Degrave interview

1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Degrave started back in 2014 with me and Clyde. We went to the same school, and we were the only two metalheads in the whole damn place so we pretty much had to be in a band. We've jammed on and off with different musicians until we got hooked up with Jordan and Jeff. We've been jamming with this lineup for about a year and a half now.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name? 

Degrave came from my dad believe it or not. He came up with it one day while we were all hanging out there in the garage. We had it written on a piece of paper that was tacked on the wall with the intention on writing better names below it but we couldn't ever think of anything, so Degrave stuck.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

We're based out of Jefferson City, MO. The crapital city!(laughs) I give the town shit but the music scene here in Missouri is fucking solid. There's all sorts of kickass bands around us man, Devourist, Skooma, Dead Medusa, Mercurial, Wrecklamation, Buried, and Vohnkar just to name a few. It's really a gnarly thing to be a part of.

 4. How would you describe your style?

Pure American thrash metal. I think that pretty much sums it up.

 5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

We just released our self-titled album this July, we couldn't be any more excited about that. What you can expect from us is fast, heavy, riff laden, solo oozing, blast covered, screamtastic thrash metal. 

6. Do you have any new music in the works? 

We do. We have two songs pretty well done and a whole melting pot of riffs swirling in our heads. Starting it all over again.(laughs)

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out? 

At the moment we don't have any touring plans but we are playing all sorts of shows around the midwest here. We always stay up to date on our Facebook and Bandsintown events, so they'll all be on there. And we always share it up on all of our social media pages.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band? 

Keep writing, keep playing, keep moving forward, and repeat.(laughs) I would expect another record from us at some point in 2019 for sure.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff? 

Anything Degrave can be found on our website, www.degraveofficial.com. If you wanna stream our new album you can do that on Spotify, Apple Music, and Soundcloud.

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

The feeling that it gave them. Whether it was completely repulsive or blissful.(laughs) I hope they carry it for the rest of their life.