to do."
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Album Review: Misery Signals - Absent Light
Absent Light becomes a jagged, melodic, unpredictable prog-metalcore rollercoaster that’ll have listeners demanding another go around.
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'We Pissed Them Off, They Pissed Us Off' MDC On Punk's Glory Days
"Nobody quite got it," says Dave Dictor.
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Album Review: Grant Hart - The Argument
The Argument resounds as a triumph of heady, ethereal alternative rock.
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A New Leaf On Life
"A lot of what kept us going was the songs. And I think the four of us, before Kristen [May] approached us, didn’t feel like we were done."
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Dangerous Liasons
"We played in Adelaide after our first EP and I had a young girl come up to me and say that our first EP got her through her tour of Afghanistan. To me that’s fame…"
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Killin' With A Smile
"Though our second CD was a little darker, by the end of the CD it was still a positive record because it was about dealing with negativity in a way to remain positive."
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The Support Squad
"People are going to like it if you put out something good. I try to avoid any politics or ‘scenes’ or whatever. We just do our own thing."