Vancouver rock/ metal band Versus the Nothing is looking forward to returning to Lethbridge on May 29.
“I’m from Calgary before I moved to Vancouver. I used to go to the college and hang out with my friends there,” said guitarist/ vocalist Ande Otte.
“Last time we played Lethbridge was 2009. We were supposed to play in December, but we were living in an unheated bus for two months and it was -29 and two of us caught pneumonia,” he continued.
“You’ll be hearing a high energy rock show. We put on a performance rather than just standing there and play the songs,” he said.
The band are just about set to release a new EP called the “Black Glove Ep,” The first single “Killer” has already been released.
Their tour will take them out to Montreal, then down south into the United States, back through the midi west and back to their hometown of Vancouver. Then they will head down south again along the west coast.
“It’s been non stop touring. We’re on the road non-stop. We were down in the United States for the first time and are starting to build a following. It’s interesting to see. There will be one or two kids at the show, then next time they will bring some friends or some more people saw us on YouTube or something.”
Their EP “The Black Glove” is their unique take on the touring life.
“It’s about hard work, putting on your gloves and getting to work,” Otte continued.
“Killer is a kind of metaphor for our life of touring. Because when you tour, you kill off others parts of your life like relationships,” he said adding he is influenced by everything from Guns N’ Roses and The Red Hot Chili Peppers to Elton John.
“A good song is a good song no matter what the genre,” he said.
their next single will be “Excuse Me.”
They can be found at www.facebook.com/versusthenothing
