1. Who came up with the name "Vertical Reign"?
WE ALL PUT NAMES DOWN ON PAPER AND VOTED. THIS HAPPENED TO BE
THE ONE EVERYONE LIKED.
2. How long have you been together as a band and how
did you meet?
FORMED IN 2007 AFTER ACE AND BO PARTED FROM A COVER BAND. THEY TEAMED UP WITH ANIMAL AFTER HE
OPENED UP FOR THEIR COVER BAND MONTHS EARLIER. FURY RESPONDED TO AN ADD AND CHEROKEE KID WAS A LONG TIME
FRIEND OF BO'S.
3. Who were your musical interests growing up?
EVERYTHING REALLY. KISS, STONES, SEGER, OLD SCHOOL SPEED/THRASH, THE LIST GOES ON.
4. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it and why?
PANTERA, BLS, VERTICAL REIGN, SAVATAGE, ICED EARTH. BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A TOUR OF THUNDER.
5. What is your ultimate goal as a band?
TO TAKE THIS AS FAR AS WE CAN GO
6. Describe your music in three words...
ZEPPELIN ON STEROIDS
7. Who does your writing? One person, or do you collaborate?
WE ALL BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE.
8. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!
SEVERAL SHOWS COMING UP WWW.MYSPACE.COM/VERTICALREIGN...LIVE
DVD AND DEBUT CD ON THE WAY IN 09
9. What would you like to see change in the music
industry?
MORE STABLE MUSIC SCENES. THEY ARE DYING OUT ACROSS AMERICA
10. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is________ and I am a great ________!
PIG FACE AND I'M A GREAT LEACH.
11. What has been the most memorable moment for you as
a band?
EACH AND EVERY DAY MAN. THERE'S ALWAYS A NEW STORY TO TELL.
12. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world. What do you do?
WE BREAK THE LAW SET UP A HUGE TOUR AND PLAY LOUDER THAN EVER.
13. What do you feel that myspace or the internet in
general has done for bands? Pro or Con.....
WE THINK THE INTERNET AND MYSPACE ARE GREAT TOOLS FOR BANDS TO
GET THEIR MUSIC HEARD ROUND THE WORLD. YOU CAN NETWORK
TO FANS, ACCESS SHOW INFORMATION AND KEEP THE MASSES
UP TO DATE ON EVERYTHING.
14. When did each of you know you would make music
your career?
EVERYONE AT A VERY EARLY AGE. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ALL DREAMED OF.
15. If you could go into the studio and record/write
with anyone, who would that be?
DIMEBAG AND ZAKK WYLDE
16. As always, the last question...........What does
music mean to you?
THIS IS OUR LIFE, BLOOD AND SOUL. EVERYTHING IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF OUR LIVES AND IS
EXPRESSED INTO AN ART FORM FOR THE WORLD TO HEAR.

1. Who were your musical interests growing up?

FIRST OFF, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS INTERVIEW. MUSIC WAS A HUGE PART OF MY HOUSEHOLD GROWING UP. I'D HAVE TO SAY THAT MY VERY FIRST INFLUENCES HAD TO BE MY GRANDPARENTS. THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND EVEN HAD A TOURING BAND IN THE LATE 1950S AND EARLY 60S. ONE OF THEIR BEST KNOWN SONGS IS ACTUALLY ON MY DEBUT ALBUM "POET." THE SONG IS CALLED 'WHISPERS.' MY GRANDPARENTS ALSO TAUGHT ME MY FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WHICH INCLUDED THE ACOUSTIC GUTIAR, ACCORDIAN, VIOLIN, ORGAN, AND HARMONICA. I LATER TOOK CLASSICAL PIANO AND VOCAL LESSONS PROFESSIONALLY. BUT MY GRANDPARENTS WERE A HUGE INFLUENCE ON ME MUSICALLY; HOWEVER, I ALSO HAVE TO CREDIT OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY FOR HAVING SUCH A DIVERSE TASTE IN MUSIC. EVERYTHING FROM LED ZEPPLIN TO CYNDI LAUPER TO ANNE MURRAY TO JOHNNY CASH TO GUNS N ROSES TO BROADWAY MUSICALS TO MOZART. I GOT A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING GROWING UP AND I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT ALLOWS ME TO EXPLORE SO MUCH TERRAIN AS A MUSICIAN.

2. What is the creative process like for you?

IT DEPENDS ON MY MOOD, REALLY. IT NORMALLY DOES, THOUGH, BEGIN WITH LYRIC WRITING. LYRIC WRITING IS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS BECAUSE TO ME, THAT ALLOWS ME TO BE ABLE TO REALLY EXPLORE THE REGIONS OF MY MIND AND SOUL AND GET IT ALL OUT. IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE THERAPEUTIC. MELODIES FOLLOW AFTER THAT, USUALLY. ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES I'LL JUST COME UP WITH A MELODY IN MY HEAD AND THEN GO TO THE KEYBOARD TO ENABLE THE MELODY TO GROW. THEN LATER ADD THE LYRICS. I DON'T THINK THERE IS A RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO CREATE ART. WHATEVER WORKS AND IS EFFECTIVE FOR YOU:)

3. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it, and why?

WOW, THAT IS A TOUGH ONE. I'VE ALREADY SHARED THE STAGE WITH SOME VERY TALENTED BANDS AND MUSICIANS. I'M ALSO VERY MUCH INFLUENCED BY MANY DIFFERENT ARTISTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT GENRES. BUT IF I HAD TO MAKE A CONCERT BILL (BASED ON MUSICAL COMPATIBILITY), IT MIGHT LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER):
PERSEPHONE'S DREAM
LOREENA MCKENNIT
LANA LANE
SARAH BRIGHTMAN
TIFFANY APAN

4. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world.....what would you do?

I WOULD START AND LEAD A REVOLUTION ALL THE WAY WHERE PEOPLE WOULD MARCH DOWN THE STREETS SINGING AND PLAYING THEIR HEARTS OUT TO WHERE THE BAN ORIGINATED. I WOULD REALLY DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO GET MUSIC UNBANNED.

5. If you could go into the studio and write/record with anyone, would that be?

I'VE ALREADY HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH SO MANY WONDERFUL AND TALENTED PEOPLE. OF COURSE, THERE IS MY PARTNER, JASON ENGLISH AND OUR GOOD FRIEND MARK KAPSHA. I'VE ALSO WORKED WITH MICHAEL JANTHO WHO MASTERED MY DEBUT ALBUM. ROWEN POOLE (OF THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROG ROCK BAND, PERSEPHONE'S DREAM) HAS SIGNED ON TO PRODUCE MY SECOND ALBUM. I WILL ALSO BE SINGING A DUET WITH HEIDI ENGEL (PERSEPHONE'S DREAM'S SINGER) AS WELL AS WORKING ON A SONG WITH TALENTED SONGWRITER, PENNY PHILLIPS. BUT I DO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE AN HONOR, A TREAT, AND A BLESSING TO WORK IN THE STUDIO WITH FRANK PETERSON AT NEMO STUDIO. FRANK PETERSON HAS WORKED WITH ACTS SUCH AS ENIGMA, SARAH BRIGHTMAN, GREGORIAN, PRINCESSA, AND MANY OTHERS. HE'S SOMEONE WITH WHOM I'D LOVE TO WORK AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

6. How long have you been playing/singing?

I HAD MY FIRST INSTRUMENT (AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR) PLACED INTO MY HANDS WHEN I WAS ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD. I'VE BEEN GOING AT IT EVER SINCE:)

7. How old were you when you wrote your first song?

I'VE BEEN WRITING SONGS SINCE I WAS FIVE OR SIX YEARS OLD. UNFORTUNATLY, I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BUT I'VE BEEN COMING UP WITH POEMS, LYRICS, AND MELODIES SINCE I WAS QUITE YOUNG. MY THIRD GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER ALWAYS LOVED MY POEMS:)

8. What do you feel that myspace has done for artists? Pro and Con......

I FEEL THAT MYSPACE HAS DONE MANY POSITIVE THINGS FOR ARTISTS IN OPENING YOU UP TO NEW FANS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. THEY ALLOW YOU THE CHANCE TO PROMOTE YOURSELF FOR LITTLE TO NO CHARGE. MANY OF MY ACHIEVEMENTS THAT I HAVE MADE, I HAVE MYSPACE TO THANK FOR IT. THE ONLY NEGATIVE THING I WOULD SAY IS THE ISSUE WITH 'FRIEND COLLECTING.' UNFORTUNATLY, BANDS SEEM TO HAVE A REP ON MYSPACE FOR DOING THAT. I'VE ACTUALLY SENT FRIEND REQUESTS TO A COUPLE PEOPLE WHO SEEMED LIKE THEY REALLY MIGHT LIKE THE MUSIC ON MY ALBUM ONLY TO SEE THAT THEY DON'T ACCEPT ADD REQUESTS FROM BANDS AND MUSICIANS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SPAMMED TO DEATH BEFORE BY OTHER BANDS. NOW, I WANT TO GET MY MUSIC OUT THERE TO NEW PEOPLE JUST AS MUCH AS THE NEXT PERSON. BUT THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A LACK OF ETIQUETTE IN THAT AREA AMONGST ALOT OF BANDS. ONE NEEDS TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM IN PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE WITHOUT COMING ACROSS AS OBNOXIOUS AND PUSHY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL MUST LEARN IN THIS BUSINESS-DEALING WITH PEOPLE.

9. What is your ultimate goal as a singer/songwriter?

TO TELL A STORY AND LET THE AUDIENCE LEARN AND BE ENTERTAINED BY IT.

10. Describe your music in three words...

EDGINESS WITH ELEGANCE.

11. What's next for you.....Plug away here!

WELL, WE FINISHED UP THE 2008 POET TOUR AND WILL BE BOOKING FOR THE 2009 TOUR. I HAVE TWO SONGS FEATURED ON A FEMALE CHARGED VARIOUS ARTISTS CD ENTITLED 'LA FEMME ELECTRIQUE.' THE FIRST MUSIC VIDEO FROM "POET" FOR THE SONG "RUN AWAY AND HIDE" IS RELEASED FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION AS OF DECEMBER 6 2008. IT IS MAKING IT'S DEBUT ON INDIMUSIC TV AND WILL BE SEEN IN OTHER PLACES AS WELL. MORE MUSIC VIDEOS ON THE WAY WITH THEM ALL COLLECTED ONTO A DVD IS SLATED TENATIVELY FOR THE END OF 2009. I ALSO HAVE A BEHIND THE SCENES SHOW COMING OUT ON YOUTUBE IN THE NEW YEAR TO CHRONICLE MY ADVENTURES ON THE ROAD, IN THE STUDIO, ON VACATION, ETC. I'M ALSO BEGINNING PRODUCTION FOR MY SECOND ALBUM AND WILL BE MAKING APPEARANCES ON JASON ENGLISH'S SOLO ALBUM. JASON AND I ALSO FORMED OUR PRODUCTION COMPANY, POETS LABYRINTH PRODUCTIONS, IN 2008. WE RELEASE OUR PROJECTS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION COMPANY. THE TEMPORARY WEBSITE FOR THE COMPANY IS HTTP://WWW. FREEWEBS. COM/POETSLABYRINTH AND THE COMPANY'S MYSPACE IS HTTP://WWW. MYSPACE. COM/POETSLABYRINTHPRODUCTIONS YOU CAN ALSO CATCH ME ON MYSPACE AT HTTP://WWW. MYSPACE. COM/TIFFANYAPANMUSIC
IN 2009, BRAND NEW OFFICIAL WEBSITES FOR MYSELF, JASON ENGLISH, AND POETS LABYRINTH PRODUCTIONS ARE SET TO GO UP. STAY TUNED TO OUR MYSPACES FOR NOW FOR OTHER INFO.

12. What is lacking in the music business today in your opinion?

I FEEL THAT ALOT OF THE MAINSTREAM RIGHT NOW PUTS MORE OF AN EMPHASIS OF QUANITY OVER QUALTIY. MANY IN THAT AREA SEEM TO BE MORE CONCERNED WITH PUTTING OUT AN ALBUM THAT HAS ONLY ONE OR TWO HIT SONGS FOR THE RADIO TO PLAY TO DEATH AS OPPOSED TO RELEASING AN ENTIRE ALBUM OF QUALITY SONGS. I THINK THERE IS ALOT OF CREATIVITY LACKING NOWADAYS.

13. What has been your most memorable moment?

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HEAR HOW PEOPLE ENJOY YOUR MUSIC AND HOW IT TOUCHES THEM. IT'S ALMOST A TRIP TO HEAR IT BECAUSE YOU REALLY ARE HAVING A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. THAT FOR ME IS PROBABLY THE BEST MEMORY EVER AS AN ARTIST.

14. When did you know that music would be such a big part of your life?

FROM THE MOMENT I UTTERED MY FIRST WORDS AS A SIX MONTH OLD BABY. IN OTHER WORDS, FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER:)
..
YOU KNOW, BOTH TYPES OF VENUES HAVE THEIR GOOD POINTS. IN BIGGER VENUES, YOU CAN REALLY GO TO TOWN WITH THE SETS, COSTUMES, LIGHTING, ETC. YOU CAN REALLY BEEF THINGS UP AND PUT ON A REALLY GREAT SHOW! I DO LIKE THE INITMACY AND CONNECTION THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE AUDIENCE IN A SMALLER ACOUSTIC SHOW. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE AUDIENCE AS THEY LISTEN TO THE SONGS YOU PERFORM FOR THEM. I DO FEEL, THOUGH, THAT I PERFORM BETTER IN A LARGER VENUE. PROBABLY BECAUSE THERE IS MORE ROOM TO PUT ALL MY ENERGY INTO AT LARGER VENUES.

16. As always, the last question.......What does music mean to you?

MUSIC IS LIFE. BREATHING, IT'S LIVING, IT'S BEING. WITHOUT IT, THE WORLD IS A PRETTY DRY PLACE.

1. Who came up with the name "King Tank"?
 
TANK IS THE FRONTMAN/LEAD GUITARIST  OF THE BAND
AND ALWAYS USED KING TANK AS HIS STAGE NAME IN HIS EARLIER PROJECTS
 
2. How long have you been together as a band and how did you meet?
 
TANK AND BJ HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE THEY WERE FIVE YEARS OLD AND HAVE KNOWN BRANDON SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. TANK BEGAN WRITING SOME TUNES IN LATE 07 AND THEY MET DRUMMER DANIEL PUGH IN MAY OF 08.
 
3. Who were your musical interests growing up?
 
DIMEBAG,ZAKK,PANTERA,BLACK SABBATH,MACHINEHEAD,SLAYER,CLASSIC ROCK,ALL GOOD METAL
 
4. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it and why?
 
BLS, SLIPKNOT,LAMB OF GOD, TOOL  THAT WOULD COVER A FEW OF OUR FAVS
 
5. What is your ultimate goal as a band?
 
TO WRITE MUSIC THAT REFLECTS OUR LIVES AND TO ENJOY OURSELVES BEFORE WE DIE LOL
 
6. Describe your music in three words...
 
HONEST PROGRESSIVE METAL
 
7. Who does your writing? One person, or do you collaborate?
 
TANK AND DANIEL
 
8. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!
 
CLEAR CHANNEL LAKE CUMBERLAND BATTLE OF THE BANDS IN SOMERSET KENTUCKY
32 BANDS  2 DAYS JAN 2ND AND 3RD
A TON OF GREAT BANDS OF ALL GENRES IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA COME CHECK IT OUT!!!!!
9. What would you like to see change in the music industry?
 
I COULD GO ON FOREVER ABOUT THIS ONE!!!!
I GUESS THE WHOLE SCENE IN GENERAL. JUST THE WAY THEY PLAY ALL THIS POP CRAP
ON TV AND THE RADIO AND NEVER GIVE  REAL ARTIST A CHANCE. I'M TALKING ALL GENRES
ROCK MUSIC IS SO OVER PRUDUCED TODAY WITH NICKELBACKS AND YOUR FALL OUT BOYS. NOTHING IS TRUE HONEST MUSIC ANYMORE.
EVEN COUNTRY AND RAP ARE PUSHING THEYRE WEAKEST POPIEST ACTS. I WOULD MUCH RATHER HEAR SOMEONE LIKE HANK 3 THAN RASCALL FLATTS OR KENNY CHESNEY
 
10. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name isTANKand I am a greatGUITARIST!
 
11. What has been the most memorable moment for you as a band?
 
PLAYING A JOINT CALLED BROOKLYN PIZZA IN LEXINGTON KENTUCKY.
I THOUGHT AT FIRST A PIZZA PLACE??? WHY ARE WE PLAYING THIS CRAP LOL...
BUT IT HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR MOST MEMORABLE SHOWS BECAUSE THOSE CATS GO WILD IN THAT JOINT.
USUALLY YOU GET CROWDS THAT WONT LET LOOSE BUT THOSE CATS THERE LET IT ALL HANG OUT!!!!
 
12. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world. What do you do?
 
KEEP PLAYING! IT WOULDNT BE THE ONLY ILLEGAL THING WE HAVE DONE LOL....
 
13. What do you feel that myspace or the internet in general has done for bands? Pro or Con.....
 
BOTH PRO AND CON. IT'S DEFINATELY EASIER TO GET WORD OUT ABOUT YOUR BAND
AND HOOK UP GIGS...
 
14. When did each of you know you would make music your career?
 
TANK AND DANIEL HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE MUSICIANS SINCE THEY WERE VERY YOUNG.
BJ AND BRANDON HAVE ALWAYS PLAYED AROUND BUT NEVER IN A SERIOUS PROJECT UNTIL KING TANK.
 
15. If you could go into the studio and record/write with anyone, who would that be?
 
WE WOULD LET VINNIE PAUL PRODUCE US LOL
 
16. As always, the last question...........What does music mean to you?
MUSIC MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME. IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO HEAL MY SOUL.
PEOPLE COME AND GO BUT MUSIC IS STILL THERE....

1. How did you come up with the name "Katius"?
 
-Our guitar player Danny had to make a multiple choice quiz for school one day about Egypt and one of the answers was “Cool Katius”. Kyle Steele our drummer thought it would be funny to name the band “Katius” and from that day forward we have had that name.
2. How long have you been together as a band and how did you meet?
 
-The band has been together now for about 4 years total. Kyle Elwood(Pro Kyle) joined the band in January of ’06 and had his first show with the band on February 24, 2006.
-Kyle Steele met Danny back in 7th grade and started jamming together on drums and guitar. Later Drew joined in on bass, then Kevin on guitar, and then Josh Greishop on vocals.  After about a year or so, Josh left the band to pursue an acoustic path, and we added Kyle Elwood on vocals to replace him.
3. Who were your musical interests growing up?
 
-Well we all had a large variety of musical influence growing up, however the top 5 influences of this band would probably have to be Blink-182, Green Day, New Found Glory, Say Anything, & Anberlin.
4. What is the songwriting process like for you?
-We write songs by having Kyle Steele(Drums), Kevin(Guitar), and Danny(Guitar) go into a room and just start jamming together. After they come up with a basic melody and song structure, Drew(Bass) and Pro Kyle(Vocals) jump in and create their parts to add to the song.
5. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!
 
-We are jumping back into the studio this coming January to record a brand new 5-6 song EP! We can’t tell you much more than that at the moment, but be ready for new Katius tunes in spring ’09 and a summer tour!
6. What would you like to see change with mainstream radio today?
 
-We’d like to see them have more of a variety of music rather than playing the same songs over and over again in a loop all day long. And of course…more Katius songs for the listener to hear! Haha.
7. In your opinion, what is the music scene like in Dayton, Ohio?
 
-The scene in Dayton is steadily growing. Although many people prefer doing other things rather than coming out to shows, the local talent over the past few years has steadily started to grow and to catch the ears of many therefore causing a steady increase in show attendance. It could be a lot better of course, but we are happy to see it growing rather than decreasing.
8. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it, and why?
 
-We all love various bands, but if there were to be a couple of bands on the bill, it would probably be bands of the same style as us. Bands like Paramore, New Found Glory, Four Year Strong, Say Anything, or Fall Out Boy would probably be some good choices.
9. Where do you see yourselves as a band in 5 years?
-Hopefully if all goes as we plan, Katius will be a household name to many people all over the US and some of the world. We have big dreams and ambitions for this band so we push hard each and every day to gain anybody’s ear to listen to our stuff. One person at a time.
10. How do you promote your band and shows?
-We mostly use Myspace as the tool for promoting our band and shows. However, as we have steadily built a name for ourselves we have gained some extra helpful promo tools. One of those tools would be Trueanthem.com a website where you can download our entire new acoustic EP “B-Side Up” absolutely FREE! Head over to:
www.trueanthem.com/katius
and get your FREE copy!
11. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is Kyle Elwood and I am a great musician!
12. When did each of you know that music was something you wanted to pursue?
-It is just something that all of us love to do. Music flows through our veins and we put it to use in making our music. We hope that our songs help inspire people, and help them get through the good and bad times in their lives.
13. What do you feel that myspace has done for unsigned bands?
 
-It has helped bands get that extra help that they need with getting noticed by whomever. The internet is a great tool in the help to get your music out to the masses. We are in the cyber age so we think that all bands should learn to use the World Wide Web to their advantage. That’s what we do.
14. Other than talent, what do you think it takes to "make it" as a band?
-You need to have a variety of things. First off, you need to have an enthralling live show. What’s the point of performing live if you don’t have a good show for your fans to watch? Also, you need to push your music as hard as you can. Whether it be, online, out in public passing out flyers about your band asking people to check you out, or by the radio waves, the more you get your music out there and get your band’s name engraved in the mind of as many people as you can.
15. You wake up in the morning to find that music has been banned around the world. What would you do?
 
-Continue to make music and suffer the consequences. A world without music, is a world not worth living in.
16. As always, the last question........What does music mean to you?
-It means everything to us. We take much pride and joy in what we do, and we hope that one day our music will inspire as many people as possible.

1. Who came up with the name "Arkana"?

JEREMY AND WILL CAME UP WITH IT.

2. How long have you been together as a band and how did you meet?

THE BAND HAS TECHNICALLY BEEN TOGETHER FOR 8 YEARS, BUT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE BAND IN THE CLEVELAND SCENE FOR ONLY 2. JEREMY FOUNDED THE BAND, RECRUITING WILL EARLY ON WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. PAT JOINED WHEN THE BAND RESPONDED TO AN AD HE PLACED ON MYSPACE. JACOB WAS IN ANOTHER BAND (SKEPSIS) WITH WILL AND DECIDED TO PLAY DRUMS FOR THE BAND. JAKE IS THE MOST RECENT MEMBER. HIS OTHER BAND (LIES IN RUIN) PLAYED A FEW SHOWS WITH ARKANA. AFTER A PERSISTENT EFFORT, HE WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE BAND ON RHYTHM GUITAR.

3. Who were your musical interests growing up?

JEREMY: METALLICA, JIMI HENDRIX, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RANDY RHOADS... I WAS BROUGHT UP ON ALOT OF BLUES AND CLASSIC ROCK. EVERYTHING HEAVY OR METAL I DISCOVERED ON MY OWN.
WILL: I WAS ALWAYS INTO A LOT OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND OTHER NON-METAL INFLUENCES GROWING UP. I DIDN'T REALLY START LISTENING TO METAL UNTIL I WAS ACTUALLY IN THE BAND. EVEN TODAY, I LISTEN TO A VERY WIDE RANGE OF MUSIC.
JACOB: WOW. I WOULD SAY: COLLECTIVE SOUL, ZZTOPP, METALLICA, AEROSMITH, ERIC CLAPTON, GODSMACK, KORN, NILE, TOOL, MUSHROOMHEAD, MESHUGGAH, AND MY FATHER.
PAT: GREENDAY AND GODSMACK
JAKE: KIRK HAMMET, EDDIE VAN HALEN, ROB ARNOLD, DIME BAG, ETC.

4. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it and why?

JEREMY: METALLICA, LAMB OF GOD, SLIPKNOT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIMMU BORGIR, EMPEROR, GORGOROTH, NORTHER. WHY? IN MY OPNINION YOU DON'T GET MUCH MORE PROFESIONSAL OR SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR MUSIC THEN THOSE BANDS.
WILL: DISCIDIUM (FROM NEW YORK) - THEY ARE OUR BROTHERS.
JACOB: MESHUGGAH, KORN, TOOL, GODSMACK, SYBREED, OPETH. THEY WOULD GO GREAT TOGETHER, AND THEY EACH SHOW AMAZING MUSICIANSHIP.
PAT: GODMACK AND MUDVAYNE BECAUSE THEY ARE WHAT BROUGHT ME TO METAL.
JAKE: CHIMAIRA, LAMB OF GOD, ALL THAT REMAINS, AS I LAY DYING, AND OF COURSE ARKANA

5. What is your ultimate goal as a band?

TO TAKE THIS ROAD AS FAR AS IT GOES, SEEING IT THROUGH AS A SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY MAKING A LIVING DOING WHAT WE LOVE.

6. Describe your music in three words..

SKILLED, POWERFUL, MELODIC

7. Who does your writing? One person, or do you collaborate?

JEREMY AND WILL DO A BULK OF THE WRITING, BUT EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES IN THEIR OWN WAYS. HAVING EVERYONE'S INFLUENCES MOLD THE MUSIC IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE BAND.

8. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN POST PRODUCTION ON OUR DEBUT ALBUM, YET TO BE TITLED. STAY TUNED FOR OUR CD RELEASE SOMETIME IN SPRING 2009!

9. What would you like to see change in the music industry?

WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE SHOWS THAT BENEFIT THE BANDS, LESS BANDS STABBING EACH OTHER IN THE BACK TO TRY TO GET AHEAD, AND MORE CLUBS HELPING BANDS GET THEIR MUSIC OUT THERE.

10. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is________ and I am a great ________!

JEREMY: HELLO, MY NAME IS JEREMY AND I AM A GREAT SLEEPER!

WILL: HELLO, MY NAME IS WILL AND I AM A GREAT BIG COMPUTER GEEK!

JACOB: HELLO, MY NAME IS JACOB AND I AM A GREAT GIFTED MUSICIAN!

PAT: HELLO, MY NAME IS PATRICK AND I AM A (GREAT) DECENT BASS PLAYER!

JAKE: HELLO, MY NAME IS JAKE AND I AM A GREAT MUSICIAN!

11. What has been the most memorable moment for you as a band?

WHEN A FATHER BROUGHT HIS CHILD FROM A DIFFERENT STATE TO COME AND SEE KAMELOT PERFORM. THE FATHER COULDN'T GET HIS SON TO MEET KAMELOT, SO HE HAD ASKED US TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH HIS SON BECAUSE IT WAS HIS FIRST ROCK SHOW. WE TOOK A PICTURE WITH HIM, SIGNED HIS SHIRT, GAVE HIM SOME GUITAR PICS AND DRUMSTICKS, EXPLAINED WHAT OUR GEAR WAS AND ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS HE HAD. THAT WAS REALLY COOL BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO GET A CHILD INTERESTED IN MUSIC.

12. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world. What do you do?

SIMPLE: REVOLT! ROCK'N'ROLL WILL NEVER DIE!

13. What do you feel that myspace or the internet in general has done for bands? Pro or Con.....

PROS: IT HAS MADE OTHERWISE UNKNOWN ARTISTS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE
CONS: IT HAS SPAWNED TONS OF "FAN SITES" FOR ALREADY POPULAR BANDS, OFTEN OVERSHADOWING THE GOOD LOCAL AND UNDERGROUND ARTISTS - MAKING IT HARDER TO GET NOTICED

14. When did each of you know you would make music your career?

JEREMY: I CHOOSE THIS WHEN I STARTED PLAYING GUITAR 16 YEARS AGO AND I HAVENT LOOKED BACK. THIS IS MY LIFE... THIS IS WHO I AM, NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.
WILL: I KNEW I WANTED TO DO THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE WHEN THE MUSIC STARTED MAKING SENSE TO ME. IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT WAS JUST THIS GREAT STRESS RELIEVER. AFTER A WHILE, WE STARTED TO BECOME MORE FOCUSED ON THE MUSICAL DIRECTION, POLISHING OUR STYLE. AFTER A CERTAIN POINT, YOU COULD LOOK AT IT AND TELL IT WAS GOING TO GO PLACES.
JACOB: WHEN I PLAYED MY FIRST SHOW.
PAT: WHEN I STARTED TAKING RECORDING ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AT CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
JAKE: WHEN I STEPPED IN THE ROOM AS I JOINED THE BAND, I KNEW WE COULD DO SOMETHING.

15. If you could go into the studio and record/write with anyone, who would that be?

DISCIDIUM + ARKANA = ARCIDIUM. PERSONALLY, EACH MEMBER HAS THEIR OWN INFLUENTIAL FIGURES THEY WOULD LOVE TO RECORD WITH.

16. As always, the last question...........What does music mean to you?

JEREMY: MUSIC HAS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND EVER SINCE I WAS GROWING UP. IT TALKS TO YOU AND CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THINGS. IT KEPT ME OUT OF TROUBLE, KEPT ME BALANCED AND GAVE ME SOMETHING TO ASPIRE FOR IN LIFE.
WILL: IT IS THE TRUEST FORM OF EXPRESSION.
JACOB: MUSIC MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY MUSIC, I WOULDN'T BE BREATHING RIGHT NOW. IT IS LIFE AND EXPRESSION. YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF THE POWER IT RELEASES UNTIL YOU UNLEASH IT IN THE NOTES YOU PLAY. THAT IS WHAT MUSIC MEANS TO ME.
PAT: MUSIC IS WHAT MAKES THE WORLD TURN. BASICALLY, IT IS MY RELASE FROM THE STRESS OF SOCIETY. IT IS ALMOST LIKE MY RELIGION, IF YOU WILL.
JAKE: MY LIFE. I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING THINKING ABOUT MUSIC AND I GO TO SLEEP LISTENING TO MUSIC. I PLAY MUSIC AS A CAREER AND TO CALM ME DOWN. ITS MY DRUG THAT I AM ADDICTED TO. ITS EVERYTHING...

1. How did you come up with the name "Syruss"?

RUSS (VOCALS, GUITAR, SONGWRITER): IT MEANS THAT YOU'RE RARELY CYNICAL OR JADED, THAT YOU CHERISH ALL OF THE DETAILS IN LIFE, ARE EASILY FASCINATED, YOU ENJOY EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS. I THINK THAT SUMS US UP AS A BAND AND COVERS ME QUITE WELL TOO SO IT WAS AN EASY CHOICE REALLY. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE 1 OF THE BAD GUYS IN CON AIR, "CYRUS THE VIRUS" WHICH I ALWAYS THOUGHT WAS QUITE COOL.


2. How long have you been together as a band and how did you meet?

JACK (DRUMS): AS A COMPLETE LINEUP WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR AROUND 5 MONTHS AND PLAYED OUR FIRST GIG AFTER 5 WEEKS REHEARSAL - AN OUTDOOR EVENT AND WE EVEN MANAGED TO GENERATE A FEW NOISE COMPLAINTS.

IT STARTED WITH RUSS - I KNEW HE'D BEEN IN OTHER BANDS LOCALLY AND WAS LOOKING TO START SOMETHING NEW. HE HAD SEEN ME PLAY WITH A DIFFERENT BAND AND WE STARTED HANGING OUT. WE ROCKED OUT A BUNCH OF TIMES AND IT SEEMED TO WORK QUITE WELL. WE STARTED SEARCHING FOR OTHER CRAZIES TO JOIN UP.

NATHAN (GUITAR) WAS THE NEXT ADDITION TO THE FOLD FOLLOWED QUITE QUICKLY BY ANDY (BASS) - WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH BOTH NATH AND ANDY THROUGH THE INTERNET (WHAT A WONDERFUL THING!).


3. Who were your musical interests growing up?

METALLICA - ANDY, RUSS, NATH
MOTORHEAD - ALL OF US
GUNS AND ROSES - JACK, NATH
SLIPKNOT - JACK, NATH, ANDY
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - RUSS
THE WHO - RUSS, ANDY, JACK
GREENDAY - ANDY, JACK
AEROSMITH - JACK
PEARL JAM - JACK, RUSS


4. What is the songwriting process like for you?

RUSS: FOR US IT NORMALLY CONSISTS OF ME TURNING UP WITH EITHER A FAIRLY COMPLETE DEMO OR A ROUGH SONG STRUCTURE - USUALLY JUST MY PARTS, RHYTHM GUITAR AND BASIC VOCALS. ONCE WE START KICKING IT AROUND AND THE GUYS START WORKING OUT THEIR PARTS WE'LL ADD CHANGES AND THRASH IT AROUND TO FIND IT'S NATURAL VIBE. WE'LL THEN GIVE IT A WHIRL LIVE AND SEE HOW IT GOES DOWN.


5. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!

WE'RE HOPING TO PLAY SOME MUSIC FESTIVALS IN/AROUND DEVON IN 2009 AND RELEASE OUR FIRST COMMERCIAL RECORD - POSSIBLY ON OUR OWN LABEL. WE'RE KEEN TO PLAY GIGS IN/AROUND THE LONDON SCENE AND WILL BE PURSUING THAT IN 2009. THERE ARE A FEW LOCAL VENUES IN PLYMOUTH TOO THAT WE HAVEN'T PLAYED YET AND ARE KEEN TO GET INTO SO THAT WILL BE A MISSION TOO.

GENERALLY TO GET SOME OF THE NEW SONGS RUSS HAS WRITTEN WHIPPED INTO SHAPE AND START GIGGING THEM, BUILD UP MORE OF A BUZZ LOCALLY AND FURTHER AFIELD AND GET IT ALL MOVING FURTHER.


6. What would you like to see change with mainstream radio today?

JACK: I THINK WE WOULD ALL LIKE TO SEE MORE ROCK MUSIC PLAYED, NOT JUST BECAUSE WE LOVE IT BUT BECAUSE THERE IS A GENERATION GROWING UP LISTENING TO RADIO 1 (A UK RADIO STATION) WHO JUST AREN'T EXPOSED TO IT. AND IF YOU'RE NOT EXPOSED TO SOMETHING HOW CAN YOU HAVE A WELL ROUNDED TASTE ?

NATH (GUITAR): ALSO, MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNSIGNED BANDS LIKE US WOULD BE GOOD. THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD BANDS OUT THERE WHO WONT GET HEARD JUST BECAUSE THEIR BEING PLAYED AT 3AM AND NO-ONE IS LISTENING OR BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET ONTO THE CORPORATE PLAYLISTS. MORE SHOWS WHERE THE DJ CHOOSES THE SONGS BECAUSE THEY'RE WORTH PLAYING NOT BECAUSE IT'S ON THE LIST THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH. RIP JOHN PEEL - WE ALL MISS YOU.


7. In your opinion, what is the music scene like in Plymouth, UK?

ALL: ITS FAIRLY GOOD, BUT COULD BE BETTER FOR LOCAL UNSIGNED BANDS. IT CAN BE QUITE A CLOSED SHOP AT TIMES TRYING TO GET LOCAL GIGS WITH VENUES SEEMINGLY PREFERRING TO KEEP CYCLING THROUGH THE SAME OLD LIST OF BANDS THEY KNOW, WHICH CAN MAKE IT HARD FOR NEWOMERS ON THE SCENE TO GET A SLOT. SOME OF THE VENUES SEEM KEEN TO ATTRACT UP AND COMING TOURING BANDS WHICH IS GREAT BUT IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF THEY COULD INTRODUCE SOME INITIATIVES WHERE THEY WORKED WITH PROMOTERS TO USE LOCAL BANDS FOR SUPPORT SLOTS. tHINGS LIKE THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY TO HELPING LOCAL UNSIGNED BANDS.


8. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it, and why?

ANDY(BASS): MOTORHEAD WOULD HAVE TO BE ON IT BECAUSE YOU JUST COULDN'T HAVE THE BEST BILL EVER WITHOUT LEMMY THERE.

RUSS: THE WHO FOR ALL THE OBVIOUS REASONS (IN THEIR PRIME OF COURSE WITH KEITH AND THE OX) - AND THE 'TALLICA BOYS OF COURSE BECAUSE EVERY TIME I'VE SEEN THEM IT'S BEEN EPIC.

JACK: GUNS AND ROSES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE THE BEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND EVER.

NATH: MACHINE HEAD


9. Where do you see yourselves as a band in 5 years?

HEADLINING WEMBLEY FOLLOWED BY WORLD DOMINATION


10. How do you promote your band and shows?

RUSS: FOR GIGS WE USE MYSPACE (MYSPACE.COM/SYRUSS), OUR FACEBOOK GROUP (JOIN UP), OUR OWN WEBSITE (WWW.SYRUSS.CO.UK, OUR REVERBNATION SITE (WWW.REVERBNATION.COM/SYRUSS).

FOR PROMOTING THE BAND WE USE GOOGLE, POSTERS, STICKERS, BADGES AND THE WEB, WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE TO US.



11. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is________ and I am a great ________!

HELLO, MY NAME IS CHEESE AND IM A GREAT TASTING ALL IN 1 MEAL FOR ROCK BANDS ON A BUDGET


12. When did each of you know that music was something you wanted to pursue?

RUSS: WHEN I WAS ABOUT 16 AND STARTED PLAYING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY STARTED PLAYING IN A BAND I KNEW THEN IT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO DO WITH MY LIFE.

ANDY: WATCHING VIDEOS OF CLIFF BURTON AND GOING TO FESTIVALS AND THINKING "I WANT SOME OF THAT!"

NATH: WHEN I WAS AT SCHOOL, AND I KNEW I WANTED TO DO IT FOR REAL WHEN I STARTED PLAYING GUITAR.


13. What do you feel that myspace has done for unsigned bands?

ANDY: MYSPACE HAS MADE ALL BANDS ACCESSIBLE BY EVERYONE, NO MATTER WHAT GENRE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD. ALL IN ALL I THINK IT'S HAD A POSITIVE EFFECT ON MUSIC.


14. Other than talent, what do you think it takes to "make it" as a band?

NATH: BIG BALLS AND MONEY

REST OF SYRUSS: WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY ?


15. You wake up in the morning to find that music has been banned around the world. What would you do?

RUSS: I'D JUST PULL THE SHADES, LOCK THE DOOR AND PLUG IN ANYWAY

ANDY: THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MUSIC IN MY HEAD - THEY CAN'T BAN THAT

NATH: KEEP ON PLAYING

JACK: I'D GET ARRESTED AN AWFUL LOT BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING COULD STOP ME PLAYING.


16. As always, the last question........What does music mean to you?

ALL: EVERYTHING, LITERALLY, EVERYTHING. MUSIC IS LIFE. THERE IS NO DISTINCTION.

1.Who came up with the name "Postal Discretion"?

WE CAME UP WITH A LOT OF NAMES, ONE WAS ANOTHER SEPTEMBER, WE REALISED THAT THIS NAME DIDN'T SUITE OUR MUSIC. SO ONE PRACTISE PHIL SAID HE DIDN'T LIKE THE NAME AND WANTED TO CHANGE IT, LOUSIE MENTIONED THE NAME POSTAL DISCRETION WHICH WAS THE NAME OF A BAND SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY PLAYED WITH, BUT HAD BROKEN UP SINCE. PHIL WAS EXCITED ABOUT THIS NAME, SO WITH A BAND DISCUSSION AND A PHONE CALL TO ASK IF IT WAS OK TO USE THE NAME WE ALL AGREED TO BE CALLED POSTAL DISCRETION

2. How long have you been together as a band and how did you meet?

WE HAVE BEEN A BAND FOR 2 YEARS, LOUISE AND I (DAN) MEET WHEN I PUT A BAND WANTED ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL MUSIC MAGAZINE, WE SET UP A MEET AND INSTANTLY HIT IT OFF AND FOUND OUT WE LIKED EXACTLY THE SAME MUSIC. WE THEN NEEDED A DRUMMER AND SINGER SO LOUISE PUT A POST ON A MUSIC WEBSITE IN WHICH TIM RESPONDED TO. WHEN THEN HAD A JAM WITH TIM, HIS DRUMMING STYLE WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED. ALL WE NEEDED NOW WAS A SINGER. WE PUT OUT ADDS FOR A SINGER EVERY WHERE AND HAD LOTS A RESPNOSES. WE AUDITIONED A BUNCH OF PEOPLE BUT THEY JUST DID NOT CLICK WITH WHAT WE WERE AFTER. SIX MONTHS HAD PAST AND WE WERE ALL NEARLY READY TO THROW IT AWAY WHEN ONE OF LOUISES FRIENDS WHO NEW WE WERE LOOKING FOR A SINGER SERVED PHIL AT A SUBWAY WHERE SHE WORKED. AS PHIL LOOKED LIKE A PUNK ROCKER SHE ASKED IF HE COULD SING AND IF HE WAS KEEN TO TRY OUT FOR A BAND. PHIL SAID YES AND FROM THE VERY FIRST PRACTISE WITH HIM WE NEW HE WAS TO BE OUR FRONT MAN.

3. Who were your musical interests growing up?

OUR MUSICAL INFLUENCES RANGE FROM PHIL LOVING CHOCKING VICTIM, LEFT OVER CRACK AND RANCID. TIM LISTENS TO A RANGE OF MUSIC INLCUDING GREEN DAY, RAGE AGINST THE MACHINE AND BLUES. LOUSIE IS A KEEN AS MISFITS FAN AND I LISTEN TO BLINK, UNWRITTEN LAW AND NEW FOUND GLORY. ALL THESE BANDS HAVE HAD A GREAT INFLUENCE ON US AND OUR STYLES OF PLAYING, WHICH MAKES US AS A BAND ABLE TO BRING LOTS OF DIFFERENT IDEAS TO A WRITING SESSION.

4. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it and why?

RANCID AS THEY ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST PUNK BANDS EVER!!
GREENDAY WE LOVE THEIR SOUND AND THEY ARE AWESOME LIVE
SOCIAL DISTORTION WE ALL AGREE THESE GUYS ONE OF A KIND THEY HAVE GREAT SONGS AND HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR EVER
POSTAL DISCRETION IT WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE TO SUPPORT THESE BANDS AND WE ARE AWESOME SO WHY NOT!!!
ROTTEN MENACE A GREAT BAND FROM BRISBANE AS WELL, WE HAVE PLAYED HEAPS OF SHOWS WITH THESE GUYS AND THEY HAVE GREAT SONGS, CHECK THEIER MYSPACE OUT.

5. What is your ultimate goal as a band?

OUR ULTIMATE GOAL AS A BAND IS TO GET A RECORD DEAL AND RECORD GOOD QUALITY SONGS, BE ABLE TO TOUR AND PLAY AS MANY SHOWS AS WE CAN WITH AS MANY DIFFERENT BANDS AS WE CAN

6. Describe your music in three words...

FILTHY PUNK ROCK

7. Who does your writing? One person, or do you collaborate?

WRITING SONGS NORMALLY INVLOVES PHIL OR I COMING UP WITH A CHORD PROGRESSION FOR A CHORUS AND OR A VERSE AND BRINGING IT TO A PRACTISE. WE THEN JAM IT OUT TILL A BASS LINE IS DONE AND PLAY IT OVER AND OVER TILL TIM GETS A DRUM BEAT. WE THEN AS A TEAM WORK OUT THE BEST ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SONG. OVER A WEEK OR TWO A SOLO WILL BE WRITTEN IF IT IS NEEDED AND PHILL WILL COME UP WITH LYRICS.


8. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!

WE JUST HAD A SHOW LAST NIGHT WHICH HAD A GOOD TURN OUT. WE ARE PLAYING AN ALL AGES SHOW ON THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER AT THE RUSSIAN CLUB IN BRISBANE, WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANISING RECORDING AN ALBUM WITH A NEW LOCAL LABEL CALLED SCUM RECORDS. WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOW COMING UP LATE OCTOBER EARLY NOVEMBER AT A NEW CLUB THAT IS OPENING ON THE GOLD COAST THIS IS STILL TBA. APART FROM THAT WE ARE JUST TRYING TO WRITE A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW MATERIAL

9. What would you like to see change in the music industry?

WE WANT TO SEE MORE REAL MUSIC PLAYED ON THE RADIO; THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT BANDS THAT WILL GO UNRECOGNISED BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURED POP MUSIC THAT GETS MORE RADIO TIME. BIG LABELS JUST WANT TO MAKE THE BIG BUCKS WITH WHAT WILL SELL NOT WHAT IS GOOD MUSIC. I RECENTLY SAW TWO POP STARS WHO CURRENTLY HAVE TOP TEN SONGS SING ON MORNING TELEVISION, THEY BOTH SOUNDED LIKE SHIT AND TOTALLY OUT OF TUNE. IN SAYING THIS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEEDS TO HAVE LESS AUTO TUNED POP STARS WHO CAN'T MATCH WHAT THEIR RECORDINGS SOUND LIKE WHEN THEY PLAY LIVE AND INSTEAD REWARD HARD WORKING BANDS TO GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE

10. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is________ and I am a great ________!

HELLO MY NAME IS LOUISE AND I AM A GREAT LESBIAN
HELLO MY NAME IS SAVAGE TIM AND I AM A GREAT SHOW OFF
HELLO MY NAME IS PHILTHY AND I AM A GREAT ALCHOLIC
HELLO MY NAME IS DAN AND I AM A GREAT BIG SEXY MAN

11. What has been the most memorable moment for you as a band?

OUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT AS A BAND WAS OUR FIRST SHOW WHICH WAS UNDER LOUISES HOUSE, THERE WAS ABOUT TWENTY PEOPLE THERE AND EVCERY ONE WAS WASTED WE PLAYED 6 SIX SONGS EVERY ONE THERE WAS JUMPING AROUND GOING CRAZY THERE WAS GREAT ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE, THE COPS TURNED UP AS WELL WHICH AS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF!!!!

12. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world. What do you do?

PLAY IT ANY WAY!!!!!

13. What do you feel that myspace or the internet in general has done for bands? Pro or Con.....

I THINK MYSPACE AND THE INTERNET IS A GREAT MEDIA OUTLET TO GET OUR MUSIC OUT THERE. MYPSACE HAS ALLOWED OUR BAND TO ORGANIZE AND PLAY HEAPS OG GIGS. WE HAVE MET LOTS OF BANDS THROUGH MYSPACE THAT WE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO MET OR LISTEN TO WITH OUT IT. IT IS ALSO A GREAT WAY FOR US TO ADVERTISE OUR BAND AND THE UP COMING EVENTS THAT OUR LOCAL PUNK SCENE HAS ORGANIZED

14. When did each of you know you would make music your career?

WE ARE STILL TRYING TO MAKE MUSIC OUR CAREER BUT SINCE WE HAVE STARTED LISTENING TO MUSIC AND PLAYING OUR INSTRUMENTS WE ALL HAVE WANTED MUSIC TO BE PART OF OUR LIVES.

15. If you could go into the studio and record/write with anyone, who would that be?

IF WE HAD THE CHANCE TO WRITE AND RECORD WITH ANY ONE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE LARS FROM RANCID. HE IS A GREAT MUSICIAN AND HAS A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE WHICH WOUOLD BE A POSTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR BAND

16. As always, the last question...........What does music mean to you?

MUSIC IS WHAT WE DO, ITS WHAT WE LOVE TO DO, TO PLAY OUR GUITARS AND DRUMS IN FRONT OF A CROWD IS THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD. TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE MUSIC WE LOVE AND HAVE FRIENDS WHO ALL HAVE THE SAME PASSION IS AWESOME ITS WHAT POSTAL DISCRETION IS ALL ABOUT!!!

1. Who came up with the name "Hyperion"?

IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT. WE FOUND IT PERUSING WIKIPEDIA.

2. How long have you been together as a band and how did you meet?

WILL AND CHUCK HAVE BEEN TOGETHER IN THE BAND SINCE 2004 AND A FEW YEARS WITH GREG. RICK JOINED ABOUT A HALF A YEAR AGO AND JER HAS ONLY BEEN WITH THE BAND A FEW MONTHS.

3. Who were your musical interests growing up?

MOSTLY METAL BANDS SUCH AS CHILDREN OF BODOM, DEATH, MEGADETH BUT OUR MUSICAL INTERESTS ARE DIVERSE, INCLUDING JAZZ, POP, RAP, CLASSICAL, AND FUNK.

4. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it and why?

CHILDREN OF BODOM, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD SUCH AN LARGE IMPACT ON US MUSICALLY BUT ALSO WE SEE THEM AS THE EPITOME OF A METAL BAND.

5. What is your ultimate goal as a band?

TO BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR MUSIC WITH THE WORLD AND MAKING A LIVING FROM IT.

6. Describe your music in three words...

PROGRESSIVE THRASH MANLY (BUT GIRLS LIKE IT TOO!)

7. Who does your writing? One person, or do you collaborate?

IT DEPENDS ON THE SONG. SOMETIMES CHUCK WRITES A SONG AND BRINGS IT TO THE REST OF US AND OTHER TIMES WE START FROM SCRATCH AND ALL WRITE TOGETHER.

8. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!

CURRENTLY WE ARE WRITING SOME NEW TRACKS AND WE'LL BE RECORDING VERY SOON. WE HOPE TO GET IN SOME SHOWS AS WELL.

9. What would you like to see change in the music industry?

WE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE ABOUT THE MUSIC AND THE ARTIST AND LESS ABOUT WHAT SELLS. HOWEVER WE UNDERSTAND THAT WON'T HAPPEN.

10. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is________ and I am a great ________!

HELLO, MY NAME IS ICCABOD TURD AND I AM A GREAT GYNECOLOGIST!

11. What has been the most memorable moment for you as a band?

OUR TRIP TO DETROIT BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF OUR BEST SHOWS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE PENS LOST TO THE REDWINGS. IT GAVE US A TASTE OF THE LIFE OF A TOURING BAND ALSO!

12. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world. What do you do?

POOP

13. What do you feel that myspace or the internet in general has done for bands? Pro or Con.....

ITS DEFINITELY MADE IT EASIER TO GET YOUR MUSIC OUT IN THE WORLD BUT IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST BANDS TO MAKE ANY MONEY OFF THEIR ALBUMS.

14. When did each of you know you would make music your career?

WE DON'T KNOW ...YET

15. If you could go into the studio and record/write with anyone, who would that be?

GLEN BENTON, BUCKETHEAD, AND LIL WAYNE

16. As always, the last question...........What does music mean to you?

HAVING FUN AND JUST MAKING YOUR FEEL GOOD

1. Who came up with the name "The Way"?

THE LEAD SINGER, GUITARIST AND SONGWRITER KOREY USED HIS MIDDLE NAME. HIS MIDDLE NAME IS WAYNE .

2. How long have you been together as a band and how did you meet?

FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WE PLAYED TOGETHER IN OUR HIGHSCHOOL BAND.

3. Who were your musical interests growing up?

THE WHITE STRIPES, THE FLAMING LIPS, JOHNNY CASH, AND TOM WAITS.

4. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it and why?

THE ZOU, THEY OUR CLOSE FRIENDS OF OUR BAND.

THE WHITE STRIPES, THEY ARE THE MAIN INFLUENCE OF OUR BAND.

THE FLAMING LIPS, THEY THROW AWESOME CONCERTS

5. What is your ultimate goal as a band?

TO MAKE MONEY WITH OUR MUSIC

6. Describe your music in three words...

SIMPLE, ROCK, AND GARAGE

7. Who does your writing? One person, or do you collaborate?

ONE PERSON, KOREY THE SINGER, AND GUITARIST.

8. What is coming up for you guys? Plug away!

WE PLAN ON ADDING A NEW MEMBER TO THE BAND, AND POSSABLY TOUR THE U.S. THIS SUMMER.

9. What would you like to see change in the music industry?

HOW MUSIC AND BANDS BECAME A MARKETING ITEM.

10. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is________ and I am a great ________!

KOREY, GUITARIST

11. What has been the most memorable moment for you as a band?

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED PLAYING MUSIC AS A BAND.

12. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world. What do you do?

START AN UNDER GOUND BAND TO FIGHT AS THE REBELION.

13. What do you feel that myspace or the internet in general has done for bands? Pro or Con.....

I FEEL THAT MYSPACE WAS A GOOD THING FOR ALL BANDS. IT HELPS MANY OF US GET OUR MUSIC OUT FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO HEAR.

14. When did each of you know you would make music your career?

WHEN WE STARTING MAKING UP OUR OWN SONGS.

15. If you could go into the studio and record/write with anyone, who would that be?

JACK WHITE

16. As always, the last question...........What does music mean to you?

MUSIC MEANS A LOT TO US AS A BAND. WERE BOTH IN COLLEGE AND WE TRY TO FOCUS ON MUSIC.

1. How did you come up with the name "Civilized Tears"?

IT WAS THE TITLE OF A SONG I WROTE WHEN I WAS WORKING IN A DEAD END JOB IN SEATTLE. I WAS A BANQUET SERVER IN A CORPORATE HOSPITALITY FIRM AND IN BETWEEN COURSES I WOULD SCRIBBLE DOWN LYRICS FOR NEW SONGS.ONE OF THESE SONGS WAS 'CIVILIZED TEARS'. SOMEONE SUGGESTED THAT IT SHOULD BE THE NAME OF THE BAND AND IT STUCK.


2. This is your second go round with us on Rockstars Glued. What has been going on since the last time we had a chat?

I'VE STUMBLED A THOUSAND STEPS TOWARDS FIGURING OUT WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT AND I'M STILL NO CLOSER TO THE ANSWER.

3. Who were your musical interests growing up?

EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE THINGS I DISLIKED.

4. Make your own Concert Bill. Who would be on it and why?

THIS IS SUCH A HARD QUESTION, SO I'VE DECIDED TO CHEAT A BIT AND MAKE A CONCERT THAT WOULD LAST A WHOLE DAY TO FIT EVERYONE IN.OH YEAH AND I BROUGHT A FEW PEOPLE BACK FROM THE DEAD.

SO IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

JAMES BROWN (WHEN HE WAS AT HIS SCREECHING BEST) - THE BEST FUNKY BEATS EVER CREATED.

RAY CHARLES (WHEN HE WAS ALSO AT HIS BEST) - BECAUSE HE HAD A VOICE THAT COULD TEAR THROUGH THE SOUL.

THE DOORS (WHEN MORRISON WAS TRIPPING WITHOUT HIS BEARD) - JUST FOR THE PURE CIRCUS OF IT.

PINK FLOYD (FROM 'WISH YOU WERE HERE' ERA) - COME ON, THERE'S NO DISPUTING DARK SIDE OF THE MOON AND WISH YOU WERE HERE!

THE BEATLES (WHEN THEY STILL LOVED EACH OTHER) - NO BRAINER

LED ZEPPELIN (WITH JOHN BONHAM) - ANOTHER NO BRAINER

THE WHO ( ORIGINAL LINE UP OF COURSE) - TO HEAR THE INCREDIBLE 'WON'T GET FOOLED' AGAIN WITH PETE TOWNSEND'S WIND MILL, DALTREY'S MIC SPIN AND MOON'S MADNESS.

U2 (FROM THE ACTUNG BABY TOUR ) - GREAT SONGS , GREAT STAGE SHOW

QUEEN AND BOWIE JOIN FORCES TO SING 'UNDER PRESSURE'- BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST ROCK SONG I'VE EVER HEARD AND FREDDIE AND BOWIE TOGETHER ON THE SAME STAGE WOULD BE INCREDIBLE.

MASSIVE ATTACK FEATURING THE BEAUTIFUL SINEAD O'CONNOR AND ELIZABETH FRASER.

CHEMICAL BROTHERS WOULD END THE NIGHT WITH THEIR UNIQUE BRAND OF MANCUNIAN BEATS.

AND CIVILIZED TEARS - (I WOULD SNEAK US IN FOR A SHORT SET.OF COURSE ALL THE OTHERS WOULD DWARF US WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE BUT IT WOULD BE A GREAT LINE UP AND ONE HELL OF AN AFTER PARTY ! )

5. What is your ultimate goal as a musician?

TO RELEASE THE NEVER ENDING PAIN INSIDE AND TO MAKE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE OUT OF IT.

6. Describe your music in three words...

'OPEN HEART SURGERY'

7. What is the creative process like for you?

OPEN HEART SURGERY - REVEALING, RATHER BLOODY AND HOPEFULLY HEALING.

8. I love the quote on your page..."Music is Medication, a way to turn the chaos of life into something beautiful". I have listened to the lyrics in your songs and the message you are trying to put out. How hard do you find it to stay optimistic with everything going on today?

I DO FIND IT HARD TO STAY OPTIMISTIC ! BUT I WAS BORN WITH AN INHERENT STUBBORN POSITIVE STREAK.
I BELIEVE THAT EVEN IF I LOSE THE OCCASIONAL BATTLE I CAN STILL WIN THE WAR.


9. What would you like to see change in the music industry?

CHANGING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY DOES NOT CONCERN ME.IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY. I PREFER TO FOCUS ON CHANGING MYSELF, MAKING THE BEST , MOST REWARDING MUSIC POSSIBLE.

10. Fill in the Blank: Hello, My name is____TIM____ and I am a great BELIEVER THAT HARD WORK PAYS OFF AND THAT DREAMS DO COME TRUE IF YOU STRIVE HARD ENOUGH!

11. What has been the most memorable moment for you ?

WATCHING MY DAUGHTER EMERGE INTO THIS WORLD.

12. You wake up to the news that music has been banned around the world. What do you do?

POUR A STRONG DRINK AND WAIT FOR WAR TO BREAK OUT !

13. What do you feel that myspace or the internet in general has done for bands? Pro or Con.....

PRO: ACCESS TO A MASSIVE POTENTIAL AUDIENCE.
CON: MILLIONS OF BANDS TO COMPETE WITH IN ORDER TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE AUDIENCE.

14. When did you know music would be such a big part of your life?

WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN. IT WAS ALL I HAD, I FELT ALONE AND INSIGNIFICANT. MUSIC WAS MY PATHWAY OUT OF HELL.

15. If you could go into the studio and record/write with anyone, who would that be?

BRIAN ENO

16. As always, the last question...........What does music mean to you?

IT'S ALL ABOUT SHARING THE EXPERIENCE OF LIFE.