They say practice makes perfect. If nothing in this world is perfect then what are we striving for? Excellence, I assume. You can always tell the ones who strive for excellence by the perfect timing, the melodically smooth transitions, and overall professionalism. So when you are interviewing a band, what better place to meet up than at their sanctuary, the garage where they spend countless hours and days working into the late night. Burning through guitar strings and drum sticks trying to lay down that perfect riff. We can almost feel the energy flowing though the room as Jesse, drummer for Perish The Land, discusses the bands growth and development since its beginning.
“Our practice stage was for about two and a half years when we were like ‘We need to come up with a name, man.’ We wanted something that had some meaning behind it.” (Maybe next time MONKEY KNUCKLE) “At that point I was going through some rough times in my life.” Jesse explains. “We all get that feeling when we just want to say ‘F**k the world.’ You don’t want to use that as a band name so instead we thought of Perish The Land. Perish as in ‘destroy or conquer’. At first the guys hated it, but a few days later we all agreed it had a nice ring to it so it stuck.” When asked how they would describe their style of music, Edward, lead vocals for the group, articulates, “Heavy, F**king Metal...” as he opens a new can of Bud Light he adds, “Actually, we prefer TEXAS METAL”
Currently the band is taking a short break to gear up for their upcoming cd release show May 15th at Jacks Patio Bar. The show will feature themselves along with Deadpool, Inovo and Brink of Disaster. “Basically what we’re trying to do is make sure that this show will kick the most ass possible.” Edward states, “We’re doing everything we can to make sure we have some bad ass shirts available. We’re all putting a lot of money into merch, flyers and of course the cd. We’re gonna make sure this shows turns some heads.” Their self titled cd will have a 3 track demo that was mastered and edited by Chris Leak, who has done some work with Cinderella and Van Halen, followed by a full EP release coming out early 2011.
Perish The Lands’ outstanding confidence and talent is visible both on and off stage. It was apparent even in the quick but awe-defying personal show they gave us. The obvious respect they have for each other clearly present especially between Rene and Josh as they try to push each other to strive. Jesse with his amazing double-bass, in sync with Blue keeping the pace and Edward’s voice to bring it all together. All of them share a passion for music noticeably burning inside. Aside from being inspired by bands such as Pantera and Lamb of God, some of the members also have other musical backgrounds that they offer to the group. “Josh puts in a lot of blues, classic, and rock influence.” Jesse shares, “Along with metal, rock and death metal that we all grew up listening to.” “With a little Southern flavor”, Edward adds.
Perish The Land know the meaning of patience and dedication, something that many bands in San Antonio, should take note. From practicing three to four times a week sometimes up to five hours a day everything for the band seems to be falling into place. “Every goal that we set for ourselves we are reaching in almost half the time.” Josh continues, “Right now we’re just getting everything ready so when our tour dates come around we’ll be prepared.”
“We always run into bands that we see struggling and we never pass up the chance to offer a helping hand. Just as our friends Deadpool did for us. ” Jesse says, “Many successful bands out there will see you struggling on the floor and they’ll just walk by and kick the dust in your face. We don’t want to be that type of band so we try and help out the scene as much as we can.”
Perish The Land has come a long way since its formation almost three years ago and they show no signs of slowing down. Self proclaimed as one of the hardest working bands in San Antonio, the group aims to bring the Metal back into Texas. “We just don’t want to be just a band on the radio,” Jesse states confidently. “We want to be a movement, the next big thing out of Texas.” We wish them luck as they attempt to carry their success above and beyond our Alamo City.
Conquering the Land
Jesse-Drums, Rene-Guitar, Edward-Singer, Blue-Bass, Josh-Guitar
G.Tomas Vasquez 2010
Backbeat Magazine #8 May 2010 Issue
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