If you have yet to see a show by Oceans Apart, you’re missing out on some entertaining hardcore and metalcore excitement. Drop-tuned guitar-chugging and vocal growls and howls create a sound that is as vicious as it is melodic. The band released a five-track EP in late September that showcases the powerful group of heavy-metal musicians, and the band has a handful of upcoming local shows—with the intention of spreading the mosh pits around town. Oceans Apart will perform at The Hood Bar and Pizza on Saturday, Jan. 6, and is headlining a show on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Flat Black Art Supplies in Palm Desert. Admission to each show is $10, and the Flat Black show is all-ages. For more information, visit www.instagram.com/oceansaparthardcore. Guitarist Alec Wright is the last way to take The Lucky 13; here are his answers.
What was the first concert you attended?
The lineup was Fall Out Boy, Hawthorne Heights and From First to Last.
What was the first album you owned?
Good Charlotte, The Young and the Hopeless.
What bands are you listening to right now?
Blink-182, Neck Deep, Counterparts, and The Acacia Strain.
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
Taylor Swift and pop country.
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
Blink-182.
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
Avril Lavigne.
What’s your favorite music venue?
That I’ve played: Chain Reaction (in Anaheim). To see a show: the Glass House (in Pomona).
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“Is there a way that I can find peace, while still numbing my pain?” Senses Fail, “Family Tradition.”
What band or artist changed your life? How?
Green Day and Blink-182. When I was young and just learning how to play guitar, their music made me realize playing guitar didn’t just have to be about shredding or playing insane solos, but that you could write great songs regardless of how technical it was.
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
William Francis of Aiden: How can we make my band the most profitable on our own?
What song would you like played at your funeral?
“Comin’ Home,” City and Colour.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
Blink-182’s untitled album.
What song should everyone listen to right now?
“Blink Wave,” Blink-182.
