{"id":50061,"date":"2016-06-14T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toiletovhell.com\/?p=50061"},"modified":"2016-06-14T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T15:55:21","slug":"none-more-black-an-interview-with-uada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/none-more-black-an-interview-with-uada\/","title":{"rendered":"None More Black: An Interview with UADA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It started with a bang. There was nary a murmur. No signs of life. No indication of what was to follow. But, in deepest Portland (OR), something dark was being insidiously cultivated.<\/p>\n

The seed was planted a little more than a year ago, and during that time, it has been furtively watered, nurtured and matured. Then suddenly, out from under the cover of darkness, bang! In April, UADA<\/strong>\u2019s Devoid of Light<\/em> was born, and released to the world as a fully-grown Erebus. There was no weaning, no teething-pains, no truancy, no smoking behind the bike shed, and certainly no fistfights (at least none that were witnessed by prying eyes). Devoid of Light<\/em> displays a maturity not typically found on a debut LP, and so it\u2019s quite surprising that there were no preceding demos or EPs. The band obviously knows the message that they want to convey, and they have the skills, the creativity and the attention to detail to fully realize it. Shortly after the album was released, they toured the West Coast, and I was fortunate to chat with Jake Superchi (vocals, guitar) before the show. He kindly agreed to indulge me with his first non-German Toilet-side chat.<\/p>\n

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Hey, Jake. How\u2019s it going and what are you up to?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake<\/strong>: Greetings. I’m doing well, been very busy on the UADA front.<\/p>\n

You formed in October 2014, did your first gig in January 2015, performed a bunch of shows in the Pacific Northwest, released your debut album in April of this year, and completed a West Coast tour in the same month! That\u2019s sounds like the work of some highly motivated individuals. What\u2019s driving this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake:<\/strong> Our will and desire to do what it is we absolutely love, and that is write, create and perform our art. This is a band running on all cylinders and we’re just getting started.<\/p>\n

Tell our readers a little bit about the band\u2019s backstory. I know that you\u2019ve been involved in a lot of different bands (I\u2019m not sure which ones are currently still active) and Trevor (drums) and James (Guitar) were in Infernus. How did the band start and what were your goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake:<\/strong> I personally reached out to both Trevor and James about the possibility of getting together and starting a new project. I had a vision and a few song ideas and met them for a meeting to share. We plugged in, tuning was the same, tones matched up perfectly, and we started writing and the first song was born.<\/p>\n

How would you describe your sound for anyone that hasn\u2019t yet heard the band?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake:<\/strong> Haunting.<\/p>\n

In January, you signed with Eisenwald to release your record. Obviously, the label has a stellar roster (Drudkh,\u00a0Forteresse,\u00a0Fluisteraars, and new kids\u00a0Cantique L\u00e9preux, to name but a few) but, did you have any concerns about signing with a German label? What were the pros and cons?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake:<\/strong> No concerns. Eisenwald has a great roster and we are excited to be apart of that right now. They’ve been very accommodating to our needs and we have no complaints. I think the biggest pro right now is having a label in Europe. We are a new band wanting to do big things, and for us Europe is the big time. So having that exposure and press in those countries is very important to us.<\/p>\n

Scouring your Facebook page, it doesn\u2019t read like the page of a newer band. There are countless posts regarding album reviews (mostly in German), numerous live reviews (even one written by yours truly<\/a>), and untold commentary from some of the metal scene’s biggest websites. Are you surprised by level of coverage and the positive feedback that the band\u2019s receiving?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake:<\/strong> We are very humbled.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned, a lot of the coverage (at least the album reviews) is in German. I don’t know what\u2019s being said but as you’re sharing the links, they must be good, right? Is Eisenwald sending you a translation or are you reading half-baked gibberish on Google translate?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake:<\/strong> A bit of both including some of the reviewers themselves.<\/p>\n