Throne

A chat with Nate, Les, Joe, and Kollin of Throne as well as fans Christina, Brian, Steve, Zeek, and Tommy. We begin the fans and their stories of discovering Throne. With new music on the horizon, we talk with Throne about their new album called Pestilent Dawn. This episode is jammed with goodness, including Throne’s creative process, origins in music, first albums, and pineapple on pizza. Grab a beverage and dig into this episode of Fans With Bands with Throne.

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Chat with Throne - Show Notes - Discovering Throne

We kick things off in the usual Fans With Bands fashion by asking the fans how they discovered Throne. Christina and Bryan first saw Throne on Road to Summer Slaughter. They loved the energy of the band. Throne even played Bryan’s birthday party which sounds epic.

Steve was out at Mac’s in Lansing to support some local bands and caught Throne for the first time. Steve likes to tell people that if Suffocation and Behemoth had a baby, it would be Throne. We all laughed, yet it is very true. Steve is chomping at the bit for live shows to start back up so he can have his new band ( Xorcyst ) open up for Throne as he pities the bands that have to follow them.

Zeek’s first encounter was also at Mac’s. His band (Exploding Zombies) was on the bill with Recorruptor and Goatwhore. Upon first hearing Throne, Zeek and his bandmates were asking “Who the F**k are these guys!”. Zeek feels that Throne is at the top of the game and are great representatives of the metal scene.

Throne and Pestilent Dawn

I asked Throne to give us the background on their upcoming album called Pestilent Dawn. Throne started writing when their EP Altar Of The Dying was released in 2019. They completed recording in May 2020. The album is set to be released by Redefining Darkness Records (which also released the awesome Jesus Wept album - which is another band that includes Nate). 

I asked if the basic musical direction has changed. Joe and Nate both chimed in that the new music is a lot faster and heavier. How this can be is a mystery we’ll have to wait to unfold and hear for ourselves. I say this because Kollin is a machine on the drums which crank at blazing speeds. How he can go faster is mind-boggling to say the least. Nate also mentioned that Throne is embracing more of their death metal roots with a slightly lessened black metal feel. Les mentioned the X-File riff. Can’t wait to hear that one!

Composing music for Throne

Bryan asked if there is one main composer who builds all the songs or is it a compilation of all four members. Everyone in Throne agrees that everyone contributes as they build all songs organically in their jam space. However, most of the songs on the first album (Altar of the Dying) were written by Nate as Joe joined the band late in the writing of that album. Les added that the riffs are spawned from the guitars and then built up in layers. 

Touring with Throne

Zeek (who is in the legendary Exploding Zombies) was asking about Throne touring plans and getting on a show or tour with them. Zeek mentioned that Exploding Zombies are in the process of recording and there are some band updates coming soon. Nate mentioned that as soon as Throne can play shows, they will.

Evil on Stage

When you witness the ferocity of Throne on stage the brutality of the music is physically manifested in the band’s performance. I asked the guys in Throne if they are conscious of their performance or if it is a subconscious expression. Everyone agreed that they channel the music’s energy directly. There is no theater or prescribed performance. The music rules each show.

Origins

Steve asked when Kollin got started as his drumming skills are extremely impressive. Kollin started as soon as he could hold the drum sticks. The rest of the band have varying levels of immersion in music which spawned their desire to write and record. Joe start out on drums and jumped into guitar in middle school. He’s been jamming ever since. Les is named after Les Paul, so music has been a part of his life from birth. Nate wasn’t into music until he picked up the guitar at 15. He took a few lessons and then taught himself the rest. When you listen to the music of Throne, you’ll hear the musical prowess of this band.

First Albums

Always a fun topic is hearing what everyone’s first album was. Christina’s was Korn - Follow The Leader. Brian’s first album was from Boyz II Men. We had a good laugh. Brian’s intro to metal came from the local scene including Production Grey, Revile, and Lucifer’s Hammer. 

Steve’s first album was Metallica’s Ride The Lightning. Seeing Overkill and Sepultura on Headbanger’s Ball set him on the path to play music himself in the local metal scene. For Zeek, it was Black Sabbath’s first album. From there he got into Sepultura and then the lure of death metal drew him in.

Thriller from Michael Jackson was Les’s first album. A great choice. Kollin grew up listening to Slayer, Sepultura, and Metallica in his playpen. His first album was The Black album by Metallica. The first album Joe bought was a live CD from Aerosmith. Nate grew up a nu-metal child with LD50 from Mudvayne as his album.

Dream Tour

I asked each member of Throne who they would like to tour with in a perfect world. The common element is Suffocation. Kollin added that partying with Suffocation would be awesome. In addition to Suffocation, Nate would dig touring with Angelcorpse and Morbid Angel. Les would love touring with Mercyful Fate or King Diamond. For Joe, he’s on board with Suffocation and would be down with touring with Carcass as well.

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