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Polluteme / Polluted Ezine / Interviews / Interview w\ Gnosis
Interview w\ Gnosis written by: Jacob Robison Picture this: take a little bit of hed (minus the dj), throw in a few dashes of the Deftones, spice it up with a small touch of funk and top it off with an amazingly energetic live-show; what do you have? The answer: a four-man band from Murfreesboro called Gnosis. Vocalist Kevin Cole, guitarist Nick Brook, bassist Brian Romano and drummer Kevin McHale make up a band on the forefront of the youth movement in the local scene, with all of them being under nineteen years of age (in fact, two-fourths of the band just finished graduating high school). I've been following this band for not quite a year now and the growth and maturity that this foursome has shown over that time is second to none. Don't get me wrong, they still have some growing left to do; the potential to be an upper echelon band is definitely there though. I recently pinned them down for a short interview via email that covered topics ranging from their origins to the decline of the whole rapcore rage, to their personal influences. Where did you come up with the name Gnosis? BAND: It's hard to remember exactly where we came up with the name. We just thought its' meaning carried a connection with our personalities and our music. How did you get together, and how long ago? NB: Me and Kevin Cole started working together long before we met Brian and K. It was around 3 years ago. I ended up playing with Brian and another drummer before we all hooked up. A few months later we picked up Kevin McHale, and that's when shit really came together. KC: Before we started playing I had no interest in music other than listening. Then Nick and I started making industrial music with keyboards and drum machines. Nick met Brian and then I started singing with them. Then we were introduced to Kevin McHale, Crazy K, and we realized that we were good musicians. Do you have any plans to release a CD anytime soon? BAND: We'll be working on new material throughout this summer. As soon as we are financially capable to record the full-lengther, we'll be on it. Describe some of the topics that your songs are about. KC: The lyrics I write are about a number of things, but I write them so they will mean different things to different people. I would like to think that everytime I write a new song they become deeper and more thought out. When we first started playing, I thought that to get my point across, I had to use profanity. But now I realize I can still get my point across but in a more intelligent manner. I still use profanity, just not as much. NB: I've always appreciated Kevin's style, especially with his lyrics. He has improved hella since we started this. A lot of people, myself included, feel that the whole rapcore genre of heavy music is on the decline. Is that why your newer material is moving away from the rap influence? NB: There's been a lot of talk on the whole rapcore genre lately. I've never been a fan of genres at all, and I don't understand why people limit themselves. We've all experimented with many musical styles. Most of the rapcore stuff we did in the past was more for fun. We've become much more serious with our song writing lately, and I could care less about the decline of rapcore. BR: What Nick said. KC: Labeling bands suck. If you could pick the perfect four band line-up for a killer show, either major label or local, who would the bands be and why? KC: Mudvayne, Tool, hed, and 311. NB: Element-8, Mudvayne, Abraid, & Tool. I'd say they are my favorite live acts. BR: Megadeth, hed, Boy Hits Car, and Nonpoint. What are some of the bands that you are currently listening to? KC: Mudvayne, Tool, Without, Element-8, Abraid, Boy Hits Car, Poison the Well, and every other local band. NB: Logic 34, 311, Sublime, Shun, Mudvayne, and Lateralus is the shit. BR: Mostly hed and local shit. Where do you enjoy playing at the most? NB: I've always had a good time in Clarksville. The people up there seem to really appreciate their scene. KC: Clarksville I would have to say because people really seem to really appreciate our music, and when we play all ages shows here in the Boro. BR: Leanna, it always had a good vibe. People are always down with fucking shit up. Last question...If you could open up for any band in the world, who would it be and why? BAND: That's a hard question. |
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