#battlecross

Interview With Tony Asta!!!

Battlecross has been on some really amazing tours - which one stands out the most? The first tour that comes to mind is definitely Mayhem Festival 2013. It was a hot grueling summer and I woke up in a new place every morning not knowing where I was half the time. Our bus was a massive piece of crap, everything broke on it, but regardless we had a blast. Actually that was the only time we ever had a tour bus in the states, partially because of that experience. We gained a lot of new fans that summer and made some lasting friendships as well. We split the bus with Huntress and our driver was a real character so I have a lot of great memories from that experience. The crowds were unbelievable at every show and I’ll never forget signing at our merch tent with the fans for 3 hours at our hometown stop. Your brutal album, 'Rise to Power', came out in 2015. What does Battlecross have in store for 2016? 2016 is more touring! We hit the road April 19th, kicking it off in St. Louis at The Firebird. This is actually our first tour cycle this year as we’ve had a lot of time off since December, due to personal situations in the band. April 21st we’ll be in Oklahoma city and then the very next day we join up with Soulfly and Suffocation in San Antonio for a month long tour across the US. Then we have a week a shows with support Feed Her to the Sharks to get us home from California. May 28th is BledFest in Michigan so that’ll be a good time and that will cap off this spring run. In July we’ll be in Europe for the festival circuit with some club shows in between, we’re really looking forward to returning across the pond. We also have Legion fest in Australia next year but between now and then that’s all I can publicly confirm. So we have some great stuff coming up! What lead you to give to charities? Are you still doing that? We’ve contributed to firefights, veterans, cancer awareness, etc. However recently, Hiran has been raising money toward Detroit Dog Rescue. He’s selling autographed photos in person at our shows (100% donations to the cause). He has a big heart and we completely stand with him on it. What are you currently listening to? Lately I’ve catching up with bands like Symphony X, Genesis, and Kansas. Thanks!~Tony Asta