Band: The Light Iris
Genre: Metalcore / Post-Hardcore
Q: Where does the band name "The Light Iris" come from?
The
name actually comes from a Georgia O'Keeffe painting hanging in the
bathroom of Brandon's house. It has nothing to do with the band. We just
picked it haha.
Q: What is the local metal scene like in San Francisco?
We
love this city and we are happy to call it our home, but the metal
scene here isn't that great. Well, that's not totally true. It's good
for classic metal, in my opinion, but when it comes to hardcore,
metalcore, posthardcore, etc, it's nearly impossible to get a good crowd
unless you are a huge signed band. People don't seem to go to local
shows anymore. The scene gets a lot better traveling to the east bay and
the South Bay.
Q: You've
played with a few big name bands, Arsonists Get All The Girls, All
Shall Perish, iwrestledabearonce. Which band has been your favorite to
play with live and why?
Our show
with AGATG was extremely fun. It was about 2.5 years ago in this small
art gallery called Sub-mission in San Francisco. We hadn't been a band
for that long but we had a pretty good crowd and it was the first time
we played with a huge band. The show we played with All Shall Perish and
iwrestledabearonce was great too because we had to travel down to Los
Angeles, which was the bands first road trip.
But if I had to pick which
show was my favorite, it would have to be the show we played with
Jamie's Elsewhere. We had Aaron Pauley, former JE vocalist/current Of
Mice & Men bassist and vox, sing on stage with us. Aaron sang on our
debut ep, so it was pretty awesome to have him sing the song live with
us on stage.
Q: You are currently working on a new album to release this year. When can we expect it and what can we expect from it?
You can expect a
more mature record than our ep, as cliche as that sounds. Probably one
of the biggest things that people will notice are the vocals. Our vocals
have changed a lot in the past 2 years, especially Andy's screams. For
our ep, we had the songs for a while before we recorded them and the
vocals were written mostly for our original vocalist. We ended up
parting ways with our vocalist before heading into the studio so Andy
and I ended up recording the vocals for the EP. For this album, we wrote
vocals that suited our voices. For our ep we had the honor of having
Aaron Pauley do guest vocals.
For this full length, we were able to get 2
guest vocalist. Although we are not releasing the names of these artist
yet, I'm sure people are going to be very pleased and surprised. Also,
the music is a bit more technical. We have just improved as musicians
and songwriters in the past 2 years. So in other words, just expect a
better album lol. We are planning on releasing the album early June.
Q: If you could be signed to any label, which label would that be and why?
That's
a really good question. For a long time, our dream label was and
probably still is Sumerian Records. We just love a lot of the bands that
are on that label and it would be awesome to be part of that lineup. So
far we have been pushing through DIY style and it has been going pretty
good so far but if we are offered a deal and the contract looks good
then we will definitely take it.
We got offered a deal from this one
independent label several months back but we decided not to take it
because the contract didn't benefit us. We just aren't in a rush to get
signed. But if the right opportunity presents itself, then who knows.
Q: What are you goals for the rest of this year?
Our
main goal for this year is to release this album and finally go on
tour. We haven't had the opportunity to actually go on a real tour
yet and I think it's time that we do it. We are already in the process
of booking a few dates, but nothing is for sure yet. We also plan on
making new merch and a new music video.
But the main thing is just
playing a lot more shows up and down California and Nevada, and anywhere
else we can. We also hope on snagging some type of
endorsement/sponsorship to help us keep this thing going.
Q: Any shout outs to give?
We
would love to say thank you to our friends, families and especially our
fans for supporting us the past 3 years. We would also like to say
thanks to Zach of Castle Ultimate Studios for helping us make this album
possible. And of course thanks to Pig Squeals and Breakdowns!
Answered by guitarist and vocalist Dennis.
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