When asked about his band's future, God God Dammit Dammit frontman/ lyricist Steve Pitkin response is as explosive as the group's music.
“We will probably be lying dead in a gutter, but we will have massive smiles on our faces.”
The ten-piece group has finished recording a new, full-length album that they're ready to unveil. 'Soul Dice' continues their style of relentless funk, soul and progressive rock. “This time we have actually released something... we are all very proud of,” Steve says.
"We are more focused, genre wise and style wise and we sort of know what we are trying to do with this release and I think we have done it extremely well... This has been the hardest and best album to record so far."
Set for release next month, the band will also indulge in an Adelaide show. The local group has built a core group of followers. “It's the pure energy I think we have as a band that makes people forget about the negative shit, and even political shit, and just focus on what's happening at that moment.
“It's all a blast in that one moment. I think the energy really pours off the stage and then it pours back onto us and it really becomes a crazy mess. The stage energy is something that we focus on and I think it comes to us naturally. To be honest we are excited to rock out hard for the next two years,” Steve says.
The band is comprised of ten musicians that have gathered from other bands in the local area. “At the time it was a jam worship kind of thing. A bit of fun. So when we were playing live it was sort of interactive with the crowd.
“I think our first performance; we were all quite drunk and smelly and wearing dresses, but that was seven years ago, so then we sort of focused on what these songs actually meant to us and they became something,” Steve says.
Making music and playing live seems to be an important release for the group who all have ordinary routines and day jobs.
This seems to be something that drives them to not only succeed but to share their struggles. “I think it is the community of our supporters. We could be having a horrible time, but as soon as a gig comes up the energy flows over and all the crap to do with life in general goes away.
“We are all slaving away working day-to-day jobs and I guess when the weekend hits and we have a gig, it's pretty damn special. It's not just the people on the stage, it's everybody singing along and getting sweaty and feeling the moment.
"Essentially the crowd is a part of the band in that sense,” Steve says.
'Soul Dice' is released 16 January. God God Dammit Dammit play The Gov (Adelaide) 16 January.
