Let’s do it,” and we were like, “Alright, cool!” So he was already in the studio and we were just hanging out one night and he was like, “Dude, I wanna sing on this. He did all the ear candy kind of sound design stuff, like scenes or any kind of those weird sounds that you hear. Matt Good, he’s one of the guest vocalists, he was actually there. It was kind of crazy how it happened, actually. And what did you have four, or even five guest vocalists? How did you get these people to jump on? We definitely wanted to make this album as dynamic and dimensional as possible. We all are worked with a lot of different elements from different genres: hip hop and even a little more rock stuff and some theatrical sounds.There’s some heavy Queen influence in a couple of the songs. We wanted to bring a little more raw emotion into it. We really wanted to hone in on, not a completely new sound, but kind of getting away from that straight metalcore over-processed sound. We took about a year and a half off from touring to write and record this record. How would you say The Incubus compares to your previous two? We chatted about the response to the new album, his interest in film and TV, and how to make physical copies matter in a digital age. headlining tour with The Funeral Portrait and Versus Me.Įarlier this week I had the pleasure of speaking with vocalist JT Tollas. The concept album shows the band branching out from their metalcore roots. I want to meet all of our new fans, see some old faces, and really reconnect with all of our supporters on a more personal level while we are on the road.Famous Last Words released their third full-length album The Incubus this past September on Revival Recordings. JT: We just want to be on the road as much as possible. Then that tour leads directly into an east coast run with the Canadian rock band, Manafest. A Midwest run with our label mates, The Funeral Portrait, and the band, Convictions. JT: We just announced two tours actually. What do you have planned so far for this upcoming year? What are you most excited to do? JT: They agreed to let us have full creative control, which is something most labels won't do. You linked up with Revival Recordings on this latest release, how was your experience working with the new label? So there were a few people who weren't crazy about it at first, but even some of them have grown to love it. It's definitely different from the other albums, but is still very Famous Last Words. JT: The fans seem to absolutely love the new album. How have the fans been reacting to the newest release? The Incubus did well on the iTunes charts and was streamed over ½ a million times in its first week. Once the story is solidified, I try to visualize each "scene" in my head and then attempt to score what I see, just like someone would score a movie soundtrack. JT: I always start the concept albums with the story first. What did the creative process look like for this album? When I started my research I found out how incredibly uneducated I was on the subject matter, and the more I learned, the more inspiration for the story I found. I immediately went to my phone to start writing down the story in my notes. JT Tollas: The story, oddly enough, just came to me, from start to finish, in the middle of the night. The Incubus is your latest studio album and it is a concept album, what was the inspiration behind the story for this album?
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