How long has Dead Earth Politics been together and who are the
members in the band?
Dead Earth Politics has been a blight on the face of the Austin metal
scene, and subsequently the world, since 2005. Officially, that is.
Mason, Will and our original guitarist Ernie had played in various
projects together some years before. Currently, Will (bass), Mason
(drums) and I (vocals) remain as the founding members of this
catastrophe. Tim Driscoll and Aaron Canady are the current core
members of the electric dynamite flying guitar ground-to-air-assault
team; Tim Having Joined up about two years ago against his better
judgment and Aaron Earlier this year (we think he lost a bet).
How would you describe your sound?
Heavy and Metal. We try not to adhere to the idea that our tune must
sound a certain way. As of late, we have applied a lot of melody –
something that has been lacking in metal for some time in general. Not
that it did not exist previously or that we are breaking new ground.
Melodic instrumentation, unlike the heavy-clean-heavy vocals of
metalcore, was just a rarity. I am jazzed to see that changing with a
lot of new bands, though. I guess our “sound” can be likened to a
tasty mix of Lamb of God, Iron Maiden, Pantera and Judas Priest.
At least that’s what people say who have been forced to listen to us. J