Interview with Autumn Burn

by Scorpio

It’s fall in the Choice City. It’s a beautiful day in my favorite season, and as coincidence would have it I’m talking to one of my favorite local bands whose name just happens to be Autumn Burn. I saw these guys at the CMB Battle of the Bands at the Summit Music Hall, where I was very impressed with their performance. Then I found out they were from Fort Collins, and flipped the f@#k out. I am so happy that these guys are reppin’ the Northern Colorado sound. Right now, I am sitting with Chris, the bassist, and Eric, lead singer and guitarist. So let’s find out a little about these fools.

LMC [Local MC]: What’s up guys, what’s going on?

CC: Chillin’, playing music, ya know. Just did a show on the 23^rd at Hodi’s. We played with the Varmits and Fusterclucks.

LMC: How was that? It sounded like a crazy ass time?

Eric: It was a great show, lot of energy from the fans, played with great bands. We had a blast.

LMC: Normally I don’t ask this … but what are your greatest influences? What makes you do what you do?

CC: I would have to say my biggest influence to play is Navene Kopper from the band Animals as Leaders. I’m a bassist, he is a drummer, but his passion that he plays with drives me to be the best I can.

Eric: Jesse Lech is a former lead singer of Killswitch Engage who wrote positive lyrics to the most brutal music that you could hear. He lost his voice later on and was replaced by the lead singer they have now, But he was the type of vocalist that could make a negative topic and show you the silver lining in it.

LMC: Are you doing this for the money, for the fans, the girls, the drugs – why did you guys want to be musicians? I did it for the drugs and women …

CC: You would. I do it for the music, women come later. It’s not only for the recognition. I remember I was at “Horse” the band show in New York and I got to meet Dash Arkenstone, the bassist for the band. I told him how much of an influence he was on me when he came to playing music and he was in awe. The fact that he was in awe kinda blew me away. I never expected that someone of his caliber would not be used to that kind of admiration. He said to me, “Thanks man, I do It for the music.”

LMC: When listening to your CD and watching you guys play, I see a lot of different styles joined together. How would you describe your writing style?

Eric: Open topics things like: bee’s buzzing, sunshine, songs of sorrow, songs of regret, frustration, anger, f@%king your mom, and when you add all those together you get beautiful music. We write serious songs, of course, songs that actually have a meaning. We don’t like mindless dribble.

LMC: Great, I HATE mindless dribble! It’s so unnecessary and it’s everywhere. GOD HELP US ALL! So what do you guys have in the works?

Eric: Working on new music, writing a new album. Ahrue Luster, the ex-guitarist for Machine Head, is the producer for the last album, they want to get him for this new album. We have a lot of material and right now we just want to put out the best product for everyone. Don’t worry … it’s coming.

LMC: You guys have any new shows coming up?

CC: Yea, we have one November 5^th at the Aggie Theater. We will be playing with Fulcrum and Scarlet Canary. Come check out the show and have a great time, we will.

Eric: We will be bringing it, you will see more energy at our show then you would anywhere else. I won’t just stand around and sing, you will be a part of the show as well as watching the show. COME PLAY WITH US!!!

LMC: Now that sounds like a lot of fun, enough to almost get you put in jail … almost. I am definitely going to be there, and I am pretty sure you will be, too! So I will see you there.

I want to say thank you to Chris and Eric for hanging out with me at Bondai’s in Fort Collins, Colorado. Until next time …

Category: Noco Music Scene