Profile: D.G. (Rhythm Guitar)

Name: Dave Gibson

DOB: 08-08-78

Favourite Bands: IN FLAMES, DARK TRANQUILITY, ANATHEMA, SENTENCED, METALLICA (obviously), PANTERA, CANNIBAL CORPSE, CARCAS, PIN...

Musical influences: Jesper Stromblad & Bjorn Gelotte (IN FLAMES), Niklas Sundin (DARK TRANQUILITY), James Hetfield (METALLICA), Dime Bag Daryl (PANTERA)

Why CORRUPTED??? I was in Bruxelles (the pub in Harry St, not the city...) in February 2000, when Antony Weston asked me did I want to join *a* band... I said, yeah... It was the first band I was ever in, actually... Next day in the Underground Rehearsal studio, I had my "Aria" guitar in a mad, snakeskin-coloured hard case (too small, with the head of the guitar poking out the front!). Antony was there; Morgan the singer, and Emmet. That was the beginning. (Kevin joined later).

We jammed for a while; did a few covers (well... part of them!). It was only a three hour session, so while I was up paying the money the others had a discussion and asked me to come back next week. I said yeah... That's how it all started!

What do you do when you're not in the best metal band in Dublin? That's a good one... what *do* I do? Meet up with the lads in the band... They're who I hang out with... Go on the beer... go to parties. *Talk* about the band (laughs)... Of course work fits in there somewhere between all of that.

Five years from now, where will you be...?? Hopefully, on tour with the likes of PANTERA...

So, what's it like to be up there when the crowd is leppin' mad...?? That's one I actually wanted to ask other bands... It's like a dream.. You're up there concentrating so much on not fucking up that you can't really see much of the crowd... You're trying to see the other guys as we all try to stay in the same place in the song... Until we all get radio mikes, you're also trying to make sure no-one steps on your lead...!

First gig... Where and what was it like...??? The Gasworks, 26th September, 2000... Nerve-wracking, because I think we found out about it on the Sunday we were rehearsing, and the gig was on the following Thursday. We didn't have time to get a proper set list together. I was the only guitarist and people tend to look at the guitarist the most, after the lead singer. We didn't have the harmonies going on "Devil's Breath"... The good thing was, most of the crowd were there to see us, cos we'd told EVERYBODY we knew... The other bands weren't too impressed though, cos once we'd finished we went upstairs to have a pint and the crowd (our friends) left with us...!!

Fame and fortune. What'll you do with them??? I'd like to set up a rock bar in Dublin... The only two we have have shit beer...!!! Also like to start up some sort of metal label, concentrating on young, unsigned bands, cos it's next to impossible to get signed in this country.

Your gem of wisdom for the young bands following in your footsteps... Less fashion, more fucking music... *no* fishnet.