Melbourne rock outfit Dead City Ruins are preparing for "the biggest, most ambitious shows on home soil to date" this weekend, when they finally get to hold the official launch parties for last years album Shockwave.
Another typically hard rocking slab of goodness from Dead City Ruins, Shockwave also marked the debut album for vocalist Steve Welsh. Although Welsh had been performing live with the band for a number of years, Shockwave marks the first time he has contributed vocals to an album, making this weekend's launch shows even more important.
With shows at Sydney's Factory Floor on November 11 and the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on November 12, Welsh stopped by for a chat with HEAVY to let us in on what to expect.
"These shows are album launch shows," Welsh affirmed, "so Shockwave, the album, will be launching this weekend which is very exciting."
We press Welsh on the claim that these are the most ambitious shows on home soil to date, which he stood by emphatically.
"Yes, I would say so," he nodded quickly. "As we always do we've put a lot of effort into our shows, but with this one we've gone through everything and figured out what's going to be the best experience, tried to add in a few things that we haven't done before which will be a bit of a surprise when you are at the show. I would say they're definitely going to be the best shows we've done on home soil to this date."
In the full interview, Steve talks more about the shows and what to expect, the reception to Shockwave, which songs from the album go down best live, mixing his songs with the back catalogue and how easy it is to transition, settling in to the role as frontman, their recent support with KISS, what tips DCR picked up from working with them, new music and more.