As Lostprophets make their long-awaited comeback, the band tell Gavin Allen that their critics just don’t “get” their Welsh sense of humour…. “a bunch of idiots singing about standing on a rooftop,” says Lostprophets’ blunt-speaking lead guitarist Lee Gaze, invoking the chorus of one of their biggest hits.
“I think we are the most misunderstood band in the world.” Ahead of the release of their fourth album, The Betrayed, the Pontypridd rockers are sitting in a rehearsal room in Cardiff discussing a track-by-track review that appeared in Metal Hammer magazine. The reviewer’s conclusion, very reluctantly, was that the album was good, but his disdain for the band was also clear. “Metal Hammer is not the type of magazine we are looking to for good reviews,” says guitarist Mike Lewis. What magazines would they like to be in? The boys chip in cheeky answers one by one; “Attitude”, “Club”, “Razzle”. The Betrayed, out on January 18, has been three problem-hit years in the making. With its predecessor Liberation Transmission proving such a big hit, the band had hoped to produce a quick follow-up. [ read more ]

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