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Once Nothing Interview With Todd Lawry

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Who are you, how old are you and what is your position in the band? My name is Todd Lowry, I’m 23 and I do vocals in Once Nothing Once Nothing as been around for quite some time now. How did it all started, and what made you keep going? We’ve been around since 2000. I was 15 and my friends and I started a band. We started slow and just learned as we went about everything. It keep going because all of us had a passion for music that took presidence over everything else we had going on.… Continued →

Brave Citizens

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Eric, IVM: Alright. You guys can start out by introducing yourselves to our readers. Names and positions in the band. Adam, BC: My name is Adam Bialik, and I play lead guitar, keyboard, and backing vocals. Andrew, BC: Andrew Capra: vocals, rhythm guitar. Adam, BC: Are these answers informal, or should I use complete sentences? Eric, IVM: Ummm… no, it’s cool. Informal works best. Adam, BC: OK. Andrew, BC: Don’t want the kids thinking we have bad grammar, haha. Eric, IVM: How long have you been playing as Brave Citizens, and what’s the general background story?… Continued →

Justin Morgan (Phat Chance, Stereo Motion, Exodus)

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Justin Morgan is a talented writer and instrumentalist. Justin used to play the bass for the rock band Stereo Motion. He also lived in Nashville, Tenessee as a song writer for BMI Publishing. He has been to 47 states and five countries. Currently, Justin is a student at Liberty University studying literature and expository writing. He is also a journalist for the Libert University school newspaper. He currently plays in the campus band Exodus.In this exclusive interview we will learn more about Justin’s musical experience, his advice to start up bands, and what some of his future plans are.… Continued →

Number One Gun

By Eric Pettersson in Interviews | Comments closed

Eric Pettersson, IVM: You can start with your name and duties in the band. Jeff Schneeweis, Number One Gun: My name is Jeff Schneeweis and I sing and play guitar for the band. E: For those who haven’t been along for the ride, could you give a brief history of Number One Gun? J: Well we have been around for about 5 years. We are from Chico, CA, and still live there today. We have put out 3 full length records including the newest one on Tooth and Nail called The North Pole Project.… Continued →

Crimson Refuge

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Crimson Refuge Bio as seen on Myspace: Crimson Refuge is a 5-Piece Indie/Rock band based out of Eastern North Carolina. Their sound is a unique blend of southern/indie rock containing elements of hardcore. Their lyrics are based on everyday situations that life has thrown at the guys both the good and the bad. The force that drives them is their faith in Jesus Christ and their desire to make Him known. Crimson Refuge has been making their way into the music scene since fall of 2007.… Continued →

Fono

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Ladies & Gentlemen. What you are about to read is my first ever phone interview, and it happened to be with Fono’s leader, Del Currie, a couple months ago. Please go through it all, i know it’s long, for we talked almost an hour. But it’s hard not to keep asking questions to a guy who answers them in such an intelligent, wise and humorous way ! So come and discover what Fono and their latest release, Too Broken To Brake, is all about.… Continued →

This Holiday Life

By Matt B in Interviews | Comments closed

Recently, I’ve had the chance to do an e-mail interview with Bobby, from one of my favorite bands, This Holiday Life. Read the interview, and enjoy it. 1) Please introduce yourself, and state your role in This Holiday Life. Please also tell us about any previous musical projects you’ve been involved with. Bobby: I play the bass. Been in some bands before, namely Donkey Talk, with Scott. Joe was in a band called Speaking of Aslan and played the Kazoo in Pewee Herman’s side project.. And Mark played drums in NCM.… Continued →

TrustFall

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I recently conducted another interview with the guys of TrustFall. Most of you probably don’t know them, but they have great hearts for God. They have no studio-recorded songs, but that does not matter. They play music for the worship aspect, and because they know it counts.

– Please tell me who you are, and what you do in TrustFall, and whether or not TrustFall is your first band ever, and how long you’ve been playing in TrustFall.

Nicky Z- drums – not my first band – creator of Trustfall

Bobby- vocals, keyboard, acoustic – this is my first band – 5 months

Josh- back up vocals, guitar – this is not my first band – 5 months

-I saw on your myspace that TrustFall broke up, then reformed with three new members.

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Jason Dunn (Facedown Records)

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JoshIVM: You began the label while with No Innocent Victim, what’s the state of the band currently? We know you guys won’t be touring but will we see any more albums? Jason: We are all so busy with other things that NIV is on hold for a little bit. We’re definitely not calling it quits or anything, just focusing on other areas of our lives. Tim (guitar) got married this spring and is both a full time youth pastor and painter, I have my hands full with Facedown, Jason Moody (Singer) has 4 kids and is building a house right now, and working 60 hours a week, etc… All of us are married with mortgages and bills and not enough time in our schedules.… Continued →

Demon Hunter

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1.)Please introduce yourself (or selves? I don’t know) and give

background on previous music projects.

Ryan Clark- vocalist. I used to sing in a band called Training For Utopia and played guitar in a band called Focal Point.

2.)Your 4th studio album comes out next week. Do you have any special

plans for release day?

Just a release party with some friends and family.

3.)Did you take a break after The Triptych was released, or did you

begin writing again as soon as that album was done?

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The Glorious Unseen Interview

By Matt B in Interviews | Comments closed

Yesterday, I had the awesome opportunity of doing an e-mail interview with Ben Crist of The Glorious Unseen. I know that e-mail is pretty impersonal, but he seems like an amazing guy. If you have visited TGU’s myspace today, you might have read this already, because Ben posted it there. This is my first interview ever, so constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. Please point out mistakes. I tried to ask less commonly asked questions, and I hope I succeeded. So yeah, enjoy the interview. 1.)Could you introduce yourself and give some background on previous bands/musical endeavors, etc?… Continued →

Edison Glass

By Julio_D_Anta in Interviews | Comments closed

On August 3^rd 2007, I had the extreme pleasure of meeting up with the guys of Edison Glass for a pretty lengthy interview outside the small and smoldering club “Ray’s Downtown Blues” in West Palm Beach, Fl. Two months and ten blistered fingertips later, I have finally finished typing the interview. Enjoy. Interview by: Julio D. Anta Please introduce yourselves for those not present… Joshua Silverberg: [Laughs] I’m Josh, I play guitar and sing. James Usher: My names James, I play guitar. Josh Morin: I’m Josh and I play the bass and sing.… Continued →

Brian Fletchner (Quiver Society, Pilgrims band, ex-Warlord)

By Eric Pettersson in Interviews | Comments closed

Eric Pettersson, IVM: Please briefly introduce yourself. Brian Fletchner: Well, thanks for the interest in what I am doing. I have a family and they are wonderful. I have friends that love me and inspire me. Music is very important in my life, and I am very happy that others find what I am doing worth paying attention to. E: I thought it would be fun to start this interview off at the beginning historically and then work our way up. So let’s go back to the days of Warlord.… Continued →

Far-Less

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Eric Pettersson, IVM: Let’s get started with your name and duties in the band. Brandon Welch, Far-Less: Brandon Welch is my name. I play guitar and I am the lead vocalist in the band. E: What are you guys up to right now? B: We are waiting for our record to come out in October. We have a tour with Secret and Whisper and Glass Ocean coming up and a tour with He Is Legend after that. Other than that we are just hanging out.… Continued →

Spoken

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Spoken interview August 18, 2007 By Eric Pettersson Eric Pettersson, IVM: Can you start with your name and what you do in the band? Matt Baird, Spoken: My name is Matt from the band Spoken, Matt Baird, I sing. E: Your band’s been around for ten years? M: Eleven years. February was eleven years. Started in 1996. E: What keeps you going? M: the desire to play music and to feel like I’m being obedient to God. We love music. We love it, and until I have that overwhelming feeling in my heart and soul that I’m done, I can’t stop.… Continued →

The Apathy Eulogy

By Eric Pettersson in Interviews | Comments closed

The Apathy Eulogy interview August 17, 2007 By Eric Pettersson Eric Pettersson, IVM: Name and what you do in the band. Rob Kelly, TAE: Rob Kelly, I play guitar, sing, and write the music. E: So I heard you got into Alternative Press. Did they dig it? R: Yeah, from what we heard. We didn’t get an official interview. We actually got mentioned as an unsigned band. They choose I believe it’s 8 bands a month that are notable unsigned bands, and they found us on Smartpunk which is our online vendor, and just asked us if we wanted to be featured.… Continued →

Anberlin

By Julio_D_Anta in Interviews | Comments closed

I got the chance to interview Anberlin’s Stephen Christian (vocals) on the July 21st Miami, FL Warped Tour spot. Stephen is the most enthusiastic and humble guy I have ever interviewed. I hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as I enjoyed doing it. Interview by: Julio D. Anta Can you state your name and what you do in the band?

Stephen Christian: I’m Stephen Christian and I sing in the band Anberlin. How’s the Warped Tour been treating you so far? SC: Unreal man, we’ve been meeting so many cool bands like Circa Survive, Coheed and Cambria, Kill Switch Engage and all these incredible bands all in one place.… Continued →

Before Their Eyes

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Interview by: Julio D. Anta If you could tell the readers your name and what you do in the bad? Nick Moore: My name is Nick Moore, and I’m the vocalist in the band. So, how did the band get started? NM: Well, I was in another band that ended up breaking up. I knew a few other guys guys from other bands that we had all played with in the past. So I called Jared our drummer and told him I wanted to start a little side project and if he was interested playing drums for it, and have his friend Cory who was also in his old band play bass.… Continued →

Our Departure Project

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I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ben Cook of Our Departure Project on May 12, 2007 after his show with The Wolverines in Miami, Florida. For the latest information, tour dates, or to purchase Our Departure Project’s debut EP titled This Story Will Show You please visit www.myspace.com/ourdepartureproject. Interview by: Julio D. Anta

What’s your name and what do you do? Ben Cook: My name is Ben Cook, I play guitar and sing. I’d like to get a full band together but it’s just me for right now.… Continued →

A Slight Breeze

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Formed in the wake of the now-defunct Bernard, A Slight Breeze is the brain-child of ex-Bernard bassist Ryan Adams. About a month ago I had the opportunity of interviewing him in his small St. Augustine apartment where we discussed the unique sound of ASL and the break up of his former band. Interview by Julio D. Anta Do you write most of the music? Ryan Adam’s: Yeah, I guess. I’ve been writing and recording for maybe two years, pretty much when I got my computer. I started writing, and sorta had intentions for some of it to end up in Bernard, but it just never happened.… Continued →

Norma Jean

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Interview by Julio D. Anta What’s your name and what do you do in the band? Jake Schultz: My name is Jake Schultz and I play bass. How’s the tour with Underoath and Maylene been going? JS: It was awesome, I mean this was the last show. It was ten days I think and we’ve known basically everyone on this tour for years, so it’s been a really big hangout. A bro-fest if you will. How long have you been in the band? JS: Pretty much, I joined right after the first record came out.… Continued →

He Is Legend

By Eric Pettersson in Interviews | Comments closed

(picture courtesy of Reuben Wilson) To start things off, who are you and what do you do in He Is Legend? -I’m Schuylar and I sing. Could you give us a brief update on what you’ve been up to lately? -We’ve pretty much just been preparing for our headlining tour. A month or two ago, you started pushing the movie, The Reaping, to fans. How did this come about? -They expressed interest in having us help promote the film. I think it’s known in the industry as “Selling Out” but we figured, why not?… Continued →

This Beautiful Republic

By Eric Pettersson in Interviews | Comments closed

To begin, you can state your name and your duties in the band. My name is Ben Olin and I am the Vocalist for This Beautiful Republic So how’s touring going? Touring has definitely been an adventure. It’s not as glorious as most people believe it to be, it’s a lot of really hard work, but the rewards outweigh the amount of work put in. Sanctus Real are friends of ours and Needtobreathe are just really great guys so it was a great first tour for us to be on.… Continued →

Lost Ocean

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Eric IVM: Give your name and what you do in the band. Jeff: Jeff Gray, lead vocal/guitar Eric IVM: For those who haven’t heard you yet, how would you explain your style? Jeff: Piano-Centric Alternative Rock Eric IVM: Where did the name Lost Ocean originate? Jeff: Two previous song titles of our got married. Once together, we loved the natural implications, imagery, and simplicity of the name. Eric IVM: What’s Lost Ocean’s story? How did the band begin? Jeff: I produced a demo for the other three members’ prior band.… Continued →

Jeff Jacquay/Unashamed

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An Interview with Jeff Jacquay of Unashamed A classic trip in time through the years of Spirit Filled Hardcore and beyond… I first caught glimpse of Unashamed in 95’ at a show with Focused in Capo Beach, CA. and was blown away by the intensity of the band. Their brand of “Spirit Filled Hardcore” blew everyone in the room away with passion of heart and explosive guitars enough to jolt the building to the floor (exaggerated). I had never seen a hardcore show quite like that one.… Continued →

War Of Ages

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Email interview with Johnathan of War Of Ages (April 2007) JoshIVM: Let’s go back in War Of Ages history for a second. How did you guys initially get hooked up with Strike First/Facedown Records? Johnathan: Our friends in Jesus Wept (at the time xDisciplex AD) were good friends with the team at Facedown records. They told us to hook them up with a demo and put in a good word for us. Strikefirst then became interested in us and gave us a contract. We then started to tour relentlessly and got Facedown to take note of us.… Continued →

Deas Vail

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Eric IVM: State your name and what you do in the band. Wes Blaylock-I sing Kelsey Harelson- I play drums Andy Moore- I play guitar Laura Hudson- I play piano Jonathan Childs- I play bass Eric IVM: To the average music fan, how would you describe your sound? Wes: I would describe our sound as alternative indie rock. We try to make music that is layered instrumentally and melodically. We do our best to make music we think is beautiful. Andy: Our music has a relaxed, melodic feel to it that is carried by underlying driving beats, which creates a cool feeling.… Continued →

The Showdown

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Email Interview with David Bunton of The Showdown (April 2007) JoshIVM: Well I’m sure you knew this question would be coming, but let’s talk about your new direction in sound. What brought about the change from the metal of “A Chorus Of Obliteration” to the more hard rock sound in “Temptation Come My Way”? Was it something that was decided upon soon after release of your first album or a gradual change? David: We wrote “Breath Of The Swamp” and “I, Victim” in March ‘05. So basically right after the record came out we just started doing the new stuff… It didn’t take us very long to figure out what we really wanted to be doing.… Continued →

Comeback Kid

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Email Interview with Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid (March 2007) JoshIVM: How did Comeback Kid initially get started? Andrew: We started around 2001 but only decided to fully embrace doing this band full time in 2003. Before that, it was just playing local shows… once our first record was out we started touring. JoshIVM: When did you make the decision to make CK your full-time focus in music? Andrew: It wasn’t really a conscious decision. I was doing Figure Four and Comeback Kid at the same time.… Continued →

Sherwood

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I’ve been a fan of Sherwood for a long time, and recently I got ask Nate Henry (vocals, bass) some questions. Chuck (IVM): Who am I talking to and who exactly is Sherwood? Nate (Sherwood): I am Nate and maybe Sherwood is a group of guys trying to take excess from the rich and give to the poor both figuratively and literally. Chuck: How would you describe your sound to my Grandma? Nate: She already likes our band, in fact she came to our last show we played in Sacramento.… Continued →

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