What's up everyone hope you guys are good. This week I interview a band that is one of the brutal Powerviolence bands out there that I got to be a fan of theirs. You guys should check out 2 of the members were in known bands Like Acxdc and AxRxM.. So here is the interview enjoy.
-State your name and what band you play for?
My name is Jose and I play guitar and I’m the vocalist for HWIH
-How you doing??
I’m doing okay, my mental health has been a bit of a rollercoaster over that last year or so, but getting better and feeling okay. Thank you for asking and checking in.
-How did you get into punk??
I first got into punk when I was about 13 with bands like the Ramones, Misfits, Greenday, and Sum-41. I grew up on oldies and was very much into hip hop and punk had this vibe or attitude about it that I identified with. I then stumbled on the punkcore records showcase comp at a hot topic and was blown away. I went to high school with Omar from Soul Search and we were good friends hanging out all the time, it was he and our other friend Evan that turned me onto bands like conflict, disrupt, and infest. We eventually all got into hardcore and that just kind of unfolded as we got older and went to shows, started bands, etc.
-How did Hurt them where hurts get started?
HWIH rose from the ashes of a previous band my brother and I had called IMPACT! We wanted to play something faster and more intense. We were very close friends with Sergio from AxRxM and he started playing shows with us, which ended up with the three of us practicing and writing songs together and officially became a band.
-what was the line up?
Myself on guitar and vocals, my brother Bobby on drums, and Sergio G. on bass guitar.
-What was your guys influences?
Our primary influences were bands like Infest, Mind Eraser, Iron Lung, and Think I Care.
-What was the reason why you guys change the name to Shoes Of Cement?
Well, we were young at the time. I was about 19 years old, my brother was about 16, and we were full of teenage angst, which if you’ve been to any of our shows resulted in rather violent incidents. That caused us to develop a not so favorable reputation and it was difficult to get shows, so we took that as a sign that we need to re-evaluate our image and change our name as a kind of reset, if you will.
-What was the best show you guys played?
The two that stand out to me is the show we played with ¡Liberate! and covered ‘We Kill Christians’ with Sergio A. which lead to the ACxDC revival, but also the epic and chaotic show at Justin’s house with Hordes. If you know, you know.
-Anything in the works or any other projects?
At the moment my brother and I plan on writing new HWIH material with the hopes of recording and releasing records and possibly playing shows again. Other than that my brother makes custom graphic designs and stickers (@adhesivevisions), I create content for parenting and autism awareness/parenting, as well as merch/clothing to represent autism acceptance, embracing neurodiversity, mental health awareness, and such (@aunwrd & aunwrd.com)
-Any shoutout you want to give?
Yes, I want to shout out Sergio A. for being our brother and big supporter to us, our brother Fidel at BETAMAX/BETAMAX RECORDS, all of our AVSK/Nasty Boys homies, Martin and Eddie for filling in when we needed it, and most definitely our families and significant others for putting up with our shit on a regular basis. Rest In Peace Sergio Galvan Jr. we will love you and miss you always. We look forward to seeing you again my brother.
Thanks for your time
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