Tell me a bit about the latest Obsidian release. Other Florida bands like Alien Witch, Le Montro, and Mother Juno, as well as other bands outside of our state like Sonsombre, The Kentucky Vampires, and Scary Black. Locally, we feel a kinship with bands like Denudes, Laboratory, Astari Nite, Donzii, Ghost Flower, and Hijas De La Muerte. What are some bands you guys feel a kinship with, local or not? I feel that we have been received very well locally and have experienced a lot of support from our scene and community which is really helped us push forward. It is difficult to tour out of due to being so far out of the way on the Southeast trapped in a touristy swamp, but it has a pretty decent sized live music scene and even goth scene. South Florida has honestly been a great launching point for us. With all that in mind, how is South Florida for a band like Obsidian? How has your local scene received you? ![]() & amp amp amp amp amp amp lt a href=& amp amp quot amp amp amp quot & amp amp amp amp amp amp gt Living Dead by Obsidian& amp amp amp amp amp amp lt /a& amp amp amp amp amp amp gt The fact that we use a live drummer instead of a drum machine, I feel, gives us a different dynamic from our genre piers. I feel this may be why a lot of our songs are very lead guitar-driven and synth driven. I'm personally inspired by a lot of post-punk, new wave from the '80s, and even Prince and the Revolution. We are greatly inspired by punk and try to bring our musical experience and origins into doing darkwave and goth music. However, I feel our previous EP, Living Dead, focused more on our early hardcore and deathrock influences. I would say our sound is definitely goth, darkwave, or deathrock. How would you describe the band’s sound? I would imagine most people refer to you as a goth band of some sort, but I would love to dig in further into that and your shared influences. The band was started as an outlet as well as a recovery for my depression with other people in the South Florida punk scene, such as Chuck Loose from The Crumbs, formerly of Lookout! Records. ![]() The band is named after a rock specimen I had used to cut myself open with after a really depressed drunken/cocaine bender. Obsidian was started after I had attempted suicide. Give me the backstory on the formation Obsidian. No Echo usually doesn't tread into this lane of music, but I wanted to help spread the word about the band anyway, so I spoke with Obsidian vocalist/guitarist Missy Mortis to get the skinny on what they're all about. Plus, there were hooks to be found throughout its 6 songs, an aspect that's very important to me and my listening habits. ![]() Listening to the Florida group's late 2019 EP, Living Dead, I was instantly hooked into their driving take on goth, death rock, and post-punk. My friend Damien Moyal recently tipped me off to a Florida band called Obsidian that he had recently discovered and felt I might dig.
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