interview with Karma To Burn
Can you tell about your band? We are from West Virgina, USA. We know the cheapest beer in almost every country in Europe.
Where are all band members from?/Who does what in the band?
Will - Guitar - West Virginia
Evan - Drums -West Virginia
Rob - Bass - Scotland
Could you explain your music to someone that haven't heard you? Instrumental Hard Rock. Loud, adrenaline filled, guitar-driven music that makes you drive fast.
Where was the latest gig? Roadkill Festival, Belgium
Who writes your songs?/Who writes the music who writes lyrics? The songs are mainly written by Will, the drums and bass are written independently after the guitar parts are written.
Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they?
"Karma to Burn" - 1997 - Roadrunner Records
"WIld Wonderful Purgatory" - 1999 - Roadrunner Records
"Almost Heathen" - 2001 - Spitfire Records
"Appalachian Incantation" - 2010 - Napalm Records
"V" - 2011 - Napalm Records
"Arch Stanton" - 2014 - Faba Records
Do you have any clips on YouTube? There are tons of clips on various channels, both of official videos and live shows.
What year was the band started? 1995
What places will you be playing in in the imidate future? UK from August 15th - September 1st, followed by Norway, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia, Switzerland, and Italy.
Witch band is the best you´ve seen? Recently? Candybar Planet and Red Fang put on a great live show.
What has been the best/most promising gig so far? Hellfest 2013 was incredible, really great crowd and all around awesome festival.
How big crowds do you usually play for? At clubs usually 200-500, at festivals 1000-7000.
What are the plans for the rest of the year? Touring the new album "Arch Stanton", which is available to purchase through www.k2burn.net, itunes, and amazon.
How do you get psyched up for a gig? Drink a beer and watch the other bands!
What are your goals with your music? The only goal is being able to live and make music in enjoy, and subsequently performing that music as much as possible.
Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? Personally, it's an even split of old an new music. I source a lot of my inspiration from a handful of rock and metal bands from the 70's, such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Cream, Thin Lizzy, and Jimi Hendrix. But there a ton of modern bands and musicians who are equally inspiring.
How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? If you download an album and you like it, you should eventually buy it, or at least go to the show and find a way to support that group. If you dont like the music, then no harm done. I think its good to have music available for free to people who want to hear it.
What do you hold most dear? Music
What would be your greatest fears for the future? Not being able to play music.
When you are on stage, what do you fear most then? Breaking important shit!
What do you work with outside of the band and the music? Im an audio engineer at a Venue.
What would you do if there was no music? On the entire planet? I'd find a planet where there was music.
How important are your fans? The most important part.
What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? A very nice fan baked a cake for the band. It was delicious.
Name 2 of your own songs you like at the moment? 42, 59.
Do you have any webpages? www.k2burn.net
What advice would you like to give other bands? Do not be in a band for any reason other than making music.
Tell us about upcomming gigs and why we should be at them? We have about 50 shows between the UK, Scandinavia, and main-land Europe. We will be playing almost all of the new material plus a lot of older songs. You can even get a temporary tattoo from Will.
How would you describe your sound in one sentence Driving at 120 miles per hour in a 1966 mustang.
What is your favorite crappy instrument? Kazoo and Ukulele
Whats your Pre-show ritual? Warm up, stretch, drink a beer