Interview with Noctuary's Vocalist/Guitarist; Joey

Conducted By: Aihsile

Aihsile: Hail Joey. I must say every single time I've seen you fellas, you suprise me. Since the Sol Evil Cd Release Show my jaw has dropped watching your set. You guys are talented as fuck musicians, and I'm more than happy to say that Noctuary is one of the leading USBM bands and from my home state. Everyone needs to see Noctuary, they will be amazed!!!!

Joey: Hails Lish... thanks a lot, we really sucked at that release party too, haha. But I'm glad you liked it...

Aihsile: 1.) As you started Noctuary, what was the orignal goal for Noctuary? Being the only remaining original member of Noctuary, do you feel like Noctuary has sucessfully completed that goal?

Joey: Noctuary was started as a means to express our art, emotions, and having a good time. Our only goals were to record albums, play live, and be somewhat successful in our journey. Success to me means anywhere from 10 fans to 1,000,000 fans... and it has definitely been a fulfilling ride. I think we've accomplished everything we've wanted and reached a comfortable peak... we just hope this journey continues in a positive manner.

Aihsile: 2.) Could you give me a brieft bio on the band?

Joey: Noctuary was formed in the summer of '96 from the ashes of the death/black entity Summoned. Since our formation we have recorded our demo, Where All Agony Prevails, and two albums for Lost Disciple Records(For Salvation... and When Fires Breed Blood). Where all Agony Prevails was re-released in 2000 by Largactyl records onto CD.

Aihsile: 3.) What has been the Biggest accomplishment already for Noctuary?

Joey: I'd say our recent East Coast stint was our biggest accomplishment. It was one of the best things that has happened for the band. We played a killer show in NY with the Haunted and did a festival in Worcester, Mass. We even had time to take a tourist day in Boston. That was one of the most killer things that we have done thus far.

Aihsile: 4.) What are your influences, band wise and any other subjects that influence you to write?

Joey: Musically I'm influenced by bands like Maiden, Ozzy, old Metallica/Megadeth, and the spirit of the early 90s extreme metal bands like Dismember, Rotting Christ, Abigor, Hypocrisy, etc. I'm also greatly influenced by my classical studies and composers such as Schoenberg, Messaien, Debussy, etc. As far as lyrics, life is always an inspiration... and literature strictly influences writing style, rather than topics.

Aihsile: 5.) Noctuary has already toured through the U.S., which band have you most been pleased with to play with? Why?

Joey: We haven't really toured, per se.. but we always love to do a show with Impaled. A killer bunch of goofs who are amazing live and write awesome music. It's always fun to hang out with those guys... hopefully one day we'll do some more shows/small tours with them. It's also always killer to play with the down to earth local bands like Sumeria, Sol Evil, Nokturne, Resuscitator, etc... even if the turnouts aren't so spectacular... it's always a good time.

Aihsile: 6.)Do you feel that "When Fires Breed Blood" is the best material Noctuary has written?

Joey: When Fires Breed Blood is definitely some of the best material we have recorded thus far. The best material we have written seems to lie within the new material we've been writing. The new songs are turning out pretty killer and I can't wait to get them recorded... we'll probably get a two song promo recorded to pass out to labels, the press and friends sometime in the fall.

Aihsile: 7.) Who was the biggest loss to Noctuary after leaving? How bad did the leaving affect the band?

Joey: Although it didn't have much of an impact on the band's progress, when Ed Knecht had to leave it was definitely a big loss. We've been friend's for 4 years now, and he was totally cool to hang out with, a great musician, and worked well with the band. I was sorry to see him go, but his life really couldn't afford him time to commit to the band anymore. One of the most impactful departures was from Ian, the original drummer. After he left, Noctuary was in a state of limbo for months. Luckily Rob(who is our drummer now) was able to fill in for us back in those days... and even more luckily... he was able to join the band full time in early 2000.

Aihsile: 8.) Ive heard rumors that your bassist really isn't working out in the band. whats the story behind it?

Joey: Well, we hardly talk to the guy. We practice three times a week... tuesdays, thursdays, and sundays. He never calls, never shows to practice. Really unreliable as of late and we can't wait around for him any longer.

Aihsile: 9.) Thanks for your time, keep up the good work. Any last words?