Frontman Johnny Wore Black explains the difference between being a stuntman and a musician:
Being a stuntman by day and a rock musician by night allows you to be in two different headspaces which is why it works. Stunt work is very physical, the days can be long and hard, and then switching to the music allows me to transcend from the physical to the creative. When I’m working on a film it can literally mean playing with fire, being knee deep in mud, riding a horse or falling off one! Whatever the role, I’m playing the part of someone else. The music allows me to explore a different side to myself.
It can be difficult as I’m often away for weeks at a time working on film and If I’m about to release a track I’m running back to the hotel at the end of the day to listen to the latest mix, or trying to find the time to record vocals can be a challenge, sometimes there’s just no time to sleep! I’m currently working with an array of musical talent including David Ellefson, Loretta Heywood, Sara Renar, David Bottrill so I’m not complaining!
Working on a horror movie would be a lot of fun, although I have recently played a zombie! So, there’s a lot of blood and gore, but it’s a form of escapism and allows you to do things that in normal life you couldn’t get away with. With filmmaking in general there’s a lot of planning involved to get the right shots, the right light, especially in horror and action movies. You can spend hours and hours in make up, prosthetics and costume getting prepared for a scene, rehearse sequences over and over again so everyone knows what’s going on… Stunt performers need to have a high level of skill in martial arts, driving any kind of vehicle, horses, using swords, etc… But when there’s weapons or extreme screen violence involved, you need to know exactly what’s going on as things can go wrong. It’s very rare but it does happen sometimes.