As Froth & Fury 2026 gears up to make noise in Perth, one local heavy act is primed to bring groove, aggression and unfiltered intensity to one of Australia’s most anticipated festivals. We caught up with Brendan to talk about joining the Froth & Fury lineup, the chaos fans can expect from their live set, and what this landmark event means for heavy music coming out of Western Australia. From festival energy to future plans beyond Froth, this is a band firmly locked in and ready to go full throttle.
The Rockpit: Froth & Fury has become one of the most anticipated heavy festivals in Australia – how does it feel to be part of the 2026 lineup?
Brendan: We are pumped to be part of Froth and Fury 2026! Especially since this is the first time this festival has come to our home town of Perth. Perth needs more Heavy music festivals such as this So I hope this goes well and it becomes a yearly thing. Plus I’m such a massive Nailbomb and Soulfly fan that I’m really excited to be on the same line up as them and get the opportunity to see them as well.
The Rockpit: For fans who haven’t seen you live before – what kind of energy or chaos should they expect from your set?
Brendan: We are definitely a band to be experienced live. Our music is visceral, dark, Groovy and aggressive. You feel it and it makes you want to move. We have a saying in the band, Groove, Aggression, Depression. You will feel the energy and experience it with us. That’s the aim anyways.
The Rockpit: Do you approach festival sets differently from club shows or headline tours? Or is it full throttle no matter what?
Brendan: It’s definitely full throttle no matter what. No matter where we play, we want to connect with the audience and get them moving so we can have the energy move back and forth between the crowd and us. Although at a festival it’s a different vibe, so it depends on the day but I feel generally at a festival you have to go bigger.
The Rockpit: Who else on this year’s line-up are you personally excited to see or share the stage with?
Brendan: Personally I’m super pumped for Nailbomb and Soulfly. I’m a huge fan and can’t wait to see them. Some of the other guys are keen on Archspire, Aborted etc. It’s a varied line up, there’s something for everybody. It’s gonna be a great day.
The Rockpit: What ’s your pre-show ritual – anything that gets you in the zone before walking onstage?
Brendan: I like to make sure I’ve done my vocal warm ups, drink lenty of water, stretch and prepare my body the best I can for the show. Then I like to sort of chill out, aim for Zen and get in the zone.
The Rockpit: What does a festival like Froth & Fury mean to you as an artist in the heavy scene – especially in an Australian context?
Brendan: Being from Perth, the number of international supports and big festivals like this are relatively low because of our geographical location and costs associated of touring here. So opportunities like this, to play with some really big bands and in front of new audiences are huge for us and essential to our continued career development.
The Rockpit: What’s one track in your setlist that always hits the hardest live – either for the crowd or for you personally?
Brendan: Well it can depend on the vibe of the crowd but I guess the one song that usually goes off for us is “Drowning”. That song always hits hard.
The Rockpit: Festivals can be chaotic behind the scenes – any memorable (or ridiculous) stories from previous festival experiences you’re willing to share?
Brendan: Most festivals we’ve played have been really fun and well organised. There’s always chaos and time constraints when setting up though and one time in Victoria one of our band mates was missing until about 5 minutes before we were due to play. On the same tour the airlines had lost my luggage so I only had the clothes I was wearing until some awesome fans bought me some underwear and I bought band shirts at each stop on the tour. You just gotta roll with it you know? Our band mate turned up and we put on a great show on a great tour.
The Rockpit: What’s coming up next for you after Froth & Fury – touring, new music, or time in the studio?
Brendan: Hopefully all of the above actually. Right now we are focused on Froth, but afterwards we are entering a new stage and cycle of the band. Just before Froth we are dropping 2 remix songs that we did in collaboration with another artist and after Froth we have plans to write and record new music and then a little later in the year we have some rough plans to hit the road again and play some east coast shows with some friends from the eastern states, great bands. Hopefully a few festivals and such in between. The machine never stops.
The Rockpit: Sum up your Froth & Fury 2026 appearance in one word…
Brendan: Upcoming. We haven’t done it yet so I won’t know how it is until the day.
The Rockpit: You can invite 3 musicians dead or alive to join you for dinner. Who would you invite?
Brendan: Easy, Max Cavalera of Soulfly/Sepultura/Nailbomb etc, Like I said I’m a huge fan. Burton C.Bell, ex Fear Factory etc. I’ve met him before and he seems really nice and is one of my biggest vocal inspirations. Robb Flynn from Machine Head. Huge fan. If there was room for one more, Al Jourgensen from Ministry. Love Ministry, love Industrial Metal.
The Rockpit: If you could be credited with writing any song ever written, what song would you choose?
Brendan: That depends. If I’m after money I’d pick like a Beatles song or something. Artistically though, there’s so many. Lets say “Cockroaches” by Nailbomb because I love that song and its in the Froth and Fury theme.
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