Artist of the Day | CRIMSON CALIBER
ARTIST OF THE DAY
19.06.2020
CRIMSON CALIBER
LOCATION
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
GENRE
Extreme Thrash Metal
CURRENT MEMBERS
Travis Malley - Vocals/Guitar
Amber Lowe - Bass
Shawn Krushel - Guitar/Vocals
Drayden Perner - Drums
With the current pandemic, the state of the music and touring industry has dramatically changed. Where were you when everything was brought to a halt?
We were gearing up for a run of shows including multiple festival appearances this summer. Since all that has fallen through due to covid-19 restrictions, we shifted all of our focus on recording and releasing our third release and debut full length album; Covenant Tyrannis.
How has that affected your plans for the coming months? Did you have a tour planned, upcoming album release?
It’s affected our plans in many ways. Before the pandemic we relied heavily on paid gigs and merch sales at shows to generate band income, and it has been quite difficult without that avenue of income. Just before the pandemic we had decided to crowd fund a portion of our album expenses, although we halted our crowd funding campaign when Covid-19 hit, we had already gained 75% of our target through donations. Thank you to anyone who decided to help us make this album through a donation. We appreciate you endlessly.
What have you been doing to fill/make the most of your new-found free time at home?
Netflix, video games and jamming. With our recording process for Covenant Tyrannis currently in full swing, we have been rehearsing the songs very often in our spare time so we are more than ready when we arrive at the studio to record.
Favourite quarantine meal?
I’ve been listening to a ton of Overkill lately - Travis
Do you have a message for everyone at home reading this?
Buckle up because once we unleash Covenant Tyrannis and people hear it, they’re not going to want to stop listening to it! Show Your Caliber!!
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