I Scream Records

Interview with Laurens Kusters, founder of I Scream Records, in August of 2006.

I Scream Records was started in 1994 in Brussels, Belgium, and since then, has released some of the most popular albums in Europe for bands like Discipline, Agnostic Front, Slapshot, and Blood For Blood. In March of this year, a new office was started in the U.S., bringing old-school records back to youth and a taste of the new bands to come from America and Europe. Laurens Kusters, founder of I Scream Records, took some time to speak about the label’s history and what to expect down the road. (more…)

Instantly Faded

Interview with Mikey and Phillip of Instantly Faded in March of 2006.

First off, could you introduce yourselves and say your role in Instantly Faded?
Mikey: I’m Mikey. I play guitar.
Phillip: I’m Phillip. I sing and play guitar. (more…)

As I Lay Dying

Interview with Phil Sgrosso of As I Lay Dying in June of 2006.
Let’s start with the current tour you guys are about to embark on. A lot of buzz has been sparked from the line-up for this year’s Sounds Of The Underground tour. With such success from last year’s SOTU tour, how do you anticipate this year’s trek will be with such a solid line-up?
PHIL SGROSSO: I’m very excited for this Sounds Of The Underground. and although I’m very nervous, I feel like it’s gonna be a successful tour. There are some legendary metal bands playing and some new up and coming bands that I’m sure people will be stoked to see. (more…)

Chiodos

Interview with Craig Owens of Chiodos in June of 2006.
How has your tour been going with Between The Buried And Me, The Number 12, and August Burns Red? Do you find the diversity of sounds on the tour bringing out alot of kids compared to other tours?
CRAIG OWENS: Really well! All of the bands are way fun dudes, and super talented musicians. It is definitely an odd tour for us, because we do stand out so much… But then again, we usually stand out on every show that we do. (more…)

Cannibal Corpse

Interview with Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse in May of 2006.

First of all, there’s been a huge buzz for the Sounds Of The Underground tour, even from before the line-up was announced because of the sheer success of the tour this year. Now that the line-up is complete and dates announced, how do you guys anticipate the tour will be this year?

ALEX WEBSTER: I think it’s going to be a great tour. We are really excited to be part of an extreme music variety package like this. Each of the bands on the bill has their own fan base, so if you put them all together on one festival bill like this, it’s bound to be a big success. (more…)

Brazil

Interview with Jonathon Newby of Brazil in October of 2006.

Please state your name and your role in the band Brazil.
My name is Jonathon Christopher Newby. I sing. I play keyboards. I write. I head discussions. I am a part-time driver. I’m the band psychologist.

The tour with As Tall As Lions and youinseries just kicked off August 16th. After that, you have a tour with Say Anything, mewithoutyou, and Piebald. How does it feel to be finally back on the road and playing the new songs to fans?
Feels great. We’re playing mostly new songs even though the album is still more than a month off. That makes it hard to tell if people like the new songs, but we erect a psychic bubble of fun around the stage and those sorts of thoughts take second tier to the having of fun. If you’re lucky, we’ll let you in the bubble. (more…)