When Municipal Waste hits the shores of Australia this July for his or her 2024 tour, followers can anticipate an explosive combine of thrash and enjoyable.
To discover out extra concerning the tour, we had the prospect to meet up with the band’s powerhouse drummer, Dave Witte who shared about his love for AC/DC and even included a enjoyable expertise when he visited Bon Scott’s grave in Perth.
SR: What is your favorite factor about touring Australia or what are you most trying ahead to?
DW: We’re all trying ahead to returning to Australia as a result of it’s been a pair of albums since we have been final there. We love Australia, and all of the reveals have been nice. This will likely be our third time there, and it’s Pete from Whitehorse’s birthday on the primary day of the tour, so I’m positive we’ll have an additional particular time celebrating in Melbourne.
SR: What has been a spotlight for the band this 12 months up to now?
DW: We did our first headliner for ‘Electrified Brain’ this 12 months, and it was a slam dunk! We introduced all our mates on tour, and the turnouts have been implausible. Everything was nice! Necrot hasn’t toured in fairly just a few years, and so they’re again; we love them and Dead Heat as effectively, so it was superior!
SR: Do you’ve got a humorous tour story that you simply wish to share?
DW: Once, we flew RyanAir from Italy to Spain, and also you board the aircraft from each side with no assigned seats. I bear in mind the aircraft taking off down the runway whereas individuals have been nonetheless standing and loading their baggage into the compartments. Over the PA, the flight attendant introduced, “We are about to take off, feel free to take a seat.” I began laughing so onerous; individuals checked out me like I used to be insane. I simply couldn’t comprehend how loopy the second was. The aircraft was rushing down the runway, individuals have been nonetheless standing, and nobody appeared to care.
Another story is once we have been in Perth and visited Bon Scott’s grave. We’re big AC/DC followers, so we turned up on the cemetery, and there was a caretaker kneeling down tending to some vegetation. He simply took one take a look at us, pointed, and stated, “He’s over there in the back.” We all thought that was fairly humorous.
SR: Are there any up-and-coming bands that you’ve got found and that we should always take a look at?
DW: I like Gel; they’re from New Jersey. We took them by the States two years in the past and to England with us. I actually like them loads. There’s additionally an Australian band that rips so onerous. I don’t know if anybody is aware of about them; they’re known as Erupt and so they put out a killer EP that I can’t cease listening to.
SR: What is a bizarre merchandise that the band has signed for followers?
DW: We’ve signed many issues like physique elements and all types. Nothing is bizarre anymore as a result of everybody desires to have all the things signed.
SR: A pal of mine tells me that you simply like vegan meals. Is it tougher to discover a vegan restaurant on tour?
DW: These days, it’s means simpler to search out vegan eating places than it was once. I’m trying ahead to discovering new vegan eating places in Australia. Sometimes, you may’t discover something if you’re out within the center of nowhere as a result of these locations haven’t caught up but. I really feel like the entire world is fairly progressive in these conditions; issues are extra available than they was once. So, I don’t have too onerous of a time consuming vegan on tour. Even in Japan, I didn’t have a tough time.
SR: What would you want to inform Australian followers?
DW: Everyone must hearken to AC/DC, Rupture, and Donny Benet! They are my favorite Australians. And I can’t wait to go purchase some King Gizzard information. I’m nonetheless attempting to determine the place the most effective report shops are in Australia. Pete from Whitehorse used to work at a report retailer there years in the past, and he’s been giving me tons of suggestions for locations in Melbourne to take a look at!
MUNICIPAL WASTE July 2024 Australian Tour Dates
Friday 5th July MELBOURNE, Northcote Theatre
Saturday 6th July SYDNEY, Liberty Hall
Sunday 7th July CANBERRA, The Baso
Wednesday 10th July BRISBANE, The Triffid
Friday 12th July ADELAIDE, Lion Arts Centre
Saturday 13th July PERTH, The Rosemount