Issue 1 | Upon This Dawning by Sailor's Talk Magazine

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JULY 2015 | ISSUE 1

FOUR YEAR STRONG|ROBERT DELONG|+ MORE

STAFF & INFO OWNER/FOUNDER/ART DIRECTOR JAKE LAHAH PHOTOGRAPHERS: BROOKE LONG, CAITLYN WILLARD, CHRIS SIMMS, PENELOPE MARTINEZ WRITERS: ELNA DIEZ, KAMNA TALWAR CONTACT US: jake@sailorstalkzine.com WEBSITE: sailorstalkzine.com TWITTER: @SailorStalkZine

CONTENTS Album Reviews | 6 Featured Photographer | 10 Industry Highlight | 14 Opinion Poll #1 | 16

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THANKS TO: Secret Service PR Austin Griswold Epitaph Records Christine Morales Michele Stephens Paper Alligator Josh White Earshot Media Mike Cubillos Atomsplitter PR Amy Sciarretto Biz 3 Brett Buren Autonomic Media Michela DellaMonica Charles Ryan Associates Caryn Durham Upon This Dawning Robert Delong Four Year Strong

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Four Year Strong - Self Titled June 2nd, 2015 Pure Noise Records Four Year Strong is back in action with their latest self-titled release, courtesy of Pure Noise Recordings. The release is charged with powerful and fun riffs reminiscent of earlier work in Four Year Strong’s discography, like Rise or Die Trying (2007) and Enemy of the World (2010). Four Year Strong blends poppy chords with melodic licks, and the lyrics on the album are fun and easy to sing along to, especially when they’re singled out or grouped gang vocals. review by Kamna Talwar

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The Story So Far - Self Titled May 19th, 2015 Pure Noise Records The album is a relentless wave of loud and fast musical pieces paired with Parker Cannon’s signature scream-singing. Songs like “Distaste” and “Scowl” feature hardcore elements such as breaks and drum beats that energize and engage listeners. Most of the songs are catchy and danceable with choruses that are meant to sing along to. “Mock” is one track that stood out in particular. With a vocally-focused breakdown and melodic chorus, this track beautifully mixes choppy danceable parts with flowing harmonies, cut with Cannon’s nasal vocals. There is one hiccup to the flow of aggression in the form of “Phantom,” a track that features slow and droopy ambient noises with lower, clean vocals that perfectly synchronize with a wailing guitar. The mixing on this album is superior to their previous releases. Cannon’s voice rings clear and raw over the chaotic blend of guitars. The bass is strong and bumps perfectly with the clear snapping snare. Everything sounds sharp and polished. Review by Kamna Talwar

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Beautiful Bodies - Battles June 16th, 2015 Epitaph Records From the opening track, “Animal,” Beautiful Bodies does a fantastic job creating the atmosphere of the whole album with fast-paced guitar, drums, and persistent vocals tempo with lyrics that automatically grasp the attention of the listener. Following “Animal” is the single “Capture & Release,” which absolutely entrances from the beginning. The lyrics are dark, genuine, profound, and visible; the listener will definitely get a sense of belonging, without having to sink into an emotional whirlpool. Many times, the tracks will bring about less predictable singing variations, as well as more frequent changes in tempo, and more setback motions in beats. The instrumental is consistent, and never delaying throughout their album as a whole with several memorable hooks and captivating shouts exhibiting passion with aggression. Battles concludes with “Gone Gone Gone” beginning with Alicia’s lowered tone of voice, and an acoustic guitar to enhance the emotion and the clarity of her lyrics. Review by Elna Diez

Senses Fail - Pull the Thorns From Your Heart June 30th, 2015 Pure Noise Records Pull the Thorns From Your Heart, Senses Fail’s sixth studio album, exposes the most raw and bold music in their 13-year career. The overarching theme of the album is the transition from darkness to light. Because of this, the tracks are divided between the two absolutes and showcase a broad range of musical instrumentation as well as vocal styles. Out June 30th, this 11-track release is their first full-length with Pure Noise Records and is definitely worth listening to. Review by Kamna Talwar

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Memphis May Fire - Unconditional Deluxe Edtion July 17th, 2015 Rise Records Memphis May Fire’s Unconditional Deluxe Edition is one hundred percent worth getting. The whole album feels more defined and feels a lot heavier than the original. The album includes heightened sounds of the violin that is present as well as heavier sounding guitars. Each song meshes well with each other and as well includes a nice mix between each verse to the choruses. The album also includes four new songs. “My Generation” has to be the heaviest song on the album with hard hitting instruments and intricate breakdowns. “Stay the Course” introduces electronic elements never seen before by the band. The album also includes two acoustic songs which was a nice touch by Memphis May Fire. Overall, the album is solid and deserves recognition. review by Jake Lahah

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While She Sleeps - Brainwashed April 21st, 2015 Razor & Tie While She Sleeps Brainwashed is an exceptionally well produced album. This band is different than others by the blend of metal-core and classic metal elements. This album is the perfect example of how successfully While She Sleeps pulled this off. The album contains a lot of gang vocals. This gives an interesting barbaric vibe that meshes well with the the thrashing guitars. Each song has its own distinct guitar rhythm without it feeling too crazy or intricate. The album also contains lots of guitar solos that are pleasing to the ear. While She Sleeps shows off how great they are at mixing and matching different elements and styles of metal to create a unique style of metal-core that works. review by Jake Lahah

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Featured Photographer

Brooke Long

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Ive always had a passion for live music. Something special happens when an artist can get up in front of hundreds of people and share their songs with people that have been touched by their music. Photography started as a small ‘once in a while’ hobby for me. Then i decided to bring my camera to a show. The first snap..I was hooked. When you are shooting a show, what goes through your head? Hard to say..When I explain the feeling of shooting live music not many people ‘get it’. The energy of the crowd and the energy of the band is a high that I will never get tired of. Being able to freeze these moments with my camera is such a special thing for me. Are their any artists you loved working with? Any favorite experiences that you have had? There are many artists that I have enjoyed working with. Its so hard to choose one favorite moment..But I got the amazing honor of shooting Aerosmith and just being able to get photos of such a legendary band and a band I grew up listening to, was pretty incredible. In the next couple years, where do you see yourself going with this career? Hopefully having more doors open up so I can continue to live my passion. What’s it like working for HM Magazine? Working for HM is amazing. Ive been truly blessed to work for such an awesome publication. Getting to shoot and interview some of my favorite bands has been such an incredible ride. interview by Jake Lahah photos by Brooke Long

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INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHT JOSH WHITE CEO OF:

What’s it like working bands and people in the underground music scene? Sometimes it can be difficult dealing with certain artist and ego’s but I’ve been pretty lucky to have worked with a handful of awesome people so far. It is always exciting to watch new talent progress into there own sound and watch everything fall into place. How did Paper Alligator start? What inspired you to make the transition from Umbrella Clothing/ ThisCityIsBurningRecords to a major distribution? I created Umbrella and after a few years I had started “Wear Blush” with Kyle and David from Breathe Carolina as well as “Aspire and Create” with Austin Carlile from Of Mice & Men. Everynight I posted from my social accounts, I realized I was sending people to 3 different websites just to shop for brands I was apart of. I felt if I brought all of the companies onto one website not only would our customers appreciate the convenience of it all being together, but we would also gain from all of the cross traffic we would be creating. What makes Paper Alligator so great as a clothing distribution? We are one of the only online shopping sites that has underground brands no one else would give a chance to. We started stocking Black Craft Cult on our site when others thought it was to much. We also work closely with all of the artist who have companies on our website to make sure they are continually happy with our services as a distribution. Lastly the prices on our site are hard to beat anywhere; the goal for us is to get everyone shopping on our site. Are there any brands you were really excited to work with and invite into the Paper Alligator family? Why? We were really excited to start working with Jaxin Hall & his company Key Street. I have known Jaxin for years and we were once roommates. He even used to design all of my crazy ideas back in the day for Umbrella. I knew working with Key Street would expand our customer base online as well as give our current customers on the website what they want! The second company we were excited about working with was Young & Reckless. It was a big step for us to be able to walk into the Y&R offices and explain who we are/ what we do and why they needed us. What can we expect form Paper Alligator in the

next couple of years? We have taken a break from Warped Tour this summer so we can focus on our sister site Merchcloset.com as well as our fulfillment commitments to Jeffree Star Cosmetics. We are currently making moves into becoming a larger distribution/fulfillment company. As far as the clothing side of Paperalligator… we will be relaunching our new site and iPhone app in august during our back to school sales.

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THE FUTURE HEARTS TOUR PHOTOS AND REVIEW BY JAKE LAHAH The Future Hearts Tour, headlined by All Time Low, had been building up a reputation for being one of the most exciting and popular tours for this spring. All Time Low brought out some of the best bands on this tour for support. Direct support came from post-hardcore and experimental rock band Issues and pop-punk Australians in Tonight Alive. The openers were pop punk under dogs State Champs. This unique blend of artists created a reputation for an amazing show and performance from all the acts. The last date of the tour shut down Baltimore with a fantastic final performance from all the artists. The show opened up with an amazing performance from State Champs. I have never seen State Champs before and was more than ecstatic to see what they had to offer. The boys had a fantastic performance. All their songs had perfect pop punk melodies setting the mood for a fantastic show. Since this was the last night of the tour all the bands were playing around and pulled at prank. At one point during their performance, the boys in Issues thought it would be funny to replace State Champ’s guitarist Tony “Rival” Diaz with Issues bassist Sky Accord. The prank was funny because State Champs didn’t realize the switch. During this you could see everyone on the side of the stage laughing along with the crowd. State Champs later recognized the switch and had a good laugh. Up next was Australian pop punk band Tonight Alive. Their set opened up with lead singer Jenna McDougall’s vocals in the background to their song Lonely Girl from backstage. The band stayed hidden and appeared for a fantastic performance. The set opened up with Lonely Girl and got the crowd going. Jenna McDougall sang the crowd into ah with her fantastic vocals. Everything she sung was clear and crisp sounding hitting every note. The band continued on played The Fire next. The best part about this song was the performance they brought. This song is heavily filled with pop punk break breakdowns, which gave each member in the band the opportunity to jump together unified. Their set continued on with Jenna saying small and short speeches between each song explaining the importance of it. Tonight Alive really connected with the crowd leaving a speechless performance. Their set closed up leaving the fans waiting in anticipation for the next band. SAILOR’S TALK | 19

Issues was up next. Issues has been building up a phenomenal reputation for being one of the best up and coming bands in the metal-core scene. After going on tour overseas with Pierce the Veil and Sleeping With Sirens, the band is ready to perform in it’s fullest on the Future Hearts Tour. While Issues was setting up everyone was getting antsy as they set up their Pokémon themed setup. Their setup included a backdrop with drawn out Pokémon trainers similar to each band member along with Gameboy themed games that represented their record label, Rise Records. Issues put on an absolutely eccentric performance. Lead singer Tyler Carter killed it with his beautiful vocals and sweeping dance moves. Unclean vocalist Michael Bohn brought the energy with his roaring screams. The highlight of their performance is when they played Disappear (Remember When). This highly emotional performance left the crowd singing every lyric and was a great closing before the headliner. All Time Low was the moment everyone had been waiting for. Compared to other tours they have done; this band gave it their best giving the crowd nothing less than perfect. The band performed a good batch of their old and new songs. The lighting was superb

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bringing one of the best performances they have ever done. The production was outstanding showing off the best show they have given. Some of the climaxes of their show was when Jenna McDougall came out to play A Love Like War. The crowd loved to see one of their favorite bands come back out and collaborate with All Time Low on this one. Confetti was blasted during various points of the show giving the night a magical experience. The best part of this tour was that it was the last date of the tour, and band members with whimsical personalities thought it would be fun to go out with a bang. At the end of the show after the band played their hit single Dear Maria, Count Me In, everyone from the tour came out dressed in crazy outfits with some of them coming out in their underwear. Everyone got a laugh out of this and it was the perfect way to close out the tour and the night.

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REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY JAKE LAHAH The first year of Lava Music Festival was a huge success in the Suffolk, area. Taking place on May 16th, 2015, it was the highlight of the night in the Suffolk area and surrounding cities with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse range of music. Sponsored by 96X radio, this festival brought not just a variety of musical acts, but a great deal of fun and entertainment from a free arcade, human foosball, and tasty foods that kept the whole day energized and exciting. This festival had two performing stages that alternated artists totaling 10 acts performing through out the day. Lava music festival will be returning next year with the possibility of two dates of music.

The festival consisted of various indie-rock and rock artists performing and putting on fantastic shows. Everyone was super stoked to see all the acts of the day and everyone absolutely killed it throughout the day. Of the day though, some of the most memorable moments where the theatrics behind Of Montreal’s elaborate stage display and costume performance to Robert Delong absolutely killing it with his hacked video game controller performance. Headliner’s Fitz and the Tanrtums had a fantastic performance topping off the night. It’s best to say that Lava Music Festival shut down Suffolk, Virginia with a great day of fun.

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Interviewer: Tell me about the new album. Alan: I love the new record. We took a lot of time off and had a lot of time to think about who we are as a band and as people and what we wanted out of our career. We were really inspired to write this new album. Well, it kind of started more with our EP we put out last summer, Go Down In History. Then it kind of spilled over onto wanting to do a full-length. It really was a good thing for us - all that time off. I: What’s something that longtime fans can expect from the new release? A: It definitely has a lot more of what I think people liked about our old stuff, Rise Or Die Trying, Enemy Of The World, records that our existing fans really know and love. But, as songwriters we kind of threw out the rulebook and changed our whole way of doing things on our last album, In Some Way, Shape, Or Form. But at the same time, we learned a lot about ourselves as songwriters. Because we changed everything, some of it was in not a great way, but some of it was in a really good way. I: How? A: One of the things we really concentrated on during In Some Way, Shape, Or Form was the album itself. Like, making an album that we were proud of, not thinking at all about the live scenario. Every other album we’ve ever made we’ve always focused mostly on the live scenario because that’s the most fun part of being in a band, you know, is playing all the shows… So, I think that’s part of why that album didn’t go over well. And now when writing this new album and Go Down In History, the last EP, we didn’t care about the album as a whole and any of that. We just wanted to write fun, awesome songs that felt like Four Year Strong and be great to play live. But, because of all the changes we went through on In Some Way, Shape, Or Form, it still has bits and pieces of that in the new music and we kind of wanted to, while writing these new songs that we were concentrating mostly on the live scenario of the music. We wanted to make more sense in our discography as a whole with In Some Way, Shape, Or Form. Because people thought that was really out of left-field musically, which in hindsight, which is 20/20, I guess it was a little bit. But, at the time, it didn’t feel that way. It felt

very natural. It is a part of Four Year Strong and it will always be. We’re not pretending that didn’t happen because fans didn’t like it, critics didn’t like it. That was a huge part of who we were as a band and still is. So, our goal is to make it all make more sense and work a lot better together. I: How do you think a club vs. a festival compares? A: I don’t know. We always do really well on festivals. I don’t know why. I don’t know if our music just lends itself well to people sweating and running around like idiots, but festivals like Warped Tour and stuff are always tons and tons of fun. But, I don’t know. Club shows can be significantly crazier. Though festivals sometimes maybe have a lot more people that are maybe are not a super fan of your band, but they like it. Maybe they wouldn’t come to the club and pay this ticket, but five other bands they want to see are also playing the festival. So, they’re like, “Oh, I might as well check this band out.” There’s more people that we get to play to, and at the end of the day that’s why we do this: it’s to play in front of people. But club shows are a lot more crazy, for us anyway, when it’s filled up with fans that are there just there to see this show specifically. The grass is always greener. When I’m playing a tour in clubs, I guess it seems in my head like, “Oh, it’d be so fun to play this at a festival.” And then when we’re on Warped Tour all summer, we’re like, “Oh, man. How great it would be if I could be in a club.” I: What’s your favorite song to play live? A: I’d say through the history of Four Year Strong my favorite is “Find My Way Back” on Enemy Of The World. But, lately we’ve been playing a lot more newer songs. “We All Float Down Here,” which is one of the first songs we released on this new full-length, is so much fun to play. But, really, to me, the most fun songs to play – the reason it’s fun is because of the interaction between us and the fans. There might be some random song that no one cares about that has a great guitar line that’s fun to play, but if the crowd isn’t feeling it the way I am it’s not fun. That’s why “Find My Way Back” is so fun. I don’t know why. The whole time we were touring on that [Enemy Of The World] album cycle and even after that, we never played that song live. And we just started a little while ago, and it’s one of the best songs on the set. SAILOR’S TALK | 29

People [are] jumping and singing, and it’s a great time. I also really like playing “Go Down In History.” That song became an instant crowd favorite. I don’t know how or why… It’s easy to sing along to. Those are probably my top songs. I: What’s your least favorite song to play live? A: There’s a lot of songs that got retired for sure. It’s always the songs that don’t go over well. That’s why we stopped playing them. Even at the beginning of this tour, we decided to throw a couple of older songs we haven’t played in a while. Then we played it and then realized, “Oh, we stopped playing that for a reason.” We know the songs in our discography that became the staples in the live set and work. I don’t know. I don’t think I have a least favorite. There are some that we’ve literally never played live that maybe would be great. I: Closing remarks? A: June 2nd. Just keep an eye out for the new album. It’s pretty fucking sweet, I think. It’s my favorite album we’ve done yet. There’s a little bit of everything that we’ve done throughout our career. I think it very accurately represents where we are as people and as a band. interivew by Kamna Talwar photos by Caitlyn Willard

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XBOX, WII, AND ATARI CONTROLLERS ARE SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT SEE A DJ HAVE, UNLESS YOU ARE ROBERT DELONG. THIS GENIOUS USES HACKING TO CREATE A UNIQUE EXCITING EXPERIENCE LIKE NONE OTHER IN THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC GENRE. T H O U G H T F U L LY I N V E N T I V E is the perfect way to describe Robert Delong. This self-made artist blends his unique nerdy characteristics, to create phenomenal music and a performance like none other that will keep you listening. He has thoughtfully created a style unlike anything else out in the electronic music industry, with his individually styled subgenre of music and creation of exotic instruments.

a full length album called Just Movement in 2013. The album includes one of his major hits “Global Concepts”, a popular song that just makes you want to dance. Songs like “Religious Views” and “Change (How You Feel)” show off his talent in the electronic music. He creates a good mix of indie and electronic vibes to create a nice composition of genres within his songs. Robert Delong additionally released an EP titled Long Way Down. The EP’s title track has become one his most popular Robert Delong started his music career in songs mixing different components and the family household. Growing up, Robert subgenres of electronic music featuring a Delong always had a drum set laying blend of indie and electronic vocals that around the house since his father was a create an atmospheric tone. drummer (no wonder he developed into an electronic artist). “I played drums in funk The reason that Robert Delong’s music bands through high school. I was playing in has this interesting blend of indie and a lot of folk and indie bands as a drummer, electronic music has to do a lot with his and I sang sometimes,” Robert explained influences. “During the creation of my most in a recent interview. His knowledge of recent album, I listened to a lot of Talking drumming helped him learned to develop Heads and electronic music like Flume a love for electronic music. He said, “I was really influenced me,” Robert explained. always a computer nerd so I just started “I’m always listening to old music and I’m to make electronic music and doing the always listening to new music. I listen to a production thing.” lot of drum and bass and some ambient stuff as well.” His love for a wide range of Since the discovery of his love for genres helped him develop an identity as electronic music, Robert Delong released an electronic artist that is irreplaceable and

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the tools he uses to create his music creates an insane presentation on the stage. Through his live sets you can see an animated experience. Playing music through game controllers is something exclusive to him as an artist and it shows off his genius production, technique, and style for his live performance. In between songs, you’ll often find him making transitions just simply by shaking a Wii remote. Audience members are shocked at how remarkable the energy he creates is through the use video game controllers. By using old Atari joysticks, he can control the pitch of his voice through auto-tuning. Being able to hack these game controllers making them into instruments gives Robert Delong’s live shows a new category that has transformed the electronic music industry. “I got started doing it just because I had old game controllers laying around,” Robert states. “I was a nerd and it was something fun to do in college. As I was putting this project together, it was honestly because I was poor. It was cheaper to do than buying a new piece of equipment. I always liked figuring out how to hack a Wii remote or whatever game controller it is. It really just became my thing to do.” With his personalized style of music and performance, Robert Delong has big things planned. Recently announced his next full length album titled In The Cards which is set to release in September via Glassnote Records. He will be going on tour with Charli XCX and Bleachers in the fall and concert goers can expect the best from him. Robert Delong will go down in the books for his fantastic creation of a playful experience. photos, interview, and story by Jake Lahah

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A F T E R T R AV E L I N G TO T H E U N I T E D S TAT E S A L L T H E WAY F RO M I TA LY, T H E B OYS I N U P O N T H I S DAW N I N G H AV E S H OW N T H E I R H A R DWO R K A N D D E D I C AT I O N . T H E T R A N S F O R M AT I O N T H E Y H AV E M A D E S H OWS S O M E O F T H E I R B I G G E S T AC C O M P L I S H M E N T S . A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION leaving Fearless Records and signed to Artery is what many people in the metal-core scene see when it comes to Upon This Dawning. This band has gone through a great deal of change from their lineup to a new record that has a completely different sound. The band successfully released their newest album We Are All Sinners last April via Artery Recordings and the criticism has been nothing but great.

Recordings. The newest album they released, We Are All Sinners, created a huge buzz and stir in the scene due to the unique transition the band went from their previous releases. We Are All Sinners is overall a darker feeling album. The album is a lot heavier that includes a mysterious vibe and dark aesthetic. Upon This Dawning incorporated more electronic aspects into this album adding to the macabre sensation listeners get. The whole album is a fresh new beginning for the band. It’s something new that people can really get into and listen to and pick apart what it’s about. “We actually really wanted to create something heavier. We wanted it to be really dark,” lead singer Dani says when talking about the new album.

Upon This Dawning, originating form Brescia, Italy in 2007, started out as a seven-piece metal-core band. The band spent years touring in Italy opening for various acts and their fan base rapidly grew by opening for larger named bands along with The Artery Foundation taking them under for management. The band opened for larger acts across the U.S. such as Alesana, The Color Morale, Motionless In White and others. With Upon This Dawning’s introduction to the U.S., Conceptually, the album portrays the they signed to Fearless Records and released interesting notion of being yourself and not being influenced by others. Teo remarked on their album To Keep Us Safe in 2012. this chatting about some of his favorite songs After the release of To Keep Us Safe, Upon on the album saying, “We Are All Sinners This Dawning had a lineup change. Being a is a concept album, so every song has the band that had various lineup changes, they same message. The most meaningful one is created a new image for themselves. The definitely “Obey”, which is an encouragement four-piece band including of Dani, Matt, Teo, to think with your own brain, be yourself, and and Chris [currently three piece due to Chris to not let other people make decisions for leaving the band recently] began to write. In you.” The album follows this theme and Upon early 2014 the band announced that they were This Dawning does not only a good job at SAILOR’S TALK | 38

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showing this through their music but through their live performances. Through their live performances, Upon This Dawning translates the electronic aspects and creepy sounds and vibes into their live performance as well. When seeing Upon This Dawning live, they start out their set with the stage black and an intro track that embraces the ambiance of their album. Songs like “13” become extremely uncanny and thrilling live. The theatrics are taken a notch higher and the overall atmosphere is very strong. One of the most notable songs to see them perform live is “Fake”. Each member really puts meaning into their music and it is evident in their live shows. Even though Upon This Dawning made this complete change in their sound, the most challenging event the band has faced has been the shift from touring in Italy to the U.S. When asked about the differences between touring in the U.S. versus Italy, Teo says, “The U.S. is way bigger than Italy so you can’t really compare them. Touring Europe is very different from the states. There’s different venues, different people, and different food. The biggest transition was definitely the language barrier. We were barely speaking English when we first moved here so it was kind of hard in the beginning. We love the states though, and hope that we’ll be able to stay for good one day.” Upon This Dawning has definitely had some changes happen over the past year, but they’ve accomplished them with gratitude and hard work. Looking forward into the future, the band will be producing something a lot different than their previous music. To leave on an end note as a teaser for the future, Dani explained that you can expect something a little darker with an industrial sound, while still keeping the creepy vibe. interview, story, and photos by Jake Lahah

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