Backstage Pass - Ashes Of The Forgotten - Interview

ATP

Most people will never know what it feels like to be on stage in front of a crowd, what does that feel like?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

It feels like you are a golden god haha, it's a great feeling and seeing people in the crowd loving our art is amazing.

ATP

Describe your typical stage show performance. What might we expect at your show and why we should go?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

Lot's of energy... We try hard to put on a show for our fans.

ATP

Tell us about your most memorable gig and why it was so great?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

Our first time playing Trees. We were all so excited, it felt amazing.

ATP

Tell us about your worst gig and why it was so bad?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

No comment

ATP

Tell Us About Your Dream Gig, who you'd like to play with, where?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

I would love to play a huge fest in Europe or Asia the people there are intense from videos I've seen.

ATP

Do you believe commercial/mainstream music has had a negative effect on new music, why or why not?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

The majority of people only listen to what they have easy access to. So it kind of does hurt other artist which are not part of the 'mainstream' but are very talented.

ATP

Has the internet really been helpful to your promotion, why or why not?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

I was in bands before the internet got big and I've seen a huge difference from the days of having to either write/draw a flyer(s) by hand or print them and hitting up every place you know, handing out cassette tapes/burned CDs, etc... now it's all online and you can actually have more interaction with fans and see how well you are doing.

ATP

Can you name a few of your favorite places on the web for band promotions?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

Arm The Pit, Reverbnation, Twitter, Facebook, Bandcamp, Youtube, etc... you can pretty much promote your band everywhere online using message boards, comments, forms, you name it.

ATP

Do you have a website, tell us about it?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

facebook.com/ashesoftheforgotten, @AOTFmetal on Twitter, youtube.com/ashesoftheforgotten, ashesoftheforgotten.webs.com/

ATP

Do you have a street team and how can you join?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

No, but we will gladly accept members if they wanna be on a street team for us! Just ask someone in the band!

ATP

Are you looking to get a record deal, why or why not?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

We would love to have a dream deal but it's not that easy. Right now we are on ATP Records which hopefully will open more doors to bigger labels in the future.

ATP

What are your plans for the future, in a year, 5 years?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

Hopefully we will be at the point where we can tour across the country, open for national acts, get noticed by other labels and are much bigger than we are now.

ATP

Finally, do have any words on what Arm The Pit means to you?

ASHES OF THE FORGOTTEN

Arm The Pit seems like a great idea. A way to get fans to understand the band more such as with these interviews. It also serves as a good online press kit.