Chris, give us your current line up.
As of 8:27 am on Tuesday morning, the lineup is as follows: Me on Guitar, Guy Marchais on guitar, Jay Carbone on Bass, Bill Tolley on Drums and Mike Lotito on vocals. Who the hell knows what it will be tomorrow! Hehehe.
What happened with Ray? How is the new singer fitting in and replacing Ray?
Ray wanted to move on to college and (gasp) his girlfriend. He lives in Wisconsin now and is doing well. So far so good with Mike on vocals. Its all still very new, so we have to see how things go with him, but like I said, so far so good.
What band did he play in before?
He played in Repudiation for a little while.
Are you and Bill the only original members left?
Its with a heavy heart that I say - yes. Me and Bill are the only ones left. I am thankful that he has stuck with the band though, as he has the same vision of what we should sound like as I do.
Clear up the rumors, once and for all, what happened with Pavement?
Its really quite simple. First they said we were dropped, and gave a lame excuse: "because we are difficult to deal with" - a comment Greg Derbas made to me because Guy (our guitarist) asked Greg "Is there any reason you are NOT SUPPORTING this album" (meaning the driven album). Then after that we got the sales excuse. A few months later, we got an offer from them to do another album. Talk about confusing. We said No thank you and took our chances hunting for another label. It's a shame really. They were really behind us when we did our first album, then they dropped the ball and did almost no supporting for Extinction and Driven.
Are you signed now?
Yes, we inked a deal with Olympic Recordings. Someone who a label that seems to actually care about its bands. So far, so good too.
You have 2 new albums coming out. Tell us a little about them? Have you recorded them yet?
We have the Alien Breed release, which is a 10 year retrospective - that's due out in August. Then, sometime in October, we will record our next release, entitled HATEFUEL. That's the plan.
Who's idea was it behind the Limp Biskit sucks flyers? how is that campaign going? Is there another flyer in the works?
Basically Guy had thought it would be pretty cool to make a really bold statement, and at the time we were really pissed off at all these mall idiots perpetuating bad metal by listening to Limp Bizkit. We decided to stand up and do something about it. Stickers, shirts, flyers, etc. So far, so good too! Real metalheads are showing their support for the cause of destroying bad metal! We need to send a message to people that bands such as limp ass are false and need to be destroyed!
Are you guys hitting any of the big summer fests?
We are concentrating more on writing and refining material. We are playing a lot of smaller shows to fill-in, but we are avoiding a lot of the fests this year.
Tell us about your baby, the Barracuda.
It's a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340. I am currently in the process of restoring it, and it should be on the road next summer. Its pretty much all original, like it was when it came out of the showroom in October of 1968. I am a little obsessed with the car, and have documented its complete history…from its build date of October 1967 all the way to me buying it. I have 2 engines for it, the first one is the all original 275 horsepower 340 (although the actual horsepower is 305 - the factory underrated the horsepower) then I have my fun engine, which is a 425 horsepower 340. Needless to say, next summer I will beat beating the shit out of wiggers in their hondas and taking it to the track for some bashing. I cannot wait!
Tell us about your web designing.
Well, I do some web-designing. Some of the sites I have done are ours (http://www.internalbleedingmusic.com), plus some commercial accounts. I mostly do traditional print design though. That's where I make most of my money. I also design a lot of CDs for bands (Fleshgrind, IB, Adnauseam, Defiled, Disfigured, etc). Most of my work though, how I make my living is by doing complete advertising and marketing for some pretty big commercial accounts.
If bands want you to do their CD's, what do they need to do to get in contact with you?
Just email me at: chris@internalbleedingmusic.com
Do you need an accountant yet for your business? (and I hope you are keeping me in mind when you do need one!)
Okay Jenn, as long as you can cheat your way into making sure I pay NO TAXES. I got killed last year with all the money I freaking made. Actually, I do have an accountant. His name is Stan and he rules. He even likes IB!
Do you have any pathetic dates you would like to share with us, for my dating page?
I wish I had some damn dating stories. I never get to go on dates. I don't know what it is. I think its because I am ugly or something - or maybe I am too intense. Girls just don't dig me. I am also too damn shy. Its hard for me to ask girls out. I get really nervous. I know most people see me as very social and outgoing, but when it comes to girls, well, I don't know. I just get nervous. Anyway, I could tell you a complete horror story about an ex-girlfriend who dragged me through so much hell that I eventually had to take her to court for aggravated harassment, and I even almost sued her for slander. That was something no man or woman should go through. If you want me to tell you about that, I can.
Anything else you want to add?
Congrats on yer new car! Finally! Woohoo! I am psyched for you. That damn old one sucked. I cannot stress enough that we really appreciate all the people who have stood behind us for the past 10 years. When everyone else in the press and other music circles tried to write us off, you stood firm in your commitment to us. We hope we haven't let you down. We will constantly evolve and constantly strive to push forward. Check us out on the web at http://www.internalbleeding.us/
Thanks Chris!
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