Feature / One Question Interviews
Old Wounds

Words: Loren • December 24, 2013

Old Wounds
Old Wounds

Brandon Gallagher (Old Wounds)

SPB: Are trucker bombs allowed in the van? Have any stories?

Gallagher: At first, I had no idea what a trucker bomb was, so immediately I went to urban dictionary and found out that it simply means "pee bottle." I honestly don't think I could of gotten asked a better question, so here it goes. First and foremost, Old Wounds does not keep our van clean. Most of the time it's because of sheer laziness and just not wanting to get rid of our bottles. Towards the end of the tour we had completely killed our case of water, so there was a plethora of empty water bottles laying around. Not only that but there were even trickier bottles such as Mango Kombucha, Lemon Lime Gatorade, hell even some opaque bottles. It got to the point where, I kid you not, there must of been 10 pee bottles scattered throughout the van. We had unfortunately came up with a sick game—and I don't mean sick as in, like, "Woah, sick bike!"—where it was basically “Who's going to drink the first pee bottle?” Zak, the guitarist of Old Wounds, usually sleeps in the van to keep it safe, so one night I'm guessing he woke up and was like, "Boy am I thirsty.” [He] grabbed the closest water bottle and took a swig...

Let's just say when you drink a lot of water, your pee is pretty clear, and poor old Zak doesn't have the best eyesight without his glasses on. It was very unfortunate. Moral of the story? If you ever find yourself in our van, examine every bottle you find before you think it's a good idea to drink it, because chances are it's pee.

Loren • December 24, 2013

Old Wounds
Old Wounds

Related features

Mike Huguenor

One Question Interviews / What's That Noise? • July 8, 2025

Mike Huguenor Tell us about the primary guitars you used making Surfing the Web with the Alien? Read more

Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (July 2025)

Music • July 6, 2025

We're halfway through the year: when did that happen?! Luckily for you, SPB is on hand to share the music we've enjoyed most in 2025 thus far. Read on to hear about the records that have made our top list for this year as it stands, and also some bonus … Read more

Shane Herrell: A Tribute

Music • July 6, 2025

Shane Herrell: Rest In Power(pop) (1980-2025) The Rocker I try to live my life with as few regrets as possible. Sadly I never got the chance to hear my friend Shane Herrell karaoke Thin Lizzy’s "The Rocker." As a singing bass player we don’t have enough heroes. It might just … Read more

Unseemlier

One Question Interviews • June 27, 2025

Mike Assatly (Unseemlier - guitar/vocals) SPB: Do you have a preferred model of van for touring? Assatly: Chevy G-20 Gladiator! It was my first van, I got it from my uncle with 115,000 on it. He got rid of it for a new van because it was "old" and would … Read more

Dollar Store

One Question Interviews • June 26, 2025

Dave Slaverave (Dollar Store - bass) SPB: This band hits a lot of styles, all kind of overlapping at the same time. How hard was it to find “your sound” when bringing these influences together? Slaverave: Not very hard at all actually. We're all old-ass adults who've soaked in a … Read more

Related news

Old Wounds on the road to Fest 14

Posted in Tours on October 26, 2015

Related reviews

Old Wounds

From Where We Came is Where We'll Rest
Glory Kid (2013)

New Jersey's Old Wounds come out of the gate bolting for the finish. After a handful of eps and a few choice covers the band finally releases their full length debut on the public. The band play a style of hardcore that combines the demonic, metallic thrust of Disembodied and the barely contained rage and guitar noise torture of Kiss … Read more

More from this section

Mike Huguenor

One Question Interviews / What's That Noise? • July 8, 2025

Mike Huguenor Tell us about the primary guitars you used making Surfing the Web with the Alien? Read more

Unseemlier

One Question Interviews • June 27, 2025

Mike Assatly (Unseemlier - guitar/vocals) SPB: Do you have a preferred model of van for touring? Assatly: Chevy G-20 Gladiator! It was my first van, I got it from my uncle with 115,000 on it. He got rid of it for a new van because it was "old" and would … Read more

Dollar Store

One Question Interviews • June 26, 2025

Dave Slaverave (Dollar Store - bass) SPB: This band hits a lot of styles, all kind of overlapping at the same time. How hard was it to find “your sound” when bringing these influences together? Slaverave: Not very hard at all actually. We're all old-ass adults who've soaked in a … Read more