Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, the history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

The name 10 Plagues was originally for a project that I wanted to tout together back in 2008 but it never go off the ground for many reasons so the name never got used then I came across an old logo I made for it so I decided to revamp it and present to the guys and everyone thought it was cool and that’s how we became 10 Plagues.

We started writing and recording during the pandemic lockdown around March 2021, David (guitar) and I were neighbours and we began just writing music for fun and to pass the time because there wasn’t anything to do then Jamie (guitar) joined after I posted on Facebook looking for a second guitarist. 

We called up Krzysztof Klingbein to record the drums as he was at the time touring and recording for bands like Vader, Batushka and more recently Belphegor so we knew we need a drummer of the calibre to push the style of music we were after.

Then we asked Hubert Więcek who used to be in Decapitated to record the bass for the three singles we put out and then Josh Gibbs from Malevolent Creation recorded the fourth one but then after that, we had a series of people that came in and out of the band till we settle with the line up now.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

At the time yes but now we are in Brighton, Bournemouth, and Kingston

Everything happened pretty much by accident from meeting our current drummer at a bus stop to just literally recruiting people off of Facebook and word of mouth through friends.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

Probably people like Kiss, Dio, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Accept influenced me as a child but Slayer, Metallica, Venom etc… actually led me to want to be in bands and make music.

So I still hold those bands dear to my heart to this day.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

Since I was little music was all around me so it was only natural that I would become involved in music in one way shape or form.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

At the moment, Brian Adams, Lionel Richie, Boston and The Police.

Do you sing in the shower? 

Every time, twice a day.

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

The plan is to after we complete the series of shows we have booked we really want to just immerse ourselves in writing and recording and put out a release of some sort.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

Not at the moment but probably towards autumn we should have something.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

One of those Metal cruises or Hellfest/Wacken would be really cool to do.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

Probably Morbid Angel’s Stars Of Madness. I never get bored of it all the songs are gems.

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

I listen to so many types of music that would be impossible to say if anything it’s a guilty pleasure, even though I play Extreme Metal I’m not Metalhead by any stretch, I’m a musician and I’m a singer so if it’s good music I’m all over it.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

10 Plagues for sure would be playing and probably would look like one of the Hellfest’s lineups from the last few years, I mean they seem to put every band in the world at once but I guess it’d probably have all the great Metal bands of the present and past.

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

It was Kiss “Creatures Of The Night” but unfortunately I no longer have it in my possession… I haven’t owned any CDs or anything for a long time.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Thank you so much for all your support because we are truly humbled by how much support we have had and the best is yet to come. We promise you.

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

Just type in 10 Plagues on Bandcamp, Facebook, IG and YouTube and you will find us. We are the true 10 Plagues.

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there anything further that you would like to add?

Thanks for the opportunity we really appreciate it.

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