Randy (POM Records): Damn, awesome to hear a new release from Faceless Culture! How did the production go on the album?

Faceless Culture: Went pretty smooth. Took our time, got a lot of feedback. The production crew was great!

Randy: What was the inspiration behind the album title, Prisoner of Eternity?

Faceless Culture: The inspiration behind the title was regretful life choices. Sometimes people make mistakes that really affect their everyday life, and they have to live with them for the rest of their life. Prisoner of Eternity.

Randy: Tell me about the singles Silent War and Judgement Day!

Faceless Culture: Silent War was our favorite track to make on this album and one of the first we made. We feel like this track will be one of our bests for a long time. Judgement Day we wanted to make a track that was simple but catchy and catches the attention of the national audience, something of a fan favorite.

Randy: What's next for the band now that the album is released? hen is Faceless Culture touring?
Faceless Culture: We definitely want to get back on the road for sure. We’ve been working some stuff up to promote the new album!

Randy: How did you decide on the covers on the album? 

Faceless Culture: Metallica is one of our many inspirations we strive to be. They’re one of the greatest bands and been going on for 40 years. Motorbreath was actually the first track we made and it was originally set to just be released on its own. We got great feedback on it when we released it on YouTube and wanted to try something new. I’ve always loved the tune of These Boots and wanted to make it into a heavy metal cover. The whiplash cover was inspired to us by our friends at Embalmed. They originally made that cover, we took it and added a little more to it to really try and perfect it. They allowed us to put it on our album and we’re really grateful for that.

Randy: Faceless Culture has been around since 2011. What keeps the band going? What's it like to release in 2022!?

Faceless Culture: It’s been an amazing journey. We’re celebrating our 10 year anniversary and we’ve really tried to celebrate and reflect on the memories of all of our albums, cause every single one had an impact on our rise. That and the fans keep us going. POMers being inspired by our music inspires us even more. We hope our music can influence the next generation.

THANK YOU FACELESS CULTURE FOR THIS AWESOME INTERVIEW!
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Randy (POM Records): What exactly is your logic in releasing the band's next album, The Blue Lodge, so soon after your previous effort?

Leslie Kincaid (bassist): The Red Lodge was, in a lot of ways, a very flawed album. Simply put: we rushed it out and then later found that it was... um... I don't know, man - it was just missing something. It was missing that sort of energy that made The White Lodge work. I mean, don't get me wrong - it's a great record, but it's really one-sided. It was a bit boring and the only energy it had was this tense, sort of nervous energy. It was an interesting record, but it was also a very unlistenable record, if you know what I mean. It had no accessibility. The Blue Lodge is an effort to fill in what was missing and create a worthy follow-up to The White Lodge. The Blue Lodge is like the other side of the coin. It was something that needed to be created.

Randy: So you didn't feel entirely comfortable with The Red Lodge?

Leslie: There were a lot of unrefined ideas. Good ideas, definitely, but way unrefined. The Blue Lodge tones back the complexity a bit. It's a much more spacious album, which isn't to say that it's slow-paced - it's probably our "punkiest" record yet. it just... inhabits its time significantly better. It's our shortest record, but it's strong from one side to the other.

Randy: You worked with three artists on this album - Agent Ohoolahan, Chester, and The Random Factor. How was it working with them?

Leslie: It was a breeze. I mean, with Agent's song ("What Happened?") being the single, obviously we feel quite strongly about it. Chester and The Random Factor are also absolutely fantastic artists. "109," is quite possibly my favorite track; it's definitely the one with the most ambition and "meat."

Randy: You dropped the Progressive part of, "Progressive Hard Rock." What's your reasoning behind that move? Marketing?

Leslie: It's just unnecessary. The word, "Progressive," has certain connotations to it that we feel like we've never quite fit under. And even if we did, we aren't going in that direction anymore.

Randy: Why is this Lodge blue?

Leslie: Beyond Blue being on the opposite end of the spectrum to red; it's also because this album has a feeling of "airiness" to it. Red is an erratic colour. Blue is a more relaxed, more focused colour. It also probably has something to do with my favorite colour being Blue.

Randy: Correct me if I'm wrong, but the track, "Nunc Anima Mea," is an older track from before even The White Lodge, correct?

Leslie: Correct. It's one of the best things we've done, honestly. Obviously it's been reworked slightly, but it was a surprisingly good fit regardless. It's a pattern really, on every release we tend to have one or two refitted songs from our past. Reworking old songs is a great way to find direction.

Randy: To wrap up, what are the band's immediate plans for the future?

Leslie:  Probably another Lodge, among other things. We've finished three albums this year, imperfect though they may be. We aren't planning on stopping any time soon. Probably take a bit of a break, though. Don't want to die and such.

There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. This Band is Full of Spiders will be dropping their third album later this year on POM Records. Be on the look out!

Zenester: So I heard you're going to be making a documentary. What's your documentary going to cover?

FC: It's going to cover the whole story of the band from when it started up until today, stuff from the band that people don't know about, how it all started. Basically just letting all FC info out.

Zenester: What are some things to look out for?

FC: So far, look out for somethings that are going to be teased in the credits, album stuff, a lot. But we are going to leave a surprise for FC fans at the end.

Zenester: For a refresher, can you explain the history of Faceless Culture?

FC: You'll have to find out about that when the movie comes out around Summer 2014.

Zenester: Haha, alright. Now, what was the band's greatest accomplishment?

FC: It had to be between 80+ downloads from Untamed on POM Records or making this film.

Zenester: And would you say that Untamed would be the album that FC is the most proud of?

FC: Somewhat yes, but later on an album is going to top that.

Zenester: What is your new album going to be like?

FC: It's going to bring both FC and Redemption back in one, 8 new FC tracks, 8 re-made Redemption tracks, and 3 bonus tracks.

Zenester: So many surprises! When will it be released or is that yet to be announced?

FC: It is yet to be announced but we'll go ahead and tell y'all, THIS MONTH.

Zenester: Can't wait! Next question. How has your touring been?

FC: The Road to Redemption tour? We haven't got to it yet, we need more bands.

Zenester: How many more bands?

FC: As many as we can get, we're going across the world!

Zenester: I hope that gets accomplished? Now, you have a strong reputation ever since you got signed. When you were first signed to POM records, how did you feel or what was it like to be on a record label?

FC: We felt stoked! POM Records was the first record we ever got our music out there. Also, our first FC album was posted on there. And to see the downloads stacking up, we felt we made an impact so early in our career. It puts your name out there, it build up fans, confidence, and dedication.

Zenester: What's your favorite thing about being in a band?

FC: We get to bring more metal to metal fans, and get fans. We also love to interact with them, share stuff and get ideas from them.

Zenester: That's great! As for Faceless Culture, what are your plans for the future?

FC: A lot, more on that later on.

Zenester: Like, any new music videos?

FC: Yes, planning on one right now.

Zenester: What song is it going to be for?

FC: We're keeping it a secret but it's coming out soon!

Zenester: Neat! I'm gonna conclude the interview and here's the last question, is there anything else we should know?

FC: 3, just think about it.

Zenester: 3 years? 3 albums? 3 seems vague to me but it sure seems to be worth the wait! Thanks  for the interview!
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FC: You're welcome!

Check out more from Faceless Culture here: http://pomrecords.weebly.com/faceless-culture.html

POM Records: On the album, what will be the most common genre the music will be? And will it be themed?

Faceless Culture: Heavy friggin' metal! And yes, it will be themed. Untamed 2 is wrapping up the POM 2 storyline of the band FC. And then when POM Pro comes out, FC is gonna be back :P

POM Records: Ya'll good?

Faceless Culture: You bet we are :P

POM Records: Where did you get the idea for a name?

Faceless Culture: We got the idea when Untamed topped 50+ downloads, and we've planned to make a second installment to one of our albums :P, and we thought Untamed deserved it.

POM Records: Anymore releases on the way?

Faceless Culture: Untamed 2, and others! But we're going to keep that a secret for now.

POM Records:  When's your next tour?

Faceless Culture: Well, we're on Evening Sun's I.C.H.Y.L.Y.M tour. And we might have a Untamed 2 tour, more details on that in the future.

POM Records: Loved your appearance in POM Warped Tour... Are you going to team up with other bands in the future?

Faceless Culture: Well, first of all, thanks for saying so :D. And YES, yes we are!

POM Records: Which song took the longest to compose? Which was the most difficult?

Faceless Culture: ​Well, we're not sure about that yet :P. And the most difficult, not yet decided, lol.

Reporter: So, Lee - lead guitarist for one of the less known punk bands out there who still manage to make a profit in today's modern musical world. Let's start with your latest release, Fight Back. Already getting sales within the first days of release. How do you feel about that?

Lee: I'm certainly glad that we are actually getting sales. It means we're getting listened to and people are enjoying our music. That's all we can ever ask for. That's the reason we even entered this business anyway - we wanted our music to be heard by everyone with our interests. If people don't like our stuff, that's fine. We're not everyone's favourite. But we want to be that band that when you turn on the radio and hear our song, you know who its by.

Reporter: Heard by a few is an understatement: people are hearing your music worldwide. How can a band who started off small in Knoxville, touch nearly the entire planet with your music?

Lee: You always have to start small. Don't go off planning on conquering the universe right from the off. You'll never be able to manage that. We started our journey playing small gigs in town and then decided to go on a short tour round a couple of states. It seems that paid off. When Derek went on family vacation to Britain - we laughed when he said that (all the rain) - he met our band manager Haza. So then he became part of our crew and it went from good to amazing. He's got so many friends in everything: graphics, radio, TV...I think we lost count after he named the fiftieth. We got on POM Records and then got some tracks on our local radio. My parents nearly died of a heart attack when they heard my name. It took a bit of explaining...

Reporter: I'm sure. To finish off, any plans that you know of for the future?

Lee: I'm not sure if Mr Jones explained previously, but I just really don't think we'll manage the monthly release next time. Maybe we'll get a single out, but then we'd look like a band who don't value our music. That's just not true. We love our music! We want our fans to get something new all the time. But sometimes, it's just not possible. Cash just isn't something we have at the moment.

Reporter: Thank you Lee, for the opportunity to interview. See you next time.

"Hey, guys! We are here to tell you about the debut album! What can we tell you about this release? As of this moment, nothing! Haha, just kidding.

Here is some information about it though. Since it's our debut release, we think we should do something special. That special thing will be about our album title. Now, it can be pretty hard to come up with a title because we want something that is presentable and is awesome. And so, we're going to let you guys name our album! There will be a contest for this soon so watch out!

As for the tracks, we are still composing a few songs. We predict that we will have at least 10-12 songs in the album! If we are able to put in more songs though, that would be awesome. But once we're done composing, we'll spend time editing and improving these songs. Then we'll move on to recording and finalizing them and do a few extra bits here and there maybe and finally, we'll prepare the tracks and release the album.

This is just a fraction of the information that we've revealed so far. As the month goes by, there will be more information. If you're going to ask about the release date, we're not really the type to set a deadline but we're doing everything we can to make this release happen!" 

​- Hello Sunrise