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First off i would like to thank all the members of Born To Hate for taking the time out to do this interview with Worldwidetakeoverzine
How did the band come to be named Born To Hate and is there any special meaning behind the band being named this
We didn’t have any name when we started the band. We started practising with a cover of Death Threat’s song called “Life Sentence” and the chorus is “Born to hate”, and we liked it as a name of the band. Hate is a natural feeling of persons that are aware about the unfair and cruel things that are caused by humanity, and it is also a feeling towards the hypocrisy of people. It’s a tough name, but it’s fun.
who are some of the bands main musical influences
We don't really have special bands that influence our music. Our style is a mix from NYHC, metalcore and maybe street punk. We are compared to different styles as NJ and NYC Hardcore and Beatdown from the late 90..s, but we are mainly compared to Madball.
are any members in side projects other than Born To Hate
The guitar player is also in a band called Drama.
what are your views on fighting at shows
We don’t want fighting at shows. It doesn’t happen usually.
what are some of the reactions of promoters when finding out that the band is all female
Promoters that organize shows and tell us to play already know that we are girls! Maybe when they know us for the first time, in the myspace or something, they get surprised. We think they tell us to play because of our music and attitude.
how long has the band been together?
We started the band a couple of years ago but during the first year we couldn't do much, because some members left the band and we didn't have time to meet all together to practice. But we wrote some songs and played a couple of shows. The band was completed when Bere joined the project, and that's when BTH really began.
how many cds eps 7 inches split cds and demos has the band currently released
We have a 5 songs MCD. It’s our first release, and it took a lot of effort to do it.
what do you base your lyrics on when writing new material
We base our lyrics on things that happens to us or things that happen in the world and concern us. We are always inspired in personal experiences - bad and painful experiences always- and thoughts, we never try to emulate something that doesn't belong to us (sometimes the language, but not the message).
We have two different kinds of lyrics. Those who talk about personal things: disappointment caused by people who you consider friends, the friends you lose through the time without any reason, the shit that is in the scene,... and also social topics: feminism -nothing really changed in the patriarchy- globalization of capital –wars, dispossession and passivity-,... For example George Orwell's "1984" is an inspiration for the lyrics of a new song of Born to hate, we adapt the control of the ideas he described to the current society. Totalitarism and the current hegemony of the neoliberal model have much in common. Recently we are writing songs about immigration laws, racism and social exclusion.
is there a large and thriving scene in the Barcelona area as well as throughout Spain
Our scene is little and big at the same time. In a big show there are a lot of people but usually shows, we can have 50-150 people. It all depends on what you think the scene is. The business is growing, and this music is a trend for new kids to follow, but there is a "real" scene because some promoters, bands, labels, distros, etc, work hard just to keep it alive. The scene in Barcelona is much divided, and there are people that don’t care about the hardcore scene, just listen to some bands they download from the internet. There’s passivity, lack of interest. We would like that Barcelona's scene would be more open minded, a place for everyone. We'd like to feel comfortable always and feel free to enjoy wherever and whenever. It's not always like that. But obviously there are a lot of good things that make it special.
how can the readers from around the world contact you about ordering merchandise and cds
In our Myspace. There we published a blog with some shops and distros that sell our stuff. And obviously, come to shows! http://www.myspace.com/borntohatehc
how did the band come to be signed to Fragment Records and also with Cruzade Records and how have they treated you so far
We signed to Fragment because he was interested in supporting us even though he didn’t know us personally, and that’s very cool, and it’s difficult to find for a first release. Cruzade Records is run by one friend of the band, and it’s nice to work with someone that has supported the band since the start. It’s been easy to be with them, they have treated us great and the record is doing well.
is this the original lineup and if not what is the current lineup
At the beginning, there was another singer -we were two singers-, and there was another girl in the bass when we started to practise. But we can say that Born to hate started with the current line up, because we started to play and practise regularly and have important projects and experiences.
if you could have anyone do guest vocals on your next recording who would it be and why
We have several favourite singers. But we would chose Freddy or Roger Miret because they speak Spanish.
does the band have any plans to tour the USA in either 2009 or 2010
Maybe, these plans are not forthcoming but we have the desire to play over the world. We want to play especially in USA and Latin america someday.
in only one sentence describe your sound to someone who has never heard you before
New furious and tuff European Hardcore.
when the band is on tour in the van what is usually playing in the cd player
When we play outside Barcelona the driver brings the music and she plays cds of new releases of current bands, and cds of bands that we are going to see live soon. This weekend we were on the road and we listened to Embrace by hatred, Last to remain, Furious styles, Surge of fury, Wisdom in chains, Folsom, Billy club sandwitch, Everybody gets hurt… and also some classics like Blood for blood or Madball and some punk. And Slumlords, it’s our favourite for the road. Of course, we also play the radio and flamenco songs.
how were you first exposed to the scene and what made you say i want to be in an band
We started in the scene separately, but the common thing is that we all started going to local bands’ shows and listening to the tapes and cds that other friends gave to us, so it started in a very special way.
It’s difficult to say, it’s not anything special that makes you being in a band, it’s just that you would like to be playing on the stages as the bands you see. It’s about involving actively in the music. But when you try it and start playing an instrument, is when you find things that make you want to continue with it, that’s when you see if you really like it. Starting to play is easy, the difficulty is when you have to work hard for the band.
when on tour and driving from city to city what is some of the weirdest shit you have seen happen or pass by
Weird things happen in other cities and also playing in Barcelona. In Toulouse, the guys made a human pyramid while we were playing. In the last show in Barcelona, we all sang “happy birthday” during the show.
where do you see the band in 3 years from now
Touring USA and Latinamerica as we told above, hahaha. We see oursleves with a lot of more cool songs, touring and traveling everywhere, with two more albums and good instruments. And with a van with dark glasses. These are our dreams. And with a better English level to answer interviews.
who are some of the up and coming bands from the Barcelona area as well as throughout Spain that we should be on the lookout for
Born to hate, of course. Also Secret army, Anal hard, A Cuchillo, Oppugno, … and old bands as Proudz and Ownfight. Check the bands we have as friends in our Myspace.
the term hardcore has become so overused that any band putting a breakdown into a song is considered hardcore but explain to the readers what hardcore means to you
We have a song that talks about that. The point is that hardcore is supposedly motivated by incomformism with this world when this society doesn't tread you well. We mean, the difficulties, the exclusion, the lack and cutting of rights drives to the needing to do something different than being a model worker/consumer. When things are easy, when people don't need to fight and everything is taken for granted, people don't pursue an exit, and all this becomes a fashion induced and integrated by the model of society we live in. That's hardcore for us, an alternative way of doing things; it’s about relationships and mutual supporting.
What is your most memorable show and why
We really cannot choose the best show but we prefer Toulouse’s because people danced all the time.
where else besides myspace can the readers go to to findout about upcoming shows and other band related information
We use myspace to give that information. The label’s myspaces (Cruzade and Fragment) also update the upcoming shows. And we’ve done a dozen interviews to fanzines but we don’t know how to get them.
Who are some of the bands that you enjoy touring with
By now, we’ve travelled alone when we go outside Barcelona.
What advice can you give to some of the newer bands starting out that maybe having a tough time and thinking about giving up
Give up, nobody will miss your band. Hahahaha. We would say to good new bands that they need to do some effort to succeed; it’s not good that bands disappear so rapid. If you do that, you’ll be demonstrating a lack of motivations and poor roots. The real spirit lasts. Anyway, there are some newer bands that shoud give up in our opinion…
for someone who has never visited Spain before and is considering traveling there for 5 days what cities and sites would you recommend for them to visit and why
We recommend not to visit the most touristic places, not to visit the shopping downtowns and the touristic resorts. It’s killing the cities. Barcelona has a lot of great things, you can see good architecture and nice nightlife. Madrid is also nice, and Bilbao has a great older center. You could also want to go to the beach, so search for a nice beach town in Costa Brava, Galiza or Andalucia.
where do you think you would be right now had you not been exposed to the hxc metal scene
We don’t know, but we don’t think we would be playing in a band if it’s not this kind of music.
what is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to the band when playing a set
The most embarrassing thing is when people are quiet all the time. Also, seeing drunk people dancing and falling down to the floor and getting hurt. In a recent show there was a really embarrassing moment when one string of the guitar broke.
why do you think that people always associate violence with hardcore shows and it always gives hxc scenes and shows a bad reputation
Maybe they want to crucify this music and the violent dancing. And they pretend to be so politically correct that they don’t see that it is fun. And that’s a way to express oneself.
Do you have any upcoming shows that you would like to tell the readers about
We don’t know when the interview will be published. So check us out www. myspace. com/borntohatehc or write to us at borntohatehc@gmail.com and ask.
Is there anything else that you would like to add that i may have forgotten to ask that the readers should know about
After 30 questions, there’s no left to tell!
I want to thank all the members of Born To Hate for taking the time out to do this interview with Worldwidetakeoverzine
Thank you very much for giving us the chance to tell our opinion, and thanks for supporting!
