#154: Carnifex Vocalist Scott Ian Lewis

Scott Ian Lewis, lead singer for deathcore mainstays Carnifex,
guests this week. In our in-depth exclusive interview we talk about
their new record, Slow Death (out next month on Nuclear
Blast), what it takes to make it in the music business, leaving a
label that wasn’t a good fit for the band, taking a hiatus to try
and regroup, and being able to survive the pitfalls of constant
touring. Plus, Lewis talks about his songwriting strategies, the
financial burden of touring musicians, and much more. We talk about
the new Thy Art Is Murder EP and we try and make sense of why a
band would continue with a singer or a member who already
left the band. When a member decides that it's time to move on
to different things, why would a band even bother to put out music
featuring that member? It’s one thing if a member dies, but if they
just want to do something else does it make sense to release new
material with them on it? Or is that just longing for times that
have already passed and teasing fans about something they can never
have? We also talk about the tragedies last week related to cops
killing black civilians and the deaths of five police officers
in Dallas. Perhaps this wasn't the most appropriate time for
Godless to introduce his son to Body Count. Songs: Carnifex – "Six
Feet Closer to Hell" Thy Art Is Murder – "They Will Know Another"
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