Above & Beyond Can Spot The Link Between EDM & Heavy Metal

Most people would be hard-pressed to find a connection between EDM and heavy metal, but Above & Beyond have no trouble seeing the similarities between the two louder-than-loud genres.

"We're similar to an act like Iron Maiden in the sense that metal bands, they tend to not be on the radio, and they have their own group of fans who you maybe don't know exist," says A&B's Jono Grant. "But when Iron Maiden or a band like that turns up at a big festival, suddenly 40,000 heavy metal fans turn up and see this band. I think it's very similar in dance music in the way we operate, because we have a really avid fan base that follows every move we make. We're very thankful for that. It's been grown because we've stuck to our guns and done whatever we felt would be the right thing rather than follow fashions and trends and that sort of thing."