Your MySpace page looks like one giant ad, do you guys make more money by playing live or by selling merch?

At this point, I would say that we make the bulk of our band funds by touring and playing shows. Between our guarantees each night and selling merch at the shows as well, we’re doing pretty decently. I’m not too sure how our online store is doing but I believe we’re doing better on the road (Thank you to everyone who has bought anything, EVER! We love you!).

I hear a hint of death metal in the few songs on MySpace, who are your influences

We honestly get our influences from such a wide range of music that it’s often very hard to keep track. Definitely Poison The Well's Opposite of December era. Refused The Shape of Punk to Come. A little bit of Comeback Kid, Love Is Red, Misery Signals, and Unearth. There's probably a million more, but those should do for now.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

While we're home, we mainly like to spend a lot of time with our family, friends, and loved ones. Being on the road can really make you feel homesick and nothing feels more like home than being with the ones you care about. We usually like to chill out with the dudes and some brews. We keep it pretty simple. My brother and I actually run a full time screen printing company and clothing line while we're home so we keep busy.

I really like your album cover who designed it and what meaning, if any, does it have?

Thanks! Donny Phillips was the mastermind behind the album art direction. He’s definitely a very mature artist for his age and we've always been a fan of his work ever since we saw The Warriors' album covers. He's now a full-time art director over at Warner Bros. Records so kudos to him!

The meaning basically follows the theme that we came up with for our record. Each song on the record is about an event in one’s life that can determine the person they will be. To build them as a person we use the concept of building and kept a constant underlying theme. We are always building and growing as people and always trying to find ourselves. The framework of the bird symbolizes that.

What's more fun playing a big festival or a small sweaty club gig?