Read Interview With Sanctity Vocalist

Chad Bowar from About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with SANCTITY vocalist Jared MacEachern. Here are some extracts from the conversation:

Chad Bowar: "Road To Bloodshed" has been out for a little while now. What has the response been like?

Jared MacEachern: "We have been getting good response from our shows. Our last tour was in Europe and was really good for us. It seems the record is getting some good reviews and is doing well. We're really happy with it."

Chad Bowar: How would you describe SANCTITY's sound?

Jared MacEachern: "We are just a metal band. It's definitely got some Thrash to it. It has melodic parts and it has heavy parts. I would describe us as a Thrash Metal band."

Chad Bowar: How did you come up with the title "Road To Bloodshed"?

Jared MacEachern: "It sounds cool. That's why we decided on it. It also signifies where we have been and how we got to this point."

Chad Bowar: You were brought to Roadrunner's attention by Matt (Heafy) from TRIVIUM. Had you been in contact with any other labels at that point?

Jared MacEachern: "We had thought about it, but we hadn't got around to getting our stuff out just yet when we met Matt. He just passed it straight to Roadrunner. It was great for us."

Chad Bowar: Your next tour is with SYMPHONY X, who are veterans. What are your expectations for those shows?

Jared MacEachern: "Maybe a little less moshing. Hopefully we will play a good show and people will enjoy it. I've learned to just because people stand there doesn't mean they don't like us. Maybe they are just listening and watching and trying to figure out what it is that they do like."

Chad Bowar: When did you start getting into metal music?

Jared MacEachern: "I was probably about 12 years old. A buddy of mine had a copy of METALLICA's Black album and he played me the song 'Unforgiven'. I was hooked immediately. Then after that another buddy of mine gave me an old dubbed copy of 'Kill 'Em All'. I didn't even know music could sound like that."