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Interview with Jordan Mancino

March 4, 2006

Kristin chats with Jordan Mancino during the Taste of Chaos tour.  She was supposed to chat with Nick Hipa, but he was feeling a little under the weather.  

KRISTIN- It says that the last time Bacstagepass talked to you, well Nick ..so what has been going on since then?
JORDAN MANCINO- Um, when was the last time you talked to us?
KRISTIN- I think it was back in November.
JORDAN- Was it the Slipknot tour then?
KRISTIN- Might of been.
JORDAN- Well since then we've done, well after that tour we did a headline tour with Norma Jean, Madball and A Life Once Lost. Then we were on break for about like six weeks before we started this tour.
KRISTIN- How did you spend New Years?
JORDAN- Um...Um.
KRISTIN- C'mon fess up?
JORDAN- (laughs) Honestly I am trying to think. Honestly you know what I think I did nothing for New Years. I really didn't do anything we had just gotten home and it was just after the holidays- we got home I think the 22nd of December so it was like I had to do all my Christmas shopping in like two days. (Laughs) you know so after doing that and doing like Christmas and that stuff I was just so wiped out from that and touring. I think I just hung around my house.
KRISTIN- I was in bed by 9 p.m.- how pathetic is that.
JORDAN- (laughs) I think I went to my aunt and uncle's for dinner and that was about it. I really just took it easy.
KRISTIN- How is this tour "The Taste Of Chaos" working for you?
JORDAN- Awesome, this tours been amazing. It's a whole new.. for us it's a whole new crowd you know- we've done like all metal tours until now. It's still kind of a little bit hard for us but it's not like the heaviest. It's just a little different for us. This concert has been amazing! We're a heavier band on this tour so we stick out and hopefully kids will remember us.
KRISTIN- Is your time slot good or bad?
JORDAN- Good it's good. You know I mean the way it works is they have um side stage bands and main stage bands. We're playing on the main stage but like between each main stage a band plays on the side stage. We play pretty early around 6-6:30 p.m. something like that. It's been great um like some of the shows they told kids that the doors were actually later than they were so they didn't come in. Usually when we play it's pretty packed.
KRISTIN- Whose the first band on?
JORDAN- Funeral For A Friend is the first main stage and then the side stage band- they all kind of rotate so...
KRISTIN- Oh ok. How is the "Taste Of Chaos" different from the "Sounds Of The Underground" tour?
JORDAN- Well this is a little bit you know lighter...
KRISTIN- Then like you said your normal crowd...
JORDAN- Yeah the "Sounds Of The Underground" is definitely going to be like a metal tour you know, like for us I mean. I am kind of nervous to headline you know.
KRISTIN- Yeah that's my next question.
JORDAN- Playing over bands like Canibal Corpse, In flames or like the bands we've listened to for years you know and bands I respect. It's nerve wracking you know. (laughs)
KRISTIN- Yea.
JORDAN- But it's also exciting I mean and um I think the tours going to go great.
KRISTIN- You guys seem to be constantly touring, your like relentless- how do you mix things up for each tour?
JORDAN- You mean like...
KRISTIN- Um I guess it means maybe the music, the set list or...
JORDAN- Oh yea! We- it's when we do a headline tour we'll have a longer set like an hour or whatever. Depends on how much time we have you know we always - there's always songs that like I wouldn't say have to play but we want to play you know because we put out videos or singles ..or whatever you know songs that we like we try to ..
KRISTIN- Mix it up?
JORDAN- Like for kids that come and see us every time we play- give them something new  you know what I mean?
KRISTIN- Whose your favorite band out of this line up? Who do you enjoy watching play?
JORDAN- Well I love watching the Deftones.
KRISTIN- I love the Deftones, they have to be one of my favorite bands.
JORDAN- And this has been the only time I've been able to see them.            
KRISTIN- Really?
JORDAN- I remember I bought tickets like five, six years ago to go see them and me, my brother, and my cousin like drove all the way, like two hours away from where we live and we get there and it says the Deftones show was cancelled.
KRISTIN- That fuckin sucks.
JORDAN- I know we were all like what the hell! yeah this is the first time seeing them. I respect them a great deal and they really are an amazing band.
KRISTIN- They put on a good show.
JORDAN- They do.
KRISTIN- If we were to snoop thru your things what would be the most embarrassing thing we'd find?
JORDAN- Um...Um...I don't know. Um...let's see.. (long pause)
KRISTIN- You got to many huh!
JORDAN- (Laughs) No I am trying to think- Nothing I am not trying to hide anything. (laughing)
KRISTIN- I'm Kidding.
JORDAN- Still trying to think here...(long silence) laughs hysterically
KRISTIN- Ok he's not fessing up. What bands are you currently listening to?
JORDAN- This metal band called Dragon Force, really amazing like really fast.
KRISTIN- I recently heard of this band call Demon Hunter from this guy up the street. They are pretty wicked.
JORDAN- Yeah I heard of them.
KRISTIN- Aren't they labeled Christian or something.
JORDAN- They're cool.
KRISTIN- What was your motivation behind your "The Darkest Nights" video?
JORDAN- Well actually the director was the one to give us the treatment. We wanted to do something with more concept as opposed to um I guess our earlier videos you know but....
KRISTIN- What was the meaning behind it?
JORDAN.- Well I mean it's just essentially like I mean these villagers, these black riders or whatever and their going into the small village and just start massacring people you know whatever and zooms in on this husband, wife and their baby.
KRISTIN- Yeah.
JORDAN- So their trying to outrun these black riders you know and the husband ends up dying and the wife is finally saved by these white riders. It's very epic.
KRISTIN- Have you guys been partying hard this tour?
JORDAN- Not really. We really pretty mellow.
KRISTIN- Been there done that?
JORDAN- It's a long tour you know we just want to make the best of it.
KRISTIN- When does this tour end?
JORDAN- April 16th or 15th I think.
KRISTIN- When do you start your "Sounds Of The Underground" tour?
JORDAN- I think the end of June or July, something like that. It's not for sure yet.
KRISTIN- Do you have anything you'd like to say to your fans?
JORDAN- Just uh you know we love and appreciate everything...really.
KRISTIN- Well thank you so much for your time.
JORDAN- We'll be signing stuff later after the show at the Alternative Press booth.
KRISTIN- Cool, I'll have to stop by.
 

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