A Life Outta Control With DAVID And MICHELLE From CRISPY DANGER

About this episode

Kris Peters interviews David Rex and Michelle Maxx from the band Crispy Danger about their unique sound and debut single.

Interview by Kris Peters Crispy Danger isn’t just another new band. Formed in Birmingham in 2025 at the Back to the Beginning Festival, and residing in Melbourne, Crispy Danger’s soul comes from a heavy metal heritage, yet their music combines riff driven rock with catchy pop sensibilities and hard hitting lyrics, carving out a genre unique to themselves. Fronted by brother/sister duo of David Rex - vocals, guitars and Michelle Maxx - bass, Crispy Danger is completed by Frankie Demuru on drums. With all three sharing a love of different musical genres the resulting sonic impact is confronting, eclectic and... fun. Their debut single Outta Control is a catchy blend of rock, metal, and dark wave, best described as “heavy metal disco”. The single features a killer bass groove, raspy spoken verses and catchy sung choruses all set to disco beats and hip-hop inspired rhythms, with Crispy Danger promising this is only the tip of the iceberg. HEAVY sat down with siblings David and Michelle to find out more. "It's it's an interesting track," David measured. "We went for something a little different sounding I think to a lot of bands, going for vocals that are almost spoken, almost rapped…

People in this episode

Host: Kris Peters

Guests: David Rex, Michelle Maxx

Topics covered

• music
• interview
• heavy metal
• rock
• pop
• new band
• debut single

Keywords

• Crispy Danger
• heavy metal disco
• Outta Control
• Birmingham
• Melbourne
• rock
• pop
• debut single

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crispy Danger

Books & works: Outta Control

Places: Birmingham, Melbourne

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