Discover the journey of Paralysis, from high school beginnings to international tours and their latest release "Above The Abyss." Dive into their experiences, evolution, and future plans.
1. Can
you tell us about the origins of Paralysis and how the band came together in
2014?
We
basically started as a high school band. It’s was me (Jon) and a bunch of
friends who really just shared the same interest in music. We would play a lot
of covers spreading from bands like DRI and Sick Of It All to Metallica and
Megadeth. Once we were ready we’d start incorporating our originals into our
set.
2. our
musical journey started with touring the East Coast independently. How did
those early experiences shape your approach to music and live performances?
We realized as a band that touring was exactly
what we wanted to do. We had so much fun on the first couple of tours. Some of
the shows were great and some were not but we didn’t care at all we were just
happy to get out there and play new places and meet new people every
night.
3. In
2017, you ventured into Canada to support your debut full-length album. What
were some highlights and challenges of touring internationally at that stage in
your career?
It overall was a great time. When we were
doing that we were just doing it to place and see new places. We really didn’t
care if the shows were good or not. It was just awesome to be able to travel to
a whole other country at the time and play shows. Early on it definitely was
challenging figuring out the financial side of things but somehow someway we
would always figure it out and be able to make it happen.
4. What
was it like performing at the Lima metal festival in Peru, and how did that
experience impact the band?
That was
one of our fondest memories. It was our first time playing in a different
continent. It was very strenuous but pushed us to another level and made us
realize further that this is what we want to do.
5. Sharing
stages with acclaimed acts like Crisix and DRI must have been exciting. Can you
share a memorable moment from those performances or tours?
Those were
a lot of real fun memories the Crisix tour we traveled together so
basically 24/7 for a week we were all together so we were able to
grow real close with each other. DRI we became super close with as well. It’s
crazy that we went from them being some of our idols to our close friends. It’s
always good sitting bullshitting with them after the shows.
6. Your
latest EP, "Above The Abyss," was released in 2023. How would you
describe the evolution of Paralysis's sound and style from your earlier albums
to this latest release?
Every
release we just keep trying to write what we like listening to. So throughout
the years things obviously change, especially with us coming from being kids
our taste keeps evolving. All in all though we try to keep true and true to
what we sounded like from the beginning.
We always
try to write about real experiences and what we go through. I personally go
through a lot mentally so I always like to write about what’s going on at the
time.
8. How
has the metal scene evolved since you started in 2014, and how do you see
Paralysis fitting into that landscape?
The scene
is always changing. When we first started as a band we had a really good thrash
scene going on. We played a lot of good bills and got to open for a lot of cool
bands. Now we all are spread out in different parts of the country so it’s hard
for us to play all the time. We really try to just tour to get the most bang
for our buck.
9. What
are your plans for future tours or projects? Any collaborations or new releases
on the horizon?
We are in
the process of recording a new album. It’s coming together slowly but surely.
We all feel that this is our best release yet so we’re trying to make sure it
comes out the best it possibly can. For touring we don’t have any immediate
plans.
10. Lastly,
how has the band navigated challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and what
lessons have you learned from these experiences?
Like I said
before we have been really a strictly touring band for a while because we are
all spread out. So when Covid hit it didn’t hit us too hard as a band. We did
have some touring plans in the summer of 2020 though that obviously did not
happen.
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