Leah Massey (Pest Control)

This week on HardLore features special guest Leah Massey, vocalist of the United Kingdom's absolute best and brightest new band: PEST CONTROL. The crossover band inspired by classics such as Anthrax and Suicidal Tendencies also draws from some of HardLore's cult favorites like the Crumbsuckers, and Leah walks us through her journey from young emo kid, to discovering hardcore in Leeds' vibrant hardcore scene, to taking the natural next step to singing for multiple bands. ...Now she's on the cover of Kerrang, they've played Outbreak Fest multiple times, and Metal Hammer called Pest Control "The UK's most exciting new band." We're proud to welcome Leah to the show to tell her story in this fantastic conversation. Join the HardLore Patreon to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com join the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW LEAH: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/masterkilleah/ FOLLOW PEST CONTROL: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/pestcontrolthrash/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/pestcontrolthrash FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:53 - Introduction 00:03:40 - Cover of Kerrang 00:09:33 - Growing up in Leeds and discovering Hardcore 00:11:30 - Expansive knowledge of Lyrics 00:13:52 - From metalcore, to emo, to hardcore 00:18:52 - Grandma Helen and her... Tank? 00:21:09 - Then and Now with Hardcore in Leeds 00:26:31 - Band Before Pest Control 00:28:04 - Haters 00:30:28 - Reality TV Shows 00:36:06 - Pest Control 00:37:57 - Created during the pandemic 00:40:50 - Putting the Demo Together 00:43:17 - Guitar influences 00:45:54 - Starting to Tour 00:48:16 - Touring in the mainland and the UK 00:50:10 - Tales from Tour 00:52:39 - Writing after the demo 00:56:14 - First LP and Outbreak Fest 00:58:58 - Playing Outbreak again 01:03:28 - Touring the United States 01:05:13 - Pardon This Interuption 01:08:04 - Bingo grand prize 01:11:44 - Being in a childrens game show 01:15:46 - Year of the Pest 01:18:10 - What does P in PMC stand for? 01:24:03 - Upcoming tour with Harms Way 01:27:07 - Smallest City Played 01:29:31 - Pub Visits 01:30:35 - Favorite Pest Control Tour Ever 01:33:30 - How Many Sams do you know 01:34:27 - Expectations and Plans for pest Control 01:36:25 - Top 4 Hardcore Records 01:38:34 - Do you Believe In Ghosts? 01:45:58 - Difference between foods 01:48:10 - Homeland food or mainland food? 01:49:22 - Food in America 01:51:01 - Pest Controls Favorite Fast Food 01:52:21 - A big pet peeve 01:54:03 - Who Do You Do? 01:57:38 - Closing Remarks   HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster Energy Edited by Steven Grise • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes. Join the HARDLORE DISCORD for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes. FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLE FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER   For sponsorship opportunities, email us! [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.