MB: Did any of you study music, or take any classes?
Rogers: Our bassist and our guitarist taught themselves, and our drummer learned from the BodyCount drummer.

MB: Who are your guys' influences?
Rogers: We have many, many influences. Monty Python, Old Lady Driver, Syptic Death, Carcus, Cool Keith, Spaztic Blur, Billy Holiday, Wrathchild America, Cryptic Slaughter, Pheryl Sanders, Anthrax, and very early Napalm Death. Those are just a few. We are influenced by a lot and we all have different influences and that is probably what leads to the sound that we have.

MB: How long have you guys been together?
Rogers: The band as it is now, has been together since 2002. There have been different variations, but with this group of guys, it has been about two years.

MB: When were you guys first on the scene?
Rogers: The band itself was first on the scene in 1989. Keith Aazami (guitars) joined the band in 1994, and Chris Mackie (bass) joined in 1996, left and then rejoined in 2000, and I am the only original member of the band.

MB: Since this is an Ohio based website, what do you guys think of Ohio from what you've seen so far?
Mackie: It's pretty cool. There are definitely lots of hot chicks around. And we liked the crazy bondage stores, our favorite one being The Chamber, which is just down the street. That was a cool place.

MB: Do you have any advice for the youth of America?
Rogers: Anal sex prevents pregnancy! And don't take yourself seriously, because no one else does. Just live life for what it is and don’t get too caught up in shit.

MB: Since this is really your first solid recording, is this your guys' first tour?
Rogers: No. We first started touring in 1995, and that lasted about 4 to 5 months. We also toured with Motorgrater for about a month. We've been on tour right now for about 4 or 5 months so far.

MB: So .... when did you all lose your virginity?
Aazami: I lost my virginity to a girl in a hotel room when I was 19.

Mackie: Hmmm, well I guess I lost his virginity at 19, too. It was normal, nothing too special about it. Not like in the movies where is sticks with you for life.

Rogers: I guess technically I lost my virginity when I was 10. He was messing around with the next-door neighbor girl. You know how it is, one thing leads to another and something goes off. But the first time it actually meant something to him when I was 15.

MB: There is a lot of controversy surrounding our President, George W. Bush. What are your views on our recent president?
Rogers: "Shave Bush!" I don’t consider him the President. Bush is a liar and a thief. He has done nothing but lie and steal from this country.

Mackie: He didn't win the election, he has outdated ideas, and our president puts his profit over people. It’s a shame we have a president who wasn’t elected and one who created a war to put money in the pockets of rich people.

Aazami: He's a liar, murderer, a thief, and a cheat. I see it like this: Former President Clinton gets a blow job, and the American people get really mad and want him impeached. But today, we have a president who murders innocent people, and lies to us, and we feed into it. I am so sick of people saying that anyone who talks about Bush is Un-American. Anyone who thinks that can suck a cock. This country was founded on that. Our country was founded on questioning our leadership, not giving into it.

MB: What do you think of the environmental issues?
Mackie: I care about them, but I don’t want to seem hypocritical. I still do a lot of things that may not be ‘environmentally conscious. But I do my part by not eating any red meat.

Aazami: I definitely agree with the overall theories, but I tend to look at the bigger picture. For example, recycling helps, but it is not going to change the world. It is not all we need to do. We need to work to get the big corporations to stop letting harmful chemicals in the air and use safe products. That would make a much bigger impact and could begin to make significant changes. But, they will more than likely not use it, because it costs less to not be a clean company. It’s all about profits.