Interview by Kris Peters
Brisbane punk Gods Fake News have done the hard yards, supporting legends of the scene such as Good Riddance, No Fun At All, Bodyjar, 28 Days and Guttermouth - and that was all within one year of starting the band in 2017!
Since then Fake News have capitalsed on that early success with their 2021 debut album Everyday Warrior and have now followed that up with their latest four track slab of goodness, Take Me Away.
Traversing the boundaries of traditional punk, Take Me Away sees Fake News explore their musical psyche even more, dipping their toes into other genres while still fully embracing the punk ethos from which they were born.
Vocalist Tim Russ and bass Nick joined HEAVY to chat more about the EP.
"This has been a massive work in progress," Tim explained, "and it's so good to see it's not far away from getting to show the world. There's definitely been so much hard work go into it. Darren and Nick and Matt, they all put in so much effort to get this one over the line. We got Matt in the studio and he belted things hard, so you can really hear the hard hits in this one. It's been nothing but a hard slog, so it's good to see it finally coming to light."
In the full interview, the boys talk more about the musical nature of the EP, shifting away slightly from the punk sound on which they built their name, the heavier edge and where it comes from, the early days of the band and how it has evolved into what you hear today, their early influences and how they have changed since, finding your niche in the musical market, their upcoming show at Mo's Desert Clubhouse, what to expect from a Fake News show and more.