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Twiztid is invading Canada and we had a chance to talk with them before their conquest.

On March 24, the Detroit Hip Hop duo Twiztid is coming to London’s Roosevelt Room. With ten studio albums under their belt and no less than a dozen movies, the rappers promise to transform our city into a complete circus.

The Interrobang had a chance to sit down with Paul Methric, better known by his moniker Monoxide Child, to discuss touring Canada, meeting fans and turning Twiztid into what it is today.

After spending many years on Insane Clown Posse’s label, the group decided to leave Psychopathic Records in pursuit of their ultimate dream.

“[We had] the freedom of not having to get in a line… We became a full-time, every single day, five man army,” Methric said.

Taking the initiative to control their career seemed like a logical move. “We figured it was the best thing for Twiztid, to explore our freedoms and see where it takes us. Well here we are.”

After leaving Psychopathic Records the group launched their own label, Majik Ninja Entertainment, which just saw the release of their concept album The Darkness and a reimagining of their 2005 record Mutant (Vol. 2). The freedom of being their own driving force has let the band expand their horizons and take on adventures as The Darkness, Fright Fest and touring countries like Canada

This March will mark Twiztid’s fourth tour north of the border and they show no signs of slowing down. Methric remarked that coming from a jungle like Detroit, it’s hard to believe there are places like Canada.

“Everybody’s really nice [there], whether I’m walking into a grocery store, or a fast food restaurant, there’s a particular sense of sincerity there and I think that’s what really draws us back.”

After breaking out of Detroit, Methric often looks back on his life and most of the time is shocked that he’s still breathing. “I look back and I just say to myself, nope. Never doing that again, that was some crazy shit.”

As much as fans of Twiztid feel that their music has saved them from some of their darkest moments, it turns out that the band feels the same about their fans. “People tell me that I saved their life all the time. Well they saved my life too. They saved my life like nobody’s business.”

When you get a bunch of people who have all overcome personal demons through a band like Twiztid, the results can be a bit of a spectacle. Methric said there’s a particular sense of madness about his shows north of the border that he doesn’t see anywhere else. He spoke fondly of his Canadian fans saying, “Don’t let their maple syrup fool you, those dudes are crazy over there and I love it.”

For those of you who have never seen Twiztid perform, Methric assures the Interrobang that it’s nothing you would expect from a hip-hop show. The rap group is accustomed to mosh pits, yelling and plenty of crowd surfing. If you saw what happens at a Twiztid concert you might expect a band like Rage Against the Machine to take the stage, not two rappers with cordless microphones and 808 drums. Whether you love them or hate them, Twiztid always gives the audience something to talk about for weeks to come