Admitting he has nowhere near the kind of cash he had when he was pounding the beat, Tompkins opens up about the hardships of life in a band in the latest issue of Metal Hammer.

He says: "I'm not lying when I say I've got £100 in my bank account right now. In the six years I've been doing this, I'm not anywhere near the wage that I used to be on when I was a copper."

Tompkins reveals the band's single Survival is about the difficulties bands face to break even and keep their heads above water in the industry. He adds: "It's been a massive struggle. A struggle for survival." Read more - here.

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