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THE BASICS Name : james hart Band : eighteen visions Job In Band : frontman/lead vocals Website : eighteenvisions.com Hometown : orange county, ca THE BAND What's the story behind the name? its gnar How did the band come together? we all met at a star wars convention. How long has the band been around? a few years. give or take. Briefly describe your sound. hard rock with a ton of melody and a bit of an edge. A few influences. lost prophets. stone temple pilots. alice in chains. sevendust. What's your current release? Tell us a little about it. "obsession" through epic/sony. energetic rock with huge choruses and some heavy ass gnar parts. OFF THE STAGE When did you decide you had to be a musician, and how did you go about it? it just fell into my lap. What was your first band name and what style did you play? eighteen visions and it was metal. like pantera. Tell us three albums you couldn't live without in your collection. gun's n roses "appetite for destruction" stone temple pilots "purple" motley crue "dr. feelgood" Best piece of musical advice you've been given. rock hard Two groups/artists you'd love to take out on the road. the black maria and adler's appetite Favourite song of your group? lost in a dream The thing you most look forward to just before a tour is. the touring actually ending The thing you least look forward to before a tour is. the tour actually starting When your not doing band related stuff, what are you usually found doing? absolutely nothing ON THE STAGE / ROAD What gear do you use? shure 58 beta wireless micraphone and atlas mic stand Favourite place (city/town/country) you've played. and why? london, england. it was the biggest show on our UK headlining tour and the most intense. Favourite venue to perform at. and why? any house of blues venue. because you look and sound great. Who hogs the stereo in the van the most? stereos are so primitive. Who in your group has the worst "bad habit" on tour, and what is it? dustin our guitar tech. his showers are way too long. Most embarrassing moment on tour? we are far from embarrassing. Give us a good quick 'on the road' story, funny, embarrassing, memorable, whatever. we were out with avenged sevenfold a few years back and their tech spooky was hooking up with this chick. we had a hole we could lurk through. he has a ghostly white dick. RIGHT NOW What's getting the most spins in your stereo right now? avenged sevenfold "city of evil" Tell us a band or artist everyone should check out and why. avenged sevenfold. they have balls and their new record shreds. A word of advice to those slugging it out in empty pubs on Tuesday nights.. hit first. hit hard and dont stop hitting. |
