By Jackie Coffin.
For Claire Hodgson, an invitation to join crust doom band, Roundup Weedkiller meant an opportunity to explore her offensive side.
“Caleb asked me if I wanted to try out for a witchy doom band,” said Hodgson.
“I was like fuck yes.”
The doom crust genre is somewhat different to what Hodgson has done in her musical career so far, but she said that was part of the appeal.
“Roundup Weedkiller is definitely a band that is discouraging of anything tame and in the box,” said Hodgson.
“It’s taken me out of my comfort zone and that’s always welcome,” she said.
Hodgson says the band started jamming in 2015, played their first live shows early 2016, with drummer Dee being responsible for most of the (offensive) material.
“Salty-boy Porks or Dee.”
“He writes guitar riffs and lyrics for the band,” said Hodgson.
“He’s a really sweet guy and a brilliant musician, and he has no limits whatsoever when it comes to being offensive,”
Lovers of the offensive, crust and doom alike, can catch the band as part of the Sonic Furnace – Extreme Mini Music Festival on June 3, at Babushka Leederville.
Hodgson says Roundup Weedkiller is excited to be part of the show.
“Heck yeah, there’s going to be a shit tonne of bands, including some great acts from down south,”
“It’s going to be fucking massive.”
Moving forward, Hodgson is to start writing lyrics for Dee’s new songs and says she’s well prepared to match the standard already set by the drummer.
“I have no issue with what’s going to happen next,” she laughed.
“As women we are constantly told to repress our anger, so something like this is the perfect chance to show how capable we are: break the mould so to speak.”
“It won’t even be hard,” said Hodgson.
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