Wargasm: “We love being validated by all the nu-metal daddies”
nme.comWargasm have spoken to NME about receiving praise from their nu-metal heroes, as well as the shifting face of metal and what to expect from their upcoming ‘Explicit’ mixtape and debut album.After being one of the first bands to play the Download Pilot in 2021 – a scaled-back COVID test event that celebrated the best and brightest in UK talent – the band revelled in how much their nu-metal swagger met with a punk attitude upset some of the festival regulars. “Understandably so,” said singer Milkie Way, whose mantra is “don’t be bitter, just be better”.This year, at the first full-scale Download for three years, the band opened the main stage on the Sunday. “I was terrified,” Way told NME shortly after coming offstage. “I was nearly throwing up all morning.
I don’t get scared before a lot of shows but that was very scary.”The band also opened with a song that no one had ever heard before, and that they themselves had never performed live before. “I do love it though, so that grounded me,” added Way.In the past few months, the band have been invited to join support Limp Bizkit – as well as joining them on-stage multiple times – while KoRn’s Jonathon Davis called them his new favourite band. “I love being validated by all the nu-metal daddies,” said Way. “Mike Shinoda, you’re next.”However, the band argued that Wargasm aren’t here to appease the older crowd. “We might take influence from a lot of dated sounds, but we’re mashing them together in a way that you perhaps haven’t heard before, explained the band’s Sam Matlock.Way added: “It can be chaotic at times,.
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