Live Interview with Forty Winters!

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Genre(s): Deathcore/Hardcore

Location: Coral Springs, FL

Adrian, one our live interviews, caught up with Xavier, the front man of Forty Winters recently at one of their shows in Adrian's area. Check out the interview below! 

PSAB: Since your release of "Isolation" back in October 2013, has the band been working on a full length album?

FW: Absolutely, we are more than half way done writing our sophomore album. 

PSAB: How did the recording go at Sonic Assault Studios in Cape Coral, FL?

FW: Recording at Sonic Assault Studios in Cape Coral, FL was super organic, fluid and downright fun. Phil and Charles were a pleasure to work with. They really brought out the best in us. Made us feel extremely welcome and at home. It was great, we are very happy with those recordings and times.

PSAB: Short songs always remind me of short stories, is that the aim for the band? Or was it unintentional?

FW: Yes and no, we are a short and sweet type of band. We never ever wanted to drag on or become boring, we just want to get the point across and have fun with it while telling a story. Hatebreed kind of set the tone for that.

PSAB: How is the scene in South Florida?

FW: The scene in South Florida is amazing. Local and touring, there are always shows going on no matter which day of the week. We are proud to be from South Florida and couldn't ask for more. Plenty of solid bands to check out and fall in love with.

PSAB: How is the band preparing for 2015?

FW: We are hard at work on the next full length, dropping a new music video, and getting some long-needed repair work on our van haha. We'll have plenty of extensive and international touring to support the album, 2015 will be sick. 

PSAB: Any shout outs?

FW: Def gotta show love to Pig Squeals and Breakdowns, Hnath Designs, Won Jun at Colorfast, Bartvision, Sam at Pro Wrestling Nation, Steph at Gorgeous Freaks Magazine, Leave Your Mark Screeprinting and No Hard Feelings Tattoo Gallery.

Interview with Skeletonwitch!

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Genre(s): Symphonic/Blackened Death Metal

Location: Athens, OH

 

One of our live interviewers, Adrian, caught up with Skeletonwitch at one of their shows in his area. Check out the interview below!

 

PSAB: How did the name "SkeletonWitch" come about? 

SW: Well, I'm not an original member, but I believe Nate was the one who came up with it, and I think it was basically, "These two words sound cool together, let's use it".

 

PSAB: What type of inspiration is the band trying to achieve lyrically?

SW: A lot of our lyrics are based off of horror, and fantasy. Inspiration comes from a lot of film, and from the occult and mythology.

 

PSAB: How did everyone come together to form SkeletonWitch?

SW: Scotty and Nate were in college together, and started hanging out, as a result of being fellow metalheads. They started jamming on riffs, and eventually the Witch was born. The rest is history... 

 

PSAB: What is your favorite song you guys have wrote?

SW: For me, the second track off Serents Unleashed, "Beneath Dead Leaves", is one of my favorites. It really hits on every aspect of our sound. It's brutal, catchy, and epic all in one 2 and a half minute song. And it's a really fun one to play live.

 

PSAB: Influences and any shout outs you'd like to give?

SW: We have a very wide range if influences, as it reflects greatly on our song writing. Everything from traditional metal, to black and death metal. Our sound is really just one big mesh of all of our favorites bands, sub genres of metal. I could honestly list a thousand bands that have influenced us in one way or another.

As far as shout-outs, the fans. We have such a tight nit relationship with them, and for that we've been able to gain the success we've achieved. So a huge thank you to any and every person that's attended a show, bought a shirt or record, or just taken time out of your day to listen to the art that we've worked so diligently to create. You guys fucking rule!! And thank you, for this interview, and for helping me that one night, ha!