Fast-rising rock band the Hunna reckon they have extra motivation to succeed – after being written off by record companies.

The four-piece hit the Garage this Saturday, after releasing debut album 100 earlier this year.

But the group’s energetic and upbeat rock was knocked back when they were starting out.

“There's been many tough times for us, from labels and people giving us hope and false promises to personal tragedies that we've all had to face in our lives,” says the band’s bassist Jermaine Angin.

“We all stuck together and surrounded ourselves with positivity. Going through these difficult times made us stronger to continue with the band and not give up.”

Jermaine believes that the band’s struggles have also helped them appreciate the success they are currently having even more, with 100 reaching No 7 in the album charts when it was released at the end of August.

“We all know where we came from and the people that have been supporting us from the start,” he says.

“We don't really spend too much time thinking about what we've already achieved as it's still the start and we're nowhere near the stage that we want to be, so we’re always on the grind.”

Clearly the band have lofty targets, with Jermaine joking at one point in the interview that a “Hunna takeover” is the group’s ultimate goal. It might not be that unlikely a prospect, given the success they’ve had in the past 12 months.

The group’s roots go further back, though.

Singer Ryan ‘Tino’ Potter and guitarist Dan Dorney first met at music college, with Jermaine and drummer Jack Metcalfe coming onboard later on. After building up a local following they teamed up with producer Tim Larcombe, who has previously worked with the likes of Lana Del Ray and Halsey.

The first results of that collaboration came with the catchy debut single Bonfire, a bounceable rocker which paved the way for 100 earlier this year. Yet although the band specialise in high energy rock n’ roll, the quartet love all sorts of styles, including hip hop and, in particular, chart king Drake.

“We listen to such a large variety of music from Thin Lizzy to Etta James and Kings of Leon to Kanye West,” says Jermaine.

“Mostly we listen to anything that we connect to, whether it through lyrics or a feeling, a production on something we haven't heard before.

“I think Drake is the best all round performer. The production on his records every time are different and just intrigue me and make me question how they got there, his lyrics connect with me on certain things and other lyrics connect in another way because it's a different world to mine. There’s also the way he delivers his lines - he's in a league of his own.”

There’s another inspiration for the band too, in the shape of Biffy Clyro. That’s just one of many reasons why they’re looking forward to Sunday’s Scottish return.

“Glasgow is one of the most memorable cities we've played in,” enthuses the bassist.

“The reaction that we received at King Tut’s was like no other. Every single person in that room was on the same energy level and they were so happy to see us.

“I can’t forget about all the chanting between songs too! It was class. We're big Biffy fans too, they’re a big inspiration for us.”

Their Garage show should also avoid one of the problems they recently had, when they caused chaos for a bar.

“We played a show in Nottingham where it was so cramped that some of our fans were sitting on stage and trying to hold Tino’s hand,” recalls Jermaine.

“The bar downstairs had to take their glasses down from the shelves because we were making the ground shake so much, too…”

The Hunna, Garage, Sunday, £11 7pm