Diary of ‘Danger’ from Wolfsbane
Written by Steve Danger
Friday, 02 December 2011 05:00
We recently put a call out for bands to write some content for us over on our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/uberrock/), and lo and behold who should pop up offering their literary talents but none other than Steve Danger the legendary sticksman for Brit metallers Wolfsbane? A few swift messages later and we got what follows – his ongoing diaries for the band’s current UK tour, the one where they are looking to save the world, and boy does it need saving.
Birmingham Madhouse 23rd Nov
The day before the tour. This is a special day for us as we are all actually going to be together in the same room at the same time, and it’s the day before the tour starts. Carrying on the long-standing Wolfsbane tradition of never knowingly over rehearsed.
I was ½ hour late getting there loaded my drums in and was unpacking them when Jeff said “have you heard Blaze isn’t coming” I wasn’t best pleased at that news!!!!
Anyhow enough of this bollocks we rehearsed, Blaze turned up about 6 went again about 6:45pm. A typical start to a Wolfsbane tour.
Sheffield Academy 24th Nov
Met the crew Brian the splitter driver, Stix drum tech, jump in the van piss stop Brian collars all the Levi Roots pasties (These are the new rock ‘n’ roll food of the road) Ginsters need to step up their game!!!
Sheffield – met Dunc put the shit up on stage did a decent sound check. I went out shopping for a tux jacket. At this present time were sitting in the dressing room destroying the rider……….
Well that gig went really well, there were quite a few unique renditions of some of our songs, versions that will never be played again.
It was a really good 1st gig of the tour…
Roll round to the hotel for the usual late night “drink,drugs,hookers and animals” fest. Gonna be a good tour I feel.
Newcastle Academy 25th Nov
Feeling slightly ropey after last night’s shenanigans got the Levi Roots pasties and onto Nooastle. Me poofy hands are in bits, got blisters on my blisters and for some stooped reason I couldn’t remember how one of our new songs went so I made a complete cock of myself. No change there then. Sitting in the dressing room not destroying the rider but trying to work out why I fucked up that song so badly….
So then Newcastle – love the crew, lovely sound girl. For my sins I’m a tour bus driver and I meet a lot of local crew over and over again, its always good……Right Nooastle shitheads lets fuckin ‘ave it, and they did. We give it to ’em good and proper. I managed to work out the bollox I was fucking up on it seems I’ve got to count to 6 at a certain point, being a sort of drummer I have worked out if I count 1,2 1,2,3,4 Fuckin genius I reckon……..I get to the place I need to be at. The crowd were well up for it. Disco load out means we had to fuck off quite early. Back to the hotel for rock ‘n’ roll stories where Stix trumped everyone by blurting out that his mate once thumped a nun.
Remember kids Nun punching and heroin keeps your skin taught.
The WOLFSBANE juggernaut rolls on the same old road stories. Dunc the guitar tech recons he’s shagged my Mom using a dog as a condom. He’s lying because it was my Dad. ‘Family Guy’ on the DVD and the van’s rocking is making me feel sick. I really must stop mixing wine with beer, cider, whiskey, tequila and Crunchies I’m feeling ill and its only day 3.
On to bonny Scotland ready for another night of madness, badness and animal sex.
Glasgow ABC 26th Nov
Get to the ABC. Skrillex have parked their bus directly outside – the bastards. Never mind load our shit into the gig, get on the sound check the local sound engineer is a top bloke and sorted our sound and lights. Off to the Variety bar for a couple of Guinness’s. Me mate Bert was there on one of the most mental motorbikes known to man. Watched him wheel spin off in the rain back to the gig. Time to man up pour ½ a bottle of old spice all over me. Old Spice for going on, Brut apres show.
Hot Steve helping me man up, various aftershaves on the floor.
A picture for the laydeeeez there on the right!!!!!
Glasgow was a mental show Blaze was carried about by the crowd we played a complete blinder the crowd were absolutely fucking mental, and a girl at the front right in the middle with fantastic boobs. What a fantastic night got back to the hotel more drink and there was an ex roadie for Venom staying there, cue a load more drinking. Off to Scousepool tomorrow…………
Liverpool Academy Sun 27th Nov
Was looking for the cock head statue on the motorway. Then Jeff pointed out it was the wrong motorway. I was a tad pissed off as Dunc (guitar tech) hadn’t seen it; I think it looks like him.
Got to the venue gear up sound check off to the pub. Usually I’d go to The Old Swan but was feeling lazy, Went to Ma Eggs instead. A few Guinness’ later and back to the venue.
Gig went great. Turns out that WOLFSBANE do touch people’s lives not just their Moms. Marcus Noon jacked his job to see us. That’s the power of the WOLFSBANE putting people on the Dole since 1984. All the right songs in all the right places. Blaze was off on one, love it when he gets real animated. Was a bit dark up on stage still fuckin’ great reaction.”
Day Off
Ahhhh…rest, recuperation. Well a few beers in Rugeley with my Rugeley crew. Then back to Tamworth for a few more.
Stix turned to me during the evening meal banter and said. “You truly are a terrible, evil man”, I thanked him for that compliment.
Then Brian piped up
“There was a period of about 4 minutes there in the van where you didn’t say the word cock”.
“Yeah I was asleep” I replied.
And on to Welsh Wales….To be continued.
You can also read these diaries on Wolfsbane’s official website, and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Danger and the guys for letting us reprint them here. See you at Hard Rock Hell guys!!! But will we get our very own diary entry? We’ll try….