Metal To The Masses 2021 Interviews: That Which Ate The Moon (Interview By Matt Bladen)

Interview with That Which Ate The Moon by Matt Bladen

MoM: Give us an introduction to the band for anyone that doesn't know you. Band name, members, style etc?

That Which Ate The Moon: We are That Which Ate The Moon (Made up of Alex, Lewis, Teagan & Ben). We play a mixture of stoner metal with influences from heavy and psychedelic rock and some modern hardcore. We’ve played both headline and support shows in Newport, Cardiff, Swansea and Pontypool and have plans to start playing further again as soon as possible.

MoM: Elephant in the room. How have you coped with the pandemic? What have you been up too?

That Which Ate The Moon: The lockdowns have allowed us all to spend time with our families, working and also at university. We've also spent lots of time writing new music and perfecting our older songs that we are soon to record. Recently we’ve been rehearsing a lot getting everything as tight as possible ready for shows.

MoM: What experience have you had with Bloodstock/M2TM in the past?

That Which Ate The Moon: For most of us, playing M2TM is going to be a brand new experience and we are all really excited to play it. Alex’s past experience with M2TM has been overwhelmingly positive. It creates a huge opportunity for smaller artists from all over the UK to showcase their music in front of hundreds of potential new fans. We all believe it can really help push a band through the barrier of just being a small local artist.

MoM: How are you feeling entering this slightly restructured M2TM format?

That Which Ate The Moon: We’re really excited to play our first gig back at the M2TM show. Post-COVID gigging is going to be full of challenges whether it be social distancing or people who don’t feel comfortable coming back out to shows as normal yet but we are ready to embrace all the changes and are grateful that we’re finally coming back.

MoM: What would it mean to play Bloodstock? Would it be more significant doing so this year, after everything that's happened with live music?

That Which Ate The Moon: After having not played for so long, to return to the live scene with M2TM and possibly even a slot at Bloodstock would be massive for us. It would be so much more significant for us to play this year as being part of the first wave of bands to be back after the pandemic would be something very special.

MoM: Give us a three word rundown of what to expect in your performance?

That Which Ate The Moon: GROOVY HEAVY RIFFS

Final Thought: Equally groove driven and outright nasty, they could devour the competition