Eyes Set To Kill
Women may be from Venus but that won’t stop them from doing the things they love. I got to catch up with the dudes and ladies of Eyes Set To Kill right before their tour with I Am Ghost to talk about their band and the things they have encountered on the road. Who’s messier? Read on to find out.
Mikey Briecha: Do you guys feel people already are judging you even before you come on stage or they listen to your album since you have to ladies in the band?
Eyes Set To Kill: Of course. Every once in a while as we walk on stage you hear the crowd say things such as, "oh this is gonna interesting" or "what girls"? It’s always going to happen and we just look past it.
MB:: Besides having two ladies in the band, what makes you different than other bands in the hardcore/screamo genre of music that are out right now?
ESTK:: What makes us different is our diverse sound. We toss in some break downs, riffy metal party, acoustic melodicness, plus the screaming with the singing. We feel we can reach any type of crowd with our diverse sound.
MB:: You have been touring pretty much non-stop since you, Alexia and Anissa started this band. How do you keep the live show fresh and fun not only for the fans, but for yourselves also?
ESTK:: Well we always change our set up for every different tour. We like making new intros to get the crowd pumped for what’s coming up. Every once in a while we toss in a few really old songs for the die hard fans.
MB:: What has been your favorite place to play?
ESTK:: My favorite place to play was B.B. Kings in New York City. It was a super awesome venue and they took care of us. Most of all I had never been in Times Square. Being able to play there was very surreal.
MB:: You are touring right now with I Am Ghost . How has the tour been going?
ESTK:: Well the tour hasn’t started yet. It actually starts July 30th. We are really stoked for the tour and we know it will do well.
MB:: If you could pick the bill for your next tour, what bands or people would you want to put on the bill? They can be dead or alive and the band doesn’t have to still be together.
ESTK:: That’s a tough one, but for fun, it would have to be Thrice, Darkest Hour, Daft Punk, and No Doubt.
MB:: The music scene today is starting to get lost in the glamour and how much money you can make. What do you think bands like yourselves can do to change this to go back to the way things used to be, when it was about the music and the live (raw) shows?
ESTK:: It is really sad to see where it all has gone. We think people need to just stay more in tune to the music they want to actually make, not what everyone else is doing or what they think sells. If you are playing what you love, its going to show in your live show for sure.
MB:: What is next for ESTK: after the I Am Ghost tour? More studio, more touring, or both?
ESTK:: More touring for sure. We hope to be out for the rest of the year. Always more writing, we love to write new jams and maybe some studio time. Just for fun though.
MB:: If I am correct Alexia writes most of the lyrics. But does the rest of the band have insight on what is said in the album or the perception of the album?
ESTK:: Of course Alexia writes what she feels and we all love what comes out, but in the end we all talk about what’s being said and how we want people to see us and our music. We all have our own input and agree on how the album is going to be.
MB:: This question is for Brandon Caleb and Greg. How is it being in a band with 2 ladies? Would you have it any other way? When touring are they the messy ones or
are the gentlemen the messy ones?
ESTK:: Well we hear stories of other bands that are just guys, and they always say they get really gay on tour together. We feel the girls keep us “straighter” than the usual touring band and it’s a lot of fun. [laughs] We wouldn’t have it any other way. On tour we [the guys] are the dirty ones, but yes the girls are by far the messy ones with their clothes everywhere and such.
MB:: What is the music scene in Tempe Arizona like?
ESTK:: The music scene out here is really good. Kids come out to the better venues of course, but a diverse crowd always seems to come out and we all enjoy seeing that.
MB:: It seems that your life experiences wrote this album for you guys as a band. Will you keep that creative writing style for the next album or will you use a different technique?
ESTK:: We’re pretty sure we will stick to that format lyrically, but who knows we may change it up.
MB:: Speaking of writing, since your on tour a lot these days, do you write all the time with the down time from shows or do you as a band write in the studio or only when your going to record an album?
ESTK:: Alexia is always writing lyrics and poems down on the road but when we are home that is when the writing starts. We write whenever. It doesn’t have to be right when we are about to go into the studio. It’s bad to rush things and if we write all the time we feel our album can be stronger because of that preparation.
MB:: Thank you so much for your time guys. Good luck in the future.
ESTK:: Thanks man.
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