Jacob Charlton of Thornhill
5/29/20261 hr 6 min
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Jacob Charlton of Thornhill. After opening for Sleep Token on their massive North American arena tour last year, Thornhill quickly captured the attention of the heavy scene. Now, however, they’re in the midst of their own headliner, dubbed the Mercia Tour, presented by our friends at Revolver. While on the run, the frontman stopped by the Artist Friendly studio to dig into the grind of touring, the intentionality behind heavy music today, the evolution of Thornhill across their records, 2022’s Heroine and 2025’s Bodies, and what it takes to keep a band together for the long haul.
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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden Producers: Janice Leary, Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin Director/Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman
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First 90 secondsJoel Madden· Host0:00
This episode is brought to you by Good Charlotte. Good Charlotte is a band I started when I was 16 with my brother, and it is the reason I'm sitting here today. Thank you, Good Charlotte. We're going on tour June 20th, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, California, and July 25th through August 30th, Good Charlotte and Avenged Sevenfold touring in the US, starting July 25th, Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri, and ending at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on August 30th. Tickets are on sale now. We will see you at the show.
Jacob Charlton· Guest0:35
It's hard to be in the moment, and I find myself, a lot of the time, even on stage, not being in the moment.
Joel Madden· Host0:41
Yeah.
Jacob Charlton· Guest0:41
I'm going, "Oh, my voice felt like this today."
Joel Madden· Host0:44
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jacob Charlton· Guest0:44
"I can't hit this note today. I have to rely on this today," and I'm, like, doing that, and then you get to, like, an easier song for us, let's say, like Silver, and you get that crowd reaction, or you get that kid come across and you catch them, and you put them down, and then I go, "Oh, wait, this isn't about me."
Joel Madden· Host1:01
Bad times, I don't wanna have bad. When did you guys get over here?
Jacob Charlton· Guest1:07
Two days ago.
Joel Madden· Host1:08
Okay.
Jacob Charlton· Guest1:09
Yeah, yeah.
Joel Madden· Host1:09
How's it feeling?
Jacob Charlton· Guest1:10
It's good. We're still kind of settling in. I think every day's been pretty busy so far. We had two production days in a row, just trying to iron out lighting and y- this is the first time we've had, like, production overseas- Yeah ... which is really exciting. Uh, but it's also very stressful, and trying to fit it all in a trailer. I mean, I'm saying this, but I didn't do