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Orange Spotlight: Loose Articles

Who are Loose Articles?

We are a band based in Manchester and formed in 2019. In Loose Articles we have Natalie on bass and vocals, Erin on lead guitar and vocals, Abbi on drums and backing vocals and Anna on keys, rhythm guitar and percussion. The band name came from Erin going on a school trip to Alton Towers as she’s a teacher and she saw a sign saying ‘please secure all loose articles before entering the ride’. It immediately stuck unlike another name we were pondering over before. Being in a band is a rollercoaster so you need to strap in and make sure not to lose any loose articles on the way! As for our music we like to say we’re funky punk. You can have a good old dance with your pals but you can also start a mosh pit on the dance floor.

What inspires Loose Articles?

We take inspiration from everyday life. From misogynistic behaviours in the workplace, being talked down to for being a female musician, gender roles in jobs, the struggles of nearly making it in the music industry to our fascination with the underground pinball society. We like to take problems we face in our day to day life and turn it into sarcastic lyrics then put a funky punk beat behind it so you all can dance to it. We take pride in our fun live shows and try to make the music as fun as we can, however when you really listen to the lyrics the topics we talk about are more hard hitting.

What Orange gear is important to Loose Articles?

So I (Natalie) have a Terror Bass head and an OBC-112 cab. Right now as a touring artist at the level we are at, an important thing is getting the right, powerful sound I’m looking for but for it to also be light and easy to transport as possible and this set up is just perfect for me. I can lift my cab with one hand, which makes me look a lot stronger than I am as everyone thinks it’s going to be heavy when really it’s so light! It makes touring at this level very easy and doesn’t hold back at all on the sound as it’s a little power house!

Erin currently uses a Crush 35RT combo amp which she’s holding back on parting with just yet as it enhances our live shows sound wise when she needs to get the feedback she wants to play the Stella Artois can (yes you heard right) with her guitar when we start the show. Anna has just bought a Micro Terror and a PPC-112 which is already sounding amazing on stage and we can’t wait to start writing the second album with this second guitar sound.

Future Orange amps?

So the dream would be if the band made it big to upgrade to a OBC-810C cab and a AD200 head, however right now the set up I have is actually perfect for what I need and I recommend it to so many people when they talk about bass amps to me. I do know that Erin is eyeing up a Rocker 15 right now as an upgrade to her crush combo so the future of our sound is still very Orange!

What does Orange mean to you?

I’ve always seen bands I love playing orange amps but started to make note of it more when being in the market for a new amp to enhance my bass tone. I remember clocking at a Turnstile gig that the bassist has an orange amp and made a mental note of it. But it was when I borrowed the set up I have now at a gig we did in Leeds as my amp was broken that I really fell in love with the amp and how it was just what I wanted tone wise. From then I wanted to reach out to orange to get a relationship going as Erin is also a big fan of the brand and it’s honestly been such a nice relationship we have encountered.The Brand itself is so helpful towards artists. We have been sorted out for a massive show when we have been in need of bigger amps for the week, everyone has always been so helpful towards us when we message over its just all round a lovely brand to be associated with regardless of the killer sounds the amps make.

What’s the most memorable Loose Articles moment?

I guess the most recent one has to be supporting the Foo Fighters. The fact they picked up to support and at the time they picked us we had no backing from a label and no booking agent. I think we had maybe 6 songs on Spotify and they gave us this massive opportunity to support them. It not only gave us the confidence that important people in the industry believe in us but it’s made us hungry to be on these massive stages putting on a fun show to thousands of people. As it was such a massive show we were lent amps by Orange which really enhanced our sound on a big stage which we are all so grateful for as it made us sound massive!

What’s on the horizon for Loose Articles?

So right now we have just finished touring our debut album ‘Scream If You Wanna Go Faster’ yet we are already working on album number 2. We have also just announced our Arts Council England-funded Kick Like A Girl Extra Time! This is a touring project running throughout Jan/Feb/Mar 2025 across grassroots venues in the north of England. The project is aimed at primarily engaging young female identifying and non- binary people from backgrounds and groups who typically aren’t represented in the music industry, and we’ll illuminate the pathways into the often male-dominated music scene with community outreach locally via local community groups in each town. This is the second Kick Like a Girl tour and from the reaction we had during and following the last one, we feel more than ever the importance as a band to be doing tours like this. We feel passionately about making changes in the music industry to address inequality. We want to create a shift away from the industry we operate in being white male dominated. Across all the job roles that exist from being in a band to being a sound tech, promoter, manager etc.. We want to encourage young female identifying and non- binary people to get involved and feel like they can succeed in this line of work. As a band our song topics touch on gender roles and overcoming the struggles of being a gender minority in a male dominated industry. So why not actually practice what we preach about in our songs and really try to make a difference. We want all of the gigs we play to be a safe space for all regardless of gender identity. Everyone is invited to get involved with the party!

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by Joe Gray

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Orange Spotlight: Ritual King

Who are Ritual King?

Ritual King are a 3-piece Hard Rock, Psychedelic, Blues band based in Manchester UK. It’s here where we all met during our studies, but we’ve all shared a deep passion for music. To introduce the band, we have Jordan Leppitt on guitar and lead vocals, Gareth Hodges on drums and backing vocals, then Daniel Godwin on bass with a rhythm guitar split.

Our style of music has been tweaked over the 8 years we’ve been a band, but we see it as more of a development. We’ve learnt what we’re comfortable playing, and what connects best with the people that support our music, however, we aren’t afraid to experiment to keep things interesting.

What inspires Ritual King?

Collectively we’ve been huge fans of Elder, and ever since Gareth discovered the album Lore, we’ve seen them at multiple shows, bought their merch and listen to their songs on repeat. There are other bands that we take inspiration from, to mention a few there’s Earthless, Weedpecker, Atomic Bitchwax, and King Buffalo, but we still keep to our own style when it comes to our writing process. To be fair, we all listen to a very wide variety of music, and we take inspiration from anything that strikes our interest at the time. For example, Jordan may listen to some folk one day, then change to hip hop the next, and Danny regularly switches between dubstep and funk. .

What Orange gear is important to Ritual King?

Starting with lead guitar, Jordan has the TH100 paired with the PPC412 cab. He’s owned this combination for over 10 years, and even with the limited EQ functionality, it’s still diverse enough for him to create a fuzzed out lead distortion, and a smooth clean tone. The only thing that’s changed with his set-up are his pedals.

For Danny, his first Orange bass amp was an OB1-500, as he wanted use the Bi-amp feature to get a thicker sound, which would fill the spaces whilst Jordan does his solo’s. Now he’s upgraded greatly since then, so he has a AD200 (Paired with OBC410 and OBC115) for his bass, and a split signal into a Crush Pro 120 (Paired with PPC412 cab) for a rhythm guitar effect. It was just an experiment that stuck when it was all pieced together. To describe the sound, the bass tone is very warm with added fuzz to cut through and rumble the floor, but the guitar split has a solid distortion that greatly carries the songs without losing momentum.

Future Orange amps?

As the band start travelling more, we’re probably going to look at some of the more portable options in terms of amps. The Tiny Terrors have always been great amps, or even the Terror Stamp would be a good option. Admittedly we haven’t tried the Orange pedal range as they’re relatively new to us, but they do look very slick. We’re usually very flexible with our gear, as we’re always looking to push our sound to the next step, but we have found that the amps are perfect for diversity.

What does Orange mean to you?

From our perspective Orange has always been at the forefront of best amps to choose from, especially in the heavy rock scene. We feel that this is largely due to the fact it’s always held that retrospective classic rock tone down so well, which ties in superbly with the stoner rock we play.

We also love seeing Orange gear on stage, for sound quality and aesthetics. Aesthetically it’s by far the most beautiful amp on the market & the overall look it can bring to a stage setup is awesome. The 60s/70s retrospective style of the Orange design is brilliant. And the dynamics in sound it will bring to a band is unmatchable.

What’s the most memorable Ritual King moment?

Collectively I think we’d have to say Freak Valley Festival last June. There was a lot of anticipation leading up to what was our biggest show we’ve ever played as a band. The scene was set so perfectly with the weather being amazing on the day and all the bands and staff being so welcoming. Not only was it the biggest show and the biggest stage we’ve played on too, but we got to meet and share the stage with bands that we’ve listened to for years. We were all nervous but once we were on stage and had settled into our rhythm the nerves were replaced with adrenaline and excitement. The show went down an absolute storm & we had an incredible response from the crowd. We sold out of our merch and went on to have an awesome weekend spectating the incredible line up of FVF 2023.

What’s on the horizon for Ritual King?

This year is already shaping up to be a big one for us. Now that we’ve released our 2nd Album ‘Infinite Mirror’, our first plan is to get on the road and perform more substantial gigs. We finished a run of shows supporting 1000 Mods in April, we’ve also been invited to play festivals around Europe, and way down the line we’re planning a trip to Australia. There’s a bunch more things that’s keeping us busy, but when we get chance, we’ll be looking at writing our 3rd album.

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by Joe Gray

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Orange Spotlight: Son Of Boar

Who are Son Of Boar?

We are Son of Boar, a 5 piece Doom outfit from Bradford, we play heavy Boarbaric wool laden Doom, the band started late in 2017, Adam (guitar), Lyndon (guitar), Luke D (Drums) were in the makings of a band. Shortly after they started Gaz joined the band on bass and Luke O joined on vocals. We had all known each other from around the local scene, playing in bands on the same line ups around the city. The music we play would be best described as Fuzzed out Groovy Doom, it’s dirty and loud but gets your head moving.

What inspires Son Of Boar?

We all have a different favourite band, but bands that are prominent amongst all band members would be Pantera, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Misfits, Orange Goblin. Anything with a groove or sounds filthy! We don’t just listen to Metal and Doom, there is a strong punk and hip hop influence on different members of the band.

What Orange gear is important to Son Of Boar?

Across the band we have a few amps, Gaz has a Terror Bass and Little Bass Thing! Adam has a Dual Dark 50, he does the main bulk of distortion between the 2 guitars, which the Dual Dark does in spades. If we are travelling Adam uses his Brent Hinds Terror, a whole lotta amp crammed into 15 watts of Orangey goodness. On the other side of the stage is Lyndon, He rocks a TH30 and a CR120, both bring a different sound to the table, and a growing number of cabs. We all kind of fell into Orange, a lot of bands we know use them and the are just really versatile, with our new stuff we are wanting dirty dark tones but we also want some nice ambient clean tones, Orange seem to really give us the best of both.

Future Orange amps?

Gaz – I’m happy with my Terror Bass and Little Bass Thing, I like to keep my rig light and save my back and both give enough power for what I need! Though if you want to make me a signature amp I won’t say no!
Adam – Probably a Dark Terror for my travelling rig, and a Rockerverb, I’m a big Slipknot fan and I heard Jim Root playing one and fell in love with that amp instantly.
Lyndon – An OR30 would be my next choice to add to my arsenal followed by a Rockerverb, but really I would like them all, when I’m going through the Orange Social Media groups I see the old Orange PA systems and it would be ace to get my hands on one of them.

What does Orange mean to you?

Tough question, we associate Orange with a lot of our favourite bands, seeing them on stage, seeing the stacks and the pilot lights, waiting for bands like Monolord, Sleep or Boris to come on and blow our tiny little mind. The scene we are part of shows a huge love to Orange, we have all used other amps and they just don’t cut it for us, the sound Orange gives us can be really clear and bright or really dark and dirty. It adds to our song writing. We see it as family, as cheesy as that sounds, we can turn up to a show and take our amps out and that will strike up conversations with other bands that use Orange, discussion groups online and forums that are out there just add to the community vibe we get.

What’s the most memorable Son Of Boar moment?

There are so many stories from when we have travelled, whether it be having a cool photo taken outside of Edinburgh castle, in our Denim battle jackets, putting our mean faces on and trying to look as cool as possible, for us to look back (When we got home) and see Adam was holding a bottle of Orange Fanta which ruined the whole picture. We have and NEVER will let him forget that. Other memories make us laugh, like Mooning our Tour Mates, Deadeyes, as we passed them on the motorway, or the pagan baptism in Fellfoot Woods at ‘In A Nutshell’ Festival.

What’s on the horizon for Son Of Boar?

Currently we are not touring, we have a few shows lined up throughout the year but we have mainly been focusing on album number 2. We locked ourselves away and spent a lot of time writing and have more or less finished recording it. Once that is done we would like to get it out and tour then. We have spoken about going over to Europe for the last few years but Covid knocked us back, we are back on it now though and will hopefully be making our way out there next year!

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by Joe Gray

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Orange Spotlight: The Lunar Effect

Who are The Lunar Effect?

The Lunar Effect was started by brothers Jon (guitar) and Daniel (drums) Jefford. They were then joined by bassist Brett Halsey and singer Josh Neuwford. After releasing an EP in 2016 the band went into the studio and recorded their first full length album ‘Calm Before The Calm’ in 2018 which was met with critical acclaim. An enforced Covid Hiatus and then later serious health issues with two members of the band derailed their touring plans, resulting in them needing to lay low until making an appearance at Desertfest London in 2021 before heading back into the studio to record their second album in late 2022. Just before the release of this album in 2024 they decided to thicken up their already huge sound by recruiting long term friend and collaborator Mark fuller on 2nd guitar.

What inspires The Lunar Effect?

Our favourite bands are mostly made up classics like David Bowie, T.Rex, Soundgarden, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Aside from that, it’s our overall love of writing and performing which inspires us and keeps us going. Can genuinely see us doing this when we’re all grey and old. We also like the current bands Graveyard, The Heavy Eyes and Turtle Skull.

What Orange gear is important to The Lunar Effect?

Currently we are using a TH30 guitar head and AD200 Bass head. We recently also used a Little Bass Thing and a Rocker 15 Head.

Future Orange amps?

We would love to try using a Thunderverb 200 and Rockerverb 50

What does Orange mean to you?

Orange is a brand that you instantly recognise. Whether you are in the front row at a gig or right at the back of the room propped up against the bar, they’re impossible not to notice. You just know an Orange amp when you hear one, let alone see one. Apart from the sound, the fact the gear is made from quality parts and is incredibly hardwearing and roadworthy. That’s a huge plus-point.

What’s the most memorable The Lunar Effect moment?

We’ve had a lot of memorable moments over the years but we’ll never forget our very first gig. It was on a Tuesday night in a pub in Leytonstone, playing to just the bar staff and one punter. He was absolutely spangled and, inexplicably, had a blow-up guitar with him. Throughout our whole set this bloke was dancing like it was going out of fashion whilst headbanging and strumming away on his blow-up fender. It was all for him.

What’s on the horizon for The Lunar Effect?

Well, we’ve released “Pulling Daisies” and “Flowers For Teeth”, our first new releases in five years and first singles from our new album “Sounds of Green & Blue” (out everywhere, available to order via Svart Records now!). We have a huge album launch show at The Black Heart in Camden on 26th April. After that, as well as the usual London shows we’ll be hitting the road going up and down the country, including a couple of overseas shows in the pipeline which we can’t wait for.

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by Joe Gray

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Orange Spotlight: WARPSTORMER

Who are WARPSTORMER?

WARPSTORMER is Adam Davies (guitar), Simon Doggett (bass + backing vocals), James Loh (drums) and Richard Morgan (vocals). We’re scattered fairly loosely across London but the band’s nominally headquartered in New Cross.

The name’s a nod to the science-fantasy universe of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, in which spacefarers unfortunate enough to be beset by “warp-storms” are sucked into a hellish, messed-up realm of chaos where humanity’s worst impulses are given form as demonic creatures that prey on their souls. Very metal, eh?

The band started out as a studio project that Richard put together with a couple of pals – original drummer Matt Folley and Green Lung finger-wizard Scott Black on guitar – lending a hand in a temporary capacity. This resulted in the Here Comes Hell EP, which was self-released in 2022 with the intention of using it to recruit a full band line-up. Upon hearing about the new project, Simon (an old pal of R’s) said he might be interested “if the record doesn’t suck”. Luckily, it didn’t, saving anyone the trouble of singing and playing bass at the same time.

The EP continued to serve its intended purpose as a recruiting tool – by early 2023 Adam and James had come on board – and since then, we’ve been playing in and around London wherever and whenever anyone will let us, and working on new material as a full band.

While we definitely have one foot in the Sabbath-influenced doomy/stony camp, all the members share a love of punk, hardcore and thrash, and it seems we’re chronically incapable of playing slow enough to stick to the template. Tom Templar from Green Lung once referred to us as “Stoner Thrash”, but maybe we’re Speed Doom – take your pick

What inspires WARPSTORMER?

We all have a ton of influences and quite diverse favourites which, while we might not agree on some things, definitely keeps things interesting and varied when we’re putting music together. Some of the stuff we’ve been enjoying and drawing on recently includes High on Fire, mid-era Mastodon, early Baroness, and Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of War of The Worlds.

As you might expect given the name, we draw pretty heavily, lyrically, on sci-fi and fantasy themes, but in such a way that they serve as a sort of creative vessel for exploring the more psychologically-harrowing aspects of 21st century life. Just the very act of getting in a room and making a dirty great noise through a dirty great amp can be, in itself, an immensely cathartic experience and we’re aiming to harness that in such a way that the form and content of our music complement one another.

The other great aspect of getting out and playing music with your friends is that it’s nice to get away from a screen for a protracted period of time, and do something fulfilling out in the analogue realm.

The London Doom/Stoner Scene is in a really cool place right now, and has been incredibly welcoming to us and supportive of what we’re doing. There are a load of sick bands kicking around and that sense of community and creativity is a really inspiring thing to have swirling around.

What Orange gear is important to WARPSTORMER?

We have a pretty eclectic mix of gear we’ve accumulated over the years. The key Orange components of our current arsenal are Richard’s old Bass Terror, a Bass Butler, and a big old PPC412. The Bass Terror might be the MVP of our backline rig – it’s currently serving as one half of our bi-amped guitar setup and, along with the Butler, was the key element of the bass sound on the Here Comes Hell record, which is something we’ve had a lot of compliments about – almost all the dirt and nastiness in the sound of that record came from the bass; for Scott’s guitars we just went with a pretty straightforward overdriven sound.

When we were tracking bass for our new record, we spent ages fiddling around with all sorts of amp setups, but in the end we ended up going back to the Butler/Terror combo; it just really nailed the clangy, growly attack we wanted. And then just to kick it up a notch even further we chucked a Fuzzrocious Secret C (the limited edition Cave In signature model) in front of that – the results are pretty gnarly.

Future Orange amps?

Since coming into Orange HQ and playing with all those wonderful toys, everyone’s gear shopping list has expanded exponentially. Particular favourites were the OR-30, which really played up to our shared love of classic 80s thrash (which to be honest wasn’t something we associated with Orange amps before then!) and the swirly, psych-y clean sounds we conjured up running the retro Phaser Pedal into a Pedal Baby. Adam also really loved the MK-Ultra – an unforgiving, but very responsive and rewarding amp to play through.

Our theoretical ultimate Orange amp would be a high-gain monster with a foot switchable second channel – something we currently rely on live to make Adam’s lead parts really pop out with a volume and saturation boost – but that was somehow magically small and light enough to cart around as easily as our Bass Terror – or even fit on a pedalboard!

What does Orange mean to you?

Orange has been synonymous with a lot of the bands we grew up watching and listening to – it’s instantly recognisable onstage even from the back of a big room.

We never really set out with a gear shopping list, or an intent to use a particular amp or brand, but in the course of cobbling together our shared pool of gear and carving out the WARPSTORMER sound, we’ve found the bits of Orange gear that have made it into that pool to be a significant contributing factor to that sound.

We don’t get to use our big cab as much as we’d like outside the rehearsal room, as most shows we play has bands sharing backline, and it’s a bugger to move the thing around, but it’s always cool and reassuring to pitch up somewhere and see you’re going to be plugging into an Orange cab as we know it’s going to be able to handle whatever we’re blasting through it.

What’s the most memorable WARPSTORMER moment?

Following some initial line-up setbacks towards the end of 2022 – just as we thought we had everything in place TWO members of the band ended up moving overseas – we brought Adam and James in at pretty short notice. Our first show with them was in April 2023 and they really hit the ground running after only a couple of rehearsals. The show went great and there was a tremendous sense of relief and excitement at landing on our feet with these two guys, which created a wave of momentum that we’re still currently riding.

What’s on the horizon for WARPSTORMER?

We’re currently in the middle of recording our next release with producer Wayne Adams, the busiest man in UK underground music. It’s the first with the full lineup, and we’re pretty excited with the results so far!

Our other current exciting upcoming thing is that the organisers of Desertfest London have been kind enough to include us on the line up this May – you can catch us at The Dev on the Friday night! Building around that and getting the new record out, we’re aiming to get ourselves out of London as much as possible in the coming year, and make as many new pals as we can in the process. See you in the pit!

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by Joe Gray

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Orange Spotlight: Troy The Band

Who are Troy The Band?

We are a London-based four-piece, composed of Sean Durbin on bass, Sean Burn on guitar, Craig Newman on vocals, and Jack Revans on drums. We are best described as a mix between stoner-doom, shoegaze and post rock.

We formed in 2021, after Sean Durbin put an ad out seeking members to form the band. Our original drummer, Dan England, who recorded drums on the EP and our album, stepped down after recording the album. After that we were lucky enough to have our friend Jack, who had already been sitting in on our live shows quite a lot, join on a permanent basis.

We also had a few other guitarists that we jammed with before Sean Burn joined. Sean and Sean actually knew one another from New Zealand, and it was a chance meeting on the street in London at a time when the band was in need of a new guitarist that led to them joining. When you think about it, it was a pretty serendipitous set of circumstances that led to them joining, which in turn had a vital impact on the trajectory of our sound that just wouldn’t have happened with the other guitarists we had initially been playing with.

What inspires Troy The Band?

We’re inspired by a lot of different genres and bands; both consciously and unconsciously. Obviously we fit broadly within the stoner-doom genre so there are bands that will influence us from that end of the spectrum, but all of us tend to enjoy a broad array of musical styles which will inevitably make an impact on the way we approach a specific piece of music. To name a few bands whose names often come up for us: High on Fire, Khruangbin, Operator Generator, Acid King, All Them Witches, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Rush, Melvins, Big Business, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Joy Division, Black Midi, Smashing Pumpkins, Bossk, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Horrors, Deerhunter, Women, My Bloody Valentine, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra among others.

We aim to make music that first and foremost we enjoy and find interesting, and then try and bring others along for the ride.

What Orange gear is important to Troy The Band?

Sean Durbin uses an Orange Terror Bass and also splits his signal into a guitar amp, which is currently an Orange Tiny Terror valve amp. Both work well for our sound, and they are also pretty portable and indestructible. Plus they look cool sitting on top of the stacks next to each other.

This dual setup has evolved over time. Initially, Sean started splitting the signal through a bass and guitar amp because when the band first started we didn’t have a regular guitar player and splitting the signal helped fill out the sound in the rehearsal room more.

When Sean Burn joined, rather than just mirroring the bass, they brought more atmospheric and complementary style of playing to the existing riffs, so we made a conscious choice to keep the bi-amped bass setup, where the bass is doing the work of a bassist and rhythm guitarist that holds down the main riffs of the songs, while Sean B adds harmonic layering over the the top of those riffs.

This might be somewhat surprising, especially within a genre that extols the virtue of monstrous amps, but Sean Burn uses an Orange Terror Stamp which is mounted at the end of the signal chain on a very elaborate pedalboard setup.

They purchased Terror Stamp initially due its affordability, but it has been an incredibly reliable and great sounding piece of equipment. When we went to record our album, even with a wall of mega-powerful tube amps at our disposal, Sean opted to record with the Terror Stamp since it sounded great and all their pedals were already calibrated to it.

It does have its limitations in some live situations, trying to compete with the other Sean’s Terror Bass and Tiny Terror, but these are easily overcome. We either just mic it up, or use it like a preamp and slave the power section of whatever house backline head is available to achieve the necessary volume. But the tone all comes from the terror stamp and accompanying pedals.

Future Orange amps?

One of the problems with Orange Amps is that they are so bombproof and consistent that there isn’t much need for constant GASing. However, the Orange fur coat fuzz with octave up is likely to replace the current octave-up/distortion configuration on the guitar side of Sean Durbin’s bass signal, and replacing the Tiny Terror with a Pedal Baby might be on the horizon too.

For Sean Burn, The Orange Pedal Baby or something similar will also likely make its way into their set up to provide the volume we need for our shows.

As much as we’d love to have a wall of big beautiful all-tube heads behind us, it is not always practical for a band that often travels via public transport, so it’s nice to be able to capture the Orange tone that we love in more accommodating packages.

What does Orange mean to you?

For us, Orange Amps are kind of synonymous with the heavy music we play. They mean great tone and reliability.

Orange is also a big supporter of the underground music scene in London, providing the backline for a lot of venues and festivals that we’ve been a part of which is great. And we always see Ade and Joe at shows, not as representatives of Orange per se but as fans of the music, which is always nice to see.

What’s the most memorable Troy The Band moment?

We’ve had a few memorable moments, but perhaps the most memorable was an all-day show we put on to launch a beer we brewed with Old Street Brewery in East London called Troy The Beer. It was an outdoor mini-festival with six bands playing throughout the day, that we held in August. The weather had been great leading up to it, but it’s London so you never really know.

The morning of the event, the sky was blue and the weather report looked good. There was meant to be some light drizzle in the afternoon, but nothing major so we made the call to keep the event outside and set up some tents for the bands to play under just in case there was a bit of rain.

It turned out the weather report wasn’t entirely accurate and we were hit with one of the most intense thunderstorms we had ever experienced. What was particularly surreal was that the thunder storm arrived while one of the bands, Purple Kong, were playing their song “Blood Lightning” which has the repeated refrain “Blood, Lighting, Earthquake and Thunder….” So it was pretty fitting. All that was really missing in that moment were earthquakes and blood, and thankfully it stayed that way. Fortunately the rain ended up dissipating completely for the rest of the bands but for a minute there we were worried we were about to be responsible for organising Fyre Fest Part 2.

What’s on the horizon for Troy The Band?

A lot!

Bonebag Records are putting out our debut full-length album Cataclysm on February 2nd. We are kicking off a tour supporting it on the 9th of February.

We’re also working hard on getting our second album ready and will head back into the studio this summer to record that, among a few one-off dates that we have in the calendar this year.

So there is lot’s to look forward to.