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1. Can you give us a brief intro to the band?
Across The Sun was formed in August of 2004, in
nowhere-land (a.k.a. Scappoose OR), by childhood friends.
After evolving over the years, the current and permanent
line-up consists of: Sam Hafer on guitar, Shane "The
Brain" Murray on Keys, Alan Ashcraft on Drums,
John "A.C. Slater" Malloy on bass and myself,
Brandon Davis, on Vocals.
2. Musically, what would you say your main influences
are?
Our musical influences literally come from every type
of music there is! From Killswitch Engage to Boys II
Men, Katatonia to Copeland, and Soilwork to Drake! If
I had to pick a top 3 for our particular style, it would
be: Soilwork, Killswitch Engage, and Dark Tranquillity.
3. Tell us about your upcoming/present album/demo
releases?
Since our inception, we have released 3 E.P.'s: 2006's
This War, 2008's Storms Weathered, and 2009's Pestilence
& Rapture. Pestilence was released on Authintik
Ink. Our upcoming debut album on Metal Blade Records
is titled Before The Night Takes Us. The theme is about
confronting one's demons, dealing with them head on,
moving past them, and looking toward a positive, brighter
future. It comes out March 15th.
4.
What are your upcoming tour plans?
Our first tour of 2011 is the Atticus Young and the
Reckless tour, which features Our Last Night, Attila,
Vanna, Arsnists Get All The Girls, Bullet For Pretty
Boy, and Armor For The Broken.
5. Where is your favorite city to gig, both in terms
of playing and visiting?
As a band, our favourite places to play are: The Rave
(Milwaukee, WI), Peabody's (Cleveland, OH) and The Quarter
(Baltimore, MD). The Rave is an amazing venue, one which
we have played a couple times. The history and the building
itself are amazing! We love Cleveland, we have many
friends here, and the food is to die for. We also have
a fond memory of Peadody's which includes a gnarly stomach
virus haha! And The Quarter has the best accommodations
of any venue we have ever played in the U.S., so props
to them for making the touring bands comfortable on
the road!
6. If you could go out on tour with any band, who
would it be?
I think if we as a band had a choice to tour with whomever
we wanted, it would be: Soilwork, Deadlock, Killswitch
Engage, Scar Symmetry, Dark Tranquility, and All That
Remains!
7. Have you ever suffered an onstage/tour related injury?
Haha no injuries yet thank god. We all got drunk in
California on our first tour, and I picked up Alan and
our old bassist Colin and tossed one into a brick wall
and the other into a pile of broken glass haha. It's
a wonder neither of them got hurt from it! However,
Across The Sun is no stranger to illness on tour that's
for sure lol. We have all sustained some type of severe
illness while on the road, all ending in vomiting and
life hating!
8. What's the funniest thing that's ever happened
to you on tour?
This would be a more exciting read if we were a crazy
party band, but we're not haha. I would say the funniest
thing that has happened to us on tour is when we accidentally
entered Canada on our way to a Walmart, somewhere in
NY. They searched our van and we played the, how old
is everyone and what do you play in the band, game with
one of the Canadian officers. She got literally everything
right on the first guess, it was nuts!!!
9. What are the best / worst things about being in
a band?
For me, the best thing about being in this band is being
able to express myself freely, write music that I love
and am very passionate about, and being able to share
that with the world thanks to our amazing manager and
record label. Seeing my, and really our, dream come
true and seeing it through to whatever end is in store
for us is the greatest gift we have been given!
Being far away from friends, family, and our home for
months at a time is probably the worst part of being
in a band. That, and being broke, hungry, and disgusting
haha. But that comes with the territory and all are
willing sacrifices for what we get in return for having
the opportunity to experience living our dreams.
10. What's your personal poison of choice?
My personal poison is Jager and Rockstar!!!
11. Which band / album do you love but know you shouldn't?
I have no qualms nor insecurities with any of the music
I listen to. But if I had a "guilty pleasure",
it would be any Boys II Men or Josh Groban album.
12. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a wood
chuck could chuck wood?
According to ask.com:
The amount of wood that woodchucks would chuck on a
given day varies greatly with the individual woodchuck.
According to a Wall Street Journal article, New York
State wildlife expert Richard Thomas found that a woodchuck
could chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course
of digging a burrow. Thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck
could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equal to
700 pounds.
13.
Any last words?
I speak for all the guys when I say thank you for all
your support, thanks for reading this and any other
press we get, make sure you pre-order our album Before
The Night Takes Us by March 9th, and come see us on
tour this year. We love you all!!!
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