In the American south, two cultural conventions continue to thrive: fire-and-brimstone religion, and blazing hot rock’n’roll. For Alabama metalcore powerhouses Gideon, relinquishing the former was an arduous journey that led to the creation of the latter on their furious new album, Out Of Control. So when we spoke to the band about the process of leaving the tenets of their Southern Baptist upbringings behind, we had to ask: are they still proud to hail from the South? The answer: a definitive yes. “First of all, the south has had the biggest influence on music in America,” says drummer Jake Smelley. “Even bands like Led Zeppelin were influenced by the Delta blues, which started in Mississippi. I just feel like because how people are brought up, because they’re taught how to hate...
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