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.

Reporter: Thank you for accepting our invitation Mr Jones. We very much appreciate it. So, lets get the ball rolling quickly with your band's new album. What can we expect to see?

Mr. Jones: As I'm sure are aware, we released a small section of information to our fan base regarding the tracks and expected date of release. Of course, we did fail to gather the majority of information by the date in question so we decided to take our time in preparing it all for our fans. If your question was aimed at our music front, you can expect to see a very big change in how the band write their music. We have taken a couple of workshops for the 4 to..."re-inspire them" so to speak. I feel that it has worked very successfully as I hope you will agree. My boys really pushed the boat out for you, our fans, to get some good material for our monthly release. Even though they seem to be a little lack-luster now with their enthusiasm as they have been working 24/7 on this, I'm sure the effort that they put in will swiftly be rewarded.

R: I'm sure all our readers and fans will be very much looking forward to this. You say The Night Before seem to have lost some of their enthusiasm for their music. Do you think they will struggle to fit in 4 more tracks for next month?

J: Personally, I doubt it. They have been getting more and more involved with other bands out there who are very inspiring to them on a music and social point of view, as well as moving briefly into different styles of music to try and boost their own in musical knowledge. But, from an avid timekeeper's point of view, I do have my worries for next month financially and emotionally for the band. Of course, everyone has their off-weeks but in the modern day music business, that just simply isn't an option. There are bands like Faceless Culture who can produce stunning albums in less than a week. If we can try and boost our sales, we can eventually become like 1st Assault and Giant O' Mine, who can afford to leave at least 5 months gap between releases. Bands like ours, just cannot slow down without suffering in one way or another.

R: Are you suffering from some sort of financial trouble then?

J: At a first glance, no. But we have bills to pay for. The record label in advertising, graphic artists, studio costs...it all racks up to a sum that we simply cannot afford. The money's got to come from somewhere which is why I'm trying to encourage fans to look into some of the specialties we are nearly releasing on our website.

R: Specialties?

J: By that, I mean exclusive photography and videography. We should be releasing a booklet including some of our latest gig photos and quick snap shots of the guys practicing. If you want to pre-order these, you can always contact us on our website or on our social media.

Reporter: Thank you very much Mr Jones for allowing us this time with you. We hope you good wishes in the future, as I'm sure all your fans do as well.

"The band have been working on a new album [Fight Back] recently [...]. It should be of EP length but only time will tell and they are very preoccupied at the current moment anyway. One track that we are allowed to announce is "Charlotte's Revenge", a hit track that already has gained a lot of popularity in the community. We look forward to their next announcement." - The Night Before

For more information check out their website:
http://thenightbefore.weebly.com/blog.html