Plugd In Magazine Issue # 37

The Hard-Rock'n Bi-Weekly Magazine The kickass Local Edition September 03, 2011 Impact: Andy Six of Black Veil Brides This Is: Paulo Gregoletto of Trivium Artist Spotlight: Chaz Squillace Of From This We Rise Dear Dead Abby

Danielle talks to Drummer Chaz Squillace of From This We Rise about his passions, Harfing, and Death Metal Jeff!

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Artist Spotlight: Chaz Squillace Interview by Danielle Welgemoed Taylor I was able to interview, Chaz Squillace, drummer of progressive metal band From This We Rise. We discussed his biggest influences, his view on the local music scene, things he does in his free time, and Death Metal Jeff. Chaz was fun to interview because of his enthusiasm and openness about many things…D.W.T PI: What is your favorite part about being in a band?

CS: There’s so much I love about being in a band. It’s the one way I can fully express myself, whether it is through the creation, the production, or just the jamming in general. I have a love for every band I was ever in, which rounds out to be about 16 of them! Anything I ever recorded, on my video camera, CD, crappy demos, or even crappy extracted audio I still listen to. I still listen to my first band, which was a pop punk band, ha-ha!

PI: If you could play any other instrument, what instrument would it be?

CS: I would like to learn pretty much every instrument out there. Besides drums, I dabble with the guitar, bass, and know the basics of both of them. In third grade I took piano lessons and learned how to read music, which I am very happy I did. But as far as some instruments I’d love to learn, it would have to be violin, harp, and getting back into piano. Those three instruments, in my opinion, are the most beautiful instruments you could ever play. For me to learn any of those would just be such an accomplishment for me.

PI: What do you like to do in your free time, other than play music?

CS: I like to help other bands and play video games. Also, I love to hike and be outdoors. Currently I’m back at the gym training for Tough Mudder again. I like to promote my band and other bands, and film bands and put them up on my YouTube account. I have helped out No Remorse For The Fallen by filling in for drums, and I also helped The Dawn of Apollyon by recording bass on their CD. Pretty much I’m always thinking about music.

PI: If you could play a show with any band, local or signed, which four would they be?

CS: That’s a tough one. There’s so many bands I love/respect/would die to open up for. As far as local bands, I’d only want to play with bands that respect other bands: Stick around until the end, watch your set (if not all at least some), and come up to socialize after your set. Bands that leave right away, or have a shitty attitude, or just talk about how they’re the best band there just make me sick. So instead of four bands local/signed I’d want to play with, I’m just going to name local bands that give

you the respect that all of you deserve: Apocryfiend, No Remorse For The Fallen, CHINGA!, The Dawn of Apollyon, 20til8, Sudden Ascent, Save The Zombies, Relevant To This, and Delicious Douglas. Also, we have met a band from Saint Paul, MN. who deserve much more than they have. This band gave us much respect and love after our set and were really cool dudes as well. They are called Saturnalia, everyone should definitely check them out. Your minds will be blown! If I could play with four signed bands it would be Korn, Between The Buried And Me, Deftones, and Sikth if they were still around.

PI: What goals do you have set for yourself for later on in your life?

CS: I hope to make it with this band. FTWR is a band that stays true to itself. We don’t follow any trends, don’t try to be the “heaviest band out there”, and we care about all our fans. I’ve been searching for this band for a very long time now, and now that we have finally found ourselves, put out and EP, and became a five piece, it’s just time for us to keep climbing and climbing. I don’t see myself doing anything else but music. If for some reason this band would break-up, I’d keep going.

Also, I have always said my main goal as a musician, isn’t to tour and all that, though it would be nice. My main goal is to inspire other people to play. If someone came up to me and said “Chaz, you’re the reason I play drums” I will most likely be in tears. Touring and all that is a definite though!

PI: Which song of FTWR is your favorite to play live?

CS: "Origins" and our new one "Close To Home". Origins is by far my favorite to play drum wise because I am very proud with what I did to that song. Close To Home is very emotional for all of us. I have put a lot of emotion in my drums parts and you can see it live. I don’t fuck around when it comes to that song (especially at the end) ha-ha.

PI: I’ve noticed that you always say “HARF” either while on stage or off. Explain what “HARF” means.

CS: Harfing is the act of barking in which you have made your point clear. An example would be telling someone off and/or coming in with a nice joke and ending it with HARF. People know you mean business.

PI: What are some of your favorite bands and which ones have had the most influence on the way you play music and the type of music you play?

CS: Obviously Korn was huge impact in my music. I’m really into progressive/progressive metal bands such as Sikth, Rush, Dream Theater, The Human Abstract, and Opeth to name a few. I also

am still a 90s kid, so Nu-Metal has a huge part of my playing. The reason I started playing drums was because of David Silveria of Korn.

His style was mind blowing to me at the time and I wanted to pick it up. Also, John Otto of Limp Bizkit and Abe Cunnigham of Deftones did a huge part on me. I’ve always said to myself, “Any drummer who actually uses their hihats/ride cymbal for what they’re for, I like!” Nu -Metal is all about groove so there’s tons of hihat action going in there. I’m very weird when it comes to influence in the band because I listen to everything. I can go from death metal to Progressive to Jazz to Dubstep (yes Dubstep) as an influence.

PI: Who is Death Metal Jeff?

CS: Death Metal Jeff is the greatest creation ever. He is the creator of life/death, he is one. He is all. He’s a buffalo herder. DMJ loves metal, and he shows you how much he loves it by his famous “DMJ pump”. The more he pumps, the more he likes you. If you don’t see him up front during your set, it means you’re doing something wrong.

PI: What has been your favorite show that you’ve played since you’ve been in a band?

CS: There’s a tie between my favorite shows. It’s between the show we played which was on Saturday (August 6th) at the Chameleon Club and the first time we ever played The Note (June 26th). The reason why is because The Chameleon was our first time headlining ever and it was at the Chameleon! It was such good energy and everyone got into it and had a great reaction from the crowd. The Note is because to me it was our most emotional show we’ve ever played. No reason why, it was just the way we performed it was like our hearts were into every note, every beat, every lyric and it felt amazing.

PI: Thanks for sitting with us and giving us a chance to get Plug’d In. CS: Thank you.

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From The Grave Abby was born and raised in the coal regions of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The oldest of eight, she constantly had her younger brothers and sisters asking her questions about everything from how things work to why that boy threw dirt on her. She’d try to steer them straight with her advice, though sometimes she could be a bit sarcastic.

Abby also had an uncanny ability to see the truth in people, despite what they tried to portray with their lies. Unfortunately, this led the locals to believe that she was with surrounded with dark forces. The summer before her final year of school, Abby was sentenced to death by hanging, without a proper trial, simply stating that she was a witch. Abby can’t recognize the faces of her family through death, but she answers questions, thinking it might be one of her siblings needing her guidance.

Q. I just started a new job making really good $. My health insurance benefits are good too. The only problem is they don't have a 401k or any type of retirement account. Do I need to be worried about this now? I'm only 25. R.G. A. If you don't have one through your job, you can get one through your bank or another service. I'm assuming you have some sort of intelligence to have landed a good job to begin with, so you should have enough smarts to figure that one out on your own.

Q. I fooled around with a boy for a couple of weeks this spring. The problem is I have a boyfriend and I love him very much. The guy I messed around with has moved back home and we haven't talked since he left 2 months ago. I'm starting to feel really guilty. Should I tell my boyfriend? I don't want to lose him because he is a great guy. What should I do? C.S. A. If he was such a great guy, you shouldn't have done it. People like you make me so angry. "Oh he's such a great guy, he's perfect, he’s exactly what I want in a man" yet you go and do something stupid and selfish like cheating on them. So many people are in horrible or abusive relationships where the other person doesn’t care about them, and people like you go and do this. This society lacks the knowledge and understanding or real love. You don't give up when things get rough; you work at them with each other. You make conscious decisions, to cheat or not to cheat. Your boyfriend doesn't deserve a lying, disgusting piece of shit like you.

Q. My band is a bunch of slackers and we're never going to get anywhere because of them. Should I ditch them and find a new band? R.S. A. They might not be the reason that you won't get anywhere. Do you realize how hard it is to make it, even somewhat, in the music industry? You need to have the look, the sound, the talent. It's a package and you need to sell it. You have to get your name out there, play shows for free, get a following, push your music to larger clubs and labels, and pray to whatever Almighty God you pray to that someone with a bit of clout sees your potential.

Q. Why is society such a mess? A.K. A. Do you ever fucking read this? Every issue I answer this question in some form or another.

Q. I just found out my girlfriend is pregnant. I'm not ready to have kids, but I don't know what to tell her. I don’t want to leave her because I love her and she won’t get an abortion. What do I do here? And yes, I know I'm responsible for my actions, but I don't want to be tied down with a kid right now. Anon A. Should have used protection. Well, looks like you have 3 options. Adoption, raising the child, or you pay child support for the next 18 plus years while she raises the child. Adoption is a good idea. It's different now than it was back in the day. Open adoptions, where you know who is raising your child, pictures and letters. You can pick who you want to raise them and how much contact you want. You can make sure they will be provided for in a way that you are unable to right now.

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Impact: Andy Six of Black Veil Brides Interview by Vikki Sin Just a year ago, a different Black Veil Brides, lineup and look wise, was working towards a #1spot on the charts with their youth-angst filled demo record ‘We Stitch These Wounds’. Now, with a solid lineup, a revamped wardrobe, and the release of their second album aptly entitled “Set The World on Fire”, these Hollywood glam metal rockers are doing just that. This July at Warped Tour in Scranton, PA, I was lucky enough to sit down with Andy Biersack aka Andy Six, vocalist, founder, and heartthrob of the group (mention him to a group of teenage girls and you’ll see what I mean). With a bevy of ferociously devoted fans, some pretty heavy support in the rock world, and the musical and theatrical makings of the next Motley Crue, BVB means serious business. Admitting you always knew you’d be a rock star might come across cocky to some but Andy just seems both confident and grateful, refusing to call any fan crazy and instead appreciating the devotion. It’s refreshing, and it made this writer like them all that much more. Here, the extremely driven singer explains how the band came into its own and what makes him part of the rock and roll fraternity…V.S. PI: A lot going on with you guys in the past year. I’ve been following your career from the start and it’s been an explosion. One minute you release your demo, the next you have a second album and are on the cover of every rock publication out there. Tell us a little bit about what it’s been like.

AS: It’s great. I mean, for us, we always believed that this is how it would be, you know, you kind of have to. Going into anything, you have to believe that you’re going to be the best at something, or the biggest at something. It was never a question of trying to stay humble. We wanted to always be hungry and fight for being the biggest band that we could be. Everything that happens, as much as we appreciate it and we understand how fortunate we are, we also did work our asses off and worked very hard to get to where we are and we’ll continue to work hard. I think once you become complacent, or like happy with “Alright, I guess we’re sufficiently big enough now” I think that’s when you lose all of your real touch, so we want to stay hungry and stay true to our fans.

PI: You had a lot of success with “We Stitch These Wounds”. It went to number one on the Billboard independent charts. What was your thought process moving into “Set The World On Fire”? What did you want to do different?

AS: I think we looked at “Set The World On Fire” as our first real album. When you look at the first record, it was sort of a collection of stuff we had all written kind of throughout the course of our lives, we didn’t really have a lot of time or money or anything to really make a complete record, so the record was more so a demo than anything else. Going into Set the World on Fire, it was a real opportunity to make an actual, legitimate rock and roll album, so I think we grew as songwriters and as musicians and we were very proud and happy. We wrote all the songs together 100% group effort so

it’s my favorite thing that I’ve ever done in my life. I think just going into it we wanted to make a more complete album and the theme is more in mind with what we really want people to think of the band.

PI: You’re fans are just crazy about you. What do you think is the draw? Do you think it’s the look and how people can identify with you?

AS: I think it’s probably a combination of a lot of things. In terms of the theatrics of it, the visual, there hasn’t really been a band, a popular rock band or a band that has a lot of mainstream success that has some sort of theatricality like this, so I think that people can understand it and like to see that. But by the same token, the themes of our music and the lyrical content of our songs, especially younger listeners feel an attachment to and in terms of how the music sounds, I know a lot of older rock fans like to hear the big chorus rock and roll, which is what our band is, so I think it probably plays on all those levels. Fortunately for us, we seem to have struck the right chord.

PI: I’ve seen you all over with this person and that person, people that you probably grew up idolizing. Who were some of the people that when you grew up you thought “Man, I really want to be like them”?

AS: It’s amazing to be able to say that someone like Sebastian Bach is a close friend of mine now.

It’s really cool. The same goes for Mick Mars and Dee Snyder, any of these people. Alice Cooper has said great things about us. All of our heroes have really been very complimentary, so it’s a great feeling. And by the same token, I think that as a young kid idolizing those bands, I always felt like I’d become friends with them one day or I would be in hopefully the same circle. You do what you do and those are nice by-products of having some sort of success.

PI: When I’m on YouTube on your videos, it seems the subject of religion comes up a lot. What are your thoughts on that? Are you out to shock, as far as the crosses and the upside down crosses, or is that just part of the rock and roll thing?

AS: Honestly, I feel like everything’s so precious now. We’re a secular band. We’re not satanic, we’re not religious; we’re just a rock band. Honestly, I think if anything, the religious imagery that we use just comes from the idea of stimulating thought and in life a lot of what we live by is based on religious imagery , the songs that we write and the images that we have are just meant to be there for maybe thought provoking. Maybe let someone think about something differently than they would have before. But I would never go out against religion because I know people need something to believe in. I personally, I believe that I’m the highest power. I believe that our band, our people, our fans, we are stronger than any deity could be, but I know that people like to have something to believe in and I know that without faith there’s very little hope, so I would never go out against religion. I feel like there’s a lot of issues with organized religion, but we’re not going to be the band that’s going to solve it so I’m not on a pilgrimage to change things. I would just hope that maybe I could change some young kids’ minds about being so closed minded about what a religious message is.

PI: What are some of the places you’ve gone that you thought “I can’t believe I’m here”?

AS: We’ve played everywhere from Copenhagen to Japan, we’re going to Australia after this tour. I mean, literally everywhere in the world we’ll have been by the end of the year so that’s a pretty exciting notion. I think honestly everywhere. I love traveling. I like playing shows in different countries. It’s a great feeling to see an audience full of people that English obviously isn’t their first language but they’re singing your songs with you. It’s a great feeling.

PI: I actually interviewed your roommate Matt (Good) from D.R.U.G.S. earlier and he was saying something about a fraternity?

AS: The rock and roll fraternity. It was a name that was given to us by his drummer. It consists of myself, Matt, Danny from Asking Alexandria, and Kyle from We Came As Romans. It’s literally just because we like to drink and party and have a good time.

PI: Can we expect a tour of all you guys together?

AS: Maybe one day we’ll do the rock and roll fraternity tour.

PI: Do you ever get dressed up for Halloween anymore?

AS: We play on Halloween and that’s sort of our day. It’s up to everyone else to sort of match what we do every day. I think on Halloween normally we just kind of do full skull paint or something, maybe a little more Misfit-sy than usual. We don’t really do too much different, because it’s Halloween every day for us.

PI: You’ve got to have some crazy fan stories. You’re basically a centerfold of the rock and roll world.

AS: I think that what’s interesting about fan stories is that everybody always tries to top each other with who has the craziest fans, but to me, devotion is devotion. Some people show it by screaming and crying and throwing their clothes at you, and some people show it by getting your lyrics tattooed on them. I would never call any fan crazy because it’s always just about devotion, you know? If someone’s devoted of the art or music I make, then I would never judge them. By the same token, I get that when someone is crying and screaming some people would see that as being over the top, but to me it’s part of the raw energy or emotion of rock and roll. If a young girl especially can get that stoked about seeing a guy in all black leather as opposed to Justin Beiber, I think the world is getting a little bit better.

PI: Now that you have C.C. (the new drummer), do you feel like this is it now for the band lineup?

AS: This is Black Veil Brides to me. I wouldn’t see the band any other way. I don’t think we could be this band without these members.

PI: Tell us what we can expect from you guys in the future? Are you starting on new material yet?

AS: The record came out a little under a month ago. Our goal is we want to put out another record by next year, so we’ll be on tour literally the whole rest of the year and then I think come springtime, we want to try to head back into the studio.

PI: Thanks so much for giving us a chance to get Plug’d In! AS: Thank you.

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This Is: Paulo Gregoletto of Trivium Interview by Nicole Marie How do you describe a band that has so many descriptions? In this case you can only explain them by their name: Trivium. Blending the boundaries of so many musical genres as well as showcasing their many unique artistic talents and abilities, Trivium’s picture should be put next to the statement “thinking outside the box”. Constantly evolving their music in so many good ways, the guys in Trivium have not only made their mark in the music industry but they have proven with no hesitation, that they are here to stay.

At this years Rockstar Energy Drink’s Mayhem Festival I was graciously able to sit down with Bassist Paolo Gregoletto and learn a little bit about where the band has been, and a whole lot about where they are going…

N.M PI: Paolo, I know that In flames and Machine Head are two of your biggest influences, how does it feel to be sharing a tour with both of them right now?

PG: What’s so cool about it is that we have done a lot of touring with them in the past, we did a couple months with In Flames in 2006, and then did Sounds of the Underground with them as well. And Machine Head we have also toured with. And besides being such big influences, they’re also good friends of ours. Its killer to tour with people you’ve known for so long. We get to hang out with the bands on this tour everyday; it’s really an awesome experience PI: I’ve recently heard that you guys have some songs on the radio. I personally think this is awesome and a great way to expand your fan base. How do you feel about having radio play right now?

PG: Yea definitely, I think that anyone would want to have that kind of promotion. Internet obviously is a bigger deal than it’s ever been. But when it comes down to it, radio still always hits the masses. It’s definitely the biggest way to get recognition here in the states. It’s kinda been one of those things we never wanted to rush into, but this album just had some of the right songs that can cross into that area, and we’ve never had that before. The timing just worked out perfectly.

PI: Talking about your new album In Waves, coming out August 9th. What are your feelings on this? How excited are you right now?

PG: Yes I’m stoaked! It’s been a year in the making, and we wrote almost a year prior to that also, so almost 2 years total. And it’s just really nice to finally have the album coming out. Finally having an album with Nick (Nick Augusto, new on Drums) is definitely a big thing for us, we’ve come a long way with him, and he’s only been in the band 2 years coming up this fall. Its crazy how much time has went by, and now that the album is coming out, I think for him, he feels more of a legit part of the band because he now has an album with us.

PI: I understand that for an album everyone in the band writes songs individually, like for example, on Shogun, how do you go about picking which ones end up on the album, do you disagree a lot about it?

PG: Um it’s just whichever the best is. I mean we all have a filter for like, if a riff is good or if it’s not good. Its very different how we work, it’s very democratic. We don’t really have big disagreements about it, obviously if one song is better than another we need to treat it that way. We have to put out the best material we have, and we can’t get hung up on one riff, we always say “hey man you can play this better or write that better”. It promotes people being more creative and really pushing themselves, opposed to putting out the first thing that comes to their mind.

PI: So for your new album, I heard something about you filming scenes under water for one of your videos, can you tell me anything about that? Or what it was like to put yourself in that situation?

PG: Well it was the second day of filming for In Waves that we actually did the water scenes. And it was definitely a

new experience for us, the whole video was. We have never done a video without us playing in it, which was definitely a challenge. But the water scenes were really tough because not only are you in the water and its kinda cold, but when you’re actually under its hard to keep your face looking normal. When you’re under water your natural instinct is to get out and hold the air in as much as possible. It was definitely interesting; the whole idea was so different. (PI) Ha-ha yea, I’ve never heard about that being done. Who was the one to actually propose the idea to do that? (PG) Well we knew that we didn’t want to do any performing in the video. If we can have our way, we don’t want to perform in any of the videos we do for this album. We have this storyline in the videos that we want to keep to. And you know, we just wanted to do something different. It’s really hard to so something unique and cool when you have a performance shot in the video, but it looks cool. We just wanted to go with one story line throughout a couple of videos, and I think performances would be in the way of that and just look awkward.

PI: Can you give me a brief summary of what this storyline is going to be?

PG: We’re just making it up as we go ha-ha. I’m just waiting to see where it goes. The next video we’re doing is for Built To Fall, and we’re starting that as soon as we get home from this tour. So as of now I’m not sure what we’re doing, but I’m pretty excited to see where it goes.

PI: It really seems like you guys draw inspiration form many different art forms, if you personally could participate in a different art form rather than music, what would it be?

PG: I like photography a lot; I’m an amateur photographer at my best ha-ha, but I’d definitely like to pursue that in the future. That’s the only thing that gets difficult, you have to focus all your energy on one thing and spread yourself really thin and say I want to master this first, and it takes a long time, it may take years. I know for myself I need to focus on one thing at a time and if I can ultimately be a great bass player and a great song writer I would be more than happy with that. Rather than just being good at a couple different things.

PI: I know some of your past songs have had politically themed lyrics. Is there any of that subject matter in your newest album?

PG: It’s kinda been different on every album, I wouldn’t say we’re really a political band, we just have our own opinions on different things. This album the lyrics are meant to be a lot more ambiguous and the context of them is up to the person listening to them. However it fits your life, some people like the lyrics, some people don’t. This time we kinda left it up to the people to decide what the lyrics are about. And not tell them what it’s supposed to be.

We want the same for the artwork and videos for this album as well.

PI: Can you enlighten me on where you get these ideas from?

PG: It’s a lot of stuff, you know, we have a lot of great artists working with us for this album. The guy that did the artwork is Danny Jones and he definitely helped us kinda push our artwork outside of the normal metal expectations.

It’s kind of like all these non metal guys taking all the music and getting all the lyrics and interpreting them in their own way. They never told us “hey this is where we got the idea from”, they just said this is what it is, and it means what it means to you. And that’s were we got the idea to let people make their own concept of what our music and lyrics mean, they can make it whatever they want. And I really like this concept, it’s nice to have some mystique around a metal album, which is very rare now a days. Everything is usually so cut and dry and you know exactly what it is or what it means.

PI: So I have heard your music described in a bunch of different genres, such as: metal, metalcore, alternative metal, thrash, progressive...

If you had to describe your sound, what would you call it?

PG: It’s Trivium, that’s all I could say. We have influences from all those different genres wrapped into one. And probably 100 more influences from a lot more genres of music. Instead of trying to describe or explain our sound I just say Trivium. And again, whatever people say we are, that’s what we are to them.

PI: When you were young, if somebody gave you a Trivium Cd to listen to, and they told you in a couple years this would be you, what would you say? Would you believe it?

PG: I guess when I started playing I would have believed it; because that’s what I wanted to do. I would have never known that that’s how it would have gone or that’s what it would have sounded like, but once I started playing music I knew that I wanted to do this forever. Thankfully it happened.

PI: So if you weren’t in music, what else could you see yourself doing?

PG: Well I definitely would have gotten another job, haha. Or I would have gone to college. I never went to college because I joined Trivium. So I probably would have taken that route, but I don’t know where that would have led.

(PI) But I think this job is a lot better, much more fun. (PG) Haha, absolutely.

PI: Can I ask, what’s one thing you want to do before you die?

PG: It would be nice to have a platinum album here in the states, which would be really cool. We have a gold album overseas, but there’s something about having a gold or platinum album here where we’re from that would be very fulfilling, just like one of those things you said, yea I did it, and that’s cool. And personally, this band is my life, just getting to tour with bands I love and look up to like Iron Maiden and Metallica and getting to go to places I never thought I would. I’m very fortunate to be where I am right now and to have gotten the opportunities I have been given. I really appreciate all of it.

PI: So talking about the band members themselves, can you tell me anything about the leaving of Travis Smith?

PG: It just wasn’t a good situation anymore, it had been building over time and he just decided he wanted to take a break from touring, and we decided we were going to move forward without him. We had too much stuff on our plate, the new album, a whole bunch more touring and he was just too indecisive on what to do and it was just not a good situation. We really have no communication right now.

PI: Kinda leads me on to my next question, are you happy with the addition of new drummer Nick Augusto?

PG: Yes absolutely, I grew up with Nick and we even played in a band together when we were first starting off in music. It’s just cool to have come full circle with him, getting to play with him all over again. He’s just been such an awesome complement to us not only for our music, but as our friend as well. He made us a lot closer as a band.

Anyone who knew us before and then sees us now can tell a difference, we’re more easy going and really having a good time now.

PI: So I guess it’s safe to say you’re happy with your current line up right now?

PG: Yea, its killer. And unless anything crazy happens in the future, this is the line up we’d like to keep for well, forever.

PI: So what’s next for Trivium?

PG: Our Album comes out August 7th and then A LOT of touring, haha. We have a tour in the fall with a band that I’m not supposed to say yet, that will be in the states. That’s the plan for right now.

PI: Well thank you so much Paolo for sitting down with me and Plug’d In. PG: No problem, it was awesome.

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Sat. September 17th- Gloominous Doom ‘Cosmic Super Ghoul’ release show!

Thu. September 22nd- STRYPER w/ special guest KILLINGER & more!

Fri. September 23rd: SUPER BOB + 20til8 – Divisons – The Last Remark and more Fri. September 30th: BATTERY (The Ultimate Metallica Tribute!) + special guests.

Weds. October 5th Kill Devil Hill(ex mem. of- Black Sabbath/ Pantera/Down) & Texas Hippie Coalition Thurs. October 6th: IMMOLATION + Jungle Rot – March To Victory and more Friday, October 7th- OUTERSPACE w/Stress Sat. Oct 8th- KISS Nation: NYC’s Tribute to KISS & More!

Fri. October 21st: Comedian – Brian Posehn – General Admission. Seated show. 8pm Thu. October 27th- Stephen Pearcy of RATT! Fri. October 28th- Decapitated, Decrepit Birth, Fleshgod Apocalypse & More!!

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Upcoming Shows

Sept. 9th - THRODL, DAWN OF APOLLYON, MEET AT SUNDOWN, DECEPTION THEORY, SAVE THE ZOMBIES AND SCREAM OF THE INSANE!! ALL AGES!! $10 AT THE DOOR! Sept. 16th - DREAMLAND PARK, UNITED WE FALL, FORGER, SEVENTH CORVUS! MORE TBA! ALL AGES! $10 AT THE DOOR! DOORS ARE AT 6:30!!

Sept. 23rd - SIX PENNY, CHROMATIC WAKEUP AND MORE TBA! ALL AGES! $10 AT THE DOOR! Sept. 30th - 5 HOUR SHOWER AND MORE TBA! ALL AGES! $10 AT THE DOOR! Oct. 14th - DEBS BIRTHDAY SHOW!! 20TIL8, NO REMORSE FOR THE FALLEN AND MORE TBA! ALL AGES! $10 AT THE DOOR!!

Oct. 21st HIERSONIC!! UNITED WE FALL AND MORE TBA!

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