Bilmuri

Johnny Franck of Bilmuri joins SPIN Magazine’s Lipps Service with Scott Lipps for a deep dive into the rise of one of heavy music’s most genre-defying projects. Johnny discusses growing up in Ohio’s metalcore scene, early influences like AC/DC and Led Zeppelin, the rise of Attack Attack!, creating Bilmuri as a personal creative outlet, blending country music with heavy music, touring with Sleep Token and Bad Omens, signing with Columbia Records, and the massive success of tracks like “Better Hell” and “Always Let You Down.” Johnny also opens up about authenticity, internet culture, producing other bands, bizarre video concepts, dream collaborators including Tyler Hubbard and BABYMETAL, and shares his Top 5 metal bands and underrated rock artists. Interview by Scott Lipps. 00:00:24 on Nashville 02:16 on growing up in Ohio and the metalcore scene 03:36 on early life 05:12 on AC/DC, Led Zeppelin 08:10 on Ohio’s thriving metal scene 10:03 strangest show ever played 11:32 on the genre bending that’s Bilmuri 12:20 on Attack Attack! 16:19 on needing a personal outlet during Attack Attack! 18:26 on producing other bands 19:08 on the birth of Bilmuri 21:03 where the name Bilmuri comes from 24:08 on “country-core” 24:57 on his love for country music 26:56 on Gabi Rose 28:43 on Sleep Token 30:17 on signing to a major label 34:00 on authenticity 35:00 on the “Better Hell” video 38:51 on Bilmuri’s massive body of work 40:30 on the songwriting process 41:55 on pressure after AMERICAN MOTOR SPORTS 43:44 the story behind “More Than Hate” 47:32 on the guitar solo contest 50:15 on “Always Let You Down” 51:00 on Bad Omens & A Day To Remember 53:00 on chaotic song titles 54:00 on weird video concepts 56:38 Jeremy McKinnon’s reaction to the video 58:55 on reading YouTube comments 59:40 on touring 1:02:11 dream collaborators 1:02:55 Top 5 metal bands 1:07:43 Top 5 underrated rock bands Subscribe for more interviews with the biggest names in music. #Bilmuri #JohnnyFranck #SleepToken #BadOmens #AttackAttack #Metalcore #CountryCore #ADayToRemember #JeremyMcKinnon #BringMeTheHorizon #Metallica #SPIN #LippsService Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices