BUCKCHERRY

Buckcherry came storming back this year with Hellbound, their ninth studio album – and one that marked them out as one of the finest trashy rock’n’roll bands around. This was the fifth time they’d worked with producer/songwriter Marti Frederiksen, and it elevated them to new heights, drawing from previous glories but also confirming that those belong in the past, as the band plot contemporary success. Frontman Josh Todd believes the future offers exciting opportunities.

How important was Marty Frederiksen as producer and co-writer to the way Hellbound turned out?

Vital. We work really well with him, and he brings out the best in us. We hadn’t worked with him since Confessions [2013] for various reasons, but I won’t do another album without him. Marti is the sixth member of Buckcherry.

Did the fact that the