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he five members (Laurence and Kier “Just before we wrote the album we were of my head the whole time saying “What if
Tare joined by guitarist Shane, bassist like, “Right, we need somewhere to do it!” you die?” But in the other side of my head it
Drew Woolnough and drummer Luke Illing- and rehearsing in London is just really ex- was saying “you need to do this” so I did and
worth) put so much into the band it’s a won- pensive, so we took some money that we’d I’m fine.
der any of them get any sleep. Laurence got from a previous tour and built ourselves Wow. We’re impressed. Such bravery.
himself has so far written two novels in rela- a little place so we could make that happen. Would they do it again?
tion to their music, with the 16 tracks on ‘Un- That was pretty cool.” “Yeah,” says Kier. “As long as it’s not too
breakable Hearts’ being 16 more stories The small studio is “very personal to dangerous. I wouldn’t do any old one again,
which will then be used as a third novel. The us,” says Kier. “We’ve got fan artwork all but… I’d certainly do another safe one! I’d
second novel ‘Militia Of The Lost’ followed over the walls and it’s in Shane’s mom’s gar- rather obviously not - I’d rather have loads
on from ‘Ruple & Evelyn’. “The second novel den. It’s not public. I mean, it works, it’s all of money!” he laughs.
is about the first album,” says Laurence, good.”
“and then the 16 stories will become another “When we are there we’re in it all the ince the release of the album the
novel with extra stories as well. The 16 sto- time,” adds Laurence. Sband have been out on tour, support-
ries follow one another so it’s like a novel, ing In This Moment and Black Veil Brides, as
it’s just in chunks.” eading up to Christmas some of the well as headlining their own tour. They also
He tells us, “It takes a lot of time writing Lmembers got some part time work to played the second stage of Download and
it. Coming up with the ideas are very quick. I make a bit of money to go towards the band. they’ve just announced their own festival,
wrote essentially the first thousand years of Kier and Luke chose to be involved in med- Havoc Festival, which will take place on Au-
history in about two months and that was re- ical trials. Kier says, “Me and Luke decided gust 9th in London and feature Glamour Of
ally quick but the actually writing of the we could get more money in less time if we The Kill, Forever Never, Villains and more.
novel was so much harder because you have did that and were willing to give our bodies Things are looking pretty good for Fearless
to do all the filling in the gaps and that’s re- to medical science.” Vampire Killers.
ally difficult, especially if you’re not very “The amount of money that they earned “Things are pretty positive at the mo-
technically English minded. I’m not great at in the time that they were working…” Lau- ment, I just hope that we can keep growing,”
writing really. I’ve got ideas, but I’m not a rence says, “that they were lying in a bed… says Kier. “Doing this tour and releasing this
brilliant writer so it’s quite hard for me to do the rest of us worked for three solid months album has been pretty empowering, it feels
that, and it does take a long time. By the time and got maybe a fifth of the amount of like we’ve weathered something, we’ve come
we got to the end of the stories I was writing money, working miserable jobs again. It’s out the other end, and got better.”
them week by week, so I finished the one, it bizarre. I couldn’t do it… I couldn’t do a med- Laurence adds, “I think if we are proof of
would be released the next day and then I’d ical trial.” anything it’s that you can find the status quo,
start writing the next story the next day. We “It just depends what you’re into! I quite you CAN go against what anyone thinks you
were rehearsing as well at the time. We were enjoyed it!” says Kier. Kier’s medical trial have to do and still come out relatively on
about to go on tour with Black Veil Brides so was asthma related while Luke’s was for top, at least at a level plain. Any other band
I’d get home from rehearsal about six and cancer. “You can pick and choose, there are would have split up by now. But we do have
then write until one in the morning and then different ones, there are lots of companies unbreakable hearts! We’ve clawed our ways
wake up at nine, start rehearsing again. It that do it. It’s the kind of thing that suits back up and we’re not going to let ourselves
takes a long time. some people and doesn’t others, I guess.” drop again. This is it now.”
“No rest for the Beveridge,” comments We ask Luke about his cancer trial. There “Bring it on,” says Kier.
Kier. was no specific reason why he did a cancer “Bring it on,” repeats Laurence, with
“Shane works harder,” says Laurence. trial other than it was the one the medical metal horns on show. Yes, these guys are
“He’ll be working till four in the morning group were doing when he was available to ready for whatever comes their way.
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‘Unbreakable Hearts’ and also rehearse in. yes. There’s always that thought in the back Band Photos By Justine Trickett & Jennifer Dreier
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