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Interview with August Burns Red


these guys helped pave the way for

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

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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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