Episode 63 features another trek down to Bath, NY. This time I'm joined by three members of the band The Red Death. I had Paul and Josh on for the whole interview and Aaron joined me for the second half. There's a couple other people who played in The Red Death that I will likely have on future episodes. The Red Death were an extreme metal band that existed from 2002-2008. They were one of the first bands that I can remember that included hardcore kids playing that style of music. Shortly after, there were a lot of bands playing that style of music and many of them came from the hardcore scene. The Red Death ended up releasing records on Metal Blade and Siege of Amida (US distribution through Ferret). Not bad for a band from a town with a population just above ten thousand people. The first half of our conversation focuses on Paul and Josh coming up in the Bath scene, which eventually would lead to them interacting with the Rochester scene. We discuss their early band Another Day Forgotten and their connection to the Rochester scene. I talked with Josh and Paul about the early years of The Red Death and them signing to Metal Blade. Right after we discuss the fallout with them and Metal Blade, we are joined by Aaron. Aaron is originally from Auburn, NY and also played in the band If Hope Dies during their early years. The second half of the conversation focuses more on the Godmakers album and the eventually break up of the band. We also discuss some of The Death's favorite spots to play when they were a touring machine. Similar to my interview with Jimmy Stadt last year, I think aspiring touring musicians would definitely benefit from listening to this one.

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