MetalSucks reports:

"At the beginning of April, just as genre-bending metal masters THE RED CHORD were kicking off a tour with CONVERGE, GENGHIS TRON, BARONESS and COLISEUM, MetalSucks was given the opportunity to e-mail bassist Greg Weeks some questions. Of course, we jumped at the chance. And then we never heard back. At the time, we assumed that Greg had decided our questions were just too stupid to answer (and who could blame the dude?); in fact, there was another culprit at fault for Greg's delayed response.

In the interview, find out why it took Greg so long to get back to us, and read his thoughts on such incredibly relevant political topics as why no producer will work with the band more than once, touring with Disturbed, and the current state of large beards in metal."

Some excerpts from the interview:

MetalSucks: The Red Chord obviously writes a lot of crazy music that eschews traditional song structure. What is the writing process like in the band? We promise that this is the only serious question we will ask you during the entire interview.

Greg Weeks: "We all get in a room and yell at each other about stupid shit and then painstakingly put riffs together even though it kills us a little bit each time. Writting for The Red Chord is like splitting your head open with a power drill. It seems like a good idea at the time but then you have months of pain and agony to follow. In the end you're left with a great story and some time to relax with a bandage on your head."

MetalSucks: The entire staffs of Decibel, Revolver, Metal Injection and MetalSucks are all drowning. You can only save the staff of one magazine or webzine. Who do you choose to save and why?

Greg Weeks: "I would save Decibel because I'd want Chief Editor Albert Mudrian to see the Phillies lose again this year."

MetalSucks: Axl Rosenberg's girlfriend insists that during 'Send the Death Storm,' Guy is, in fact, screaming 'Save the Death Star.' Pretending for a moment that she is correct, please let us know why the Death Star should be saved.

Greg Weeks: "For starters there's the Clerks reason, and that is that most of the people on the Death Star were hired to build it and they had nothing to do with the Empire. Other than that, I mean, it could blow up planets! We were toying with the idea of calling it 'Send the Death Star' but chickened out at the last minute because we're losers."

MetalSucks: What is The Red Chord's relationship to The Brown Note?

Greg Weeks: "We have all learned it and often play it at shows so people crap themselves. We're kind of into that whole 'poo' scene. Let's go ladies."

MetalSucks: Now that you will fulfill your life long dream of touring with Disturbed this summer as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, what could there possibly be left for The Red Chord to accomplish?

Greg Weeks: "To join D-turbed on stage for a big band version of Boston's 'More Than a Feeling.' Man, I really hope that happens. We actually touredwith them already on the old Ozzy festival. They were cool guys but I'm curious to see if they remember us. Also, I am linked to their bass player, John [Moyer]. He and I are both releasing signature series basses from the Traben bass company this summer (plug). Buy mine cuz he's rich."

To read the full interview transcript, visit MetalSucks.