Kaine have been keeping the flame of heavy metal alive since 2009. Rooted in East Anglia’s thriving scene, the band blend Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, and thrash influences into a sound that’s fast, heavy, and defiantly DIY. Sixteen years on, they remain one of the UK’s most enduring heavy metal acts, with a catalogue that charts their resilience and evolution. In this interview with TheNwothm, Kaine reflect on their journey and share what’s next.
As part of our YouTube relaunch, our drummer, Liam, has done a playthrough of our song A Slave to the Grind for YouTube. A Slave to the Grind was our lead song from the most recent album; the music video was streamed over 46k times on YouTube, and the album, After Extinction, actually broke the top 100 in the official charts.
Our drummer, Liam Etheridge, covers Blood & Thunder by Mastodon on our latest YouTube upload! Blood & Thunder is a song from Mastodon's 2004 album, Leviathan.
We have been extremely busy these past few days. We were in rehearsals on Thursday night at Gallow Wood Media in preparation for Saturday. Friday daytime, we were recording our new album, and then on Saturday, we were performing live at Cozfest.
We’re all Black Sabbath fans, so we really want to be able to do this. As I said when Ozzy had passed, one of my dreams was to play a gig supporting Black Sabbath, and while that dream will never come to fruition now, just being able to pay tribute to Ozzy and the original Black Sabbath in this way it’s a huge honour for me and the guys.
Next up was Judas Priest, and wow, what a performance, what a set, what a night. If I hadn’t already been overloaded by how good Phil Campbell and Alice Cooper were, Judas Priest were exceptional, and it finished off what was essentially a night of Hard Rock & Heavy Metal heaven for me. Getting to hear so much from Painkiller live was a real blessing, being Priest's heaviest album, it is a personal favourite of mine. I was also surprised by the inclusion of Solar Angels, which was also performed expertly live by the band.
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