Align The Tide was formed back in September of 2015, through the experimentation with a number of different potential members, styles and influences, resulting in the unique groovy metal sound you hear today.

Please list all of your band members and their roles in the band:

Kyle Farrugia: Guitars & Vocals

Nikki Buttigieg: Guitars

Gabriel Camilleri: Bass

Danny Dalli: Drummer

For starters, what bands were you guys a part of prior to Align The Tide? How long has the band been around?

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: Prior to Align The Tide, myself, Danny and Nikki played in a post-hardcore band for a few years. Gabriel (Chippy) was never in a band prior to Align the Tide. This is our third year together in Align the Tide.

What’s the origin of that name and have you changed the band’s name before?

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: The name itself has no meaning whatsoever it just rings well to our ears. Danny and Kyle came up with it while sipping on our favorite whiskey and brainstorming for a name. The name was never changed in the past.
Who writes your songs? What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs and do you think these topics will change over time?

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: Instrumentally we all do our part, all giving our opinions about song structure ect and help each other out on the instrumental parts where needed. We respect each other’s instruments in our songs but we still give each other opinions so the tracks come out the best they can. Kyle writes all the lyrics for the songs and he mostly writes about social subjects, for example partying, societal situations, rape and more.

What bands are currently inspiring the music that you’re making?

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: We are all fans of different bands and genres which help in shaping the sound of Align the Tide, but we can all agree that bands like Korn, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive inspire us in our writing and playing.

Was there a particular band/artist or concert that inspired you to start a band?

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: We all wanted to start playing individually since we were kids, we later had the dream of joining a band and luck brought us all together to form Align the Tide.

What do you do to prepare for a show? Any flexing, exercises, etc …

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: Danny usually does a few upper body exercises before going on stage, Kyle warms up his vocals and you can usually find Chippy by the bar before a show.

What has been the biggest highlight of the band’s career so far?

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: Our greatest achievement as a band so far has to be the USA tour with Mushroomhead. It was a big step for us and we learnt a lot from the month we spent overseas.

If you could tour with any bands, past or present, who would they be and why?

Kyle Farrugia and Danny Dalli: It would have been an honor to tour with Korn, Black Sabbath and Slipknot as we are all huge fans of the bands and their work and we can learn a lot from them.