Greeting Kerrang! with a beaming smile as he joins our call from a California beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Garrett Russell looks the picture of serenity. A contemplative deep-thinker, he’s clearly at ease with his surroundings, seemingly channelling the peace of his immediate environment throughout the course of a conversation which regularly veers into the realm of spirituality. It’s a pleasure to see him in such good spirits, because even though the Silent Planet frontman is speaking on the eve of the release of fifth album SUPERBLOOM, it’s not exactly been plain sailing for he and his bandmates in recent times. In November of last year, Silent Planet were involved in a terrible road accident. Travelling through a snowstorm in Wyoming, thei...
