It's not because they copied each other it's because they had a similar thought process. Georgia reliably informs us that this is known as 'The 100 Monkey Syndrome'.

Science aside, with a love for hip-hop and rock JG has been experimenting on the band's sound.

"There's been a development process because I've been writing a lot. I'm really into hip-hop but I'm also into rock music and alternative rock but I've always wanted to mix them without going into this horribly new metal rap rock thing, which I really dislike. Some tracks I do like but I really can't stand that genre. The progression has happened organically. Doubling the time of hip-hop against the punk rock has caused a strong punkish element without that kind of epic rock thing going on."

All new bands require the comparisons to allow them to be heard and Weapons have quickly found themselves critiqued as political and truthful.

"We write about politics because life is political," begins JG. "One of the reasons why the music is so political is that I see the media as such a powerful force in society today. Because it's so powerful that's why a lot of our songs don't have a political message but they talk about the media's role in politics and how that affects people."

"But then there's other tracks, like 'Black Line Ninja', that have got absolutely nothing to do with politics," begins Georgia. "Which is about drugs, jail and that we're all shaving close to death. That's a reality and it's like you were saying. We're not a political band but there are kinds of messages in there but we're not intentionally trying to preach to anybody."

"It's also because the only thing people have heard so far are the two singles," adds JG. >>