How excited are you for your upcoming UK tour, and what should attending fans expect? I'm really stoked to be coming over to Europe again! It's our first time headlining there and it's really exciting. The fans and friends we have come in contact with on the past tour have made us feel like the country is our second home. I want to meet as many people as possible and see as much as I can. I'm a huge history buff and Europe has a plethora of that. Anyone that comes to our shows can expect to see us melting faces and having the times of our lives. We want everyone in the audience to feel the same way we do.
You are also playing Hit The Deck Festival, how stoked are you for that, and for readers who may be attending the festival, why should they come and check you out over another band? I'm really excited! I think it'll be a lot of fun to meet all the dudes in the bands that are from there. Making new friends and drinking buddies is always a fun time. People should come check us out, because we came miles and miles further than anyone else to play the thing, and I'm sure we won't let you down.
Talking of festivals, are there any other festivals that you would really love to hit in the UK at some point? We are playing Slam Dunk Fest which will be amazing! And I've always wanted to play Sonisphere, Metallica, Slayer and Mastadon are on this year!
If you were not in a full time touring band, what do you think you would be doing with your life at the moment? I love sports, and teaching as well. I'm really a family man. If I had it my way I'd be married with three kids on a big farm, and be the coach of my kids baseball team. Family means a lot to me. And I want to be able to raise little Carlile's of my own to release into the world haha.
You guys only formed in 2009, and you have already achieved so much, with this in mind what are your main goals over the next couple of years? The next two years I want to tour with bands like Korn, or Slipknot, Linkin Park, etc. And take over the world. This is my passion, and nothing would be greater to me than being able to continue to do it, and for it to continually grow and grow. We as a band have seen so much, been through so much, and overcome so much. We are on a ride, and don't plan on getting off it anytime soon.
“We as a band have seen so much, been through so much, and overcome so much. We are on a ride, and don't plan on getting off it anytime soon.�