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Hey Aram! Thanks for your time! Congrats for ‘Closer still’, definitely one of my favourite hardcore albums of double twenty.
hange is the new band by Aram Arslanian (of React! Records, Champion, Betrayed, The First Step, and tons of others, fame), that recently released their debut full length ‘Closer still’. Aram is one of the key figures of the hardcore scene since the early 00s and I was more than happy to sit down (metaphorically, unfortunately) and talk with him about Change, straight edge, his involvement in React! Records and today’s scene. He was super nice to do so, while facing a serious family problem, and I really appreciate that. Wish him all the best, too. ‘Closer still’ is one of the most important records of the last years, so you better do not sleep on it!
Thank you! I’m psyched that you like it and I appreciate the interview. Who’s in Change? How did you decide to play youth crew hardcore in the era of the return of chugga, crossover and 90s NY hardcore? There’s only a handful of bands still playing old school / youth crew these days… On the record, Change is me on vocals, Dave on guitar, Carl on bass and Alex on drums. Live the band is Chris and Mike on guitars, Matt on bass and Jeff on drums. Throughout the bands I’ve been in I’ve always wanted to do a classic sounding Straight Edge band that pulled from
Pictures by Anna Swiechowska. changehardcore.bandcamp.com www.instagram.com/changehardcore
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