{"id":16774,"date":"2021-10-06T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16774"},"modified":"2021-10-07T08:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T08:36:04","slug":"evos-songbook-of-filth-the-songs-that-help-inspire-the-metal-anarchy-of-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16774","title":{"rendered":"Evo\u2019s Songbook of Filth (the songs that help inspire the Metal Anarchy of Warfare)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244693170_169384108685424_3438433195553994397_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16796 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244693170_169384108685424_3438433195553994397_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1510\" height=\"1549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244693170_169384108685424_3438433195553994397_n.jpg 1510w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244693170_169384108685424_3438433195553994397_n-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244693170_169384108685424_3438433195553994397_n-768x788.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244693170_169384108685424_3438433195553994397_n-998x1024.jpg 998w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/244693170_169384108685424_3438433195553994397_n-1140x1169.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1510px) 100vw, 1510px\" \/><\/a>Having just released the excellent \u2018Songbook of Filth\u2019 retrospective via Cherry Red\/Hear No Evil Recordings. RPM\u2019s Johnny H caught up for a brief chat with Evo, drummer and singer with UK punk metallers Warfare to discuss the songs that helped inspire the total armageddon his band unleashed on the rock world, initially back in the early eighties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hi Evo thanks for chatting with me today so let\u2019s start at the beginning. What initially gained your interest is listening to music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was only a kid, I dreamed about making records and being on stage and \u2018Turn It Down\u2019 by The Sweet (from 1974\u2019s Desolation Boulevard album) sounds amazing if played very loud with the bass up.\u00a0 I may one day even do a cover of it only noisier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lc5AGNuWdsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve always called Warfare \u201cmetal punk\u201d but what bands from the halcyon days of both those genres initially inspired you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has to be UFO and \u2018Let it Roll\u2019 but the version from the Paris Theatre BBC in Concert 11th December 1975 (available in the UFO &#8211; At The BBC box set) that track really was a forerunner along with the Ramones \u2018Commando\u2019 live at the Rainbow Theatre on New Year\u2019s Eve 1977 (from the \u2018It\u2019s Alive\u2019 album). The aggression in both tracks is superb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Was there a song from those early days that made you think \u201cI can do that\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was always very anti conformist and raised hell in school but when I first heard \u2018Do Anything You Wanna Do\u2019 by Eddie and the Hot Rods (from the 1977 album \u2018Life On The Line) my destiny became clear and indeed the guy who played bass on it, Paul Gray, also plays on the new Warfare album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/weQ4oNk7Pqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is something about that era of music here in the UK that just oozes class and attitude and when you look back at the charts from late 1978 to around 1981 its like a mini masterclass in how to write great tunes, would you agree?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just love rock \u2018n\u2019 roll period and there are many songs to choose from but for charisma and attitude and good lyrics I like \u2018No Time To Be 21\u2019 by the Adverts (from their 1978 album \u2018Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts\u2019), \u2018Ugly\u2019 by The Stranglers (from their 1977 album \u2018Rattus Norvegicus\u2019 and \u2018Over the Top\u2019 (originally the B-side from the Bomber 7\u201d released in 1979) by my mate Lemmy and Motorhead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ytC2XzGNkPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You got to work with Lemmy when he produced your Metal Anarchy album and more recently you also worked with Lem\u2019s old pal Pete Way (who plays bass on \u2018Misanthropy\u2019 from Songbook Of Filth). What was it like working with him<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis bass sound is unreal and for that reason I\u2019ll add \u2018Fortune Town\u2019 by Mogg\/Way (from their 1997 album \u2018Edge Of The World) which has the same sound Pete got for the WARFARE stuff. The legendary Thunderbird bass through an Ampeg amp. This is another song if cranked right up is great stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, as you\u2019ve included tracks from your bands prior to Warfare (Major Accident, The Blood and Angelic Upstarts) on the new album what track has really stuck with you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn album that should have been much bigger, which I actually played on, was the Blood\u2019s 1983 debut \u2018False Gestures for a Devious Public\u2019. the song \u2018Degenerate\u2019 is a belter and I would love to re-master the full album and get it released.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you, Evo, it\u2019s been great chatting with you and discussing your influences. I wish you all the best with \u2018Songbook Of Filth\u2019, and here\u2019s the video for Misanthropy for all our readers to get a taste of what Warfare sounds like in 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCheers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cdrhJFIr9EU?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can read Johnny\u2019s review of \u2018Songbook Of Filth\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/2021\/09\/03\/warfare-songbook-of-filth-hne-recordings-cherry-red-records\/\">right here<\/a> on RPM and you can pick up your own copy direct from Cherry Red Records via the following link.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/warfaremetalpunk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Johnny Hayward<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherryred.co.uk\/?s=Warfare&amp;post_type=product&amp;et_search=true&amp;fbclid=IwAR3VE4Iu_9N3OCi8W41paawP2Omc1afBg2AEcdQd3naFdzsOEsQiIWj1nvY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having just released the excellent \u2018Songbook of Filth\u2019 retrospective via Cherry Red\/Hear No Evil Recordings. RPM\u2019s Johnny H caught up for a brief chat with Evo, drummer and singer with UK punk metallers Warfare to discuss the songs that helped inspire the total armageddon his band unleashed on the rock world, initially back in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[3031,7068,1600,7184,6413,7065],"class_list":["post-16774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews","tag-cherry-red-records","tag-evo","tag-lemmy","tag-the-hot-rods","tag-the-sweet","tag-warfare","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16774"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16798,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16774\/revisions\/16798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}