SCARLET SINS Drummer On New Album - "I’d Only Ever Written Songs In School In The Context Of A Class Project; It Kind Of Sucked The Way Math Does"
June 22, 2009, 15 years ago
SCARLET SINS drummer Elie Bertrand is featured in the third interview of a four part showcase on the band. An excerpt featuring Bertrand discussing joining the band and writing for their second album is available below:
Was it intimidating at all having a finished album in your face as an example of what the band needed in a drummer and realizing you had to follow (session drummer) John Pacheco’s example?
“No, because I’m not like that,” states Betrand. “I think I can do anything, I wanted it, so I just went after it and did my best. When I really want something I work for it, so I didn’t have any doubts, but I definitely had to change my enire lifestyle. I had to start working out just to be able to keep up and do the full set; I run 5 km every day just to be able to play drums, not because I like it (laughs).”Now a seasoned Scarlet Sins veteran, Bertrand is focused on the writing for the band’s all-important second album. She echoes bassist Tanya Nicklaus in stating that fans can expect something bigger and brasher than the debut now that they have a hand in shaping the new songs.
“We’ve written a few songs that just came together from jamming and fucking around after some wine (laughs). Some of it has been really random but it’s worked out really well. I’d only ever written songs in school in the context of a class project, so there was a formula that you used. It kind of sucked the way math does. Real life is different. We’re not writing pop music so there’s a different approach, and I was actually worried about that, but things have turned out really well. I love the new songs and I’m really excited about the next album. We’ve been listening to a lot of LAMB OF GOD and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE so that’s going to show in the next album for sure. Also, I come from a different background than John, so that’s going to show as well. It’s going to be wicked.”Go to this location for the complete story.
