was to sort of insinuate that this album was only the beginning for us, and it was only going to get crazier and better for us. <CV> I understand you guys have a new album in the works, anything you would like to share about that? <AJ> This next EP has been a long time coming. The title is “Revisions”, which comes from the history of this band over the last few years. The songs we will be releasing on this EP have been written, re-written, tweaked, trashed, and brought back to life by different members that have come and gone from this band. The idea I had behind naming the album “Revisions” is that you can always start over. You can always begin again and make something better than it ever was in the first place if you push hard enough to make it happen. This band for me has been through so many revisions, and I haven't given up yet. These songs are some of our heaviest, yet some of our most catchy and melodic. I am so proud of what we have created and can’t wait to release it. Be on the look out for the release in the next few months.
It’s amazing to have something you’ve all created together come to life. <CV> What is the motivation behind the songs your write? Do any of them speak to you on a personal level and if so why?
<JEFF ZAZUETA> All the songs I write have a very personal meaning to me whether it be spiritual or something I'm upset with or happy with. Or even seeing things through other people's eyes, heartbreaks or triumphs they all have a very personal touch to me. I'm a very passionate man and I'm no different in my song writing or the emo<CV> Give us some insight on the song and mu- tions that spill into my words or voice. sic writing process; is it a joined effort or does one <AJ> Any songs I have written are general pretperson do all the writing? ty personal. I write a lot of my personal experi<AJ> It is very much a joined effort. Most of the ences, while trying to make them relatable to othtime one of us will start an idea for a song on our er people when they listen back. Everyone has exown at home and then bring it to practice. Then perienced something, and its an amazing feeling we all start just playing it together and the song when someone tells you that a song you’ve writcomes to life right there in the moment. We will ten has helped them or spoken to them. I tend to start and stop as many times as it takes if someone write a lot about love and heartbreak, whereas has a new idea to try for a certain part of the song. Jeff writes a lot about the struggles of life, or ways Then of course of the course of rehearsing the to give people hope. songs, and then recording them in pre-production <CV> Tell us about the music industry today and a lot changes and that's where the real production where you think "As You Were" fits in? is added. <JEFF ZAZUETA> I think the industry today is the toughest industry to break into. The days of <CV> Tell us about the recording process, any- record companies, selling millions of records and living that dream are virtually non existent. To thing you like or dislike? add to that we are a rock band and rock is on life <AJ> Recording is one of my absolute favorite support and for the life of me I can't understand things about being in a band. I love the creation that. But as far as Rick is concerned I think we process. I love hearing back the ideas you’ve had have as good a chance to do something very spein your head for so long. It’s amazing to have