Interview: Cherry Duesbury (Vocals) of Defences

Following millions of streams across their catalogue of releases, many UK tours with multiple sell-out headline shows, and numerous festival appearances including Download, Takedown, Turbulence and Burn It Down, Defences, the alternative metal band, are back with their brand-new album, ‘Shadowlight’. Due for release on November 8th, 2024, via Long Branch Records. One listen to Shadowlight and it becomes abundantly clear that Defences are thinking a bit differently on this album. Not when it comes to huge alternative anthems of course, that’s what they do after all, but rather the layers that make this more than just another catchy modern metal album. Notably, a cinematic edge that gives a lot of the tracks a more powerful vibe and showcase a more ambitious approach from Defences. You can read our full review of ‘Shadowlight’ here: https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-defences-shadowlight-long-branch-records/ We spoke to vocalist Cherry Duesbury about the new record, delving into the concept around shadow and light. As well as discussing the unique challenges around this record, Cherry pushing herself to new limits, what it says about Defences, their ever-growing appeal to a wide listener base, and so much more. Find out more here: https://www.defencesofficial.com/ Website: https://gbhbl.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/gbhbl Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Twitter: https://twitter.com/GBHBL_Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhbl/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@gbhbl TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gbhbl Contact: [email protected] Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gbhbl Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5A4toGR0qap5zfoR4cIIBo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-gbhbl-podcasts/id1350465865 Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSpZ6roX36WaFWwQ73Cbbg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexedriffsstudio