Jason: That went great, they are not only legends in this scene, but were simply one of the most down to earth and sincere bands I think we have ever toured with. They are still very much fans of the music they play and it showed every night when they just let it rip. It was certainly a high point of my personal music journey, and hopefully we can do it again with them cause it was just too brief.

Jason: Hmm, I think we played there twice in 2003, once in Detroit (with Dying Fetus) and once in Lansing (with Kenshiro). It was a good time and yeah you are correct we need to get back there. A lot of the time its just out of our hands cause we sometimes accept tours through booking agents and if they can not negotiate a show for a club or with a promoter in a certain area they just look elsewhere. Sometimes we can book DIY gigs (like we did when we played in Lansing) and get up there for a one-off, and I guess we need to make that happen again soon.

Jason: We are probably more of a metal band than grind band, grindcore purists certainly would cite our use of melody and more traditional song structures as evidence of our metal and death metal leanings. I do think however that we blend both styles evenly and use the elements of each to make songs that might be identifiably Misery Index, our approach is to take what we like from both scenes, as well as hardcore crust/punk, and write songs that we would like to hear.

Jason: The four part title track (really four separate songs) just kind of grew from the fact that all the lyrical content for those four was along the same lines, so they were grouped together to give the EP more of a singular identity as an EP.

Jason: He actually just mastered the CD, it was recorded and produced by Eyal Levi (Daath) at Hairy Breakfast Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. I think we might go back to Eyal again, we shall see what happens, we also would like to work with Scott again, he certainly brightened up the sound and brought the levels into line, we are very happy with both of their work!

Jason: I am not sure when the next album will be recorded, we still feel like a lot of work needs to be done in promoting ˜Retaliate.” It came out about 14 months ago and many people still do not know who we are or have even heard us. Its going to take a lot more touring and effort on our part and right now we just need to keep getting the word out pushing what we already have to offer before we think about promoting another album. So I guess and next-big-thing is going to have to wait a bit.

Jason: We have had people in this band who say one thing and then change their mind the next, we appreciate their help in keeping us afloat and making tours happen, but it has only been recently that we have found the right people who want to be a part of the band for the right reasons, who are not indecisive and want to play grind/death metal music for music’s sake, and not just go along for the ride. Nevertheless, we love and appreciate all the guys who have been in the band and we look forward to working with Adam Jarvis now.

Jason: He is a machine, and working out great. Like I said, Adam is the right person who is giving us confidence to move forward, a great drummer and a great person, and we really look forward to recording, touring and everything else.

Jason: We have had some great applicants and they all demonstrated great skill, and I think we will probably be making a decision in the coming weeks.

Jason: No, I did get an email from some news media person that was asking my opinion of the entire thing, I replied, but heard or saw nothing of it. Anyways, I guess the term has been around since the 70ss and its well known to economists, now we want to make it more well known among extreme music fans (!)

Jason: Yes we are still signed to them for our full length albums, we may or may not be putting out more EPs before the next full length on our own label, it depends on their release schedule and the speed of our songwriting capabilities.

Jason: Correct, we handle everything, it is more our style and preference to be directly involved in everything and be as closely connected to the people who like the music as possible. We come from a background that has a strong DIY ethic in the Washington DC/ Baltimore area, and we strongly believe in DIY values and their importance to creating positive music scenes for the bands and people who enjoy them.

Jason: I think that each person should be as directly involved as they feel like, and musicians sometimes can give a voice to ideas and opinions that are felt by many who have no way to express themselves on a larger platform, and the musicians who realize this, reflect these ideas and opinions in their music and lyrics, and in the larger society as a whole if they have the capability. People complain that musicians should not talk about politics because they have no business in such things as entertainers, but I disagree, because before anyone is a musician in any country they are first and foremost a citizen, and every citizen has the right to speak out what they think and believe, why should such rights not extend to everyone?

Jason: I could see that in the future, that’s certainly one of my all time favorite bands, it shall come soon!

Jason: Thanks Don and have a great new year!