Matt Anderson (Purgatory-vocals)
1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2015? (In order 1-5)
Too hard to put these in order but...
- Bitter End - Illusions of Dominance
- All Out War - Dying Gods
- Foundation - Turncoat
- Axis - Show Your Greed
- Turnover - Peripheral Vision
2. What band did you discover in 2015 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?
All of the bands we have had an opportunity to hit the road with this year, honestly. No Victory, Orthodox, Knocked Loose, Axis, Drown(RIP), Bent Life, TBO, Liars Tongue, Heavens Final War, Detriment, Iron Born, etc etc and all of the homies from the Midwest are killing it. These bands are doing it right, seeing them bring their best every night and the work ethic behind it...it's just insane and they deserve every bit of attention. Being some of the best people we've ever had an opportunity to get to know. Have to give a huge S/O to our brothers in No Victory. Pay attention.
3. How will you remember 2015? (In terms of music)
Definitely remember 2015 as the year Beatdown and Metalcore made its comeback. And the year everyone in hardcore became too sensitive about everything. Touring and dropping our record Gospel Of War via Escapist and Life To Live records has been insane. Michael over at Escapist has done more for us then we will ever be able to thank him for.
4. What can we look forward to from you in 2016?
In 2016 we're gonna keep hitting the road hard starting off the year with Detriment from Long Island and playing Midwest Blood Fest. We're already writing new material so expect music to keep coming. Everything else...you'll see.
5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2016?
Nails, No Victory, Cross Me, Knocked Loose, Downpresser hopefully, and Bent Life.
6. How relevant is the physical format record/cd/tape in 2015 and going into 2016? What do you see changing in terms of physical vs. digital discussions?
People are lazy and everything can be yours at the push of a button but physical pieces of music will always play a big part in the hardcore scene and I don't see it dying down. There are more labels popping up and doing more releases every year and kids like being able to hold onto things like that.
