Disarming the Tyrant "Web-zine"

This is the first ever issue of Disarming the Tyrant Web-Zine.
Assuming all goes well, I'll be uploading a new segment every Friday.
Please cheack out/support each band/page included.

Also, if you have not already liked my page, please do.
You will get to see interviews/reviews before this blog is published.
Plus you will will be able to find tons of new music.
http://www.facebook.com/DISARMINGTHETYRANT

"Underground" bands to check out

A Wanted Awakening

facebook.com/awantedawakening

Ashton Butcher

http://www.facebook.com/ashtonbutcher

Battalion

http://www.facebook.com/BATTALIONIL

Korotory

http://www.facebook.com/KorotoryOfficial

Misanthropic Tyrant

http://www.facebook.com/MisanthropicTyrant

Inerviews

SHOTGUN WEDDING INTERVIEW


Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

The band was started in February 2012 by me (William Seamon, lead singer) and Darius Hairston (lead guitarist) with the name "The Mischievous Youngsters". We weren't serious at the time, but we put up some youtube videos, and after some encouragement by our friends, we decided to try to get our name out there. We have since then recruited a drummer and bassist, and changed our name to "No More Heroes", then again to "Shotgun Wedding". I forgot where the first two names came from, but Shotgun Wedding comes from a song by Panic! At The Disco, haha.

What are some of the band's influences?

Our band has been influenced by any music we think is good, basically! Any pop punk band we've heard has especially influenced us, but our favorites are Mayday Parade and Relient K.

What was your favorite show to play?

Our favorite show would have to be our first, just because of how sadly hilarious it was. It was all little 9-year-old girls, and they wouldn't leave us alone after it.

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

I hope one day we could share a stage with our favorite bands, or you know, at least play on a stage they played at 10 years ago.

Can you give any details on future releases? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

We've just recently started writing music with our full band, so we don't have any releases planned for the immediate future. But whenever we record a new track, we'll be sure to share it!

Do you plan to tour in the future?

We do plan to tour when we're stop 15-year-olds, and when people know who we are!

If so, where do you want to play most?

California baby!

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Ten years?

I don't see ourselves anywhere in the future, not because I don't think we'll be successful, but I believe in living in the moment. I don't care about the future, I'm living for now. I don't even know what I'm going to type next, it'll probably be a complete surprise. Fruit loops.

 ...and anything else you'd like to say for the fans

And fans, I love your faces! And non-fans, I love your faces slightly less, but I still love them!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shotgun-Wedding/384310274927970



SKYLESS LIMITS INTERVIEW

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

Well, I got the idea for the project last summer in 2011. I didn't have a name for myself then, I was just writing songs because it's what I felt like doing. I had just moved into the state of Ohio so I was pretty alone the whole time. I was thinking of how I wanted to change and be somebody, because my whole life I was just a troublemaker and people would tell me I wouldn't amount to much. Most people from my hometown just looked down on me. So I told myself if I wanted to be somebody to people, I had to work for it and that I would. I believed there weren't any limits on what I could do if I tried. The sky wouldn't even be the limit. So I titled my project "Skyless Limits".

What are some of the band's influences?

Some of the influences for my sound are artists like Chase Coy, Jack Johnson, Never Shout Never, Mayday Parade. You know, artist like those. When it comes to writing, I really just write about whatever I feel and make the most of it.

What was your favorite show to play?

Since I've been just starting out, I haven't had any "real" shows. I play at this one bar downtown every other night, but it's a little bit of a let down. Most of the people aren't there to listen to you. They're there to get drunk and watch whatever game is on TV.

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

Most the bands and artists I listed already. Mayday Parade, NSN, etc. Someone I really want to share the stage with often in the future is my friend Stagecoach Dilemma. He's a local in my area and we chill a lot and share the same goals musically. So sharing the stardom with him would be pretty awesome one day.

Can you give any details on future releases? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

I recently released my single "Dear Friends" from my upcoming 7 track EP "Escape Into A Dream" on my FB page and a few other sites. The full length EP will be here September 1st. I'll have it on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and like, 30 something other stores. A few more singles are going to be released along the way, but the full thing is on Sep. 1st.

Do you plan to tour in the future?

Who doesn't plan to tour? Of course I do!

If so, where do you want to play most?

I honestly haven't really thought about that. Wherever my fans want me the most I guess!

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Hopefully getting signed by a label, releasing actual albums, playing at gigs, living off ramen, you know.

Ten years?

Touring the country, then the world. I kind of want pillows stuffed with dollars if I have enough money.

http://www.facebook.com/SkylessLimits



REPROGRAMMEDTOHATE INTERVIEW

Interview with Mauricio Correa, admin of ReprogrammedToHate.

When/ how did you get involved with promoting?

Since I started this channel(rth) after getting deleted my other 4 accounts for uploading bands signed to known record labels(on september 2010), i decided to just upload unsigned/unknown bands; but then i took seriously on the promoting stuff when i created the fanpage for my channel(august 2011)

(obviously I already know, and most people can figure it out easily, but for anyone who doesn't know) Where does your name come from?

I took it from a song by Whitechapel off their album 'A New Era Of Corruption', wich is basically my favorite one from that record and as well my favorite in general

What was the first "heavy" band/song you ever heard that got you into the music?

Not sure how you can interpretate as 'heavy' but was 'Here To Stay' by Korn

Obviously you listen to a plethora of different music, but if you had to pick 5 bands to listen to for the rest of your life, what would they be?

Incubus, Misery Signals, Chevelle, Hopesfall and For The Fallen Dreams

If you had to pick one genre to listen to for the rest of your life, which would you pick?

Smart question, it has to be Melodic Hardcore

Do you go to concerts often? What has been your favorite show?

yes, but not much. When Comeback Kid came here back in 2008

What band(s) do you want to see the most?

Aegaeon, Suffokate, Misery Signals, Blessthefal and The Ghost Inside

...and anything else you'd like to say for your fans

Thanks to anyone that has been supporting me so far, it means a lot, all i do is just promote and spread the word about the bands i love and that deserve a lot of recognition, i've been for a while into this and it's getting better and better thanks to your support

http://www.facebook.com/RHate



THE WAR OF 1812 INTERVIEW


Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

A previous guitarist and I started the band together. He came up with the name as a joke and it just kind of stuck. We found some members and got started and it eventually led to where we are now.

What are some of the band's influences?

We have a pretty wide variety of things that influence us to play music. My personal favorite bands are Lydia, Dream Theater, Opeth, The Contortionist, Those Who Lie Beneath, Chelsea Grin, Born of Osiris. I started playing guitar because of Pantera and Metallica. Casey is really into I Declare War, Last Chance To Reason, The Contortionist, Within The Ruins, stuff like that.

What was your favorite show to play?

My favorite was a show we played in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The crowd was hot the entire set, a kid even broke his hand in a wall of death, haha.

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future? My absolute goal in music is to do the Warped Tour. It seems like such fun. Besides that, I'd love to tour with Whitechapel.

Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

We just finished writing a full length that we will be recording with our good friend Bone at Threshold Studios. It'll be a little different and show more progress in the band but we really hope our fans enjoy it.

Do you plan to tour in the future?

Of course! We're going through some slight member changes right now and have to get our new members settled in. But, it is definitely in our future.

If so, where do you want to play most?

I'm down to play anywhere! Another dream of mine, though, is to tour in Europe.

Where do you see yourself in ten years?

Making music and touring the world!

...and anything else you'd like to say to your fans

We appreciate everyone's patience with us and absolutley love you guys. Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming album!

- Shaun Albright, Guitar

http://www.facebook.com/THEWAROF1812



WIDOW INTERVIEW







TC: Ty Cassens
CV: Christian Vaquez
CT: Christian Torres
MT: Miguel Torres

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

CV: We went from "Through a Window" to "Windows" to "Fenestras" to "Window" to "Widow". We started around May 2012.
TC: A friend and I started doing vocal covers in Christian's closet just to mess around after school. Christian would write guitar and drum parts in his free time, so we would do vocals over them. We invited an old friend, Christian Torres, and his brother, Matt Torres, to play guitar and bass for us, respectively. All we needed was a drummer, so we found Miguel through a friend.

What are some of the band's influences?

CT: The Gun Show, The Human Abstract, I the Breather, Metallica, Job for a Cowboy, Liferuiner, Bring me the Horizon, The Crimson Armada, A Different Breed of Killer, Circa Survive, Nirvana, Parkway Drive, Suicide Silence, Chelsea Grin, The Devil Wears Prada, For Today, The Acacia Strain, Structures, Volumes, Molotov Solution, Thy Art Is Murder
MT: August Burns Red, The Acacia Strain, Texas In July, Barrier, Chelsea Grin, Buddy Rich, All Shall Perish
TC: Kublai Khan, Barrier, Signal the Firing Squad, Kingmaker, The Contortionist, Sworn In, Volumes, The Acacia Strain, Veil of Maya, Adaliah
CV: Lil B "The Based God", Low Places, Closure in Moscow, Young and in the Way, Oceana, Counterparts, Facing New York, Ceremony, Creatures, Kingmaker, Sworn In, Oceana, Flying Lotus, Samiyam

What was your favorite show to play?

TC: Our show in Baytown with Kublai Khan

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

CT: Structures, Volumes, Chelsea Grin, Parkway Drive, Sworn In, Barrier, Kingmaker, The Acacia Strain

Can you give any details on future releases? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

TC: We are in the process of finishing up our EP "Burdens". We have no set date for the release at the moment.
CV: The only thing I can say is that "Burdens" is not going to be really like the two singles we released: "Desperation" and "Invertebrate". In my opinion, the new songs and the redone versions of "Desperation" and "Invertebrate" are going to sound a lot darker, heavier, and more melodic.

Do you plan to tour in the future?

TC: Yes

If so, where do you want to play most?

MT: Chicago
TC: Chicago and Salt Lake City
CT: Chicago and Europe
CV: New York, Chicago, L.A., and Europe

Where do you see yourself in five years?

CT: Broken up and making movies for Stephen Spielberg
TC: Dead
MT: Not with this shitty band
CV: Still in school

Ten years?

CT: Back in Widow while making movies for myself and my kids
TC: Rotting in the Earth
MT: Not with this shitty band
CV: Still in school

...and anything else you'd like to say for the fans

CT: Thanks to the two fans that shared us
TC: Come to a show, buy our merch when it's out, and donate some money to us for our EP because that shit's gonna be Name Your Price
MT: What fans
CV: Thank you Based God


http://www.facebook.com/widowtx

Review

As for my reviews, I got a bit overwhelmed trying to make this as good as I possibly could.
So I didn't get time to finish any reviews.


~


I can't lie, as I look over this I don't like it too much.
I think I got in over my head. I expected this to be much better than it is.
Which is no one's fault but my own.

I think doing this once a week isn't enough time, so if I continue this, I'll probably do every other Friday or something.

I don't even know if I'll continue this.

Collector Interview

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc) 

The band started off playing shows as much as we could in our area (Columbus, Ohio). After we played a show with Carnifex and Oceano in April of 2011, Devin Shidaker, the guitarist of Oceano, talked with us and he soon became our manager. A member change here and there brings us to our current lineup and name.

What are some of the band's influences? 

Our influences range from many different types of music. When we write, we tend to get ideas from And Hell Followed With, whitechapel, Molotov Solution, Impending Doom and Thy Art Is Murder. But we love to listen to anything, pretty much.

What was your favorite show to play? 

Our favorite show to play, hands down, was the Third Jamboree. We had a huge crowd and an even bigger pit (someone put a whole in the wall) and we got to hang out with a bunch of our friends the whole day. It was so much fun.

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future? 

We hope to share the stage with whitechapel, The Acacia Strain, Oceano, Chelsea Grin, Winds of Plague, Impending Doom, the list could go on forever. There are too many to choose from!

Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

We are releasing a self-titled, 5-track EP on August 18th at the Basement in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by The Artery Foundation. If you buy a ticket from us, you get a free EP! We are going to be recording it sometime in the next month or so.

Do you plan to tour in the future? 

We would love to tour! We are currently working on getting a van and a trailer so that we are able to, but we are definitely looking forward to touring sometime soon.

If so, where do you want to play most?

One place I would love to tour personally would be California. Hot girls, sweet venues, and awesome crowds. What more could you ask for?

Where do you see yourself in ten years? 

In ten years, we hope to be touring the world playing our music to our fans. A tour bus, awesome equipment, and a tour crew so we don't have to load in or set up! That would be so great.

http://www.facebook.com/Collector614

Ephemera Interview

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

We first got everyone together on the 14th of July, 2011.  Everyone in the band except Ryan and Dillon are from Shawnee and attended high school together.  Taylor knew Ryan from his previous band and recruited him.  Down the road after the need for a bass player arose, Ryan suggested Dillon, whom he knew from his previous band as well.  We tried coming up with a name for about a month, even resorting to Google for elegant-sounding words.  We all agreed on Ephemera, which means something that is beautiful, but short-lived.

What are some of the band's influences? 

We all come from a variety of musical backgrounds, and as a seven piece, the influences everyone brings to the table are extremely diverse.  We obviously derive a lot of inspiration from metalcore giants Bring Me the Horizon and Like Moths to Flames, but we also take a lot of musical direction from other genres. For example, Aaron is heavily influenced by Telle of The Word Alive, while Michael’s favorite band is Avenged Sevenfold.

What was your favorite show to play? 

Our favorite show would probably have to be the Ink for Your Letter Apparel Presents the Southern Swing Tour.  We recently won an endorsement with that company and we played our first headlining show for the release of their Spring line of shirts.  We got to play with some awesome locals and made new friends in Righteous Vendetta and Not One is Upright.

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

We all would pretty much like to play with the bands that inspire us, most notably Bring Me the Horizon.  Motionless in White would also be monumental, as would The Word Alive and Haste the Day.  The greatest honor we as a band could receive would be to play with some of the innovators of our genre. Bands like As I Lay Dying and Underoath.  Really the list is endless, as we want to share the stage with as many bands as possible and to make as many friends as possible.

Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

We’re currently writing the last of the material for our EP, which we expect to record and release some time in the early Fall of this year.  We’ve discussed shooting a music video as well, but it’s only in talks at the moment.

Do you plan to tour in the future? 

While it’s still an early idea, we would all love to be able to travel the country (the world some day, hopefully!) and play music and meet as many people as possible.  That’s the reason we got together and decided to play music, because it’s the passion we all share and that drives us to do what we do.

If so, where do you want to play most? 

We would absolutely love to tour the west coast.  California is known for its innovative and thriving music scene, and we would love to see how the crowd over there reacts to our music.

Where do you see yourself in ten years? 

In ten years? It’s hard to say where we see ourselves in one year, let alone ten.  But we would like to think we’re still pushing forward, driving as inspired as ever to creating the music we love for the people that love us.

http://www.facebook.com/EphemeraMusic

Obliterationist Interview

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc) 

We all got together as a band for the first time in December of 2010. Back then we were rather unserious about our band and we named us "Killing what's Lifeless" - a name only reffering to our first song named "A Soulless Monster".
As we wrote more songs and played local venues we noticed that we recieved more and more positive feedback, we couldn't believe it but people actually thought we were good!
We then decided that we would maintain our band more seriously and recruit a bass player which we had never had before. During this time it was the summer of 2011 and it wasn't until March of 2012 when we found our bass player. Shortly after he had joined we decided that we would pretty much start over from scratch and leave the "Killing what's Lifeless"-era behind us. We then named us "Obliterationist" which basically means "someone who has the plain ideology to destroy or ideas to obliterate, kill". A name we thought, and still do, fitted our songs and their meanings much better than "Killing what's Lifeless".

What are some of the band's influences?

Our bands influences are rather scattered although they are all in the metal section. We play deathcore/extrememetal that is a bit more to the deathmetal than to the hardcore. We are sort of a mix of Whitechapel and Chelsea Grin although people have said that we sound like Job For A Cowboy.

What was your favorite show to play? 

We haven't really played that many shows since we are newly established but our favorite show so far was when we played at a metal festival named "Entering Spring Festivalen" in the middle of April not too long from where we live.
We played together with larger Swedish bands such as Yersinia and Walking With Strangers and the crowd of around 300 people was amazing!

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future? 

We would love to share the stage with any of our greatest inspirations such as Suicide Silence, Whitechapel or Chelsea Grin. You can always hope, haha!

Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

We just released our first EP and right now we are only promoting it continiously to build up a solid fanbase. We are looking at re-entering the studio by the end of this summer again to record some more. What it is we are not really sure about yet although pre-production songs could be submitted this summer!

Do you plan to tour in the future? If so, where do you want to play most?

We definitely plan to tour in the future. Right now it looks like we will be doing a tour or two this summer here in Sweden. On future tours we hope to be going to places all over Europe and also places such as the US and Australia.

Where do you see yourself in ten years?

We have fortunately no ideas of where we will see ourselves in the future as we are a newly started band. We are only wanting to maintain our band at a steady level, write music and bring it out to a supportive crowd to see wherever it takes us!

Korotory Interview

Interview with Korotory

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc) 

Korotory is a Death/Trash/Groove metal band from Long Island, NY, USA We formed in 1995 and survived every terrible trend in music, We never gave into anyone or and trend we made our own rules even when everyone said METAL was DEAD. We said fuck that and waved the flag of metal high and proud and here we are 17 years later. We have had many line ups over the years but our vocalist Ray Truhn, and me drummer Darren Markoff have been the core of the band since the beginning. Our original guitarist Gary Hoyt left the band in February and was replaced by guitarist Matt Scriva We added guitarist Chris Clemente and bassist Brett Weatherston to the fold a year ago

What are some of the band's influences?

There are so many but I guess the big ones are Pantera, Exodus, Testament, Death, At The Gates, Overkill, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Vio-lence, Machine Head, and Kreator

What was your favorite show to play?

The three best shows we ever played were1. Exodus, Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail & Bonded by Blood in NYC 20102. Satyricon/Cthonic in NYC 20093. Death/Hammerfall in NJ 1998What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?We would love to play with as many bands as possible the one band that would be beyond a dream but will never happen is Pantera.

Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

We have a new album due in August 2012 it will be called Chapter III : The Conquering

Do you plan to tour in the future?

We hope to do some touring for this record, we will have to wait and see.

If so, where do you want to play most?

We will cover our areas in NY, NJ, CT, MA, and PA and hopefully make it to other areas as wellRyan thanks for the interview bro and for all your support \m/ Darren

Amazing band, support Korotory



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Plagues of Prophecy Interview

Plagues of Prophecy Interview

Where when and how did Plagues of Prophecy form? (how the band started, how long have you been a band, etc...)

"The name Plagues of Prophecy came from an idea the vocalist had while in prison in 2006.
The vocalist called a meeting from prison in 2008 to get the band started upon his release in 2009, and have been together ever since."

What are some of your musical influences?

"Some of our influences consist of Cannibal Corpse, Cattle Decapitation, Winterhorde, Vehemence, Behemoth, Dark Funeral, and Cephalic Carnage. "

Is there a concept behind the band and/or your art?

"Our art work comes from song influences - basically depicting what the songs are about...horror, gore, and brutality. We hired an artist for the album art of our first CD and it came out awesome."

Are you planning to tour any time soon? Where do you want to go?

"We are working on shows around the northeastern region at the moment, as well as Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and anywhere else we are welcome/wanted to play. "

Where do you see Plagues of Prohecy being in 3 years?

"Playing as many shows as possible and hopefully in the hearts of every true death metal fan."

Are there plans for a 2nd full length album in the works?

"We have seven new songs that are written in 7 strings and hope to be recording a 2nd album soon to release those new ones and more."

Be sure to support, and "like" Plagues of Prophecy!
http://www.facebook.com/Plaguesofprophecy

After Ail Interview

Interview with Ben Veau of After Ail

Give a short explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc) 

"After Ail has been a band for many years. With many different member changes and even name changes. I am not the original member. The only past members I do know are Corey McKinstrey who was the original vocalist. Fill in guitarist, some kid named Chris. then a fill in bassist, a kid named Carl Gustafason who has been in many bands playing many different spots. The band finally became named After Ail in May of 2010. Basically the meaning behind the name is simple.. AFTER AIL: After Ailment. Ailment means pain/sickness/blah blah blah. So overall it just means the aftermath of a disease or something along those lines. Like I said, I never came up with the name! I can say that I have known the members of the band for 4 years. So the band has been around at least that long!!! We recently have been endorsed by Monogram Apparel, a clothing company that supports tours and the owner of it was in a band called Anomia which recently had their last show. R.I.P. Also we just picked up some amazing management with Nasty Promotions, my good friend Matthew Hebert (Our manager) who owns the company is heartfelt dude who puts up with a lot from the local music scene and literally spends his life doing this, helping bands, raising an awesome kid and being one hell of a guy! He deserves all the credit he can and he has been helping us as a band more than ever. Thanks Matt! You're the man!"

What are some of the band's influences?

"Some of After Ail's influences are tricky and you might not believe this but..... here they are!Korn. I Killed The Prom Queen. Behold Oblivion. Adestria. As I Lay Dying. The Faceless. King Conquer. Periphery. Welcome The Tide. Destroy The Runner. Born of Osiris.

Each band named (...and there are more...) influence each one of our members in a different way. Whether it is lyrically and vocalist wise for me. Double bass patterns, breakdowns, to the tuning of the drums for our drummer. To the riffs and melodic parts we have in our songs for our guitarist, and for our bassist, well he is all over the place. In a good way!!!"

What was your favorite show to play?

"Hard question man! I do believe that everyone in the band's favorite show was one date in Hartford CT at The Webster Theater. The guys were telling me the crowd was insane, people wanted pictures with them, autographs, the owner said they could come back anytime they wanted! I guess it was one hell of a show! sadly I was not in the band at that time.I can say our next show with local acts and very good personal buds of ours on June 29th which is personally my favorite local band A Wanted Awakening's CD Release show with: A Wanted Awakening. The River Neva. Still Silent. Drama Queen For 600. We Ate The Survivors. Flood of Arcadia. Heal The Destroyer. this show is going to go in the books man, all amazing bands and anyone reading this should definitely check them out!!"

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

"Very easy dude...Periphery, Behold Oblivion, Born of Osiris, I Killed Everyone, The Faceless, Rings of Saturn, Adestria, Breakdown of Sanity, Welcome The Tide, Suffokate, Betraying the Martyrs, Argent Strand etc..."

Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

"Well all I can personally say at the moment is that everyone keep your eyes and ears open for August. Some killer things are in the works. You will all love it! "

Do you plan to tour in the future?

"Touring is up in the air at the moment my man, 2 members in our band each have a kid, and one is getting married in a week. But hey, who ever said that can stop someone from living their dream. I personally want to tour the UK, but we will have to wait and see!

If so, where do you want to play most?

"There is no specific place we want to play the most, we want to play many different places playing as much as we can to get our music, name and message out there through my lyrics and through our heart for this.  All I can say to anyone is, it doesn't matter what genre you are, whether you play all breakdowns, open notes, or if you are nothing but guitar sweeps, vocal squeals and blast beats. It doesn't matter what you play, as long as that "genre' doesn't stop you from progressing as a band. Play what you want, write what you want, do what YOU want. Don't let anything get in the way of that. It is a therapy for music, and a hobby for few nowadays. release yourself through the music you play and write, and keep on shredding. Fuck."


Check them out, "like" them and look out for big things from After Ail!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/After-Ail/110454968989033

Valor

Valor (Pa) Interview

Give an explanation of the band's origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

"Our vocalist had a side project with a few guys from his previous band named Valor.
We all liked it and thought that it would fit us best, so we just used that for our name.
Matt Bilby from Empyreal actually came up with Valor. We got started and playing shows
early 2012 after we got a new vocalist and changed our name to Valor."

What are some of the band's influences?

"I would say I, the Breather, The Gun Show, Volumes, Structures, and Upon a Burning Body.
We like fast, bouncy, and heavy bands."

What has been your favorite show to play so far?

"When we played with The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Johnny Booth. They were both crazy live and really down to earth guys."

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

"Volumes, I, the Breather, Structures, and Stray From the Path would be awesome to share the stage with."

Can you provide any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

"Currently we're in the process of finishing up our EP "Restless: Attachments." We've only got two or three more songs to record for a 5 or 6 song EP."

Do you plan to tour in the future?

"Actually this summer we're trying to get a tour going. If you're a band or if you're booking
shows, we're always down to play. Email us (ryanbilby92@gmail.com) or add us on http://www.facebook.com/ValorPA"

If so, where do you want to play most?

"NYC and FL would be awesome. Even Pittsburgh would be awesome to play. We would really like to play out of the state."

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Big things coming from this band.
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Interview with Eyes of Torment

Eyes of Torment Interview

All questions answered by Will (vocals) on behalf of the band

What is the origin of Eyes of Torment? (origin of the name, how the band started, how long have you been a band)

"Well unfortunately the origin of our name is kind of a lame story, our drummer came up with it when we started and we just thought it sounded cool lol. As far as a time frame we started doing this about 2 ½ to 3 years ago with Myself, Ben and Spidy and it’s grown from there. We have had a few member changes over this time but the line up we have now seems to be working great and I don’t see any reason for a change in members anytime soon."

What are some of your musical influences?

"God lol, this list is endless. I can remember the first metal i ever listened to was Metallica and Iron Maiden in the car with my Dad when I was 5, that alone spun me into an endless pit of metal of all genres that hasn't stopped to this day. I guess if i had to name a few artist that have really influenced the style and structure of Eyes of Torment though a few stand out. The Black Dahlia Murder, The Faceless, Whitechapel, and Within the Ruins are probably the big ones. All of these bands in some way influence every member of our band. Like i said before, the list is endless, and our style has really developed into its own thing. But we can never forget where our roots come from. We always tell people if they like it they like it and who cares otherwise :)"

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

"We have been lucky enough in our time with this band to share the stage with some of our favorite metal bands, local and national alike. We really just hope to continue doing this and take everything as far and as big as we possibly can."

Can you give any details on the new album? (release date, name, overall theme)

"Yes, the new album is going to be called “The Inevitable Collapse of Earthly Consummation” (basically meaning all good things end) and it’s about the fall and aftermath of mankind in the event of the apocalypse. Release date is still up in the air because we are trying to make this album perfect from start to finish for all of our fans. We are constantly release studio updates and hopefully will have everything done within the month!"


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Steamroller Records Interview

Steamroller Records Interview

I conducted an interview with the founder of Steamroller Records, Will Borneman

Give a brief description of the origins of Steamroller Records. (story behind the name, when you got started, what made you decide to start an independent label etc)

"Steamroller Records was actually sort of the result of different things I was trying to do and basically me realizing that I was essentially trying to run a label. I'd been building up my home studio for 4 or 5 years and at different times during those years I was doing different things around the metal scene. Me and Mark McPheeters (who writes and does interviews now for SkullsnBones.com) tried to start a small metal booking outfit as far back at 2007/2008. I also got a CD printer together as well as continuing to record bands at the studio. I had always thought starting a label would be awesome - getting to work closely with underground bands, doing recordings, mastering and putting CD's out. So everything I was doing basically came together smoothly to form Steamroller Records. 

The name just came from trying to think of something huge and heavy like the metal we want to put out. Any other meanings it may contain you can imagine for yourself."

What was the first band you ever signed?

"The first band on the label officially was my own band Beeravore simply because of course we are using our studio to record and putting out our with CD with our equipment. The first band we officially signed a contract with, though, and released a CD for, is Plagues of Prophecy from Tennessee. Sort of black/death metal fusion with some real groovy parts too. Those guys are sick - definitely need to listen to them if you don't already. 

There were already a couple other bands associated with the label, like Severed Faith and Aborning both from Atlanta, but nobody else had signed an actual contract when Plagues of Prophecy did."

How many bands are currently signed to Steamroller Records?

"Currently we have Beeravore, Severed Faith, Control the Devastator, To Avoid Confusion, Plagues of Prophecy, Eyes of Torment, Cooter Punch, Desolate Anguish, Aborning and Dead Bastard, Perpetrator is in talks with the label and in our catalogue at the store we also distro for Exscruciate, Neuroblast, synapse Defect, Coathanger Abortion and more. So, about 11 bands putting out new material plus a few more we work with in other ways. "

Are there any specific bands you plan, or would like to sign to your label in the near future? 

"There are definitely tons more awesome bands out there, even just around Atlanta and the Southeast. A lot of bands I'm interested in turn out to already be on other small labels or doing their own thing, so it's my ultimate goal be offering bands the biggest percentages of money for their music, offering them the best services and the coolest most understanding label experience out there. I've been playing live music and releasing EP's and CD's for over a decade and I feel like have plenty of first hand experience knowing the thoughts and feelings and aspirations of underground musicians. I have a little help from Ryan (guitarist in Beeravore/bass in Coathanger Abortion) here and there and we both do this purely because it's what we WANT to be doing. I'd be doing the same stuff anyway whether it was called Steamroller or not. I don't make barely any money. I think artists can appreciate that and I hope that connection encourages more of the awesome underground acts that are out there to come talk to me about Steamroller."

What is your favorite band on the label?

"There's no way I'd pick a single favorite band on the label. All the bands on the label strike a chord with me musically in some way and that's why I wanted to work with them. All the music that's been recorded and/or released through Steamroller in the last year or so is awesome. Plagues of Prophecy's debut full length "Luscious Decrepit Bones" is really multifaceted and interesting. Really heavy and fast yet groovy at the same time. The upcoming debut album from To Avoid Confusion that I'm currently mixing is just pure badass brutality. Lots of brutal slam and actually some real soulful awesome sounding solos and leads throughout. Eyes of Torment is also getting their upcoming debut full length album together and all I can say is that a fervor is building around it. People loves those guys. The Control the Devastator EP is badass and they are getting ready to come in the studio and do a full length. And of course I love all the Beeravore stuff. Severed Faith is getting things going again also. Just lots of exciting stuff. 

And anything else you want to say about the label?

"Just that there is an absolutely immeasurable amount of brutal underground metal that is coming down the pipeline to be released on Steamroller, along with all the excellent music that we've already put out. These bands on this label are all growing and developing and turning into the next generation of well known top performing metal bands - and we are getting more of the best bands whenever and wherever we can. We are really just getting legitimately cranked up and I really believe Steamroller is reaching the artists who have the vision and talent to establish the next generation of brutal underground metal. So it's in every metal fan's best interest to keep up with us. The best ways to stay up to date with all this awesome music is at our facebook page and through our website - www.steamrollerrecords.com .

At our webiste - www.steamrollerrecords.com - you can get all the news about these guys' music, you can listen to and download some free tunes from our artists, check out reviews and interviews, take a look at their official pages, and a bunch more."

Empyreal Interview

Empyreal(Pa) Interview

I conducted an interview with Logan Beaver of Central Pa's up and coming post-hardcore act, Empyreal.

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Give a short explanation of the bands origins. (story behind the name, when you got started etc)

"We started in late 2012 under the name Earth Abides. I'm not really sure how we came up with name, but we scrapped that idea and went back to the name Empyreal (the name of Matt and Jeff's former deathcore band) and we just kind of stuck with that."

What are some of the band's influences?

"I myself am greatly influenced by a melodic hardcore band from Oregon called It Prevails. I listen to a lot of melodic hardcore and alot of metalcore too. Same with the other guitarist, Jeff. Our vocalist, matt, he listens to a wide range of music such as Structures and For the Fallen Dreams. And Vinny, or drummer, he really likes woe is me, and a bunch of the other rise bands.He's also a pretty big periphery fan. I guess we all like periphery alot, haha."

What was your favorite show to play?

"My favorite show to play, hm, I'd say any of the phillips emporium shows, in Bloomsburg. I don't know what it is about that place, it's just fun to play there I guess.And playing at Eleanor Rigby's with Texas in July and the Air I breathe was pretty cool"

What band(s) do you want to share the stage with in the future?

"Honestly, in my opinion all of the Rise bands are great, so any of them would be coo to play with. But if you asked my top 3, I'd say either It Prevails or Counterparts or Vanna. If I didn't play metal it would be hands down, no questions asked, Transit. I love those guys."

 Can you give any details on future release? (EPs, singles, full-lengths - anything you can give)

"As for the EP, you can bet that you'll be able to listen to our EP before you go back to school. As for details, I know we've already released a song off that EP, but you can be sure that no 2 songs will sound the same. I feel like that's something that only a select few bands can do, and do it well. So I'm pretty excited to get this produced and out there"

Do you plan to tour in the future?

"We're actually touring this summer, I guess it's not an offical 'tour', but we're going all over the place, it's gonna be a lot of fun."

If so, where do you want to play most?

"As for somewhere I want to play, its easy. Warped tour. Every single person in the band would give you the exact same answer."

Check them out, leave them a "like" and keep an eye on them. I see huge things from these guys in the near future

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The Official Disarming the Tyrant Webzine Blog.

Welcome to the Disarm the Tyrant Underground Webzine official site. You can access this blog directly at disarmthetyrant.blogspot.com or through the Reviews/Interviews section on www.steamrollerrecords.com . I'll be talking to and about metal bands from across the spectrum and giving my thoughts and opinions as well as info direct from the artists themselves via interviews.

This page is an excellent source for all underground metal heads to stay up to date on the what's what and who's who in the current metal scene. Don't get left out! So make sure and stop by regularly and keep up to date.