Friday, October 24, 2014

Interview with Witness The Recreant!

Genre(s): Death Metal/Hardcore
Location: San Angelo, TX

PSAB: How did the name "Witness The Recreant" come to be your band name? 

WTR
: Honestly just  through constant brainstorming this is the only thing that seemed to fit and now it has definitely grown on us. 

PSAB: You released your demo back in September. How's the feedback been for that demo? 

WTR
: Our live tracks that we released for our current line up was just a great idea. We had been a band for a year already with no recorded music to share besides live video so putting it out was definitely better than nothing. It has opened a couple doors and allowed our friends/fans to help get our name out in a better way. I would strongly suggest getting something like this done as a local band if you don't have the means for studio time. We will be releasing our debut EP "Avarice" through Pure Deathcore December 2015. 

PSAB: If you could play live with any band, which band would that be and why? 

WTR
: This is the hardest question that I have ever read. We've played with some GREAT bands and there are so many others that I personally would love to play with. For me as a vocalist I would have to say either Black Tongue, The Black Dahlia Murder, or maybe even Cattle Decapitation. 

PSAB: How's the local scene in San Angelo, TX? 

WTR
: The local scene here is new and growing more and more every show. As far as active bands go the variety really ranges like any other town. We have deathcore, progressive, hardcore, punk, acoustic, just about everything. Also how dedicated and supportive the scene has become is really great. If you want your band to play here just send us a message and we'll point you in the right direction. 

PSAB: What bands play the most influence on your music? 

WTR
: I would say that we as a band are very diverse when it comes to input for our songs. For instance our drummer Tito looks towards War From a Harlots Mouth, our guitarist Neeko loves the stylings of djent, Jordan pulls heavily from slam and death metal genres, Ramiro is leaning towards deathcore bands such as I Declare war, and lastly I love heavy pounding vocals so I usually look to beatdown and some forms of deathcore for techniques and approaches. Our talents are very diverse and we hope to express that fluidly as our years and experience progress. 

PSAB: Any shout outs to give? 

WTR
: We would like to give a shout out to all our friends that share our music and help support our band.

Some individuals would be
Troy Greene from Pure Deathcore
Glorious Gorifications
RGWJ Illustrations
Viral Designs
Far From Nothing
XVIA
And lastly Pig Squeels and Breakdowns for sharing our music and letting us do this interview!

Questions answered by Slater, vocalist of the band.

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