TheDailyRock.com Interview With Derek March 18th, 2008 by Romperchic

I’ve been an avid listener of the band EKOTREN from the first moment I heard their EP’s THE TABLES HAVE TURNED and DESTROYING THE AMERICAN DREAM. The band has a metal twinge with lots of melody, crucial singing ability and nothing shabby about the lyrical content either. The guys show passion, dedication and courage in the music world from putting it to CD or bringing to a stage every night. After years of listening to them I got the chance to see them when they came to New England with ILL NINO and this band is really going to do some damage in 2008. I had a chance to jump online and email their Bass player Derek DeSantis a few questions about videos, touring and fan moments.

http://www.thedailyrock.com/2008/03/18/interview-with-derek-desantis-of-ekotren/


Rocket's Interview W/ Ekotren's Steve Chin MetalUndergound.com

There really aren't any underground metal bands on the scene today made up mostly of twenty-one year olds that are making any kind of serious impression today. Cape Coral, Florida's EKOTREN is an exception. Scratch that, a major exception. With a recent successful performance on Van's Warped Tour 2006 and an increasing following picking up steam in the local clubs of Florida, Ekotren seems to really be holding their own against the crowds of band competition. They have also recently self-released their debut EP 'The Tables Have Turned', which this rock journalist gave an overwhelming 'thumbs up' in review. It's really turned into quite a year for this bunch. With as crazy as things have been going for them, I am pleased to have gotten some questions in with their talented man on the keys, Steve Chin.Read the full interview..

Rocket's Interview W/ Ekotren's Eric Pottle MetalUndergound.com

Cape Coral, Florida's unsigned dynamo, Ekotren, unleashed a firebrand performance on June 25, 2006 at the latest installment of the venerable Vans Warped Tour in Orlando Florida, clearly provideing the harshest of musical critics with all the proof they need to assess that this is a group of young musicians who are now clearly on their way to making a breakthrough in a metal genre that has seen it all before. Well, almost everything. They haven’t seen Ekotren. Read the full interview..

 

Rocket's Interview w/Keith MetalUndreground.com

Determined For The Metal: Keith Finnell Of Ekotren

Founded in the Fall of 2000, Cape Coral, Florida's Ekotren are passionate young musicians that strive to put out a positive life message through their freshly offered melody-friendly songs. And while they certainly shoot more into the realm of Linkin Park's all out pop metal approach at times, this is a heavy music band that has loads of talent and so many years ahead to fully define itself ,and it's really only the members themselves who know what is in store for the rest of us. I recently was able to shoot some questions at their guitarist, Keith Finnell. Read the full interview...



Rocket's Interview w/John Sheldon MetalUndreground.com

Living For The Metal: John Sheldon Of Ekotren

Cape Coral, Florida has spawned the radio friendly hardcore/metal outfit called Ekotren. Formed in 2000, the lineup consists of Guitarist Keith Finnell, Bassist Sean Fiene, DJ/Keyboardist Steve Chin, Eric Pottle on drums and standout Vocalist John Sheldon. They seem poised to make a serious run up the ladder in the music busness and appear to take what they do very seriously for such a young group of individuals. I had some time recently to ask John Sheldon some questions that I felt would help their audience get to know them a bit better. Read the full interview...