Earlier this month a new new interview was posted by Brazilian webzine Source Magazine with Ryan Clark from Demon Hunter. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow can be read below.
You have a South America tour scheduled for April 2013. Will there be any more dates added to those?
Ryan Clark – We do, and we’re very excited for it. Unfortunately, those are the only dates. It’s a short run, but I know it will be a lot of fun.
How did the “My Destiny” music video come together and who did you work with on that?
Ryan Clark – Robby Starbuck directed the video. I wrote the bulk of the treatment. We wanted to do a video that felt very natural and expressed a certain element of punk rock, DIY culture. The performance footage is all set in a small, dingy rehearsal space to drive home the concept of our “roots.” The song is really about being young and finding music that changes your life and gives you a sense of purpose.
The kids in the video are roughly based on our growing up – most of us living in suburbs, skateboarding, getting into trouble, killing time. I call it a “Heritage” video.
What can be done to reverse the decline in the music industry over the past several years?
Ryan Clark – For starters, the economy needs to be brought back to life before we can expect consumers to spend money on a commodity that they can otherwise get for free- and that’s a much greater issue in and of itself. However, in order for music purchases to be viewed as worthwhile, we need to be giving fans products that go beyond the norm. What that means specifically, I’m not entirely sure. I think everyone would like to be able to put their finger on exactly what that is. All that we can do is work hard at producing quality output, where every piece has been meticulously and artistically crafted. On top of that, we need to work on changing the mindset of young people. We live in an era of unrivaled entitlement- and free music is just the tip of the iceberg.
Do you want your kids to follow your footsteps into music?
Ryan Clark – I don’t know if I would necessarily push them towards it, but if they showed interest and passion for music, I would definitely not discourage it. My only fear would be that they adopt a narrow view of what it means to be a musician. I, for one, am not a “typical” musician. I get up early in the morning, I work extremely hard at a number of things, I explore a number of passions, both music and non-music related, and I let responsibility and wisdom inform my decisions in regard to music. Not putting every exhausted effort into music has allowed me to continue doing it… creatively, happily, and unjaded. Thanks !
Read the entire Interview here.
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True Defiance, the sixth full-length album from Seattle-based Christian metallers Demon Hunter, sold 12,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 36 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on April 10 via Solid State Records.
True Defiance is produced by Aaron Sprinkle [Anberlin, Emery] and mixed by Jason Suecoff [All That Remains, Trivium], True Defiance finds Demon Hunter continuing in their hard rock evolution while embracing the components that have always formed the backbone of their music: true metal, dark rock and balladry.
True Defiance, sold 12,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 36 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on April 10, 2012 via Solid State Records.
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