The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA (where I go to most of my shows) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the announcement of the Wrecking Ball Festival.
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“Apathy” a new song from Get Involved! (featuring ex-members of Glassjaw, Thursday, & From Autumn To Ashes), is premiering tonight at midnight (GMT) on BBC Radio 1’s “The Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter.” The track will be available as a FREE download immediately following the premiere at www.gtnvlvd.com. The song appears on the band’s forthcoming Ross Robinson (At The Drive-In, The Cure) produced EP, for which the band has enlisted the support of fans via Kickstarter to help back its release: www.kickstarter.com/projects/261139367/get-involved-with-get-involved.
Today’s feature of “5 Albums That Influenced Me” comes from Sworn In. The band will release their debut record, The Death Card which will be out on August 20th.
Tyler Dennen (Vocals)
Thrice (Beggars): One of my all time favorite CDs, every single part flows together perfectly and is seamless to listen to.
Panic! At the Disco (A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out): It’s a record that you can sing from start to finish and know every line. I love that.
My Chemical Romance (Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge): Probably my all time favorite CD, it really just flawless in my opinion, and the song structure and lyric structure influence me a lot
Linkin Park (Meteora): Another CD from my childhood, the way that that band makes you feel emotionally just from the way it sounds is something I’ve always wanted to do
From First To Last (Heroine): This CD is the most disturbing cd to listen to in my opinion, It makes me feel insane and uneasy, which is what I wanted to Death Card to feel like too
Zakary Gibson (Guitar)
The Mars Volta (De-Loused In The Comatorium):
The perfect CD, every instrument works together perfectly to create huge hard hitting sections along with beautiful chorus’, the lyrics are amazing and all of the atmospheric textures makes it a trip to listen to. Basically everything good about music in one CD.
Deftones (Around The Fur):
Perfect all the way through (just like every other Deftones album), Stef’s guitar work is simply amazing, creating such hard hitting melodies while being the only guitarist is something I always try to accomplish when writing.
Glassjaw (Coloring Book):
This album speaks for itself, the best release by Glassjaw yet, it’s the perfect mold of melody, technicality, and just overall weird.
Coldplay (Parachutes):
An album I still listen to daily, the guitar work is fantastic and most of the songs on this album have a super dark vibe which I really really love.
Meshuggah (Catch 33):
A CD that’s essentially just one amazing riff over and over again, yet they still find a way to make it interesting, that’s true musicianship. Everything Meshuggah does is gold, but this is on top.
Chris George (Drums)
Klaus Nomi - Simple Man: The most amazing performer to live.
As Tall As Lions - (Self Titled): If there was a band that was an exact depiction of everything I love about music this is it. This band’s music takes you elsewhere and is a trip in itself.
Minus The Bear - Infinity Overhead: My favorite band throughout high school. This record was as if they captured the best elements of every single album they put out and put it all in one record. Another band that’s a depiction of everything right in music.
Slipknot - (self titled): A million fucking years ahead of its time. All the “heavy” bands now need to listen to this and realize low tuning and the “1-0” chord doesn’t make you heavy.
Meshuggah - all albums: I couldn’t choose one album because every single album is so vividly different and insane in it’s own way. This is another band that was years ahead of their time and knows how to make legitimate heavy music that a whole stadium could bang their heads to but musicians could spend hours trying to comprehend. Definitely my all time favorite metal band.
Glassjaw, Balance and Composure and World’s Fair will be playing a free show at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on August 9.
WHO: Converse announces the next installment in their ongoing Converse Rubber Tracks Live free concert music series, featuring headliner Glassjaw at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY.
WHAT: The third show of this summer in the ongoing series will feature performances by Glassjaw, Balance & Composure and Converse Rubber Tracks recording artists World’s Fair. Fans can receive entry tickets to the free show by submitting their information via the ticketing form on http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com starting at 12pm EST on Wednesday, July 31, 2013.
WHEN: August 9, 2013
Doors open at 7pm and fans must be 16 years of age or older to enter.
WHERE: Converse Rubber Tracks Live
Music Hall of Williamsburg 66 North 6th Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Formed in Bedfordshire, England in 2008, In Remission a major fixture on the local scene within months, their melodic, progressive approach to harder rock proving a breath of fresh air to the scene. The band have released an E.P with a strong reception, played festivals, become a mainstay of BBC Introducing in the area and performed with acts old and new that range from Doctor and the Medics to Exit Ten. The six track EP “The Great and Shallow” is available to download at the following sites
Amazon UK
http://www.7digital.com/artist/in-remission/release/the-great-and-shallow
Formed in summer of 2011, As Thick As Thieves is a post-hardcore band with some extra groove. Consisting of six members, unique talents combine to make up some angelic, yet, face shattering melodies. From Avi’s (clean vocalist) great pitch to Taylor’s(vocalist) in your face screams, there is sure to be songs for every post-hardcore genre lover! Members Kenny B. (guitar) and Zak (guitar) planted the seed of ATAT in July 2010. Kenny “Kenfolk” Johnson was added to the mix in February 2011. Shortly after in April drummer Tommy “Bear” Ashenbrenner joined the crew bringing along friend Avidan Wolf, after numerous practices and shows, outsider Taylor Ellis joined the band giving Avi the chance he needed to work solely on clean vocals and pitch. Taylor was the final member to join and the last ingredient that makes up As Thick As Thieves. I chatted with Avi and Bear about the upcoming EP.
State your names and positions in the band:
Avidan Wolf, Clean Vocals.
Thomas “Bear” Ashenbrenner. I play drums.
For starters, what bands were you guys a part of prior to ATAT? How long has the band been around?
Avi: Prior to ATAT, I was in Askyla and a number of poopy weiner bands that smelled like poop; but they were awesome…so whatevs. ATAT has been around since early last year…feels like forever.
Bear: Poopy bands aswell. Poopcore. Farting on mics’ and whatnot. Almost 1 year.
How did the band come together? Who contacted who and what made you wanna start the band?
Avi: I blame Bear, 100%. This is all Bear’s fault, fuck that kid.
Bear: I met Kenny B at a show I played in an old band, and we talked about jamming sometime, I made sure to hop on that offer wanting to continue play music but in a different genre, then I met Zach, and brought Avidan along.
How has your music evolved since you first began playing music together?
Avi: Well, we talk about pussies a lot less in our music…and we have less stupid song titles…that are about it.
Bear: We no longer write sing about wanting the tightest of pussy, and our songs have become more groovy all around.
What was the very first concert you attended and how much of an impact did that have on you musically?
Avi: First was Green Day and Blink 182…Blink sucked and were stupid drunk, Green Day brought out a guy in a chicken suit…I’d figure that impacted me musically greatly.
Bear: I actually saw Coolio for my first show at the State Fair 8 years ago, it made me want to live in a Gangsters Paradise, which I could only achieve through music.
What’s the meaning behind the EP title? What’s the concept behind the album overall?
Avi: I like to believe that the meaning behind the EP title is a lot like making love to a woman…I remember what the EP title is but I like to think it’s something awesome and sexy.
Bear: Someone that meant a lot to you, always watching over you helping you a long the way.
What song(s) were particularly hardest for you to write and why?
Avi: None of them, I just put myself in a super SASS state of mind and magic flowed from me.
Bear: Storm Of The Valkyrie, It’s a lot more different than anything we’ve written.
What song changed the most during the recording process?
Avi: All of them, I sort of just hopped in the studio and made stuff up off the top of my head.
Bear: We kept all of the songs the way we had originally written them, with a few ideas added to make them more solid.
What are your rehearsals generally like? Do you have a set time each week in which you practice or are rehearsals more spontaneous?
Avi: We have a very complex rehearsal style, first! Most of the band drinks a lot, then we practice. Eventually someone yells at Bear for falling off time, then everyone leaves for a smoke break except for me and Bear. Then me and Bear jam out our Prog-harcore-funk-jazz side project. End.
Bear: As Avi said, when everyone else goes outside to smoke cigarettes, he picks up a guitar, and I stay behind my kit and we write jazz influences progressive metal/ alternative.
What other bands do you see yourselves touring with in the future? What other bands do you guys recommend for your fans to check out?
Avi: I hope we can tour with Black Veil Brides, our fan should check out Black Veil Brides, I love Black Veil Brides.
Bear: Volumes, No Bragging Rights, Memphis May Fire, The Air I Breathe, Bands along the same style as us. I would recommend everybody takes the time out of their day to listen to Every Time I Die, Glassjaw, Alexisonfire.
Last question: What are one book and one band that you’d recommend to anyone that listens to your band?
Avi: Book: Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries and Zelliack for the band.
Bear: Book; Hustler. Band; Chon.