379. Alex Erian (Despised Icon)

Join Alex and I as we chat before he literally has to finish packing and catch a plane for Despised Icon's European Tour. We talk about aging technology and how a lot of times there's nothing really wrong with the old thing, we just tend to move on. That led way to discussing how bands now a days have the tools and resources to learn how to be better musicians than Alex and others of our age had to figure it out through trial and error. We talk about the beginnings of the Deathcore genre, how the Despised Icon guys were one of the first to start using the term, and printing it on merch, but not THE first to coin the phrase, and how it was trying to get on tours when you're not really shown love in either of the scenes you're putting together for not being enough of one or the other. We also talk about Alex's transition in life to working in the hospitality field and how he's found success doing that and much more in this chat with the Despised Icon frontman. Intro Music: “Remember This Night” (Podcast Edit) by Chae Hawk “Pretty Lights" by Heartsick Show Sponsor: Rockabilia (www.rockabilia.com) USE OUR CODE BREWTALLY AND GET 10% OFF YOUR TOTAL ORDER!! Starving Artist Brewing Co (www.starvingartist.beer) Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/despisedicon www.facebook.com/rockabiliacom www.facebook.com/starvingartistbeer www.facebook.com/brewspeakpod Instagram: @despisedicon, @alexerian514, @rockabiliacom, @starvingartistbeer, @brewspeakpod, @jbeatty616 Twitter: @AlexErian514, @despisedicon, @rockabiliacom, @brewspeakpod, @jbeatty616 Website: www.despisedicon.com www.brewspeakpod.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/brewspeakpod Email: [email protected] RATE/REVIEW/SUBSCRIBE!!!