I think the majority of the people in the band still play in other bands, because we're not that active. But for me, it's the only thing I want to do and it's the only thing I'm focused on. I've always played in a couple of different bands at once, but now I'm only interested in the Dead Child stuff.

There are so many things that kept forcing metal back down to the underground. It survives everywhere on the planet.

I was into Metallica when they first started, like when Kill Em All came out.

To be honest, just trying to get everybody together in one room to get our picture taken for the back of the album, it took so long just to organize that.

When I was really young, I was really into Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and those kinds of bands.

We aren't trying to make poetry or anything beautiful. It's just a rock show. We just want to enjoy playing loud. That's just about it.

Louisville was also good place for being able to make whatever kind of music you wanted to. You didn't have to worry about renting a practice space or figure out when another band would be in there or worry about if your stuff is going to get stolen.