Modern Drummer Magazine Professor and the Madman’s Rat Scabies The legendary punk drummer discusses the fourth release from his trans-Atlantic band featuring former Adolescents and D.I. vocalist/guitarist Alfie Agnew, ex-D.I. and Mind Over Four vocalist/guitarist Sean Elliott, and Scabies’ old Damned bandmate Paul Gray on bass. MD: What was the writing and preparation process like for Séance? Rat: Alfie and Sean had already written the melodies and arrangements, but not the lyrics. So when I first received the basic tracks, I didn’t know what the record was about. Sean was basically singing “la la la.” But the batch of songs they sent immediately felt like a progression from the prior album,