Foreword | Ep. 20

‘Foreword’ is a metalcore band from San Antonio, Texas. They incorporate electronic sounds in their songs inspired by video game soundtracks. At the time of this episode, they are signed to the music label “Seek & Strike.”     Nick Tello sits down with two prominent members of ‘Foreword': lead guitarist, Marco Gomez and vocalist, Andy Alderson. In this episode, Marco shares how he fell in love with skateboarding again and that he is also a guitar teacher. The band started to pick up when he had a kid. This led him to pause martial arts. Having a little girl is life-changing, he explains. Foreword recently released a 6 song EP called “Exposition.” They worked with music producer, Cory Brunnemann on this EP and they share how Cory pushed the band out of their comfort zone. Marco and Andy talk about using green screens for their music videos, working with videographer, Dustin Dow of the metalcore band, “Everyone Dies In Utah.” Marco shares how he and Andy met, which was in detention. They share the importance of teamwork in the band. They explain the ordeals of shooting the music video for “Glass Castles,” which was shot in a random man’s home. This home happens to be a castle. They shared their paranormal experience while shooting the “The Will To Survive” music video at Yorktown Memorial Hospital; the most haunted location in Texas, coming home physically bruised and bit.      Video is available on https://www.youtube.com/@nicktelloguitar/videos   Follow The Riff Lounge on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/riffloungepod   You can listen to the audio version of this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & anywhere you listen to podcasts.