INTERVIEW // TORCHE
“I can’t say that we are going to be, or that we are a political band or anything like that, but we do have our beliefs.” or two there that I think it’s definitely catching a lot of people’s attention.
with a pretty dark note. Yeah! I think it ties in well with how a lot of us feel with the powers that be, whether is the government or any people that have power, or reign over; whether it’s a country, or your boss, even bringing it down to your daily level. The lyrics, to me, they just explain that sometimes, or maybe more than sometimes [laughs], people are controlled, or have power over society, or do have the last word... everyone that has strong opinions, or beliefs, will fight for it, but it is a hard struggle to push for what you believe in, and what is fair. We’re not typically a political band at all, of course we have our personal beliefs, but this could tie in to the artwork where the
artificial intelligence, that was built by us, that is taking over... you know, sometimes there are things that you hope to create take over and become their own thing and in the end move on without being in a need of you, it just moves forward no matter what, you know what I mean? It might be a little sci-fi but I think it might be an interesting thing to talk about and there have been plenty of books and movies made about this topic, relating to like man-made things, often the artificial intelligence, taking over and ultimately whipping us out. With that being said, I can’t say that we are going to be, or that we are a political band or anything like that, but we do have our beliefs. That’s just a little a line
It’s funny that we’re talking about Torche not wanting to be political band. A few months ago I was talking with Justin Broadrick [Godflesh] and we were discussing that. Godflesh is not intended to be a political band but it ends up being political. It’s really hard for people to be apolitical. I think it’s the same with Torche. Yeah, exactly! I think it happens with a lot of bands. I feel that you try... our being a creative outlet, your personal beliefs and influences are going to come across, they will be clear. The delivery of your art, the images... everything involved with your creative forces, like you can see your personality and influences come through it, and as well your beliefs at the very fore front of it all. You guys are very vocal about not wanting to stop evolving. Do you see Torche being one of those bands that completely change their sound in the future? I don’t think we could completely change our sound... we have our sound, that we have developed over a decade and that’s an influence of everything that we grew up on. What we have been playing, how we play, what we are playing through, and what we have already accomplished. I don’t think we are going to turn into an
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