An old Rock ’n ’Roll proverb says that musicians always have their best inspiration on tour. Since Nitrogods, a Rock trio from Hanover and Stuttgart that has travelled large parts of Europe since 2011, are more or less permanently on tour, they tend to come up with plenty of new ideas all the time. And so their latest (third) album release 'Roadkill BBQ' also has a tour story with a definite sense of black humour that would be impossible to invent: on their way back from a show in France, vocalist/bassist Oimel accidentally ran over a squirrel. Sad for the little rodent, good for the group’s scheduled next record. Because in answer to Oimel’s tongue-in-cheek question what to do next (quote: “Should I call an undertaker or what?”) drummer Klaus Sperling suggested a barbeque party in memory of the incident which ended so tragically for the squirrel. So the title 'Roadkill BBQ' had been born before the first song for the coming album was even written. All animal rights activists rest assured that the unfortunate squirrel was of course not barbequed!
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