ENDAST / EXES FOR EYES Vocalist Big James Arsenian - "The Only Thing That Helped Me Stop The Cycle Of Abuse From Bullies Was Metal"
January 22, 2015, 9 years ago
Vocalist Big James Arsenian (Endast, Exes For Eyes) has checked in with the following:
"Just watched the documentary Bully on Netflix... it was hard to watch. I was bullied relentlessly through school. My parents did their best to help but I think, like most parents, they felt powerless to truly make a difference.I can honestly say the only thing that helped me stop the cycle of abuse from bullies was metal. I started to listen to metal, started to identify with a community, started to feel stronger and more confident and eventually was motivated to stand up for myself.
To this day I am bullied. You don't have to try hard to find it; YouTube comments or the comments section of any press we get. I just deal with it differently. I'd like to say it doesn't affect me anymore, but it stings a bit when it comes 'en masse' like it has for the platinum project. I mean, I definitely handle it better than I did when I was a kid but I'm not invincible.
If you or someone you know is being bullied, please don't hesitate to talk to me about it. Sometimes it helps just to get it out there a bit and talk to someone about it."
Get in touch with Big James via the official Endast Facebook page here.
With a challenge to fans and the metal community to help a fully independent band reach Platinum status by selling one million digital copies, Toronto, ON-based metal outfit, Exes For Eyes, have posted video announcing sales numbers of over 12,000 copies (with that number growing everyday) just a month after releasing their new album, Tongues Like Figure Eights, on December 9th, 2014.
In additional news, Exes For Eyes announce that with the revenue made from the album sales, they will be hitting the road for a cross Canada tour kicking off March 13th for dates in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. (dates and cities listed below).
To get your digital copy of Tongues Like Figure Eights, visit this location, and watch #ThePlatinumProject promo video below:
Tour dates:
March
14 - Thunder Bay, ON - Black Pirates Pub
15 - Winnipeg, MB - The Cavern
17 - Medicine Hat, AB - Liquid NightClub
18 - Kamloops, BC - TBA
19 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club
20 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
21 - Edmonton, AB - RendezVous
22 - Red Deer, AB - Blarney Stone Pub
23 - Saskatoon, SK - TBA
24 - Brandon, MB - North Hill Inn
26 - Sudbury, ON - TBA
27 - Hamilton, ON - The Doors Pub
28 - Ajax, ON - Rotilicious
