I'M IN AN AWFUL STATE, IT'S GETTING LATE...

Pls describe your sound to those who have not heard (of) you.
Hardcore Punk Rock: Heavy, Raw, Melodic. Our songwriting isn't formulaic and we don't rely on shitty mosh parts to carry our songs. We dig bands like black flag, unbroken, husker du, buzzcocks, descendents and tragedy.
How did you feel about going from martyr rex to deathwish inc? Did it open new doors for you guys. And how do you feel about the efforts from the european front (reflections)?
It has definitely opened doors for us. Martyr quickly became too small for us...not enough distribution, money, time or resources. We needed a label that can work as hard as we are working. We've always been pleased with Reflections work for our band and they are great people to work with.
I saw you on your first euro tour in ghent playing for about 50 people and no crowd reaction whatsoever but pics of other shows on that tour showed the kids going berserk. How does it feel playing for an indifferent crowd one night and get the most awesome response on the next?
Playing for an "indifferent" crowd sucks. Playing to a crowd that isn't going crazy is ok as long as people are willing to come up front and you can feel a connection with the crowd. But obviously the best is when kids are losing their minds. On the best nights it's like a religious experience.
The new record seems to deal with growing pains and not having much of a future.

I think that is a pretty narrow way of looking at it. It's a record about embracing your past, who you are and where you come from. It's about being alienated but not defeated. It's about having heart and soul in heartless and souless times.
You have new merch referring to ramones, skinheads and rimbaud and you have a song called the outsiders. How do these 4 things influence you and in what way?
Well the ramones are the original american punkers...the first to play that hard and fast and play a ton of shows all over the country...a strong work ethic and uncompromising. I wrote that song cause we were out on the road carrying on that tradition in our own way while The Ramones were dying. We will never have the importance that they had...but our dreams were coming true while theirs were coming to a close so i wrote that song. The song "martin atchet" on the new record is based on a fictional skinhead character from the graphic novel "SKIN". I've had a fascination with skinheads since i started seeing them at shows when i was 16 or so. I think that skinhead is the coolest youth subculture of all time...from the style to the music. There was a post on the internet asking if we were nazis. If you equate skinheads with Racism, Fascism, Etc....please do some research. Arthur Rimbaud was a french poet who wrote a harrowing epic poem called "A Season In Hell" Just read it. Whether by birth, or by choice, if your life revolves are hardcore & punk rock then you are an outsider. Stay gold, ponyboy.

Peace.