Comments on: Interview, Bill Steer, Firebird/Carcass

By: Interview> Bill Steer, Carcass « listentoheavymetal

Interview> Bill Steer, Carcass « listentoheavymetal — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:15:28 +0000

[...] A warm Thursday evening, standing outside The Lower Deck in Rathmines. It’s an unusual choice of venue but Beyonce had already booked the O2. We were there to see Firebird, the blues rock band fronted by Bill Steer, also of Carcass fame, Smok Smoczkiewicz on bass and Ludwig Witt on drums. A few cold pints added to the atmospheric buzz about the place, as a few more punters began to arrive. This is the opening show on the first Firebird tour in well over a year. Continued… [...]

By: DanSolo

DanSolo — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:47:33 +0000

Pity you didn’t push Bill on Carcass doing a date in Dublin now they’re back touring.

By: Paul Groome

Paul Groome — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:27:43 +0000

So yes, it seems that he’s joined Gentlemens Pistols full time. However, there’s a few Firebird dates booked for some of the summer festivals around Europe. So it doesn’t sound like he’s given Firebird the heave-ho anyway…

By: Paul Groome

Paul Groome — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:44:47 +0000

Yeah, I was reading about this just a few days ago! Im sort of surprised… They’re a good band but is this the end of Firebird? Is ‘Pistols his main gig now? So many unanswered questions! I shall endeavor to find out.

By: Soh

Soh — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:11:02 +0000

cheers for the interview paul.
It’s also interesting to read it now that’s been a while… to think he is currently playing with gentleman’s pistol (!)

By: PaulGroome

PaulGroome — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:17:04 +0000

Thanks Jon! Yeah, Im a BIG Carcass fan too. It was a major thing for me to meet Bill. He was really humble, a very friendly guy.

By: Jon K

Jon K — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:05:42 +0000

Nice interview, Paul. Firebird are decent but I’ll always jizz for Carcass!