TRUCKER DIABLO Build on Epic Year by Winning Slot to Support Foo Fighters at Tennents Vital!

What a year it's been for the rising hard-rock band from Northern Ireland, Trucker Diablo! Hot on the heels of their ground-breaking performance at this years, Hammerfest, making their debut on the hit game ROCK BAND™ for X-box, unleashing a new video for the rocker, "Voodoo" starring the comedic talents of I AM Fighter, and having their hit raucous single "Drink Beer, Destroy" used as the official song for Relentless/Kerrang, Trucker Diablo has just been tapped to play the upcoming Tennents Vital, in support of the Foo Fighters and Black Keys. Taking the stage Tuesday, August 21st, the Big Truck will rip through their hard rocking debut, The Devil Rhythm, in support of the Foo Fighters and the Black Keys. After an exhaustive competition, Trucker Diablo was one of only two local bands asked to share the stage with the international headliners. All reports are that they boys blew the judges away with their high-octane performances of "Drink Beer, Destroy" and "Voodoo." But you don't have to wait until August to see this barn-busting band at a festival. Coming July 21st and 22nd, the Big Truck will also take the stage at the S.O.S. Festival in Radcliffe, Manchester, exposing their blistering hard rock to fans of such bands as the legendary Tygers of Pan Tang and Beholder. Trucker Diablo has been riding an intense wave of popularity since signing to Ripple Music, the California-based hard rock label late last year. The Devil Rhythm has earned widespread accolades, and lead-off single "Drink Beer, Destory" has been getting steady play on BBC Radio 1, Kerrang Radio, and Kerrang TV. The Devil Rhythm has been converting rock fans world-wide, with its cohesive, high energy tracks.   The Devil Rhythm is now available at the Ripple Music Store and world-wide through Clearspot International in Europe, Code 7 Distribution in the UK, and Nail Distribution in North America. And be sure to check out the hilarious, viral hit video for "Voodoo" TRUCKER DIABLO is:   Tom Harte - Guitar, Vocals Simon Haddock - Guitar, Vocals Glenn Harrison - Bass Terry Crawford - Drums RIPPLE MUSIC STORE

Great interview with Rising Star, Trucker Diablo from Culture Northern Ireland. Org

 

Who/what/where/when/why are Trucker Diablo?
We are Tom Harte on guitar and vocals, Simon Haddock on guitar and backing vocals, Glenn Harrison on bass guitar and Terry Crawford on drums. We are a Northern Irish hard rock band from the Craigavon area: Moira/Lurgan/Portadown. We started the band at the start of 2008. And why? When you have been playing music most of your life, it is hard to stop...

What does your name mean?
The name is a trucker handle. When truckers contact each other on the road, they use a handle. Something like Trucker: Diablo over and out.
Your song 'Drink Beer, Destroy' was recently picked up by Kerrang! Radio and TV in the UK and MTV Headbangers Ball in Australia, and is now available on the computer game Rock Band. How did that happen?

We contacted a couple of authoring houses for the game. One of them, Alt Strum Pro, loved the song 'Drink Beer, Destroy' (watch the video, produced by Redcap Productions, above), so we decided to partner with them.
After that the song still had to go through testing and an approval process before it could be released onto the game. Thankfully we didn't hit any bumps along the way, so now it is out there for everyone to play. When we heard the news, we were over the moon. It is an amazing achievement for us.





Was it a point in your career when you thought, 'Right, now we've made it'?
Nope. We haven’t got there yet. We have achieved some amazing things, though, things that other bands dream of, like playing the Download Festival. We are really grateful for that, but we are still working hard towards the day when we can say 'we've made it'. Until then though, we’ll keep on trucking.


Do any of you play Rock Band?
I'm more of a Guitar Hero man myself, but now that we're on Rock Band I'll definitely give it a go.
What's the one song you would most like to beat on the game that isn't your own?
Actually, I suck at these kind of games, so it would need to be something easy. 'Holy Diver' by Dio would be good.
If you had to be a video game character, which would you be?

Eddie Riggs – a roadie, modelled on Jack Black, transported into a fantasy world based on heavy metal album covers – from Brütal Legend. He rocks.

Do you have any tips for fans who are gearing up for a go at your song on Rock Band?
They should play together at parties to maximize skills. Oh, and they should go and tell everyone they know about it. That way we can get millions of downloads and I can say that 'We’ve made it'.

So, now that you have cracked the world of musical gaming, what's your next big goal?
We just want to increase the band's profile as much as we can over the next few months. We love playing, especially live, and we want to be able to do it full-time. This year we are really pushing to do a big tour. So I hope we get to do that. If we do, then see ya out there!