Greg Appleby (Against)

1- Loyalty and Betrayal, new album, a few new dudes, give us the run down, how was recording, are you happy with how it all came out?

yeah mate another line up change, we got a mate steve on bass now witch is good, he played guitar in a few other bands and he is a good cunt as well as bass player so its working out well. recording was pretty fun, it was nice and quick because andy played bass and guitars on it he is a fukin shredder!. it didn't come out anywhere near as fast as the songs were written witch was a bit of a bummer but fuck it you live and learn. we have already started writing a few new songs so next time we record we will do a few things differently. sonically i think we get better every record but we still have a long ways to go till we are all 100% happy, but we like to learn as we go..

2- NCHC, what the fuck happened?, where are all those kids with neck and hand tattoos now?

NCHC haha the "real" NCHC is pretty quiet now, it started off with a bang and the right attitude but a few bands up here dropped the ball and thought they were bigger than they are, everyone stopped supporting each other and it turned into a race to get bigger than everyone else,they worried about selling merch and playing bigger shows but they forgot that they didn't (and still don't) have the talent to write songs.. if you want to stand the test of time i believe it only takes a few things and thats

1. write songs and put out records (don't tour 4 years on 2 eps haha)

2. be honest with yourself and what you write

3. forget what every other cunt is doin cause it doesn't matter

4. support local bands/shows

to see kids with neck and hand tattoos without getting their bodies filled still blows me away but i know a few of these guys are still around and still doin their thing, but there is quite a few who disappeared and have prob gone back to hangin out in malls listening to fake metal like killswitch i love that kids get tattooed so much now, cause it pays my rent!!! haha

3- How was touring the us and euro with Terror?, give me some stories ( suitable for print, haha)

haha most isn't for suitable print, you know the rules pete!!the tour was fun though! we had a bus so we didn't have to live like hippys but it was everything about touring another country you want! , weird food, showers in buckets in parks, good hardcore bands, good metal bands, active scenes, good chocolate,creepy euro people,oh and of course hot transvestites!! haha

4- Hows your mo going?, iam pretty sure you look more like a crim everytime i see you

mate the mo is goin strong!! even i f i wanted to cut it off rachi wouldnt let me!!it gets a mind of its own sometimes when it gets long but i just cant bring myself to trim it, its prob the only thing people will remember when im gone so ill keep it for a while yet! and to everyone out there thinkin of growin one... do it! it will change your life haha

5- In your words, how the future of Brisbane hardcore looking?

with hardcore getting watered down more and more everyday in the media and emo bands with solos and keyboards get labeled "hardcore" there will always be people starting bands and putting on shows to try to bring some honesty and reality back into itWe are however suffering from a shortage of venues, its weird to my why hundreds of "hardcore" kids can go to night clubs and listen hardcore on a pa system while they mosh on the dance floor but wont support local shows, I guess thats life.The people who want a scene will always be around and while they are brisbane will be fine...