WE’RE OUT OF LOCKDOWN
…well, kinda. The world is still a long way from normal but music, at least, is moving forward again. But what happens next? And what have we learned? As we look ahead to an uncertain future, we got in touch with a shit-ton of our favourite bands and artists to find out what they got up to in lockdown, what lessons they’re taking with them and, most importantly of all, what are the overarching issues that the metal scene still needs to address? Let’s get to it...
WORDS: ELEANOR GOODMAN
TIME STOPS FOR NO BAND
Reckon a pandemic is gonna stop 2020 being Code Orange’s year? Through quick thinking, bold ideas and some unlikely collabs, Pittsburgh’s finest have shown the rest of the metal scene how it’s done
WORDS: YASMINE SUMMAN • PICTURES: JAKE OWENS
This year should have been Code Orange’s most successful to date - a new album, massive tours and high-profile festival spots. But with a certain worldwide lockdown falling on the cusp of Underneath’s release, cancelling all foreseeable tours and festivals, they had to act fast. In just two days, Code Orange completely reinvented how a metal band can operate. Frontman Jami Morgan and guitarist Reba Meyers tell us how they did it.
“WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT A NEW PLATFORM. WE DON’T SIT AROUND CRYING”
JAMI MORGAN
YOU RELEASED
UNDERNEATH
IN MARCH AND THEN LOCKDOWN HAPPENED. WHEN DID YOU GUYS REALISE THAT YOUR PLANS WERE SCREWED?