I'm Not Sure: Could you state your name and position in the band?
Justice: my name is justice and i sing in trapped under ice.
INS: Trapped Under Ice have unique lyrics for a hardcore band, What do they mean to you on a personal level?
J: our lyrics represent nothing more than the honest feelings of a young person. being young can mean a lot of things, sometimes im angry, sometimes afraid, sometimes insecure, etc. i try to be as real as i possibly can, without exception. i would think that is why a lot of people can relate to our lyrics.
INS: Last night while I was washing dishes at work, I was listening to the "Stay Cold" ep. My manager, who is a total stoner, said that it reminded him of Metallica back in the day and was totally digging it. Where does that crossover influence come from?
J: literally everyone in our band is a huge metallica fan. while we've never aimed to sound anything like metallica, it's inevitable that we would possess those qualities. but realistically, who doesn't love metallica?
INS: My manager then asked me who I was listening to, and I said "Trapped Under Ice". He then went on into how that is the name of a Metallica song. Is that where you guys got the name?
J: your manager sounds awesome. trapped under ice is a metallica song, though we didn't consciously take from it. i think it's just one of those things where some of us are so familiar with the band, someone mentioned that as a name idea and we were into. i week later everyone was asking "you guys sound like metallica?"
INS: How is it that you think you guys blew up so big off of the demo?
J: ill let you know when we blow up haha. i think we did a lot of things with the demo that a lot of bands aren't doing right now. it's influenced by bands that maybe a lot of people aren't influenced by right now. like i said, the lyrics are honest, and i think people can spot that kind of thing. we had fun with making the music as well as the artwork. when we designed the art work a lot of people were like "are you serious!?" or "that's stupid". but like my friend patrick from reaper records has told me plenty of times, nobody decides what's acceptable or cool in hardcore, but it's what you make of it. we wanted to make a sound and a record design that was something we wanted. something that reminded me of the time when i was first introduced to hardcore. the demo is a lot of things that i loved when i was 14 and still now.
INS: Here's a broad question... What are you stoked on right now?
J: im stoked on so many things right now. just a few months ago i quit my job to make the band a more full time thing. i love tour, and we've been doing a lot of it, and have plenty of tour ahead of us. im stoked on reaper records. it's great to have someone who has as much faith in us as reaper does. it's good to have someone believe in you and do anything to support you. so many great bands together at this moment. im stoked on the baltimore hardcore scene. it's got a great history and a great future. lots of new bands that you will be seeing for the next few years. stoked to go to europe and be doing a split with london's dirty money. them and dead and gone records have worked really hard to get us to europe. they're also coming to the US to visit in january. it's going to be an awesome tour. mostly, im stoked to see so many young people so active in the hardcore community; bookings shows, doing zines, attending shows.
INS: What's the best part about being in Trapped Under Ice?
J: i spend my time traveling with my best friends. making new friends always. legitimate good friends all over this country and now in new countries. i love getting to be my complete true self and being accepted for it.
INS: Let's do some word associations. Type the first thing that comes to mind:
J:
Stay Cold: thanks to reaper records
Metallica: klipa's "scary guy" tattoo
Thrash: studded leather jackets
Shred: dom from pulling teeth
Burrito: neato burrito in lemoyne pa
Ice: queen
INS: Current Playlist?
J:
stout
next step up
vision of disorder
new trash talk
new colin of arabia
new cold world
curtains demo
brick demo
INS: Thanks for your time. Anything else to add, any shout outs?
J: fools in reign supreme, mongoloids, and dead and buried. steve j rottman. thanks!
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Justice: my name is justice and i sing in trapped under ice.
INS: Trapped Under Ice have unique lyrics for a hardcore band, What do they mean to you on a personal level?
J: our lyrics represent nothing more than the honest feelings of a young person. being young can mean a lot of things, sometimes im angry, sometimes afraid, sometimes insecure, etc. i try to be as real as i possibly can, without exception. i would think that is why a lot of people can relate to our lyrics.
INS: Last night while I was washing dishes at work, I was listening to the "Stay Cold" ep. My manager, who is a total stoner, said that it reminded him of Metallica back in the day and was totally digging it. Where does that crossover influence come from?J: literally everyone in our band is a huge metallica fan. while we've never aimed to sound anything like metallica, it's inevitable that we would possess those qualities. but realistically, who doesn't love metallica?
INS: My manager then asked me who I was listening to, and I said "Trapped Under Ice". He then went on into how that is the name of a Metallica song. Is that where you guys got the name?
J: your manager sounds awesome. trapped under ice is a metallica song, though we didn't consciously take from it. i think it's just one of those things where some of us are so familiar with the band, someone mentioned that as a name idea and we were into. i week later everyone was asking "you guys sound like metallica?"
INS: How is it that you think you guys blew up so big off of the demo?
J: ill let you know when we blow up haha. i think we did a lot of things with the demo that a lot of bands aren't doing right now. it's influenced by bands that maybe a lot of people aren't influenced by right now. like i said, the lyrics are honest, and i think people can spot that kind of thing. we had fun with making the music as well as the artwork. when we designed the art work a lot of people were like "are you serious!?" or "that's stupid". but like my friend patrick from reaper records has told me plenty of times, nobody decides what's acceptable or cool in hardcore, but it's what you make of it. we wanted to make a sound and a record design that was something we wanted. something that reminded me of the time when i was first introduced to hardcore. the demo is a lot of things that i loved when i was 14 and still now.INS: Here's a broad question... What are you stoked on right now?
J: im stoked on so many things right now. just a few months ago i quit my job to make the band a more full time thing. i love tour, and we've been doing a lot of it, and have plenty of tour ahead of us. im stoked on reaper records. it's great to have someone who has as much faith in us as reaper does. it's good to have someone believe in you and do anything to support you. so many great bands together at this moment. im stoked on the baltimore hardcore scene. it's got a great history and a great future. lots of new bands that you will be seeing for the next few years. stoked to go to europe and be doing a split with london's dirty money. them and dead and gone records have worked really hard to get us to europe. they're also coming to the US to visit in january. it's going to be an awesome tour. mostly, im stoked to see so many young people so active in the hardcore community; bookings shows, doing zines, attending shows.
INS: What's the best part about being in Trapped Under Ice?
J: i spend my time traveling with my best friends. making new friends always. legitimate good friends all over this country and now in new countries. i love getting to be my complete true self and being accepted for it.
INS: Let's do some word associations. Type the first thing that comes to mind:
J:
Stay Cold: thanks to reaper records
Metallica: klipa's "scary guy" tattoo
Thrash: studded leather jackets
Shred: dom from pulling teeth
Burrito: neato burrito in lemoyne pa
Ice: queen
INS: Current Playlist?
J:
stout
next step up
vision of disorder
new trash talk
new colin of arabia
new cold world
curtains demo
brick demo
INS: Thanks for your time. Anything else to add, any shout outs?
J: fools in reign supreme, mongoloids, and dead and buried. steve j rottman. thanks!
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