Forever I Burn

Introduce the fellas in the band, a rundown of band history all that good shit

Jeremy plays guitar. So does Evan. Tim only plays four strings. Tom hits things really really really hard and sometimes yells at the same time. Mitch just yells.

Forever I Burn was formed in August of 2002. Recorded our self-released CDep in Spring of 2003. Had it pressed and out in August 2003. Got picked up for the re-release of the Tragedy Dialogs on Purity Records (www.purityrecords.com) at the end of 2003 and it will be out in July 2004.

What's going on with the The DIY Revolution? You still putting them out?

Mitch – The DIY Revolution CD sampler was possibly the best and most successful failure of a project ever. I don't think any of the bands got the response they were hoping for out of it. Although a great idea, I think I've come to realize with promotion, that a lot of people don't care about free music unless it's associated with an established name, be it a big label, or big bands or whatever… We had planned on making it a regular series, but the one is all that will probably ever be. I've moved into other extra-curricular endeavors. Check out www.Stamphill.com to see what that's all about.

How'd you hook up with Jesse and Purity Records?

Mitch – I think it was pretty much like this. Purity was looking around at different bands to sign for 2004. They heard our stuff and realized that we're the best band in the world since the tragic demise of Napalm Chef in 1703. So they offered us a couple million dollars to record a 7" record (because we're that good). We took the money, spent it all on drugs and Big League Chew (an excellent combination) and then went back to negotiate another deal to cut a full length CD which be out in July 2004, the Tragedy Dialogs.

And now for the shorter and more truthful version. They were looking into bands to sign for 2004, heard our stuff, contacted us, we sent them some promo stuff to check out and they dug it, so they signed us up for the Tragedy Dialogs re-release.

What was the reason for the name change from XIII PFP to Forever I Burn?

EV - We wanted to take the music in a different direction. More metal and no horns, basically. We don't play any of the old PFP songs, so I guess it's just a fresh start for us.

Tim – XIII PFP and Forever I Burn are 2 different bands, Even though all the members of the band except myself are the same, it is a different band w/ different material.

Jer - We went through some personnel changes and it really wasn't the same band anymore, so we thought, new band, new music, new name.

Tom - We lost another bass player and decided to drop the horns because we a horn player who couldn't make it to most shows and almost all practices so we decided that we were gonna go full tilt into the metalcore genre. We lost a lot of what made pfp pfp and wanted to start fresh. It seemed the right thing to do.

Mitch – XIII PFP was honestly a pretty dumb band name that was only supposed to be temporary until we came up with something better. We got stuck with because our name was on too much crap to change the name. That probably happens to a lot of bands. Just look at Out to Win… people are like "yeah. I love Mushmouth…. or whatever they're calling themselves now." We dropped the horns, got a new bass player and a better name.

Whats the main influences that fuel the writing of the band?

EV-Musically, I'd have to say any good metal or hardcore stuff. There's so much interesting stuff going on these days in heavy music if you know where to look for it. It's pretty much just a desire to raise the bar for heavy music, and to hope one day something we write will inspire someone else like we've been inspired.

Tim - Can't answer this either

Jer - There's a lot of metal going on there.

Tom - I couldn't tell you. It's different for all of us. I think that's why our stuff still sounds fresh and interesting. Because we all come at from somewhere else.

Mitch – I go to www.evilmusicforyourstupidmetalcoreband.com for inspiration. I also got a copy of "Metalcore for Dummies" for X-mas. What a great book series!

Favorite band when you were 18?

EV- Brujeria, Darkthrone, Human Remains, Hall and Oates

Tim - That wasn't too long ago for myself. I suppose it was a cross between Frank Zappa and Dissection, they still are two of my favs

Jer - I think either Hatebreed, Dysphoria, or Boy Sets Fire. They are all still awesome. Oh yea, and Billy Joel rules.

Mitch – I was really into Quicksand, Weezer, Tool, Elvis Costello, Liz Phair, Portishead, BCU, Inkling, Dysphoria, Chine, Denile, Rage's ‘Evil Empire CD' and probably a million more.

How's the scene in Landsdale been of late? Any local bands in Landsdale on the come up that you want people to check out?

EV-I'm continually amazed at the amount of talented bands that spring up from our area. Bands I'm into at the moment include Cetus (awesome), The Minor Times, Fall River, Inane, Strikeback, CDC, How It Ends, Leavenworth,Within Distance (Lansdale at heart), Nexus, Trace Fury, The Premier... I know I'm probably forgetting some. There are some newer bands popping up recently as well, so keep your eyes on "The Dale."

Tim - Cetus and The Minor Times are insane and everyone should hear them. How it Ends, The Premier, Inane, Leavenworth, and Trace Fury are some of the best bands that you will hear in Pennsylvania as well.

Jer - The L-Dale scene has been great lately. There are a lot of shows being put on and a lot of people coming out to them. Bands like How it Ends, Cetus, Inane, Levenworth, and Strikeback are some of my favorites.

Tom - Any local bands in Landsdale on the come up that you want people to check out? Scene's been popping latley. Alot of good stuff out there. Cetus, Leavenworth, the Minor times, inane etc.

Mitch – They covered most of them. Some that were forgotten were Kaiser Soze, No Outlet, and the instant legends – AQUADUCT!!!! There's probably more that were forgotten. We're sorry. We're bastards. Go to www.LLocal.com to find out the rest.

What/who got you into heavy music in general?

EV - I was a fat kid. Fat kids love two things...cake and metal. The first bands I got into were Metallica, Slayer, Napalm Death, Sepultura, Carcass, and Entombed. It just got more obscure from there.

Tim - I suppose most of the early speed / thrash-metal of the 80's, and even though I am a little embarrassed to admit it, Def Leppard's pyromania album was a major influence on me when I was very young.

Jer - I don't know where I first got the idea to listen to heavy music but it started with Pantera and Metallica. Then Evan (FIB) got me into a lot of death metal. From there getting into hardcore is kind of inevitable.

Tom - This guy named Craig that my mom counseled at a second chance school. Good guy...hope he's still alive. And my cousin Jeff. He gave me my first Motorhead T-shirt.

Mitch – My first "heavy metal" tape was Twisted Sister's ‘Stay Hungry'. I was in my early teens. Soon after that I got Megadeth's ‘So Far, So Good, So What?', Slayer's ‘South of Heaven' and Metallica's "And Justice For All…" I've been a metalhead retard ever since.

You guys have always had a good sense of humor with merchandise and such. Any comical stuff in the works for FIB shit? And by the way you should make some glow in the dark shirts like the ones you had for XIII PFP. They were sweet as hell.

EV-We haven't lost our retarded senses of humor with the band name, so I'm sure there will be some fun stuff in the future. A "Forever I Rave" glow shirt would be snazzy.

Tim – No answer

Jer - yes.

Tom - As far as I know we're trying to keep FIB more serious.

Mitch – For the time being, the merch will be relatively "serious". I think the lesson we learned with our past bands is that we have to keep our sense of humors toned down until we're super huge and then it's too late for people to punish us for being funny bastards. On the upside, we have some funny 1" buttons… Don't worry though… we have lots of funny stuff planned for if and when we're super huge and popular. So help us make that happen, so we can amuse you with our funny merch. Or you can come see us live… ask us to tell you a joke after our set while we're sitting around at our merch table. We'll try to be funny then too.

Whats the plans this year for you guys, any touring possibilities? Splits? etc etc.

Mitch – the CD on Purity is coming out in July. Then almost immediately after, we're back in the studio to demo 5 new tunes to help get shows and shop to labels. We'll probably do our 2nd full length by the end of the year. We might be doing a split DVD with Cetus and All Else Failed… but that's just in the maybe stages right now

Explain the average van ride to a show and then proceed to explain the average FIB show to those unaware of you guys.

Ev-Usually we start by getting food. We're hungry bitches. The actual trip consists of: listening to metal, talking about life, Jeremy farting, yelling at other drivers, ball tag, getting lost because Mapquest blows, Mad Libs, Mitch and Jeremy falling asleep, and occasionally we will stop for gas. Sounds fun, eh? The average Forever I Burn show is pure death and sonic enbludgeonment. Well, maybe not quite, but we have fun. Mitch is like a crazed matador, he runs around killing people. We usually rock out to some degree and if the kids like us, they bust out some horns and spin kicks. It's a goddamn good time. I want a circle pit at a FIB show eventually.

Tim - Van rides are usually Evan and I in his van blasting metal and discussing random shit and Jeremy sleeping in the back. Mitch and Tom ride in his van. If you wanna find out what an FIB show is like then you must come out and see us.

Jer - I usually sleep the whole way to and from shows, unless I am driving. We like to have as much fun as possible at shows and I think it translates to everyone else, It's reciprocal. The energy and attitude that we get from the people at the shows feeds us and vice versa. They are always a good time.

Tom - Drivedrivedrivedrive-getout playshow

Mitch – In addition to falling asleep, I also videotape everyone going insane (ie. making weird noises, kicking the roofs of vehicles and saying everything that should never be videotaped).

Thats it. It's Done. Any plugs, any hollerin, or fuck you's, please feel free to let out anything I left out.

Forever I Burn's the tragedy dialogs available July 2004 through Very Distribution, Lumberjack Distribution, Purity Records and Forever I Burn

Free mp3s at www.hxmp3.com/Forever_I_Burn