1.Growing Up
Ahoy! The members of Lagerstein were all born aboard various seafaring vessels adrift in the skies, and it’s common knowledge that upon such a galleon as these one finds daily rum-guzzling, dancing, singing and electric guitar wizardry. Music definitely comes quite naturally to all of us. My first memory of metal is when I was ten, I was on a road trip with my mate and we spent the entire time listening to Metallica and Iron Maiden. I remember being completely captivated by the soaring vocals.
2.Inspirations
Ahoy! With seven people in the band there’s a massive diversity in the airwaves upon the S.S. Plunderberg. Myself, I’m moved by powerful music. Either something in the lyrics, or the instrumental harmony. The early Katatonia albums played a massive role in my artistic development. The minimalism of the melodies and the haunting stories that played out over them created an impressive scene of contemplation. Listening to those songs was the first time I experienced the power of someone else’s art taking over your whole being.
3.Your Band
Ahoy! I think it’s fair to say we’re all brought together by partying. Every member of Lagerstein was ‘that guy’ at the party. The guy who’s absolutely bursting with party energy, always rocks up with a full carton and immediately upon arrival makes everyone stand up and skull their beers. When you meet a kindred spirit in life it’s hard to let go, so naturally we formed a band. On the S.S. Plunderberg we have a simple mission: to have the most fun possible.
4.The Music You Make
Ahoy! Lagerstein make party music. We take the sounds of piracy mixed with the sheer ridiculousness of modernity to create something which puts smiles and laughter on people’s faces. We’ve just released our second album All For Rum & Rum For All and we’re stoked. This album is our greatest partying accomplishment to date, so check it out! A Lagerstein concert is wild. There’ll be grown men drinking rum from their boots, hilarious segues from song to drinking trick, even a wall of death. It’s our intention to destroy the wall between the stage and the crowd. Every square inch of the venue turns into one massive party.
5.Music, Right Here, Right Now
Ahoy! I think the music scene in Australia is booming right now. There’s this really strong multi-genre party scene happening. These bands are focused on making awesome music to have fun to. The Bennies from Melbourne are killing it at the moment. They just scream “Let’s have a fucking good time!”, which is something I can easily get behind.
All For Rum & Rum For All is out now independently; and Lagerstein play The Bald Faced Stag on Saturday June 25.
