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Hey Bjorn! Hope life is treating you well! How do you deal with the age of quarantine in Belgium?
years ago, in February 2010, I booked Rise & Fall in Athens, Greece; undoubtedly one of the coolest shows that I’ve ever booked, with the band being on the peak of their career, 3 local bands that kicked ass (Endsight, I Want You Dead & Ruined Families) and AN Club being on fire on a Sunday night. After ups and downs, new bands forming and quitting etc., most of the R&F members are still involved in the scene, and 2 of them play in the brand new Belgian band called Chain Reaction, along with ex-Spirit Of Youth, Congress & Kingpin members! These old heads managed to release a 12” that drew the attention of the worldwide hardcore scene in the end of 2020. I had a nice talk with Bjorn about Chain Reaction, the Zotte Sfeer scene of the mid 00s and Belgian (not French!) fries. Sit comfortably and read!
I’m good my man. Hope you are too. Dealin’ with it the best I can, I guess. Basically working a lot, trying to get outside often enough to run, hike or grab a coffee somewhere. I try not to get caught up in the constant stream of information and the constant what ifs. Taking it day by day and hoping everyone keeps their head up until we get out of this mess. Chain Reaction is a kinda new band but you all are old heads being active in tons of other bands / cool stuff in the past? Who’s in the band? Give us a short CV of each member! It’s true that all of us have been around for a while now, so that means we’ve all done a bunch of bands too. I’m not going to bore you with every little detail and I honestly always try to keep the ex-members thing low key anyway, but here’s some insight. So, we’ve got Murph on drums. He used to sing in Spirit Of Youth in the
Pictures by Kevin Vankeirsbilck (@kevienpictures) www.instagram.com/chainreactionbelgium chainreactionbelgium.bandcamp.com
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