" ONE FINAL HOPE "
Metal Out Of S.C.
1. How long have you guys been together as a band?
-(Masons response) Zakk and I started back in October 18 2012 with two others as the terror inside and then later changed to in memory of. Since members quit we had to change our line up (due to personal reasons) in 2013 to One Final Hope
2. Were you all good friends before the band started?
- (Zakk's response) Me and the bassist Nikki Cartee have been friends since we were in diapers, our dads played in a band together called Trick-Or-Treat. My dad was the drummer and his dad was the bassist so it was pretty ironic that we started jamming in the garage soon after when we were in our teens. I meet mason through the old guitarist Tyler, and we became friends soon after.
3. I know recently you had to change your bands name due to copyright issues,how tough was it to loose the name and how did you come up with the new one?
-(Zakks response) it came as a shocker to me, I mean the name was always special in a way cause it reminded me of my grandpa, he died back in 2008, so it was a tough time for my family. The name came up to me for In Memory Of cause i saw my grandpas tomb stone and I just remembered past memories of him and how much they made me deal with the loss of him. So as a new band I was thinking, this is probably our last chance to actually find a band name that related to the last one. So I was thinking and One Final Hope came into my head and I was like, same meaning......same concept.
4. How do you describe the sound of the band?
-(Nikki-bass) we have a sound?
(Steven-lead guitar) melodic death-punk core
(Zakk- drums) melodic punk core
(Mason-lead vocal/frontman) a baby in a blender, but seriously very melodic that you can mosh to
(Wes-rhythm/clean vocals) melodic hardcore metal with an oldschool metal twist lol
5. I know One Final Hope is a young band ,have you been able to play many shows?
- gorilla music books us a show every other month. so far about 3-4 shows
6. What type of feedback are you getting from the fans and what seems to be their favorite song?
- we get really good feed back people seem to really enjoy your sound. Ever since we changed sound people seem to like anamnesis
7. Do you get to practice much and where do you practice?
-We practice twice a week. We practice at the bassist, Nikki Cartees house
8. Besides being in a band what do you all like to do for fun,what are you hobbies outside the band?
-(Mason)gaming, skate boarding, making chain mail, just all kinds of things
(Zakk) my free time is band practice rest time working
(Nikki) build cars
(Wes) I play video games, wakeboard, go to the beach or the mountains
(Steven) vegan advocate and pc gamer
9. Now that you have band name that you can call your own will you be looking into getting some merch made?
-(Mason) yes we are making shirts through gorilla music they'll be sold at $10-$15
10. I know it is not easy to find money to record songs,but have you been in any studio yet? Do you have any good recordings?
-(Zakk)my dad has a recording studio, he is gonna let us do our demo their in October, his PA main man Mikey is one of the best people I've seen make an average recording even better, he makes real metal \mm/ and the only cd recording we have is from our show from back in July, good times goooood times ^....^
11. What has to happen for One Final Hope to feel like they have made it big in the scene?
-(Nikki) to be on the big stage!!!!!!
(Steve)wait.... what was the question again?? Oh ya, true connection......with the fan.
(Mason) girls showing me their boobies. Jk sold three successful albums
(Steve) lead vocalist, a womanizer, who would of seen that coming?!?
(Wes) I feel like when we do an american tour we wil have made it
(Zakk)I play drums sooooooo lol I can't really say. I'm in the back and the audience is pitch black due to all the lights XD I'm just their to play and have a fun time really.
12. I wish you guys the best of luck in the future and feel free to give any final thoughts.
-(Mason) follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/One-Final-Hope, make sure to get our shirts and show support for the band.
(Wes)No extra thoughts just hoping everything turns out well
(Nikki) loving the opportunity at being interviewed for a music mag and hope to continue having these chances. As for everybody else, come out to the shows to see us.
(Steven) Be sure to come to our shows and chill with us. Ill make you all tasty vegan food to go with our tasty music. Love you all!
(Zakk) Do drugs lol jk jk, just keep music alive and don't forget to always come out and support local bands, this is where we start from, to become legends amongst the legends today. KEEP ROCKIN FANS \mm/
find a band name that related to the last one. So I was thinking and One Final Hope came into my head and I was like, same meaning......same concept.
How do you describe the sound of the band?
-(Nikki-bass) we have a sound?
(Steven-lead guitar) melodic death-punk core
(Zakk- drums) melodic punk core
(Mason-lead vocal/frontman) a baby in a blender, but seriously very melodic that you can mosh to
(Wes-rhythm/clean vocals) melodic hardcore metal with an oldschool metal twist lol
I know One Final Hope is a young band ,have you been able to play many shows?
- gorilla music books us a show every other month. so far about 3-4 shows
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"ONE FINAL HOPE"
Mason Good- Lead Vocals/ Frontman
Zakk Lunsford-Drums
Wes Stephans- Rhythm/ Clean Vocals
Nikki Cartee- Bass
Steven Bates-Lead Guitar
METAL OUT OF
SOUTH
CAROLINA