Reggie Edwards of
The Front Row Report recently conducted an interview with former
KORN guitarist and current
LOVE & DEATH frontman
Brian "Head" Welch. You can now listen to the chat at
The Front Row Report.
LOVE & DEATH's debut album,
"Between Here & Lost", will be released on January 22 via
Tooth & Nail Records. Recorded in Nashville with producer
Jasen Rauch (
RED,
BREAKING BENJAMIN) and mixed by
Paul Pavao,
Ben Grosse (
MARILYN MANSON,
DISTURBED) and
Jim Monti (
KORN), the CD consists of 11 tracks, ranging from songs about personal struggle and triumph (
"Chemicals",
"My Disaster", "Paralyzed") to emotionally charged anthems (
"Fading Away",
"Watching The Bottom Fall") to a riff-heavy rendition of
DEVO's 1980 hit
"Whip It".
LOVE & DEATH filmed a video for the song
"The Abandoning" on November 10, 2012 with director — and
UNDERØATH/ex-
NORMA JEAN drummer —
Daniel Davison.
LOVE & DEATH is comprised of
Welch, lead guitarist
JR Bareis, bassist
Michael Valentine, and drummer
Dan Johnson.
Like the album title suggests,
"Between Here & Lost" captures the honesty of light and darkness, beauty and tragedy, good and evil, delivered by a band with intense passion and commitment to the message of its music.
"This record was birthed from trials, tribulations, pain, suffering, anxiety, depression, and drama," stated
Welch. "However, we came out on top and the end result is a very real, raw and honest record. We are so stoked for people to hear it! From our opening song,
'The Abandoning', to our cover of
DEVO's
'Whip it', to our collaboration with
Mattie Montgomery from
FOR TODAY on
'I W8 4 U', It's an exciting piece of art and the listener will feel the different range of emotions with the lyrics and melodies of each song."
"Between Here & Lost" track listing:
01.
The Abandoning02.
Whip It03.
Watching The Bottom Fall04.
By The Way... 05.
Meltdown06.
My Disaster07.
I W8 4 U (featuring Mattie Montgomery)
08.
Fading Away09.
Paralyzed10.
Chemicals11.
BruisesLOVE & DEATH formed when
Welch decided to have open auditions on
YouTube in 2009. "I picked the guys and then had a jam session in Phoenix," says
Welch. "Over the last couple of years, there have been a few lineup changes as we went through normal growing pains. The current band has been together and touring for a while now and they are a big part of the new music and the future of
LOVE & DEATH."
LOVE & DEATH will be touring extensively in 2013 to support the effort.

