Quench Music talk Buckingham Palace, Barack Obama and opening the show with alt-rockers Beartooth

So, Beartooth, coming from an alternative background, how would you describe yourself to people who havenÔÇÖt heard you before?

Taylor: Fast and loud.

Caleb: Were like a mixture of Pantera and The Beatles. Im just kidding, were nothing like that. I dont know really. Were loud, intense

Taylor: Fast and loud like Motorhead. Soft and nice like James Taylor.

Caleb: Yes! Perfect, thatÔÇÖs cool.

With that in mind, compared to the other bands on the Kerrang! Tour, how are you fitting in? Is everyone getting on?

Caleb: Yeah, itÔÇÖs cool, everyone on the tour is nice. I mean, itÔÇÖs like us and Bury Tomorrow, theyÔÇÖre the only other band thatÔÇÖs similar to us, so, itÔÇÖs definitely been a more interesting tour than weÔÇÖre used to doing. Obviously, we usually do tours with bands that are all heavy, or metal bands. But the headliner and the direct support, and I guess the band under them on this tour, theyÔÇÖre all pop bands. So certain nights it can make it a little more interesting to fit into that gap but itÔÇÖs still cool.

Are the crowd still quite receptive to what youÔÇÖre doing or is it a bit more difficult, a bit of a challenge for you?

Caleb: ItÔÇÖs been different day to day.

Taylor: You can definitely tell who is here to see which bands.

Caleb: ThatÔÇÖs for sure!

Being first on then, surely that makes it a bit of a tough gig!?

Taylor: I love playing first man!

Caleb: Yeah, you play a really good slot, you get to hang out all day, its nice.

Have some fun?

Kam: Hell yeah!

Taylor: I feel like when you play first you set the tone for the rest of the bands

Caleb: So when we go up there and blow it, they have no pressure whatsoever on them! TheyÔÇÖre gonna look awesome!

Is the Kerrang! Tour something youÔÇÖve always wanted to do? Was it a big aspiration when you started out? For a lot of bands itÔÇÖs quite a milestone!

Caleb: To be completely honest, I didnÔÇÖt even really know what this tour was until like this year, well obviously not this year, I mean like 2014. ItÔÇÖs definitely cool that we can be a part of it, it seems like itÔÇÖs definitely something that has made a staple in the UK.

Kam: Id never heard of it before we got it booked

Yeah, I guess the kids who come to this tour go every year no matter who plays, itÔÇÖs kind of a rite of passage.

Caleb: Yeah, IÔÇÖve actually been asked that a lot in interviews, people say like ÔÇ£how does this compare to Warped Tour?ÔÇØ And in my mind IÔÇÖm like, dude, theyÔÇÖre not even close to each other! But I guess it does make a little more sense in that regard that kids come out every year to enjoy the show.

Are there any other places that you havenÔÇÖt played and would like to?

Caleb: The White House. Buckingham Palace.

Kam: I really wanna play Buckingham Palace!

Taylor: The Roots always play anything that Barack Obama does. I wanna be that band! ItÔÇÖd be like ÔÇ£play me out boys!ÔÇØ and then heÔÇÖd just walk down the White House red carpet and jam.

Caleb: I just wanna play a show and then hang out with the Queen and just kick it. Have some tea.

So, youÔÇÖve recently been part of the Pierce The Veil/Sleeping With Sirens World Tour. How was that?

Taylor: We were on the first leg of that tour, it was the last thing we did before this.

Caleb: It was great.

Kam: TheyÔÇÖre the best people IÔÇÖve toured with in my life.

Caleb: TheyÔÇÖre just so rad.

When are you back in the UK after this?

Caleb: Ohhh, can we say that? IÔÇÖll say this, itÔÇÖs definitely this year.

Taylor: I mean, itÔÇÖs getting announced in a few days, like on the first day we go back to the States.

Kam: WeÔÇÖre doing Slam Dunk and a headliner around that time.

Taylor: WeÔÇÖll be out with a couple of other bands, one of them is from the UK. ItÔÇÖs gonna be crazy.

Caleb: TheyÔÇÖre a couple of big rockers!

A lot of bigger bands have taken you out on the road and now youÔÇÖre in a position to be taking bands out yourselves. How does it feel to be able to take out bands that you like and give them the same sort of support that youÔÇÖve had as an up-and-coming band?

Caleb: ItÔÇÖs cool, obviously…

Kam: ItÔÇÖs cool to be able to pick people that youÔÇÖre friends with and build a tour around that rather than be out on tour with a bunch of people you donÔÇÖt know.

Caleb: Yeah, you never have to worry about touring with a band you donÔÇÖt like or people that you donÔÇÖt know. ItÔÇÖs more about just having a good time and thereÔÇÖs a lot more comradery, com-rockery!

Taylor: ItÔÇÖll be our third headliner weÔÇÖve got coming up I think but with every headliner weÔÇÖve done, we donÔÇÖt pick bands and think weÔÇÖll take these guys out to get them fans! WeÔÇÖre just like theyÔÇÖre our buds so letÔÇÖs party!

YouÔÇÖre known for your lyrics being quite honest and quite inspirational; was it always the intention to be one of these bands that goes out as a voice for others?

Caleb: It was actually the opposite on what I was planning on doing. There was never like, I wanna be this staple band of ÔÇ£ah man, these lyrics changed my lifeÔÇØ or like this is an anthem for us as a listener. I was kind of writing lyrics for myself, to get my head on straight in a lot of aspects in my life and I think that because I was kind of writing for myself, hopefully, that because I was being honest with myself that people can attach to that a lot easier than they would be able to attach to a band that is bullshitting their lyrics into some cheesy song for the people. Hopefully it comes across as a natural thing.