Beast of Under Black Sky Discusses New Single FireFly

0:04 Hi, you love one too, Dear Susu. Wow were you young? This is the pipe Man here on the Adventures pipe Man w four c Y Radio, and I'm very excited about how we who we have on now because this is a badass musician from Under Black Sky and they have the coolest new single. It's called Firefly. So let's welcome to the show, beast.

0:55 How are you? I'm good man, Thank you for having me. Oh my pleasure and and uh man, I was actually on my way to the studio today I was listening to the song again because it just has that vibe where you know, it's it's you want to listen to it over and over again. Oh it's that's killer. Thank you. So let's tell the listeners out there that don't know your whole story there a little bit about the story behind Under Black Sky. Well, we're four guys that uh, you know, we just felt so we wanted to do something that no other band has done before, and that's uh, you know, create you know basically create you know, a movement and not just play our instruments and hopefully get fans like we want to bring people in and let them be a part of what we're doing total So that's that's kind of how we got started.

1:48 Nice and uh so you also you announced the Undead road Show coming this fall, and so what can we expect from a live show by Under Black Sky. Oh, we got some surprises. So we'll be bringing you into our order. So you're all gonna be inducted. Anybody who sees the show is automatically inducted into the order. They're gonna experience, you know, not only the music, but the light show they're gonna have just they're gonna feel like they're immersed in an experience, not just just seeing some live music. Nice and so, tell us a little bit about this song and what it's leading to with the new album, Like this is the spark for the new album.

2:37 Tell us a story about that. Well, I mean, I guess when we talk about Firefly, we always like to say the Purge begins and we're bringing you along and we're introducing you into our world, and we're letting you know like that we're here, we're not going anywhere, and this is what you're gonna this is the kind of stuff that we're gonna hook you in with. And that's how Firefly just it's an incredible hook, and once it gets you, you can't get it out your head. And you know it's there, and you know, like you said, you want to listen to it more than once. And then once it's there, it's like, oh, man, get out of my head. And that's exactly what we want to do to people. No doubt. I can't wait to get off the interview and listen to it again. And what about the rest of the album, Matt tell us a little bit about that.

3:21 It's pretty much, it's a good it's a good rollercoaster. Well we go from we got some slower songs and we got some really heavy bangers that's just gonna make you make your head spin and just take you through the emotions, take you through what we're feeling, you know what what is a society needs to feel? And it just takes you from start to finish. And so for you as a musician, what was that one moment in your lifetime that you knew this was your mission right now? You know. It might be uh, you know if I was a little like tiny kid and I'm watching Alex van Halen with four bass drums, and that one moment was like that is so cool.

4:10 I have to do what he's doing and I can't. There's no if you turn on that video for Jump right now and I still get the same feeling, right, So that's that's what That's what kickstarted it. That's way cool, you know. And I always give credit to drummers more than most musicians because I played drums for nine years and I still sucked. It's like you. Definitely the coordination part alone. Sometimes I would feel like it was like that thing when you're a little kid and you're rubbing your head and your. Belly at the same time. To me, that was playing the drums, and so you know, the fact that you have like this amazing talent that you're bringing to us, that must have been I gotta say, it must have been a lot of work over the years because the spark was way back when you were seeing it for yourself, but then you when you were doing it, Like, what would you say to other people playing drums?

5:09 Just always be supportive of one another. I mean, everybody's going to start somewhere and it's always not you know, we always all of us suck. I'll tell you today, you know, but it's just just you know, keeping positive about it and knowing and I'll say this my dad, you know, props to my dad. He pushed me and he encouraged. Me when I you know, when I when I needed it, and he was always like my biggest fan. And to have somebody like that in my corner is really just really pushed me over the edge to keep going, to keep at it. And like I said, just I would say, just always be positive to one another. And you know, I love what you said about your dad because a lot of times parents aren't supportive of you know, being a musician or many kinds of art.

5:56 And so I think the world needs to lie more art and a lot more parents like yours that support your art, right you know, because this world right now, I think that's the best therapy. I think that's the best escape from everything that's going on, is to consume yourself in music, especially under Black Sky's music. Oh yeah, So. What else do you want to tell us about? How you and the and like Crisis and Onyx and Jack's all had that all come together.

6:37 So you know, we had we had known each other through mutual friends and like I said, it always starts with just the just the brotherhood of knowing that we all had the same vision, that we all wanted to do the same things and accomplish the same goals. And so immediately. Talking with Crisis with Jack's it was just it was unbelievable, just the connection that we had and uh, you know, bringing Onyx and filling you know, filling up the roster. It just like I said, it just you know, you know, when something comes together, when it comes together so perfectly and it fits that that's that's that's what that's what we started with, and that's that's kind of what's. Gotten us this far, and it's just been an amazing ride.

7:18 Yeah, I think that's like one of the most important things because listen, if you don't have that synergy for making the music or being on stage, you know what do you have? Oh exactly, Like you really need to have like minded individuals with you that share that vision. Otherwise it's it's not. Going to go anywhere. Yeah, And. How else are you going to have fun and give fun to us unless you guys are connected and really like you can tell when you see people live on stage whether you know they're just a bunch of bros having a great time. But also entertaining us, or they're like going through the motions, or maybe they don't even want to be with each other.

8:05 Right, And that's that's important too, because I mean we've all been the concerts where they look like they're just going through the motions and it's like, come on, man, you guys are better than this, you know. And then when we finally get up there, it's like it's like knowing that we've wanted to do this for so long and we're so grateful to be able to do this, and you know, we want to. Give it our all and give you everything. If you give us everything, we'll give it back. And return totally. I mean, it's kind of like Ozzie. Okay, everybody loved Ozzie because Ozzy loved everybody in the crowd and just loved what he was doing more than anything else. Oh yeah, and it's he was that was such a loss to the music community, not just metal but music overall.

8:48 They I agree with you, a loss to the world overall, because with everything, he was still a great human being, a great musician, and I think he got a lot of us through a lot of hard times, through many many years, and I relate that to. Your music too, because your music is. Something that could take us somewhere else that is a better, more positive place. I certainly appreciate that. Just the comparison, you know, that's that says a lot. So thank you, my pleasure. And so how do people reach out to you guys on socials on the web. Check out the new music, check out the tour dates, everything.

9:30 So I mean, if you visit under anything under Black Sky, you you know you google it, You're gonna come on our website, You're gonna come to our websites. You're going to see us on Spotify. You know, we're bands in town, so everywhere that music is posted, you're going to find us. So we're we have all of our tour flyers, we have all of the music there for you to download, for you to stream, and you know, check out some music, some videos, and you know, definitely reach out to us. We're we're always looking to talk back to our fans and. Connect nice and everybody. If you're going to be in the Texas area in October the twenty second, you could check them out at the Starlighter in San Antonio. October twenty third, Scout Bar in Houston, October twenty fourth, House of Rock in Corpus Christy October twenty fifth, to Flying Walrus and Mcowan and October twenty sixth come and Take It live in Austin, so check them out. You will not be sorry and beast. Thank you for being on the Adventures of pipe Man, Oh my pleasure.

10:38 Thank you for having me. Thank you for listening to the Adventures of pipe Man. I'm w for CUI Radio.