Interview with Evan from Pagan

Mike MDC: How would you describe your band to a kid on the street?

Evan: Skate punk influenced hardcore with viking metal lyrics

MMDC: I'm gonna change it up a bit: Favorite non-california based hardcore bands?

Evan: New Lows, Off With Their Heads, and Sleepwall. The last two aren't really hardcore but have been on steady rotation lately

MMDC: I know you have a few things to say about this, least favorite trend in hardcore?

Evan: Kids talking shit on the internet, the weird ass Liferuiner style of straight edge kids. I mean there's always going to be people selling out or whatever and that's cool for them but that whole trend/crowd is just fucking stupid to me and it pisses me off that those shows fucking sell out venues but when a show like Internal Affairs comes through there's 15 people.

MMDC: What is the most appealing aspect of having a band for you?

Evan: Meeting friends that I wouldn't have met is what does it for me. Tour, records, merch, that shit's whatever, don't get me wrong that's fun too, but meeting friends is the biggest thing hardcore's given me. That and playing shows and a kid you don't know is singing along to words you wrote in your fucking dive apartment or something. That means the world to me.

MMDC: How many band names did you go through before PAGAN?

Evan: Ummm for Pagan we were pretty set. However I was in Raging Bull, Too Legit, and Dead End. Dead End went through a couple names at the end but we never played under them.

MMDC: Let's say a kid just starts his first day of middle school and you want to get him on the right track to good music. If you could intervene into his life and hand him one album what would it be?

Evan: The first album I got. Misfits - Earth A.D. / Wolfsblood. That and the Never Healed 12"

MMDC: Lars or Tim Armstrong?

Evan: Lars for sure. I still listen to the Bastards albums at least once a week.

MMDC: What's up with kids that act like they never liked embarrassing metalcore bands 2 years ago?

MMDC: I don't know man. Hardcore's really judgemental, espicially with the internet, it makes it really easy to be faceless and sling shit on people. Everyone has embarrassing bands they liked or still like. Be open about that shit. I think it's far better to like shitty bands than pretend to jock the fuck out of Integrity then when Pressure covers them no one knows what the fucks going on.

MMDC: Favorite moshing shoes?

MMDC: Ummm I don't really know what that means. My friend works at Vans so I usually just wear those. Or 14 holes.

MMDC: Hardcore girls?

Evan: Oh man. I'm not even trying to see who I can piss off by answering that.

MMDC: Who is your favorite Christian?

Evan: Satan

Big thanks to Michael Del Campo for throwing this together. Check out his art blog here.
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