A
classic much to the sound of hard rock comes driving over the
airwaves when you plug in your player and head out on the open road.
There is something undeniably freeing to the rock sounds that emanate
and transpire between the squeal of your tires on the pavement and
the driving guitar/drums/bass and vocals of Reid Henry.
Never
Say Die hailing from the rock capital of the Canada, come reaching
out from Toronto to the states as they take a rock n roll path you
will not soon forget. Their debut album- Destroy
+ Rebuild
is the primo hard rock album from beginning to end. Catch Never Say
Die out on tour through April in the states.
BANGS!:
What is it about long drives that inspires some of us to think so
much that we have to create?
Reid
Henry: Any chance I get to write or play music I take it.
BANGS!:
Many will ask, why the hiatus, especially on the heels of great
success... however, looking at this from another perspective wouldn't
that be the perfect time to stretch and possibly explore another
avenue of creation?
Reid
Henry: Our singer Matt got a once in a lifetime opportunity to play
with his brother in Three Days Grace. For me, it's an
opportunity to challenge myself to rise with the tide.
BANGS!:
Was the intention there all along to take Never Say Die from a studio
project to where it is now?
Reid
Henry: Yes absolutely. I've always dreamed of being a singer.
BANGS!:
There seems to be a definite importance behind the band's name, as we
see the words, "Never Say Die" show up quite often in
titles, and phrases. What was it for you to take these words
and hold it as your band title?
Reid
Henry: “Never Say Die” is a British idiom that means to not give
up. We thought it was a fitting name for our band. Plus it sounds
metal.
BANGS!:
The tune "Automatic" has a great hook immediately. It's
rock. Talk a bit about the structure of the song.
Reid
Henry: “Automatic” is a robo love song... we wanted to make the
instruments on the track live up to the words in the song.
BANGS!:
Listening to "Like A Nightmare" and reading over the
YouTube comments, one fan asked how in the world you got your guitars
to do what they do in that song- yeah tell us!
Reid
Henry: The reaction to “Like A Nightmare” has been really
exciting. It was one of the first songs we tracked for the record.
I
had made a bunch of evil sounding 8bit keyboard parts in Ableton that
are underneath the guitars, I think that sets the song apart.
BANGS!:
Would you class some of your music darker and heavier towards the
days of when you were performing in the band My Darkest Days?
Reid
Henry: Although we borrow from the style of My Darkest Days, I think
this band is unquestionably heavier.
BANGS!:
How would you clearly define for your fans where Never Say Die is by
comparison.
Reid
Henry: Our music and content define us better than I ever could.
BANGS!:
Toronto produces some of the best rockers- who have been some of your
favorites from back home and abroad?
Reid
Henry: We love Three Days Grace, Finger 11, Cancer Bats, Protest The
Hero, Dilly Dally & a ton of others.
BANGS!:
How important do you find the technique in what you are creating in
this band?
Reid
Henry: My technique in terms of songwriting is sort of whatever
works... I try and use a fresh approach to each song and allow
inspiration to come as organically as possible.
BANGS!:
As this tour continues through the Spring in the U.S. have you found
more times to pull out that laptop and write along the roads across
the states?
Reid
Henry: I have 5 or 6 ideas in really excited about and we another 20
or so raw riffs and ideas that we think could be really cool. The
laptop is always out.
BANGS!:
2017 has so much yet to live, rock, and roll... What does the rest of
the year hold for Never Say Die?
Reid
Henry: All the touring... we'll be out on the road for the rest of
the year and into next.
Check
out our tour dates at www.facebook.com/neversaydietheband or our
band site: http://neversaydie.ca/
Never
Say Die is:
Reid
Henry - Vocals, Guitar
Dane
Hartsell - Guitar, Vocals
Brendan
McMillan - Bass, Vocals
Mike
Langford - Drums
Tour
Dates:
Another
Lost Year | Never Say Die | Lullwater Tour Dates:
2/25/2017
Diamondz
Event Center
Jerome,
ID
2/28/2017
Herman's
Hideaway
Denver,
CO
3/5/2017
OUR
PLACE TAVERN
Bismarck,
ND
3/8/2017
The
Nestor Tavern
Fargo,
ND
3/9/2017
Whiskey
Dicks
North
Sioux City, SD
3/10/2017
Shamrock's
Bar And Grill
Omaha,
NE
3/17/2017
Bada
Brew
Crest
Hill, IL
3/18/2017
The
Firebird
St
Louis, MO
3/19/2017
Rail
II
Peoria,
IL
3/23/2017
Diesel
Concert Lounge
New
Baltimore, MI
3/24/2017
The
Music Factory
Battle
Creek, MI
3/26/2017
Big
Shots
Valparaiso,
IN
4/1/2017
Dawg
House
Waynesboro,
PA
4/30/2017
The
M Resort Spa And Casino *
Las
Vegas, NV
"Automatic"
"Like A Nightmare"
