The band has had success in the United States in part because of their songs frequently being used in other media. I still need to do Japan - we haven’t been there yet, we’ve got to get big in Japan.” Not to be corny about it but as soon as you cross that border, it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh.’ You take for granted how awesome Canada is, all you have to do is go away for a little bit and then you go ‘Why leave? This place is amazing.’ There is the ego thing about you wanting the whole planet to know about your record. You keep chasing that feeling, you want to create something and share it with people. It is the same adrenaline rush and I kind of love that. That feeling has been constantly the same ever since we played a high school show. To get that reaction from something you’ve created with your friends, it’s kind of why you do it. “It is fun to make music at home but there is nothing like playing live. Much like a wrestler gets excited to wrestle in front of a hometown crowd, it is a different experience to play your home country. The band features Anderson on vocals, guitarist James Black, rhythm guitarist Rick Jackett, bassist Sean Anderson and new drummer Steve Molella. Much like wrestlers, musicians feel the call to perform and tour. It’s a really nice, definitive album for what we were aiming for.” You always want to try and get as close as you can, sometimes you hit sometimes you don’t. I think it’s much cloer to the mark then we usually get. Having said that I can speak for the band, I am immensely proud of the new record. Why it took five years? I think I regret that amount of time that went by and I don’t think we can do it again. We had a label change and a drummer change so all of that stuff took some time. We just tried to keep improving the material until we were satisfied. It felt like a decent chunk of time,” Anderson said of the five years since their last album. “Oh man, I can’t believe it’s been that long, honestly. Music fans know the bands for their hits like “Paralyzer,” “Good Times” and current single “Wolves & Doors.” The band also has some connections to wrestling, which singer Scott Anderson discussed with SLAM! Wrestling along with the new album and life on the road. Veteran Canadian band Finger Eleven has returned with their first album in five years, Five Crooked Lines.
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