Interview

Metalundgerground's Interview With Entheos Gave Us More Than Just The End Of Everything, We Got Some Answers!

Entheos is a fast rising progressive metal band that has ambition, drive and a ton of talent. Chaney Crab recently was so kind to respond to our interview and the current happenings in the Entheos camp.

Metalunderground: First of all, if there’s someone out there that hasn’t heard of Entheos or have listened to your music, can you give them a condensed description of the band and some of the back history of it?

Chaney Crabb: I formed the band in late 2014 with Navene Koperweis, Evan Brewer and Frank Costa. Each of them have played for a multitude of bands that I’m sure people are familiar with - all three of them with Animosity, Navene has drummed for Animals as Leaders, Whitechapel, Job for a Cowboy, Machinehead,, etc. and Evan is a former member of the Faceless.

Since then, we’ve condensed the official members of the band down to me on vocals and Navene Koperweis on drums/studio guitars. Evan has always played bass in the studio for us even though he no longer tours. I would describe us as a metal band with a multitude of influences, including a lot of post rock and grunge.

Metalunderground: What is current status of the band? Is there a new album in the works?

Chaney Crabb: We’re working on a new album right now.

Metalunderground: I’ve heard that you have an upcoming U.S. tour, can you touch on that a bit?

Chaney Crabb: This fall we are embarking on our first ever headlining tour in the United States. Joining us will be Fallujah, The Zenith Passage, and Tracheotomy. We’re incredibly excited and proud, this is a milestone for us as a band that we’ve looked forward to for years.

Metalunderground: It has also been said that you are borrowing one of the guitarists from Allegaeon for the tour. How did this come about and why did you pick them?

Chaney Crabb: Yes, one of our guitarists, Michael Stancel is from Allegaeon and our other guitarist, Scott Carstairs, plays guitar in Fallujah. We’ve toured with Allegaeon a few times and that is how we met Michael. I’ve always kept him in mind as a guitarist, because he and I have a ton of influences in common. When it came time to find someone to play live with us for a tour last year he was the first person I thought to ask.

We’ve known Scott for a long time but became good friends with him when he moved to Nashville, where we live. I truly believe that adding the two of them to our live lineup has brought our band to a new level, we’re better and more creative now than we ever have been.

Metalunderground: Are there any side projects that you are working on?

Chaney Crabb: My focus is all on Entheos.

Metalunderground: You were touring Europe recently, is that correct? How did it go?

Chaney Crabb: Our European tour was great. It’s amazing to be able to travel across the ocean and play in front of crowds there. Truly a surreal dream any time we get to come over.

Metalunderground: Now that we have the formal questions out of the way, let’s ask a more personal question. When you’re not doing all things Entheos, what music do you listen to during your free time?

Chaney Crabb: I listen to a lot of classic rock, post metal, electronica, indie, singer-songwriter stuff and more. It’s hard to name one thing because my taste is so diverse. I love a lot of country music as well. I just love a good song.

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