Grace For The Fallen on 01-29-2001 by propheci

1) Who are you and what do you do for "Grace for the Fallen"?

my name is mark and I am the vocalist.

2) How did the band come about?

well,that's actually a long story but in short,GFTF started in 1996 as the band "44evergiven" and it basically started out as four friends who loved hardcore and since then there has been many shows,member changes,two tours,and a definite change in musical style.

3) What are your and the band's main influences?

musically,our band draws alot of influence from bands like:strongarm,shai hulud,turmoil,poison the well,cave in,undying,darkest hour and bands of that sort.where alot of people pick one "click" of the genre (metalcore,old school,new school)and all those other subtitles,we like to listen to all of it and I think it shows in our music as well.I feel our music is brutal as well as beautiful,metal as well as melodic.Lyrically,our band desires to express two things:personal experiences so that someone might be able to relate to it and it might help them with their lives.Also our band desires to express our beliefs through our songs whether it be spiritual or social issues.

4) List some recent albums you've bought and really liked.

the new undying,darkest hour "the mark of judas",burn it down "let the dead bury the dead",killswithch engage,and I am eagerly awating the release of the new converge album ,and the new underoath is amazing!!

5) What has the band being doing recently? Any plans on new album or tours?

we are currently playing shows in our immediate area (VA,NC,MD) and we plan on recording in april and follow up with a tour in the summer.

6) If you weren't in the music business, what would you be doing?

probably just working,buying cd's,going to shows and getting tattooed (really just my life minus the band)

7) Any thoughts on the current hXc scene?

yes,I have alot of them,but I will keep it short.the positive side to hardcore is that the music has progressed so much over the years and it's getting way more exposure.the negative side is you still got kids starting fights at shows and you also still have the people who can't get it through there heads that hardcore is not just about what they believe.some people think they wrote the book on this scene and what they say is like the hardcore creed or something.their feeble minds can't grasp the concept that not everyone in this "scene" is going to have different beliefs than them.not everyone is going to be sxe,vegan,christian,athiest,pro-life,pro-choice,or whatever.I mean when are people going to finally realize that hardcore is about expressing our personal beliefs and to respect the different beliefs of others instead of bashing each other.

8) What does the band do when they're not touring or recording?

talk about how much we want tour and record :)