these guys helped pave the way for metalcore and have the fanbase to prove
metalcore and have the fanbase to prove
metalcore and have the fanbase to prove it
it
it hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and this year we checked
watchmojo.com and this year we checked
watchmojo.com and this year we checked out Warped Tour where we spoke with
out Warped Tour where we spoke with
out Warped Tour where we spoke with Brent from August Burns Red to find out
Brent from August Burns Red to find out
Brent from August Burns Red to find out how his band differs from other bands in
how his band differs from other bands in
how his band differs from other bands in their genre
if there was an August Burns Red motto
if there was an August Burns Red motto what would it be
what would it be
what would it be we always try and have as much fun as
we always try and have as much fun as
we always try and have as much fun as possible on stage that’s fire our
possible on stage that’s fire our
possible on stage that’s fire our biggest motto on this tour especially we
biggest motto on this tour especially we
biggest motto on this tour especially we got 40 minutes of fun and the rest of
got 40 minutes of fun and the rest of
got 40 minutes of fun and the rest of the day is sitting around we just try to
the day is sitting around we just try to
the day is sitting around we just try to go out there and have a blast but we’ve
go out there and have a blast but we’ve
go out there and have a blast but we’ve always been that way just like put on
always been that way just like put on
always been that way just like put on the best show we possibly can and just
the best show we possibly can and just
the best show we possibly can and just entertain the crowd and entertain each
entertain the crowd and entertain each
entertain the crowd and entertain each other
if you were forced to label your music
if you were forced to label your music how would you do that everyone just
how would you do that everyone just
how would you do that everyone just calls us a metalcore band and that’s
calls us a metalcore band and that’s
calls us a metalcore band and that’s fine that’s what we are so we’ll leave
fine that’s what we are so we’ll leave
fine that’s what we are so we’ll leave it at that might a lot of bands that I
it at that might a lot of bands that I
it at that might a lot of bands that I interview really do not like having like
interview really do not like having like
interview really do not like having like a definitive easy you know one word
a definitive easy you know one word
a definitive easy you know one word label
label
label well everyone tries to think they’re
well everyone tries to think they’re
well everyone tries to think they’re like ingenious and original and like the
like ingenious and original and like the
like ingenious and original and like the makers of their genre or something like
makers of their genre or something like
makers of their genre or something like that but in all reality everyone always
that but in all reality everyone always
that but in all reality everyone always that someone has done it before you and
that someone has done it before you and
that someone has done it before you and that’s that so we are another chord
do you find that there are a lot of
do you find that there are a lot of misconceptions about your band common
misconceptions about your band common
misconceptions about your band common misconception is that we’re going to go
misconception is that we’re going to go
misconception is that we’re going to go out there be layered in tattoos and be
out there be layered in tattoos and be
out there be layered in tattoos and be wearing all black and have long flat
wearing all black and have long flat
wearing all black and have long flat ironed hair and that’s just this is not
ironed hair and that’s just this is not
ironed hair and that’s just this is not what we do you definitely don’t look
what we do you definitely don’t look
what we do you definitely don’t look like most of the people I have
like most of the people I have
like most of the people I have interviewed today oh good you look like
interviewed today oh good you look like
interviewed today oh good you look like you’re going golfing yeah I would love
you’re going golfing yeah I would love
you’re going golfing yeah I would love to
you guys consider yourselves a Christian
you guys consider yourselves a Christian been like we just say that we’re all
been like we just say that we’re all
been like we just say that we’re all Christians in the band we grew up as
Christians in the band we grew up as
Christians in the band we grew up as Christians and I think just a matter
Christians and I think just a matter
Christians and I think just a matter from Lancaster Pennsylvania very
from Lancaster Pennsylvania very
from Lancaster Pennsylvania very conservative area pretty much I’d say
conservative area pretty much I’d say
conservative area pretty much I’d say 80% of people who come out of there grew
80% of people who come out of there grew
80% of people who come out of there grew up in Christian homes and we as we went
up in Christian homes and we as we went
up in Christian homes and we as we went to the same high school happen to be
to the same high school happen to be
to the same high school happen to be friends so which is kind of a natural
friends so which is kind of a natural
friends so which is kind of a natural thing when a Christian label came up to
thing when a Christian label came up to
thing when a Christian label came up to us we weren’t like you know we were just
us we weren’t like you know we were just
us we weren’t like you know we were just like you’re a big label sure have you
like you’re a big label sure have you
like you’re a big label sure have you encountered any problems because of that
encountered any problems because of that
encountered any problems because of that label the only place it ever has a
label the only place it ever has a
label the only place it ever has a stigma is over in Europe they’re just
stigma is over in Europe they’re just
stigma is over in Europe they’re just they’re very used to Catholicism as like
they’re very used to Catholicism as like
they’re very used to Catholicism as like the main form of Christianity over there
the main form of Christianity over there
the main form of Christianity over there and a lot of people just have a bad
and a lot of people just have a bad
and a lot of people just have a bad taste in their mouth because of I guess
taste in their mouth because of I guess
taste in their mouth because of I guess stuff that’s happened in the past or
stuff that’s happened in the past or
stuff that’s happened in the past or whatever but for the most part we do
whatever but for the most part we do
whatever but for the most part we do really well in Europe and it’s never
really well in Europe and it’s never
really well in Europe and it’s never really held us back but we definitely
really held us back but we definitely
really held us back but we definitely when we go to Europe the interviews are
when we go to Europe the interviews are
when we go to Europe the interviews are pretty strictly like about our
pretty strictly like about our
pretty strictly like about our Christianity and less about the band
Christianity and less about the band
Christianity and less about the band which is kind of weird and like it’s
which is kind of weird and like it’s
which is kind of weird and like it’s come to the point where like we just
come to the point where like we just
come to the point where like we just start screening interviews before they
start screening interviews before they
start screening interviews before they actually happen when we go overseas just
actually happen when we go overseas just
actually happen when we go overseas just so we don’t get stuck in a hour-long
so we don’t get stuck in a hour-long
so we don’t get stuck in a hour-long religious debate yeah
thank you very much
thank you very much you’re walking
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