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Taylor: I’d say we average 50 to 70 shows a year, and
we ALWAYS have upcoming shows.
If someone asks you to describe the band’s sound
how would you answer that?
Logan: I simply say we’re like a new fusion of Metallica & Godsmack. Most of the time we are compared
to those two, but I have been told Five Finger Death
Punch before.
Jake: I’ll usually tell them it’s simply a rock/heavy
metal mutation. It’s like an “old-school” style with a
new-school attitude. No screaming vocals, and we play
extended guitar solos. Sometimes it catches their interest, and sometimes not so much.
Taylor: It’s heavy, it’s fast, you can understand the
lyrics. It’s got all the goodies of modern metal sound
with an actual singer.
Do you guys have a favorite place that you like to
play? What is it that makes that place your favorite?
Logan: I always love playing Raleigh! The Lincoln
Theater is awesome, Hooligans in Jacksonville NC...I
love a place with a balls to the wall PA system!
Jake: That’s a tough one. We’ve hit so many places
that it’s gotten pretty difficult to narrow down. Raleigh,
Wilmington, Jacksonville are fun spots in our home
state. We enjoy some areas in upstate New York as well.
Seems like people are really supportive of out-of-town
musicians up there.
Bill: There are a couple good venues in Raleigh, NC.
Always enjoy playing there. It’s hard to say which one
is my “favorite,” since we usually make the best out of
anywhere we play!
Taylor: Anywhere where we can have people in front
of us and enough gas in the tank to get to the next gig,
regardless of a specific venue.
If someone was wanting to listen to your band
where would they find your music?
Logan: You can always check out our Facebook page,
but our main domain site should have everything up to
date as well! www.againsttheirwill.com
Jake: We’re on just about every major music site!
It’s cool since it makes it pretty convenient for, say, a
diehard iTunes user to look us up in no time. Amazon,
Xbox music, Zune, the list of our current distributors is
massive. Someone just recently wrote me to let us know
that we’re now featured on Beats Music. I have no idea
what it is, but a lot of people apparently use it, so that’s
cool with us!
If you were trying to convince someone to come see
your band what would you tell them? What do you feel
makes you different from any other band?
Logan: I would tell them to come out and check out
our live show. We always strive to put on a show and entertain. Recently, we have been growing with new stage
props, drum solos, guitar solos. We have a lot of things
in the works for a bigger and better ATW! Like they say,
that’s what will separate the boys from the men.
Jake: Our live feel is all about letting loose and just
living in the moment. You’re at a rock show, so enjoy it!
We perform with a huge amount of energy and movement, so it’s important to us to see an audience that’s
feeling it and giving us back that energy. It’s all about
making everyone feel like
they’re a part of the show
as well.
Bill: If they want to see
a good show, come check
us out. We are a very energetic band. If you are not
a fan of our sound, you
will at least love our stage
show.
Let’s get everyone to
answer this. At what age
did you start playing a
instrument or singing?
Do you still have that Instrument?
Logan: I bought my first guitar at 10 years old, and I
started to seriously get into playing around 14. And yes,
I still have my first guitar! I started doing vocals in 2010
after we had some lineup changes. I still learn things
every day on guitar and with my voice.
Jake: I started on bass at 14, so I’ve been at it almost 9 years now. When I was in grade school, I noodled around with a recorder (which they made us play
in elementary school, unfortunately). I also dabbled
with concert percussion
during my freshman year,
but I never followed it seriously.
Bill: I started drumming at the age of 3,
on the pots and pans!
What got me started was
watching Animal from
the Muppets. And yes, of
course I still have my first
drum kit in my attic!
Taylor: I started playing guitar at age 17, and
my first guitar is long
gone.
Tell me what got you
interested in being in
a band. What was the
name of your first band
and do you still keep in
touch with anyone that
was in your first band?
Logan: I saw Metallica
when I was about 9 years
old, it changed my life
forever. That was the moment that made me want
to pursue music and inspire people the way I had
been inspired. I had a few
beginning bands in middle school: 11th Commandment, One Dark Monday...I haven’t talked to some of
those guys in years, but I do keep in touch with one of
them who actually helps us on the road from time to
time.
Jake: Punk rock is what
got me obsessed with music. Heavy metal made me
want to pursue a career in
it. I must have started up
a dozen unnamed projects during my first three
years of high school alone.
I played shows every now
and then, built up some
recording experience, and
had a blast, but always
seemed to have a hard
time finding people in