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“They were always trying to change us:” Alexia Rodreiguez on Eyes Set To Kill’s new album

Last time we checked in with alternative metal band @eyessettokill they were in the studio working on their new album Masks. In contrast to their 2011 release White Lotus, their new album sports heavier riffs, vocals and an overall feeling of what the band is evolving into. With Masks’ release date just around the corner (September 17), we asked singer/guitarist Alexia Rodriguez to let us in on a couple secrets they’ve been keeping behind closed doors. Like why they signed to Century Media, what they have in store for fans and how to handle being stung by a scorpion like a champ. (Seriously, this is a real thing.)
Interview By: Bridjet Mendyuk
Hey Alexia, how’s it going?
I’m good. I just got stung by a scorpion earlier.
Really?
Yeah.
How does that happen?
I was rushing [to] one of our P.A. speakers, and there was a scorpion right underneath it and I didn’t see it. I was wearing my flip-flops, so it crawled out from under [the P.A.] and stung my pinky toe. I didn’t see it anywhere; I just felt a sting. I was like, “Oh my God, what’s happening?” Then, it just crawled away and I saw it, so I smashed it.
I’ve never even seen a scorpion in real life.
Yeah, people were like, “Wait, why didn’t you go to the hospital? Are you okay?” It’s so common here. It just hurts really bad when it first happens, but after it just feels like your limb fell asleep.
Masks is coming out via Century Media in September. Why did you guys break it off with Breaksilence Records?
We just wanted to try doing something different because Breaksilence Records was like our own label. [Considering the jump from] Suburban Noize; Suburban Noize had a lot of bands that weren’t our genre, so it was kind of weird. People were confused. We didn’t want to be associated with Kottonmouth Kings. It didn’t make sense.
Century Media have a lot of heavy musicians on their label.
Yeah, and they have a lot of female-fronted bands too, so it [was] perfect [for us] to be with them.
From what I’ve heard so far, Masks is a lot heavier. What made you want to make a heavier album?
I’ve always liked heavier stuff. I feel like [playing it] live is [a lot] of fun. When we were writing White Lotus, there were those sounds that were just revisited songs from our EPs when we first started. They were a little [rough] and all over the place. We just fixed them. We put out White Lotus for fun. It was just something we could release for fun.
I was reading about Masks and I heard you guys felt like you were wearing masks before as a band to impress others. Could you elaborate on that?
When we were unsigned, we had a lot of labels looking at us. They were like, “We want to sign you guys, but you guys need to go a different direction with your music.” I felt like they were always trying to change us. [They were] telling us how we need to be onstage, even asking us to change our names. No one really wanted to sign onto [a label that] could decide what they could mold us into. For a little bit, I felt like, in a way, we went on the label’s side to try and change our songs so we could get signed. It was the wrong thing to do obviously because there wouldn’t have been the band, but it felt like we were constantly trying to impress people to get attention.
You’re on a new label, the album has a heavier sound; it seems like you’re coming out of your shell as a band. Is this something the band wanted to do before but couldn’t?
In the past, we had other members in the band and I felt like they were always a bad influence—guitar wise, when we had [a different] guitarist. Once I became the only guitarist, I felt like everything made sense and went into the right direction. I was writing the rhythms and the [leads] after only writing a lead part over some rhythm guitar parts someone else wrote.
So you have more internal organization [within your band] than before.
Yeah. I’ve always had the vision for the band, but whenever there’s someone else—or another guitarist in the band—they always affected it. It was also a misconception of [our] music. There would be, like, a super-poppy song that one of our old members would’ve written and I’d just be like, “Nah.” I have an idea of what the band is supposed to be, and when I would be writing with other members, I felt like they were a bad influence to that idea.
What can fans expect in the future as far as direction with the music?
Masks is a good example of the type of music we were meant to write. It’s hard to tell what you’re going to change. I wrote in a lot of keys and it was too much and it was buried in the music. I had fun doing it. Maybe in the next album there will be a lot more production with keys and extra stuff.
What was your favorite part about making the album?
Working with [Steve Evetts] because he [produced] a bunch of albums that I liked growing up, so when I found out we could do it with him, I was like, “Yeah! Of course!”
With Steve were you able to use any influences from his past work on this album? Suicide Silence, Dillinger Escape Plan, etc.?
For drums, we had Alex Lopez [from Suicide Silence]. It was kind of cool because Steve had previously worked with him before. It wasn’t anything scary or new.
This is the second album with [screamer/live guitarist] Cisko, right?
He usually just screams. I think that’s one thing we’ll do more in the future. It’s like his thing. When he joined the band, he was just the screamer; we didn’t know [he liked singing]. I found out a little bit after that he’s a singer, and that’s what he used to do in his old bands at home. I was like, “That’s crazy,” and “I wish you told us that [before so] we can have you sing more.” That’s, like, his favorite thing. That’s like if I was in a band singing and someone was like, “Wait, you play guitar?” Uh, yeah, it’s my first love. I would hope my band would say, “Why don’t you play guitar more?” I think it will be cool to see if he will be able to sing more.
What’s in store for the future? Any tour plans?
Yeah, we’re doing this radio tour in September right after our release. I think we’re planning on touring for the rest of the year because we’ve had a couple months off. We just want to stay on the road and promote the album. ALT

A última vez que ouvimos da banda de Heavy  Metal alternativo o Eyes To Set  Kill, eles estavam no estúdio trabalhando em seu novo álbum Mask. Em contraste ao lançamento de 2011 White Lotus, seus novos riffs são pesados, vocais e uma sensação geral de que a banda está evoluindo. Com data de lançamento "Mask em(17 de Setembro), pedimos a vocalista / guitarrista Alexia Rodriguez para nos contar  alguns segredos que tenho mantido a portas fechadas. Como por que eles assinaram com a Century Media.
Entrevista Por: Bridjet Mendyuk
Hey Alexia, como vai?Eu estou bem . Acabei de ser picado por um escorpião .
Sério?Sim.
Como isso aconteceu?Eu estava correndo ao nossos alto-falantes, e havia um certo escorpião debaixo dela e eu não vi. e picou o meu dedo mindinho. E não se ve em qualquer lugar, eu me senti uma picada. Eu estava do tipo, "Oh meu Deus, o que está acontecendo?" Então, ele se arrastou longe e eu vi isso, então eu esmagei.
Eu nunca vi um escorpião na vida real. "Espere, por que não ir para o hospital? Você está bem? "É muito comum aqui. Ele causa uma dor  ruim quando acontece pela primeira vez, mas depois  adormeceu o dedo atingindo.

Century Media tem um monte de Bandas  pesadas.Sim, e eles têm um monte de bandas femininas de fachada também, por isso [era] perfeito [para nós] para estar com eles.
Pelo que eu ouvi até agora, Masks é muito mais pesado. O que fez você querer fazer um álbum mais pesado?Eu sempre gostei de coisas mais pesadas. Eu sinto que  ao vivo é mais divertido. Quando estávamos escrevendo White Lotus, havia aqueles sons que foram apenas músicas revisitadas de nossos EPs quando começamos. Eles eram um pouco [áspera] . Nós apenas corrigmos .Colocamos  para se divertir. Foi apenas algo que poderia liberar para se divertir.

Você está em uma nova gravadora, o álbum tem um som mais pesado, mas parece que você está saindo de sua concha como uma banda. Isto é algo que a banda queria fazer antes, mas não poderia?No passado, tivemos outros membros da banda e eu senti que eles estavam sempre uma má influência-guitar sábio, quando tivemos a guitarrista. Depois que me tornei o único guitarrista, senti que tudo fez sentido e foi para a direção certa. Eu estava escrevendo os ritmos e os leva  depois de apenas escrever uma parte de vantagem sobre algum ritmo das guitarra

O que os fãs podem esperar no futuro, tanto quanto ao sentido  músical?Mask é um bom exemplo do tipo de música que nós fomos feitos para escrever. É difícil dizer o que vai mudar. Eu escrevi um monte de chaves e foi muito e foi sepultado na música. Eu me diverti fazendo isso. Talvez no próximo álbum, haverá muito mais produção  e outras coisas extra.
Qual foi a sua parte favorita sobre de fazer o álbum?Trabalhar com [Steve Evetts] porque ele [produtor] um monte de álbuns que eu gostava crescendo, então quando eu descobri que poderia fazer isso com ele, eu disse , "Yeah! Of course! "
Com Steve você fosse capaz de usar quaisquer influências de seu trabalho passado de alguns  álbuns? Suicide Silence, The Dillinger Escape Plan, etc?Para a bateria , tivemos Alex Lopez [do Suicide Silence]. Foi bem legal porque Steve já havia trabalhado com ele antes. Não foi nada assustador ou novo.
Este é o segundo álbum com o vocalista e berrador  Cisko ?Ele normalmente só grita. Eu acho que é uma coisa que vamos fazer mais no futuro. Quando ele entrou na banda, ele era apenas o gritador, nós não sabiamos  [que ele gostava de cantar]. Eu descobri um pouco depois que ele é um cantor, e foi o que ele costumava fazer em suas bandas antigas. Eu era como, "Isso é loucura", e "Eu gostaria cantasse mais ."Uh, sim, é meu primeiro amor. Espero que a minha banda diria: "Por que você não toca mais guitarra?" Eu acho que vai ser legal para ver se ele será capaz de cantar mais.
O que está reservado para o futuro planos turnê  ?Sim, estamos fazendo essa turnê de rádio em setembro logo após o nosso lançamento. Eu acho que nós estamos pensando em turnê pelo resto do ano, porque nós tivemos um par de meses fora. Nós só queremos ficar na estrada e promover o álbum.

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