Gimp/ GlassxBite #27

What's up everyone how are you guys doing... any how i got the chance to interview a cool dude from some pretty cool bands from Arizona. this week I interview one of the dudes from Gimp/GlassxBite.. if you haven't check them out you should really awesome bands from Arizona. Here it is the interview with Joey from Gimp/GlassxBite. so state your name and what bands do you play in?? Hello, my name is Joey. And I’ve played in Gimp, and GlassxBite. how long was Gimp and GlassxBite a band?? Gimp played collectively for about 3 years, and called it quits in Winter of 2018. GlassxBite on the other end, came up about a year or so later and lasted a few months, from early September 2019 until June 2020. who in those bands how did the band start?? I met Payson and Raul at a show around 2015. They had a had a PV band that they were looking for a bassist for, and they asked if I can jam with them. One thing lead to another, and we jammed like a week later, and it all kinda just worked out. That band didn’t last too long, and after a lineup change, we made the choice to change the band name to Gimp, and started playing grindviolence. After Gimp split, I really wanted to play Powerviolence again, so I kept at writing songs and riffs, recording anything I thought would sound good and unique to hear. I wont call too much attention to GlassxBite and its previous drummer, but I met up with them at a show with their band sometime around Summer of 2019, and we jammed for a few practices, and recorded Demo ‘19 in one night! how did you get into punk? I got into punk when I was 10 or so. I had a friend who was big on collecting CD’s at the time, and I went over to his house, and found the discography of The Ramones, and I thought, “Those guys look weird! I wanna hear what they play.” We jammed them, and some Black Flag, and I was pretty much hooked from then on! how did you guys get that name? Gimp’s name came up as a name change from our first band, and it was more or less of wanting to have a simpler name, and to also reference Pulp Fiction. GlassxBite’ s name kinda came from an odd influence. I overheard someone who was remembering a time where they huffed gasoline, and they stated that they felt their bones were made of glass, and didn't want to bite down on anything due to the feeling. I just kinda kept that conversation in my head, and thought “That’d be a cool band name.” Thankfully, I’ve seen that dude again recently, and he’s pretty much cleaned up since the time I heard him. any cool show you would say are your favorite or favorites?? I’ll tell you, Gimp played some pretty cool shows. We did a small Texas tour with Depraved for 3 days, so that was cool! We played a benefit gig for the Dakota Pipeline efforts, and we played with Magnum Force for their last show. We also played with Capitalist Casualties when they came down and played Phoenix. What was cool about that show, is we played on an actual Halfpipe someone made in their backyard. Scum Human came down to Phoenix with Star Sete Sept, and thats where I became friends with Tommy. Gimp played with World Peace twice when they toured, and it was a pleasure both times. We also played with Stapled Shut and Suppression, and those shows also popped off! I can go on and on with cool shows we played, but those were the first shows that came to mind, haha. GlassxBite didn't really play a lot of shows all too much. We did however do our tape release alongside Corrupt Vision in a tiny ass Livingroom, so that was cool! Any releases coming out soon? GlassxBite has some material on the back burner. At this time though, I am the only band member in it, and drummers are a bit scarce in our scene. It might remain as a solo venture, but who knows? Anything is possible. what were or are the influences for both bands? Crossed Out, Despise You, Excruciating Terror, Infest, Extortion, In Disgust Any shout out you want to give? I want to shout out Gus V. from Practiced Hatred Records, as well as his band Depraved. Those dudes made some of my best nights possible for being so chill and supportive for a young band like Gimp to thrive in the early days. Payson, Elad, and Juan for pulling up to GlassxBites first few shows. Shout outs to any of the promoters that pulled through and helped Gimp on that big Summer tour we did in 2018. Shout outs to my parents for putting up with the loud racket I was making in the back of the house. Shout outs to Tommy from Scum Human, Tommy from No Time Records, and Shapeshiftmeth. And a big thank you for anyone who fucked with either of these bands and supported us in any way through their lifetimes. Thanks for your time Joey 

https://gimp602.bandcamp.com/

 https://glassxbite.bandcamp.com/