 | Interview with Travis Boyd of Sleeping Giant 1. Who is answering these questions and what do you play in the band?
Travis Boyd- Drums
2. How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music?
Shoot, i don't know, heavy metal, heavy worship, heavies....I think they might get the idea if i say heavy enough times.
3. You guys are on Facedown Records, what is it about them that made you decide to sign with them?
Well we have always admired what facedown does, we were looking to put out an album, and they were super interested. So we prayed about it for a while and decided we should do it.
4. What does the new stuff you're working on sound like in relation to your debut album?
Well the new stuff goes along the same lines I guess, when we wrote "Dread Champions of the....titles way to long" we wanted to write everything for The Lord, regardless of what it sounded like, not really trying to fit anything specific as far as genres go.
This next album has the same type of feel, we are writing some heavies, and some seriously good worship stuff, same as last time, just more extreme those two different directions.
5. When can we expect the next album to come out?
Um, hopefully it will come out before Jesus comes back, which should be sometime this summer. The album coming out, not Jesus coming back of course.
6. Would you consider Sleeping Giant a ministry?
Funny you should ask, thats pretty much all we consider it to be, we just started a ministry myspace like a week ago, a place for everyone to go and get stuff they need, don't know how successful its going to be, buts its there.
We started Sleeping Giant to glorify the Lord, and to worship him and better the Kingdom. If we can do it full time as a ministry, reaching and strengthening the bride, consider it done.
7. Why do you think some "christian bands" almost try to hide the fact that they're christians? (I know this question is kinda strange so if you don't want to answer it I understand.)
Haha no its not a crazy question, the basic answer is that Jesus doesn't sell records. Secular music scene hates being convicted, or hearing someone tell them the truth. so why would they want to go out, purchase an album, and go see a band thats going to tell them stuff what they don't want to here, stuff like, God exists, he deserves to be loved by you, and so on. They don't want to hear that, they like the way they live and they don't want to change.
So "Christian" bands know that if they want to actually make it as a band, they need to sound as much like secular bands as possible. Which means hiding the fact that they love or should love Jesus, and live everyday for him.
Sorry for being blunt, but This in turn is why a lot of Christian bands just aren't that good. They try more to follow what is being successful in the secular scene, instead of relying on the Holy spirit to lead the way on the whole earth with worship for the Lord.
8. Are you guys going to be playing any of the summer festivals this year?
Yes we are.
9. Is there anything else you'd like to say to anyone who may be reading this?
Ephesians 5:8-14
I'd write it here but then you wouldn't have to open up your bible and read it. |
