The Band - Chris

When did you start playing?

I started playing when I was about 12, and then kept going on and off for until now.

What are your favorite bands/influences?

My bands and influences include The Black Dahlia Murder, Necrophagist, Vehemence, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Converge, Isis, As the Sun Sets, Neurosis, and a bunch of others.

What's your favorite musical experience?

I really enjoyed seeing Converge live in 2002... also I'd have to say recording the Inquest album.

What's your least favorite musical experience?

What's your favorite Inquest song?

My favorite Inquest song is probably Destiny in Flesh right now.

What do you do when you're not playing music?

Usually when I'm not playing music I am chilling hard with friends or doing schoolwork of some sort for UCSB.

What's your worst habit?

My worst habit is definitely smoking cigarettes.

What equipment do you use?

I really don't have much of a set up yet, but I'm currently playing a Fernandes Revolver Elite with a Sustainer, through a Marshall Valvestate VS102 combo amp.

Any quotes?

"We're stuck in the belly of this horrible machine and the machine is bleeding to death."