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some more info about the upcoming release and your co-operation with the label.
ing Nine is one my favourite NY hardcore bands of the modern era. Their record ’Scared to death’ was definitely one of the best hardcore records to be released in the last years. I sent them over a bunch of questions and they were cool enough to not miss the deadline. The photos they sent me are not the typical photos you see in a hardcore fanzine, though, so I used just one of ‘em.
The 7” was actually a spur of the moment decision. We were working on demoing some songs with Taylor Young (The Pit Studio) while we were out in California with Gods Hate and we all agreed we needed to put some material out since its been awhile since the release of Scared to Death. The release is called “The Art of War” which is being released by Closed Casket Activities.
www.facebook.com/kingninenyhc Hello! It’s been 5 years since you started the band, did you ever imagine you are gonna get that far?. By the way, how did you come up with such a name? Are you interested in poker/playing cards?
You are based in New York, a place so much connected to the living history of hardcore. How’s the scene there nowadays? Which bands of the past do you still follow and which new ones should we check out? There’s a lot of kids starting bands which is great but the lack of venues in the New York area that will cater to small local hardcore bands is at an all time low. There’s more ways to support the scene other than going to shows and playing in bands. If you have the smarts to organise a show at a venue go for it.
No way. We started playing together in each other’s basements and I can honestly say we never thought we would do much more than that. It’s a privilege to get to do what we do. We’ve all played in bands before this so we know what kind of work it takes to get noticed but we were lucky, that work actually paid off this time. This band has had a longer list of members than some may know, and one of the original members who are no longer in the band came up with the name which derived from a Twilight Zone episode. Poker’s cool if you have a lot of free time but I’m not a huge poker guy, I’d rather throw dice.
How’s life in New York 15 years after 11th September? Is the state of fear still present? How connected to this were the lyrics of your latest album ’Scared to death’? I work in NYC and have been for the past 4 years now and I see the difference from what the city was like when my dad took me to the Twin Towers where he worked for 11 years. I’m an electrician so I’ve been dying to get on the
You just released a new song online that is going to be on a 7” you are working with Closed Casket Activities Records. Give us
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