Oli, how did you end up recording with While She Sleeps?

Oli: "There has been some tension between our two bands for a while due to some personal stuff, and it just built up a bit to the point where neither band really knew why we were still being so hostile to one another, so we put it all to bed, and that was around the time they were working on the crowdfund campaign for their album. Hurricane was the first thing I’d heard from them since the first album, and it honestly blew me away how much they had progressed as a band. It got me really excited and I just wanted to help out in any way that I could. I offered them my home studio for some vocals as I knew they were doing it all themselves, and were up against it time-wise, and Mat [Welsh, guitar] asked me if I’d be interested in doing a guest on the album."

How much input did you have on writing Silence Speaks?

Oli: "For the part I sing on, I suggested a change in the structure. I made a quick sloppy edit on Logic as Loz’s lyric 'Where is your heart' gave me the inspiration for the lyric 'I think the silence speaks volumes', and I thought it would be cool to illustrate the line with an actual dead stop in the song. It felt a bit cheeky fucking with someone else’s song, but luckily the guys loved it so I cracked on with the rest of the lyrics for my part and Bob’s your uncle!"

What was your reaction when you heard the new While She Sleeps record?

Oli: "It really did blow me away, and I find it incredibly difficult to find anything in the heavy rock scene that excites me any more. I loved how they managed to balance the old school influences that made the metalcore/hardcore – whatever you wanna call it – so good in the first place, with something new and fresh, and accessible."