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“The Thunderous Roar of Fieldy”
Exclusive Plug’d In Interview with Korn Bassist Fieldy! Inside this Issue:
Exclusive Plug’d In Interview with Korn Bassist Fieldy, Getting Metal w/ Jamie Sweeney Of A.O.A.A., CD of the Week: The Revere, Steppin’ Out: R.M.C.’s Drag Races, Getting’ Sloppy @ the Sloppy Hog Fest, The Breakdown w/ Bandi: Lizzy Borden, Spotlight: Hammer and Nail Tattoo
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I cant begin to tell you how excited we are about this issue. In case you didn't notice, this is our issue with our exclusive interview with Fieldy from Korn. Fieldy is an amazing man with a hell of a story, and we are very honored he shared some with us. Any publication would be honored to interview a musician of Fieldy‟s caliber. To be a local publication and to be granted that privilege is amazing. Everyone at Plug‟d In puts 100% into every issue and we would like to thank everyone we have worked with in the past and helped us to get where we are today. We have big plans for the future and we appreciate everyone who is standing by our side. This is more than a magazine to us, this is our life and something we believe in. Until next issue, keep rock‟in Central Pa! Your feedback is very important to us and we aim to please you. Where do you want us to come? What shows should we review? What bands are killing the scene? Who‟s your favorite, or who can‟t you stand? We want to know! Send all Inquiry's, Opinions, Advertisements, CD‟s, Hacked Software, and Contraband to:
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Steppin’ Out @R.M.C’.s Swap Meet and Drag Races The Reading Motorcycle Club held their swap meet and drag races over the weekend of the 5th and 6th of June. This was the first time I‟ve ever been up to their club and I have to admit I was pretty excited. Ive heard a lot of good things about the bike races up there and I was really excited to check it out. The Reading Motorcycle Club is located in Oley, Pa and is home to around 1,200 members. They are getting ready to celebrate their 95th anniversary, which is a huge deal, and it makes them one of the oldest clubs in the country. Motorcycle drag racing is just one of the many events the club holds throughout the year. The R.M.C. raceway is the real deal and has a great set up for spectators. We sat in the bleachers and had a fantastic view of the start. There‟s nothing like the smell of the tires on a burnout. I brought my kids, ages 2 and 7, and they loved it! There was such a unique assortment of motorcycles and the classes they raced in. My favorite races were the kid‟s races. It was truly amazing to watch the little ones get out there and do their thing. It was great to see the supportive parents cheering their little racers on. My oldest son loved them so much he asked “Daddy, when can I do it?” I can definitely see him doing too, because the kid is a speed demon on his bike. This event is a must see for race fans of all ages. It‟s a great time outdoors and a great place to see some great action. To follow all the race action or to learn more about the Reading Motorcycle club, check out their website @
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Gettin’ Sloppy: 2010 Sloppy Hog Fest I hate mosquitoes. I really hate them when they are the size of bats. If you went to the Sloppy Hog Fest, then you know what I mean. Billy got bit and had a bite mark the size of a golf ball. Bite marks and all, the Sloppy Hog Fest was a great show. Located in Tower City, Google it because I had no idea where we were, The Sloppy Hog is an outdoor concert that caters to some of the best and brightest in the local metal scene. As soon as we got there we tied in with Brett Reed, the shows organizer and vocalist of the band Days of Waste. Brett had spent the prior week getting the “run-down” park ready for the events 150+ visitors. The scrubbed the outhouse, built the stage, ran the electric, and got everything ready. In my opinion he and his crew did an amazing job. Tickets were cheap and included 2 plates of food. It was BYOB or you could buy soda and water there. The food was great. I loved the pulled pork and the macaroni salad was delicious. We got to eat under the pavilion which was great. It drizzled for a brief second, but not enough to put a damper on the show. The Sloppy Hog Fest has been going strong for 2 years now is getting better each year. For all you true metal fans out there this is one event you don‟t want to miss. Stay tuned for next years show!
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A man walks into a bar with a steering wheel in his pants. The Bartender says, "Why do have a steering wheel in your pants?" The man replies " I don't know but its driving me nuts". A man walks up to the bar, and speaks to the bartender. "I bet you $500 that I can piss in this cup from across the room." The bartender looks at the man like he was nuts and says with a laugh, "Ooook buddy. You got a deal." So the man walks over to the other side of the room, pulls down his zipper and just lets it fly. Piss goes everywhere; on the bar, on customers, all over the bartender, but not a drop lands in the cup. The man walks back over to the bartender. The bartender says, "Ha ha ha. Well pay up." So the man pays him, turns around and begins to laugh hysterically. The bartender asks, "You just lost $500, why are you laughing?" The man turns around and says to the bartender, "Well you see that man over there." The bartender says, "Yeah." He replies, "Well, I bet him $10,000 that I could piss all over your bar and you, and that you would be happy and laugh about it!" A bear and a bunny are sitting in a forest taking a shit. The bear leans over to the bunny and says "Do you ever have the problem of shit sticking to your fur"? The bunny says "No". So the bear grabs the bunny and wipes his ass
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The Thunderous Roar of Fieldy KORN bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu Promoting new album: “Korn III Remember Who You Are”
By Nicolle Marie For this issue of Plug‟d In, I got the amazing opportunity to talk with KoRn‟s bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu. Being a huge Korn fan myself, my first concert was actually to see them when I was 13, it was an absolute honor to talk to him. I couldn't have been happier to have Fieldy answer all my questions, share with me some of his personal thoughts and feelings, and also give me some background about Korn‟s newest album “Korn III Remember Who You Are”. Not only is Korn an absolutely incredible band, but they are amazing people as well. The entire staff at Plug‟d In is truly grateful to all the guys of Korn and also everyone at Road Runner Records for hooking us up with this wonderful opportunity! PI: How is touring going so far? Fieldy: It‟s been good, we‟ve been everywhere. Started out with a couple shows in Alaska and then hit Canada for like 2 weeks. Next, South America, then the Unites States and we‟re still going. I‟m actually in Los Vegas right now. PI: How has show turn out been? Fieldy: It‟s been great. It‟s been sold out everywhere. It‟s good. You know we‟re doing a promotion run for our new “Korn III Remember Who You Are” CD that we have coming out next month and the single just hit the radio, but the shows have been amazing so that‟s all that matters. PI: Have you been playing any of your new songs, off the new album? Fieldy: Right now we‟re doing one new song, "Oildale" (Leave Me Alone). We‟re just doing that one right now but as soon as the album comes out we‟re gunna start doing more songs from it. But for now, it‟s a little too new. PI: Yes and I‟ve heard that you are doing very well with your new single, "Oildale" (Leave Me Alone)". I‟ve read its being called the biggest jump on the current Billboard Rock Music Charts. It started at #41 and after 2 weeks it jumped to #34, and today it is currently at #28. Were you aware of that? Fieldy: No I wasn‟t! Wow that‟s cool. I didn‟t even know that. Is that a good thing? haha PI: Absolutely! Going from 41 to 28 is a huge jump in a short amount of time. Fieldy: Wow that‟s really awesome! PI: What would it mean to you if you made it to top 10 in a few weeks? Fieldy: Well ya know I don‟t really keep up with all of that, but I mean if we did, that would be pretty nice. PI: You‟re going to be a part in this year‟s Rockstar Mayhem Festival, can you tell us what to expect from your performance? Fieldy: Well we put together a set list of a bunch of songs, we actually went online and had our fans vote for all the songs they wanted to hear live, so we put together that, and we will probably be adding a couple more new ones, we‟ll probably do two or three new ones. But even at that point, everything will still be pretty new. So you know, everybody always wants to hear all the classic Korn songs and so we‟re going to make sure we do all that and yea, it‟s gunna be one of the down and dirty shows.
PI: Are you happy with the bands you will be playing with for Mayhem? Fieldy: Well I mean I know a few bands, I think we‟re with Rob Zombie, Lamb of God, and we know all those guys, so it‟s pretty cool. And I think there‟s like 15 bands, I don‟t know the whole line up. PI: Do you like playing with Rob Zombie? Have you played with him before? Fieldy: Yea! We did a tour back in 1998 with Rob Zombie, it was called the “Rock is Dead Tour” and we did sold out arenas everywhere. You know, kinda making fun of the critics that said rock is dead. So yea, we know them, we‟re friends with them. And they have Joey (Jordison) from Slipknot playing drums for them right now. PI: Oh, I didn‟t even know that. Fieldy: Yea it‟s pretty awesome.
PI: The band has gone through some member changes since 2005, with Brian "Head" Welch and David Silveria departing in 2005 and 2006, and the addition of new drummer Ray Luzier. Do you feel like you have the most stable line up right now? Fieldy: Yea! I think right now we‟re more stable and powerful than ever. The drummer we‟re working with us right now Ray, we have known him for about 3 or 4 years already. He‟s been the best drummer we‟ve worked with in our careers. PI: Yea, I know he‟s been your touring drummer in the past. So is it more comfortable with him now that he is an official member of the band? Fieldy: Yea, it‟s been good. We‟ve been very tight, and powerful, it‟s amazing right now. PI: Did Ray participate more in the writing process of your new CD? Fieldy: Yea, he wrote, as a full Korn member, on the new album. That‟s our line up. PI: If you had a chance, how would you feel about inviting Head or David back into the band? Fieldy: I mean only the future can tell that. I don‟t know. If something was going to happen like that, maybe it would be like a tour or something like that. I don‟t think it would be a permanent thing. But you could never say never, ya know. I don‟t know what the future holds. PI: Do you still talk to them, like on a friend basis? Fieldy: Well I talk to Head like once a year. I mean we‟re still friends, we‟re still close. But I haven‟t really talked to David. I‟ve heard he was in the restaurant business. I know he sold all his drums and isn‟t really doing that anymore. But that was a long time ago, it could be different now. I‟m not too sure. PI: You have recently signed to Road Runner Records. How has the support from them been? Fieldy: It‟s been good! We like went shopping for a bunch of different record labels, and we ended up going with Roadrunner because it seemed like there was such a good street team and family that go along with them, and it‟s been really good so far.
PI: Have they helped you out more so than your last record labels? Fieldy: Well it seems like we have a more of a, like I said, a street team going on, and I like all that, so for me it seems like the label is more involved in that sense. PI: And I can say personally that Road Runner has been one of the best labels I‟ve worked with so far, for the magazine. They were real nice and really hooked us up. Fieldy: Yea, they‟re awesome. PI: Who decided to reconnect with Ross Robinson for Remember Who you are? Fieldy: You know we were all just sitting around and were talking about who can do this and produce this new Korn album, and we talked about how we wanted to go back to our roots and taking‟ it old school and we were like “why don‟t we get Ross to do it” because he did the first Korn album and the second Korn album and we were like “that‟s a good idea” so we got a hold of him and he was like “ of course ill do it, you guys are like family to me”. So that‟s how that really happened. PI: How was it shooting the video near where you grew up, in Oildale. Fieldy: The video is down and dirty man, it was in the dirt and the oil field, and just really raw footage. And really I watched the video back and I was like wow this is really one of my favorite videos. I would have liked to have done that type of video back in the day, you know, it just turned out really well! PI: Back in Bakersfield, when you guys were younger, did you guys ever think you would be where you are now? Fieldy: Back when we were starting out as a band we always dreamed that we would be playing the world and being a big time band, and we always had that attitude, but now once that we are where we‟re at today, and you know, being around for 17 years and selling billions of records, I realized its like a one in a million chance, its really hard. And now I look back and realize that as a kid, this was my dream, but its tough man, it‟s a tough gig. PI: What does your new albums title “Remember Who You Are” really mean to you? Fieldy: Well I mean personally when we were recording and all that, we said lets remember when we were first starting out and how we did recording in a little tiny room and standing up and playing as a band, and just remembering how we did it back in the day, so for me that‟s what it was about. PI: Do you feel you have lost your old school raw emotional feel for your music over the years? Fieldy: No, I think that we actually still have all the passion and fire behind it, but when you become a musician you start venturing out and saying lets make this big epic song and this and that, some musicians can just feel it and think its really good, when really, you have to remember who you really are and go back to your roots to get that really raw rough riff who Korn was and now with the new CD its like bringing back the true integrity of Korn.
PI: So you‟re happy with the way the band has transitioned over the years? Fieldy: Yea I‟m happy to see the direction it‟s going, and it definitely is pretty cool and I hope we keep going in the direction its going because I know it‟s the right direction. I‟d rather be doing exactly what we‟re doing now. I‟m just so glad we‟re not going in the wrong direction. PI: Do you think when things like your line up changing it made you guys stronger or made you guys come together more? Fieldy: Yeah I think when the line up changed, we had to make a choice of, is this falling apart or lets be 10 times better and really step things up and do this, and now we‟re just like lets get back to our core and that‟s what we did, we took that approach. PI: Do you see any other line up changes happening in the future? Fieldy: Nah, it‟s me, Munky, Jonathan and Ray that‟s the core right now. Nothing is going to change; we are very solid right now. PI: You put out your autobiography, 'Got The Life' last year. How do you feel the response has been? Fieldy: You know, you think when you‟re coming out and talking about a life change and how Jesus Christ changed my life and, I‟ve gotten, from what I know of, I‟ve gotten that people are happy with it, and it inspires people to make a change. I really haven‟t gotten any bad feedback yet, but I‟m sure there‟s going to be some, because you know, when you try to do something good, there‟s always some hater out there and as far as the majority, it‟s been really good. And I‟ve been really surprised; I was ready to take some heat for it.
PI: What made you want to share your past and other personal experiences with your fans and the public? Fieldy: Well you know I can‟t share where I‟m at today, without sharing my past. I wanted to let people know what I‟m about today. I can‟t just step up and say “hey here‟s where I‟m at today” then be like, that‟s it. Somebody has to be able to relate, and be like “wow man I had a past like that too”, and its just one of those common things, that everybody‟s had a past, and that‟s why I just had to do that. PI: You‟re going to be doing a book signing at in San Diego next week, when you do your book signings, what do you usually do? Do you talk to the people about the book or so you just take questions? Or,… Fieldy: You know, it seems it would be that way but it usually doesn‟t really. I think that some people, when they step up they are so nervous that sometimes I actually have to help them along and be like “hey do you want me to put your name on here, or do you wanna take a picture or”, ha-ha, I think people just get nervous, and I understand, because I get the same way if I‟m meeting somebody that I look up to or if I were to go to someone else‟s book signing, I would get nervous too. And it makes me compassionate, so I can be like “hey man its all good, loosen up”, but sometimes that doesn‟t even work, ha-ha, if somebody is nervous they‟re nervous, you know. People can tell me to loosen up when I‟m like that and I know it‟s not happening. PI: Ha-ha, yea I know exactly what you mean. PI: So Fieldy, what‟s next for Korn? Fieldy: Well after this tour, I know we‟re going to be doing Mayhem Fest. And as far as plans after that I know we‟re going to Europe and Japan, we‟re actually pretty booked up right now, probably up until January, that I know of.
PI: Do you intend on doing any more collaboration with other bands? You did have a great response on your collaboration with Lil Wayne and his video Prom Queen and with your video for Twisted Transistor. Fieldy: Well as of right now we don‟t have anything planned like that. But I am in another band called Stillwell. I‟m on guitar, Wuv from P.O.D is playing‟ drums and our singer‟s name is Q. The type of music is called street metal, and we have an album “Surrounded By Liars” that‟s going to be out soon. We‟re actually shopping for labels right now, and we hope to have the album out there really soon. And I just finished a bass album, its called Basically, its all instrumental bass and stand up bass, regular bass, 15 string bass, I just finished that one, it has like 18 songs on it, so that will be coming out soon too. I have a couple projects coming out pretty soon. PI: Can you tell us how to check out your new projects, and where to find them? Fieldy: You can go to Korn.com and it‟ll tell you all about them. As of right now I‟m still putting the final touches on it and putting the packaging together. Then ill finally release it. PI: Alright well thank you very much for talking to us! Fieldy: You‟re very welcome, have a good one!
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Local CD Of the Week The Economy Sucks, but you should still drop a couple bucks on this. The Great City by: The Revere Since hearing of The Revere in 2007, I‟ve found myself attached to this trio of progressive rockers and their unique sound that you‟d have a hard time finding if you tried. After their 2007 release “The Light makes it Easier to see,” I followed what the band was doing only to forget about them as the venues of Doylestown began to shutdown and the band began to play less shows each month. Little did I know that the band was in the process of writing an epic two album journey that involves an old man leading travelers to an unknown destination that begins with the album, “The Great City.” Covering all genres, "The Great City,” is one of the best underground progressive hard rock albums you‟ll find circulating the internet. Mixing melody technicality, odd time signatures pop up at random parts of the songs sticking to the bands progressive roots. The opening track “Sleep is a Celebration” doesn‟t do what most opening tracks do; that is give the listener a summary of what kind of music is going to be on the rest of the album. In fact “Sleep is a Celebration” does exactly the opposite, it tells you not to expect that type of song again on the album. “Sleep is a Celebration,” really doesn‟t have any familiar sound that I can out my finger to. It begins with a fast jumpy riff followed by a slower melodic verse. It‟s an interesting song structure that may be hard for some to get into; however it is a very well written and one of the best songs on the album. “The Old man and The Inn,” in my opinion has the most familiar song on the album. Simply beginning with a few chords and going into a palm muted verse. It reminds me a lot of current pop punk, however once the song takes a turn into the chorus it loses its pop punk flare and becomes an epic hard rock chorus that should have head‟s banging across the country. When it comes down to it, you‟ll have a hard time finding an album as unique as “The Great City,” in today‟s music industry where the only prog-rock band that has any attention is Coheed and Cambria. There are only few parts where it is only music it is a lyrically based album where every lyric of every song plays a part in the journey. If you‟re looking for an album where each song contributes to the story that leaves you hanging and waiting for part two of this epic journey, The Revere‟s “The Great City,” has exactly what you‟ve been looking for. The Revere are sporadically playing shows throughout Pennsylvania and working on the second part of the journey that is left off at the end of “The Great City.” You can find this CD on www.amazon.com as well as www.therevere.net. For more show information and band up-dates go to www.myspace.com/therevere.
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Spotlight on: Hammer and Nail Tattoo Parlor Our spotlight of the week is on Hammer and Nail Tattoo. Hammer and Nail is located in Carlisle, Pa. and they have an amazing shop and some great stories to go along with it. We sat down with shop owner Steve and he Plug‟d us in on all you need to know about Hammer and Nail Tattoo. PI: How did you get your start in the tattoo business? H&N: In 1991 I was living in Dublin, Ireland. I was an executive chef of a hotel and I had been getting tattooed for a long time. I‟ve always been an artist, I had been drawing tattoos for friends since I was 14 years old. I decided I wanted to get into the business and I was sick of working 80+ hours at a restaurant. It took me a long time but I finally found an apprenticeship. I was working in a studio on my days off for about a year and a half in Dublin, Ireland. I moved back to the States in 95‟. I let tattooing go to the side because it was hard to get into a shop. I got right back into the restaurant business and would tattoo afterhours. I would work on friends and people who liked my artwork. Eventually I decided I couldn‟t take that life anymore. Working that many hours in the restaurant business is hard on your life and takes a toll on your family. I then moved to York, Pa and started tattooing for a friend of mine. That lasted about 3 years and then I opened my own shop up here in Carlisle when their shop closed down. We‟ve been open for 7 years now and business has gone up 25% a year. PI: How did you end up in Dublin, Ireland? H&N: Believe it or not it was music. A bunch of bands I like were in Ireland and I was in England at the time. Id went over there and hopped from job to job to make enough money to go see bands. I didn‟t have any responsibilities at the time. I got tired of England and moved to Dublin just for a change. I did the same thing there, bouncing around jobs. One day a guy I knew, who was GM of a hotel and knew my background and education, offered me a job as their Sous Chef. I couldn‟t resist the money. I would never want that responsibility again, but at the time I was greedy and took it.
PI: Tell us a little bit about the shop: H&N: I had a partnership with somebody in the States so I decided to move back. We split up and it help me make the move to have my own shop and it was the best move I ever made. I was working here in the area and my wife wanted to stay in the area. I found this building and we decided to buy it. It was tough because my credit wasn‟t great, but it paid off. I did all the work here myself and got it up and running. I had a couple of artists come and go, but we‟ve stayed strong for 7 years. There‟s only one other studio in the area. The ironic thing is after I opened my studio another shop that was down the road closed down. Then the borough of Carlisle banned anymore tattoo shop in the downtown district. They kind of equated us to a dirty magazine shop or something. In reality it makes my property and business worth more. It‟s a nice area. It‟s not too busy, but it is steady. It‟s far enough from the city, but close enough to do things. PI: How did you come up with the name Hammer and Nail? H&N: I was at Restaurant/Brew Pub in CT called hammer and Nail brewing Co. They ended up closing down which was a shame because they were a real working class place with great food and beer. I really liked the named and went after it. PI: What‟s the most popular type of work that people come into the shop for? H&N: As far as tattoo styles I do mostly photo-realistic and black and grey work. Everyone has their own styles. I do more color work than anything else. Our shop covers the whole spectrum. We do very little flash work. We draw 90% of the work we do. Sometimes people supply their own. We do everything from generic stuff like butterflies and shamrocks to unique, large back pieces. I did 2 people who just turned 18 and wanted huge back pieces. I see a trend of people getting larger pieces done which I equate to the trend of tattooing and the popularity growing. Reality TV has helped tattooing grow, which I hate, but at the end of the day its better for the industry. The whole TV reality show creates a lot of fake drama that doesn‟t exist in a real shop. PI: If Kat Von D came in, what would you tattoo on her? H&N Anything she wanted, I would just charge her out the ass. (Laughs) PI: Thanks for sitting with us and giving us a chance to get Plug‟d In. H&N: Thanks for coming out and I hope all goes well for you. We appreciate your magazine and it‟s a good read! Everyone needs to come in and take one!
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The Breakdown w/ Bandi The Silo, Saturday June 5th, put on by Bizr Entertainment March to Victory had a simple drumbeat and heavy vocals. They were consistent, but to the point where I felt like I was listening to one very long song, but a good one. Cypherseer had great vocals and was very responsive to the crowd. They dedicated songs to the chosen few who can listen to metal. Rock On! Rearview Destroyer began with a salute to the soldiers. It was hard to keep a visual of the vocalist. He was so full of energy on stage, jumping out into the crowd and joining the mosh pit. I really enjoyed how they switched up the sounds and rhythms to the guitars. Xstrophy seemed to have been formed from the power of metal such as Slayer. They had a fast rhythm, solid drums, and the vocals worked well with the sound. Sinister Realm had a great rhythm, nice bass line and a great range of vocals. They were all experienced performers and knew how to work the songs and the crowd. After a night of great performances, we anxiously awaited the arrival of LIZZY BORDEN, the master himself! One by one the other members appeared onstage, playing the intro to “Abnormal,” a song off of 2007‟s Appointment with Death. The crystal clear voice of the one and only Lizzy Borden broke out, but from where? Suddenly he appeared, like a phantom in the night and the crowd started cheering! Lizzy Borden is a true master of the craft. He knew just how to look at you to draw you in and make you feel like a part his world of mayhem. If you took your eyes off of him, you might miss a small yet important detail. Classics such as Me Against the World, American Metal, Master of Disguise and Give „Em the Axe and ones that will be classics such as Abnormal and Tomorrow Never Comes were included in the set list. Each one had a different costume and it‟s own story, but all blended well together. Between shockingly fast wardrobe changes, Marten Andersson had some insane 8 string bass solos. Dario Lorina, the newest and youngest member, is an amazingly talented guitarist. His skills could subdue those who have been playing longer than he‟s been alive. Dario is a great addition to LIZZY BORDEN, and will be cemented as one of the greats. Joey Scott could drum until the world ended. He never tired. He seemed to be summoning the four housemen to bring the beginning of the end. It was a fantastic show in every sense. Sound was great, vocals were amazing, stage presence surpassed all others, and the crowd couldn‟t get enough. Even after an hour and a half, it wasn‟t near enough to satisfy the crowd. The turnout was one of the best I‟ve seen at the Silo, but they should have been packed like sardines in there. It‟s LIZZY freaking BORDEN!!! If you ever get the chance again, get your butt out to see LIZZY BORDEN. It‟s an amazing experience you won‟t be forgetting.
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Getting Metal w/ Jamie Sweeney of A.O,A,A. Annotations Of An Autopsy with Jamie Sweeney by: Nicole Stella
PI: How did Annotations Of An Autopsy start and where did you guys come up with the name? JS: It started back in 2006 with myself and Steve. We had done a former project called "These Bloody Hands" which split up, then we just got together and wanted to write heavy music. The name we came together with over the internet. We were just discussing putting words together, and it kind of formed together "Annotations Of An Autopsy".
PI: Who would you say are the bands major musical influences? JS: It's a varied influence, I think. We've got like three new members since the original lineup so the influences have changed. PI: Okay, you've got awesome reviews with the drop of your most recent album "The Reign of Darkness". You've even been called the first British death band to make a dent in the worldwide market since Carcass, what does that mean to you? JS: Move out of the way, all of these death metal bands, because we're here to conquer. We're not taking shit anymore from these elitist death metal bands who try to step down on us, because we are the new rising band and they don't like it really. PI: What was the reasoning behind starting the album with "And So It Begins", it being such a mellow song in comparison to the rest of the CD? JS: "And So It Begins" is bringing you into the album, because it's kind of a concept album, with a story behind it. So it's just bringing you in before we kick your face in with all the songs. PI: I've read that AOAA was interested in playing large metal festivals such as Bloodstock and Hellfest. Do you feel that with all the positive feedback from your new album, you're any closer to achieving those goals? JS: With the team behind us now, yeah. Based on the new record and the team we've collected, we're going to come to these festivals very soon, so we really look forward to playing them. PI: What are some of the differences between shows here in America and back home in the UK? And where is the crowd response better? JS: Crowd response personally on this tour, it would be better if this tour package was in Europe. But last tour, we were in the United States with Job For A Cowboy, All Shall Perish, Hate Eternal, Animosity.. that was just insane, best crowd ever. But if I was to say where the best crowds are, in my personal belief, it would be America, because you guys go crazy over it over here.
PI: If you could put your own tour together, what bands would you chose to play with? JS: Pantera, if they were still going. Slipknot, best band ever. Probably Cannibal Corpse, those guys just kill it live. I think that would be my tour. PI: On the subject of Slipknot, do you feel that the death of Paul Gray had an effect on the metal scene in general? JS: For myself being a big fan of Slipknot, yeah, that was really disarming to hear. I was literally in Iowa the day after it happened, so it was a big blow. The guy will be missed. Yeah, I think it's had a big dent on it kind of because they're offered a lot to the death metal scene, because they're earlier stuff was a lot more heavy then it is now. PI: If you weren't involved in music, what could you see yourself doing? JS: I'd probably be in the military or something. Yeah, simple answer for that. I'd probably be in the army. PI: What bands or songs are on your music playlist that you might be embarrassed about if anyone found out? JS: Well this whole tour we've had quite a bad playlist. We've had everything. T-Pain, Brittney Spears, Lady Gaga, everything. We love it. We love anything pop and everything. Every cheesy song. We listen to everything but metal on tour. PI: Would you ever tour with Brittney Spears if the offer was ever put on the table? JS: Yeah, totally. PI: What can Annotations fans expect from you guys in the near future? JS: Heavy, pissed off, angry men. We've got some tours in Europe at the end of the year with Job For a Cowboy and Whitechapel. And then we've got Bleeding Through coming up and the Faceless. I think that's it at the moment. We've got a few festivals. We'll release the details online so you can check it out. PI: Well thank you for doing the interview. JS: No problem, thank you!
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