S8NT ELEKTRIC: FROM LA AND READY TO ROCK YOUR WORLD
Briana
Niko
London
Interview by Ken Morton Photos by Jack Lue
It has a lot of solos and a lot of cool drum parts and crazy vocals. It’s really fun.
S8nt Elektric is an up and coming band from the Los Angeles area ready to take on the world - they recently concluded a European Tour where amongst their many stops, the band played Prague Rock with the legendary Metallica. Prior to their European adventure, Highwire Daze caught up with S8nt Elektric at The NAMM Show and then attended a Jack Lue photo shoot with the band at The Urban Jungle downtown. Here are some pictures (including the center poster) from the laundry room photo shoot as well as their NAMM Show interview. Read on...
Your band has a European tour coming up. What are you looking forward to the most about this tour? Briana: I’m so excited because we’re all besties and I’m so excited to travel with my best friends. I’ve never been to Europe at this age, so I know we’re going to have a lot of fun. I’m very excited to meet new people and new fans. I’ve got a lot of messages on Instagram that they’ve bought tickets already and we’re like “Wow! That is so awesome!” But playing the music with my friends and seeing new sites and places that are really beautiful – that’s what I’m excited about. London: The food. Jack: I’m excited to see all of the different countries. I’ve never been to any of these places before – so it will be really exciting to travel through them and to see all these brand new places and getting to play shows at each one. Eric: I’m excited for Prague Rock because I know that’s going to be a killer show. It’s in Prague and we’ll be playing with Metallica, Red Fangs, Steel Panther, Five Finger Death Punch, and others. It’s going to be sick! Niko: We’re just so stoked to have an opportunity like this and we’re just having a fuckin’ blast while doing it. To be able to do it in like Czech Republic is insane. But we’re
We’re here with S8nt Elektric. Introduce yourself and tell me what you do in the band. Briana: Hi, my name is Briana and I’m the singer. Niko: Hi, my name is Niko and I’m the guitar player. Jack: I’m Jack and I play bass. Eric: I’m Eric and I play rhythm guitar. London: I’m London and I play drums. Tell me about your new song Subliminal and the story behind that one. Niko: So Subliminal is a hard song about how people are divided now because of all of the misinformation and media and everything. It’s kind of a statement about that. 30
July/August 2022
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