ION INDIE MAGAZINE April 2015, Volume 11 | Page 74

I’M FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND I’M HERE TO HELP
Music by
IFTGAIHTH
“Territorial Grounds”

Interview and Photography by Lee Hoffman • www.Buffalo24.com
One of Ronald Reagan’s most famous quotes is, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I'm from the
government and I'm here to help.’” When it comes to music, those nine words are a pleasure to hear. I’M FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND I’M HERE TO HELP are quickly becoming one of Buffalo’s bigger Metal acts. I had the pleasure of catching up
with them this month.
ION Indie Magazine: First off, let me say thanks for the interview and thanks for all you do for the local scene-How have things
changed since you first formed the group?
Ronnie LePine (guitar): Pretty much from the time we started till now we’ve built a bond with each other. We’re all getting a feel
for each other, all of our styles are coming together on the new material. Pretty much, the last stuff was already pre written
and we had a couple new ones. But now this is all new material, all written together, spent the last year doing it. It’s more of a
tight unit.
Steve Keicher (drums): This whole idea started as a studio project for Tom and Ronnie, and from there it just kind of warped
into more of an idea, a bigger idea, so yeah, it’s like Ronnie said, it’s more of a cohesive unit rather than a couple of guys
throwing ideas around trying to make an art project.
ION: What is the new album like?
SK: We’re looking for 8 songs, 4 per side.
ION: Four per side? There you go…a double-sided CD…
RL: I personally want one song on one side and like 5 on the other.
ION: You promote your own shows, you run the whole gig.
Tom Bieler (vocals): Locally.
ION: Locally. What prompted you to do that?