Tell us about your latest release
So, our first single that we’ve had in two years is called "Shout". It was released on September 27, 2024, and the video was released November 21, 2024.
What was the recording process like? Was it in a studio or do you do it all yourselves?
Yes, it was a great process. We actually use the new engineer named Larry Elyea! We went into his studio, called Minds Eye Studio in Phoenix! What I normally do is I write the songs in my GarageBand studio at home and then we work them out live together and all the guys contribute to the song writing process. Once we have it down, we’re going to the studio and then we might tinker with it some more in there, but Larry is a really good producer and is really fast. We did two songs in two days with him. Our album took three years.
How do you guys write the songs?
Generally, I have the song written and like I said above, everybody puts their two cents in. We have great songwriters in the band. There are three of us that are songwriters. I like to work with other songwriters being the only one can make you blind to good ideas.
What were your main influences while writing?
I tend not to listen to anything while I’m writing music. If anything, I listen to worship music. So I would say as far as the vocals go I’m really influenced by Mike Patton, Eddie Vedder and probably a little bit by Lane Staley. Wayne Rogers, our lead guitarist, influences are a lot like mine but he likes heavy. doom and gloom sludge riffs! I would say that Tommy Bevardos, our drummer, is mostly influenced by wham the outfield and the Bee Gees. Just kidding. Tommy really likes Living color and Rush. Richard Walstad, our bassist doesn’t really have any opinions on who he likes. He drives a Tesla. And a lot like me he likes Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Deftones and any grunge music.
What is your favourite song on the new release and why?
Actually since this is a single, I’ll answer this Shout. We have four more songs ready for release this year. So be looking out for them as well.
How did you come up with the name of the release?
Well, being a Christian I think one of the things that I like about prayers that we don’t have to pray quiet we can "Shout"!
How did the band get together?
The band has had three different generations. But the latest generation is for professional musicians. Not part-timers. Long story short Rich is a is a friend of a great friend, one of the original members and writing partners John Fabricius. Adam, our last Drummer quit because of his job and to take care of family. He introduced us to Tommy Bervados our current current Drummer . And Wayne Rogers I met playing bass for another band called Tridon.
How did you come up with the name for the band?
The name of the band came from a scripture out of the Bible: Hebrews chapter 4, verse 12. The word of God is sharper than a two edged sword, cutting deep to the bone!
Have you got any gigs or a tour coming up where people can hear the songs live?
We don’t have any shows scheduled yet for this year, but we will have some announcements on our social media and our website. We just played November 8 at the famous Whiskey A Gogo (Hollywood) opening up for Trapt.
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