they’ve stayed true to the punk rock vibe since their debut and haven’t lost
vibe since their debut and haven’t lost
vibe since their debut and haven’t lost any of their trademark energy hi I’m
any of their trademark energy hi I’m
any of their trademark energy hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Billy Talent
with Billy Talent
with Billy Talent about going back to their roots on the
about going back to their roots on the
about going back to their roots on the album dead silence well let’s talk about
album dead silence well let’s talk about
album dead silence well let’s talk about this silence what were you guys going
this silence what were you guys going
this silence what were you guys going for on that one we’ve established the
for on that one we’ve established the
for on that one we’ve established the sound on the first two records I think
sound on the first two records I think
sound on the first two records I think that our fans really missed from the
that our fans really missed from the
that our fans really missed from the last record but at the same time we love
last record but at the same time we love
last record but at the same time we love to us we get on the road the last record
to us we get on the road the last record
to us we get on the road the last record and wanted to keep a bit of that so I
and wanted to keep a bit of that so I
and wanted to keep a bit of that so I guess the goal is to create something
guess the goal is to create something
guess the goal is to create something new while keeping elements from those
new while keeping elements from those
new while keeping elements from those past records that sound good
ian was involved in every single sound
ian was involved in every single sound of this record and every part of it and
of this record and every part of it and
of this record and every part of it and really helped us all just know pushing
really helped us all just know pushing
really helped us all just know pushing us like you can do it like this is what
us like you can do it like this is what
us like you can do it like this is what I want from you and just push push push
I want from you and just push push push
I want from you and just push push push so and it turned out great
so and it turned out great
so and it turned out great yeah it’s funny because it’s not
yeah it’s funny because it’s not
yeah it’s funny because it’s not something you could just jump into and I
something you could just jump into and I
something you could just jump into and I realized 19 years in this band probably
realized 19 years in this band probably
realized 19 years in this band probably enough time where I’ve learned things to
enough time where I’ve learned things to
enough time where I’ve learned things to pick things up from other producers
pick things up from other producers
pick things up from other producers we’ve worked with the 24 is a first demo
we’ve worked with the 24 is a first demo
we’ve worked with the 24 is a first demo cassette that we ever did for track demo
cassette that we ever did for track demo
cassette that we ever did for track demo cassette 1994 I produced in my parents
cassette 1994 I produced in my parents
cassette 1994 I produced in my parents basement and it sounded like absolute
basement and it sounded like absolute
basement and it sounded like absolute dog craps
what would you say was the biggest
what would you say was the biggest influence on this album there was a lot
influence on this album there was a lot
influence on this album there was a lot of things to happening in the last year
of things to happening in the last year
of things to happening in the last year that really kind of came out de
that really kind of came out de
that really kind of came out de matically on this record and it was it
matically on this record and it was it
matically on this record and it was it began with last summer and the whole
began with last summer and the whole
began with last summer and the whole Occupy movement and all the unrest
Occupy movement and all the unrest
Occupy movement and all the unrest around the world and then we wrote like
around the world and then we wrote like
around the world and then we wrote like in Death March
when we started recording to record and
when we started recording to record and after recorded Aaron’s Thomas he
after recorded Aaron’s Thomas he
after recorded Aaron’s Thomas he informed us that he was going to have to
informed us that he was going to have to
informed us that he was going to have to go have the major heart surgery in
go have the major heart surgery in
go have the major heart surgery in January or February and that whole time
January or February and that whole time
January or February and that whole time like after what had happened last year
like after what had happened last year
like after what had happened last year and coming into 2012 just created this
and coming into 2012 just created this
and coming into 2012 just created this atmosphere of uncertainty and almost
atmosphere of uncertainty and almost
atmosphere of uncertainty and almost anxiety around us we were all really
anxiety around us we were all really
anxiety around us we were all really worried for Aaron with everything else
worried for Aaron with everything else
worried for Aaron with everything else going on violence was escalating and
going on violence was escalating and
going on violence was escalating and people are acting crazy in the world and
people are acting crazy in the world and
people are acting crazy in the world and stuff and and so I think a lot of that
stuff and and so I think a lot of that
stuff and and so I think a lot of that came in the came out in the lyrical
came in the came out in the lyrical
came in the came out in the lyrical content on the record people eating each
content on the record people eating each
content on the record people eating each other’s faces off yeah like what’s going
other’s faces off yeah like what’s going
other’s faces off yeah like what’s going on with that that’s insane
can you tell us a bit about the video to
can you tell us a bit about the video to surprise price there’s a lot of effects
surprise price there’s a lot of effects
surprise price there’s a lot of effects in this video it’s the first video that
in this video it’s the first video that
in this video it’s the first video that we’ve never performed it yeah and it’s
we’ve never performed it yeah and it’s
we’ve never performed it yeah and it’s the first video that’s comedy as well
there’s a lot of computer animations and
there’s a lot of computer animations and we’re flying planes and it’s a comedy
we’re flying planes and it’s a comedy
we’re flying planes and it’s a comedy like top secret or airplane yeah monty
like top secret or airplane yeah monty
like top secret or airplane yeah monty python ish well on that note i think
python ish well on that note i think
python ish well on that note i think we’ll say thank you great thank you very
we’ll say thank you great thank you very
we’ll say thank you great thank you very much thank you very much that was fun
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