Mouth of the Architect play some heavy music. Their songs are punishing slabs of musicianship that take the listener through an epic journey. These guys have a lot of talent, and checking them out (both live and on record) would be in your best interest. This interview took place at The Living Room in Providence, RI on November 1, 2006.

PL: State your names and something interesting about yourselves.
GL: Um...wait, what? (laughs)
PL: State your names and something interesting about yourselves.
GL: I'm Greg Lahm. I play in a band. I don't know. (laughs)
DW: Thats not very interesting.
GL: No.
DW: I think thats probably a given.
GL: (laughs)
DW: Maybe we can say something interesting about each other.
GL: Alright, lets do that.
DW: He's Greg Lahm, and I think he still has those black metal gauntlets in his room.
GL: Thats Dan Wilburn, and he probably knows the majority of the AC/DC catalogue on guitar.

PL: Why should people like Mouth of the Architect?
DW: Thats a tough one.
GL: I don't know. There's not any specific reason why they should like or dislike us, in my opinion. If they like the music, then.
DW: Its not really terrible. I think that if they're not into that type of music, its tolerable.
GL: I think its pretty accessible.
DW: None of its terrible.

PL: How messy does your van get during tour?
GL: Very messy. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to have a trailer at this point, so the five of us, all of our luggage and all of our gear are in one vehicle, so trash and various belongings seem to pile up pretty quickly. Oatmeal and trash.
DW: There's probably a layer of ash like Pompey. Its probably not the worst, but everyone else's van that I go into has been cleaner so far.
PL: Is it cartons or boxes of oatmeal?
GL: Its just an empty coffee cup of oatmeal.
DW: I eat six bags a day. Three in the morning, three at night. I've got a stock pile.

PL: Whats your favorite thing about music?
GL: Ah...do you want to take that one?
DW: I like the writing process the most, if thats what you mean. The creative side of things is really new and has that exciting element to learn. When you're out here and playing a lot, its good to enjoy the songs, but I think when they're really fresh or exciting is the best.
GL: I think the expressive elements are probably my favorite aspect of music: listening to, playing and writing music. It seems to be, at least in my opinion, the most ideal output for pretty much anything.

PL: If you were to sell your soul to Satan, what would you ask for in return?
DW: I'm gonna think about that for just a second. I think I can make a pretty hot deal.
GL: Lets see. I'd sell my soul to Satan for as much gear as I could possibly want. Pretty much a never ending credit card to some fucking gigantic dream music store.
DW: I'd say a sneak preview to the "Borat" movie, and then maybe to have gotten some huge bands. I think that would be fun. I feel like there are probably more important things that I should say, but thats what I'm thinking about at the moment.

PL: Name your favorite Beatle.
GL: John.
DW: I want to not say John, but I think overall I like his songs more. I'll say-no wait, I mean Paul. Scratch that, I want to not say Paul, but I like a lot of his songs, especially off of Revolver.

PL: If you could bring one person back from the dead, who would it be and why?
GL: Wow.
DW: Are we keeping this music related?
PL: It can be whatever you want.
DW: I'd say Bon Scott if its music related. I'll keep the AC/DC theme alive and he was the first person that came to mind. Again, there's probably more important things that I could have thought about.
GL: I don't want to bring anyone back from the dead.
DW: Family pets.
GL: Yeah, I'd bring my dog back.

PL: Whats a little known fact about Dave from Earsplit PR?
GL: Dave has long hair.
DW: I don't know him.
GL: And he does press for bands, a lot of bands.
DW: Long hair might have been the right answer.

PL: Name one album, besides your own, that you think all kids should have in their collection.
GL: I'm gonna go ahead and say King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King.
DW: I'd say maybe Use Your Illusion 1. That was definitely at a time when I was getting into my music and not my dad's.

PL: Is there anything else you want to say?
DW: I don't have much on top of that.
GL: Nope.
DW: I feel like I've said everything at this point.
GL: Buy our record. Buy the record and come to the shows.
DW: Whats the deal with the vinyl? When's that coming out?
GL: In a day.
DW: Buy our record on vinyl tomorrow.
GL: Double vinyl on gatefold. Buy that shit.

Interview by: RF

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