December 2016
Steel Notes Magazine
getting this vibe ???
RW:
I went back to my roots for this band ... 90's esc with
roots in metal ... And biggest influence in Mora Tau is
Led Zepp & Pavement ... I am in a strange tuning that
I'm not going into cuz no one cares about that stuff
except guitar nerds ...
But that tuning creates a different sound.
MBW:
... and Bowhead feels like a private army ... a stronger
aggression ... can you tell us more about this band
and what it's all about ... where your sound originates
and how things roll ???
RW:
Black Sabbath is to blame
... Ha ha ... Helmet, Tool ...
Our drummer, Gerry White,
& Calum Mackenzie, our
bassist, come up with these
heavy rhythm based riffs
that they structure into songs
... They bring them to the
rehearsal space and we hash it
out ... Davey Gunner, our singer, adds in his dark & twisted
lyrics and we are off and running like a wild pack of dogs ...
This band is tough with serious
well seasoned veteran players
... Gerry is the best drummer I
have ever played with ... We just
added a new guitarist, Joe Vincent, who has