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Sawyer Family interview with Zac Sawyer

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Zac Sawyer of The Sawyer Family Photo by Josh Drespling

Zac Sawyer of The Sawyer Family Photo by Josh Drespling

The Sawyer Family… What can I say?  I could throw a bunch of adjectives in here like, unique, quirky, or weird, but not of those would give you the full flavor of what this band is about. They hearken comparisons to Volbeat, Red Fang, Queens of the Stone Age and maybe even Dick Dale or Weezer. Hailing form the dank North West this group of musicians refuse to be boxed into a specific genre or be pigeon-holed by the industry. That is probably why they are a perfect fit to be playing at the 7th Annual GWAR-BQ were Empire Extreme caught up with vocalist and bass violinist Zac Sawyer along the rest of the family for a quick chat.

Empire: I got to see part of your set today. It was very interesting and different. How do you think it went?
Sawyer Family: Good. I thought it went very well.

Empire: Is this The Sawyer Family’s first time playing at the GWAR-BQ?
SF: We played day three at the Brutal Brunch before, but this was our first time on the main stage. I’m so glad that we got invited back.

Empire: I’m a big horror fan and the name Sawyer Family, that has to be a reference to “Texas Chainsaw Massacre?”
SF: Yes it is! It’s funny and amazing how few people put that together. We’re all just big movie fans.

Sawyer FamilyEmpire: You have a newer album out now, simply titled Sawyer Family, right?
SF: Yes, we just released a the album last year. It’s been doing well and shows like this help to spread it out and get it in front of a lot more people.

Empire: The band is based in Oregon, correct?
SF: Yes, Sagawan, Oregon.

Empire: Now… I heard you played at a goat farm while making your way here to Virginia from Oregon. Any merit to that?

SF: Yeah! You heard about that? It was awesome! There were goats in the audience, that shit was real. It was a farm rescue in Colorado. It was called Broken Shovel Farms. We told them we wanted to play the most black metal show we could possibly play. I don’t know what’s more black metal than playing a goat farm.

Empire: You have a very unique sound, but without sounding cliché, can you describe your music?
SF: That’s really hard. I would say it’s like two white doves making love on top of a rainbow. The boy dove loves the girl dove so much he’s crying out “I love you baby!” He’s making love to her, while eating a hamburger and his penis is really too big for her. That’s how I would describe it. Aside from that, be prepared to be mind fucked. We don’t fit in a genre, we can play with metal bands, rock bands, etc. We find ourselves on all kinds of bills.

sawyer_family-web-001_emipre_extremeEmpire: If you had the opportunity to play any festival in the world what would you play?
SF: I would say Bloodstock in Derby, U.K., HellFest in Clisson, France and Wacken Open Air festival in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Empire: Is there anything closing thought you would like to leave for the fans?
SF:  We are karate men. The Sawyer family… karate men. Drink your fluids, stay hydrated, drink beer and go suck on your dad’s dick.

 

So there you have it. A short but sweet peek into the mind of the Sawyer Family, including the “best-ever” answer to describe your music. You check the out on their Facebook page and purchase their album via their official website.

 

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Where does the band name come from? Wanting to be the best version of yourself at all times. The name is a reminder to hold ourselves accountable.

How is the music scene in Michigan? The Michigan music scene has always been vibrant and in my opinion, important. Do we get the credit we deserve? Absolutely not. But for the state that brought you Motown, Eminem, Lizzo, The White Stripes, I Prevail and so many other incredible artists – it’s kind of hard to believe that Michigan remains a hidden gem.

How’s the reception from the fans of the latest album “Omen”? It’s been incredible. From seeing people singing along at shows to us seeing new supporters of all different ages, colors, and creeds joining the journey. Omen has been a pivotal album in our career and we’re proud of it!

If you could tour with 2 bands, which bands would you want to tour with? Spiritbox and Bad Omens. They’re both making waves, changing who the metal audience is, and surely they’d be fun to hang around with.

Where do you draw inspiration for the lyrics? Honestly, the lyrics are our stories. The stories of our struggles, our trials and our tribulations.

What’s been your favorite tour or show? We just got off of a tour with our labelmates, Any Given Day. They treated us to a handful of sold out shows over in Europe, which at this point we call our second home. Those were great shows, but any show we’ve done in Europe is typically one for the books!

If you could bring back a dead musician, who would it be? Prince for sure. An incredible musician I would love an opportunity to chat or make music with!

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Being Married and being in a band together. Do you feel that makes it easier or harder?

We love to do the Devil’s work together so for us its a match made in hell. 

What’s your favorite horror movie?

That’s hard to narrow down but the first few that come to mind are Rosemary’s Baby, The Devil Rides Out, Wickerman, The Devils Reign featuring Anton Lavey, Mario Bava’s Black Sunday, anything starring Vincent Price. We also got to see an advance screen of “Late Night with the Devil” featuring a very evil performance from our friend Dave Dastmalchian. We’re also looking forward to Bryan Fuller’s “Dust Bunny” and are positive it will be a new favorite. The list goes on…..we are huge horror fans.

Favorite Non Horror Movie?

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca (which is horror/noir adjacent) and The Burbs (also horror adjacent…haha.)

All of Quentin Tarantino’s films- our latest favorite is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, because 1960’s LA…

What misconception of Satanists would you like to educate people on?

We’re not here to proselytize, force our beliefs on people, or educate people on them Selves, Satanism or anything else. If people are interested in exploring Satanism, we encourage them to do their research and question everything. 

If you could bring back any dead musician, who would you pick and why?

We would have loved to do a song with Ronnie Spector who recently passed. Also would have been amazing to collaborate with Jack Nitzsche who arranged so many amazing songs. 

If you could tour with any 2 bands, who would you want to tour with?

The Ronnettes & The Shangri-Las.

What has been your Favorite Tour so far?

The God is Dead Tour that we’re currently on is definitely the most evil and blasphemous tour yet. We find it very pleasurable to be able to continue expanding the rituals and seeing our nightmares come true on stage.  

You were on “Dragula” with the Boulet Brothers, how was that experience?

It was a fiendish delight to collaborate with some of our fav monsters. 

What was it like Touring with Danzig?

Another nightmare come true! We’ve both been fans for a long time and we’re obviously inspired by the wicked world Glenn has conjured. So to get to spend time with him and watch him live every night and to now call him a friend is completely surreal. He’s a legend— but was also one of the coolest, kindest, most unholy people we’ve had the carnal pleasure of touring with. 

How’s the reception of the last album “God is Dead”?

Personally, we love the record and are very proud of what we’ve accomplished. As far as other peoples’ reactions…. we don’t know and don’t care! We pleasured ourselves and that’s what matters most.

What got you interested in the style of music you play? And how would describe your music?

We’ve always loved classic American music from jazz to blues to country to rock and roll and so on. We also love the pageantry of heavy metal and theatre. So for us it was a very organic culmination of our obsessions. Rock and roll has always been the devils music. 

Have you visited the Satanic Temple in Massachusetts?

No we have not but Lucien did attend one of our rituals so we had a chance to share where we get our babies blood and all things Satan. 

Have you had any bad encounters at shows because of the misconception of satanism?

No! We purposefully foster a live show environment where all are welcome, all should come being the most important person in the world which is themselves, whatever that may be. Even Christians! We believe music is meant to bring joy, transcendence… We just want to share the things we love; pink, rhinestones, big hair, great rock ’n’ roll, Satanic ritual, you know…  but we have had churches assemble outside our shows, screaming through distorted PA speakers that God is not dead & wishing us all a “terrible time”.  Why would their God not want us to have fun? This kind of behavior is only makes us more proud to be who we are and do what we love.

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EMPIRE EXTREME GOT TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ARI LEHMAN OF FIRST JASON AND TALK ABOUT STARTING THE CULT OF JASON VORHEES FANS

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