Well I (Stephen) play guitar, synth (with my foot) and am on vocal duty while Greg handles the drums. Each of us have been in several bands in the Lafayette La area for almost 20 years. I started out with Icepick Revival many years ago, which i guess was progressive sludge, then moved on to collapsar which was super tech instrumental metal, then Raedon Kong and now Radiant Knife. Greg started out with The Object at the End of History which was a great psych shoegazish instrumental band, Lay to Waste, Air War, Dolphin and now currently plays in Brother Dege, Plush Claw, Thranes, and Radiant Knife. Greg did a stint for a few years in Portland Or, and moved back a few years ago as Raedon Kong was fizzling out. The timing was right for us to start jamming together.
2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?
With any band i've been in we've typically developed a running list of names and sat on them a while. Radiant Knife has a nice ring to it, and also has a psychedelic yet impending doom vibe that goes well with the music. It was pretty much just plucked out of the air.
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 out of Lafayette La which has a pretty diverse music scene. It's cajun country with lots of Cajun, Country, and Zydeco music around, but there are also some good indy and metal acts from here. Baton Rouge is just an hour drive away and New Orleans is 2 hours away. Forming the Void is from Lafayette, i'm sure you heard of them. Also our friends in Sideburner are pretty cool if you like rush influenced rock with a tinge of old school metal vibes. Thou from Baton Rouge, and of course EyeHateGod and several others from Nola. Our friends in Eat the Witch from Nola are a great band, and also i really dig a band called Ekumen from there. We have a show in August with them which should be fun. Check em all out on bandcamp.
4. How would you describe your style?
To borrow some philosophy from Bruce Lee I'd have to say our music is in the "style of no style". We love all kinds of music and don't adhere to a rigid classification of music. Although there is a common thread of heaviness from song to song, every song is still very different from the previous. We dont want to limit ourselves to a specific style of music. Hi i'm in a grind band and we ONLY play grind 30 sec long grind songs. Hi i'm in a doom metal band and we ONLY play slow low tuned stuff. Why do that to yourself and why limit your artistic potential? Makes no sense to me.
5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?
We released a S/T album early 2017. As far as what can be expected, i'd say if you like to be surprised and like music that makes you think a little bit, then you will probably like our stuff. If you just want to put on some background noise then we may not be for you.
6. Do you have any new music in the works? Our new album Science Fiction comes out 8/8/18.
7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?
We have a show in NOLA coming up but after that Greg is on tour with another project for a few months. Might be making a trip to Austin TX in November but no solid plans.
8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?
Really to keep it loose and keep putting out albums. We like playing shows but writing music and making albums is where it's at.
9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?
www.radiantknife.bandcamp.com. Also our old stuff is on spotify, apple music, etc. New stuff will be up there soon.
10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?
I'd like them to think whoa that was a weird unexpected trip after listening to our albums. I think we cast a unique vibe that no one else is touching right now. If they come to those realizations then that's good enough for us.
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