A few weeks ago we sat down with Pain Itself to discuss the rest of 2026, this is what they said...
1.What made you want to get into music?
It’s probably easier to answer how this band started. Dan (guitar/vox) had been writing and recording little hardcore demos for ages and we decided we’d get together and jam them out. Everything gelled really quickly and after our first show I think we all knew we had something kind of special here, so we just wanna keep playing as much as we can.
2.What are your plans for the rest of 2026?
Play a bunch more shows and hopefully get an EP tracked and released.
3.What has been the highlight of your career so far?
Well, we’ve only been a band for a few months but it might actually have been all the hype and love we got when we first announced our formation. It felt like there was a tonne of buzz around the local scene around us and that felt really nice for a band that’d only just made an Instagram!
4.Who are your inspirations?
Honestly, we take a lot of inspiration from all corners of heavy rock and metal. While we’re all into a lot of the same stuff we all come from different music scenes and backgrounds so I think that’ll start to spill into our music the more and more we write and play together. Having said that, people who’ve seen us have compared us to The Chariot, Every Time I Die and Letlive.
5.Tell us, who is your favourite upcoming band/artist you hope others check out.
This question is kind of funny because we’re actually all in other upcoming bands! So Buds., Maxwelltheband, Arid Wave, Eatboys, Not Without Punishment and Hypnotise would all be top of our lists.
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