Abandoned By Bears Interview

Right guys, if you like you pop punk heavy, then keep your eyes pealed here !!!

For a band that have only been around just a few short months, they have surely acomplished a lot !. Abandoned By Bears are an easycore group from Gothenburg/Trelleborg, Sweden ! The band consists of Frederic on vocals, Alex and Jake on guitar, Gustav on bass and last but not least, Zeb on drums. They released their debut video in June of this year and recieved an impressive amount of views in two weeks, 100,000 views to be precise ! This band of like minded individuals combines the very best breakdowns with only the best pop punk, which therefore culminates in the form of Abandoned By Bears.

I recently caught up with Alex to have a chat.



TTEC

So Alex, for a band that hasn't been around for that long, you have already accomplished so much and therefore have an increasingly growing fan base. What does it feel like ?

Alex

Well, It feels crazy, everything just went so fast with our first video, one day after releasing it we we're asked about touring Sweden and since then everything just flowed. We've been struggling with different bands for years and now it feels like everything comes to place! :)

TTEC

And since this has happened relatively quickly, you have pretty much accomplished what a underground band takes ages to do. What do you hope to do and what can you see Abandoned By Bears doing this time next year ?
Alex
That's quite hard to say at the moment, we just finished our first tour! So we haven't started planning 2013 yet, there's a whole month left of 2012 wich we will spend in the studio writing more songs for 2013! That's all i can say! :)
TTEC

And with this being your first tour, this was an excellent opportunity to play your music live to your fans. How do you feel the shows went down and how much do fans really like your material ?

Alex

We'll easycore isn't that big in sweden yet so the response of us playing was like, uhmm, people dont know if to mosh, be happy, jump or fucking sit! But the response after this tour is amazing, we've been asked to play quite frequently and it feels like people appreciate what we're doing and what we love, that's whats keeping us on!
TTEC

With regards to your fans, and i'll have to say this includes me and a few of my friends, your sound incredibly like Chunk! No, Captain Chunk !. Is it safe to say that they are inspirations of your's ?

Alex

Hahah, it isn't the first time we've heard that! But saying that we dont like them and uses them as an insperation would be a lie! But on the other side, if you combine pop-punk and metalcore, this is what you get! :)
TTEC

With your latest song Peter, Your're Not Allowed In The City, was there any sort of inspiration or meaning behind it ?

Alex

Hahahah, yeah! A "Peter" is when someone is doing this thing when you like poke hard as fuck on eachothers ribs and it tickles and hurts so you just have to do the most ridiculous move you've ever seen! And when we we're out hanging in the city and i did one of those on our drummer Zeb, he said, "Peter, is not allowed in the city", and fucked up as we are, that's what we named the song! Quite sick, isn't it?

TTEC

And before we wrap up, is there anything you would like to say to your fans out there ?

Alex

You're the reason we're doing what we are, and fucking share the bear! We have some sick shit going on for you guys! Stay tuned! <3 To stay tuned on what these guys, visit their facebook page here and give them a like and show them some love, tell them i sent you ! The official video for "Peter, Your're Not Allowed In The City" is available to view right here !