This or the Apocalypse Interview
Sara: First can you introduce yourself and say what you do in the band?
Ricky: Hey. I’m Ricky. I post on our facebook and do the interviews. Oh and I do vocals.
S: How would you explain your music to somebody who’s never heard your band before?
R: We’re one of those loud bands that yell at people but we do it for a reason and care about the words we yell at people. We yell because we care.
S: How did you get into the kind of music that you play?
R: I couldn’t sing and it was my only way to sing for a band. Actually, I just really like bands that are passionate about what they do and not afraid to say what they feel. Heavy music is a culture that can really be a “sky is the limit” place if you let it be, it’s not just a collection of songs that make people look at you weird when you blast them in your car with the windows down.
S: Being the vocalist of a metal band, how did you discover you could sing, or as most people call it, scream, in the way necessary to make this kind of music?
R: I just sort of tried it one day and my friend Trevor said I sounded like a crazy person. I dug it.
S: Are your parents behind your decision to pursue music?
R: It took the better part of 4 years of doing music to get them on board but they’ve been right behind me and probably my biggest driving force for the last 3 years. I love them.
S: Did you ever go to a concert when you were younger that made you want to be able to play music for a living? (Was there a certain show that lit the spark?)
R: Shai Hulud/Hopesfall at the Chameleon in Lancaster , PA. Kind of my genesis, I guess you could say.
S: When it comes to making a new record, do you enjoy writing or recording for it more?
R: Writing. I hate recording. So much pressure.
S: What has been your favorite tour you have been on thus far?
R: We Came As Romans/Miss May I/Word Alive/Us in Europe . First time in Europe and it was just a blast.
S: What is your favorite part of being in a touring band?
R: Living life on the outside, looking in. Like the Staind song, baby.
S: Is there anything else you would like to add or say?
R: Jump off stages. Thanks for the interview.
Be sure to check out This or the Apocalypse on tour this summer with Impending Doom and Mychildren Mybride.
Tour dates can be seen behind the cut:
