Wages of Fear Interview with Marco of GOT A NERVE! (GAN!)
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GAN!: Hello guys how’s all in life?

Good
Fine
Plenty
Swell

GAN!: First off, please introduce your band to the readers of GOT A NERVE!

   Keeping the beats is our drummer Brosif. Shreddin’ Eddie is our guitarist who just signed on and brings a new dimension to the band.  The funkster Aaron is on bass.  Michael (M2) spits out the vocals.

GAN!: What do you guys have out thus far?

   We are on the Break Out III compilation that Niestroy/Cut Out Records put out. You can gobble up a copy at:
www.myspace.com/niestroybremen or www.cutoutrecords.bigcartel.com
We are also gonna be on a comp supporting the Haiti recovery effort that Gazz from Ungovernable Resistance DIY Radio is spearheading with help from Screaming from the Gutter. We are always lookin to support a good cause.

GAN!: You told me that you’ll be out with a full-length soon. How is it titled, who will release it and how the new material compares to the old shit?

   We got our first full-length, a full 25 minutes ha ha, comin’ out in April 2010. The title is Broken System and we are stoked about it and the artwork.  We will leave that as a surprise! It’ll be out on Bite Me Records with support from Give Praise Records. We wanna thank both of those labels!  We are also workin on an EP of 6 new songs that we just recorded. That will be out in April too.

GAN!: What does the name Wages of Fear means to you? Any hidden meaning behind it or just a cool band name?

   We got the name from an obscure 1953 French movie that most people have never heard of, including us before we picked it.  We viewed it and found it to be an intense movie for it’s time. Kinda like a modern day Rambo. : ) Also we believe in taking risks like the dudes in the movie so the name fits right in.  You only live once, make the best of it!

GAN!: I learned off your myspace that you guys hail from Ventura and Oxnard right?

   Yeah, our practice digs are in the Montalvo sector of Ventura. We gotta couple of band members from Ventura and a couple from the Nard.

GAN!: When you’re not dicking around with the band what do you guys do? Both for a living and during your free time.

   Well, we go to a lot of local gigs and slam our brains out!  We like supporting the local bands and scene too. As far as work, most of us are unemployed or unemployable, ha ha. We pick up odd jobs here and there to survive.

GAN!: Let me test a bit you punk hardcore knowledge. If I mention the following song titles can you come up with the band who play the tune?

   -Feel The Darkness – Poison Idea

   -Possessed to Skate - Suicidal Tendencies

   -Six Pack – Black Flag

   -Street Justice – Cro Mags

GAN!: What are some of the bands that inspired you forming a band in the first place?

   Marvin Gaye (digging the “Let’s Get It On” song ), ha ha. Let’s be serious.now kids,   Kiss (Eddie), Agression (Aaron), The Kinks (M2),  D.R.I. (Brosif) and some others.

GAN!: In the last few years it seems like there’s been kinda revival of 80’s thrash punk sounds? What do you think about bands like Municipal Waste, Toxic Holocaust, SSS. Do you think is just another fashion among hardcore punk scene or is there something more about it?

   We do like the 80’s thrash punk sound and it is always good to see new bands revive it and do it well!

GAN!: What do you guys talk about in your lyrics? I saw there are some with titles like “Egg” and “Fritos and Bean Dip”. Where do you pull inspiration for lyrics from?

   Our lyrics talk about daily life, past experiences and food.

GAN!: Give us the Wages Of Fear Top 5 must-have bands on the van stereo...

   M.D.C., Excel, Cro Mags, S.N.F.U., Chuck Berry

GAN!: And finally the obligatory end of interview question; do you wanna add something? Shout outs? Plugs?

   We wanna thank all the DIY radio shows that play our tunes including Ungovernable Resistance, Jack and the Punk Rock Demonstration, Guardian Demon, The Grind and Kamikaze Radio. We also wanna thank Punk Rock, Hardcore and Ska Music Resource n Review, Schizofrehn Fanzine, The Nightmare Continues Fanzine. We also wanna shout out to all of our supporters and the Nardcore punks!  THANK YOU!

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