Palisades: The Next Chapter
Interview by Ken Morton Band Photo by Travis Shinn New Jersey rock powerhouse Palisades are back with a vengeance and has released their new single and music video My Consequences via Rise Records. After weathering life’s storms of losing loved ones and band lineup changes, My Consequences is the first track with their new singer (formerly bassist) Brandon Elgar. Their first recording since the 2018 full length Erase The Pain, My Consequences signifies an epic new chapter in the legacy of Palisades. Highwire Daze recently caught up with Brandon Elgar via Zoom to discuss My Consequences and the ongoing sonic adventures of Palisades. Read on... How surprised were you, first of all, to find out that Lou was leaving the band and that you were going to be the 22
new lead singer? It kind of just came out of nowhere. Honestly, we weren’t really planning on it happening. We did a couple of tours without Lou because he was having some problems with his hearing and with his throat and stuff. So we wanted to just give him a little break. We didn’t want to drop the tours because we wanted to still be able to go out and make some money for the holiday season and all that stuff. And then, it kind of just happened out of nowhere. We got back and kind of just all sat down and we just decided it probably just be best to just keep it this way, keep it as a four piece. That’s what we decided to do. And obviously, everything with Lou is still great. He wanted to actually step away from this as well. He’s been working on his graphic art and stuff like that. So it was definitely like a mutual agreement on everything, January/February 2022
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