Benny Doyle, Journalist

"Everyone is connecting with Steel Panther’s individual reality, which is, ‘We like to escape reality as much as possible’. Y’know, responsibilities are a pain in the arse."

You feel like walking the streets alone late at night, then Die Young houses the jams for you.

“Yeah we get a little bit of that,” he says, “particularly because there’s only really a handful of death/black/grind acts from NZ that are known internationally.”

Zack de la Rocha is flowing over the sound system when the “Shikari” chants start in the pit

"I always take those huge risks, and I always survive and I’m always in a better place than I was before."

“I guess it’s got a really kickass guitar chorus and it’s probably as pop as we’ve gone, but I hear this really nerdy, shitty guitar sound, almost on purpose. People have been very accepting of it though, I don’t know why?”

“Soundwave was great fun and the crowds were awesome – the vibe was great for us – but being able to play a much longer set with a full structure of all the new songs, we’re really looking forward to it.”

"A night of post-hardcore perfection."

"I feel weird saying it but I’m interested in the Olympics. I didn’t think I would be at all. It’s always seemed to me that everyone in London has been paranoid about being nationalistic."

"The amount of support that we’ve got from our fans is out of this world. They’re super loyal which is awesome. It can get pretty emotional to be honest. Just looking down at the front five-to-ten rows of people – it’s pretty crazy to see kids lose their shit."