Interview with Ryan So you recently did a tour with Enter Shikari and Your Demise, how was this tour and do you have any crazy memories from the tour you would like to share? We did. It was definitely a notable experience within both our career and our lives - considering we have become close friends with the bands, and will be joining them in future endeavors as well. As the final days of tour go, they are the most memorable - the stage was akin to a supermarket that had been run through with a semi.
You guys are known for doing some pretty crazy things live, I mean when we saw you at the Bristol Academy we witnessed Jason climbing all over the venue, as well as jumping into the mosh from time to time! With this in mind, what would you say is the craziest and most dangerous thing you have done live at this point? I think we all have been caught in the moment, and have found ourselves in some pretty testing predicaments, but, personally, I would have to say the harshest situation I've had the pleasure of experiencing was a loosely flung microphone to the face, from our very own Jason Aalon. Naturally, my eye had (To avoid the tacky pun) "been through" better days.
What was it like to play the legendary Download Festival last year? We hear you got in a bit of trouble with some bouncers? Do you have any certain memories from the show you would like to share? To be honest, if you watch the video, I am completely oblivious to the whole thing. Wherever Jason is being hassled, I am looking the other way or in front of the situation. It was entirely new news to me when I got off the stage. The only thing I remember thinking was "Where is Jason? The song is starting and we don't have a singer. Did we tell him we were going on?"
Your latest album 'Fake History' has generated some amazing press all over the world, Do things like this add any pressure to being in a band? We usually try to avoid thinking of anything of the sort too much, and creating any unwanted pressure. It's very gratifying, and we appreciate it all so much, but at the same time, you need to take it as a grain of salt and stay grounded. We are still going to do what we do, and try to accomplish things we personally believe in, without the weight of thinking that anyone is actually going to listen to our music.
What was it like to have Jason voted as the number 1 rock star in the world today by Kerrang! here in the UK? We were wondering who the dude was and why it wasn't Gerard Way or Andy Biersack.
What would you say are the main themes behind your album 'Fake History'? Illuminating harmful or senseless sociological idiosyncrasies. Just shit about the people around you.
How did you get to the album title 'Fake History' and can you tell us a little bit about what it means? The title seemed to fit with the very broad scale of topics Jason was writing about. It can be interpreted as a declarative statement, or as a command. It refers to an alternate possibility of understanding, one that you may or may not have been influenced by. Essentially, we're just pleading for people to use that thing that sits behind your eyes more often.