Karlie caught up with The Defiled for a brief chat before their headline show at the Croft in Bristol to talk about what they have been doing since their last tour, festival plans and much more.

We last spoke to you in Bristol on the Murderdolls tour, what have you been up to since then?
AvD: Chilling the fuck out! Well, we’ve released a deluxe edition of Grave Times, that sold out and we’re on our second pressing now which is pretty fucking cool.

Stitch D: It’s at number 51 in the UK album chart. Haven’t got any money for it yet but y’know [smiles]

AvD: We got annpounced for headlining the Jagermeister stage at Sonisphere, which is pretty cool. We’re up for nest new band on the Metal Hammer Golden Gods.

Stitch D: And we have another announcement on Tuesday… ( this was revealed that The Defiled are also playing Bloodstock on the saturday)

How did you find your overall experience whilst touring with Murderdolls and Black Veil Brides?
AvD: It was fantastic, really cool. We all exchanged CD’s and HIV’s… the good aids, not the bad aids yeah? [laughs]

So you’ve started recording a new music video, can you tell us which song it is for and when it’s getting released?
Stitch D: It’s for Black Death. It’s about the plague. It’s the most literal song we have.

AvD: It does delve in to various areas of what happened in the plague, and why we are where we are right now because of that. Half of you have died and the song does say the selfish survive again, and it’s true, that’s who survived, the people that ran to the hills.

Stitch D: We haven’t shot the live element of it yet, me and him [AvD] went and did the plot/storyline, then we go and do the live bit the weekend we get back. We were hoping to get it done well before this tour but obviously that didn’t happen.

You’re touring at the moment alongside Romeo Must Die; How did this come about and are you fans of their music?
AvD: [Jokes] They’re touring alongside us I think you’ll find! Get it right woman! [Laughs]

Stitch D: We were toured with them years and years ago, they took us out for a few shows, and we all really like them. And when things went well for us we kind of said, oh, wanna go on tour with us?

AvD: We owe a lot to them, because when we first played, that’s where they found us and helped us.

Stitch D: We weren’t really doing anything before that tour, once we did that tour that’s when people started recognising us and we went on the Deathstars tour, and it’s gone up since then, so we definitely owe them.

AvD: It’s kind of good that we’re all on tour and we’re all friends but they’re a fucking good band and it’s kind of a drag coming on after them but we get through it.

This is the ’13 – Unlucky for Some’ tour; who thought of the name and has it been lucky for you so far?
AvD: Adam Sagir, he’s in a band called Dripback, who you might wanna check out.

Stitch D: Our press man thought it would be a good idea, it’s 13 days, 13 gigs, ending on Friday 13th. It has been kind of unlucky. Some shows have been amazing, with horrendous behind the scenes actions. The last few gigs have been a bit shoddy but everything else behind has been perfect.

Avd: I think it’s all the same shit, we’re used to it by now. It’s like the Murderdolls tour, our van broke down, this tour, our van broke down, so it kind of comes with the package.

So it’s just been confirmed that you’re headlining the Jagermeister stage at Sonisphere; how does this make you feel?
AvD: It makes me feel like we shouldn’t be headlining the Jagermeister festival, I mean stage, shit! By the time it’s time to play, we will have drank waaay too much Jagermeister and it’s gonna be maniculous.

Stitch D: I don’t think many people are going to come and see us because we’re on just before the Big Four. We’re not actually clashing though which is good. We’re in between Slayer and Metallica.

So will you be spending time checking out Slayer and Metallica at Sonisphere?
AvD: Well, I’ve watched Slayer so many times, I’ve been a fan for many years.

Stitch D: We’re not really going to get to watch Slayer though cos that’s when we’ll be setting up, which is a bit of a shame. They’re the one out of the four who I’d want to see most.

AvD: We’re probably going to be playing other festivals as well, we’ve got an announcement Tuesday.

We’ve heard you’ve had trouble with your van again, does everything seem to be running smoothly now?
Stitch D: It’s alive! Thanks to Phil our tour manager. We love you Phil!
[Phil mumbles about how much it cost him to fix the van]

What do you enjoy most about being on tour?
Stitch D: The food. The sickness is what I enjoy the most.

AvD: I enjoy the blowjobs…. mostly.

Stitch D: Blowjobs and bananas.

AvD: Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, isn’t that why we all got into this business? That’s what we enjoy, that’s what we do.

What do you dislike about being on tour?
Stitch D: Sickness, again.

AvD: Blowjobs. The STD’s.

Stitch D: Boredom more than anything I guess, waiting around to go on stage once we’ve set up etc.

What are your plans once this tour has finished?
Stitch D: Well we’ve got the video, releasing a single, festivals.

AvD: We’re gonna re-work the album properly, we’re gonna re-sing that shit!

Stitch D: Go abroad a few times.

AvD: We’ve got a nice little surprise when we release Black Death as a single as well, but we have to keep it quiet at the moment. We’ve got a few things coming up.

Stitch D: It depends if a few deals get swung the correct way, and if they go to plan…

AvD: We’re gonna be millionaires by Christmas Rodders!! [laughs]

Where can your fans expect to see you this time next year?
AvD: On bigger stages.

Stitch D: I’m gonna be a jizzmopper at the local peep show.

AvD: Is that even a job??

Stitch D: Yeah ,jizzmopper, of course it is! JizzmopperJizzmopper.

AvD: I’d like to be the jizz-ee.

If you hadn’t have been so successful with your music, what do you think you’d be doing for a living now?
AvD: I’d be a milkman.

Stitch D: I’d actually quite like to be a postman.

Thank you for your time, we’ll be sure to check you out at Sonisphere!

Interview by Karlie M