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!

Live Interview with Noisem!

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Genre(s): Death Metal/Grindcore

Location: Baltimore, MD

 

Our live interviewer, David, caught up with Noisem recently at one of their shows. Check out the interview below! Also, special thanks to Noisem for allowing David to interview you!

 

PSAB: What's it like touring with Carcass, Obituary, and Exhumed?

Noisem: An absolute dream come true. Watching all of these bands every night makes us try to better ourselves and attempt to at least make a dent in the interest of the crowd in comparison to these legends.

 

PSAB: Craziest story of the tour so far . .

Noisem: We met our guardian angel at a rest stop outside of El Paso. That day we had blown a tire, gone off the side of the highway and pretty much came 50 yards from either hitting a tree on the left side or plummeting off a cliff to the right. Luckily our MERCH dude Sam (also the guitarist of Jarhead Fertilizer) was driving and was able to safely stop us from either flipping or continuing going through to our deaths. But anyway. that night we were just at the rest stop and this dude comes up to us, so we begin talking. Then all of a sudden he goes into discussing the various music videos he has been in such as "In Too Deep" by Sum 41 and "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm. 

 

To cut this short, the next day, we blew another tire on route to Tucson. He just so happened to be driving by, and was generous enough to drive us all to the tire shop while the van was being towed. That night he followed us to the show and he told us about how much he loved Soulfly, etc. But yeah, that was definitely my favorite moment.

 

PSAB: Best/worst place you played on this tour.

Noisem: Definitely Richmond. That night was great because a lot of our Baltimore homies came down and raged. Good time.

PSAB: I just listened to Agony defined. Very unrelenting thrash/grind/death, you guys didn't fuck around on this record. I
literally was sweating by the end of the third song from running around my house. What were you guys going for on this record?

Noisem: All of the material on Agony was written before I joined the band, but It was mostly just our take on old school death/thrash. It was what we wanted to hear from a band at that time and I think it turned out well judging upon how positive the response has been.

PSAB: Biggest influences?

Noisem: All of us will have a different answer, but for me personally it's definitely Repulsion, Terrorizer, Slayer, the classics. I also think for a lot of the newer stuff we've been taking more of an influence from stuff like Infest and Crossed Out, old school hardcore, etc. Lyrically I would definitely have to say my biggest influences are Robert Smith, Jacob Bannon. Stuff like that.

PSAB: How long have you been a band, how did it start?

Noisem: I guess the band "officially" started in 2008. Harley and Sebastian are brothers so they've always been playing together. But for the sound we have now we probably I would say we began in 2010/2011 when we were Necropsy. I joined the band in 2012 and we haven't really changed since.

PSAB: What is the Maryland scene like?

Noisem: Depends. I think the Baltimore punk scene is thriving and there are a lot of great bands. Check out Dopecopper, Putrisect, Barbelith.

PSAB: Anything we should keep an eye or ear out for in 2015?

Noisem: We're going to be making some announcements in the next few weeks regarding that. Stay tuned!

Live Interview with Invent, Animate!

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Genre(s): Metalcore

Location: Port Neches, TX

Our live interviewer, Kev, caught up with metalcore act Invent, Animate while they were touring Canada with Reflections and Betraying The Martyr. You can pick up their debut album Everchanger here, and check out the interview below! Also special thanks to Benoit Leger for filming!

Live Interview With Barrier!

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Genre(s): Hardcore/Metal
Location: Chicago, IL

Our beloved live interview, Kev, caught up with hardcore act Barrier while they were on tour with The Plot In You and Cane Hill. They talked about the band's upcoming new album Eventide, their favorite songs to play live, and of course, food. While you're checking out the interview below you can pre-order Eventide now through MerchNOW!

Live Interview with For All Those Sleeping!

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Genre(s): Metalcore

Location:  St. Cloud, MN

Minnesota based metalcore band, For All Those Sleeping, was recently interviewed by one of our own live interviewers, Kev. He caught up with the band on the Not Your American Idols Tour, and he also caught up with Myka, Relocate and Ice Nine Kills on the same tour previously. He discussed the band's new album Incomplete Me among other things. You can purchase Incomplete Me digitally on iTunes or physically on MerchNow. Check out the interview below!

Live Interview with Ice Nine Kills!

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Genre(s): Melodic Metalcore
Location: Boston, MA

Kev, one of our live interviews, caught up with Ice Nine Kills on the Not Your American Idols Tour, that also has For All Those Sleeping, Capture The Crown, Palisades, Myka Relocate (Kev also interviewed them), and Youth In Revolt. 

You can pick up Ice Nine Kills' latest album The Predator Becomes The Prey digitally on iTunes, or physically at MerchNow. Check out the interview below!

Live interview with Myka, Relocate!

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Genre(s): Metalcore
Location: Houston, TX

Kev has been on a roll with interviews lately. He brings to us today a new live interview with metalcore band Myka, Relocate. He caught up with them on Not Your American Idols Tour. You can check out that interview below! Also, don't forget to subscribe to Kev's channel!

Live Interview With Suffokate!

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Genre(s): Deathcore
Location: Oakland, CA 

Kev, one of our live interviews, caught up with deathcore act Suffokate on The Thrill Of The Kill tour. He has been on a roll with interviews, interviewing other bands on the same tour like Mouth of the South and Adaliah. Check out his interview below with Suffokate! Also, special thanks to Matt Dillon Photography for the video footage!

Live Interview With Adaliah!

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Genre(s): Progressive/Melodic Hardcore
Location: Bradenton, FL

Pig Squeals And Breakdowns' live interview, Kev, caught up with Adaliah, a melodic hardcore band from Florida, during the Thrill of the Kill Tour! (Also for those you missed it, Kev also interviewed Mouth Of The South on the same tour.) Adaliah has a new album coming out on November 4, 2014 titled Shedding Skin through Mediaskare Records. Check out the interview below! Also, not to forget, check out Matt Dillon Photography for the footage!

Live Interview with Mouth Of The South!

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Genre(s): Metalcore

Location: Arlington, TX

One of Pig Squeals And Breakdowns' live interviews, Kev, met up with Mouth Of The South on their Thrill of the Kill Tour to ask them some questions regarding the band, their music, and what they're up to. You can check out the interview below! Also, special thanks to Matt Dillon Photography for the video footage!

Live Interview With Corpse Hoarder!

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Genre(s): Death Metal/Grindcore

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Big Kenny K brings you a live interview with vocalist of death metal/grindcore band, Corpse Hoarder. You can view the interview below, and don't forget to check out Corpse Hoarder and subscribe to Big Kenny K's YouTube channel!