Collective Soul

They recorded their new album in Elvis's old house, and got spooky signs that his late daughter disapproved.

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Although they emerged during the grunge era, Atlanta’s Collective Soul have always been a hard band to pin down style-wise. Mixing big riffs and heart-on-sleeve vocals with sweet pop melodies, they’re probably the only band to have supported both Van Halen and The Cranberries. Huge in the States but still virtually unknown in Europe, they celebrate their 30th anniversary this year with a new album, Here To Eternity, that, as frontman Ed Roland explains, was touched by a ghostly (and regal) presence.

What has enabled the band to stay together for more than thirty tears?

We all grew up together in the same town, same street even. We know when to hug each other and when to pop each other in the face and nobody takes offence.

Why did the band never really break big in the UK?