Spit Like This are ready to rock your world at the Chaos Festival on Saturday. Left to right are Vile Gilez, Vikki Spit, Lord Zion and Rob Riot. - (0985610)

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‘I would give my right **** to live there’ – yep, singer Lord Zion, of UK glam punk metal band Spit Like This, is looking forward to coming to Guernsey next weekend.

The band is taking to the Greenman stage at the Chaos Festival on Saturday at 9pm.

Known for their theatrical performances, shows often include fake blood, severed mannequin heads and whips. Guernsey can expect to be entertained.

‘A lot of what we do is tongue-in-cheek,’ said Lord Zion. ‘Some people may be shocked, but only if they lead very sheltered lives.’ The band was formed in London in 2002 by Lord Zion and Vikki Spit: he had the notion of the perfect rock ’n’ roll band, and she had the bass guitar. Following a couple of changes, the current line-up is Lord Zion on vocals, Vikki Spit on bass, Vile Gilez on drums and newest member Rob Riot, who joined this year, on guitar.

‘Rob’s playing is tighter than our previous guitar player, so we sound much more like the intended sound Vikki and I established in 2002,’ said Lord Zion.

‘His addition has given us the opportunity to tune down a bit to D – this has given us a heavier and more aggressive sound, which is much more in keeping with how we perform live.’

The band released four EPs and one compilation CD before releasing their debut LP, We Won’t Hurt You (But We Won’t Go Away) in 2008.

Before its release, the album hit number seven on the hmv.com pre-order chart, and once released entered their new release chart at 29.

They are soon to enter the studio to record We Won’t Hurt You’s follow-up with Grammy-nominated producer Chris Tsangarides.

And having previously worked with rock royalty Ozzy Osbourne, Lord Zion is sure he is the right man for the job.

‘I am really excited about the prospect of finally recording the definitive Spit Like This sound,’ he said.

‘We’ve done several recordings and never quite nailed it.

‘I know Chris will and if he can handle Ozzy, he can sure handle us.’

As well as being voted number eight in the Kerrang! Readers poll of best unsigned bands prior to being signed, Spit Like This have filled support slots for Wednesday 13, LA Guns Fozzy and Towers of London.

Yet more notable slots was their 2007 performance supporting The Misfits and the festival appearance at Hard Rock Hell, where they were the only unsigned band on the main stage, opening for Twisted Sister.

Their appearance at Chaos follows an Ibiza trip, where they performed at the Hard Rock Hell Road Trip.

‘Sharing the stage with legendary acts can be sometimes good and sometimes bad,’ said Lord Zion.

‘We’ve played with a lot of people I have grown up listening to, and although that is very cool, it is often very disappointing when they turn out to be idiots.

‘Several bands have been incredible though, including The Misfits, who went above and beyond to make us feel welcome.

‘We’ll be sharing a festival stage with more legends in August, including my all-time favourite band, Motley Crue, so it will be interesting to see what category they fall into.’

You’d think playing across the globe at prestigious rock festivals would mean that Spit Like This are not that excited about coming to our little rock – but you’d be wrong.

‘I have been to Guernsey 15 times before,’ said Lord Zion.

‘My parents always used to drag me there during my youth. I say dragged because, to a young person, Guernsey is not the most exciting place on earth.

‘Then something happened once I stopped going yearly – I started to miss it.

‘So much so that I stole a bunch of money and got a boat over just before my 21st birthday.

‘More recently, in May, Vikki and I had a one day whistlestop visit so I could show her some of the sights that were part of my childhood – now I would give my right to live there – I love it and I am really looking forward to coming over again.’

They drive a hearse, cite a couple of influences as The Rocky Horror Show and Quentin Tarantino and work with song/Ep titles such as Sleaze Sells… But Who’s Buying and The Pop Shot – let’s face it, Spit Like This are going to be well worth seeing at next weekend’s Chaos.

l Spit Like This will perform on the Greenman Stage, 9pm, next Saturday.