We were lucky enough to interrogate The Chariot before they break loose on tour this year with Greeley Estates, Inhale Exhale, Memphis Mayfire and The Color Morale (The Tours and Rumors of Tours). Check out the interview and a list of their US tour dates below!
You guys are about to embark on a huge US Tour. Do you have any pre-tour rituals or preparations you like to make before you hit the road?
Yeah we usually plan about 2 maybe 3 days of practice before we ever leave for a tour, then what actually happens is we hang out for like 2 days and practice once late at night before we leave. Then we go to Waffle House and have a last supper before tour with any friends and family.
Sonically, The Chariot cross a bunch of genres. If you were to make up your own genre to classify The Chariots’ music what would it be?
Rock and Roll, Punk, Fun Jam. That is one genre.
Do you feel like there’s less of a stigma about Christian metal bands than when the Chariot started out?
I guess so. I think it used to be a big deal, as if your beliefs had any relevance on what you sounded like or something. Now, hopefully, people just judge the music by actually listening to the music and deducing if they like it or not.
In addition to The Chariot, Mastodon, Kylesa and Baroness have come out of Georgia in the last few years. Do you feel like there’s any sort of Metal renaissance happening in the state?
I think it is our water. So I try to drink it nonstop.
You’ve played every kind of festival and large tour, from extreme metal tours to alternative events like Warped Tour and Bamboozle. Which is more fun?
I like the Warped Tours and the Bamboozles but then again we are not really a metal band.
The band has had a number of lineup changes since its inception. Is there a Spinal Tap type scenario happening?
Well the only similarity that I know of that we share with Spinal Tap is our drummers always spontaneously exploding. That always just creates a mess but so far it has not leaked into the media or the FBI or anything.
Thanks so much for being part of Feed The Beat!
Thank you.
The Chariot will be on tour in the US from January 27 through March 13
DATE CITY VENUE
1/27 W Palm Beach, FL Ground Control
1/28 Orlando, FL The Social
1/29 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit’s
1/30 Tallahassee, FL Big Daddy’s
2/1 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
2/2 East Ridge, TN The Warehouse
2/3 Columbus, MS Princess Theater
2/4 Whitehouse, TX The Warehouse
2/5 Dallas, TX The Door
2/6 Houston, TX Meridian
2/7 Austin, TX Emo’s Jr
2/8 McAllen, TX The Incubator
2/9 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
2/11 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
2/12 Flagstaff, AZ Green Room
2/13 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
2/16 Victorville, CA Karma
2/17 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
2/18 Palmdale, CA The Crossing
2/19 Goleta, CA Hard To Find Showspace
2/20 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
2/22 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
2/23 Seattle, WA El Corazon
2/24 Boise, ID The Venue
2/25 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
2/26 Casper, WY Hall Of Champions
2/27 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
2/28 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
3/2 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
3/3 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Rock Club
3/4 Indianapolis, IN Emerson Theater
3/5 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
3/6 Charleroi, PA Club Octane
3/7 Syracuse, NY Westcott Theater
3/8 Vineland, NJ Hangar 84
3/9 Crofton, MD Macc
3/10 Richmond, VA Canal Club
3/11 Raleigh, NC The Brewery
3/12 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
3/13 Macon, GA The Refuge
