They were doing just fine before Megadeth invited them to tour on this year's Gigantour. Actually, Job For a Cowboy were initially reluctant to even accept the gig since they had received a hostile crowd reaction earlier when they played Europe with Megadeth, but something pushed them forward, even though they knew they would be the heaviest band on the bill. Now, they're glad they did.
In the end, Gigantour worked out well for Job For a Cowboy. They proved they could hold their own with more established acts, sold lots of merch and won over some new fans searching for louder music than that forged by Megadeth, In Flames and Children of Bodom. And now, the Glendale, Arizona deathcore band turned death metal concept rockers are preparing for whatever lies ahead.
Interestingly, they're not gunning to take over the death metal world, they just want a small piece of it. They're not striving for gold records, tours with Metallica and a line of Job For a Cowboy action figures. They'd rather sell fewer records and retain their underground cred. At least, that's what singer Jonny Davy says in our exclusive podcast interview.
One of the two original members still in the band (along with guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju), Davy is a fierce growler and a commanding onstage presence. Behind the scenes, he's a little quieter and more laid back. For the past couple weeks he's been decompressing from months of touring by doing... absolutely nothing. For a while that was cool, but now he's totally bored and can't wait to return to the road, which Job For a Cowboy will do June 13 when they fly to England to play European festivals including Donnington, and tour clubs with Throwdown.
In our exclusive podcast interview, Davy candidly addresses his upbringing as a bastard son, how he discovered extreme metal and the birth of the band. He also discusses Job's evolution from deathcore to death metal, the band's plans for the next album, conspiracy theories and his support for illicit music downloading.
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