What would you consider a good gig for a rising metal band? Suicide Silence is currently touring in support of Megadeth and Machine Head. I recently caught up with lead singer Mitch Lucker.
Here is what he had to say.
Among the highlights of the conversation:
Opening for the biggest metal band in the world.
Concepts for the new album and the writing process.
Utilizing each instrument and finding 'the formula for songwriting.'
The raising of a metal singer, how he came to be.
Touring 300 days a year.
Why the term “screamo” implies, 'little bitch.'
4:35: “If you're intelligent enough to hear the message, then you're intelligent enough... if not, you're just a fucking idiot.”
The video for “wake up.”
6:00: The best songs to play live.
Covering the Deftones' “Engine #9” and paying homage.
9:20: A career arc for Suicide Silence? The two ways to do it.
A love of all things extreme.
Taking care of California.
Mitch is a metal singer and metal personality in every sense of the word. He kicks ass, takes names and makes no excuses. His attitude comes across in his speech and makes (this) metal fan a happy camper.
Suicide Silence is currently on tour in the U.S.
Find more from them at:
http://www.myspace.com/suicidesilence
Stay tuned for more from Suicide Silence, here as always, in the Continuum.
