Crimson Moon: How did the band get started?
Tom: Hard Charger got started when three of us where playing in other bands but wanted to do something different and commit more time to touring and being an active band.
Crimson Moon: What kind of music do you play?
Tom: Crust’n’Roll.
Crimson Moon: How has the band response been?
Tom: Good I think, we’ve met a lot of cool like minded people because of it and got to travel to some interesting places.
Crimson Moon: Where did the band name come from?
Tom: The Eliminator!
Crimson Moon: Introduce the band members
Tom: Hard Charger now is Dave – Guitar/vocals Shawn- Bass/Vocals and Tom -drums/vocals we’ve had a few members over the last few years.
Crimson Moon: Who writes the music? Lyrics?
Tom: We all write riffs and i mainly handle lyrics but we all have an input in everything.
Crimson Moon: And where do the lyric ideas come from?
Tom: Different places but reading the news can give ya good ideas, also just things I experience in live, we cover a wide range of subjects in lyrical content from Social Issues, politics, songs about good times and just silly heavy metal inspired lyrics.. cant always be serious.
Crimson Moon: How many albums/CD’s have you released?
Tom: We have two full length albums both available through No List Records. we also have two 7” EP’s and a split 7” with IRONFIST, we are working on a 3rd full length right now that should come out in 2014.
Crimson Moon: Do you have any side projects?
Tom: Yes, Shawn plays in SpineSplitter they play face rippin’ Death Metal and have a new album coming out very soon check em out here https://www.facebook.com/SpineSplitterNB?fref=ts I also play in a band called HELM you can stream our first album here http://helm.bandcamp.com/album/helm and we’ll be releasing a follow up in 2014, Dave has played in a lot of other bands but at this time he works full time as a sound-man so one band is enough.
Crimson Moon: Who are some of your musical influences?
Tom: I think we are all influenced by a lot of different stuff but with this band a lot of old hardcore punk and metal would be our influences like DRI, Poison Idea, Discharge, Motorhead, Sodom, Minor Threat, C.O.C. stuff like that.
Crimson Moon: Which current bands?
Tom: I don’t know many I’d consider big influences I like Hellacaust a lot, Inepsy, Dopethrone, Hassler, Striver, Spew.
Crimson Moon: What is the band like when you play live?
Tom: Loud, fast and usually beer soaked.
Crimson Moon: What was the best band you played with?
Tom: And the Saga Continues in Montreal on my birthday 2009.
Crimson Moon: Have you guys ever played in another country?
Tom: Yes we’ve play all over Canada, mainland Europe a few times and the USA for 1 show but we hope to come back.
Crimson Moon: How big of crowd shows up at shows usually?
Tom: Depends on where and who we are playing with.
Crimson Moon: How is the crowd response when you play?
Tom: Usually pretty good i think and seems to get better the longer with do it for.
Crimson Moon: What is the scene like over in your country?
Tom: The Scene in Canada is Generally pretty good i think but it is very spread out and can be hard to tour.
Crimson Moon: What made you want to be in this band? And if you weren’t in this band what would you being doing now?
Tom: Wanderlust and boredom, if i wasn’t doing this band id probably be working a crappy job with out the light of touring at the end of the tunnel.
Crimson Moon: What does the future hold for the band??
Tom: The future holds a new album and also a split 7” with Dissed(QC) should be out soon on doomsday Machine Records as part of there 7” Boxset. We plan to return to Europe and tour Canada again in 2014 we have a short tour at the end of January from Halifax NS to Ottawa Ontario, we want to play your town get in contact with us, thanks a lot for the Interview!
Contact them at:
https://www.facebook.com/hardchargermusic
http://hardcharger.bandcamp.com/
http://hardchargermusic.wordpress.com/
