Touring in areas that many bands don’t venture to is a key part of King Parrot’s work ethic.
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The madcap Melbourne extreme metallers are set to undertake their extensive ‘Regional Rampage Tour’ of the East Coast.
The tour will include a show at Dicey Riley’s, Wollongong on Friday, March 30.
“That’s what we’ve been trying to do since we started; get out and play in some of these more regional areas,” amiable off-stage, maniacal on-stage frontman Matt ‘Youngy’ Young said.
“We know there’s metal-heads out there, and a lot of the time they might get some local bands, but bands like King Parrot I suppose don’t go out there.
“We always find it really fun, and like a challenge for us as well.
“This is something we’ve been planning to do for a couple of years; a full, month-long Aussie regional tour where we go to a lot of these sorts of places, and tour Australia like we tour the US. Just show after show after show.”
Wollongong acts Bruce! and Cyndustry will also appear in Wollongong.
That’s what we’ve been trying to do since we started; get out and play in some of these more regional areas.
- Matt Young
“There’s always some funny people who come to our shows in Wollongong,” Young laughed.
“We always have a blast there.
“Something we like to do on our shows is add local bands. We think that’s a really important part of helping the scene stay alive and flourishing.”
The grindcore band is touring in support of third album Ugly Produce, which peaked at No.21 on the ARIA charts.
The release resulted in King Parrot, who had previously toured extensively overseas, travelling to North America, Europe and Japan late in 2017.
Their frenetic, in-your-face live shows aside, the group’s gruesome, ‘Not Safe For Work’-style video clips have also boosted their profile both in Australia and internationally.
As it turns out, his mother isn’t overly enamoured with their videos, though.
“She just turns a bit of a blind eye (to the videos),” the vocalist laughed.
“She comes to the shows sometimes when we play in Melbourne and she’s supportive and everything, but obviously some of it’s pretty uncouth for an older woman.”
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