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Goregrinders Haemorrhage have given us the rundown on their historic past, present, and future. Guitarist Luisma Xysma discusses these issues and what they have planned as far as new music and the future ahead.


1. Introduce yourself, tell me what you do in Haemorrhage, and how long the band has been together.

Luisma: Hi, I'm Luisma Xysma and I am the guitar player and backing vocalist in this forsaken squad. We have been together since 1990.

2. Tell us the brief history of your band.

Luisma: We were two kids from a shitty suburb in Madrid, Spain. It was so boring that we decided to form a band like the bands we loved. Things turned out better than expected and we recorded six albums and a lot of EPs etc. We also played in a lot of countries around the world.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there?Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Luisma: We are from Madrid area and to be honest we haven't got a huge scene. We are mainly the same guys that started this years before...yes there are many good bands...I recommend you all bands from here there's just too many to name.

4. What type of band are you?

Luisma: We are a Goregrind band and we are loyal to the Goregrind laws. Thus we have no laws.

5. Why did you want to name the band Haemorrhage? What does it symbolize and represent for the band?

Luisma: I love all the bands with only one word in their name. When we started we liked all the bands with names like Death, Blood, Dead, Cadaver, Autopsy, fuck all the best names were already taken. So we looked for something bloodier and found Haemorrhage. It's great cause many people don't know what it means.

6. Who are your musical and non-musical influences?

Luisma: Musical: Impetigo, Carcass, Necrony, Xysma, Carnage, Repulsion, Nihilist, Manowar, Misfits, Amebix, Kiss, Sore Throat, Doom, Judas Priest, Discharge, Cathedral, Venom, Filthy Christians, Macabre, Eskorbuto, Johnny Cash, Los Chichos and 1,000,0000 more.

Non-Musical: Jorg Butgereit, Lucio Fulci, Dr. Beltran, Ze do Caixao, Andres Iniesta, Esperanza Aguirre.

7. What are your songs about? (What specific themes do they cover?)

Luisma: Our lyrics always deal with the sickest side of life...like Death, Pathology, Sickness...but from a funny point of view.

8. Do you write your own songs? (Discuss the songwriting process in detail.)

Luisma: Yes, I am the main composer along with Ana the other guitar player. We write riffs at home and then record our own demos. When we have some stuff we show it to the rest of the band.

9. What's new in the recording of your music?

Luisma: We have some new songs ready to go and wanted to record them at home. We don't know how well they will sound but if there good enough we will record our new album in the same way.

Mattel's Ever After High line which debuted not that long ago has already gotten widely popular and will be making it's first appearance at this year's San Diego Comic Con. Which will feature it's own exclusive item in terms of a doll since dolls are Mattel's specialty. The doll in question is Cerise Hood now Cerise Wolf daughter of Red Riding Hood/Big Bad Wolf! She will only be made available at the convention or through online outlets being sold for $20-30 each. Check out the photos below!

Horror shock metalheads Scream Baby Scream has come a long way with line-up changes, show and touring rotations and music of course! Their catalog spanning an EP and two LPs 2011's "Campfire Tales" and 2014's "From The Otherside with Love". Bassist Beck Delirious, Guitarist Rendih Ironscrap, and synths and tech engines Ryan T. discussed these releases and their differences with some in-depth details about what horror shock metal is all about.


1. Can you give us a bit of history behind the band, who is Scream Baby Scream and how did the
band form?

Ryan / Becky: The project was born in summer 2010 from Becky Delirious (bass) and Rendih Ironscraps (guitars), two friends with a common passion: rock n roll. In the beginning the concept was really punk n'roll, the sound was similar to Backyard Babies and Hellacopters... and for the lyrics we took inspiration from horror movies and books. After some months, with Damien Evil (vox) and David Benji-Rotten (drums) the band released a digital EP containing 4 songs. After many live shows and great feedback from the audience, the band looked for some synths components to turn more into industrial atmospheres. Was the end of the year when Ryan T. 3rr0r (synths) joined SBS. Finally completed, the band was in studio to record the first full lenght “Campfire tales”, released on May 2011. We released 2 singles, with videoclip in the same year. Then we went on tour, all over Europe, to promote the album until March 2012, when the drummer left the band. One year later we announced Mark Knox as new drummer and we start to tour Europe again, before to record the sequel of “Campfire tales”, called “From otherside… with love”. The new album was released this year, March 5th.

2. Scream Baby Scream where did a name such as this come from?

Becky: I love to say that nobody knows what SBS really means, but you know, among the common passion of the zombies, there’re horror n b-movies. One of those’s called Scream Baby Scream, it’s a classic from the ‘69. Represents us cuz in this movie the main character “transforms” some beautiful girls in something he find personally more beautiful, same way the band does with music and songs (i.e. See our remakes of Gaga
and on…)

3. Can you tell me about the song and video for "Tanz Schlampe".

Ryan / Becky: Myc is the second single from SBS. Is one of the songs also released on the debut ep “You and me, three meters undergrond”. The videoclip was completely shooted in studio and is connected with the upcoming single from the new album. It’s a sort of tribute to snuff and modern horror movies, we refer to “Hostel” and “Saw” and the meanin’ is something like turning our death into a new musical rebirth.

SBS is a kind of hymn for us, specially live is one of the songs that has the best groove.
The video just represent some part of the story told in the lyrics: witches hunting girls.

Tanz schlampe it's the first single taken from new album. I though about the lyrics the first time we was on
tour in Germany, kidding with 2 girls in an hotel room, we were joking about the meaning of "tanz
schlampe" so I promised’em to write a song for the new album with this title. And so we did! The lyrics
talks about love for dead girls and necrophilia. The video, as announced is a kind of sequel of our first video "Make your choice", we had to kill new drummer to let him join the undead band! And this is what’s happening in the video!

4."From The Otherside With Love" how does this release differ, compare, and evolve from "Campfire Tales"?

Ryan / Rendih: CFT is composed of many horror stories, like those scary ones you tell your friends around the fire. Here’s where the name came from. All the song are different, some more punk n roll, some more rock, there’s a ballad too and some with more synths, but in the end a main line lead the whole composition:
ironic way to talk about horror stuff, the soul of SBS. FTOSWL, as we call it, is an evil-ution in SBS composition, of course! You can feel it in the sound as in the recording quality. Matches much more with our taste, we kept the rock n roll parts, put some metalcore breaks, and experimented more with synths between horror and industrial. This specially cuz the biggest difference is that in CFT many of the songs were born only thinking at guitars and vocals parts, ‘cause Ryan joined SBS during the album recording session, then in the beginning has really weird to rearrange songs with new synth's lines. Instead for FTOWL I started to compose my parts thinking at how Ryan might frame with me. In the end, listening to the new album, I think you can feel this all.

5. Do you have a favorite song of the album?

Ryan: I think everybody can have a fav one… same as our fans. I really think this has been the biggest power of CFT have really different kind of songs. I personally love to play “SBS” and “Undead heroes” live, but as a song to listen I maybe prefer “Porcelain doll”… Talking about FTOWL instead is little different for me, as I put much more of myself this time. But in the end I like’em all, best depends on my mood!

Rendih: Yes of course, eheh… I love the punk'n'roll style so, not for praising myself, but just because I love it, I like best "No Brain" and "You and Me" from CFT and "Pact with the Devil" from FTOWL. The last one ‘cause fully screams my anger, against society, lost friends and much more. Another one of my fav is "Blood in the Street" written by Ryan, really head for guitars... That song’s perfect!

6. What are your songs about? (What specific themes do they cover?)

Ryan: We talk bout blood, horror n scary things, with lot of irony and black humor. Our song are inspired to
everything can be in our dirty minds, story of our lives and daily chronicles, reality sometimes brings more
horrors than some books or movies.

7. Do you write your own songs? (Discuss the songwriting process in detail.)

Ryan: Of course we do… what you listen is something coming from our own. But the way it comes out is different, song to song. Can be to have a riff in our head, come to the practices and play it until it has sense, then maybe someone else has some rhymes that can match the sound, and playin it together brings time after
time to the perfect arrangement of a new song. Other times it’s one of us, composing on his own that
brings a more developed concept to the practice or just send it by mail to the other members of the band,
that find how to manage their part, record it to show the others the idea and then the thing goes on in the
studio pre-production. Well… something like that!

Rendih: I think for a band, or however a pop singer, a classical composer and on, is essential to compose own works, ‘cause we're all artists and what we do is what we are... so, in my opinion, play something
composed from someone else steals something from an artist, it’s ok for a song maybe, but as you see,
also in our remakes we change lyrics and rearrange music. This is why I don't like too much cover bands or singers that play songs written by other people. You just feel half of an artist.

8. Which are your musical influences?

Ryan: We all have different backgrounds. Except from Rendih, we all came from different experiences with other bands, from sleaze and glam, from black n death metal, from trash and from industrial and electro.
This influences are present in the composition and I really think it made the difference when we released
CFT and FTOWL…

Rendih: ahahah true I was a newbie... I just started to play with Becky in a glam metal band a year before we found SBS. I personally love all the 80's rock'n'heavy sounds, the 90's punk wave and something from the new metalcore scene. Sometimes mix my ideas, this kind of music tastes and the other guys’ has been hard, but in the end we did it and you can see the results.

9. How do you describe your music to people?

Becky / Ryan: Perfect soundtrack for your worst nightmares? We just play… ppl and press say that. Maybe we can label “industrial horror shock”, like Manson meeting Rob Zombie, Murderdolls and Deathstars, with lot of irony! But’s really easier if you listen and make yourself your own idea!

10. What image do you think your music conveys?

Ryan: I think it depends how deep you want to go. If you just see a picture somewhere you can have some
feeling that can be different form those you have listening to a song in loop, if you know what I mean…
Music is art and it gives you a lot of emotions. But among a million ppl what you feel is just yours.
Personal.

Rendih: Talking about my songs I think we can convey anger, desire to tell the world we're fuckin' angry! This ‘cause in our country in this moment is really hard to play music, like in my case, it’s hard to find a decent job and no one bet on you, cuz we don’t do pop or dance music. We have to put our money first and bet on ourselves, like self producing, so sometimes you really ask yourself if you can really go on playing. Really hard to manage the balance. But we’re here, still! Cause when we play we let out all of our problems.

11. Your band is from Italy what is the music scene like there? Would you have any bands to
recommend checking out?

Ryan: The scene here does not exist at all. No way. In the last years that little that was trying not to drown has been lost. There are a lot of interesting purposes that don’t know how to come out and nobody helps, cuz here they just want business and if they’re not sure you can do their business, they leave you there on your own. You can see from Lacuna Coil i.e, they needed 10 years of hard work to be “seen” and they were great 10 years before to be worldwide famous too.

Rendih: We have many good bands here but the weird thing is that most of Italians think if you're not from Sweden or US, YOU SUCK! Reality is we have many bands that can compete in the worldwide scene, but nobody bet on em and it’s hard to have productions and promotion like the ones you have in US, with lot of sponsors and if you do by yourself… you stay your place.

12. How would you describe the overall sound of the albums?

Ryan: As told before, CFT sounds rnr. It’s not squared n clean.. and there are some choices that now we’d like to change, but in the end it’s nice the way it is, was our first step, and we knew the upcoming was going to be much better. And so it is, we better checked the sound, we had more time to work on songs, lyrics and everything. The persons we met, Federico Pennazzato @ Authoma Studios and Alberto Cutolo @ Massive Arts, that made the mastering, really helped us in the right choices according with our tastes and their great experiences.

13. Did the band have any goals they were shooting for before the recording process began for
this album?

Ryan: When we came in studio for the first time, to record CFT, we wanted to have something to promote our band with, also where we where not able to play in the beginning, and in the end, we were touring the
whole Europe.. so we def can say we scored! This second time we wanted to do it again, better, taking care of something that was not that good in CFT, and seems we scored again. But now there’s a match to win, which is make a step and come to more ears here in Europe and we hope in America too!

14. Are you using any new instrumentation you've never used in the recording process before?

Ryan / Rendih: Well, for some of us CFT was the first real experience with a pro recording session, but in the end techniques and hardware are those common used in all the pro studio, both analogue and digitalis…
But we better considered hardware during the recording of FTOWL, you can see it in the guitar sound for
example! ENGL really kick asses!

15. What are some of your personal favorite horror flicks to watch when the band has some
down time?

Ryan: Movies factories are always getting out with new stuff but in the end the best come from old stuff and few remakes… I personally prefer apocalyptic situations, but I’m the blacksheep in here.

Rendih: same as Ryan ahahah… I like many horror movies but not too much the old splatter b-movies! Those are for Becky and Damien! I've seen Nightmare only because Becky forced me to see it like: "You can't play in an horror band if you've not seen these movies!!!".

16. Why did you want to consider horror rock as your band's genre of choice?

Ryan / Rendih: Well, about the music… was a natural choice, it’s the way we feel music. We’re not plannin’ to do it. Just come like that… it’s the reason why we don’t put any label on it, but is ppl and press doin it, just to catalog. Lyrics instead came cuz we were talking funny about death and monsters! And everybody is catched by ghosts, vampires, zombies and all this kind of things. So we tell stories about reality and fantasy mixed together in a rotten twist.

17. What are the upcoming plans for Scream Baby Scream?

Ryan / Rendih: For the future we are heading for a second single and video from FTOWL and of course a promotional tour all over Europe again. But this time we really hope to have concrete chances to come to US and South America. Some of us in the mean time is working on some new songs for the 3rd act! By the way we're planning many "cute" things, so you just take a look to our FB
(https://fb.com/screambabyscreamrock) and get scared from our bloody news!

18. Anything else you want to add or say?

SBS: We almost said everything we guess… Just want to thank you for this interview, really sorry for being really fucking late! But you know, we’re dead… you know how fast can walk a zombie, right? Big rotten hug goes to all our fans that support us all around... You all know we wait you on the other side!

Symphonic black metallers Zorakarer formed in 2012 released a demo a year later then the following year released their debut full-length album. Frontman vocalist/guitarist Jacob Williams and guitarist Brandon Gilling discuss the debut album and some details about the band themselves.


1. Can I get a backstory on the band/ band biography?

Jake: “I started the whole thing myself really. I started writing the material in 2007 as a side project but didn't really bring it to life until 2012 when I recorded the first demo with Phil Cancilla from Hank 3. I couldn't really find anyone to be able to play the material until Brandon asked me if I wanted to make it a real thing. Then he moved to Portland and we started finding members”.

2. How did you guys come up with your band name?

Both: “We are really into paganism and anything pre-mid bronze age cultures, so Zorakarer is actually a stone circle in what is now modern day Armenia. Plus the mystery around stone circles are fucking cool!”

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Both: “The band is from Portland, OR and there are a lot of Cascadian black metal and stoner doom metal bands out here. So we are really the oddball out so to speak playing symphonic black metal besides Ceremonial Castings. Some of our favorite local bands are Spectral Tombs, Spellcaster, Ceremonial Castings, Winter in the Blood, Druden, and Cemetery Lust.”

4. What lyrical theme do you guys use in your music? What message do you want to send?

Brandon: “For this record it kind of jumps around a little. There’s a lot of pagan, mythological, and horror themes we drew on and a lot of them do have underlying messages in there. When I wrote the lyrics I was pretty pissed off about a lot of things in my life but also wanted to incorporate shit we think is cool. So I basically wrote the lyrics that could be interpreted in a few ways. Whether it's through the eyes of someone going crazy because Cthulu is coming to fuck shit up or someone could take it with the sense of empowerment to get through their bullshit life if that makes sense?”

5. What bands have influenced your band and its sound?

Both: “Fuck theres a lot haha. The main ones are Emperor, Dimmu Borir, Old Man's Child, Windir, Dissection, and then a lot of classical music like Brahms, Scarlatti, Handel, Chopin, etc.”

6. Is there any story or concept behind the "Clarion Call Of Destiny" title?

Jake: “I just sort of came up with the title and it sounded epic so we were like fuck it let's go with that.”

7. Who produced "Clarion Call Of Destiny" and what was it like working with them?

Brandon: “Jake recorded, mixed, and mastered the whole record. It's pretty impresiive really, it's funny to sit down with the guy and watch him get mad at technology though haha.”

8. Who did the cover art for "Clarion Call Of Destiny" and how much input did you have on it?

Both: “We had Juan Jose Castellano do the artwork for us. This guy does some killer stuff! He did artwork for Asmodeus from Austria and after we saw the artwork he did we were floored and knew we had to have him do it. And we had 100% control over what the artwork would be.”

9. Select two songs from "Clarion Call Of Destiny" and tell us what inspired the lyrics.

Both: "The Pass of Torech Ungol" is obviously inspired by Lord of the Rings. Its all about Shelob and her killing her victims. Brethren of the Oakthorn Vale is based on Celtic pagan warriors.”

10. Do you guys have any favorites off this album? If so, which and why?

Jake: “I'd have to say 'Brethren of the Oakthorn vale" is my favorite. I think it's the most well rounded song on the album because it has all the elements of the songs on the record in one.” Brandon: "Anthems Sung From A Dying World" is my favorite. It's definitely the most intense song on the record.”

11. What are your upcoming touring/show plans?

Both: “We actually kick off our first tour May 21st in Sacramento and play through May 25th ending in Pasadena. We have some things in the works right now for Fall which we will reveal later on.”

12. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Both: “You can go to Zorakarerofficial.com to stream and buy the physical and digital copies. Also all of our merch is there as well. Or you can just go to Zorakarer.bandcamp.com”.

13. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Both: “That's a tough one haha. Maybe "this is fucking cool!" We just hope everyone enjoys what we have out and continues to support us.”

14. What can the fans expect to see from you in the future?

Both: “We will be on the road a lot for sure. We plan to have an EP out in 6 months then after that another full length so we will be pretty busy. The newer material will be a lot more aggressive and very satanic.”

15. Any final words of wisdom?

Both: “Hail Satan.”

Combining an array of genres of goth, rock, metal, glam, and electro Lord Of the Lost made their debut appearance on a recent U.S. tour along with releasing their latest album "From The Flame Into The Fire" with plans of more touring, music, and more! Multi-purpose personal Gared Dirge in charge of piano, guitars, additional drums and a tad of vocals discussed these matters!


1. Introduce yourself, tell me what you do in Lord Of The Lost?

Gared: Hi, I'm Gared Dirge and I'm the multi-purpose whore of Lord Of The Lost, which means Piano, Guitars, additional Percussion Drums and a bit of Vocals.

2. Can I get a backstory on the band/ band biography?

Gared: Yes, on our Facebook page and on the german Wikipedia

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Gared: We're based in St. Pauli in Hamburg, Germany. The scene here is properly existent and very loyal.

4. How did you guys come up with your band name?

Gared: Being called LORD first, a guy of our label came up with the name Lord Of The Lost give it a more unique touch and to avoid confusion with similar sounding bands like LORDI and such...

5. What bands have influenced your band and its sound?

Gared: Everything from Roxette over Lady GaGa up to HIM, Rammstein and Manson. Even classical music is one of the influences. So basically: Everything we listen to.

6. What lyrical theme do you guys use in your music? What message do you want to send?

Gared: There is not THAT ONE particular message for us. We like to play around with topics like religion, sex, love, a bit of social criticism and from time to time everything of the afore mentioned mixed together.

7. What have you released so far and how were your releases received by the public/media?

Gared: We have released 4 albums, 1 EP, 1 Live Album, an unplugged Piano/Vocal DVD, a DVD of us together with an orchestra and several singles. All we can say about the reception is that the public appeal seems to rise more and more, there have been no major drops in the last 5 years, since the band exists.

8. Do you play live as well? How's your live activity so far?

Gared: Besides producing albums, playing live is one of our main activities and the most important way to get your stuff out there. The media often refers to us as "They're literally touring their asses off!". I guess that sums it up pretty well.

9. You had made your first U.S. appearance on the Nothing Can Stop Us Tour with MurderFM and
Fashion Bomb - what do you hope to achieve by coming over?

It was our first U.S. tour and it was a huge adventure and one of the greatest experiences we've had so far. We definitely want to repeat this as soon as it's possible.

10. What did you do to prepare yourselves for that tour?

Gared: Well, you know... nothing special. Just a releasing a big bunch of records and doing a fuckload of touring over the last 5 years in order to already have some fans in the U.S. that would come to see us live. And it all worked out pretty fine.

11. Can you describe your show, visually and musically for us?

Gared: Energetic, dirty, sexy and a bit of romantic. But you better come yourself and check it out!

12. What do you do to get ready for a show?

Gared: Our main ritual is putting our make-up on. In that way we're together, having fun and at the same time get into the right mood for the show. We don't get boozed up, we don't need that.

13. What is your favorite song to play live (from any release)?

Gared: That changes from tour to tour and even from show to show. These days I'm quite fond of La Bomba. Really cheers me up to see usually-serious-goth-crowds partying to this song with big smiles on their faces!

14. What’s the best and worst shows you've ever played?

Gared: Naming a worst show would be unfair and I even think there is nothing like a worst show for us. The best show(s) definitely were at M'era Luna Festival 2013 and a 1100-people sold-out headliner show in our hometown of Hamburg on our past tour.

15. What's one venue or place you'd love to play in?

Gared: Although it's a pretty far goal, I'd really love to play at Radio City Music Hall in NYC or Budokan in Tokyo.

16. What do you miss most from home when you’re on tour?

Gared: I try not to miss anything and I mostly succeed with that. In that way I don't compromise myself and the tour in any way.

17. Speaking of performing you released a live CD called "We Give Our Hearts - Live auf St. Pauli" from that exposure is that what can be expected from one of your shows?

Gared: Surely you can't capture the whole energy of a live show on a little 80 minute plastic disc without any visual feedback, unlike a DVD or being present at the show itself, but I think we managed to deliver a proper impression of our shows so the listener gets teased to visit our shows in "real life", in case he/she hasn't already been on one.

18. Aside from that release what else is new in the recording or writing of your music?

Gared: We've just released our fourth studio album, called "From The Flame Into The Fire", but even prior to the release we already started to write new material for the fifth album. That's how we roll. Our wheels are in constant motion, stagnation is the enemy.

19. What should labels/zines/promoters know about your band? Why should they be interested in it?

Gared: We're five sexy guys who, well visible to everyone, have huge loads of fun at what they're doing. Although we didn't re-invent the wheel, I guess we deliver a fresh version of dark and goth-inspired heavy music, serious, but yet with a proper dose of positive-ness and fun. This 80's gothic clichee "everything sucks"-attitude is kind of outdated, isn't it?

20. What plans do you have for the near future as a band?

Gared: As mentioned above, we just come from a headliner tour and released our fourth album right after that, so now we'll have a few summer open airs, the second part of our headliner tour in September and a few more things we can't tell yet. So stay tuned!

21. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Gared: You can listen to us on our live shows, on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and most record stores. That and our label's mail order is where you can purchase our stuff: www.outoflineshop.de.

22. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Gared: We can't tell anyone what to remember. Everyone has different feelings and emotions about our music and music in general. But we appreciate anyone that will continue listening to us after listeing to us for the first time and probably become a fan.

23. Anything else you'd like to say or would like to add?

Gared: Yes, that this particular question is the most frequent one in interviews and thus one of the hardest to answer. I'll just go for the standard, but nonetheless from the bottom of our hearts: Greetings from the world's most beautiful city to the world's greatest fans. Thanks for your boundless support and hopefully see you soon on the road!

Speed metal act Hi-Gh have been hard at work doing various things as a band from playing shows, touring here and there and even writing and recording material for a new music and the future. The band gave us an insight on who they are and what we can expect.


1. Tell us the brief history of your band.

HI-GH was formed in Rome in early 2012 by Tommaso "Slowly" Cenci (bass and lead vocals) and Ovidio
"Smyley" Preja (drums and vocals), who both played in a thrash/black act HASTIGHED. Their idea was to start a speed metal band with thrash and punk influences. They soon talked about their plan to Marco "Psyki" Stamigna (guitar and vocals), who at that time was playing in another thrash band from Rome, REAKTOR. First they started to play covers of EXCITER, VENOM and TANK, and the chemistry was there, so Psyki soon joined the band. After some rehearsals, the three members began to write their own songs, like "Freeway Madness" and "You're Going Down". The next compositions were more complex and technical, and they decided they need another guitar to make these tracks alive, so Psyki called his friend Marco "RedEyes" Vitellone (guitar), who was playing with HYBRID FEAR. RedEyes agreed to try with them, and after a destructive night of weed and booze, satisfied, joined the band. HI-GH started to forge ahead like a well-oiled machine, and in a matter of a few weeks became an unstoppable force, ready to complete the songs for the first album. Night Dances was released on 5 April 2013. In the same day HI-GH played at the release party with Evil Invaders, Violentor and Fingernails! What a crazy night! HI-GH started touring more and more in Italy (The Raw Machine of Loudness tour), gaining respect and following in the underground scene. Now we're recording the new album for Metal On Metal Records, It will be titled "'Till Death And After" and will be released in July 2014.

2. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there?Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Absolutely yes! We play a lot of gigs all around Italy. And we have known a lot of crazy headbangers. What nights! We play with a lot of bands...I can speak about it for hours but we can raccomend bands like Last Rebels, Game Over, Baphomet's Blood, Ruler, Violentor, Vesper, Fingernails, National Suicide, Endovein, Asgard, Sign Of The Jackal, Terrorsaw, Axevyper, Explorer, Extirpation, Overcharged and so many more!

3. What type of band are you?

We are HI-GH dude! We love to play fast, heavy and loud with a made with care composition, with melodies and musically fist!

4. Why did you want to name the band Hi-Gh? What does it symbolize and represent for the band?

We decided to call the band HI-GH during a stoned night, we were all high... we spell it like (ai-gi-eich) and we said:" fuck! it's cool! "...and it rappresented us so much!

5. Who are your musical and non-musical influences?

We are influenced by all good music! We love to listen so many different genre. We love 60's rock music (All born by Robert Johnson delta blues! He's the master), first 70's disco music, historical soundtracks and many more. But we love heavy metal!

I think that Judas Priest, Motorhead, Venom, Tank, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Exciter, Mercyful Fate, Thin Lizzy, Saxon, Darkthrone could be a good explanation, isn't it?! We love thrash metal music too: bands like early Megadeth and Metallica, Overkill, Slayer, Razor, Nuclear Assault, Kreator, Destruction and so many more! But stop talking about old and famous bands...we really love Inepsy (have a reunion guys...i please you!), Midnight, Ranger, Iron Curtain, Toxic Holocaust and Axxion too!

6. What are your songs about? (What specific themes do they cover?)

In our songs we speak about themes like films (Star Wars and all historical masterpieces, all-day bullshits, death, war scenes and so many more matters.

7. Do you write your own songs? (Discuss the songwriting process in detail.)

In the first full length we entered in rehearsal and we created a lot of riffs all together. In the new upcoming album we individualize our best personally capacities. Slowly has write almost all texts, RedEyes and Psyki have write almost all riffs and songs.

8. What's new in the recording of your music?

We want to create our sound. We're working with great recording systems. We're working again with Mirko Ravaglia (Panic! Studios) and he has been working well for our ideas.

9. What are your dreams and goals?

Our dreams is to work with our music! We dream that our music succeeds to arrive to more possible people! And play in front of a lot of crazy bangers!

10. What should labels/zines/promoters know about your band? Why should they be interested in it?

Cause our music is essential! We compose what we like!

11. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

You can listen us on HI-GH YouTube channel
(http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPQFfXoDW5QXyTtCnTsdxg) or on Reverbnation (www.reverbnation.com/highmetal) and you can buy our stuffs to our gigs or on our Ticktail page ( http://highspeedmerch.tictail.com/ ). Soon you can find us on Metal On Metal selling channel too.

12. What plans do you have for the near future as a band?

We will program our next tour in summer. We dream to play in all over the Europe...but first, our new album! I know that Till Death And After will like to a lot of people! I'm sure about it! So have crazy times, fun, joints, beer and so on!

13. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

I don't know about it...we all have a different ear listening! But i can say to the listener about listen us loud!

14. Any final words of wisdom?

Keep alive rock and roll! Like Lemmy says...It's the only true religion! Get fuck to all poser and gay metal subgenres! Find the true rock and roll attitude! Your soul can help you about it! HI-GH salute you and, as usual, thanks to all support our music!  You're the music maniacs!

Pop punk hardcore act At Our Expense has been hard at work writing and recording for all new music that has been long overdue with shows and touring to follow through! Guitarist Danny Santamaria discusses the new tunes and future.


1. Introduce yourself; tell me what you do in At Our Expense, and how long the band has been together.

Danny: I'm Danny Santamaria and I play guitar in the band. With this current lineup, we have been together for about 3 years now.

2. Tell us the brief history of your band.

Danny: Originally we started playing together as students in high school under a different name.  Our singer, Angel, organized everybody and set up jam sessions.  From there we started creating our own music and realized that this is exactly what we want to do.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Danny: We are from the San Fernando Valley (we all come from different parts of it).  As far as a music scene goes, there isn't too much of one here.

4. What type of band are you?

Danny: Pop Punk/Post Hardcore.

5. Why did you want to name the band At Our Expense? What does it symbolize and represent for the band?

Danny: The name comes from the "Do It Yourself" approach that we take when it comes to making music and being in a band.  It takes a lot to commit to something like this and I like to think that we take pride in the fact that we handle everything ourselves.  We write the music, we fund the recordings, we book the shows, we run all our social media sites, etc.  We make sure that any success that comes to us is solely based on our own merit and quality of music.

6. Who are your musical and non-musical influences?

Danny: Musically, we all come from different places and the influences range from Blink-182 to The Gaslight Anthem to Underoath to The Cure and to newer bands like The Story So Far and Now, Now. We just try and take all the best pieces of everything we listen to and put it together to make it our own.  Non-musically, the influences come from the situations that life presents us.  Hardships tend to inspire art.

7. What are your songs about? (What specific themes do they cover?)

Danny: Usually the songs are about the things we are dealing with in our personal lives at the moment. Whether that be a relationship issue or the struggles that happen from within yourself.

8. Do you write your own songs? (Discuss the songwriting process in detail.)

Danny: Yes we do. Normally our other guitar player Danny L. (yes, we have two Danny's in the band) has a riff or song idea that gets worked on and hashed out with our drummer Duffy. From there, once the basic idea of a song is worked out we all work out the different guitar and vocal melodies as well as the arrangement of the song itself. Lyrically, our vocalists, Angel and Andy do most of the writing.

9. What's new in the recording of your music?

Danny: We have brand new EP that we recorded in Van Nuys, CA that is slated to be released sometime this summer.  Currently the EP is being mixed and mastered at the Panda Studios in the bay area.

10. What are your dreams and goals?

Danny: We want to play to crowded rooms and write songs that people want to sing back at us.

11. What should labels/zines/promoters know about your band? Why should they be interested in it?

Danny: We feel like we have really come into our own regards to our sound and style. We don’t try and be anything but ourselves. The new material reflects that.

12. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Danny: Right here;

www.atourexpense.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/atourexpense
instagram: @atourexpense
Tumblr: @atourexpense

13. What plans do you have for the near future as a band?

Danny: Playing and promoting in support of the upcoming EP.

14. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Danny: The energy and the honesty

15. Any final words of wisdom?

Danny: Just would like to thank Natalie’s World for having us for the interview.   Also please check out our teaser videos that have previews of brand new songs on our Facebook page.  Stay tuned for more updates and thank you to everybody for all the support. It means the world to us.

Alternative hard rock n' rollers Eve To Adam discusses their latest album "Locked and Loaded" along with word about new music and more shows and touring coming soon! Guitarist Gaurav Bali discusses that album and those plans!


1. Can I get a backstory on the band/ band biography?

Gaurav: The band was formed by Taki and Alex (Lead Vocals and Drums) originally and they found me when they moved to NYC. The band actually started as a 4 piece, but in the winter of 2012 we decided to finally add a second guitarist. We've released 4 albums and one EP. Our most recent album is called "Locked & Loaded" and it was released in September of 2013. Our most recent single, "Immortal" peaked at #15 on the Active Rock Chart and the new single "Locked & Loaded" will be released on May 27th. Our current lineup is Taki Sassaris (Lead Vocals), Alex Sassaris (Drums), Gaurav Bali (Lead Guitar), Adam Latiff (Rhythm guitar and backing vocals) and Aaron Boehler (Bass and backing vocals).

2. How did you guys come up with your band name?

Gaurav: "Eve to Adam" is a subsection of a book of poetry called "Paradise Lost"...Our singer Taki came across it and thought it would be a cool name for a band. It refers to the temptation of Rock and Roll as well as the dynamics of the music - the more aggressive male side and the softer female side....so the name has significance on a few levels. Some fans have even come up with their own interpretations!

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Gaurav: The band is based in New York, although a couple of members don't live there. This is a tough question; we haven't been part of the local scene for quite some time because of all the national touring we've been doing for the last few years. I've heard there are some great new bands, but unfortunately not sure exactly sure which ones because I'm never home to check out shows...sorry!

4. What lyrical theme do you guys use in your music? What message do you want to send?

Gaurav: I don't really think we have any general message...The theme in the lyrics is just that they're all about real life experiences and always brutally honest. That's the best way to relate to people because we all go through the same things and we're not the type of band that can perform any music that we don't believe in 100%. I'd say our music is about as real as it gets and people can feel that.

5. What bands have influenced your band and its sound?

Gaurav: Everything from Guns N Roses to Alice In Chains and even classic rock bands like Led Zeppelin. Personally, I'm into many different styles of music and would love to bring them into the band's music as much as possible, but obviously that can be difficult when you have a limited amount of time in the songs etc. I think we definitely expanded the sound of the band on this record though...we got the opportunity to use strings, synth and electronic sounds, so I was really excited about that. Hopefully we can push the limits even further in the future.


6. Is there any story or concept behind the "Locked & Loaded" title?

Gaurav: It basically refers to how strong we feel this album is as a whole. We wrote with some writers outside the band for the first time to make sure that every song was a s strong as possible...a big complaint we've been hearing for years from rock fans is that they don't buy full albums as much anymore because there are only 2 or 3 good songs...the radio singles! So we wanted to make sure we did everything possible to make sure every song had something special and the album as a whole is "Locked & Loaded" with great tunes...we had the pleasure of working with an amazing team and i think it really shows on this album.

7. Who produced "Locked & Loaded," and what was it like working with them?

Gaurav: The main producer of the album was Michael "Elvis" Baskette, but our other writing partners (Eric Bass of Shinedown and Grammy winner, Dave Bassett) also contributed some production work on their respective songs. It was amazing working with all of them on many different levels. As far as Elvis goes, He not only has great ears as a producer, but also is a great writer. He also had the task of making all the songs sound cohesive sonically and he really nailed the final mixes. He's just a great guy and a blast to be around, so we'd love to work with him again in the future. We were very lucky to work with all 3 of these guys!

8. Who did the cover art for "Locked & Loaded," and how much input did you have on it?

Gaurav: This is always one of the hardest things to agree on and our entire team agonized over it for weeks...This cover art is a photo that we all liked and then made some adjustment to... like adding the red tint, for example. Obviously, we wanted it to have some sex appeal, but without being corny or demeaning. That's actually a very difficult thing to accomplish...To me, it looks like a poster for an old James Bond movie and I think it came out really cool. The vast majority of women also like it because it depicts a strong, sexy woman in a tasteful way. In fact, the shirt with the cover does really well at shows with both men and women.

9. Select two songs from "Locked & Loaded," and tell us what inspired the lyrics.

Gaurav: I'm not the lyricist, so I'll select two of my favorites and explain why and what they mean to me...The first is a song called "Fortune Teller"...I really love this song because the lyrics have to do with the unknown future and aspects of fear and doubt that accompany that. This is something that everybody can relate to because we all wish we had a way to make the best decisions in life in the "safest" way possible, but obviously, there's just no way to tell the future. So to me and most other people, it would be awesome to have a real Fortune Teller.

Another one I really love is the second song we wrote with Eric from Shinedown, entitled "What Would You Kill?"...the lyrics to this one are really amazing because it's basically a person having a debate with themselves regarding what they'd change about their personality. The words are a conversation within a person analyzing their own strong and weak points, which is something that we all do when trying to figure out how to be better people. The vocals were also recorded in a way that the listener can tell the two distinct personalities within the one person. It's really interesting and I hope everybody checks out the record so they can experience the amazing lyrics in all these songs.

10. Do you guys have any new music in the works as far as a follow-up release?

Gaurav: We're always stockpiling ideas on the road, but we have two very different mind sets for recording and touring. So the answer is yes we always have individual ideas, but not really any brand new songs; people are just discovering this record and our previous ones! However, there are a couple of songs we recorded for the this album that didn't make it and I'd love for people to hear them at some point...

11. You have been on the road as of late, what else do you guys have planned for this year?

Gaurav: More of the same hopefully! This lineup is really starting to gel and the live show is better than ever.

12. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Gaurav: You can buy music on iTunes and Amazon.com and visit us at:

evetoadam.com

facebook.com/evetoadam

youtube.com/user/EVETOADAM

13. What is it you'd like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Gaurav: I'd like them to remember something about the songs and want to hear them again because they were touched in some way. Nothing feels better than when someone tells me that our album has been on repeat on their iPod for weeks...and then of course we want them to experience the songs live where they come to life even more.

14. What can the fans expect to see from you in the future?

Gaurav: Hopefully more albums and worldwide touring!

15. Any final words of wisdom?

Gaurav: I'm just a guitar player, so I'm not sure how much "wisdom" I have! I'd just like to thank the entire ETA team, fans, radio stations and venues that have supported us...we truly appreciate the opportunity to do what we love everyday and we can't do it alone. So, thank you!

Hard rockers Black Jacket have been hard at work writing and recording for their newest EP release "Resurrection". Bassist/vocalist Zelick has taken the time to discuss it's process and the plans for their upcoming future.


1. Can I get a back story on the band/ band biography?

Zelick: Here is our BIO:

Black Jacket plays rock 'n' roll how it was meant to be played.

The Miami quartet's brand of Rock is a rollicking, raw, and rough affair fueled by invigorating riffs and unforgettable hooks. The group— Phil Letizia [Vocals], Zelick [Bass], Frankie Stone [Guitar], and Mauricio Aguilera [Drums]—injects modern attitude into a traditional palette. As a result, you're going to be wearing Black Jacket for a long time to come.

"It's modern rock with a retro feel," affirms Zelick. "We all come from different backgrounds ranging from thrash to pop to classic Rock N’ Roll. All of our influences converge to create an original sounding rock band that is uniquely Black Jacket."

In the summer of 2012, Franky Stone contacted Zelick and Mauricio about jamming for fun. There wasn't any pretense or pomp and circumstance. It was purely meant to be a good time with some loud tunes and cold beers. Fast-forward a year (and two singers) later and, with the inclusion of current lead singer Phil Letizia, the band is now exactly where it was meant to be.

In his original band Endo, Zelick released two acclaimed albums via Columbia Records and shared stages, touring extensively with everyone from Marylin Manson & Korn to Sepultura & Megadeth. After the group disbanded, he joined Scott Stapp [Creed] for a special run performing at military installations in the Middle East for Armed Forces Entertainment. He wasn't necessarily in search of another band however, from the moment Black Jacket first came together, these four individuals knew they had something special.

“When I was first approached by the guys, I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about joining another Rock band,” says Phil. “I come from more of a pop back ground (believe it or not), but once I heard the music and went in for our first jam session, I knew this was where I wanted to be. The writing process is so fluid, it seems that the songs write themselves.”

"It clicked immediately with Franky, Mauricio, and I," remembers Zelick. "We ended up writing five songs in just a few short jam sessions and, through much trial and error, once Phil joined the band we knew we had found that missing link. Phil's innate ability to write on the fly to whatever we throw at him keeps new music coming. Our fans will never want for new material and that's quite refreshing."

"I come from a heavier rock background, my first thrash band having shared the stage with acts like Testament, DRI, and Cannibal Corpse, and Black Jacket allowed me the space to be more creative and actually WRITE big songs," Mauricio says.

"You feel magic when it comes," says Frankie, a veteran of the South Florida music scene and previously signed as a songwriter to Peer Music Publishing. "I have toured throughout the US with bands like Sister Hazel to Type O Negative and I wasn’t looking to start a band again, but when you have such immediate chemistry playing with the caliber of talent in this band you just have to go for it.” He continues, “It's a raw and straight sound. Rock music out there today is too processed. We wanted to hearken back something more organic and traditional with these songs."

The group has already started on the road towards artistic change first by focusing on a bit of a lost art in this day and age. In only a few short months, Black Jacket has solidified their place in the South Florida Rock scene and have already landed opening slots for national acts such as Soil, Wayland, and Hed(pe).

“Black Jacket is more than just hard rock,” says Phil. “It’s a fusion of all of our influences combined with a mainstream sensibility. I want our music to connect with people’s emotions on any level. I believe that almost all of us have similar life experiences no matter who we are, so I try to write about things that have happened in my life that everyone can relate to. Even though rock is not at the forefront of today’s popular music, I feel what we are doing is relevant and I want Black Jacket to spearhead a new rock revolution.”

"We're trying to bring the true energy of rock music back," Zelick concludes. "We're not trying to be over dramatic or metaphorical. Our music is easy to understand and grasp. Our message is simple. It relates to everybody. We want audiences to feel entertained. We hope our forthcoming release makes people want to drive fast, bang their heads, and fuck like animals—like the old days of rock 'n' roll."

2. How did you guys come up with your band name?

Zelick: Actually, it was our guitar player, Franky, who came up with the band name. I personally SUCK at coming up with band names (always have) and he was like, "What about 'Black Jacket'? I mean, literally EVERYONE has black jacket hanging in their closet, so why shouldn't they have our music in their library??" We were all like, fuck yeah, that works.  Honestly, it almost doesn't matter, the MUSIC matters. Dave Grohl said it best when he said "What the fuck is a 'Foo Fighter' anyways? What a stupid fucking name". LOL.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Zelick: We are based out of Miami, FL and the scene here sucks for rock music. It used to be awesome and there are a handful of bands and promoters that are trying their best to make shit happen, but South Florida is just too transient and over-saturated with entertainment outlets that people just don't value the live music scene. It's easier to just go out to a club and get fucked up all night then have to use your brain to enjoy some art.  There are a lot of bands doing cool things down here, but it wouldn't be fair to list some and not others, so we will plead the 5th on this one, LOL.

4. What lyrical theme do you guys use in your music? What message do you want to send?

Zelick: There really isn't a centralized theme to our lyrics. Phil and I write about our lives and experiences, mostly. Sometimes its about relationships, sometimes it's about letting loose and having a good time. It just depends on where the music takes us. And sometimes we have a subject we are very passionate about and decide to consciously write lyrics about that subject. For example, we just wrote a new tune called "Miles Away" after Phil and I were discussing my time overseas playing for the military. He was very moved by the stories of the families I had met out there who were living on base and basically just waiting for their loved ones to return. So, we decided to write this song about those relationships. We are not looking to make some sort of deep, political statement, we just want people to be able to relate to what we say and most all HAVE FUN.

5. What bands have influenced your band and its sound?

Zelick: Wow, that is always the toughest and easiest question at the same time. We are all four influenced in our own way by different types of music.  Our drummer Mauricio comes from a more thrash metal background, our guitarist Franky a classic rock and blues background, our singer Phil a R & B and pop rock background, and myself I was listening to everything from Motown to Hair Metal to Alternative, to Jazz.  It's a mixed bag, but all of our influences and individual styles are present in our music. You would think it would have been a challenge but there is enough overlap in our musical taste that we are able to make it work and come up with a sound that we feel is pretty unique to us.

6. Is there any story or concept behind the wanting to the title?

Zelick: We called the new EP "Resurrection" because this band has gone through so many issues (with singers) since its inception that we felt the band, with Phil, was our true re-birth.

7. Who produced it and what was it like working with them?

Zelick: We produced this record ourselves with some help from my good friend and old touring mate, Corey Lowery. We tracked the record initially here in Florida at Power Station Studios and it was pretty much us in control of the arranging and production of the songs with the studio owner, Rob Roy engineering. After tracking the record, we felt it was time to enlist a "heavy hitter" to mix the record and take it to the next level. Corey was that guy. Corey is the shit and we look forward to working on a full production with him in the next couple of months.

8. Who did the cover art for it and how much input did you have on it?

Zelick: I enlisted an old acquaintance of mine that I met back in 2003 when I was on the road with my band Endo at Ozzfest. His name is Bill Curran, but goes by Evil Little Clown. This dude is a seriously talented illustrator. He does a lot of work for Sevendust.  I gave Bill the concept of what we wanted and he laid out the bulk of it, then I finished it. Our drummer, Mauricio is in the film industry and a very talented 3D animator and Photoshop genius, so he helped with the band photo. It was a truly collaborative effort and a lot of fun to put together. It's only two panels, but there's a lot of thought in there.

9. Do you have a favorite song on the EP?

Zelick: That's a tough one, I love them all in their own way. They all have a life and vibe of their own. "No Lyrics" is my favorite vocally.

10. What are your upcoming touring/show plans?

Zelick: The month of June is out for us because our drummer will be spending most of the month in his home country of Chile. We plan on booking a few CD release shows locally and we are going to start planning regional touring towards the end of July.

11. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Zelick: You can stream the EP before it is released at www.soundcloud.com/blackjacketfl - The EP will be available to purchase  June 23rd pretty much anywhere music is sold.  We have videos in the works, as well and you can check out some of the recording process at our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/blackjacketband

12. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Zelick: Well, the key is to have them remember some part of the song (the "hook") that draws them in and makes them want to listen again and again. We would like them to simply remember Black Jacket. :)

13. What can the fans expect to see from you in the future?

Zelick: Expect us to hit the road towards the end of the summer. Expect a kick-ass original video and expect our second EP release some time in the Fall/Winter!

14. Any final words of wisdom?

Zelick: Don't just follow your dreams, MAKE THEM.  Oh, and don't eat the brown acid.

France's five piece metal/hardcore band As Aimless Glory was founded by guitarist/composer Ben, from Nice, France. The band released their first EP "False Idols" in 2012, followed by a series of shows at venues all around France. They had the chance to share the stage with bands like Betraying The Martyrs, Being As An Ocean, Texas In July, Shoot The Girl First, As They Burn, Devil Sold His Soul, Napoleon etc. They are currently hard at work writing and recording for their debut full-length album! They intend to do their best as best can ever be! The whole band discusses all about the new album and what's in-store with it and the band's coming future!


1. Introduce yourself, tell me what you do in As Aimless Glory, and how long the band has been together.

We are As Aimless Glory, a 5 pieces Metal Hardcore band from French Riviera. The band released their first EP 'False Idols' in 2012, followed by a series of shows & tours.

2. Do you have a name for the next album you're currently working on?

We didn't have it yet, we'll found it after the recording process will be done.

3. Is this album going to be a concept release?

Yes, it will be a concept album, following the theme began with the songs "There's No "I" In Team" and "I'm Here To Break The Sky" from the first EP "False Idols". It's about trust and betrayal with, as a backdrop in the course of the album, the relationship between the narrator and his environment.

4. Where are you in the recording process of the new album?

The album is fully written, 4 songs are entirely recorded, all guitar tracks are done. So, it's going well!

5. Who is producing the album? How has the producer aided the recording process?

Mixing and Mastering is done by Daniel Kerr, from Avenue Studios. He is a cool guy who does a great job.

6. Where did you record the album?

We're recording at Lolcat Studio with our good friend Lou Gregoire from the bands "Subverses" and "Mindwake". He knows us really well, he's helping us a lot to giving the best we can do.

7. Did the band have any definitive goals they were shooting for before the recording process began for this album?

Not really. It's our first full length, we are just trying to show people our best and to play the music we like. There's no "goal", we just want this album to be as good as possible.

8. Are you using any new instrumentation you've never used in the recording process before?

No, we are just trying to develop our style. The electro parts especially, it will be more present than in "False Idols".

9. When did you start writing for this album? How was the songwriting process different/similar to previous As Aimless Glory releases?

Ben writes most parts of the music, and Antho puts his lyrics on. We just try to share an emotion, an energy in our music.

10. Did you feel any pressure to follow it up?

No at all, because we just want to do something we like, so when you're doing it this way, there's not precision.

11. Can you go into one or two tracks on the new album? If so, can you give us the track title and brief description of how the track sounds and how it came about?

The first track is a video clip "Don't Call Me Bro (I'll Call You Dead)", check it out, so you can do your own opinion!

12. How is the vibe in the studio going?

It's really fun and relax, we make fun of the one who records, and we still searching a way to make the song better.

13. When can we expect the new album to be released?

We don't really know, but we thing it will be around November 2014.

14. What are your songs about? (What specific themes do they cover?)

As I said, it's all about feelings, and observation about the world around us.

15. Do you write your own songs? (Discuss the songwriting process in detail.)

Yes, generally, Ben is writing some riffs, then we discuss about how we can improve the first idea, and when everything is done musically, Anthony (vocals) writes the lyrics. The process is always the same, it works well for us.


16. Who are your musical influences?

Anthony is into Emmure, Like Moth To Flames and some Old School Hardcore stuff. Ben is into Like Moths to Flames, Attila, Northlane, Architects etc.

17. How did you guys come up with your band name?

Our name means that we make music above all for pleasure ! We want to share it with as many people as we can, meet great people, travel… and do all of it with the bros we are !

18. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there?Are there any local bands you could recommend?

We're from French Riviera, the scene is pretty cool, there are some great bands like Shoot The Girl First, In Other Climes, Mindwake, Subverses, Heart Attack, or Made of Ashes, Anthony's other band.

19. What can the fans expect to see from you in the future?

They can expect us to give the best of us and to continue to do this for the future!

20. Is that your final answer?

It is! Thank you, and for the readers, we can't wait for you to hear our album, and we expect to see every single one of you live as soon as possible! Take care!