{"id":35667,"date":"2018-08-27T10:21:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T00:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=35667"},"modified":"2018-08-27T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T00:22:00","slug":"the-last-martyr-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2018\/08\/the-last-martyr-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Martyr"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201c<\/strong>Imagine the hooks of a pop song, riffage of a metal tune, guitar spins of a 2010 screamo band and singing\/screaming by a weird long haired blonde girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Release: Melbourne’s The Last Martyr debut single \u2018Into The Black\u2019 was mixed and mastered by Circles’ Ted Furuhashi and video was directed by Dave Hunter of Band Factory Media. The video depicts vocalist, Monica Strut, alone in a white room slowly being engulfed by black ink.\u00a0 Meanwhile in contrast, the full band gives a blistering performance in a dark space. Featuring members of Burn Halo (USA), and local bands Renegade Armada and Vanity Riots, The Last Martyr have been silently working away for the past 6 months and will be releasing their debut EP before the year is out.<\/p>\n

Off the back of their debut single we know there\u2019s definitely something here with The Last Martyr so we had them answer some questions for us and proclaim them our newest Best Thing You\u2019ve Never Heard.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the basics; for those that aren\u2019t aware of you, can you please give us the abridged version of The Last Martyr story, and how you would best describe your music?<\/strong>
\nYo! The boys had previously worked with each other in various other projects.\u00a0 Not all together but Vin and Matt had worked together, Ben and Travis in another project etc. I found Ben on a music forum shortly after moving to Melbourne. After some back and forth Travis, Ben and I met up one day at a cafe and within a week we had a band name, logo and several demos! Our music is melodic rock\/metal. We try to write stuff that’s heavy but catchy.<\/p>\n

Can you now please introduce each band member including yourself, and give us a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fact or myth about each of you?<\/strong>
\nOur guitarist is Ben. We do most of our songwriting\/drinking at his place by the beach. Travis our other guitarist and token American. He’s our chief motivator always pumping up the team and talking about freedom. Matty is our 4 string bandit. He’s the type to sit there in silence for a good half hour during a conversation, then bust out with a one-liner that causes a deep deep burn. Vinny is our drummer beast who has a wide range of skills including engineering, video editing and being in the army. I’m Monica the vocalist and I have a bad habit of adopting stray cats despite the fact I\u2019m allergic and don\u2019t even really like cats.<\/p>\n

In terms of your music, instead of giving us a standard review, let\u2019s say if you had to give us your best door to door sales pitch to try and convince someone to listen to it before they slam the door in your face, what do you say to them?<\/strong>
\nImagine the hooks of a pop song, riffage of a metal tune, guitar spins of a 2010 screamo band and singing\/screaming by a weird long haired blonde girl.<\/p>\n

With your song writing, what do you consider to be the most important ingredients that make up one of your songs?<\/strong>
\nSolid hooks, whether they be guitars or vocals.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve just released your debut single and video for \u2018Into The Black\u2019, tell us about how this rocker was chosen to introduce your band to the world?<\/strong>
\nWe actually had another song lined up to release earlier in the year but our guitarist Ben kept pumping out more and more music.\u00a0 Once I wrote the vocals we quickly changed our minds and headed into the studio.\u00a0 It\u2019s a pretty powerful track and represents the band and what we are trying to achieve with our music.<\/p>\n

Obviously with more to come, what can we expect release wise in the near future?<\/strong>
\nWe already have a follow-up single ready to go which we\u2019ll be releasing shortly.\u00a0 In the meantime we\u2019re about to head back into the studio and track the rest of the EP which will be out later this year. Woo!<\/p>\n

So what bands did you grow up listening to and how did they help create the style of music that can now be heard throughout your music?<\/strong>
\nAs with most bands we all have a mix of influences.\u00a0 Matty is a hardcore kid whereas Ben and Vin love prog which has really influenced their playing.\u00a0 I grew up as a little emo kid and Travis and I love rock and metalcore and basically anything catchy AF.\u00a0 I guess the bands we grew up with have influenced us in our own ways.\u00a0 For me it\u2019s really about conveying emotion and creating songs that make the listener feel inspired or less alone.<\/p>\n

In terms of touring, as a new band any plans on when we can expect to see some shows coming up?<\/strong>
\nRight now we\u2019ve been focusing on recording and getting our songs up to scratch.\u00a0 Once that\u2019s out of the way we will be able to really hone our live show and start getting out there in the next few months!<\/p>\n

For a bit of fun, say you get the chance to open for any artist or band in the world, who would they be and why?<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s hard as we\u2019d probably all have different answers!\u00a0 I\u2019ve always dreamed of opening for Avenged Sevenfold.\u00a0 Shadows is an incredible vocalist and they\u2019re one of the bands that got me into metal!<\/p>\n

If you were to cover one song that no one would expect that you\u2019d cover what would it be and why?<\/strong>
\nIf it were up to me it\u2019d probably be Lady Gaga or Sia.\u00a0 Love pop songs played metal, works so well.\u00a0 Or maybe Danger Zone lol.<\/p>\n

Lastly, here\u2019s a chance to grab a magic lamp and from it you are granted three wishes.\u00a0 They are:<\/strong>
\n1. Play UNIFY Gathering
\n2. Be featured on Punk Goes Pop
\n3. Help at least one person through our music<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Melbourne, VIC, Australia<\/p>\n

Band members:\u00a0<\/strong> Monica (vocals), Ben (guitar), Travis (guitar), Matt (bass), Vin (drums)<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0 www.facebook.com\/thelastmartyr<\/a><\/p>\n

Current Release:<\/strong> \u2018Into the Black\u2019 (single)<\/p>\n

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