Interview with Jimmy Ryan from Trenches

Here is my interview with Jimmy Ryan from Trenches and formerly of Haste The Day via my other site (Christian Hardcore News).

Interview with Jimmy Ryan from Trenches Here is my interview with Jimmy Ryan, vocalist of Trenches and former vocalist of Haste The Day. 1. How did Trenches form? -Joel, the guitarist, and i had been wanting to do a band together for years, it was finally time, so we just found people that were interested in playing, and it has worked out great. 2. How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your band? - I would say a very heavy version of Pink Floyd. 3. Surely you guys are at least negotiating with some record labels, are there any details you can give us as far as that goes? -I am not at liberty to comment on that, sorry. 4. When do you guys expect to have an album out? -Hopefully by late spring. 5. You used to be the vocalist for Haste The Day, are you still pretty close with them? - I am still very close with them, right before they left for the As I Lay Dying tour my wife and i went over to Devin's (the drummer) house and watched the Colts dominate. I love those guys and always will. 6. Haste The Day was an openly christian band, what role does christianity play in Trenches? - Christianity will always have a "role" in the things i pursue in my life because i am a Christian, but we are by no means a "Christian band". Some of us are Christians, and some of us are not. We are just playing music to play music. 7. Will you guys be touring in the near future? - We are focusing on building a fan base in the mid-west for now, IN, IL, OH, KY, WI, MI, MO. Those are the states we are going to hit for now, we plan on branching out at some point, but we would like to stay close to home for now. 8. Trenches are influenced by bands like Mastodon and isis and your former band was obviously more influenced by bands like Zao and Killswitch Engage. What artists have been the biggest influence on you, personally? - Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Deftones, Team Sleep.  Thanks so much for taking the time to answer these questions, Jimmy!