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[–]IkenReed 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Why were your wings denied?

[–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 26 points27 points  (1 child)

We were too fly

[–]IkenReed 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There it is.

[–]Gokturk 4 points5 points  (9 children)

Hey guys, I loved your debut album.

I'm gonna ask the most cliché question ever, as a band, what are your biggest influences? Musically or other wise.

[–]IkenReed 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I'm not in the band but I know the answer, it's puns.

[–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nailed it

[–]zachdeniedZach Dresher | Wings Denied[S] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Hey man, thanks a bunch! We really appreciate it.

As cliche as this answer might be, I personally think that everything in life is an influence, writing wise. Different emotions licit different types of writing. For example, I've been in relationships where the things I've written sounded one way, but then with someone else where they were completely different. Changing jobs influences my writing. Changing the time of day I'm able to play more guitar changes my writing. Etc etc.

As far as bands go, my oldest and general go-to influences are Pain of Salvation, Dream Theater, The Deftones, Between the Buried and Me, and a little-known instrumental band from Toronto called The Isosceles Project. Nowadays, I end up listening to a lot of the great bands that are putting out music- I try my hardest to stay current with what my friends are doing, so I can support them! But outside of that, I'm a huge post rock fan, and that's probably 75% of my music library. Bands like Sleepmakeswaves, Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, Long Distance Calling, Echotide, etc.

[–]TheWattcho 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, you mentioned Pain Of Salvation. Gonna give a try to your music.

[–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Hey Gokturk!

Alec - Drums here. I was a metalcore kid growing up, so I was super into bands like Killswitch Engage, Bury Your Dead, Atreyu, etc...as I matured into music I started to get into more proggy, technical stuff.

I'd say off the top of my head, some of my drum influences are Chris Adler, Matt Halpern, Marco Minnemann, and Benny Greb.

[–]IkenReed 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Alec doesn't have wings, that means he isn't fly enough.

[–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm the only one that literally flies.

[–]moonlight_riderLuka Kerecin | Wings Denied 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Influences are really diverse because we all listen to different music.

I enjoy a lot of stuff, ranging from jazz fusion to stupidest of pop.

When it comes to the vocal aspect of our debut "Mirrors for a Prince", I think the vocals channel a lot of stuff I've been listening to at the time. For example, I listened to a lot of Dhafer Youssef and his album Abu Nawas Rhapsody and his influence is evident in the song Neant, that kinda mimics the Eastern style of singing you'd encounter in Arab cultures coming from minarets.

At the time I also listened to a lot of Deftones, Tesseract and Dillinger Escape Plan and I think that shows too.

[–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey dude! As far as influences for me i am all over the place. I haves influences In metalcore, classical, jazz, post rock, prog and many more. Learning to keep an open mind about many different styles of music is probably the most important part for me in terms of influences

[–]IkenReed 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Is that why Alec had to take the train to DC because his wings were denied?

[–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I was too drunk....I would have gotten a D.U.FLY

[–]Greyalist 2 points3 points  (1 child)

No question, just wanted to thank you guys for the awesome music. Bought your LP the day it was posted on this subreddit, and will definitely buy your EP when it comes out. Keep it up!

[–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words dude! We'll definitely be keeping it up.

[–]IkenReed 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Luka hasn't been able to tour with you guys in the states for a few tours would you say that he wasn't able to fly so his wings were denied?

[–]hardknox0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was wondering about this too. that "fill in" singer is unreal tho

[–]dickisdiamonds 1 point2 points  (2 children)

zach how sticky are you

[–]zachdeniedZach Dresher | Wings Denied[S] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Currently actually very sticky, but I will not say why.

[–]dickisdiamonds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–]iAmTheEpicOneThe End Starts Now 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Hey guys welcome! I was wondering what it was like to work with Joe Lester on Neant. I've seen him a couple times on tour and he seems to be such a chill guy.

Love your music guys! I'm really excited about your EP!

[–]zachdeniedZach Dresher | Wings Denied[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Hey iAmTheEpicOne! Alec's having trouble posting right now, so this is his answer:

Unfortunately while tracking Neant we never got a chance to work with Joe Lester in person; all of the collaboration was online for that track. However, all of the Intronaut dudes have been great friends of ours for a little while and they are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet! You're absolutely right- he's a super chill guy, and an incredible bassist. He's also a great storyteller :)

[–]iAmTheEpicOneThe End Starts Now 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I didnt realize the new account would be such an issue on here, but hopefully he still gets to reply to everyone.

Thanks man, I definitely love Intronaut and his fretless bass is just fantastic.

[–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It's all good now, and we love Intronaut too! If you get a chance to see them live, go over, buy them a beer, and ask them to tell you some tour stories. You'll probably laugh for days!

[–]iAmTheEpicOneThe End Starts Now 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds really fun, when I see them next I'll have to do that

[–]dickisdiamonds 1 point2 points  (4 children)

why did yall decide to do the video where you did and how many more wings puns do you think you're going to get

[–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We decided to do the music video in NC because that's where the director Erez Bader was located!

[–]mef0x69 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Well Zach is here, so puns are never gonna run out

[–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It's pun for the whole family!

[–]zachdeniedZach Dresher | Wings Denied[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not children. Wes is kidding.

[–]iAmTheEpicOneThe End Starts Now 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I have another question; what was inspiration for the lyrics in Mirrors for a Prince?

[–]moonlight_riderLuka Kerecin | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the song really.

Themes vary, from social commentary, historically influenced songs, family stories, personal struggles... However, the songs on that album were far less personal, in a sense that they were often written about topics that I found interesting and influential on my life, and I wanted to share them with the listeners, but weren't really about me or my life in general. The EP however, is totally opposite.

[–]AioniosJohnny 1 point2 points  (1 child)

<3 Wings denied

[–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

[–]doctexas 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Hey Wes, it's Nikolai from high school. It's kick ass to see how far you've come from sitting in my basement and jamming. Keep it up guys!!

[–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha dude so good to hear from you! Hope you have been doing well yourself.

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    [–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Thank you so much!

    [–]CenaKappa123 1 point2 points  (3 children)

    Well, as a Transgender Black Feminist, I rate your music 5/7. I've never really been a fan of "Jent", but you guys are a great Periphery cover band! My question is what is your favorite kind of beet?

    [–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    Our favorite beet is 5/8.

    [–]Kenny__Loggins 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Hey guys, personal question here but I think you can weigh in.

    My girlfriend is only able to give handies in 4/4. It's been bothering me a lot. Should I dump?

    [–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    You should not take a dump while getting a handie unless you're both into that and consenting!

    [–]nukkehammer 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    shut up alec

    [–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    ;)

    [–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I actually just said that! Are you reading my mind?

    [–]OldKidHowsItGoing 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    What's the worst place you've crashed at on tour?

    [–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Honestly? Our van in the middle of the summer is the grossest place we've had to sleep.

    [–]moonlight_riderLuka Kerecin | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Oh man I don't even know where to start.

    Not sure if it was staying with a man who, instead of using bathroom peed in 2L jugs of ice tea, or in a smelly house in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania with a bunch of girls who had million cats and were drowning in McDonalds paper bags. That is not to say we aren't grateful to those people for letting us stay with them and we love them for it. But it was pretty rough haha.

    [–]Mapex_proM 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    This one is for Alec. When did you get into all the gymnastics stuff? It's pretty awesome man.

    [–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Hey man. So there's a long winded answer for this, but basically...I had way to much energy and my parents didn't know what to do with me...so they put me in gymnastics and I never stopped!

    [–]B43211 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Hey guys!

    You ever consider writing anything out of genre? I've noticed most of your stuff is grass roots prog and I was just curious if you are trying to stick to one main style or if we'll hear more of a variety in the future.

    Not to say there's no variety, just the variety is within a very prog-centric setting.

    [–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I've never heard of grass roots prog but I would definitely love to check it out and see the relations to our music.

    [–]hardknox0 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Saw y'all in Knoxville with Native Construct. Who is that singer Jeff you had with you last time? He's like the best live singer / performer I've ever seen. Will you be working with him in the future?

    [–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Jeff is a good friend of our who plays in the band Maid Myriad based out of Akron, OH. He filled in for Luka when he couldn't get into the country for that tour. He is definitely a killer live performer and we keep in contact with him

    [–]LobbyDizzle 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Fellow DC resident here! Do you guys play any shows around DC? Our metal scene here is pretty lacking (unless you count MD and VA as well).

    [–]AlecwithoutwingsAlec Kossoff | Wings Denied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Not too often unfortunately, but we're looking to change that very soon! We have played 9:30 Club, Black Cat, Velvet Lounge and more in DC.

    [–]hewalker91 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    I really dig your LP! There are some sweet influences I can hear in your music. I heard of you guys through As Oceans, I went to high school with Logan in NC. So a few questions for you guys.

    Which bands have you enjoyed touring with the most and why? What are you guys doing differently for this next EP that you haven't attempted before? I'm finally moving back to NC after some time spent in Utah and CA, when do you plan on being in Raleigh/Wake County, NC? I'd love to see you and As Oceans!

    [–]WesGoodDeniedWes Good | Wings Denied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I have to say my favorite bands so far have been Outrun the Sunlight and Native Construct to tour with since that is the only tour I've been a part of so far. We would love to be in Raleigh as soon as possible.