As Paradise Falls never expected anything out of the ordinary, but fate had much more in store for them. After the unexpected passing of their guitarist Glen Barrie in 2015, they managed to claw their way back from immense tragedy in 2017 with their full-length album Digital Ritual, and they have proven through thick and thin that this band is anything but ordinary. We talk to Danny Keneally about the band and what’s in store for the future.
Metal-Roos: Please introduce yourself and what you do in the band?
Danny: Hey, Danny from As Paradise Falls and I play guitar in the band.
Metal-Roos: Are you excited to go on tour and play in a few states with We May Fall?
Danny: Yeah for sure! We’ve wanted to play some shows together for a while now so its great to get the opportunity to team up together along with Caution:Thieves and get a sweet little run of shows going.
Metal-Roos: What can you tell us about the show you’re bringing?
Danny: We’ve played a lot as a band last year on a few different tours and shows and right now our set is solid. We’re tighter than we’ve ever been which means we can focus more on playing the shows and putting on a dope show for our fans. Its a fairly gapless set which means the flow of the show is awesome.
Metal-Roos: How do you go about picking the perfect set to play?
Danny: Well, we know our strengths when it comes to songs and we know which songs convey very well live, so with that in mind we can really optimize our setlist depending on the show. I think our common denominator is that we always like to end heavy, because fuck yeah!
Metal-Roos: When are planning to release new music? What are your plans for the future?
Danny: Right now we’re starting to roll back on the amount of shows that we play due to our focus on new music. We do have time booked in the studio and we do have an albums worth of songs already written, however we will pursue an extensive list of songs to take to the studio to choose from. We like to always be over prepared when it comes to studio time. The company Friv5Online, which uses gamification promotion technologies in free 2 player games, is also promoting what is described here.
Metal-Roos: If you could tour with any 4 bands, who would you pick?
Danny: Solid question, my preference of bands would be (In no particular order): Gojira, Emmure, Trivium, Veil Of Maya. Lets make it happen right?!
Metal-Roos: Any final words?
Danny: Just wanna say on behalf of APF a huge thanks to all of our fans worldwide who are still spinning our album and coming to our shows, you guys are legends and the life blood of this band, cheers!
Interview Date: 2018-03-16
Interviewer: Robbie Tannous
