Give the readers a brief rundown of the band's history.

Mike: Dom formed us like Voltron as a side project while Slumlords and the Spark were still going strong. We wrote and recorded the demo in about a month before Alex left for Iowa to do his tattoo apprenticeship. While he was gone we had a revolving cast of 2nd guitar players, bassists, and drummers. By the time he came back Slumlords and the Spark were done and Pulling Teeth was our main focus. A little over a year ago Danny Parker came on as our permanent 2nd guitar player and we've been solid ever since.

How did you guys end up working with Deathwish Inc? Did they contact you or vice versa?

Dom: I had been in regular contact with them in the past for other stuff, and they liked our first record. So, when it came time to do a new record we thought it would be a good match. So did they I guess.

Who are your top three Holy Terror bands?

Dom: Integrity still rules. Gehenna is still a fave, Ringworm of course....I'll always love those bands.

Mike: I think it's pretty silly that "Holy Terror" has kind of become a subgenre of hardcore. I'm tired of all these labels and tags for bands. We're a hardcore band influenced by Integrity, sure, so if that makes us a Holy Terror band, fine. Is that what makes a band a Holy Terror band? Other metallic hardcore bands that I enjoy right now are Rise and Fall, Cursed, and Tragedy.

"Those Who Fear Tomorrow" or "Systems Overload"?

Dom: Can't pick. They both rule for different reasons. TWFT has a lot of classic songs but I love that the production on Systems makes it sound like a Lip Cream album, and that it comes in with Incarnate 365. My favorite is still Seasons In The Size Of Days tho. It's a perfect record. Minus the weird picture of Dwid in those contact lenses.

Mike: I got "Systems Overload" first and I've listened to it more than any other Integrity release so I gotta go with that one.

Best new, original movie to come out in the last ten years? (Remakes are excluded)

Mike: My memory for this sorta thing blows. Off the top of my head I'll say "The Royal Tennenbaums".

Dom: You forgot about Norbit. I just recently found out about your split CD with Bystorm. How did you hook up with those guys and are there any new songs on the split or are they re-released songs?

Dom: A friend from the Phillipines named Led who does Major Malfunction Zine wanted to release something for us over there and suggested we do it as a split with Bystorm. They're a cool band, very mid-late nineties style hardcore. I think it's important to try expose people to hardcore bands from around the world, not just the ones you read about on the Bridge 9 board.

Judging by the lyrics and the shirts that you guys put out that say GOD FREE YOUTH, it is easy to assume most of you don't subscribe to religion or even the belief of an omnipotent being. Is there anyone in the band that does believe in religion. And for the ones who don't believe in religion, are you an atheist, agnostic, or don't concern yourself with labels?

Mike: I can't really speak for anyone else as far as their degrees of atheism or agnosticism, but none of us subscribe to any religion or belief in a higher power, all for our own reasons. I would say that I am 99.9% athiest / 0.01% agnostic, because in all honesty, none of us knows what's up until we die, but I find it extremely unlikely that there is any sort of higher power, and if there is one, I will guarantee that it doesn't have any affect on our daily lives.

Dom: If more people concerned themselves with making here and now a better place to be, it would make a difference. No answer is the answer. You guys have some of the most unique artwork I've ever seen. By the artwork alone, you can just tell who it is. Who did the layouts for "Vicious Skin" and"Martyr Immortal"?

Mike: Jeff Beckman did the cover art for those records. He played in some great bands like Chokehold and Haymaker. He's currently a tattoo artist outside of Toronto. He's a great artist and we hope to work with him on all of our albums.

Considering you guys are from Baltimore, I have to ask this; do any of you guys watch The Wire? If so, what were your thoughts on the final season?

Dom: Haven't seen it. I seriously just got cable last week and am still trying to figure out how to work it.

Mike: It's only the best show on television. I don't have cable so I haven't seen any of season five, so don't ruin it for me. I gotta wait for the DVDs. It's hard to avoid conversations about this season, but I've been pretty successful so far.

Over the last year, you guys have been playing and touring out quite a bit, what are some of your favorite venues that you've played?

Mike: Gilman in Berkeley, CA. Joe Harder's house in Reseda, CA. The Tower in Cleveland. Ft. Ryland in Reno.

Dom: CCAS in Bmore, Johnson St in Brooklyn (RIP), and pretty much any house show anywhere. Oh and Old Blue Last in London. That place ruled.

Over the next year, what will you guys be up to, any more tours, splits, etc., planned?

Mike: The next year will include a 6 week tour of the US, Japan, and Canada, Sound and Fury fest 2008, a month-long tour of Europe, and when we're not touring we'll be working on new songs. It will be a pretty busy and very fun year.

Dom: Hopefully some new music will surface before the year is over, but we're not rushing anything.

Dom, did the fact that Pulling Teeth was starting to make a name for themselves make it easier to call it a day in Slumlords?

Dom: Not really, it was just time for SL to be over. Jeff had a family to take care of, I wanted to tour more, and we couldn't tour...we pretty much did everything we could possibly do with what we had. It was a lot of fun, and it went out on a good note.

Also Dom, I can't tell you how much I love A-389 Records, everything you have put out is absolutely top notch, from the music to the layout. First, why did you decide to start a label and second what has been some of your favorite releases thus far. And lastly what can people expect in the future from A-389?

Dom: Thank you for the compliment. I just wanted to help out friends bands that I liked, and from there it just took off. My favorites these days are the Gut Instinct discography, Gehenna LP, and the Frightener LP. I like all of them though. Next up is a new 7" by Die Young from Texas. It's great, their best stuff yet. Some of the riffs are so Metallica, and I think that rules. Trapped Under Ice/Dirty Money 7" is coming next, Ringworm 'The Promise' LP, Slums DVD....so much stuff. Unfortunately I need to find some downtime to make it all happen. It will though.

Number one reason why you were glad to see 2007 end?

Mike: I had a good year. Nothing to really complain about. One year closer to a new, and hopefully much better, president.

Dom: Yeah 2007 was good. No complaints here either.

Thanks so much for doing this interview guys, really appreciate it. If you have anything else to add, please feel free to do so.

Dom: Thanks for the interview.