My Interview with Me Talk Pretty

Uh-oh, looks like Uliana, the lead vocalist for Me Talk Pretty, is a tad camera-shy… ha! Sorry, I could not help but laugh. Not once did I ever get that impression from her during the band’s performance at Brewster’s Pub & Pit on Friday, July 29th here in Jacksonville, Florida. In fact, Uliana was anything but shy. While belting out songs from Me Talk Pretty’s debut album, We Are Strangers, she definitely craved participation from her watchers. (I loved the look of shock that appeared on Uliana’s face when someone in the audience refused to sing back to her.) I first caught wind of this band a while back via Twitter when they started following me and also by word-of-mouth. Little did I know that I would be interviewing them before they opened for Alien Ant Farm. So, readers, I present to you my interview with three members of Me Talk Pretty – Uliana (vocals), Leon (guitars), and Guerin (drums).

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fallenevanfan: First of all, thank you for taking the time to talk with me. So, after hearing about you from my friend and from you guys following me on Twitter, I tried to do some research. I didn’t really find much of a bio – your official website takes you right to the Facebook page and there’s not much there. What can you guys tell me about your history, etc.?

Leon: A little bit about ourselves… we formed in ’06, put out our first EP in ’08 and our first debut record, We Are Strangers, came out this year in April. We’ve been touring this year and last year, with Sick Puppies, Adelitas Way, Neon Tree, Paper Tongues, etc.

fallenevanfan: The band name, Me Talk Pretty… ok, is it all one word or is it three separate words?

Leon: It’s three words. We were experimenting with logos and that’s why it got put together sometimes.

fallenevanfan: How’d you guys come up with the name or where does the name come from?

Leon: Well, it’s from a David Sedaris book – we’re referencing a book called Me Talk Pretty One Day. One of our friends was reading it and we were trying to come up with a band name, which was taking forever.

Uliana: The first year, we were writing and we didn’t care about finding a name. We didn’t have a name for our first show. Then we started looking for a name, like more seriously, and somebody was reading this book. There’s a chapter in the book about David Sedaris going to France and having a hard time with the language. It kind of hit home since I’m from Romania and I moved here. I had to go through all that, in the process of integrating myself. And we’re like, “Me Talk Pretty – that’s kind of like Uliana talk.” People like it. We asked around and they were all like, “Cool, I like it.” So we kept it.

fallenevanfan: Yeah, it’s definitely different. What made you come to the U.S. from Romania?

Uliana: My mom remarried and she brought me.

fallenevanfan: Where are the rest of you guys from?

Leon: I was born in Spain and grew up in Orlando originally. Then I moved to New York.

Guerin: I’m originally from Arizona.

fallenevanfan: Oh really? What part of Arizona?

Guerin: Tucson.

fallenevanfan: Oh my gosh! I lived there for seven years.

Guerin: Oh yeah? I was born there and I lived there till I was ten.

Leon: We were there, last year. We played [at] Hotel Congress with Neon Trees and Paper Tongues.

fallenevanfan: That’s cool though. Small world.

Leon: And our bass player, Nate, he has family here. He’s out front, with the platinum blonde hair.

Uliana: The blondie. (laughs)

Leon: He’s from Wisconsin – he moved to New York after L.A.

fallenevanfan: How’d you guys all find each other?

Leon: Match.com (laughs)

Uliana: (laughs) They should have a band Match.com.

Leon: But how we found each other… Uliana and I started this back in ’06 and we met Nate and Guerin through other bands that were in the same circle.

fallenevanfan: How would you guys describe your sound to somebody who’s never heard you before?

Uliana: Rock, pop, noir.

Leon: We’re a little all over the place. We can go out with a band like Neon Trees and we can go out with a band like Sick Puppies.

fallenevanfan: Well that’s all I have. Do you guys have anything you want to add or ask?

Leon: No, thank you so much.

Uliana: I hope you enjoy the show tonight.

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To get a taste of We Are Strangers, check out the official music video for Me Talk Pretty’s “Wake Up!”

We Are Strangers (Eight O Five) is available for purchase in stores and online now. Also, leave some feedback. I will gladly read and respond to all comments and questions. Thank you for reading and I encourage you to share this with others.

 

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One thing that kind of frustrates me…

…  is the fact that I cannot always get a hold of an artist or a band or a label or a promoter, etc.

Why?

It is not because they are simply unresponsive. No, it is because there is no press contact listed. At all. No email address, no telephone number, nothing!

So, if I ever had to give one piece of advice to musicians, it is this: have some kind of contact information for members of the media to get a hold of you or your representatives. You never know… that one interview or review could change your career.

 

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“We’re alive and well.” – My Interview with Alien Ant Farm

Alien Ant Farm has beamed out of nowhere and back onto the rock scene. They made a stop here in Jacksonville, Florida a couple weeks ago (my Manna Zen boys opened for them!) at Brewster’s Pub & Pit. I had the opportunity to climb aboard the mothership (a.k.a. their tour bus) and speak with vocalist Dryden Mitchell and guitarist Terry Corso.

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fallenevanfan: First of all, thank you guys for taking the time to talk with me.

Terry Corso: No problem. Thanks for wanting to talk to us.

fallenevanfan: It’s actually been a while since you guys have been out on the scene, right? You’ve been on quite a hiatus. How long has it been since you last toured?

Terry Corso: A real, substantial tour, like the four of us, the original members, it’s probably been about six years. The band went through a couple different phases then just kinda went to an inactive period. Now, with the original lineup back together again, in the last couple years we started doing shows here and there. [We figured out] this was fun again and that we wanted to make a record again. So the plan now is to make a record for next year and in the meantime we’re doing this tour, this “ANTicipation” run for the summer so that we can put awareness out there.

fallenevanfan: Is that what the name “ANTicipation” implies? Anticipation of you guys coming back and the new record?

Terry Corso: Yeah, at least for our fans, you know? I’m not saying everyone’s anticipating it. (laughs) But it is for us. It’s an anticipation for us and for our fans because it’s just been so long.

fallenevanfan: So you guys are writing the album right now. Are you just writing or have you actually gone into the studio yet?

Terry Corso: We’ve gone in the studio as far as demoing songs. We’ve been writing for the better part of the last eight or nine months, probably. We’ve got a good stockpile of songs going and we take it all into any of our own home studios just to kind of get it demoed. So we haven’t started recording the actual record yet – that’ll come when this run ends. But we got a lot more writing to do. We’re gonna write a lot more, hopefully on this trip and then when we get back from this trip, we’ll go and take it all into the studio.

fallenevanfan: Oh, so you guys try to do some writing on the road?

Terry Corso: For sure. We’ve got a bunch of equipment in this cupboard right here that is gonna enable us to do that. There’s a lot of ways we can do stuff.

fallenevanfan: How’s the new album going to sound in comparison to the other albums you put out? Has your sound evolved?

Dryden Mitchell: I think it’s gonna be heavier, to be quite honest. This band started out as a way heavier band than what’s probably perceived of us. We grew up being influenced by metal and heavier music, and I think that a few of the songs that we know are gonna be on the record are pretty heavy. So I think it’s gonna be a little more edgy.

fallenevanfan: Your Michael Jackson cover (“Smooth Criminal”) is one of your most well-known songs. What was your reaction when you heard about his death?

Dryden Mitchell: I was bummed ‘cause I love his music. I was excited to see and hear what he was gonna do for the next ten years of his life.

Terry Corso: I consider him probably my favorite all-time artist. You know, it’s really surreal and doesn’t hit you for maybe a couple days and then… well, I remember I was driving and I was listening to Michael Jackson and it hit me. I was so bummed. It was not real to me that he was gone, you know?

fallenevanfan: He was one of your influences, right?

Terry Corso: He was the greatest.

Dryden Mitchell: If someone’s doing pop music, to say that Michael Jackson isn’t an influence… their influences were influenced by him. So somewhere down the vine, everyone’s gonna be influenced by that guy.

fallenevanfan: Now, speaking of the band’s sound, I read in your biography that, live, you guys “try to keep the texture of the sound varied. At times it’s low, almost quiet, but then it becomes noisy and ferocious.” Do you guys hold true to that? I have never seen you guys before so I am not really sure what to expect.

Dryden Mitchell: I think it’s just rock ‘n roll. Some of these bios are written to be clever. But, at the same time, it’s just a good live rock band… It’s not something we’ve invented. It’s kind of like music has done that throughout time.

fallenevanfan: How has the tour been?

Terry Corso: Things have been going good. I mean, I think things have been going pretty smooth. It’s been a while since we’ve been out, like I said. All the shows have been really fun – it’s been exciting to see who’s turning out. You know, whether it’s diehard fans who know all the words or younger people who are more interested in what’s going on. We’ve been playing anywhere from two to four new songs in the set and they’ve been going over really good. They’re really fun to play and stuff.

fallenevanfan: Oh really? Any new song titles you can share?

Dryden Mitchell: “Yellow Pages,” “Simpatico,” “Godlike,” “High on the Horizon.”

fallenevanfan: So if you guys already have some songs and song titles, do you have an album title?

Dryden Mitchell: There’s a few out there.

Terry Corso: Yeah, there’s a couple floating around that we’re interested in. Everybody’s kinda anxious to see how we’re gonna spin the word “ant.” (laughs) But we might not even do that so you never know.

fallenevanfan: Alright, well that’s all I have. Do you guys have anything you want to add or ask?

Terry Corso: Just keep an eye out for us coming to a town near you. We’ll be trekking around the country all summer. And keep an eye out for our record next year. We’re alive and well.

Dryden Mitchell: Look us up – Alien Ant Farm, Facebook, etc.

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Since I unfortunately did not get any video from the show, I will share with you the official music video for “Glow.”

I must say, after witnessing them live and hearing the new songs they played, I look forward to the upcoming record! (My favorite track was “Simpatico.”) So be on the look out – Alien Ant Farm is back!

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Update time!

Yes, that’s right – I am alive!

I have not been on the computer much, which is very uncharacteristic of me. However, I have been juggling two jobs the past two weeks so when I am not working, I am sleeping. I did have a day off today and was able to get caught up on some things. I promise I will have a couple new posts up within the next few days so just bear with me! As always, thank you for your continued support!

Also, a shout-out to my newest subscriber, who is actually a fellow blogger and an Evanescence fan! Check her out! <3

 

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“We’re trying to update the sound” – My Interview with Liv and Jimmy of Sister Sin

Readers, do not be mistaken; I am not this excellent of a photographer. Vocalist Liv Jagrell of Sister Sin just happened to headbang right in front of my lens at exactly the right moment that my camera captured the shot. It was more luck than anything, really, and this photograph is now amongst my absolute favorites. However, not only was she right in my face, but the music was as well. Sister Sin commenced their set with “Sound of the Underground,” the title track from their latest release, True Sound of the Underground. They most certainly tore down the walls of Brewster’s Pit here in Jacksonville, Florida and shook the venue when they appeared as part of the Atavist tour on Friday, June 24, 2011. I was so awestruck by their performance that I did not mind missing part of Blackguard’s set to go and talk with two members of Sister Sin. So, I present to you my interview with the singer and guitarist of Sister Sin, Liv and Jimmy.

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fallenevanfan: Have you guys ever played Florida before?

Liv: Yes we have.

Jimmy: Yeah, we played one time before in 2008. This is our second time in Florida.

fallenevanfan: Oh wow, so you haven’t been in here in three years. What was your impression of Florida tonight?

Liv: It was good.

Jimmy: It was a good crowd and we had fun onstage. It was a good show. But it’s hotter here… humid. (laughs)

fallenevanfan: (laughs) Yeah, the humidity sucks and you guys will be going further south tomorrow. You’ve got Saint Petersburg and then Fort Lauderdale so it’ll probably get a little more humid. So how’s the tour been going for you guys?

Liv: It’s been good. Baltimore was great, Atlanta was great.

Jimmy: I think Cleveland was pretty good too.

Liv: Yes, they were good too. But I think my favorite is Atlanta.

fallenevanfan: That was the one you just played last night? Georgia?

Liv: Yes. It was a very good crowd, very great stage, very good sound. And we had a dance party after. (laughs)

Jimmy: It was a good night.

fallenevanfan: So what does Sister Sin mean? How’d you guys come up with that band name?

Jimmy: It was from a song from a Swedish band back in the day. They were called Machinegun Kelly and they had a song called “Sister Sin.”

Liv: We liked the name so we chose that.

fallenevanfan: Did the lyrics of that song have any kind of influence or did you just like the name of the song?

Liv: We thought, “That sounds like a band name… That’d be a good band name.”

fallenevanfan: Before this tour, I hadn’t heard of Sister Sin before so I did a little bit of research. I actually couldn’t really find a biography except for what is on your Facebook page, which says “Old-school Metal fueled with new blood. Mad, bad and pissed since 2003.” The latter part obviously alludes to the age of the band. Can you explain the history of Sister Sin? Maybe give some background information?

Liv: Actually, it’s me and Dave from the beginning, in 2003. We started the band and when Jimmy joined, we really felt like we found something that we wanted to continue doing. And then we had some bad luck with bass players, but we think we have one now that will stick to the band. (laughs)

fallenevanfan: (laughs) Ah, yes, the ever-changing lineup that a lot bands seem to go through, huh?

Liv: (laughs) Yeah but, you know, that’s just how it is. People change and you have to accept that.

fallenevanfan: The former part of that statement (“Old-school Metal fueled with new blood”) seems to describe the band’s sound. Could you elaborate more on that?

Jimmy: We’re influenced by many bands from the eighties, like the earlier part of the eighties. We wanna play that kind of music but we don’t wanna do it retro-style, you know? We wanna do it with a fresh sound and attitude to it. I mean, there are a lot of bands in Europe, for example, that are influenced by old bands too, from the eighties, but they do it retro. They record everything analog-style and it sounds like it’s coming from the eighties. That’s not what we’re trying to do – we’re trying to update the sound.

fallenevanfan: What artists in particular have influenced you guys?

Liv: Judas Priest… yeah, all kinds of stuff from the eighties. Old school.

fallenevanfan: You guys are from Sweden. How does the United States differ from where you guys are from?

Liv: It’s hard to say because the States is so big and it’s different in different parts of the United States.

Jimmy: We’re having fun and we’re meeting a lot of good people. But when you’re sitting in a van for five or eight hours a day, you don’t get to see so much.

Liv: I know one thing that’s very obvious – you’re much more religious here. In Sweden, it’s very open. You don’t have to have a religion or you can have a religion, whatever you want. But that’s a big difference.

Jimmy: I mean, we like it over here. We’re always having a good time.

fallenevanfan: Since you guys are outside the country, how did you get picked up by Victory Records?

Liv: We sent an email and then like an hour later, we got an answer.

Jimmy: We just sent them a link to our MySpace page and they checked it out. They liked it and that’s how we came together.

fallenevanfan: So you guys have two studio albums under Victory Records, which is Switchblade Serenades and then your more-recent True Sound of the Underground. That was released in 2010. Do you guys have any kind of plans to go back into the studio and make another record since, typically, bands have a couple years in between their albums?

Liv: It depends on how much touring we’re doing.

Jimmy: Right now we’re making some plans for more Europe tours and actually, another U.S. tour. Whenever we have time off, even if it’s one week or two weeks, we’ll try to make new songs and be ready to record like early next year.

Liv: We’ll probably release a new album sometime next year. That’s our goal.

fallenevanfan: Do you do any kind of writing on the road?

Jimmy: Uh, not really. It’s pretty hard. If you had a bus, then you could take your instruments, but in a van… there’s not so many [songs] coming out from the road right now.

fallenevanfan: Well, you guys opened with “Sound of the Underground” tonight, which is the first song I ever heard by Sister Sin. That song is badass. I really liked it and I was sold. What was the inspiration/motivation behind it? Like the lyrics suggest, it makes you want to tear down walls. (laughs)

Liv: (laughs)

Jimmy: (laughs) Exactly. We wanted a song with lyrical content that’s basically like…you just wanna tear everything down. You don’t wanna live by any rules or anything. You wanna be free. You wanna be whatever you want.

fallenevanfan: Kind of like a rebel anthem then?

Jimmy: Yeah, yeah. I mean, when we wrote that song, it was kind of obvious that this was gonna be the title track.

fallenevanfan: It’s definitely a good way to start off the album because it’s right in your face. Well those are all the questions I have. Do you guys have anything you wanna add or anything you wanna ask?

Liv: Nope… those were good questions.

Jimmy: Basically, thank everybody who listens to it and shows their support for us.

Liv: Yes, we love our fans. Thanks to them, we are alive.

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To get a taste of True Sound of the Underground, check out the official music video for Sister Sin’s “Sound of the Underground.”

True Sound of the Underground (Victory Records) is available for purchase in stores and online now. Also, please register for free on this website and leave some feedback. I will gladly read and respond to all comments and questions. Thank you for reading and I encourage you to share this with others.

 

Copyright © 2011 fallenevanfan

Evanescence is back with “What You Want.”

They’re baaaaack…

Yes readers, Evanescence has returned and they’re back with what you want.

No, really, “What You Want” is the name of the first single from their self-titled new album, Evanescence (courtesy of Wind-Up Records). Bits and pieces of the song premiered early this morning on MTV News. If you would like to watch the video interview with Evanescence frontwoman, Amy Lee and also read the full article, all by James Montgomery, here is the link: http://on.mtv.com/qWpXqb.

Evanescence fans, this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for… the first piece of BRAND NEW Evanescence music in five years! (A HUGE thanks to MTV News and Mr. Montgomery for giving us an inside look/listen!) I have compiled the snippets together to create a full 20-second clip of the song and created a video so that I may share it with the world on YouTube.

Enjoy! I know I have… it definitely sounds different, but I like it!

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“It’s brutal symphonic metal.” – My Interview with Paul Ablaze of Blackguard

Over the years, I have been introduced to many great bands that are not of American origin. Blackguard, whose five members are all from Montreal, is no exception to that. I had seen them twice prior to the Atavist tour (both times with symphonic-metal band Epica) and still, Blackguard never fails to mesmerize me. If there is one band that you must see at least once during your lifetime, it is Blackguard. None of the members remain in one place, except for drummer Justine Ethier (for obvious reasons). They command every part of the stage, switch positions with each other, and interact a great deal with their audience. Live, Blackguard is, using vocalist Paul Ablaze’s word, a “beast.” I had the opportunity to talk with him before the show at Brewster’s Pit here in Jacksonville, Florida on June 24, 2011. So, readers, I present to you my interview with the singer of Blackguard, Paul Ablaze.

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fallenevanfan: Blackguard is on the Atavist tour right now. Last time I saw you guys, you were on tour with Epica, which is labeled as a symphonic-metal band, and OTEP is just metal… totally different from Simone [Simon]’s vocals. Is it different touring with a band like Epica versus a band like OTEP?

Paul Ablaze: Oh yeah. The crowds are like night and day. The people that show up to these shows are not the people that show up for Epica shows. We seem to go over pretty well with either crowd, oddly enough. We’re down to tour with just about anybody that’s willing to take us out on tour and we’re willing to play in front of any crowd that’s willing to listen to us play. This tour has been very successful and people have been very responsive to the band and to the music. So it’s been great, sometimes even more so than some of the shows we’ve done with Epica. We’ve toured with them a couple times and, I mean, we’ve had great, great times and great tours with them, but this is a different beast. Different people, different crowds, different vibe.

fallenevanfan: This is the nineteenth stop on the tour so you guys have been on this tour for a while. Do you have any favorite cities or any crazy stories?

Paul Ablaze: There have been a couple really great stand-out shows. New York City was one of ‘em. It was a smaller venue, not much bigger than The Pit here. It was a full house and just one of the more intense shows, like crowd-wise. Also the show in Baltimore, which I think was probably the best show of the whole tour. We had a lot of stage diving and the crowd was really into it. The response was just incredible. It felt really good for us, especially because every show we’ve ever done in Baltimore prior to that sucked ass. So it felt really good going from having Baltimore being the place I hated playing the most to it being the best stop on the tour. Baltimore definitely got very, very redeemed. As for crazy stories, there was some show that we did not too long ago, just last week, where some guy actually got stabbed in the pit. Apparently he was being really drunk and obnoxious, and someone just pulled out a mini-pocketknife and stabbed the guy, like right at the end of the show. So there was a nice little bit of drama. That was a first for us. Never seen that before so that was definitely interesting, to say the least.

fallenevanfan: I assume you’ve taken a look at the stage that The Pit has. The last time I saw you guys was down in Orlando at Firestone Live… that was a really decent-sized stage. Blackguard is one of the best bands I like to see live because you’re constantly moving and entertaining. Do smaller stages like this hinder that, especially because you have so many people onstage?

Paul Ablaze: Yes, it hinders it, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that a lot of people show up. When you get everybody together like that, it creates a really intense atmosphere where you have to do half as much work. You’re so much closer and more intimate with the crowd. I find it’s easier to get a response out of people when you’re right there in your face as opposed to being several feet away. Yeah, the stage is small, but you know, I think we’ll be able to navigate it okay. It’s definitely going to be a little bit more of a challenge but we adapt pretty well.

fallenevanfan: I read the band’s biography and saw that you guys were actually known as Profugus Mortis, which is actually the name of your major-label debut because you guys attributed it to your past. How did the name “Blackguard” come about?

Paul Ablaze: Our bass player brought it up when we were going through new names; he’s the one who came up with it. If you look up “blackguard,” there are a lot of definitions for it. But one of them that I really like, that kinda rang true for me, especially with what we’re doing, went something along the lines of “a group of vagabonds that go travelling from town to town.” I was like, “Well that’s like being in a band.” You know, we’re living in a van, we’re just… drifting. For me, that specific definition rung true for the name and rung true for us. It made sense, so that’s why it got my vote.

fallenevanfan: You guys are from Montreal… how did you get picked up by Victory Records?

Paul Ablaze: When we parted ways with Sumerian Records, you know, our manager at the time knocked on Victory’s door… they were really down with what we were doing, they liked the overall attitude and sound of the band. We shopped them four or five new songs and they just dug it and everything kinda went along from there. They were the most enthusiastic label to make an offer for us so things just kinda magically went that way.

fallenevanfan: And you were with Nuclear Blast Records?

Paul Ablaze: We were with Nuclear Blast in Europe for the release of the last CD and Sumerian Records here in North America.

fallenevanfan: Blackguard released Firefight recently. I heard the title track when you guys played it in Orlando in December and my first impression was that it was hard-hitting and fast-paced. How would you describe the album as a whole?

Paul Ablaze: You know, it’s really hard to describe the album as a whole because the album goes through a lot of different moods. I don’t find that two songs really sound the same – they’re all very distinct from each other. I think it sounds coherent but each song is really its own beast. It goes from the more upbeat, up-tempo, power-metal vibe of “Firefight” to a slower, head-banging song “Wastelands,” and then there’s more of a chugging song that’s “The Fear of All Flesh.” I mean, it goes through everything but if I could describe it, I would describe it as really heavy symphonic metal. It’s brutal symphonic metal. I can definitely say, without a doubt, that no song really sounds the same.

fallenevanfan: What has been the response to it?

Paul Ablaze: The reviews and the response that we’ve been getting from a lot of our hardcore fans say they absolutely love the new record and they think it was a great step forward. The magazine reviews and the online reviews have been glowing – a lot of them have been really, really positive. I’m definitely happy with the way things have turned out. If other people like it too and are writing about it in a positive light, then I can’t complain.

fallenevanfan: So how did you become a part of Blackguard?

Paul Ablaze: I joined the band about six years ago and the band has been around close to ten years now. I was in a band at the time called Take Their Lives and we had a jam room right next to Profugus Mortis’ jam room. I remember one day I was walking out of my room, like during a break from our jam. I just walked outside, I was having a smoke or something like that, and I could hear them rehearsing a couple doors down. So I went over when they stopped playing and was like, “Hey, you guys sound really good. Are you guys playing soon?” They were playing at this very well-known bar in Montreal with a band called Blinded by Faith, which is a band I love. I was already planning on going to the show so I was like, “Sweet, I’ll be there for sure.” So I got there early, I watched them play, and they were the only local band I’ve ever actually head-banged to and really, really enjoyed. They just impressed the hell out of me. So the next time that I was rehearsing with my old band, I went to the room again just to tell them that I saw the show and that I liked it. They were like, “Thank you very much. Do you know a singer?” And I was like, “Why?” Then they were like, “Well, the show you saw was the last show with our singer.” And I was like, “Well I’m a singer.” They asked, “You wanna come do a song with us right now?” So I walked in and just sort of screamed and tried to go through melodies, doing vocal patterns, just trying to feel out the songs. I did one or two with them, and that was it. It felt really cool. Turns out after I left, they loved what I had done and they wanted to try it out. I jammed with them for months and I wasn’t sure if I was going to stick with the band because I already had two projects at the time. But then, gradually, my other projects sort of dissolved and broke up. They wanted me to stay and I wanted to stay, so that’s it. I stuck with it and I’m really happy that I did because it’s taken me all across the world.

fallenevanfan: That’s everything I have to ask. Did you want to add or even ask me anything?

Paul Ablaze: Check out Firefight – it’s in stores everywhere. We have a music video out for the title track. We’re going to be on tour with Kamelot, Alestorm, and The Agonist in August/September… So take a look at our Facebook and our MySpace for the dates, and come out and party with us!

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To get a taste of Firefight, check out the official music video for Blackguard’s “Firefight.”

Firefight (Victory Records) is available for purchase in stores and online now. Also, please register for free on this website and leave some feedback. I will gladly read and respond to all comments and questions. Thank you for reading and I encourage you to share this with others.

 

Copyright © 2011 fallenevanfan