*Interview was done With Carley Coma

With spreading a christian message with hope kills fear do you think people might look back to Candiria and wonder if it's conflicting lyrical content?

I was at a different point in my life back then, not to mention my thought process was a little different as well. I was still growing in my faith and as a lyricist but still had a ways to go before I got to the point where I'm at now, and I still have a lot of growing to do. Every Candiria album is a reflection of where we were in our lives at that time and now Hope kills fear is a reflection of where I am now as a man.

With the accident that you guys encountered on the road do you think it brought faith closer to you?

It definitely did. Knowing you're about to die is powerful experience. You realize how vulnerable you are to circumstance. I believe that God saved my life. I wasn't wearing a seatbelt but still managed to survive the impact of an 18 wheeler tractor trailer slamming into our van at 75 miles per hour,causing our vehicle to flip several times before skidding upside down on an open highway before it stopped. I thank God I'm not in a wheelchair or buried in the earth. I'm extremely grateful for his grace and compassion.

Musically with Hope Kills Fear will it be just rock/ metal or are you going to fuse different types of musical genres into the songs?

The musical foundation is rock with some metal but we're very open minded in regards  to trying new things, as long as it makes sense musically. The rock aspect is our guideline but what happens within the song/album will be dictated by the natural progression of writing song.

Have you released any of your material for download or a demo cd for sale yet?

We have a link on our myspace page that allows you to purchase our ringtones and one of our songs. The url is www.myspace.com/hopekillsfearnyc (gotta love a shameless plug,haha) We're going to be putting up some songs on itunes as well in the beginning of 2009.

What are your thoughts of the current situation the USA is in?

I think we're in a bit of a mess. We're suffering the consequences of immediate gratification. We live in age where everyone wants everything now,including myself sometimes. We got caught up in looking for a short cut to the short cut instead of laying down a proper foundation for the future and listening to sound judgment. It's not too late though. We just need to keep a watchful eye on ourselves and those we place in power. It all comes down to treating your neighbor the way you would like to be treated and practicing self control in regard to our finances and our desires.

If you could live anywhere outside the USA where would it be and why?

I would probably live in Africa because of the abundant wildlife. I'm obsessed with big cats and Hyenas. Don't ask,lol

What other projects are you guys involved in?

I produce and write songs for other bands and artists. I can't jump on stage forever,lol I'm also working on my own solo project. It won't be coming out for a while though. As of now its mostly electronic music but chances are it will evolve beyond that.

Feel free to say whatever you wish???

Thanks for being open minded and hopefully we will all cross paths soon.