Bristol based metal band Awakening Hyperia kicked off 2017 with the release of their debut EP Imbalance (out now) and showed mature songwriting beyond their years. We challenged the band to take on our A-Z questionnaire.
A song that made you want to make music?
“Beast And The Harlot” – Avenged Sevenfold
Best riff you’ve ever written?
“BREATHE” off our debut EP “IMBALANCE”
Craziest moment you’ve experienced in the band?
Getting our debut single ‘Breathe’ back
Deepest lyric one of your songs features?
“Your perception of me is a reflection of you”
Easiest song you wrote?
“BREATHE”
Favourite song in your set?
“FREE FALL”
Guest you’d most like to feature on your record?
M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
Hardest thing about being in a band?
Making sacrifices so that in the long term you can achieve what you want
Interesting fact about one of your members?
Barney and Morty are twins
Jokes you have in the band?
Too many
Key to writing a song?
Well for guitar parts I usually just look at different patterns of chords or notes on the guitar neck and just see which ones fit well with the other! Or try and play a favourite song without any lesson or understanding of the chords and then see if any new patterns come out of that. And to NEVER give up when it starts to get hard.
Longest distance you’ve traveled to play a show?
Manchester (but hopefully overseas soon)
Most inspiring musician you’ve experienced?
Matt Heafy (Trivium)
New band you’d recommend?
Bad Omens
Opening for this band would be ideal?
Bullet For My Valentine
Place you’d most like to tour?
USA
Quote you’d like to pass on to our readers?
“Measure twice do it once”
Reason for the title of your forthcoming release?
We felt that our style and energy of this band created an “IMBALANCE” within the Bristol music scene which is dominated by metalcore.
See us live at?
THE EXCHANGE (Bristol) THURS 9TH FEB
The old days of music were better than the current, do you agree?
No, music production has evolved so much it’s hard to not like newly produced music.
Ultimate festival to play?
Main stage Download festival
Variations you’d like to do on one of your songs?
Acoustic version of “BREATHE”
What do your fans mean to you?
They’re AH family, so everything. Our music would have fallen to nobody if we didn’t have a solid fanbase liking and sharing our content. Fans coming up to us and saying what our music means to them is an extremely fulfilling feeling as a band.
X-rays or any other treatments needed for band related injuries?
Not yet
You’re late for a show, whose fault is it?
James
Zoo animal that best described the personality of your band?
Seamonkey. Because everyone loves them.