BryceSays.com got the chance to interview the band, 1931 today (September 28th). They are probably THE best metal band you will ever hear! Check out the interview below. (And also, there are about 5-8 more interviews that are being posted in the next few days!)
1. Where do you get most of your musical inspiration from?
We get our inspiration from all over the place. Sometimes it comes from other music, and sometimes it comes from other places most people might not think of…for example, one of us might have a really awesome day and just pick up a guitar and just crank out all of these killer riffs just because the mood was right that day.
2. Are you guys working on an album?
We are in the writing process of our new album, we have a few songs written now, but as of right now we don’t have a name picked out.
3. Where’s your guys’ favorite place you’ve performed at so far, if you have one?
Oh man, this is a hard one. Pretty much we love playing everywhere. If there are kids at a show who are truly enjoying themselves, I love that, because it reminds me of when I was like 14 years old going to shows and having a blast. It’s cool when stuff like that comes full circle, seeing bands when you were young and feeling so cool because they actually talked and hung out with their fans, and then seeing kids act the same way with your band. It rules because we’re all just dudes who like playing metal and shit…but if we can be an inspiration to somebody, that is awesome.
4. After having gone through so many band members, what has it taught you guys?
Well after all of the lineup changes, it’s taught us that nothing lasts forever, granted we wanna play metal until we’re dead, chances are you aren’t going to be able to play with the same guys your entire life. I would love to say “yeah we’ve had the same lineup for four years” but shit happens… people move on with their lives, people flake on you, people get kicked out, anything you can think of, it happens. You pretty much have to just go with the flow and keep focusing on doing what you love.
5. What’s the craziest thing that’s happened to you guys on tour?
This is a tough one… let me think… Ok, so we were in Jacksonville, Florida last summer while we were touring, and after our show at The Pit, we needed a place to crash, but unfortunately there wasn’t anywhere we could stay. So we ended up driving down the street to just chill out all night at the beach… little did I know we were about to come up on some weird ass shit. We get to the beach and we’re hanging out for a while, and then these two guys come up and start talking to us. Let it be known that these guys had just gotten out of prison and their names were fucking OUTLAW and DOPE BOY. I mean what the fuck is that all about? Anyways, these guys are just super sketchy all night, not really hanging around us, but still kind of hanging around. We made it to dawn before everybody passed out in the hot ass oven we call “the van” all covered in sand. We finally wake up and walk down to the McDonald’s like a block away, come back, and to our surprise, SOME FUCKING ASSHOLE ROBBED OUR VAN. Ipods, phones, cameras, clothing, bags, all that shit was gone, and all we can think is “MOTHERFUCKING OUTLAW AND DOPE BOY”. The moral of this story is “don’t trust dudes you meet on the beach at 2AM, you’re in for trouble if you do.”
Also Kevin made out with Matt that night….
6. Who are your favorite bands (or solo acts) to perform with?
Every Bridge Burned on Rise Records! Those dudes by far have been our best friends and brother band for a long time. Go pick up their album AUN APRENDO today! We also love playing with our dudes in By The Sins Fell Angels, TTEOTD, Days Fade, and all of our other Ohio homies.
