One of Tennessee's finest rock exports will be playing a show in Nashville in support of Breaking Benjamin on May 7th in Nashville Tennessee at Marathon Music Works: https://www.marathonmusicworks.com/event/1660268-breaking-benjamin-nashville/
Knoxville Tennessee's very own 10 Years is at it full swing with (in my opinion)the best album they have released to date. The album is titled (how to live) AS GHOSTS on Mascot Records.
10 Years, (how to live) As Ghosts Track Listing
1. The Messenger
2. Novacaine
3. Burnout
4. Catacombs
5. Ghosts
6. Blood Red Sky
7. Phantoms
8. Vampires
9. Halos
10. Lucky You
11. Insomnia
2. Novacaine
3. Burnout
4. Catacombs
5. Ghosts
6. Blood Red Sky
7. Phantoms
8. Vampires
9. Halos
10. Lucky You
11. Insomnia
The album, the maturity of the group, the line-up changes and the reunion with Brian
Vodinh and Matt Wantland back on guitars. The group has come full circle and took their music possibly to a whole new level. Brian Vodinh also played drums on the new album and speaks on his reunion with the band via press
release:
"We're
bringing it back to the way it should be," says Vodinh, who left the band due to family commitments in 2013. "It feels great to be back with these guys and we're in such a good place musically and creatively." He goes on to add, "It used to be that just Jesse
and I would write the full song, and the other guys would add a little spice to it. This time, we're starting the writing process as a full band. Sometimes it starts with a riff. Sometimes it starts with a vocal. Our formula is no formula, and it kind of works.
And, we work together in a constructive and healthy environment now."
The
album which was released this October was produced by fellow Tennessean Nick Raskulinecz who has a list of artists to impressive to name just a handful but I did just so I could give an idea of his talents (Rush, Alice In Chains, Evanescence, Apocalyptica,
Korn)
"Novacaine"
being the most recognizable song from the album the
band points to a trio of songs as anchoring the album key tracks, each of them dealing with mankind and mortality in one way or another. Those songs include the title track, which also addresses how some people can use spirituality to point fingers at others,
"Burnout," about never getting too caught up in yourself to see the opportunities the world has to offer, and "Blood Red Sky" about the struggle to fight through everyday life.
And who better to discuss the phenomenal album, tour and new project Brave The Royals with founding member of 10 Years Brian Vodinh
You played drums and guitar on (how to live) AS GHOSTS what was it like recording multi instruments on one album? To be honest with you it's weird because I have always had an identity crisis as far as what instrument to play and when I write songs on the guitar I automatically kind of know what I want the drums to do so in a weird way those instrument are kind of married to one another for me and its fun to do them both they satisfy very different emotions. Drums are very barbaric in a way you are passionately hitting something as hard as you can and expressing yourself in that way and with guitar there is a certain emotional articulation to it that is just different than drums. I do love them both I started the band in 1998 with a Marshall half stack and a Les Paul thinking I would just be the guitar player and things end up working out in mysterious ways and I ended up being the drummer for about fifteen years but I will probably always play drums on the albums just because of the relationship that my riffs have with the drums it just kind of works out that way. The short answer is it is very fun to do both they are just very different.
Jesse Hasek (Lead Vocals) credits Matt Wantland and your return to the rebirth of the band, how does that make you feel?
When Matt left the band originally it was 2009 and he and I did not speak again until 2016. He and I grew up together and we started playing guitar together at the age of 14 and we have been best friends for a long time and we where able to pick up right where we left off and in a weird way he and I we almost communicate better thru our instruments then we do thru actual talking. So when we sit down together and we started to jam after we had reconnected these songs literally wrote themselves. It was a very painless process and it just felt good again, it was like revisiting the old days in high school and how everything felt so new and so fresh and everything. Except this time we are more older and more mature, our heads are screwed on straight this time. It was just very productive and I am very happy with (how to live) AS GHOSTS but I can't wait to start working n new material just because It was so much fun.
Do you guys like playing shows in your Home state of Tennessee?
The hometown shows are great and its nice to have the support of friends and family but to be totally honest it can be stressful because at home sometimes the family comes out, I'll have my kids out and things like that and it's a lot of distractions that mentally can take you away from the show. I love hometown shows and getting to see every one but at the same time they can be kind of exhausting and you are always running around entertaining people and there is a million people to say hi to so if you don't let it distract you to much it is always a blast!
The album Division is turning 10 years old in May will there be any live shows in the future dedicated to the album in it's entirety?
Maybe. We have talked about it but we are not sure as of right now. Every album for us is such a snapshot of where we are at as a band in a specific time. Division being the follow up to The Autumn Effect, it was a really special album to us and the thought of playing it in it's entirety we would definitely have to rehearse and have some time to primp that and make sure everything was correct.
Brave The Royals is a great project you have on your hands! Let's discuss.
For me BTR is me capturing moments in my studio. It's really just me and it's kind of a glorified solo project but when I'm home in between 10 Years tours, I just love to write and record and I know very quickly when I'm working on a new idea if it should live in the 10 Years house or if it can go to something different and Brave The Royals for me the name of the band means having the guts to take on something bigger than you. The music industry is really brutal and when you start something new even though I have a little bit of recognition from 10 Years it is still a grass roots thing for me starting from the ground up is a daunting thing but at the same time the whole spirit of the project is to take chances to dream big to not let anybody tell you that you can't do something or let the constraint of life hold you back.
You played drums and guitar on (how to live) AS GHOSTS what was it like recording multi instruments on one album? To be honest with you it's weird because I have always had an identity crisis as far as what instrument to play and when I write songs on the guitar I automatically kind of know what I want the drums to do so in a weird way those instrument are kind of married to one another for me and its fun to do them both they satisfy very different emotions. Drums are very barbaric in a way you are passionately hitting something as hard as you can and expressing yourself in that way and with guitar there is a certain emotional articulation to it that is just different than drums. I do love them both I started the band in 1998 with a Marshall half stack and a Les Paul thinking I would just be the guitar player and things end up working out in mysterious ways and I ended up being the drummer for about fifteen years but I will probably always play drums on the albums just because of the relationship that my riffs have with the drums it just kind of works out that way. The short answer is it is very fun to do both they are just very different.
Jesse Hasek (Lead Vocals) credits Matt Wantland and your return to the rebirth of the band, how does that make you feel?
When Matt left the band originally it was 2009 and he and I did not speak again until 2016. He and I grew up together and we started playing guitar together at the age of 14 and we have been best friends for a long time and we where able to pick up right where we left off and in a weird way he and I we almost communicate better thru our instruments then we do thru actual talking. So when we sit down together and we started to jam after we had reconnected these songs literally wrote themselves. It was a very painless process and it just felt good again, it was like revisiting the old days in high school and how everything felt so new and so fresh and everything. Except this time we are more older and more mature, our heads are screwed on straight this time. It was just very productive and I am very happy with (how to live) AS GHOSTS but I can't wait to start working n new material just because It was so much fun.
Do you guys like playing shows in your Home state of Tennessee?
The hometown shows are great and its nice to have the support of friends and family but to be totally honest it can be stressful because at home sometimes the family comes out, I'll have my kids out and things like that and it's a lot of distractions that mentally can take you away from the show. I love hometown shows and getting to see every one but at the same time they can be kind of exhausting and you are always running around entertaining people and there is a million people to say hi to so if you don't let it distract you to much it is always a blast!
The album Division is turning 10 years old in May will there be any live shows in the future dedicated to the album in it's entirety?
Maybe. We have talked about it but we are not sure as of right now. Every album for us is such a snapshot of where we are at as a band in a specific time. Division being the follow up to The Autumn Effect, it was a really special album to us and the thought of playing it in it's entirety we would definitely have to rehearse and have some time to primp that and make sure everything was correct.
Brave The Royals is a great project you have on your hands! Let's discuss.
For me BTR is me capturing moments in my studio. It's really just me and it's kind of a glorified solo project but when I'm home in between 10 Years tours, I just love to write and record and I know very quickly when I'm working on a new idea if it should live in the 10 Years house or if it can go to something different and Brave The Royals for me the name of the band means having the guts to take on something bigger than you. The music industry is really brutal and when you start something new even though I have a little bit of recognition from 10 Years it is still a grass roots thing for me starting from the ground up is a daunting thing but at the same time the whole spirit of the project is to take chances to dream big to not let anybody tell you that you can't do something or let the constraint of life hold you back.
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