Fury UK are a bright new British band currently storming the circuit with their infectious rock.  We caught them last month in support of the legendary Diamond Head and knew from that moment on we just had to find out more.  Today we catch up with Marc Dawson to find out more about this talented trio.  

MM - Which magical musical moment motivated you to start the band in the first place?
Dawson - The triangle did it for me. The first time I saw that instrument I was all like “I have got to get me one of those” ha! ha! ….but in all honesty I’d assume it was Chris shredding away at home on the guitar that got the band kick-started.

MM - How would you best describe your music and who would it appeal to the most?
Dawson - I’m not sure - I’ll go with “nu - classic - rock - metal” we’ve started our own genre right there I think … I know lots of people might disagree. It seems to appeal to old school British heavy metallers through to young modern rock/metal fans.

MM - Does the band hang out together often? Do you get along well outside the band?
Dawson - I hate them both. They just think I like them … No, we get on well and go out a lot. In fact I think they’re coming round later tonight.

MM - Has anyone in the band been in other bands prior to this one?
Dawson - I think all of us. I started at high school playing with friends and making bands for school shows and then I joined a RHCP tribute band for a few months. I think Chris and Adz are the same. I know Adz still plays in a Pearl Jam tribute band and Chris has played for that many people one might say he is a bit of a guitar whore.

	MM - What do you love/hate the most about being in a rock band? Dawson - Apart from it being awesome to tell people “I’m in a metal band” when they ask what you do I say live shows are the best along with travelling. So touring in general is always good. There’s not many bad points … the occasional shit gig due to bad promoters, nothing too major. MM - What short phrase best
describes the band and its’ mood right now? Dawson - “Hot as Fuk” … it's funny actually because you can buy that saying on our thongs. I’d say at the moment we have a lot of momentum as we’ve had a long solid run of gigs so come see us now it’s the best we’ve ever been.

MM - Which Fury UK songs are your personal favourites and why?
Dawson - 'Death by Lightning' is my all time favourite. I still remember Chris coming to rehearsal and being all like “guys I have this new song and it’s pretty good” … when the solo kicked in I pitched a tent.

The End is another one of my favourites because it was the first song where I really got involved in the writing. I think the whole thing was pretty much finished in 15 minutes and it’s a great track on the new album.

MM - What's the best advice you've ever received and have you taken it?
Dawson - “Get your fucking hair cut you hippy” - sound advice really as it does get in my eyes a lot. No I haven’t taken it yet.

MM - What are your views on the current music scene, are there too many sub-genres in Metal and do bands really need to be categorised and pigeon holed?
Dawson - I can’t really comment on there being too many sub-genres after just creating an oxymoron of one earlier in this interview can I? Well, yes I can actually! I think it’s a bit over the top. There’s about a thousand types of metal and can most people explain the difference between death metal and black metal? I think avid fans yeah but myself, I don’t really care. If something’s good then it’s good but if it sucks then it’s bad. We should split all music into those 2 genres … good music and bad music.

MM - The band has been described as a mix between Iron Maiden, Rush with touches of Bon Jovi quite a variety of sounds, but who or what has been the biggest influence on you as a musician?
Dawson - Well as I said earlier the band’s hard to define genre-wise. I think it’s because of the line-up so it’s all our own fault. We all like lots of different styles of music. You should see my i-pod playlist, it’s not a pretty sight. Personal influences - I’m going to get ripped for this but Mark Hoppus from Blink 182 made me want to start playing bass. I love the sound on the Blink CDs – chunky, very poppy sound. I still play a baby blue Fender Jazz as a kind of homage to that. Flea from RHCP is another obvious choice. I like too many bands to list every one. The Maiden, Rush & Bon Jovi influences come more from Adz & Chris.

MM - The band are currently a trio have you ever considered bringing in a second guitarist?
Dawson - It’s been considered but I don’t think we need to. If you see us live you wouldn’t at any point think “they need another guitarist”. Chris is that good he manages ok by himself. Also, splitting the small amount of money we have with another member wouldn’t be good!? …. hell I’d rather it be a 2 piece.

MM - How do you feel about the internet and the effect it is having on bands and independent music in general?
Dawson - I think like everything it’s a double edged sword. On one hand it’s an awesome and free way for bands like ourselves to get out there and be heard by as many people as possible but at the same time it’s led to the downfall of CDs and obviously piracy. I think it’s an amazing resource for the independent community though.

MM - Have you been approached by any major record labels yet?
Dawson - Unfortunately Mr Sony hasn’t come calling round yet. And I think Roadrunner is still busy running away from that coyote.

MM - Does the band have a timeline to achieve its goals or are you taking things as they come?
Dawson - I wouldn’t say there’s a specific timeline. It’d be nice to get to where we want to be before I’m say 40 but other than that we just take it all as it comes. The important thing is that it keeps moving forward which currently it is & that we continue to enjoy what we do which is also currently the case. We have plenty to aim for & as long as we remember that there are lows as well as highs we shouldn’t go too far wrong.

MM - What does the near future hold for Fury UK as regards to live shows, are there any shows where are readers can check the band out for themselves?
Dawson - Here’s where I get to plug the website. You can check for yourselves on www.myspace.com/furyuk - you’d have to ask Mystic Meg about the future as I don’t even know where we’re playing next week! Our management has all such matters well in hand & most of all readers, please come see for yourselves. We’re up & down the country pretty much over the next few months with further dates still to be announced & I reckon the band really excels itself live.

MM - Finally thanks for taking time out to do this interview and do you have any words you’d like to add any thing for your fans out there?
Dawson - No worries, these are always quite fun to do. I suppose I’ll finish by saying thanks to everyone who supports us at gigs, over the internet, buys CDs etc. Please make sure you get hold of a copy of the new album & come check us out live….and finally don’t forget that it's ok to still like the WWE when you’re 20 years of age.

MM -  We'd like to thank Marc for taking the time out to talk to us today and wish the band every success with their new album. 

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