Who? Ascend The Shadows.
Myspace: www.myspace.com/ascendtheshadows
How long have you been playing together? We have been playing together since october of '07, so not even a year.
How did you meet? We have all gone to school together for most of our lives.
What kind of gear do you use?
Rob - Peavey 6505+ tube amplifier, Dean Razorback DB, Monster Cable, elixir strings, and dunlop picks.
Kenny - Crate Combo, Jackson DXMG, Monster Cable, GHS strings, and Dunlop Picks.
Tyler - Tama 8 piece Imperialstar, Vic Firth Sticks, Zildjian Z Custom Cymbals and DW 7000 Kick Pedals.
Is there an album that inspired you to join a band?
Rob - Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Kenny - Rust In Peace by Megadeth
Tyler - Toxicity by System Of A Down
What was the last album you bought?
Rob - Devildriver - The Last Kind Words
Kenny - Bullet For My Valentine - Scream, Aim, Fire
Tyler - Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
What do you think of downloading music? We feel that it isn't respectful towards the musicians who spent their time and money to make these albums.
Who would you say was your personal biggest influence?
Rob - Tony Iommi
Kenny - Dave Mustaine
Tyler - Lars Ulrich
If you could trade places with another musician for a day, who would it be and why?
Rob - Robb Flynn of Machine Head, mainly because every song on the Blackening was amazing, I would love to play each one of those songs every night with such an amazing band.
Kenny - Matt Heafy of Trivium, mainly because Matt is an amazing guitar player and Trivium is one of my favorite bands, and I can't wait to see them live on tour in October.
Tyler - Joey Jordison of Slipknot, because overall, he is a great musician, he can play drums amazingly and play guitar and bass, and that's extremely impressive.
If you weren’t playing in a band, what do you think you’d be doing instead? Generally we would all be paying more attention to high school and probably be playing football on our high school teams.
Where do you think the best metal is coming from at the moment? At the moment, we would have to say the southern states, and somewhat of the west coast with such bands as Machine Head, Trivium, Lamb Of God, Slipknot, and As I Lay Dying.
If you could only eat one kind of food, would it be savoury or sweet? We all agree upon savoury, we all love food like steak and chicken, mostly hearty food.
What’s your favourite movie?
Rob - The Hulk, the second one it was intense.
Kenny - Troy, its an awesome movie, that I can watch over and over.
Tyler - Crash, because "it's so true to life"
What was the last live show you went to (not including your own)?
Rob - The Black Tyranny Tour with Machine Head and Arch Enemy
Kenny - Ozzfest '07 with Ozzy and Lamb Of God
Tyler - The Black Tyranny Tour with Machine Head and Arch Enemy
What do you have lined up next? We are planning on recording a couple of new songs, playing more shows, and attending the Trivium/All That Remains tour.
Why should people check out your band? First of all, people might find it surprising that we are all still in high school, some people still don't believe it. We have a unique mixture of influences that makes our metal very diverse. We're from the same state as Hatebreed, Connecticut.
So, check us out on Myspace, www.myspace.com/ascendtheshadows.
(We are not a three piece band, we have a bassist lined up, he's currently learning our songs. Refer to the Myspace page for updates).
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