Horror heavy hard rock band New Years Day are kicking off 2015 with a ton of wild information! First, they’re currently on tour with Motionless In White. Next, the band has signed a record deal with Another Century Records. And finally, they’ve announced that they will be writing and recording a new album, which is set to come out later this year!

With all that information, we had to reach out and catch up with vocalist Ash Costello, who answered six questions for us. The topics we covered are touring, signing to a new label, and what horror composer and horror director she would love to work with! Head on below for this exclusive interview.

You can buy the band’s latest EP Epidemic via iTunes.

BD: Talk to me about signing to Another Century Records. What was it about them that you feel made them the right choice for your vision, your goals?

We thought about it long and hard. We had been doing so amazing on our own with our managers label Grey Area Records, that we weren’t sure If we were ready and willing to expand our family, but the team at another century has gone above and beyond to prove that they really want to be a part of our team, and now we are all pretty excited and ready to move forward together.

BD: You’re currently on tour with Motionless In White and then you’ve got Warped Tour this summer. Talk about the differences between those indoor venue tours and festival dates.

The differences are MASSIVE! On Warped Tour your work day starts around 8am, on a venue tour your work day begins around 2 or 3pm. On a venue tour you build a tight family and on a festival tour there’s SO many people to get to know. I personally love doing both!

BD: What should fans expect from your upcoming album? Are there any surprises in store that you think will really stand out?

Well we actually have not begun to sit down and really write it yet. Of course we are always writing and there are some ideas being laid down, but we are really going to get into it this April.

Expect it to stay on the heavy path we’ve been heading down, some amazing music collaborations and of course there’s always a dark twist. I’ve been feeling pretty pissed off so I’m sure the album will reflect that!

BD: The description of your music on your Facebook page references ‘Dexter’ and ‘True Blood’. Take me further into your view of horror and how it influences your sound.

Horror has a hand in EVERYTHING I do. To my hair and make up, the way I dress, the way I decorate my house, the movies and books I prefer, so it would make sense that the music we write would reflect that. Why would I write music that isn’t personal to me?

BD: Let’s say you’re given the opportunity to work with any famed horror composer on a new track. Which composer do you go with?

I’m unsure if he counts as a true horror composer but I would love to do a heavy rock song with Danny Elfman!

BD: Now, let’s take that song from the previous question and say you’re going to turn it into a music video. Which horror director would you want behind the camera for that video?

Hahahaha well I guess you would presume I would say Tim Burton but I think I would go with Rob Zombie actually on that one.

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Tour dates:
03/06 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
03/07 Vancouver, BC – The Rio Theatre
03/08 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
03/10 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
03/13 San Diego, CA – Soma
03/14 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
03/15 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
03/16 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theatre
03/18 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
03/20 San Antonio, TX – Kapone’s
03/21 Grand Prairie, TX – QuikTrip Park
03/24 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
03/25 Montreal, QC – La Tulipe
03/27 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
03/28 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
03/29 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts