Duane from Travail
1. According to the rumors on the streets, Travail is losing one original member. What are the bands plans now?
YES, THE RUMORS ARE TRUE. THE PLANS FOR THE BAND NOW IS TO CONTINUE ON. WE HAVE FOUND OUR NEW SINGER, KYLE CERMAK, AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE IN THE BAND. WE ARE STARTING TO PLAY SHOWS AND ARE LOOKING TO BE IN THE STUDIO IN LATE MAY TO CUT THE FULL LENGTH.
2. How did you guys feel when Matt and Aaron decided to part ways with the band? Mostly Matt's decision?
WELL WE WERE HURT AND DIDNT WANT IT TO HAPPEN. BUT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS THAT WAY. AFTER A BIT OF TIME HAS PAST NOW, I SEE THAT IT WAS FOR THE BETTER. WE SEEM TO ALL BE IN HAPPIER PLACES NOW.
3. Where do you see the band going now with the new singer?
I FEEL THERE IS A NEW PASSION AND DRIVE FOR THE BAND NOW. KYLE BRINGS IN A GREAT PASSION AND EMOTION FOR THE MUSIC AND IN HIS LYRICS. I FEEL WE CAN REALLY GO NO WHERE BUT UP FROM HERE. WE ARE ALL PLEASED WITH THE BAND AS OF NOW, AND WE ARE JUST TAKING WHAT WE GET HANDED IN STRIDE.
4. Is Aaron going to be replaced?
I REALLY DONT HAVE ANSWER FOR THAT. WE LOOKED FOR A GOOD WHILE BEFORE WE CHOSE AARON. FINDING A GOOD GUITARIST THAT CLICKS WITH THE CHEMISTRY OF THE BAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HARD THING FOR US TO FIND. WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE WAY THE WRITING IS GOING AS OF NOW AND PLAN TO KEEP IT THIS WAY TIL WE FIND A SECOND GUITARIST. THERE HASNT BEEN MUCH OF A ATTEMPT TO REPLACE HIM AS OF NOW, BUT MAYBE THERE WILL BE IN THE FUTURE.
5. Is Travail going to shed it's "Christian" tag?
I DONT THINK WE COULD EVER SHED THAT TAG. WE ALL STILL FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT GOD IN SOME WAY. SOME PEOPLE WILL FIND GOD IN OUR MUSIC AND OTHERS WILL JUST FIND HAPPINESS OR JUST GOOD MUSIC. WE ARE WHATEVER WE ARE TO THAT PERSON. WE WANNA AFFECT PEOPLE IN WAYS THAT OTHER BANDS DONT. AND IF THAT MEANS THEY COME TO GOD, THEN COOL. IF THAT MEANS THEY JUST HAVE A GOOD CD TO ROCK OUT TO AND FIND ENJOYMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT IN, THEN THAT IS GREAT TOO.
6. Any plans to record with the new line-up? If so, will their be a new album and what label will put it out?
WE HAVE DEMOED TWO SONGS WITH THE NEW SINGER. THEY SOUND VERY GOOD AND ONE WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE SHORTLY. WE ARE FINISHING UP THE WRITING PROCESS AND THEN LOOKING AT HITTING THE STUDIO LATE MAY-JUNE. IT WILL BE RELEASED THROUGH ARE CURRENT LABEL, METRO 1 MUSIC, THAT PUT OUT OUR DEBUT ALBUM ALSO. THE TENATIVE TITLE FOR THE UPCOMING ALBUM IS "EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY".
7. What plans do you guys have for the summer?
NOT FOR SURE AS OF NOW. WE ARE JUST REALLY TRYING TO KEEP FOCUS ON THE NEW ALBUM AND FINISHING UP THE WRITING OF IT, AND JUST BUILDING THINGS UP IN THE BAND. WE HOPE TO GET OUT AND PLAY AS MANY SHOWS IN AS MANY PLACES AS POSSIBLE COMING UP, SO BE ON THE LOOK-OUT.
8. Well thanks for your time. Is there anything we may have missed that you would like to cover or let our readers know? Feel free to say whatever you like.
GRAB A KNIFE AND CARVE A PATH FOR ME
"WE MAY WANDER BUT WE ARE NOT LOST"
THERE ARE MAPS INSIDE MY SOUL
IF I WILL LEAD, THEN WHO WILL FOLLOW. - 'when angels wont answer"
Travail
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