“Country players don’t get as much credit as the prog guys. Shining a light on how cool country guitar can be was important to me”: Bilmuri are fusing metalcore and country using Strats, ‘fighter jet’ solos and tone tips from Sleep Token

Bilmuri.

Former Attack Attack! man Johnny Franck’s joyous rock project Bilmuri has exploded after the launch of last year’s ultra-polished, ultra-cool album American Motor Sports and tours with Sleep Token and Babymetal.

Franck left the band he founded in 2010, with Bilmuri originally intended as a country rock solo project. “My dad played in a bluegrass band when I was growing up; that's the world that I come from,” he says.