1. What inspired you to write your style of music?
It's mainly inspiration from bands I think, Metallica were the first band that really got me into Metal and I started at a late age.I probably didn't listen to any metal until I was about 14. Then my taste in music progressed to more melodic death metal, bands such as Arch Enemy, In Flames, Children of Bodom etc. This is the type of music I still listen too and kind of the same vein as Anterior. I couldn't be in a band where I didn't enjoy the music I played and to write good music you have to feel passionate about it. We never set an agenda for how we should sound though it's just what comes out naturally. We write what sounds good to us.

2. How do you feel when you think of how far you have come in the world of music?
I think we've done well to get this far, it's very difficult to break through when you're from a very small town like we were. There's very few opportunities for playing with big bands or to get noticed compared to somewhere like London. We always believed in ourselves and worked very hard to get where we have. But there's still a very long way to go and we're still working hard and grafting to get where we want to be ultimately.

3. How are you feeling knowing you are going to be playing with Sylosis and Malefice later this year?
We've played with both bands before and actually know all the guys very well so it's definitely going to be a great time, lot's of drinking and partying probably. Last time we went out with Sylosis there were a lot of guys coming to check us out and I think we gained a lot of fans. We're quite similar in style so we probably have a lot of the same fans, and the same goes for the Malefice boys I think. It's going to be an amazing tour and it's a great package to promote british metal, it's a shame we're not going to Europe too. Who knows though maybe sometime next year.

4. You had a new album come out this year! What were your inspirations for both the lyrics, and the sound of “Echoes Of The Fallen”?
Sound wise we really wanted to sound like a big established band. Not too many triggers and a more natural drum sound. We wanted people to listen to the album and imagine us playing all in a big room together. A lot of emphasis was put on keeping a groove to the album and not playing things too tight. The black album was actually mentioned quite a few times during the sessions. Writing wise we always use the same theory really if it sounds good it makes the album there was no agenda set for being heavier or anything. Lyrically we worked much harder this time and put a great deal of thought into writing about important subjects. Subjects that anyone listening to the album could relate to. Things like seizing your dreams, killing for religion, racism. I'm really happy with the way it's come out though, I think it's a really strong second album and theres a lot of catchy moments and hooks throughout the album. And Producer Scott Atkins done a great job.

5. For the title track “Echoes Of The Fallen”, you used symphonic and orchestral elements in the song. What made you decide to use these more melodic sounds?
We've always been into big epic sounding tracks and there's nothing more epic than strings. I think it gives you a bit of breathing room in the album too, thats why we wanted it roughly in the middle of the album. To give people a break from the metal onslaught :)

6. You recently played Sonisphere this year! How did you feel playing at such a big festival? Did the crowd give the reaction you thought they would?
It went really well we had a great crowd and reception. We played bloodstock a few years ago and that was good but Sonisphere is a much bigger festival. Its always hard doing festival's because it's a bit of a gamble as to who's on the same time as you, this time it was Limp Bizkit. And because we were on about 7:30 we were always going to be up against a big band. But thankfully a lot of people came out to watch us and we're really grateful for all the support we received and we had an amazing time!

7. Have you got any plans for future tours or festivals? Which bands would you like to play with on tour and why?
Well we're doing the Sylosis tour in Sep/Oct and there may be something in the works for Nov but there's nothing confirmed yet. Obviously we're raring to go and want to be playing as much as possible in support of this album. Metallica would be the ultimate band for me, realistically though someone like Arch Enemy or In Flames would do us the world of good and I think we'd really appeal to the same type of fans. Plus I'm a big fan of both those bands so yeah that would be cool.

8. How would you describe your band ( in 5 words) to people who haven’t heard your music before?
Really Fucking Shredtastic Heavy Metal!!!!!