SICK FILTHY ROCK MAGAZINE INNER SURGE INTERVIEW 




INNER SURGE - VERY INTENSE NAME. ITS SO INSANE AND IN YOUR FACE. TELL US A BIT
MORE ABOUT THE BAND,CAREER AND IT'S HISTORY.

We're a band that puts everything we have into our music and we take it
seriously. We're taking new steps forward all the time and the music seems to
be getting a lot more confrontational as we move forward. It can be cryptic
and sarcastic, especially the new material, but every method is a tool to get
the music across. So far in our short career, we've released 3 albums and are
writing our 4th already. The most recent release is "Signals Screaming",
which was released by Cyclone Records. We're working on our 2nd music video
right now for our upcoming single "Wolves". We're going to be appearing on the
movie soundtrack for "Cabras", due out next year. Every day we work harder to
get our music out there and we won't stop anytime soon.



ARE INNER SURGE ON TOUR OR NOT,WITH WHO?

We were booked to play a Canadian tour with former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul
Di'Anno but it was cancelled on us unfortunately. Nothing is booked at the moment but
we are gearing up for a tour in Spring/Summer 2007 for sure. We look forward
to getting out on the road and promoting the new music and we'll tour with any
band that are serious about what they are doing and will stick to their plans.



YOU GUYS HAVE AN INSANE POLITICAL CD "SIGNALS SCREAMING" FOR EXAMPLE
ON YOUR HANDS WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT?

"Signals Screaming" is our newest album, released in 2006 through Cyclone
Records. The album is a departure from our older material and is overall much
more aggressive. The 1st single was "Retribution Song", and the video for this
track is available at Google Video, youtube and www.cabrassoundtrack.com. Shaun
Friesen of Free Zen design did a great job on the album cover and booklet for
"Signals Screaming" and he is also going to be working on our music video for
the 2nd single "Wolves". The video/single should be released in January so we're
excited about that. The album was produced by Casey Lewis of Echo Base Studios
and he did a great job as well.

This album is more politically based than other
albums we've done but it's also quite cryptic and doesn't go into specifics very
often. "Wolves" is one song that talks about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda in the
only way we can - our imagination's interpretation of the event, basically
paying tribute to the resilience of the Rwandan people for going through
something we can't even visualize. This song is about hope. Our next album will
take a more sinister look at some of the orchestrators and co-conspirators in
the genocide, namely the Interahamwe. We'll also take a look at the role of
the United States and France in assisting the murderer's to safety after the killing
stopped.

"No Profit in the Cure" is a song about the de-evolution of mankind, poverty
around the world, and the battle of humanity versus profit, a battle that almost
always loses to profit. This is where the FDA comes in. Prolonging major health
problems creates consistent profit whereas eradicating them will also eradicate
profit. This is why I think you hear of laboratories being destroyed and burned down
when there was major potential progress being made.
Some books that inspired "Signals Screaming" include "I Refuse to Die" by Koigi
Wa Wamwere, Imperial Ambitions by Noam Chomsky, No Logo by Naomi Klein, Shame by
Talisma Nasrin and a bunch of others.

"Signals Screaming" si available at www.innersurge.com.






ARE THERE ANY PLANS OF MAKING A NEW ALBUM SOON OR ANY LIVE STUFF LIKE DVDS &
SHIT?

We're already working on writing our next album and are about halfway through
the process. The music is very different from anything we've done or heard before
so we can't wait to start recording hopefully in summer 2007. We've got a lot
more up our sleeves though. A new music video is coming in January for "Wolves",
and Shaun Friesen of Free Zen Designs(www.freezen.ca) has a great concept for it.
We'll possibly have some live tracks available soon for download and will be working
on a DVD oir CD Extra with Shaun Friesen as well. It will include our 2 music videos
for "Retribution Song" and "Wolves", live footage from our CD release party, behind
the scenes footage from the video shoots as well as some possible new music.



DEFINE METAL & HARDCORE IN YOUR OWN FUCKING WORDS,BE SINCERE,WHAT YOU LIKE &
WHAT YOU DONT ABOUT IT?

The things that I love about metal and hardcore music is it can be
unflinching and it can get you through hard times if it means something.
It can push you forward when nothing else can. With that being said, I can't
stand seeing so much talent being wasted trying so damned hard to be "metal" or
"hardcore". Most of the bands who focus on those things end up sounding more
like comedy acts than what they're trying to be. Theme-based metal and hardcore
can be good but sometimes it escapes me as well. Why not just be honest and skip
the getup?

So, in general I lean towards bands and artists who talk about relevant
things to my life and don't have a set outfit rather than bands who talk about
dragons, Satan, zombies or their religion that they feel everyone should convert
to. But that's just a general preference because bands in every genre can be great.



WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT TODAYS PUNK,EMO AND OTHER SHITTY MOVEMENTS BEING SUPPORTED IN
THE U.S.?

Well, it's hard to explain. There's a lot of scary elements to it. I listened
to an album by a Canadian band that I'd prefer not to name. I enjoyed the album
at the time and it was in this vein of music. Me and Bryan(drummer from Inner Surge)
went to see them live as a local show. They all had the same haircut, the tight
shirts and girls jeans. Their moves were choreographed as well almost like a boy
band. The crowd seemed to like them but we were so disgusted we talked about it
for weeks.

So that's one scary thing is that masses of people like this stuff. The other
amazing thing is that much of it sounds the same. You can play band after band
in these genres, whether you choose 'pop hardcore' or emo, and you won't be able
to tell the difference. And the bands themselves don't even realize it either.
I think it's like a bad dream we need to wake up from. In the early 90's, bands
like Nirvana, Rage against the Machine, Tool, Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails,
Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden were popular, but this was a good thing because
they were all original and all sounded very different from one another. Today
it's the exact opposite.

WHAT BAND DO YOU HATE THE MOST,WHY?

Well, first of all we don't wish any ill will towards any bands. Of course I
could give you a list of hundreds of bands that annoy us. In Canada, Nickleback
is one of the most embarassing, but the band's shouldn't be blamed. It's the
people who actually buy these CD's and spread mediocrity.


WHICH STYLE OF MUSIC IS THE MOST HATED BY YOUR BAND?

I can find artists and songs I enjoy in almost any style of music. The music I
dislike the most is any form of superficial or dishonest music. This tends to
be about 90 percent of the mainstream. Overall though, we're not really country,
emo or r and b fans unless it's Johnny Cash, Sunny Day Real Estate or...old school
Bobby Brown.


DESCRIBE YOUR LOCAL SCENE AND YOUR FANS?

The Calgary local scene is small but can be a lot of fun. Most of our fans are
outside of Calgary for some reason but local people are starting to pick up on
it and follow us through our myspace or the official site, www.innersurge.com.
Lately at shows people are starting to sing the words along with us and that's
a great feeling when people connect with the album like that. We're looking forward
to getting to know more local fans.



SO WHATS IN THE FUTURE FOR THE POLITICAL,MIND OPENING ORIGINAL BAND INNER SURGE ?

There will be more experimentation, more confrontation and a lot more music. We're
doing a new video, a DVD/CD Extra, and a new album. We will be doing activist and
charity events as well. This year we'll be promoting non-stop to get the word out
and anyone helping us do so we appreciate. See you soon everyone, and thanks for
supporting us in what we're doing. All the best!