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Misery Signals Interview

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An interview with Kyle Nathan Johnson:</div>
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<strong>Could you tell us more about the history of the            band, how things started?</strong></div>
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Well after the break up of Seven Angels Seven Plagues            myself, Ryan Morgan, and Jesse Zaraska decided to start Misery Signals.            We recruited Ryan's brother Branden to play drums and our friend Jeff            Aust to play second guitar. After a few months of touring Jeff decided            that it wasn't for him so he quit and we quickly replaced him with Stu            Ross. After a couple years of touring it began to wear on our former            singer Jesse and he then left Misery Signals. After doing a MySpace            audition we came across current singer Karl Schubach and that brings            us to now. We have recorded one EP which features both Jesse and Jeff            (former members) and three full lengths, "Of Malice And The Magnum            Heart" (featuring our former singer Jesse), "Mirrors"            and "Controller" (both featuring our current singer Karl).            That about sums it up.</div>
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<strong>What's your opinion on your first albums "Mirrors"            and "Of Malice And The Magnum Heart" nowadays? Are you still            satisfied with the songs on it, the production, and the artwork?</strong></div>
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I would say that I am satisfied with aspects of both records...            I like the artwork for both... I like the production on "Of Malice            And The Magnum Heart" but not so much "Mirrors". But            with the new record "Controller" I am 100 percent happy with            everything about it.</div>
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<strong>You've recently released your new killer album            "Controller", where did you record it, who produced it? Can            you tell us more about the recording process? How are the reactions            on this one so far?</strong></div>
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We recorded the record in Vancouver, BC with mastermind            Devin Townsend. The recording process was the best we have ever experienced.            It was great to go back to Devin for the second time and really get            down to business. We knew what he was capable of doing and he did it            with flying colors. He made us sound exactly how we wanted to and helped            us to structure the songs in ways we hadn't thought about. It was a            great experience. The reaction to the record thus far has been amazing.            I haven't seen a bad review yet and the kids really seem to like it.</div>
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<strong>Who writes the lyrics, what are they about? Is            there any concept in them? Are the lyrics an important aspect of the            band or are they just there to guide the music?</strong></div>
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The lyrics are written primarily by Karl and Ryan. However            on the records that Jesse was on he wrote a good part of the lyrics.            The lyrics are a very important part of our band. However I don't write            them myself so I can't properly explain exactly what they are all about.            They are pretty personal to those who write them.</div>
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<strong>How did you get in contact with Ferret Music?            For how many albums have you signed to them? Are you satisfied with            their work? Why did you signed with them?</strong></div>
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We were in touch with Ferret from when we first started            the band. We released our EP on a friend's label with every intention            of signing with Ferret for our first full length. We originally signed            for three records but recently extended our contract for one more release.            We are very happy with the label. They have always been fair and friendly            towards us... I feel we have a relationship with them that most bands            don't have with their label. That is one of the reasons we felt so comfortable            signing with them. They were basically just dudes who used to be in            bands like we are now so they have an understand of how things work            and what it takes to keep a band happy.</div>
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<strong>When it comes down to writing a new song or an            album whats the process like? Like is it alright here! And you go and            quickly write it down or it comes to you when it does?</strong></div>
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Well we usually set aside a few months to write a record            but the guitarists in the band are constantly writing material on their            own. That's pretty much how it starts. They write something and show            it to eachother and once it's presentable to the rest of us they show            it to us and we learn it and add in ideas and opinions on what we like            and don't like.</div>
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<strong>Have you played live a lot? What tours have you            done in the past? What tours are going to take place or are there plans            for a tour as a support for a "bigger" band?</strong></div>
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We tour anywhere from 8-10 months a year depending on            whether we are recording and writing that year... so yeah we play A            LOT. We have toured with bands like As I Lay Dying, Norma Jean, The            Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Eighteen Visions, Bury Your            Dead, Emmure, Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour, Zao, All That Remains,            The Human Abstract and a hand full more. Future plans include a tour            with Comeback Kid, Shai Hulud, and Bane. And then after that with Bring            Me The Horizon.</div>
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<strong>Tell some of your experiences playing live.</strong></div>
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This is a tough one. There have been so many experiences            that its hard to separate them. I mean I love to play, that's why I            have done it for so long. We have had some really incredible shows in            our band's existence and I hope to have many more!</div>
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<strong>What are your expectations for Misery Signals            in the future?</strong></div>
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Well we're never quite sure what comes next. Most likely            just continue to tour a bunch on this album and then once that's over            start writing for another record. I don't see why anything would really            change any time soon. Things are good and only getting better.</div>
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<strong>What's your opinion on the whole music industry            scene right now? Like do you think they're trying their hardest to get            albums out on shelves and not seek their way onto the net?</strong></div>
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Well I think that no matter how hard they try and sell            records in stores they are going to continue to struggle with the current            state of things. Kids are lazy. They want music for free and as soon            as they can get it and it's understandable. Things aren't like they            used to be, at least not with heavy music. Kids get in to a band so            quickly and the next week they forgot the band existed and it makes            sense because they don't have to spend their hard earned money to get            a CD from a record store so it's very easy to dispose of bands at their            leisure. It is what it is. I download music myself so I'm not blaming            anyone for anything really.</div>
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<strong>Currently all over the news is the out-raging            gas prices, what are your thoughts on that issue?</strong></div>
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It makes touring very hard for bands like us who don't            make a TON of money but we're managing. I definitely don't like it but            it's a reality that you have to work with. If you can't take the heat            then get out of the kitchen as they say!</div>
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<strong>What do you know and think of Romania?</strong></div>
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Honestly I don't know much about it at all. I wish I did            but we have never been over there. Hopefully some day soon we will make            a trip there. I'm sure it's a great place!</div>
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<strong>Thanks so much for taking the time to do this            interview, any thoughts or comments?</strong></div>
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Not a problem. Thanks for your time as well. Good day!<br />
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<a href="http://www.myspace.com/miserysignals">http://www.myspace.com/miserysignals</a></div>

An interview with Kyle Nathan Johnson: Could you tell us more about the history of the band, how things started? ...

Lower Definition Interview

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An interview with Eddy Marshburn:<br />
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<strong>Could you tell us more about the history of the band, how things started.</strong><br />
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The band started in 2002, the only original members from that time are Eddy and Valentino and as the years progressed, so did the music and the members, the current line-up has been solid for just over 2 years.<br />
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<strong>What's your opinion on your EP nowadays? Are you still satisfied with the songs on it, the production, and the artwork?</strong><br />
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The EP is called "Moths". We still love everything about it, it was our first "official" release and we still feel that the songs are strong, but the newer material is obviously our favorite, but we enjoy listening as well as playing songs off "Moths" as well!<br />
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<strong>You've recently released your new killer album "The Greatest Of All Lost Arts", where did you record it, who produced it? Can you tell us more about the recording process? How are the reactions on this one so far?</strong><br />
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We spent a month in Portland, OR recording at Interlace Audio with Kris Crummett who has produced some amazing bands, so we were definitely excited to be spending an entire month with him. The process went extremely smooth, we had heard horror stories from our friends in bands about rushing to finish the recording and having to cut corners, but we didn't experience any of that. Kris understood us as musicians and how we wanted our record to sound and we left the studio with an album that the band and producer were in love with.<br />
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Matt writes the lyrics, the process can be easy at times but troublesome at others, it's a process that takes time. The lyrics for the album definitely complement the music and are a very important aspect of the band. The songs that we have need every musical instrument, including vocals, to "create" the song.<br />
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<strong>How did you get in contact with Ferret Music? For how many albums have you signed to them? Are you satisfied with their work? Why did you signed with them?</strong><br />
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We had been shopping labels for sometime. Ferret approached us with a very amazing contract that allowed us to continue with what we've always been doing creatively. They back us 110% and we plan on staying with them for quite sometime, they've been nothing but amazing to us so far!<br />
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<strong>When it comes down to writing a new song or an album whats the process like? Like is it alright here! And you go and quickly write it down or it comes to you when it does?</strong><br />
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Usually we'll start with a guitar riff and then bring it to the entire band and begin the writing around it. Sometimes we come out with more than one song from that single idea. We wrote "The Greatest Of All Lost Arts" in a little under three months, sometimes writing goes faster and sometimes it takes longer, but we were fortunate enough to have the writing process run smoothly.<br />
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We've been touring for 3 years with bands in every musical genre, just to get ourselves out there. We're currently on tour with Dance Gavin Dance, A Static Lullaby, Four Letter Lie and Secret & Whisper. We have yet to determine our future touring plans, we have a couple options so be on the look out for us!<br />
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<strong>Tell some of your experiences playing live.</strong><br />
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We played the Rockstar Taste Of Chaos Tour 2 years in a row in San Diego, CA (our hometown) and it's at the San Diego Sports Arena, so we played in front of thousands of people and the bands on the tour were bands that had inspired us since we began playing music so that experience was definitely amazing!<br />
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<strong>What are your expectations for Lower Definition in the future?</strong><br />
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We will definitely release more albums as well as touring nonstop!<br />
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<strong>What's your opinion on the whole music industry scene right now? Like do you think they're trying their hardest to get albums out on shelves and not seek their way onto the net?</strong><br />
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The music industry is definitely hurting because of record sales, kids think "Why should I buy a cd when I can just get it for free?" but what they don't realize is that their favorite bands are out on the tour, living in a van and need their support in buying albums because that's the money that they need to continue touring and creating music.<br />
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<strong>Currently all over the news is the out-raging gas prices, what are your thoughts on that issue?</strong><br />
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Now more than ever bands need the support of their fans buying merchandise and cds because of gas prices being so high. As bands, we love being on the road and playing shows for our fans, but with gas prices the way they are, it's even more difficult to make ends meet while out on the road.<br />
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<strong>What do you know and think of Romania?</strong><br />
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Hopefully one day we can travel there and play shows for our fans out there, but unfortunately we've never been there but we must have some Romanian fans who have obviously heard of our band and supports us, so we love it!<br />
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<strong>Thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview, any thoughts or comments?</strong><br />
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Our record should be available for sale in stores all over Europe, and if it's not available yet, it will be soon! Please support us and purchase our record on iTunes or at our label. Thank you for the interview and we look forward to one day visiting your beautiful country! Get low!<br />
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<a href="http://www.myspace.com/lowerdefinition">http://www.myspace.com/lowerdefinition</a>