Following their signing to Rise Records and the announcement of new album Hard Feelings through the label (March 23), Beau Bokan, frontman of one of metalcore’s brightest prospects BLESSTHEFALL takes on our A-Z challenge!
A SONG WHICH MADE YOU WANT TO MAKE MUSIC:
Dumpweed – Blink 182
BEST RIDER YOU HAVE EVER HAD:
Any rider with Double Stuft Oreos
CRAZIEST MOMENT YOU’VE EXPERIENCED IN THE BAND:
Playing to 19,000 people at a festival in Manila
DEEPEST LYRICS ONE OF YOUR SONGS FEATURES:
“Too bad for you I’m a walking open wound”
EASIEST SONG YOU WROTE:
“Hey Baby, Here’s That Song You Wanted”
FAVOURITE SONG IN YOUR SET:
“Hollow Bodies”
GUEST YOU’D MOST LIKE TO FEATURE ON YOUR RECORD:
Tom Delonge
HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING IN A BAND:
Being away from my wife and daughter
INTERESTING FACT ABOUT ONE OF YOUR MEMBERS:
Jared has 9 toes
JOKES YOU HAVE IN THE BAND:
We always talk in a weird high pitched robot voice.
KEY TO WRITING A SONG:
Write the chorus first
LONGEST DISTANCE YOU’VE TRAVELLED TO PLAY A SHOW:
Hong Kong
MOST INSPIRING MUSICIAN YOU’VE EVER EXPERIENCED:
Tom Delonge
NEW BAND YOU’D RECOMMEND:
Fire From The God’s
OPENING FOR THIS BAND WOULD BE IDEAL:
Blink 182
PLACE YOU’D MOST LIKE TO TOUR:
Alaska
QUOTE THAT YOU’D LIKE TO PASS ON TO READERS:
Consistency is the key.
REASON FOR THE TITLE OF YOUR RECENT/FORTHCOMING RELEASE:
Listen to the lyrics and you’ll find out
SEE US LIVE AT:
THE OLD DAYS OF MUSIC WERE BETTER THAN THOSE CURRENT, DO YOU AGREE:
Yes
UNUSUAL MERCHANDISE:
BTF Skateboards
VARIATIONS YOU’D LIKE TO DO ON ANY OF YOUR SONGS:
Piano version of Open Water
WHAT DO YOUR FANS MEAN TO YOU:
They’re our lifeline
X-RAYS OR ANY OTHER TREATMENTS NEEDED FOR BAND RELATED INJURIES:
Nope
YOU’RE LATE FOR A SHOW, WHO’S FAULT IS IT:
Mine
ZOO ANIMAL THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE PERSONALITY OF YOUR BAND:
Bowhead Whale. The longest living mammal on earth. Some bowhead whales have been found with the tips of ivory spears still lodged in their flesh from failed attempts by whalers 200 years ago.