1. First could you tell us a brief history of the band for those who do not know the legendary history of the group?

 Well, we started back in 1983. The only two original members that are still here from the beginning is guitarist Joe Young and myself . The new guys are drummer Phil Keller and bassist Jon Bowman. They have been with us for a year now. We recorded with GG Allin in the early 90's and have toured the world several times. Here we are 26 years later and still going strong.

2.Could you give us your views on todays punk scene and well music in general at this point?

 I never gave two shits about any "scene" (hint hint the name) and have never cared if we were accepted by any of the scenesters . We've seen 'em come and go and they just seem to get more disposable as time goes on. Or they simply join the punk rock retirement plan and slick whats left of their hair back and claim to be rock-a-billy. Silly. There are some good bands out there these days though. It's not dead like everybody who has outgrown it claims.

3.What albums are available at this point that fans can find and purchase?

 Just about our whole album back catalog is still in print and available from us or from the record company websites like Steel Cage, TKO & Zodiac Killer. We have a two disc "best of" that will be hitting the streets ...again...this month that features 40 tracks from or first to latest lp plus lot of single and bside versions. Its available now from us and Steel Cage Records.

4.What were the main influences that formed the style and sound of the band originally?

 Before we discovered the Ramones we listened to what was typical for that time (Joe & I did any way) like Aerosmith, Kiss, Ted Nugent, Black Oak Arkansas, Bob Dylan. I was also a BIG Alice Cooper fan. We listened to a lot of different music as well such as country, soul, r & b, bluegrass...of coarse alot of that developed later, but when we formed ANTiSEEN it was purely drawing influence first and foremost from the Ramones, later the Sex Pistols, Clash and the 80's hardcore groups like Fear & Black Flag. It was around this time we also discovered Motorhead so id say the biggest musical influences were The Ramones & Motorhead with all that other stuff sprinkled in there.

5.Are there any new underground artists you think deserve more recognition or you would suggest for your fans to check out and if so who are they?

 Like I said earlier there are a ton of great bands out there. here is a list of some that we have played with and become friends with over the years. Check out their MySpace pages if you get a chance.....
 Hammerlock, Rancid Vat, The Dead Kings (USA), Music Hates You, Before I Hang, KIFF, Polecat Boogie Revival, Buzzcrusher, 25 Minutes To Go, The Flat Tires, Joe Buck Yourself, .357 String Band, Blowfly, Brody's Militia, The Hookers, Mad Brother Ward, Self Made Monsters, Limecell, JB Beverley and the Wayward Drifters, The Bulemics, The Nerds, Rupture, and our old pals The Murder Junkies!!!  DAMN there are so many. This is a pretty diverse list. None of these bands sound like ANTiSEEN exactly so dont think its all the same ole same ole!!!

6.I myself being a huge GG Allin fan have to say I've noticed a sudden onslaught of GG influence in underground punk and scum bands and their live shows, what is your take on this is it a case of imitation or do you see it as carrying on the legacy of GG?

 Im glad you bring that up. I dont quite know how to feel about all that. You see, the whole self abuse thing is what attracted us to GG and ask him to make his way down to the Carolinas. We (I) were not doing it as a tribute to him. TONS of band shave stolen what we do (did) and never gave credit where credit was due. Now they can just use the old "it's a tribute to GG' angle and all is forgiven.....well, Gary from Hank III's Assjack does it front of huge crowds every night now and makes us all look like johnny come latleys. So, is it carrying on what we and GG started??? Maybe to some. To others its just something to do to distract from their shitty "music".

7.What does the future hold for Antiseen, any new albums or shows you'd like to tell us about?

 We are gonna be recording like crazy in the next year and hopefully we will make our way over to Japan or Australia. Either way, we will be doing a tour of the mid west this spring. We are recording a 10" split witha band call Holley 750 for Zodiac killer records that will be out around the first of the year and there are still tons of re-issues, dvds and all kinds out shit that'll make it's way out in 2010.



8.Finally thank you for taking the time to do this we appreciate it, and heres your chance if you have anything extra you want to add or hell just to rant about something go ahead?

 Goddamn, thanks for a good interviewand I hope to see you and your readers at some of the shows next year. take care man.