…time. There’s a lot in the pipeline, and there’s been some songs released online. But we also have a full-length album in the works. It’s being recorded and mixed, and most of the recordings are finished. There are still some vocals to do, but the mixing process has actually begun on the finished songs. So there will be a Bent Sea album. I’m very fortunate that I’m able to still do music, working from home – something not given to a lot of people…
…their product since people aren’t working. I have seen a lot more traffic online, so it’s more of a battle this year more than any other year. There’s no shows, no tours, and you can’t really cross a border and work as a musician. That’s a big one. Dead Rhetoric: What goals do you have now that the first full-length is out there? Copeland: Post-album for us, we are still working and grinding. We have a lot of new stuff coming up in 2021. We are g…
…our full-lengths. We have released a couple of songs since the quarantine online that have been total re-envisioning’s of past songs with synths – that has its role, but not completely in the forefront. Where our interests lie as musicians, we are obsessed with them outside of the band. We like to use it to accentuate the song, but not go into full indulgence mode. Dead Rhetoric: The song “Rite of Passage” has special significance to you, putting…
…ng people in the audience in flesh blood to perform to. Doing live streams online was cool and much needed for everybody during the lockdown but I can´t really say I totally enjoyed performing a full set to two mobile phones…It´s just that nothing beats the live concert experience, hope we´ll get back to the traditional ways of performing and seeing people eye to eye without restrictions at some point. Dead Rhetoric: How important is nailing a big…
…hool days that we were going to be kicked out of school. So we switched to online so we could continue with GFM and have more opportunities. Now with the pandemic, nothing has changed. We did everything online anyways. Our hearts go out to those kids who are having to learn everything for the first time because it was difficult to figure out how to have that responsibility and time management. But it is possible. For anyone having those struggles,…
…time, I’ve been consulting and helping a lot of artists build their career online. Whatever they need me for, I’m there. I’m really enjoying it. But my big goal is finishing this album for Antiqva and then going into the studio for that. We almost have enough material for a full album and it’s just sitting there. I just can’t live like this anymore – we need to do something about this. That’s going to be the next chapter of my life. I’m very excit…
…s point forward? Hurd: We are going to be looking into doing some content, online mostly. Things to fill out the rest of the year, and we are crossing our fingers in 2021. I don’t see it happening until then. The rest of the year is out for that. But as soon as we can hit the road – otherwise we are putting together ideas for stuff we can fill out the year with. We might do some live streaming, so maybe keep an eye out for that. https://www.youtub…
…. So there wasn’t much of a difference between us and other people. People online were giving us a lot of inspiration and positive feedback. People were more active than usual and it gave us more of an opportunity to reflect over life and music. Dead Rhetoric: Have you reached the point with the band that you feel you can do exactly what you want in an album, such as tossing in a breakdown for instance, without fear of alienating people? Ryd: I fe…
…more respect from the metal community. That’s one of my sort of pet peeves online, I’ll see memes that have Bay Area thrash, and Heathen will not be included. I don’t know why the band is sort of the red-headed stepchild of the scene. That’s how we see it, the band somehow that doesn’t get the respect that it deserves. And it’s probably because there’s been such a big gap between these albums. We’ve been consistent, but not frequently enough – it’…
…rom somewhere. The training that we have gone through, on various channels online, has come down to seeking out your superfans. The ones who are crazy for your exact genre of music – bring them in and give them a culture to be a part of. Don’t just blast advertisements all the time. But invite them to support you through crowdfunding. It’s easy to say, but very tough to execute [laughs]. We’ve done a really good job of finding some really dedicate…
…we wrote was “Sucks’n’Artillery”; then came “National Suicide”, “Into the Clubhouse” and “This Is A Raid”. Dead Rhetoric: What memories do you have surrounding your demo The Old Family Is Still Alive in 2007 – how did the recording and songwriting sessions go for this, were there any surprises or challenges that came up and did it meet your expectations in developing a footprint on the local/national scene? Mini: To tell you the truth, initially…
…ercial charge, but for the underground, there wasn’t a prime leader in the clubhouse. That is, until Irreligious and it’s melodically-defiant, deep, and burly Goth vocal saunters started to have impact, which it did shortly after its release. A lot of the ideals laid out by said album (and the band’s Wolfheart debut, which came a year earlier) eventually became copied and tweaked into many of the sub-categories that fall under Goth today. But make…
…ett performing the National Anthem. The custom Giants-themed guitars that will be played by the pair will be signed immediately following the National Anthem and auctioned off at the Giants Community Clubhouse, with proceeds being shared by the Giants Community Fund and the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IIfZoUbNZiw…
….” It sounds like a buddy comedy with a baseball twist. Imagine all of the clubhouse shenanigans! Rather, this a close descriptor for Greek’s Nightfall, who have the unfortunate distinction of being a distant third in the Greek metal extreme metal race behind Rotting Christ and Septicflesh, but also the place where several “name” players such as Firewind’s Bob Katsionis, Nile’s George Kollias, and journeyman drummer Mark Cross got their start. Alw…
