In Profile: The Chuck Norris Experiment

 

Band Name: The Chuck Norris Experiment

Country: Sweden

Label: Ghost Highway Recordings / Savage Magic Records

 

 

1. Let's start at the beginning then. When did the band form?
We started exactly 20 years ago, back in 2004.

2. Who's in the band?
On lead guitar… (audience cheer).. Chuck The Ripper!!!
On another lead guitar… (audience cheer).. Chuck Daniels!!!
On drums… (audience cheer).. Chuck Buzz!!!
On vocals… (audience cheer).. Chuck Ransom!!!
On rhythm guitar… (audience cheer).. Chuck Rooster!!!
On bass… (audience walks away and gets more beer).. Chuck Dakota!!!

3. Were any of you in bands before?
Yes, I (Chuck Ransom) used to play guitar and sing in stoner action rockers RICKSHAW, together with Chuck Buzz. Now I also play bass in an instrumental rock’n’roll surf band called RIPTIDE RATS. Chuck Buzz is from the old metal scene in Gothenburg and have played drums in Cemetaryand Ceremonial Oath.

4. How would YOU describe your sound?
Action filled hard rock!

5. What are your musical influences?
We are from all over the spectrum of music. If I should list five bands that we definitely have been nicking ideas from it goes like this.
* Turbonegro
* Monster Magnet
* Gluecifer
* Queens Of The Stone Age
* Motörhead

6. What have been up to lately? any new stuff to delight our ears?
YES! Our 20-year anniversary album “20” will be released on June 27. On all digital platforms, vinyl, cassette and digital download. Check it out, anywhere!!

7. How about live dates? What have you been doing and what ya got planned for 2024?
2024 been kind of slow, we have been working on the album. But we have done some Swedish shows, and we will tour Spain for the first time ever in October! Looking forward to that.

8. Name something about yourselves that fans won't know
I love old country music. Can’t get enough. Not the new stadium stuff, but the old, dirty stuff.

9. What's the most embarrassing moment you've had?
Things might get weird when you are on the road, but not really embarrassing. If something like that happens, it is just usually fun and something to laugh about for a while.
We played a festival in Germany called Langeln Open Air last year, and in the middle of the set a fucking huge fly few straight down my throat in the middle of an Udo Dirkschneider scream. Ipuked straight out on that stage. Not so embarrassing for us, but yeah, it would be for Taylor Swift.

10. Do you have any superstitions? Any things you do before a show?
Nope. We would get annoyed if our pre-show whiskey bottle would be missing. But nothing else really.

11. Are there any musicians or bands you'd love to work with?
I love to work with almost any band or musician. It would be really cool to sit down and write some songs with Danko Jones, he seems like a cool one.

12. Any final thoughts?
Stay safe and be kind to each other kids!!
And always listen to The CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT.

Thanks for having me!

/ Chuck Ransom
www.chucknorrisexperiment.com
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