UNEARTH INTERVIEW
August 6, 2006

Ed Martin for Prophecy21.com: How's the tour been going so far?
Ken Susi Guitarist for Unearth: So far the tour is great. Everyone is getting along, everything is going real well.

P21: Have you guys been playing any new stuff?
KS: Yeah, we played Europe and we did four or five new songs and then we selected one for here on Ozzfest.

P21: Have the crowd reactions been good?
KS: Yeah, everything has been great so far.

P21: Are there any bands on this tour in particular that you were real excited to be playing with?
KS: I really like listening to all the bands that I've known for years like; All That Remains, A Life Once Lost, really good band. Every band is good.

P21: What are your thoughts about Ozzy playing the second stage at some dates this year?
KS: I think it's really cool, but I don't like the security. When they do it, there's extra barriers all over the place.

P21: What are your favorite and least favorite parts about playing big festivals like this?
KS: Least favorite is just hanging out in a parking lot all night not doing anything. Favorite part is that you get to play to big crowds and be with your friends.

P21: What do you usually do to kill all the extra time you get on a festival tour like this?
KS: Run, jog, workout, hang out, drink.

P21: How do you feel about the price matching policies for merch on this tour?
KS: That I'm not really into. I wish we could sell our t-shirts for whatever we wanted.

P21: How does the sound on the new album differ from the last?
KS: This record is more live sounding. No click tracks, no bullshit. A lot of records now come out with singing and melodic choruses to try to sell more records, I think that's not very metal. We kept it real I guess. We wanted to do a metal record, a heavy, heavy metal record. We didn't need to sell out to be good.

P21: What's behind the name of the new album?
KS: Five guys determined to make a great record.

P21: How'd you guys get hooked up with Terry Date to produce?
KS: Just a guy who we thought his work was real good. He's a good guy and we believe in his stuff. We wanted to make a live record, a real organic record and he was the guy to do it.

P21: What's your favorite song off the new album?
KS: I like "Bled Dry" a lot. I think they're all good. I really like all of them.

P21: What are your plans for videos for this album?
KS: We already did the video for "Giles", you can find it online.

P21: How'd the shoot for that go?
KS: Awesome. We went to L.A. and did it with Darren Doane. It was a great time and he was a great guy.

P21: How'd you guys decide on Bleeding Through for direct support on your upcoming headlining tour?
KS: They're just another band that's been around for a while, that's been doing well. You know, it's a good package. We haven't done a tour with them, I don't think ever. So, it's about time to do it.

P21: Are you excited about the Australian tour you guys have coming up?
KS: Yeah, me and Adam and all the guys from Killswitch are friends and Lamb of God too. It'll be really fun.

P21: If you guys were ever going to play a cover live, what song would you want it to be?
KS: Probably "Clobberin' Time" by Sick of it All.

P21: Thanks, is there anything that you want to add?
KS: No man, just thank you and check out our new record on August 8th.