Band Names Not Brand Names

At a recent BTA show, I was lucky enough to speak to Duck, the drummer, at some length. I asked him where BTA got their inspiration (other than from God) for their lyrics and he simply stated “Both from scripture and our personal experiences.” When asked about how they feel about their message and how Christiancore has only helped to further that message, Duck once again simply replied “It’s something we love so we decided to combine our faith with our other love. We’re really surprised at how well kids have taken to it.” I was amazed as well. During the interview, and throughout the rest of the concert, I was completely awe-struck at the number of people attending the show. Then I was even more amazed by the number of nuclear families at the show (yes, a mother, father, and at least two kids) with everyone headbanging and singing along. The last time my parents heard any metal, they cringed and cried but to see families out at a metal show is a true testament to the message these guys are putting out. “We’re glad to be using something we love to get our message out there and it’s amazing we’re at the forefront of our genre. I mean we covered one of those guys’ (talking about ZAO, who was currently playing during the interview) songs at our first show! We just had a minister from Canada contact us about using our music in his sermons, stuff like that blows my mind!” said Duck in response to my questions about them being the real forerunners of their genre and how it’s affecting them. Unfortunately, due to House of Blues’ rules, I was unable to even write down half of what was said or even record it so the entire 25 minute interview is not able to be fully transcribed.