Near the tip of 2014, I Prevail shocked rock followers with a heavy cowl of an surprising track: Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space.” Less than 5 years after its preliminary launch, I Prevail’s model went Platinum.
Needless to say, their cowl of Swift’s 1989 observe helped solidify their heartfelt and explosive sound with followers, and as founding member and co-vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe lately defined, it opened a whole lot of doorways for the band.
But these doorways did not result in extra cowl songs.
“After we did that cover, the next step right away was to write the best records, to put out any confusion or doubt that we were successful from just one song,” Vanlerberghe defined to Chuck Armstrong on Thursday evening’s Loudwire Nights (May 11).
Nearly a decade later, although, Vanlerberghe appears open to the concept of tackling one other cowl.
“Look at Disturbed and “The Sound of Silence” and Five Finger Death Punch,” he mentioned. “I think throughout bands’ careers, it’s a cool thing to see…you just don’t see it coming. For us, I wouldn’t say it’s out of the cards, but I haven’t heard a song yet that I’ve been like, ‘Oh man, we should cover it.’ We jam covers in rehearsals and soundcheck—it’s fun jamming different songs. Maybe one day we’ll find one that we’re like, ‘Yeah, this is good enough to be recorded.'”
For followers who’ve caught I Prevail stay, they know that bits and items of covers will discover their means into their setlists.
“This last tour, we covered Slayer’s “Raining Blood” going into one of our songs,” he informed Chuck. “You take people by surprise every night, especially when you’re doing ones that I don’t think people expect you to play. Would you think I Prevail is about to get up there and rip some “Raining Blood” by Slayer? Probably not.”
What the Co-Writing Process For I Prevail Looks Like
When they are not doing their greatest Slayer impressions in entrance of screaming followers, Vanlerberghe and I Prevail are devoted to writing their very own authentic music. For essentially the most half, that course of has lengthy been a collaborative factor for the band.
“The few of us that write, we are sitting around in a room with our producer and just vibing out ideas,” he mentioned. “Someone may have a tag or a couple of lyrics written out or we all might get on the same page about a mood and we just go from there. It’s an awesome—stressful, but very awesome experience. You gotta have confidence to put out bad ideas or be real with someone.”
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It additionally helps that Vanlerberghe trusts his bandmates; he is been writing with them since day one among I Prevail’s existence.
“You know you’re not gonna get weird looks on dumb ideas,” he admitted. “We’re all there for the same purpose, to write the best song and to feel like we’ve got a piece of ourselves in it. I think it’s hard to find a group of guys that feel the same way and have the same vision.”
What the Future Holds For I Prevail
As of proper now, it appears as if I Prevail aren’t writing an excessive amount of new materials. With their third album, True Power, having solely been out since August 2022, they’re centered on celebrating these songs by way of their stay exhibits this 12 months.
“We’ve never been a band to write on the road,” he defined to Chuck, although he did add that as a result of a few of these songs have been written close to the beginning of the pandemic, the band would possibly be prepared to begin occupied with what’s subsequent.
“It feels like some of these songs started—were born—three-and-a-half years ago, so we have that creative itch, which I’m glad, but I don’t see a record in the foreseeable future. Maybe some singles. Maybe some collabs. If an opportunity comes up, we might just have to take it.”
In the dialog, it sounded as if Vanlerberghe was even hinting at some non-music endeavors on the horizon for I Prevail. He did not need to reveal an excessive amount of, however he did share just a little bit with the Loudwire Nights viewers.
“[We] might tap into some other markets if you catch my drift. Maybe some beer. Maybe whiskey. [There are a lot] of fun things planned for the future…extracurricular stuff.”
Watch I Prevail’s Official Music Video For “There’s Fear In Letting Go”
Eric Vanlerberghe joined Chuck Armstrong for Loudwire Nights on Thursday, May 11; the present replays on-line right here, and you may tune in stay each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you too can see if the present is accessible on your native radio station. Stream True Power at this location after which take a look at I Prevail’s full tour schedule.
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