Darknucore band HEARTSICK has been doing their thing since 2014, releasing two LPs, EPs, with already all new material ready to go! The band talks about themselves, music, and world domination.
1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.
Heartsick has been a band since 2014. The band began out of the ashes of the former name Know Lyfe. Know Lyfe had been a band for about 15yrs until the untimely death of original drummer Matthew Marttens who passed away in 2014. The remaining members Alfonso Civile (vocals), Waylon Fox (Bass) , Richard Pruneau (Guitar) made the conscious decision to change the band name from Know Lyfe to Heartsick to honor the legacy of their fallen member. The 3 original members have been playing together since they first met in college in 2000 through a wanted musicians add at a local music store in Lansing, MI.
2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?
The name stemmed from the loss of their drummer Matt.
3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there?
Heartsick is based out of Lansing, MI. U.S.A. a Midwest city that is the Capitol of the state of Michigan. The local scene in Michigan is honestly amazing and supportive. A lot of great bands come from our state, some that have left an undeniable influence on rock and roll in general. Are there any local bands you could recommend? There are so many amazing underground bands here. A few to check out are Let It Rot, Of Virtue, Accuser of The Brethren, Black Note Graffiti, Life Right Now, Annex Void, Hail Your Highness, Splinters, Vexatious. We could go on and on and on.
4. How would you describe your style?
We really don’t know what we would classify ourselves as but we did have a write up on us a few years back that described us as a new sound called Darknucore so we go with that. We are a Darknucore band. It has a cool ring to it and it does describe what our influences are. (Deftones, Sleep Token, East Coast Hardcore bands like Earth Crisis, Snapcase, Every Time I Die,) Korn, and 80s synth wave.
5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?
In the 10 years we have been together we have released two full length LPs two 6 song EPs and a Covers EP as well. All of our works represent a good balance of our individual influences that sort of culminate together to form that “Darknucore” sound we talked about. You can always expect heavy riffs from us and some melody. We are not really a band that gravitates towards popular radio formats of songs so you are not going to get a lot of music that is aiming to be the next F5DP or Papa Roach, which are great bands but we just don’t write with that song structure in mind.
6. Do you have any new music in the works?
We have literally another 16 songs ready to go all done lol. We have more music than we know what to do with to be honest.
7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?
We have an entire plan for our 2025 year and a lot of that includes touring. A new record as well as basically a restructuring of our brand and our presentation.
8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?
World domination. That simple. A huge goal of ours is to get to Europe. We are doing everything we can to realize that dream soooo if you know someone that knows someone…let your boys know lol.
9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?
One stop shop over at www.heartsick.us merch store and all. Most our socials are @heartsickband with the exception of our YT page which is @heartsickofficial.
10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?
That we have our own identity. That we are not trying to reinvent any wheel but we are also not trying to fit in to some formula. We love heavy music. We are obsessed with it but we also want to make memorable songs that touch on every subject and can be welcoming to anyone and everyone. There is no line to choose here.
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