Wednesday 19 December 2012

Attackhead Q&A


Your name: 
Mark Chapman.

Where are you from? 
Southern California, USA.

Name of band:
Attackhead.

Who is in your band? 
The band is Mark Chapman (lead vocals/lead guitar), George Portoulas (lead guitar/backing vocals), Eddie “Munster” Ellis (bass/backing vocals) and Steve Cordero (drums).

How would you describe yourselves? 
Old school thrash metal.

Who are your main influences musically? 
Testament, Slayer, Megadeth, Death Angel, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, etc.

What do you hope to achieve in music? 
Play some great shows and put out some good records. Also spend a lot of time connecting with the people who make this all possible – the fans.

What has been the highlight of your career so far, and why? 
I think we have had a couple highlights. First was putting out our latest CD. It was a long time coming and because we pretty much had to do it all ourselves there was a lot of satisfaction when it was finally done. The second was landing a festival slot on the Hell and Heaven fest this last October and performing in Guadalajara, Mexico. The fans in Mexico are amazing and so generous. We are headed back to Mexico in May to perform in the Hell and Heaven fest 2013 with Motorhead, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, and many other incredible bands.

And what’s the moment you want to forget? 
I really don’t want to forget any of it. Mainly because if you forget your mistakes you will probably make them again. I tend to learn from our mistakes and work to correct the problem. We have not had many things that we wanted to forget but if there had to be one I would say putting out a CD when you were not 100% happy with it. We have done this and had to go back later and remix and master it to make it better. We should have done it right the first time but we were in a hurry to get it out.

If you could choose one of your songs as an advert for your music, what would it be and why? 
I think “Rebirth” pretty much sums us up. The actual song is kind of a horror story about a murderer that gets the electric chair and comes back from the dead to kill again. We have this same mentality as we are plowing this road by ourselves there are many more disappointments that you have to come back from and live to fight another day.

Where can we listen to it?  
You can go to our website at www.attackhead.com  You will find photos, videos, music, merch and everything else.

Where can we find out more about your music? 
We have our official site listed above plus our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/attackhead  Twitter, www.twitter.com/attackhead  Reverbnation www.reverbnation.com/attackhead and we have our own app available in the Apple store and on the Droid marketplace.

Anything else you’d like to say about your band that I forgot to ask?  
Thank you for taking the time to put this all together. We are planning a European tour for the summer of 2013 and hope to hit a couple venues in the UK. We appreciate your support. Cheers.

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