First off
can you state your name and what you do in the band?
Hey what's goin on? My name is Sean and I sing for ENDWELL.
You
released Punishment last week. How has the reaction been so far?
So far its been overwhelmingly positive. We feel as though its our strongest
record and I think the fans share that vibe. We've been seeing a lot of kids
hitting us up on twitter and facebook so hopefully it translates to more
kids at our shows.
Your albums
seem to be getting progressively heavier over the years. Is it a natural
progression for the band, and what is the writing process like?
I'd say the progression is very natural. We all came from playing in super
heavy bands when we were little kids. Dannys old band would cover E-Town and
Bulldoze, my old band would cover Dying Fetus and Crowbar so the heavy has
always been there. We just get tired of writing the same sounding songs so
we go off and write whatever we feel like writing. We have plenty of more
melodic and mellow stuff in the bank but the heavier stuff is what we like
bringing to the table.
The writing process is really smooth for the most part. Danny or Matt or
myself will come in with a riff and we jam songs out a few different ways
until we find something we like and it grows from there.
You have
quite a few guest vocalists on the album. How did that come about?
Well all of the guest vocalists are friends of ours and I felt as though
they fit the part one way or another. Its a good vibe too. I like hearing
band members doing guest spots on other records. Its a cool thing and we
feel that hardcore or Metal or whatever you call it should be a family.
Any plans for a
music video?
Yea we are planning to do a video real soon but we haven't decided on a song
yet. We want to see how the new songs are going over live and then well get
it done pretty quickly. Id say early summer it'll be out.
Your about
to hit the road with Shai Halud. How stoked are you to tour with those guys
again?
Shai are great. Were actually on the 3rd day of tour with them and
LionsLions about to play Breastfest in NC today. I think Foundation is
meeting up w/ the tour today, they just put out a really sick new album.
Were stoked on that. Shai are amazing dudes and have been an inspiration to
us for quite some time. Were also hitting Canada with them and Naysayer
which should be great. Haven't been up there in about 3 years.
How did you
get involved with the first Bringin It Back For The Kids Fest?
Honestly I don't know. I guess we were submitted. Its really cool though
some of my favorite bands are playing and its supposedly gonna be wild. We
played Sig Fest like 2 years ago so maybe that helped. I really don't know
just very glad that were on it. Can't wait for it.
Any bands
you're excited to be playing with at the fest?
The day were playing I'm basically looking forward to everyone haha. We go
on right before the Terror, Trapped Under Ice, Your Demise package love all
those bands also Mean Petes new band Ether I've been wanting to check out
for a while. I think Evergreen Terrace is playing that day too which will
rule.
Do you have
any touring plans lined up after your 2 week Canadian run this summer?
We leave July 8th to head out west with This Is Hell and were gonna be
chilling in Cali for about 10 days while they record their new record then
we head back with TIH and one other band hittin most states over 3 weeks or
so....the rest is up in the air still.
How did you
hook up with Mediaskare?
We met Baron years ago when we were recording our first album and heard
great things from As Blood Runs Black so when we became free agents I
started talking to Baron and we fell in love.
How was your
European tour with Deez Nuts earlier this year?
Deez Nuts are some of our best friends on the planet and we actually jumped
on that tour 2 weeks before it started. The tour was amazing it was our 2nd
time in Europe with DN. A nonstop party and amazing shows. We also got to
meet The Amity Affliction which are some more of the best people on the
planet. It was a blessing considering we got thrown on the tour last minute
it was one of the most fun we've ever had in this band.
If you could
play a show with any 3 bands, past or present, who would they be?
3 bands??? That's hard. I'm gonna give you two different sets. 1) Pantera,
Darkthrone, Poison The Well 2) The Beatles, Elliott Smith, Type O Negative.
That's all.
Thanks for taking some time to talk with us. Any last words for the
fans and readers?
Thanks for the interview its a cool website. To all our fans and readers if
you checked out our new album Punishment, Thank You! If you haven't then
please go check it out. We have some new tracks up at www.facebook.com/endwellNYC and
follow us @endwellnyc on twitter for tour dates. Come hang out and say hi to
us at shows...we wanna hang out. Go get the new Knuckle Up album 'Motivation
From Misery' June 21st on Mediskare.