Putting together a band can be a frustrating process. Assembling a group of players who’ll flesh out an envisioned sound and interact in a complementary manner generally requires a whole lot of trial and error. That is, unless you’re former pro skater and infamous Jackass daredevil Bam Margera, whose band Fuckface Unstoppable came together without any major hassles.

“I basically got my brother [Jess] on board,” he says. “He was in CKY and then he called up the guitar player [Matt Janaitis] from CKY and then the bass player [Waldie] from Viking Skull. It all just kind of came together. And I got Alex [Flamsteed, drums] from Guttermouth.”

Fuckface Unstoppable formed roughly three years ago and straight away launched into a large-scale global tour. Thanks to some highly debauched hard rock performances, the band immediately got people talking, but it was unclear whether the project would last. However, doubts about the band’s legitimacy were quashed upon the release of a debut LP early last year.

“It started out just having some fun,” says Margera. “I used to own a venue here in Pennsylvania, so if Orange Goblin was in town or Clutch was playing my club, I’d come up and sing a song with them. I just liked it so I kept going. Then these booking agents were calling and putting me on tours and I’ve been on tour ever since, pretty much.

“There’s always going to be people that are like, ‘Oh, it’s a guy from TV. He’s in a band now. Eurgh.’ But I started touring and the tours were successful and people dug it, so I kept going with it. It helped me through a lot of shit. I’ve had a rough couple of years and it definitely took my mind off things. I think I needed something new; I was getting a little bit tired of just filming TV all the time, and I had to take a break from skating because my feet were basically broken.”

Much like their live shows, Fuckface Unstoppable’s self-titled LP is an onslaught of gnarled hardcore metal. Along with a handful of originals, the record includes covers of Clutch’s ‘Big News I & II’ and Turbonegro’s ‘Get It On’. “They’re like my two favourite bands,” says Margera, “so I couldn’t not do that.”

Fuckface Unstoppable also features ‘Sleepless’, first performed by UK goth metallers Anathema. In order to reenact the original’s enraged vocals, Margera had help from the frontman of another prominent UK metal band. “Dani Filth from Cradle Of Filth showed up in Iceland when I was recording,” he says. “He went in the studio with me, which was hilarious, because we were at BjЪrk’s studio and all the engineers are used to Sigur RЧs and BjЪrk and just mellower stuff. Then I come in with Dani Filth and we’re fucking doing a heavy-ass metal song and screaming our heads off. They didn’t know what the hell was going on, but they liked it. It was just out of their comfort zone, which is fun.”

Fuckface Unstoppable recently added an additional famous face to their ranks: guitarist Andy McCoy, formerly of Hanoi Rocks and Iggy Pop’s touring band. Prior to next month’s Australian tour, Bam and McCoy have been working on some new recordings. However, before anything gets put to tape, it’s road-tested in front of an audience.

“There’s times when you build the song in the studio, then when you try to play it live it just doesn’t translate well,” Margera says. “So I always try to play it live and make sure that it’s awesome. Let’s face it; albums don’t really sell anymore. It’s all about your live show. That’s the reason I do this – for playing live.”

Fuckface Unstoppable last visited Oz in 2013. As you’d expect from a bunch of CKY affiliates, their shows aren’t exactly family friendly outings. “I want the whole show to be entertaining, so I try to keep it interesting,” says Margera. “If I’m feeling up for it I might tase my drummer’s balls, or there’s some nakedness involved or whatever. I like to just keep it fun. I want it to be like a fucking awesome party that’s crazy. There’s a lot of bands that you look at them, and it looks like they’re trying to find a vegan burrito somewhere. I like to go out there and chug a bottle of whisky and have a good time, which is not popular these days for some reason. That’s what rock’n’roll is all about; some titties hanging out, some whisky and that’s a show.”

Margera is evidently baffled by the politeness pervading contemporary rock music. The inspiration for his outrageous onstage behaviour comes from a more primal era of rock’n’roll. “Go to an Iggy Pop show,” he says. “That dude’s like 60 years old and he’s fucking out of his mind. The last time I played a festival with him, he invited like 300 people onstage and the security guards went mental. It was just mayhem. I was like, ‘This guy knows how to do it – just create complete chaos.’ I’m sure he got yelled at by security, but everyone there is going to remember that show forever. He doesn’t give a fuck. I don’t know how he does it. I’m only 35 and I get tired.”

Fuckface Unstoppable out now through Artery, and you can catch Bam Margera’s band at Manning Bar onThursday May 7.

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