DEATH DO US PART Interview

Please give us an introduction of DEATH DO US PART (NJ, USA) members and your band.

Thank you for the opportunity to answer some questions. So I guess I will start with our frontman Cris Tedesco, on guitar we have Craig Lennox, on drums is Steve Banack, playing bass is Greg Moore, and lastly on guitar and singing is myself (Tom Lennox).


How long have you all known each other? How did you meet?

Well naturally me and my brother know each other because we're brothers haha. As for Greg he has been a good friend of my brother and I from High School. We aquired Steve because my brother Craig is playing guitar for Years Spent Cold. We had lost a drummer so my brother asked steve and he was more than happy to help us out. Cris we met because he actually came to a lot of our shows. He was in another band and we were very impressed with his voice. I then contacted Cris on myspace and he jumped to the opportunity to jam with us. So some of us have known each other longer than the other members.


When did you form the band DEATH DO US PART? And who are your influences?

We formed DDUP around December 2001 playing shows around the South Jersey area and here and there we would play a weekend in NY or PA. We really didn't start any kind of serious touring till 2005 around the time we release our full length "Legend". Late start I know haha. Our influences are Killswitch Engage, Black Dahlia Murder, and to be honest every band we listen to influences us.


You got a new album out,which is called "Keep on Keepn' on". Tell us something about this new record. Are there any changes to the last devastating last album „Legend“ ?

Definately new changes. We took a big step up in our song writing in "Keep on Keepn' on" compared to "Legend". When we wrote "Legend" our songs didn't have a whole lot of structure. It was a more underground metal/hardcore cd packed with tons of riffs. Which was awesome for the time. We tried to put as much energy as we could into that album. So our songs ended up being kinda long. Also we had our old singer writing the lyrics at that time. He had a totally different lyrical style than I. Although I did write the lyrics for a few songs in "Legend". After the popularity of our song "In Rememberance" off of "Legend". We realized that is the direction we needed to go. So we shortened up our songs and tried to make them as memorable as possible and take a step up. You will notice there is more of a structure in "Keep on Keepn' on" compared to "Legend'. We put in less breakdowns but made them even more brutal, catchier melodic riffs, repeated riffs, more singing, and also I stepped up and wrote all the lyrics for that album so I could make lyrics that are universal and touch base with all listeners. So yes it was a big step up and plan for more changes as we go along. We plan on keeping the listeners interest by reinventing ourselves in every album.


Who writes your songs?

Musically my brother Craig and I write the music. As for the lyrics I write those.


"In Rememberance“. What is this song about?

Originally it was written about a friend who didn't take care of himself, no one in particular, and was unable to be saved because they didn't want to be. But shortly after that song was recorded, a close friend of ours commited suicide. So now we dedicate that song to him and we miss him very much.


Can you briefly describe the music you play?

Intense and highly energetic with lyrics that are universal.


Are there any funny DEATH DO US PART tour stories?

Plenty haha. We were in Ohio this one time with our friends from Give Em Hell and we got to the gig early. So we decided to walk around the city we were in and found a mall. So we were walking around in the mall and our old singer strum saw a store for his cell phone so he went over to ask a question about his phone. Craig then ran up behind him and pantsed him underwear and all haha. Funny thing about it was he didn't know what to do so he just stood there for a second with his pants down and looked at the cell phone guy he was talking to. Finally embarassed he pulled up his pants and turned around giggling and running back to catch up with us.


Would you like to play in Europe? Especially in Germany? Are there any plans for the future?

Absolutely. We had plans to do a European tour at one point but we had so many member changes between I guess 2005 till now that it hasn't been possible. The member changing thing has been the biggest factor in us not touring constantly. But you never know what the future holds. If we can work out a European tour we def will.


Your last album came out on Filled with Hate records. Nils and Axel are very cool guys. What do you say about that collaboration with FWH?

We love those guys. I consider Nils a good friend of mine even though we've never met in person. We keep in contact through the internet and have since before we signed to FWH.


When someone wanna buy your merch? Where can we find it?

On our official site we have a web store. We don't have much merch left but if you can't find an item you've seen before on our site feel free to contact us on myspace or facebook. We will try to answer you as soon as possible.
You can also buy our cds on ITUNES if you are interested.


And now…. BRAINSTORMING !!

International House of Pancakes (IHOP)?
Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Vegan?
Nope we live outside of Philly and the cheesesteaks are amazing

sXe?
Nope we get our drink on. Aside from that we are drug free.

McDonalds or Burger King?
Def the BK lounge

Germany?
Hope to play there sometime


Any last words?

Thanks for the interview and the interest in our band. Make sure to keep updated on us by visiting our myspace or official site.


Thank you for that interview, we really really appreciate that!!!

If you wanna check out DEATH DO US PART:
www.myspace.com/deathdouspart
www.deathdouspartmetal.com
www.purevolume.com/deathdouspartnj