(photo credit: P.R. Brown)(Band Members: Craig-Vocals, Bryan-Guitars, Max-Bass, Robert-Drums)
There are only a few bands that can say they’ve toured with some of todays biggest names in rock music and Escape the Fate has that honor. We got a chance to talk with Robert about those experiences and what he’s learned from them.
STILLCODA: YOU GUYS JUST GOT DONE WITH ROCK ON THE RANGE AND VARIOUS OTHER BIG FESTIVALS/SHOWS, HOW’S IT GOING SO FAR?
ROBERT: Other than some technical difficulties on some shows and some random things, everything’s going fucking great! We’re playing with amazing bands and personally Avenged Sevenfold has been my favorite band since high school, so getting to play with them is has been a dream come true. It’s been something on my bucket list, ya know? They’re reminder, a motivation for why you do what you do and what you do it for. I saw them play at small places when they first started then got to watch them get larger and larger, so it’s a surreal type of thing. We’ve been able to play with Three Days Grace and now Motley Crue, it’s definitely an incredible experience. Every festival is a different type of crowd, so it’s awesome for us to be able to branch out whereas we’re used to Warped Tour type crowds. It’s incredible watching all these different crowds watching us and seeing what they like and by the end of the set, it’s just madness.
STILLCODA: WHEN YOU’RE WATCHING THESE BANDS PLAY, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT CATCH YOUR EYE, THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO YOUR SET?
ROBERT: I guess for an example, I was personally never a fan of Korn but once we played with them (as well), it was one of the most intense show exchanges of your life. You see what they’re doing that works really well for them musically, stage wise, what people like and what their favorite parts of each of the songs are. So seeing that, makes me want to write a song like that. Watching Avenged Sevenfold, they’re all about flames, pyros, everything intense. Your first reaction is “Holy fuck!” It’s all about grabbing your attention and it works! They don’t fuck around when it comes to production, pyro and making it a spectacle. It’s all about bringing the song out and making it as big as you can. Then there are those bands that strip it down and have just the band. Their songs are gnarly enough that that’s all they need.
STILLCODA: WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT INSPIRE YOU FROM THE FANS?
ROBERT: It’s more about the show ya know? Just seeing the fans dancing around in the pit, singing a song, just knowing that they’re having a great time is worth it. You’re making them happy basically and that’s enough for me really. When someone tells you that you’ve helped them get through something, it means something. I understand it as music has done that for me too so it’s incredible to be on the other side. It’s makes you feel like you have a responsibility. I don’t have a real job, I play music so that’s my responsibility. You don’t need it to physically survive, you need it to spiritually survive.
STILLCOA: WHAT’S ONE OF THE SONGS OFF OF THE NEWEST RECORD ESCAPE THE FATE THAT TENDS TO “HIT” YOU MORE THAN THE REST?
ROBERT: I really enjoy all of our songs as it’s my band that’s doing it, you take pride in knowing you did it. There are songs for different reasons, like Massacre. It’s basically about a lot of addictions and it’s an aspect about the band that we’ve all had to deal with at one point. Personally, I’m not a drug addict, but I have to deal with it. It’s a song about how it affects everyone. Lyrically, it’s meaningful, it’s pissed off, you don’t feel light dealing with those emotions with your addictions. The Aftermath is a song that is a musically mastered song when we play it. Each band member can do their own part and do their best and it shows. The whole album is basically a story of our lives.
STILLCODA: WHAT SYMBOLIZES ESCAPE THE FATE:
ROBERT: Ah man, the name in itself symbolizes us. We always seem to shoot ourselves in the foot (laughs). For example, our headlining tour back in February, we were in New York, it was sold out and it was a huge show. There were celebrities there and it was just an incredible set. We felt like, yes we’re finally making it! This is our climax, we’re finally here! Then when we’re back on the bus, our guitar player is about to go home, our bass player is strung out, everyone is stressed. On the outside, everything’s working for us but it’s not always the case. It’s like how can we get to the next level and fuck ourselves? (laughs) I don’t know, but we’re not the only ones that go through it, other bands do to so I guess that helps. It’s definitely not an easy journey dealing with the stress, but defiantly one we’d take again.
STILLCODA: YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THERE’S MORE COMING IN THE FUTURE FOR THIS BAND!
ROBERT: Oh yeah dude! We can’t wait, no matter what, we love this!
STILLCODA: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING WITH US TODAY, ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE TO SAY TO THE FANS?
ROBERT: Yeah, we love you! (laughs!)
Make sure to check out Escape the Fates sites for their latest news, tours and more!
Website: www.escapethefate.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/escapethefate
Twitter: twitter.com/escapethefate
Myspace: www.myspace.com/escapethefate
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