Ben Crew (In Defence - vocals)
1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2013? (In order 1-5)
- TOXIC HOLOCAUST - Chemistry of Consciousness (Relapse)
- IRON REAGAN - Worse Than Dead (Tank Crimes)
- DIRTY KID DISCOUNT - Sharpen Your Knives As Evil Threatens The Land (Profane Existence Records)
- SKELETON WITCH - Serpents Unleashed (Prosthetic Records)
- BODDICKER / KATA SARKA - The David Lee Gorgoroth split (Profane Existence Records)
2. What band did you discover in 2013 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?
DIRTY KID DISCOUNT is a gypsy punk band from Portland, OR. It's like Golgol Bordello but better. They are both more Eastern European folk and more punk. It's amazing. I've seen them play street corners and I've seen them play big festivals. They are such free spirits. It's very inspiring.
3. How will you remember 2013? (In terms of music)
2013 is the year that IN DEFENCE toured the entire US with some very big bands that we grew up listening to or are currently big fans of. As I write this we are on our way to meet up with TOXIC HOLOCAUST. We also partied with GWAR... FLAG (the Keith Morris fronted Black Flag) used our practice space for a week before their tour... We got to play a festival with DEVO... This year has been fun!
4. What can we look forward to from you in 2014?
That's top secret! We'll let you know when the time is right.
5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2014?
We're in the process of writing a new record. It's not finished so I don't want to make any promises yet but hopefully that will be out in 2014.
6. There is a lot of debate over streaming sites and royalties, namely with Spotify. What is your stance on the economic policies behind the current streaming services? Do you have a preferred one?
What's a royalty??! I say get your music out there any way you can.
