Evening Call - Interview

In this new occasion we have the great opportunity to interview the Modern Hardcore band Evening Call from Belgium, here we will let you their FACEBOOK PAGE to give them a like and follow them.We have nothing more to say, so enjoy this interview!

1.Where did you get the idea for the band name, you planned it or came out just like that?

Actually, we started the band in 2010. Back then, we played something softer, kinda alt. punk, and we were really struggling about our band name. I (Terry, vocals) had a band before named Anthem '89, but Thomas (drums) did not like this name and I confess now that he was right : it kinda sucked. Back then, I was friend with an american girl and talked a lot with her. I asked her someday to help me with the band name, and she came with the idea of "Evening Call". No special meaning beyond that !

2. Why did you want to play this genre?  

As I said, the former Evening Call was not the Hardcore band it is now. We had different influences, mostly from Rock and Punk, and when Dorian arrived in the band we started thinking about maybe changing our sound to something heavier.

3. Did you know each other before the band was formed?  

Thomas and I met on Meetic. No, just kidding, we both were in many bands before, and I was searching for a drummer; he was searching for a singer/guitarist (I was both back then). So, magic of the Internet worked. Same for the other band members.

4. Each band member favourite band?  

It's hard to only say one band, because we have a lot of bands we love : some of them are local ones (big up to our bros in Down to Insanity, Watch the Prey, Wolves Scream, Critical Case, Under the Crows, High Cross, all local bands we truly love), other are bigger. We're not all about hardcore, we like to keep a certain eclecticism in our tastes. But, we'll try anyway. For Thomas, Tool. Quentin, Have Heart (he's a true hardcore kid). Simon: Malevolence (he likes violence). Dorian goes for Humanity's Last Breath. For me, Stick to Your Guns.

5. Who or what inspires you to write songs?  

When it comes to write music (instrumental), we're inspired by a lot of things, but mainly, we always want to write something special, not just copy paste what already exists. We like to add all our influences, from hardcore, but also metalcore, punk, rock, indie, post-hardcore, etc. There is this song on our latest EP, Light the Fuse, it has a clean guitar part. It may seem strange in a hardcore song but we like it ! It's something you wouldn't expect but we expected people to be confused - in a good way. I think we'd all agree that for us, music is a creative way to express our feelings, and a lot of styles tend to have more and more generic bands. We do not claim to be the next big revolution in the music industry, but we tend to step out of the box and not think "does this part fit in a hardcore song ?". About the lyrics : I mainly write all of them. Sometimes I show them to the rest of the band when I have only a few sentences, sometimes, when I have the whole thing. But we always talk about them before closing the writing phase. So, our lyrics have a little bit from every member in them. Coming back to what inspires me, I'd say it's pretty cliché to just answer the world right now. Of course, it is a big inspiration, and I like to think I'd be happy the day I'll have nothing to write about anymore because it would mean the world has nothing negative to sing about anymore. So I have a lot of influences, but mainly, I'd say that the work of Henry David Thoreau, Krishnamurti, La Boetie, Rousseau (and many more, but I can't think of all of them), it all inspires me a lot. I tend to write about disparities and social injustices, but always from a perspective saying that the answer is mainly inside everyone, not outside. I'd add that lyrics from Tim McIllrath, Patrick Flynn, Jesse Barnett and Nathan Gray ring in my head everytime I'm writing.

6. Where was your last gig?  

In our hometown, Luik/Liège ! We played for a contest and it was a great gig.

7. Where would you like to act?  

Of course, big festivals would be a thing. But, it's a different feeling when you play on a big stage or in a small underground venue. So, I think that the best place we'd play is somewhere where people like our music, dance, move, come to talk after the show, etc. You can play wherever you want, if the feeling between you and the crowd isn't there, you can not have fun.

8. Whom would you like to feature with?  

Well, maybe... All our favorite bands?

9. Whom not?  

I'd say bands that are not open minded, who think they are too good or that music is a competition and threat you like an enemy, not a friend. We played with a lot of bands like these and it's really not motivating. Fortunately, we have a lot of friends in the scene we like to play with !

10. Any of you has ever suffered from stage fright? Any tip for beginners on how to beat that?  

Everyone? Well, actually, Thomas and Simon never said so. But I remember when Dorian played his first show. He was pale like a dead, stayed at the same spot the whole show and barely even looked at us ! Quentin also freaked out a bit before his first time. For me, I think it gets better, but I'm shaking inside every single time between the intro and the first song. Then, the adrenaline does its job ! I guess the best tip would be to say that no matter what, if you give the best of you, no one can blame you for a bad show. Maybe it helps to lower the pressure before playing a gig!

11. What bands have inspired you the most?  

Again, a lot. Mainly: Thomas would go for Meshuggah, Tesseract, Gojira. Quentin : Counterparts, Architects, Terror. Simon, Lionheart, The Ghost Inside, Being as an Ocean. Doriansaid Booba, Nasty, 50 Cents. But, you know, he's Dorian. For me, I'd go for singers instead of bands : Jason Cameron (clean vocals for Bury Tomorrow), Ian Fike (It Prevails), Jesse Barnett (Stick to Your Guns).

12. What's the weirdest thing a fan has ever asked you for?  

One of the last shows we played, someone asked me to "suck his dick". Of course, I said "no, thanks" and started playing again.

13. What do you think of your fans?  

I won't say the word "fan", I don't like this term. For me, as long as people support the local scene, they're for us the best in the world. Remember, all the big bands you all love started local !

14. What do you think of our site?

It's great ! Didn't know it before, but I like how you promote smaller bands as you do for bigger bands.

15. Something to add?

Well, maybe our Facebook page : facebook.com/eveningcallmusic ... And also, thanks a lot to every person who supports us ! Much love.