Finding Solace With THE GHOST INSIDE

Interview by Kris Peters
Topping their last self-titled album was always going to be
difficult for Californian metalcore outfit The Ghost Inside after
it was named one of Loudwire's Best Rock and Metal Albums of 2020.
The accolade was richly deserved for a band who have been through
more lows than most, but despite sometimes insurmountable odds have
always let their music do the talking.
Merging metalcore's proficiency with the frenetic urgency of punk
rock, The Ghost Inside have always had an aura of familiarity mixed
with chaotic schizophrenia that has allowed them to connect with
audiences on a global scale. But on their new album Searching For
Solace, the five-piece metal machine have raised the bar upwards
once more.
Blending definitive characters of their music - honesty,
vulnerability, the message, and the melody - with darker themes and
expansive sonic landscapes, Searching For Solace is the perfect
footprint on the journey of a band who have already proved that
passion, resilience and perseverance can guide you through any
setbacks.
With a little help from music, of course.
HEAVY sat down with the whole band - vocalist Jonathan Vigil,
guitarists Zach Johnson and Chris Davis, bassist Jim Riley, and
drummer Andrew Tkaczyk - to chat about the new album and life
within The Ghost Inside.
"It's very exciting, man. We've been sitting on it for a while
now," Vigil enthused about album release day. "So it's nice to see
it come to fruition and see it out in the world and see people's
reactions and stuff. It's exciting."
We ask the band to tell us more about the musicality on Searching
For Solace.
"We feel like with the self-titled we really stuck with like The
Ghost Inside formula," Riley answered. "(we) Didn't take any
chances there. That record was very clear what the objective was,
kind of like long before we went into it. It was going to be the
band's comeback record. Lyrical themes were all there right from
the beginning. And this time, I think we just felt a lot more
freedom."
In the full interview, The Ghost Inside discussed their newly
released album Searching for Solace and the creative process behind
it. They talk about collaborating with multiple producers to
explore different creative avenues and avoid limiting themselves to
one specific sound. The band members also expressed their
excitement for the upcoming Parkway Drive arena tour in Australia,
highlighting the line-up of bands and the significance of the tour
for the Australian music scene. They discussed their determination
to define themselves without external influence, and their
eagerness to play for both existing fans and new audiences.


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