NEIL:  Honestly, the sound wasn't that different. I still write a lot of the songs as if I was the primary vocalist, I just give her that latitude to embellish it as she sees fit and her talent can carry. If anything, it's a more progressive sound than it used to be, but we probably would have headed that direction anyways from natural musical growth (all of the songs on Djinn were written while I sang, and all of them have been played live at some point with me on vocals.)

The transition was 100% natural because Julie's vocal range is, while obviously more expansive, similarly rooted to mine, and she has an understanding of music and a willingness to go along with our ideas.

ADRENALIN:  Does Julie write all the lyrics to your songs? What are they generally about (common theme)?

NEIL:  Actually, to date, Julie's written lyrics for two songs, both of which are newer and unrecorded. All of the other lyrics were written by me. I try to have a mix of standard misanthropic personal lyrics (ala Calypso and Scion) and songs that are more fantasy or sci-fi based (ala The Djinn.)

Right now, we're in the process of finishing writing a nine-song concept album that is really expansive lyrically.

ADRENALIN:  What inspired you to learn how to sing and play guitar?

NEIL:  I've always enjoyed music a ton from the time I was around 11 or 12 getting my first exposure to Def Leppard, Queen, and Nirvana, and I've always wanted to be able to create it. It was a pretty natural progression to buy a guitar and learn how to play it, but it did require probably more discipline and practice than anything in my life has required to cultivate my current abilities on it.

ADRENALIN:  What kind of day jobs do you all have (if you don’t mind me asking)?

NEIL:  One of us is a delivery driver. One of us goes to school for video production. One of us is an engineer at a 3D printing company. One of us is a commissioned sales person. One of us is a manager at a grocery store. Match it up as you see fit.

ADRENALIN:  While I give your band props for having a fairly unique sound, there are a lot of rock and metal bands out there that lack any kind of uniqueness. I refer to this as musical regurgitation. When is or isn’t ok for bands to do this?

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