Interview: Deathtruck

This is an interview with the fellas of Deathtruck: Chris Savopoulos - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals, Anthony Edmiston - Guitar/Vocals, Peter Tavoularis - Bass/Vocals, Chase Henderson - Drums

I thought it would be a bit fun to ask them a few questions, being that I know pretty much null about this 4 man band from Palm Harbor, FL. & I figured not many of you who are apart of the local metal music scene also new nothing, or very little of them. so without further anticipation.......... I give you Deathtruck :) 

1. You guys are still fairly new to the local metal 

scene, how are you fellas liking it?

Chase: “Stoked to be out of the garage.”

Peter: “We're so thankful for all the fans we've 

gained since only March. everyone has been 

very welcoming.”2. Have you been bombarded 

with ridiculous 

amounts of advice? If so what was the best 

advice as well as worst advice given?

Peter: “We haven't really been bombarded with 

advice, actually.”

Anthony: “The best advice we've been told is "If 

you're going for it, go full force. You have to 

want it"

Chris: “The worst advice "Get a real job" or 

"Have a plan b"

This is our plan A.”3. How was DeathTruck 

established?

Chris: “It started off in 2008, when Chase and 

Anthony had a jam band.”

Anthony: “Peter and Chris were in a band 

together also. Chris went to jam with me and 

Chase, and later Chris wound up leaving Peter's 

band. In need of a bassist, I asked Peter to fill 

in on bass from guitar.”

4.What came first, the song or the naming of 

the band?

Anthony: “The name came first, but we had the 

instrumentals for an unnamed song that we 

later called DeathtrucK.”

5. I was recently jamming to your tunes & 

couldn't help noticing a slight Metallica like 

sound. Would you say Metallica is influential to 

DeathTruck? If so what are some other musical 

influences?

Chris: “Yes, Metallica is a huge influence on us 

all and individually.”

Peter: “As a band, Trivium, Metallica, Machine 

Head, As I Lay Dying, Opeth, Avenged 

Sevenfold, Pantera."

6.I've had the pleasure of seeing you guys play 

a couple of months back in Tampa at The Brass 

Mug. You guys seem very at home on stage. Do 

any of you get preshow jitters?

Chris: “For a lot of us, it's different.”

Anthony: “No I wear a kilt on stage.”

Chase: “Sometimes the smaller the crowd, the 

more jitters.”

Chris: “If half of the show likes you and half 

hates you, its better to have a lot of likes as 

well.”

7. DeathTruck has a song entitled "Fallen 

Messiah" Do your personal beliefs figure highly 

into what you create? & If so how do you 

convert what you feel & believe into the frame 

work of your music?

Chris: “The song itself was by Anthony and me. 

I'm a Christian, while Anthony is an atheist. It 

was a weird project that somehow came 

together. My lyrics brought in with Anthony's to 

create a story line of the fall of Antichrist."

8.Do you dudes currently have a demo out? If 

so where can those whom may be interested 

find it??

Peter: “Yes we have a demo, but we burn them 

ourselves. We sometimes hand out copies at 

shows but we will make one if someone asks. 

We plan to go into the studio soon and have 

physical copies and digital downloads. We are 

on ReverbNation and Facebook.”

9. What is DeathTruck's biggest goal for 2012?

Chris: “Keep playing anywhere and everywhere 

we can.”

Peter: “Hopefully before the end of the year we 

can get in the studio and record our debut EP 

and hope that the right people hear it.”

You can find them at the following sites:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DeathtrucK/154154631283286?sk=app_2405167945

ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/deathtruck