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Vandala February 2015 8 ALBUM REVIEWS & FEATURES Marilyn Manson "Pale Emperor" (Suicide Rock) toyGuitar - "In This Mess" (Rock) Panda Bear "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper" (Dub) The Johnny Red Eyes "Moon Masters" (Noise/Punk/Ska) Xibatba "Tierra Y Libertad" (Hardcore/Death Metal) Saxon "Heavy Metal Thunder Bloodstock Edition" & "The Saxon Chronicles" Missed Album Indie Recordings "Christmas Carnage Sampler
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Marilyn Manson "Pale Emperor(Suicide Rock) iNww.MarilynManson.com - 4.7/5 Dragons
By Alex Slakva Perhaps the most enduring pop culture anti-hero of the 90's, Marylyn Manson has sculpted himself a throne of social scorn that is so enduring that neither time, nor the mid diminishing returns of the 2000's can shake the foundation of it. Even as a fan who was naivetĂŠ enough to not bear an ill will towards Golden Age Of Grotesque, I completely missed his last two albums. This shortcoming aside, my subjective opinion on The Pale Emperor (surprisingly put out through Dine Alone Records) is a positive one. Any long term fan with a limited contextual knowledge behind the band and music, likely suspected that a visionary of Manson's caliber would not still be relying on the industrial sound or shock value. The truth turned out to be far more contrary, as none of the 13 tracks even come close to anything that the band has put out in the last 15 years. While the lyrical subject matter is more or less the same this, it seems to carry a heavier emphasis, whilst being underlined by blues rock atmosphere. The predominant down beat percussions, snazzy licks really set up Manson to fill the minimalism with his voice and lyrics. Killing Strangers, Third Day of a Seven Day Binge, Cupid Carries a Gun, Day 3 and Fall Of the House of Death are the best examples of this refreshing reframe. Of course, there is a familiar side to the Pale Emperor, in the form of the energetic, darker rock tracks that manage to revive the abandon and decadent celebratory energy of "dope show", "Disposable Teens" or "Beautiful People". Particularly Fated Faithful Fatal, The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles, Slave Only Dreams To Be King. While every single track has its own identity and flair, as whole they are completely reliant on Manson's incredible ability to paint a picture with his lyrics. Of course many re-listens will be in order to fully interpret the literal and metaphorical nuances at play. It is on this criteria that The Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles, Slave Only Dreams To Be King are the two tracks that stand out immediately. Manson has predominantly drawn influence from rock legends north of 1990. In an era where DJs & Pop Stars dominate the radio waves, The Pale Emperor seems like a earthy, wholesome step into imbedding Marilyn Manson as a modern successor. THE PALE EMPEROR is out now! 'Tunes: www.found.ee/PaleEmpiTunesDLX Amazon: www.found.ee/PaleEmpAmzDLX Marilyn Manson is currently on tour in North America and then in Europe. Tickets are selling fast so be sure to get them early. 8 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
toyGuitar "In This Mess" (Rock) www.facebook.comitoyguitarband - 4/5 Dragons By Dustin Griffin Jack Dalrymple has been a fixture in the punk rock scene since way back in 1995 when he formed One Man Army. Throughout the years he's piled up an impressive discography with some of the scene's best bands, including the original incarnation of Dead To Me, San Francisco/Santa Cruz legends Swingin' Utters and short lived (unless they come back) pop punk Spike Slawson led band Re-Volts. He's also toured with U.S. Bombs and filled in here and there with a variety of bands on different instruments. In short, he's a true presence in the SoCal punk scene and a legend in his own right. And now he has flexed a new musical muscle with toyGuitar. toyGuitar, which includes members of One Man Army and Swingin' Utters, is a band which is probably the closest sounding thing to One Man Army Dalrymple's been involved with the band itself. In fact, on the band's first release on Adeline Records, there is a song called `She's An Alarm.' Which is also the name of the EP the newly reunited One Man Army released a couple years ago. Their first release in almost ten years. That being said, while the similarities are apparent, that isn't to say toyGuitar doesn't have its own vibe. The guitar-centric songs on In This Mess are actually unlike anything else you're likely to find at your local vinyl slinger. There is a fresh invention to these cuts that is exciting and unique. But there's also a classic quality to them. Ramones powered songs trade off with Beach Boys melodies and are given a prates-punk overhaul of distorted fuzzbox proportions that sounds simultaneously gritty and sweet. It's quite the modern/vintage mix and it practically begs to be experienced on wax. And all of it without any two songs on the album sounding the same. If you listen closely, you can hear hints of In This Mess in the last couple Swing in' Utters releases, particularly Poorly Formed. You can also hear it in past One Man Army releases and the first couple Dead To Me records. You can even hear some of it in bassist Miles Peck's previous bay area band The Sore Thumbs. Which is a compliment. The fact that the band members are able to comb their respective back catalogues and take cues from the past, their past and punk's past and infuse them with a modern approach is what makes In This Mess such a fun release and great way for label Fat Wreck Chords to kick off their 2015 release season. The only complaint I have with the record is in its brevity. With nearly every song sliding in at around the two minute mark, the record flies by in just under half an hour. But what are you going to do? Punk rock isn't known for its indulgence. In This Mess feels very much like the soundtrack of the summer and it's almost 10 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
Album Remiews, impossible to listen to this album without imagining yourself jetting down the highway with your foot mashing the gas pedal and windows wide open. Which is something we could all use in the middle of January, no matter where you live.
Panda Bear "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper" (Dub) www.pbvsgr.com - 4.8/S Dragons By Darian Magee Panda Bear is the King Midas of music. Everything he touches turns to gold! Whether it's Animal Collective, Daft Punk, or solo - he rocks it. Or 'experimental psychedelias' it, whatever category he's currently occupying. Get it? Because 'rock' is a genre of music? Forget you guys. "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper" is no exception. It's catchy, gratifyingly rhythmic, and everything about it seems BIG. Does that make sense? There's probably a better way to explain the way it makes me feel, but the songs just seem full. Bursting, robust, like if Chunky Beef Stew was a musical genius. With flawless sound design and stunning synthetics, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper makes for a tantalizing 50 minutes. At times, the music seems to possess an almost sci-fi atmosphere and Daft Punks influence becomes clear. You will forget this once the album reaches 'Tropic of Cancer', a beautiful melodic ballad capable of resurfacing the deepest of buried emotions you've managed to store away. Thank you, Noah Lennox. You have stolen my heart.
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The Johnny Red Eyes "MoonMasters" (Noise/Punk/Ska) www.thejohnnyredeyes.bandcamp.com - 4/5 Dragons By Alex Slakva As a whole, punk rock's golden era of cultural prevalence the late 70s, to the early 90s is a period held such high influential regard, that at any given moment there is always somebody naively attempting to breathe life into the genre's mainstream relevance. It is only natural for one's muse to be the inspiration for one's music. Unfortunately what seems to happen to many talented upstarts is they get tunnel vision for a style and at best become stale replicas. It takes a unique vision to carve a appealing identity and The Johnny Red Eyes have that in spades. The Toronto based punk self produced their debut 'Moonmasters' is a uniquely stylized pendulum in a 12 song monition that swings from the unbridled cores of punk and ska to the music fringes of progressive rock. while maintaining particular boyish charm. The most prime example of all of these elements is the aptly titled Pigs In Panties (a prankster's ode to beautifying the barnyard) which opens with a skank inducing of riffs, but then transitions into a bridge that borders on psychedelic. Another all inclusive song, (again, aptly titled) II feel about disco, as I do about Herpes' 7 minute epic, which begins as a Pixies inspired take on an emotionally charged punk chorus that turns into a crescendo of group vocals that leaves few options for the idle. Arguably the biggest experiments are the B52s inspired Sick Of It all which really shines in it's duality of employing dual vocalists clean/shouting over a groovy running bassline, and the more ska leaning Chocking Victim/ Iron Maiden-esque Galactic Soft Serve, or the instrumental galactic soliloquy Zynpharis Revenge. For my money, I'd place my bets on the black that is titled All 10 Inches Of Ricardio which is essentially ska song turned into sludgy metal war ensemble. The only negative take away from Moonmasters is the fact that it was self produced and its mixing does need a professional hand. That aside, this is a strong first entry in The Johnny Red Eyes' career and those looking for some comic book inspired fun, check out their music video for Vincent Vegas.
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Xibalba "Tierra Y Libertad" (Hardcore/Death Metal) www.facebook.comiplaceo(fear - 4.5/5 Dragons By Alex Slakva Hardcore as genre tends to have the unfortunate habit of falling prey to its own tropes and as a consequence experiences periods of creative stagnation. Currently it's in an upswing, as the last few years have yielded many amazing breaking out artists, who have generally been transfusing new crossover blood into genre. Expire, Nails, Harm's Way and (my personal favourite) Incendiary are just a few examples of this, but at the end of the day those bands merely have a series of really good, but ultimately formulaic, thematically disjointed mesh anthems. In their defence, this contrast is only vividly obvious to those who (perhaps unfairly) put these mortal legends side-by-side to the Ponona, California demigods Xibalba.
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ev ews Heavy Meta Saxon "Heavy Metal Thunder - Bloodstock Edition" & "The Saxon Chronicles" www.saxon747.com - 5/5 Dragons By Jeff Black
Bands die out. It's a natural thing, whether itTs through murder, treachery or heartbreak. Some bands collapse before their time, leaving the world with mere fragments of what could have been. Some bands rise from the grave to tour the festival circuit for the promise of nostalgia-bucks and a shot to relive there glory days. Others continue trudging through the filth-clogged mire of the industry long after their time has come to an end, resembling withered husks of the musicians they used to be, once upon a time. Few bands endure like SAXON. After nearly four decades of metallic fury, the dogs of war still bark louder and bite harder onstage than 95% of whatever cat-vomit passes for "Rock-and-Roll" these days. Some people might find that fact sad. Maybe it is. Just be glad that these grizzled gods are still around, slingin' real riffs and driving kick drums up your puckered butthole year after year after f*ckin' year for your entertainment. So here's the skinny: Saxon are doing a lot of stuff this year. Not only are they releasing another 2DVD/CD combo entitled "Warriors of the Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II," they are also re-releasing the first installment, as well as the "Heavy Metal Thunder" compilation, which features 60 minutes of classic, re-recorded cuts from Saxon's illustrious catalog (and 30 minutes of live material). Now, I know that the term "re-recorded" is about as sexy as saying "I like to drown puppies" but if anyone can get away with it, it's the Motorcycle Men 16 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
Albu m Reviiews? themselves. Biff Byford's voice in 2002 was better than it ever had been, and it's still nigh-untouchable to this day. Golden years? Saxon are kicking more ass than bands a third their age. Move on. Fire up "SAXON Chronicles." Watch the band light up as the chants of over one hundred thousand people wash over the stage. The blue lights, the fog, the way Commander Byford strides to the monitors, in charge before he says a single word. It's cheeky how nonchalant the band is, eschewing the pageantry of props and production as Doug Scarratt cranks his tremolo bar into a vortex of harmonics before "Motorcycle Man" kicks into high-gear. Fire rages. Byford howls. Fritz Landow smacks his skins like they burned the tuna casserole. Paul Quinn rips a solo, tassels a-dangle. Nibbs Carter doing a bit of Steve Harris, headbanging until you're pretty sure his face is about to fly off. Rest of the DVD continues much in the same way, the band criss-crossing decades of material, re-affirming the essence of existence for so many thousands of German citizens, who can only raise their fists in awe as the eagle lands in a shower of lights, power, glory.
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A great little Saxon scrapbook for the diehards, and anyone else who's ready to take off the training wheels. The fact that it comes to an end is the only downside. February 2015 - VandaiaMagazirie.Corn 17
Indie Recordings "Christmas Carnage Sampler" (Metal) www.indierecordings.no - 4.2/5 Dragons By Alex Slakva E RECORDI NOS
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Vredeharnmer - Cthulhu This Lovecraftian ode is a single from Vredehammer's debut album "Vinteroffer", which for my money is one of the more epic tracks (as most tracks about Cthul'hu are) on the first half of the sampler. This band has an excellent way of shifting from the atmospheric theatrics of their black metal roots and really can barrel out a head banging trashy riff that are appealing even for the less initiated into the genre. Solefald - Songen: Vargen This avant-garde mythological Norse sounding track is the sort that you can simply leave on repeat for a few hours. Kind of like Enslaved's Havenless, but without distortion and more ambience. What really sells it is persistent, hypnotising clean melody laid down via violin and clean guitar over top of the Norwegian hymn hat akin the entire experience to a pagan religious gathering. Definitely an act that must be seen live. Riwen Karlsgrundet Launched by Cult of Luna guitarist, this hardcore track that is definitely a surprise delicious surprise for anyone who ever wondered what would 'Holding This Moment' era Bane sound like if they had a penchant for pentagrams and general black metal aesthetics. What that sentence is supposed to mean is that the first half of the song begins in a familiar punk guitar progression, accompanied by malicious melody that opens up into a distinct, yet darkened, distorted hardcore style of delivery that makes fans of both genres want to both don the corpse paint, as well as leather jacket. Definitely check this out. Iskald: A Facing Horizon This track is a downright epic sound track for a dying world. The literal sense of the lyrics aside, what makes this track is the cacophony of diminished, descending melodies and drumming that paints an atmosphere of dread and foreboding. 1349 - Slaves This track will haunt you with its old school cavernous raw drumming and ring wraith vocals. While the chorus 'slaves shall serve' may have come to be more associated with Behemoth, it feels far more at home in the cold verses of 1349. Having not listening to them in an unforgiving amount of time, this track is a fresh of breath air. 18 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
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Intermiew. Ni o ht Demon, Modem Da Roc n' Roll Heroes So how the hell are you doing Jarvis? Jarvis: Fantastic man. Out here on the road with Skull Fist and Elm Street. It's good to be back in New York. We had a great show in Amityville last night, we had some people who came out to see us last time we were here at St Vitus which was cool. We're building our story out here on the east coast. That must be a challenge for you as a West coast band.., Jarvis: It's a challenge to make it. But all you've got to do is get in the car and get there. You've just got to drive. There's always a lot of logistics standing in the way, but we were able to get out and tour overseas so after that anything is possible. There are a lot of bands who don't tour the States for financial reasons and stuff like that. You just have to find a way to do it. If you're going to do it you just have to do it, you can't make excuses. There's fans of ours all over the place, it's pretty widespread. This country of ours is so big you've got to go everywhere in between not just the major markets. Sure New York is a big deal but there's a lot of small places you've got to get too before. So that's how you got here? Jarvis: Not on this tour. During the holidays it's really hard to book shows on the way out, we just drove straight out. The tour starts on the East Coast. Skull Fist are from Eastern Canada so it makes sense to start here. It ends at home for us which is good. But it had to happen so f*ck it. We had a plan of how to get out here, we didn't just throw it at the wall and say "Oh shit" we knew what we were getting in to. When I was reviewing your record I put it on my roommates speaker and he claimed it was to derivative of Iron Maiden. How do you feel about statements like that? Jarvis: I think that's a compliment. Anybody who can should copy the originators. They're the greatest metal band ever! We were talking about it the other night, of all the bands we love I'm the least embarrassed of them! We're not trying to reinvent the wheel and create this new genre of metal at all. I would take that over any other band. If you listen to the music... we're a three piece band, our songs are shorter, it's more punk, it's more straight ahead. We're honored to have that comparison. How many US tours have you done at this point? Jarvis: This is our third, this is our second coast to coast. Are you starting to make money on the road now? Jarvis: It's all relative. We're not losing money which is good. We're by no means wealthy, were still only third from the top... But we're a young band, we might be the oldest guys on the bill but we're a newer band. Financially it's been better than expected. It's all calculated, we don't go out and say "Let's hope we don't f*cking lose our ass!" We are selling our product in a way that keeps us alive and gets the fans what they want. It's something we discuss every single day. You have to treat it like a business in a way, if you want to do it that business has to grow. As you've learned to make your music a professional endeavor how do you keep it exciting? Jarvis: You constantly reinvent yourself. Every tour that we do the set list changes and build on that. This tour we have our own lighting, and a new backdrop, and the Rocky character actually comes onto the stage now, stuff like that. It's especially important 28 VandalaMagazine-Com - February 2015
when you're going to new markets you have to be fresh. We're definitely teasing new songs and playing new stuff. We only have a half hour to get up there. Our goal is to get up there and win every night. We love the other bands and we're happy to be playing with them but it's a friendly competition. We want to erase it all and take over. That's what we consciously try and do every night and when we're not doing it then why are we doing it at all We might as well be working boring day jobs we hate. You can't become stale, you have to find new ways to do things. A lot of times they get frustrated because they can't come up with ideas and stuff. We haven't really had that problem because we constantly communicate and brainstorm daily. We still make adjustments, we're still getting used to it all, its a progression. What's the origin of Rocky? Jarvis: Basically he was the guy on the cover of our original EP that our friend drew and we came up with a story behind it. His name is Rockwell Ogden Aldritch III and his nickname is Rocky. He is the Night Demon. He's the mascot of the band. He's kind of like the devil in a way. The devil but not in disguise. He's the revealing of the devil. In later records he'll take on the faces of other people but we're still building the lore. Kind of like Eddie? Jarvis: Kind of but Eddie doesn't really have a story. He's just Eddie. I want you to finish this sentence for me "I've never told this story before and probably shouldn't but..." Jarvis: (Laughter) I don't want to get to incriminating! What I'm thinking about in my head there's no way I could tell it... What do you love so much about music? Jarvis: I love everything about music. It's my entire f*cking life. I wouldn't do anything other than music, I never have my entire life, since I was eight years old all I've wanted to do was this! www.nightdemon.net
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I'm wondering about the writing process for each album. I read somewhere that for Good Morning, Magpie I think it was that you sequestered yourself out in the woods and let inspiration find you that way. Is there a similar process of discovery or rediscovery you go through for each album? Adam: Yeah part of it is just, as you get older and busier you really need to force yourself to set aside time to write. And between touring, promoting and just downtime at home and unwinding after being on the road for example, it gets harder. Particularly in this day and age where people expect new contact so fast. So yes for example for Magpie, I did a two week solo camping trip in the Smokies. And although this wasn't as dramatic an amount of time, the first three songs on this album were formulated while I was camping at Joshua Tree National Park. Which was just incredible. I mean I was up there alone and at night I could see the eyes of coyotes out there by the light of my campfire. But then I continued to write for another year just whenever I could find the time. Do you always sit down with an overall concept in mind and write each songs around that, or does the concept of the album reveal itself in the writing process? Adam: No I never do that. I tried that once or twice, when I thought I had an idea for something and it just never panned out. For me it's more just that I have to start writing the songs and if I start to find a connecting thread and I feel it actually benefits the song, then just keep pushing that. But I think if you force something it tends to come out unnatural and misshapen. And sometimes I don't even realize the threads between the songs on an album until the record is long done. Or someone outside the band will pick up on something that never occurred to me but totally works. That's interesting because so many of your albums play like concept albums, where all the songs kind of gather around a specific theme. Adam: Yeah it isn't planned but I definitely welcome it when it happens. I think people are always looking for a connecting theme in things and if you can find a way to tell a whole story with albums, cool. If you have a bunch of separate but similar themes, that's cool too. For me, I'm always looking for as many hidden interpretations as possible. That's just the way I like art. Whether it's music, literature or film. One kind of live music fad these days is playing albums in their entirety. Have you ever done that or thought about doing that with some of your albums? Adam: Yeah we've done it. Actually, when we first put out Who Will Survive, And What
Will Be Left of Them? which was our first concept type album in 2003, we played that in its entirety a bunch of times. And we've done it at some of our Stanley Hotel, which is The Shining hotel we play every winter. I enjoy it sometimes, but sometimes it feel a little gimmicky. I definitely get it from a fan's perspective though. What were some of the things that had an influence on the shape of Big Dark Love? Adam: You know the funny thing about this record is that I had such a crazy year I didn't really have a chance to be influenced by media while I was writing the songs. Like I moved to Louisville, Kentucky from Indiana and I bought a 130 year old house that was a wreck and completely restored it. So I was working all the time and I would go to the studio and put down my vocals just covered in paint. The whole time I was writing and figuring out the songs, I was working on this house all day long. So I didn't have a lot of direct media reference points in that regard. 34 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
Interivew clam Maybe just the things that are always kicking around in the back of your head. Adam: Well, one thing I found cool is that while we were recording it, people in our team and friends and relatives who would drop by and hear some of the album kept making these comments that different songs sounded like all these different, really empowering female artists like Bjork and PJ Harvey. Just every reference point people were saying was a female artist. And I started listening with their comments in mind and heard it, every time. So interestingly, indirectly, that seemed to be where we were drawing from. Was this an idea you had been playing at other points in your career? Adam: Not really. I think it was maybe just a subconscious reaction to the fact that a lot of our other stuff has really masculine content. Like the album Red of Tooth and Claw has really masculine lyrics and ideas. So maybe I was trying to tap into a different side of my creativity. This record definitely has a more optimistic tone to it than your last album did. Bitter Drink had its optimistic moments but overall it's a pretty heavy record and this one is much more hopeful. Adam: That's interesting, I never thought of that. I can see that, definitely. That's an interesting comment. I'm sure you're getting sick of hearing this comparison but a lot has been made of the fact you in the past have sounded quite a lot like Johnny Cash. I actually found on Big Dark Love that your vocal delivery has moved away from that really low delivery and become something else. Was that a conscious thing? Adam: You know I was surprised the first time I heard the Johnny Cash comparison. Then I got sick of it really quick. But the way that it's said to me is either as a compliment, or a negative. And I don't know that I was consciously trying to do something different on this record, but I did notice I wasn't singing as low. And I think that was again just a choice to work with different keys and stretch out a bit musically than we have in the past. But I just want to keep things exciting for myself and the band and the people listening. And sometimes that works and sometimes it goes against what some people think your band should be about or how it should sound. But it's like a 99% positive reaction from most people. And it's great that with a band like yours, you know you're not going to get the same record fifteen times. There will be certain similarities within the catalogue, but I don't think Murder By Death has ever released a record that hasn't broken some new musical ground within the DNA of the band. Adam: Thanks. Yeah and I think, as a listener, you're growing with the band. And that goes for the band as well. As these records are coming out, you're growing or changing, and so are they, so something should be happening within the music to reflect that, I would think. You're obviously a very talented writer. Do you have any other artistic pursuits outside of music? Adam: For a long time I wanted to learn how to paint, but I'm just terrible at physical art. I'm just terrible at it. But I would say that the thing that I'm best at outside of writing the songs is just organizing the look of the band. Commissioning the art of the posters, and t-shirts and album covers. Work closely with the artist. I also like February 2015 - VandalaMagazine.Com 35
building stuff. Like this cabin I've been working at. I really enjoy carpentry and stuff like that. Speaking of that visual aesthetic, from your album covers, to the Lost River video, to your fantastic show posters, which you have a book of now. How important is that visual aspect to what the band is? Adam: You know honestly we had never really put much thought into it. And then people just started doing designs and bringing them to us. And it ended up becoming a huge part of the direction of the group. And we've been really fortunate that artists have been attracted to the band and that people want the merchandise, which has sustained us financially. And it's huge that fans want to spend money on that stuff, or buy the physical records when they could just go online and illegally download it. And they're buying those products because of that great visual aesthetic. Which makes the experience more enjoyable for everyone ultimately. And I'm grateful for it. And finally I have to ask this as a big fan, any plans to do a tour of Canada anytime soon? Adam: Yeah I think it would be crazy if we didn't get up there for this record. There's nothing on the books right now, but we're starting this five week tour and then heading over to Europe, so there's a lot going on in the near future. But I would love to get up there sometime. Maybe in the fall.
Murder By Death are currently on tour across the USA so be sure to catch them live.To get full details and to keep up with the band online: www.murderbydeath.com/ www.facebook.com/MurderByDeath www.twitter.comimurderbydeath Grab Murder By Deaths latest album "BIG DARK LOVE" and all their other albums via www.murderbydeath.bandcamp.com
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Danko Jones formed in 1996 in Toronto, Ontar[o. They released their first record Born A Lion in 2002. Incessant touring and a half a dozen hard rocking albums has given them a strong fan base, particularly in their native Canada, as well as overseas in European markets. On February 10th, they will release their brand new full length Fire Music, one of their hardest rocking and catchiest records to date. We caught up with singer/guitarist Danko himself in between shows and marketing for the new record to discuss the new album, the band's Misfits influence and the financial state of modern music. Fire Music is your seventh record and definitely one of your best. It's also heavier and faster in parts than your other records. Do you sit down and say 'this record's going to be this way or that way' or do you just sit down and what comes out comes out? Danko Jones: Yeah pretty much whatever comes out comes out. You know we always try to write heavy and fast and really I could pick out two or three songs from every previous record that could've been on this record, but that's just our music. There aren't really any detours. Do you often have many leftovers that carry from one record to the next? Danko Jones: Yeah we usually record three or four extra songs. This time we didn't, but we did demo a lot of songs. After Fire Music was done, we recorded four extra b-side songs. I hear some punk influence on this record. Maybe some California 80's hardcore and thrash. Particularly on the songs Body Bags and Twisting Knife. Was that influencing the shape of the record at all? Danko Jones: I don't know if it's So-Cal punk from the 80's. It's more New York and New Jersey punk from the late 70's and early 80's like, mainly the Misfits. Do you find when you sit down to write that whatever you're listening to at the time leaks in Danko Jones: No, with the Misfits, I've been listening to them more than half my life, so it's just kind of in my DNA at this point. I can recall their catalogue at the drop of a hat. But definitely when we wrote Body Bags, that sort of set the tone and we just kept writing songs in that Misfits vein. You just got back from Europe. You guys tour there a lot. I know you have a big fan base there. Did that happen immediately or did it take a few tour/albums to build that up over there? Danko Jones: We've been touring Europe since 2001, so it's been 14 years. And the reason we first went was because there was European label that wanted to put out a record with us, we're still on that label now, and they wanted to put it out when no label in America or Canada would touch us. 42 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
I didn't know that. That's awesome. Danko Jones: It's funny though, when I talk to Canadians about Europe, they think that Europe is just one place, but there's 50 countries in Europe. So the idea of not touring Canada, which is one country, in favor of touring Europe, which is 50, is pretty much a no brainer. But a lot of Canadians ask why we don't tour Canada more. Yeah, but we tour a place that's got 50 other countries in it. So that's what keeps us going over there. Why do you think America's been a harder nut to crack in terms of your fan base than some other countries? Danko Jones: Well, America's America. It's one country, but there's 50 states. You have to treat every state like a country. So each state acts on its own and you can either try to work them all, or focus on a handful and maybe break a state here and there, but you'll never break America as a whole. So when you tour down there, you must find that there will be pockets where you'll do better than others? Danko Jones: Yeah for sure. Anywhere we've played a lot, we'll get a better reaction. You guys have done a lot of headlining tours and have also opened for bigger bands in bigger venues. Which is more enjoyable, playing to a smaller group of Danko fans or winning over an arena or festival of fans primarily there to see someone else play? Danko Jones: Both are good. Winning a crowd over or playing to people that know the music already. They're both different sides of the same coin. As fun as your music is to listen to on record, I would say you guys are first and foremost a live band. I've seen you play live half a dozen times and you are definitely one of the more fun live shows out there. I read somewhere that in the beginning you weren't even interested in a record deal and it's all about the live show. Is that still the spirit of the band, the live show is number one and records are secondary to that? Danko Jones: Yeah pretty much. But we've also learned a lot since then and learned that you need to release records to tour farther and farther away. And record labels help in that sense. But yeah we still have that same mindset. And in a way the industry's come around to us. Smaller labels don't have money for tour support and bands have to kind of fend for themselves. That kind of levels the playing field a bit when it comes to us. We'll open for any band. I love opening up for hyped bands. See if they can hold their own. Aside from maintaining a constantly busy schedule with the band, you're also a fairly prolific writer. Writing for a number of music magazines and websites. I loved your Huffington Post story about meeting Johnny Cash and selling him a Nirvana cd. Are you approached by these publications to write things for them or do you seek them out? Danko Jones: Initially, when I first started writing for rock maps, I was approached by Rock Hard Magazine in Germany, which is one of the biggest publications in that country. And Germany's got 90 million people. So it was read by a lot more people than writing for anyone in Canada. So I did that for a year or two, then I asked a couple of publications if they needed writers and was asked again by a few. So it was a snowball effect. Danko Jones: Yeah but these days I just write for Close-Up Magazine in Sweden, Rock Zone Magazine in Spain. And whenever I can, contribute something to The Huffington Post. But I don't really do too much with Huffington these days just because I'm so busy with everything else. February 2015 - VandaiaMagazine.Corn 43
Does writing articles and doing podcasts scratch a different itch than playing music or does it all come from the same place? Danko Jones: Both. It's all from the same place because it's just me yammering on. But it's another part of the brain you get to exercise. Also, they mostly let me have carte blanche with what I write. They're just opinion pieces. So in that sense I just have to answer to myself. Whereas in the band it's a group effort behind the scenes. So in this I'm more independent. What do you think about bands moving away from traditional record labels and starting their own labels, releasing their music independently in an effort to sort of cut out the middle man? Danko Jones: Well, it's fine. I mean we release our own records in the states, but you need money to do it. And the thing about people in bands is that they're all about the headlines. Little thought is gone into making whatever the headline is really happen. So some guy gets a vanity label and it's a big deal for a while and then you don't hear any more about it two years later. It's fun to get the headline, get a little bit of glory and then when that fades, move on to the next headline. Like a clothing company. Danko Jones: Yeah, or whatever it is. The reality is if you really want your own record label you have to put money into it. You need to have a way to market and promote your product. Which has nothing to do with selling out or being punk rock or anything. Whether it's your band or your friends band or anything else, you want that band to do well and be heard by as many people as possible. So bands that have their own labels, unless they're really committed to putting in the time and effort and money to really making that happen, it's nothing but a jerk off. Which keeps even the labels that do pop up with a goal to become the next Epitaph or whatever from realizing their goal. Particularly in an era where it's getting harder to make money off of the music itself. Danko Jones: Yeah, it's a dying industry. Or at least it's an industry in transition. I don't fault labels for not putting money into tours or marketing like they once did. It's just a result of a lack of money in the industry itself. Every man for himself. Danko Jones: It often is.
Danko Jones will be on the road to promote their latest album "Fire Music" starting March 9th in Winnipeg, MB and heading across Canada. To purchase "Fire Music" and to for full tour dates and details wIAtw.dankojones.com www.facebookacomidankojones www.twitter.comidankojones www.instagram.comidanko _Ones The Official Danko Jones Podcast: www.soundcloud.comidankojonesisets/the-official-danko-jones 44 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
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Vandala spoke with Toby, bassist and Vocalist of Dr. Dog. This band is a no holds barred creative smorgasbord. Bringing crazy fun harmonies, classic rock and now with the addition of a true talent on drums, their new live album is an impressive testament to their unique musical stylings. So you guys have just started up a pretty big tour then? Toby: Yeah, we did eight days in New York City and then, yeah, that sort of kicked it all off. We did yesterday in Burlington, Vermont and then Buffalo and yeah it's just sort of getting started. Yeah, that's good, that's got to be a great feeling of just a little momentum building back up? Toby: Definitely, it was actually a great way to start the tour too, eight days in one spot. It forced us to play a lot of new material. New York City's quite fun. So, How did the band come together? Toby: That's sort of a murky, like a murky beginning. I say that because Scott - he's the other guy who writes and sings started playing when we were about 12 or 13. And then just sort of kicking around a band, I would say probably Dr. Dog probably started in '99, I think that's a safe assumption. The other bands we had at the time, they were just kind of doing, you know, just playing with people who were available and doing, genres and stuff that we weren't, our favourite but it was fun to do, that kind of thing. And Dr. Dog we just sort of this idealized version of we can do whatever the hell we want in this band. And if it's only you and me (Scott) and, so be it. But, we gradually got more and more people who, had the same idea. And all of sudden you're doing your own thing. Well that's pretty good, nice little organic growth process. I mean, the band is pretty big. Have people kind of joined over time or was it always the same unit? Toby: People joined over time, people left. Zak was probably the first one to join in the modern line-up. He probably would have joined 11 or 12 years ago. And then [Frank] joined about eight or nine years ago. And then [Slick] and Dimitri joined about five years ago. So, but, yeah, the band is pretty stable right now, I don't imagine anybody, I don't imagine us picking anybody up or dropping anybody for sure. Let's talk a little bit about your live show now. I usually ask people what the bigger draw is to the stage and to the studio but I'm going to make an assumption that you guys, I mean, you guys seem to have so much fun on stage. So what's the band's relationship like with performing live? Toby: I feel like any good live act, the first thing you got to satisfy is yourself and that's sort of a trite thing to say but it's definitely true. You've got to satisfy yourself; you have got to love what you're doing. 50 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
We're always pretty cognizant of that fact on stage, what the feel is like and what everybody's doing and some of these issues come together, if somebody's having difficulties we try to rectify that kind of thing. Usually that's pretty easy to do and then if you can kind of work in the crowd and remember what night of the week it is, always important. Where you are that night? Toby: I'm serious, man, like you play the Monday night, it's not a Saturday night crowd. So a little bit less bombastic, people are probably going to work the next day. They're not going for a crazy party, necessarily. Toby: Yeah. I mean, there's the, probably an element of crazy party that underlies the whole thing, but being aware of that kind of thing especially is valuable. Is there a stage character you take on, do you become different people on stage? Toby: Yeah, I mean, you kind of have to perform, otherwise it is obvious to your fans. You kind of have to just turn a switch and just be that person for two hours of your day but it's not me exactly. It isn't an exact representation of who I am. A slight alter ego, perhaps. Toby. It's more like a totem, or something; it's like a form, an iconic form. And, yeah, you definitely have to do that, otherwise you'd be also risking a lot of emotional stuff I think. Sure, you're vulnerable on stage. Toby: If you're saying what you said as yourself and not as somebody else on stage, it would be gut wrenching. Absolutely. You guys have a huge amount of kind of tangible energy on stage. This might be a question you can't answer but where does the energy come from? Is there some sort of pre-show ritual or Toby: Well, I mean, there's some of that kind of thing. We're all pretty good at warming up and making sure that we're ready. That's the most important thing we're doing all day, everybody's really aware of that. That's always been part of our live act is energy, it's just back then it was sort of overcompensating for lack of ability. It's a good way to start. Toby . But when we see people respond to that, you say, yeah, that works, that works well. But it's not like you're getting a ton of physical activity when you're sitting around on a tour bus all the time. So it's good that you're not a total slug. Absolutely, you got to get your energy out somewhere on tour. Toby: Yeah, exactly. So you guys are in New York now, and it is a pretty big tour. Is this something that you guys are used to at this point or is it something that you don't get used to? Toby: We're definitely used to it. We're used to travelling and we're used to how to do it right and all that kind of thing. But, there's always elements of it that is different. Like we're doing a lot more double nights which is kind of new for us. I mean, we've done a few in the past, haven't really been very good at them, but I feel like especially starting off eight dates in a row, you kind of got it dialed in now. February 2015 - VaridalaMagazine.Corn 51
To do that we kind of change up the set and, we just practice a lot more. We've practiced a lot more for this tour than I think we have for others. So we have a lot more songs at our disposal. Well, yeah, and I mean, it's kind of like weight training, touring is great for getting the band tighter especially if you're playing double shows. Toby: Yeah, definitely. How important is the personal chemistry of the band, how does friendship come into the music? Toby: It's vital And the funny thing about this band is every dude in the band right now, at one point we were their favourite band before they were in the band, which is kind of an incredible thing. So that's pretty awesome. That's not bad. So you're always growing? Toby: Especially when we got Slick on the drums, it's incredibly tight. He's extremely versatile, especially showcased on our new live album. +0395.1.
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Just got the pleasure of listening to your new live album, A Flamingo Hotel. So, you guys just went through the process of recording that, I'm sure it was extremely different from recording any of your other albums. What was the build up to that album like, what was the procedure in getting ready for it Toby: When we recorded, we recorded 20 nights, which was definitely the right way for us to do it cause I feel like if we had done one night, it just would have sounded like a big, it would have had to be a spectacle and I think we would have had to be completely on point. There's no way we're going to play the best versions of all of these songs in one night. So, yeah, we went through 20 nights and we listened to everything.
Wow. Toby: We did, we picked, we early on all picked the song that would be on the album and then proceeded to listen to however many versions there were. 20 or whatever different versions. Toby: When there was a really egregious error pretty early in the song, you're like, okay we don't have to listen to this whole f*cking song. But, yeah, that was the, that was definitely the hardest part of the process. And then the mixing part, great, so easy, cause, you know, when they're mixing a record, every song, at least for us, every song is its own animal. Oh, absolutely. Toby: So on a studio album tones might change drastically, the sonics might be completely dissimilar on every tune and the structure is still up for grabs in the mixing 52 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
process, so many variables. On a live record you want it to sound consistent, you want it to sound like the song before it. Yeah, you want it to sound live. Toby: Once you get your tones, you're golden. There's no structural changes either. Of course, it's kind of set in stone. Toby: You can change where you fade in, fade out but it isn't like, "Maybe we should double the chorus or maybe take out the bridge or," None of that. That's off the table, so yeah, that, the mixing part was really fun. When it comes to the songs, writing songs, where is it done? Is it done on the road, do you guys do it at home, is there a special place? Toby: Most of it's done at home. And maybe, especially on more recent albums some of it's done in the studio. But it's really hard to write on the road. I mean, you get ideas and you jot them down, but the amount of songs we're written on the road over the years, I think you could count on one hand. The writing process is very solitary and when you're in a tube, a square tube, 12 other dudes, and not really conducive, it's not like you can just, you know, lay on the floor on your belly and write for hours on end. Yeah, absolutely. So at the end of a tour are you guys happy to get away from each other? Does the touring affect the band's relationship in a negative or a positive way? Toby: No, not at all. I mean, we're all always I think very excited to get back to our families. But we're all very tight, and our crew too it's sort of assembled the same way as we assembled the band. Find people you can work with but that, you know, there's guys who what they do on the road is different than what they did when they started with us.. And it's just kind of like now you work at - in this unit here, you just work with us, we'll figure out exactly how to delegate, you know. The crew is very tight. We're all dear friends of ours and we have a past, a few years we've had. I mean, we've had the same tour manager and sound manager, same dudes for eight years. He's not going anywhere, same guy we've had for four years, lighting guys been around for five or six years. When you find someone good you hold onto them. Toby; Yeah, I mean, it's just important that everybody's on the same page and everybody works well together and enjoy each other's company. I think that's the best part of the deal. I mean, I think it's just, part of the way, I mean, the fact that Scott and I have stayed together, been playing together for 22 years. I just think it's, that's just what's comfortable for us, and yeah, if somebody's good, you know we keep'em. Yeah, creatures of habit over here, right. I was going to ask you about music, not your music, in your everyday life. Where does that come into play, are you always busy writing music so you can't listen to music or you listen to music so that you can write music? How does it come into your everyday life? Toby: I definitely, it really sort of depends. I have a two year old daughter now, and February 2015 - VandalaMagazine-Corn 53
so I have to really carve out time to write. You can't write with a two year old, you can't in the same room, nobody's ever done that. Ha, I think you may be right. Toby: Nothing too deep. But, I definitely have to carve out time to write and so as far as listening, I like to listen to stuff I don't have to think about, stuff that's pretty So I listen to like triple A radio and stuff like that. You know, like it's hard for me to really enjoy a lot of stuff. So you listen to old favourites? Toby: Yeah, I just put, a lot of times just have a record on all day, slip it back and forth. So I end up listening to a lot of stuff that isn't, either doesn't have words or is not in English. So is it you and Scott that generally write the songs or do other people bring in ideas as well? Toby We've been telling people it's an open door. Nobody really has done that. People will maybe help out with a bridge, a lot of times that will happen. Sure. Toby: Yeah, so sometimes, usually on the record like one or two songs we'll have where somebody else will definitely bring a part to it where they get credit for it, you know. Yeah, for sure. You guys have a lot of very interesting and sort of diverse song composition structures and things like that. So, it feels like you guys in a song or especially in an album are sort of trying to tell a story, is that intentional in your shows and recordings? Toby: Oh, yeah, for sure. Yeah, I mean, every little song I feel should be a little vignette, just a concise thing that is its own thing. whether or not there's any conclusion or beginning or end. And then, usually, when you frame the record, when you frame the album, it's just sort of what are we trying to portray, it's like what's the end game here. So where does the influence come from in the band specifically, what are you guys into and/or where do your creative juices flow from? Toby: Well, I think that in general, we're pretty heavily influenced by what we did usually on the previous record. We're just seeing, what kind of path we went down, and if we want to go further down that path. Then it's like, "Oh remember how this little jammer, this one little part, it's really cool." It's kind of maybe try to do a song with just that kind of thing. That happens a lot I feel like. And so far, influences and everything, we're very song-specific. The intent is very song-specific. We can be any band we want to be. Very cool. Toby: We do not have the same instrumentation in every song, that's just because not every song calls for it or you don't want it? If we need a song that is a straight up rock song sure we do it. But if we need a song to have a little more subtlety and that kind of thing, we'll figure that then. 54 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
So not everybody is always playing on every song, that's definitely something that happens. Your lyrics are sort of playful and mystical and general but also seemingly about some very specific things. I was wondering if you'd be willing to give an example of something that the songs are about. Toby: Sure, yeah, here's one. I mean, it's not a popular song but I would just say, I was just thinking about it last night cause we played it. It's a song, it's called the Cuckoo. Yeah, that one, it's, that's kind of one of the general and specific things, like the lyrics, it's about a dude who's actually a cuckoo on a clock or that is his life and he's terrified to go too much further out, always coming back, never really exploring, and sort of being tied, tied to the clock. He comes out for a minute, he comes back. He's kind of scared of the rain. He never really explores and just always comes back. Little agora phobic clock dude. Toby: Always coming back to his house, and coming back to like the actual physical representation of time that he can't escape or he's too scared to. You guys are a veteran band at this point. But I'm going to say from the way you're talking about it before you guys maybe have some big plans for the future as well? Toby: Yeah, we just finished a record. Well, we actually have two records in the bag now. Oh, wow, that's great, you guys have tons of recordings already. And of course we'll be looking forward to however many albums you secretly have already. Dr. Dog is currently on tour across the USA and recently released "Live At A Flamingo Hotel" for full details and more information visit: www.drdogmusic.com www.facebook.com/Drdog
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My first interview at the A389 Bash was with the all too heavy Pharaoh who tore me a new one with destructive sludgy riffs. In the interview we talk about how jamming has shaped them and given them a whole new and ex-citing approach to their music! So how was the ride in? Rich: 900/0 of it was really good, we got into Baltimore and then it sucked, traffic and gridlock. For someone like me who doesn't know anything about Pharaoh, what defines the Pharaoh sound? Rich: We try to be really simple and not overdo it, but still try to be dynamic and add a lot of cohesive elements. Frank: We spend a lot of time writing. We have a studio in Rich's basement. It took a long time recording a live room and a space to record everything but it's cool. We really preoccupy ourselves a lot with tone and keep it minimal in terms of composition. Nch: We really try to start with a good base and then build on it. We've been writing together for many years. Since we've been in high school. We were 14. Frank: We come from hardcore, and a lot of metal. We really slowed down a couple years ago, we used to play faster 90s style hardcore. Rich: We wanted to be a heavy band so we evolved into what we sound like now, depressing and heavy. Frank: We keep it depressing, we keep it disgusting. What prompted that switch to slower music? Rich: I got into bands like Cursed. They really introduced me to heavier music in general and then I got into bands like Haymaker and Left for Dead. Stuff that was just heavy as hell. We didn't try to write anything in particular, it just came out as we gibed with the songs. We experimented with different rhythms. -rarik: We were a fourth piece and then we lost a member and when we got back together as the three of us it just clicked. I got into bands like Cursed. They really introduced me to heavier music in general and then I got into bands like Haymaker and Left for Dead. Stuff that was just heavy as hell. we didn't try to write anything in particular, it just came out as we vi bed with the songs. We experimented with different rhythms. So it's really jam oriented? Rich, We recorded a ton of jams. At some point we want to go back and listen to those. We still do all the time for ideas and things like that. There's always good stuff that happens when you just go from the gut. Is that where most of the songs come from Would say so. Sometimes its premeditated and we sit down to write. Anything can be an influence. You go somewhere, you see a movie or something, you can kind of vibe out how you see into the film with your music. We write music that fits the mood. We just keep it really heavy that's it. 58 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
Having a home studio, does that give you a freedom to try things you might not otherwise do? Rich: Yeah you just have to go right downstairs! Frank: It has helped over the years. Rich: It took a while to get going. It's pretty sweet. How many hours of stuff do you record? Rich: We generally practice between three to six hours a week once a week. Frank lives in New York so he has to take the train to come down. We're working it out so we can practice more. We've been playing together a long time. When we get together we've already had ideas built and we just jam on it. Frank: Like he said, a lot of the time we'll have ideas built. We'll have a bunch of shit we recorded over years and years. A lot of times we just get something really old and say "Let's rework this" So is it thousands of hours of shit or what? Rich: Not thousands, but whether It's just little spaces of times with a few riffs or whole half hour jam sessions, they get recorded Frank: We have stuff left over from the years that got transferred from computer to computer and then sometimes we get bored, stay up late, and work on it. Rich: It's sort of a fly by night process. We have a general way of working. That's why we try to keep it simple the whole time. When we color everything it becomes a lot stronger. Frank: WeTve been playing together for a long time too, so the language is just there. Neil the drummer and I have known each other since first grade and I've known Rich since eighth grade. The language barrier is gone, it's organic. We feed off each other. One time we had this jam session where we just talked about what we were going to do. We had never played it before we just hummed it and might have played it really quick on the guitar. Then we counted in and it came out perfect. It sounded the way we wanted too, it came off perfectly. One of my buddies heard it and said "Wow its amazing you guys can do that. Not a lot of people can just say "Oh we're going to get together!" Frank: It's a thing we just started to do. I'm really glad we did it. Rich: We can always go back and critique our work and know what to improve. Frank: We can figure out what we want. I want you to finish this sentence for me "I've never told this story before and probably shouldn't but..." Frank: I joined a boring as f*ck band that couldn't come up with a good story! We got to meet Attila, that was fun! Rich: We were on tour with Negative Approach, Sick of It All and Homewrecker in Atlanta. The Negative Approach guys rolled out and were like "Thanks everybody!" And there was a line of three hundred kids waiting to meet Attila. Then we met them and thought they were going to be assholes but they were actually really cool. What do you love so much about music? Rich: The ability to just create something. I like stuff like woodwork. I like building things. To make something to use and get something amazing out of it is the best part! February 2015 - VandalaMagazine-Coni 59
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Interoiewp 'Haymaker Dangenbus Enteriunerit By Matt Bacon
Haymaker are something of a cult band, and one who seem to really have figured out a unique role in the scene. There legendary firework-fueled live shows are truly something to be seen and reflect the eternal power of hard-core, So Jeff, after playing a great show like tonight how do you feel? Jeff: Tired! I feel alright. We just came in yesterday from Canada so... We're just doing a couple shows... What I really wanted to ask was, where did the whole idea to have fireworks come from? Jeff: It just kind of happened. We've been playing for fifteen years now. It was just a way of making things exciting early on. When there were only thirty people there if there were fireworks it would make things exciting. We just started bringing them and then other people would bring them, and it just kind of grew. Why do you think no one has really emulated you with that? Jeff: I think there are. The Inmates in Cleveland have the same vibe, they throw fireworks and break shit. Bad Luck 13 does it too. I don't think they're emulating us by any means it just adds a lot of entertainment, dangerous entertainment. We always figured, why do a show if it's not going to be semi memorable. It's always fun to light 62 VandalaMagazine-Com - February 2015
somebody on fire and the element of danger is nice. Has that impacted you financially a lot? Jeff: Jeff: I feel amazing. This What's the most damage you've done to a building? Jeff: I think the Corktown in our hometown... The whole sound system got burned out. We got through only half a set, it was a nice touch. We don't play that much so it works itself out. Are you trying to balance hardcore and real life? Jeff: Yeah. We're all close to forty years old if not forty already. We've all got kids and jobs so it's hard to get together and play. How often do you get together then? Jeff: Practicing is easier because we can do it whenever. Playing shows is a lot more rare. Is it weird to not be able to play shows? Jeff: Playing live is not my favorite thing. I was in bands when I was younger that played a lot of shows. It's kind of nice to not have to always self promote the band and play a whole bunch of shitty shows to get the name out there. What's your favorite part of being in Haymaker? Jeff: My bandmates! What motivates you to keep on going despite all the adversity and the suing and whatnot? Jeff: I don't know. We just like to write music and be f*cking a$$holes. It's nice just play every now and then and remember that we can always do it. It's nice having a band that's probably played only twenty five shows in the last fifteen years and is still able to drive eight hours and get a room full of people. Could you see Haymaker becoming solely a studio project? Jeff: I'm sure it's going to come to that if we keep going! We keep getting older and fatter so that's probably a really good option. For a while were playing only once every two or three years, but now we've been playing and writing more so...We'd never just be a studio band because we like to go places and drink heavily and be assholes. People treat us well and it's nice. We appreciate that. You said you've been playing more shows lately, are you going to continue on that path or is it going to slow back down? Jeff: I'd like to do a string of shows and then slow right down to next to nothing. We'll see. You've kind of bred a culture of exclusivity around yourselves. Jeff: In a sense yes. People know we will never play a lot of places so they make the journey to go see you. It's pretty crazy when a kid tells you he flew from California just to see your band play a thirty minute set. That happened today! It was f*cking awesome. That's kind of gratifying in a weird narcissistic way. February 2015 - Vandalamagazine.Com 63
Imtersview. Ha Armaker You've tapped into a world greater than yourselves kind of? Jeff: Without really exhausting ourselves yeah. It's definitely cool. A lot of bands work their asses off to get a fan base whereas we do the opposite. That might be why it works. I'm sure if we were a band that toured every two months people would be tired of us fast and we would get burnt out. No one would give a f*ck. Playing two shows a year makes those shows way more fun. We're old now it takes a little bit to get started, we need to be warmed up. We have to start drinking later and it's f*cking brutal! Do you feel like being from Canada impact your sound in any way? Jeff: Maybe. I don't know. If you put it on for someone who has never heard us then I guess not, but if Infest is from Canada then yes. On a totally different note, what do you love so much about hardcore? - I can tell you what I hate about it! Most of the bands for one thing! But I love the kind of secret society. We've got this circle of fans, a weird little fan base. It's nice to be able to kick the shit out of somebody and have them smile about it, it's fantastic. It's cool when people fly out too, that's f*cking cool! Find more out about these guys at A389 Recordings www.a389records.com
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Ben of Elm Street fame is one charismatic dude with a lot of wisdom behind him. Listening to him explain how everyone has their place in our scene and the joy behind Elm Street showed me his incredible passion for the music After playing a great show like tonight how do you feel? Ben: I feel amazing. This was our first time playing in New York too, I would have never imagined the crowd to be like that, it makes traveling the whole way from Australia worth it. We can't wait to get back. It's what we do, we play heavy metal with a passion and stuff like this makes it feel good. When will you be back? Ben: We'll be back sometime this year. We're releasing our second album midyear, then we have a two month tour in Europe then we would like hit the road in the States again. How were you able to get out of Australia? Ben: It's hard, especially with all the expense. Everything worked out. It all revolves around the music though. We work hard man, we've got nine to five jobs we're not stupid. It's what we do, we have to cater for the music and for our own lives as well. If we have to take out bank loans and sell our cars we will. So you're giving it all up for rock and roll? 68 VandalaMagazine.Com - February 2015
Ben: It's the old school way man! You're an incredible front man, where did that come from? Ben: Just experience. When I was little I did Michael Jackson impersonations, I did that all the way to high school. Then I started getting into bands like Iron Maiden and Twisted Sister. I just want to be up there and I want to entertain, and I'm having fun at the same time with my best friends. I can't tell you how I do it, it just happens. Do you think you can make this your living? Ben: I hope so. I know it won't buy me a house but I think we can live off of it. I know I can't raise a family with it, and if I want to do that, then I'll take on responsibility outside of the band. I just want to keep rolling though and keep playing shows. We're all in the same boat and have the same mentality. You're re-invoking a dream from thirty years ago. Ben: That's right. A lot of bands are doing it; bands from Australia, but also Europe, the States, all over the place. We are all in different situations, we all have our own experiences. I can't listen to someone in Canada tell us how to do it because we're from the other side of the world. But we've got a couple tours under our belt, the best so far was probably with Iced Earth in Europe for two months. What's the scene like in Australia? It's good. It's very small but full of passionate people. Its a great community so everyone knows the bands and they really push it to other scenes. If a band announces an overseas tour it's huge. You can go from fifty likes on Facebook to over a thousand just because you're going overseas. Everyone is passionate and proud, that's the main thing. Would you consider touring with another Australian band like King Parrot? Ben: Oh yeah! Those guys actually gave us a lot of advice. This is our first time touring the States and we didn't know a lot about visas and transportation. The guys from King Parrot gave us everything we need to know. Whenever we could we would love to tour together, it's just whenever the stars align! Who are you signed with now? Ben: A German label called Massacre Records, they've given us a heap of exposure in Europe, something we couldn't have done otherwise. We're looking for someone in the States to help broaden our horizons. We'll see what the future holds. What inspires you to play thrash as opposed to other genres of heavy metal? Ben: I don't feel that we really play thrash metal. What we do is we play metal with energy. We love bands like Halloween, Dio, bands like Kreator and even glam metal, bands like Winger and Whitesnake. We just play with energy! That's what sets you apart in a crowded scene... Ben: Definitely! Not a lot of bands are out there doing similar things. Everybody has
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