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get those two guitarists in the band, we
would up the ante. We hit them up and the
next thing you know, Reign is Reign.
Mosh: How did you make it onto the Vans
Warped Tour last year?
Jack: We saw a LiveNation competition on
Facebook, and I put in a submission. The
next thing you know, we were invited to play
at the House of Blues. And it was a "who
could bring the most people/woo the
judges" type thing. All the other bands who
were in the competition were pop-punk
bands. So we worked our asses off and pro-
moted it. We stood outside of Soldier Field
when Metallica played and gave away fliers
and tickets. We won the competition and got
a spot on Warped Tour and opened up for
Knocked Loose on the Full Sail University
Stage. So that was pretty exciting. There’s
even a video out there with the guys in
Knocked Loose, and the singer is wearing a
Reign T-shirt!
Mosh: You have a decent local following, but
do you get many chances to play outside of
Illinois?
Jack: We usually do a west-coast run every
year, and in between that, we hit up Midwest
towns on the weekends. This past year it’s
been a little bit slower because I had two kids
in one year. So, I was kind of pulling back a
little bit, just sticking to more of the writing
aspect. I can do that at home in preparation
for when they’re a little bit older, and I can
finally jump out again. Compared to
Chicago, Los Angeles is our second home.
We know the most people out there, and
we’ve always gotten a big response. In
Chicago, we have our set of people who love
to come out and have a good time. It’s liter-
ally a group effort when it comes to Chicago
and the scene. All the bands really help each
other out. It’s kind of like a club if you will.
That’s the cool thing about Chicago, espe-
cially in the metal scene, it’s a tight-knit com-
munity.
Mosh: What's your primary focus as a band
right now?
Jack: We’re focused on this album, and we’re
listening to it every day, tweaking it and
making sure the mix sounds good. We even-
tually want to jump on some big tours and
get on some big shows with some main
national acts like Warbringer or Exmortus-
type of bands. Every year we try to do some-
thing bigger than we did last year. We hope
to keep that trajectory going.
MOSH-WORTHY RELEASES: De Profundis The
Blinding Light of Faith (Transcending
Obscurity Records), Marduk Viktoria
(Century Media Records), Atrocity Okkult II
(Massacre Records).
MOSH-WORTHY LIVE: Night Demon, Blood
Star, Shokker (Reggies, 08/16), Dimmu
Borgir (Vic, 08/21), Abigail Williams, Ghost
Bath, Wolvhammer (Reggies, 08/29).
MENTION-WORTHY: Phoenix hard rockers
CO-OP, featuring Dash Cooper, son of leg-
endary shock rocker Alice Cooper, just
released a self-titled album on June 15 which
features guest appearances by Alice and
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. Legendary
rockers Motörhead have launched an official
Röad Crew beer, an American IPA with a
6.2% ABV that is now available in Illinois.
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Mama Mia: Here We Go Again!
Directed by Ol Parker
Rated: PG-13 • July 20
This sequel to the 2008 original film
goes back and forth in time to show how
relationships forged in the past resonate in
the present. Lily James joins the cast as
Young Donna, and Cher plays Donna’s
estranged mother. Meryl Streep, Amanda
Seyfried, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters,
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan
Skarsgard and Dominic Cooper all reprise
their roles.
Unfriended: Dark Web
Directed by Stephen Susco
Rated: R • July 20
Twenty-something Mattias (Colin
Woodell) opens a new laptop he finds in a
lost-and-found bin. While on an online
video call with a friend, he discovers the
disturbing nature of the files and learns
that the previous owner of the laptop is
aware and has been watching them.
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Mattias is thrust into the murky waters of
the dark web as the mysterious owner will
stop at nothing to get the laptop back in
this found footage horror stand-alone
sequel.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Rated: N/A• July 27
Tom Cruise is back in his signature role
in the highest grossing film series of all
time. Sixth in the series, Mission: Impossible
– Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise)
and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon
Pegg, Ving Rhames) along with some
familiar allies, (Rebecca Ferguson,
Michelle Monaghan) are in a race against
time after a mission gone wrong. Hunt
finds himself hunted by assassins and for-
mer allies while trying to prevent a global
catastrophe. Henry Cavill, Wes Bentley,
Angela Bassett and Vanessa Kirby round
out the cast.