Did Theory Of A Deadman Change Name

Tyler Connolly's scene is chill. The THEORY (of a Deadman) frontman states: "My scene is just laid back, having a good fourth dimension with my friends. Laugh a lot. My few close friends, and y'all know just proverb, "Whatever, let's do it". You know, trying to be open minded and just have a proficient time. That's my scene."

Though Connolly is relaxed well-nigh his life and even the success of the ring, he does not rest on his laurels. Theory – now without the "of a deadman" in their name, have recently released their sixth studio album, Wake Up Call, diving into a new sound, a new arroyo, even a new location. Since forming in British Columbia in 2001, Theory of a Deadman take placed nine songs in the Top x on the US rock charts, including the Number One hits Bad Girlfriend, Lowlife, So Happy, and Angel. To celebrate the success of Wake Upwards Call and the heavy radio play of the lead single Rx (Medicate), THEORY are making their maiden voyage to Australia. "Yep, we always wanted to come downward at that place," states Connolly. "We're so happy that we finally tin can. I call back we've e'er kind of asked about the festivals down in that location and to get on one of those festival tours but nosotros've never really gotten an answer. It's expensive to go down in that location. Nosotros have to kind of tie it in. Only some other tour. We're going to Japan later on and then we institute out our anthology was doing really well down in that location and you know, Ron actually got a telephone call the next twenty-four hours asking about coming down. So we're like, 'Yes, let'southward go'."

A welcome addition to the Australian rock tour circuit, specially for those Influenced past the rock and grunge classics. For Connolly, his influences were similar. He states: "It started with a lot of guitar rock stuff. I was a guitar player to outset. When I was probably effectually 13, 14. My dad had an old audio-visual guitar. I had a couple of friends who played guitar and I estimate I kind of picked it upwards, and think I learned how to play 'Fast Cars', Tracy Chapman. And and then it was 'Stairway to Sky'. Subsequently 'Stairway to Sky', that was it. So firs it was classic stone, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, so kind of U2. Big U2 fan. And then into the grunge scene. When I was in high school, grunge exploded, which was Nirvana, but I was more into Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam. I learned every song from those bands." Then, in 2001 THEORY (of a Deadman) began. Connolly states: "It was kind of an amalgamation of a couple bands. I worked with Dean the bass player, when we were in high school. We worked at this restaurant. He was a bussy, I was a dishwasher. And we started a band, which ended upward becoming Theory. I was in another band with Dave the guitar player, and his ring bankrupt up. Which happens. And then he only called me and asked if he could join our band. When he joined it became pretty much what it is now." Apart from the name change which Connolly felt was necessary. "We've had Theory of a Deadman for years, and honestly in that location's multiple reasons. Information technology'south merely timing wise, when we used to work with the records that we fabricated. I call back this tape sounds more similar THEORY than Theory of a Deadman. I don't know how to describe it, just there's also something most having 'of a Deadman' in our name – if I was in an Uber or in a taxi cab and said, 'What'due south the proper noun of your band?' And I said, "Theory of a Deadman" to him, he would assume it's some sort of heavy metal band and it's kind of injure us, and nosotros've always idea, 'Human, you know if we weren't chosen Theory of a Deadman a lot more than people would probably interested in figuring out what kind of music nosotros do'. And so we're e'er going to exist called Theory of a Deadman. It's just the THEORY matter we're trying to spread to make more of a popular proper noun shortening matter, like Chili Peppers or what not."

The new album definitely goes in a new direction for the band. Connolly sees this process every bit a natural progression just also as a different arroyo. He states: "A lot of the songs were written on piano. Rather than guitar. A lot of our music has been guitar driven rock. A lot of riffs, we started out being similar a riff ring, more than southern stone. Then land, you know lap steel, slide guitar, banjo even, a lot of guitar solos. This record is completely dissimilar just because a lot of stuff was written on piano. It'due south completely changed the mode the songs were written, which opens upwards a whole new artistic path for u.s.a., which is really exciting. Nosotros feel like we're a new band over again."

"RX was definitely something that we knew was something special. In the studio we almost took it into this really rock management in the span, and I couldn't stand up it. I was like, 'It's not right, information technology's not correct'. And then luckily we were able to change that and take it out. I'm glad it is the way it is at present, and I know people love that song. So that is definitely the most rewarding part. Seeing a song work."

Importantly, RX has had many people connect with it and raise awareness with abuse of prescription medicines. Connolly states: "At that place's ever a reason why I write lyrics. Sometimes I tin can't figure it out until afterwards. This one was kind of like, I put the lyrics together pretty quickly and information technology's almost like I was just kind of telling a story nearly a child in his bedroom. After the fact, after it was released, nosotros saw it starting to react. We thought information technology'd be a practiced idea to kind of bring attending to the opioid problem. And bring attending to helping people. But that felt similar the song was really connecting, and like well what else can nosotros exercise? Nosotros didn't just want to accept a conversation with someone like you lot and be like, 'I don't know, it's all good'. You know? And then kind of later on the fact we went and said, 'Let'due south become do some work on this". And that's when we partnered upwards with a non-profit system to help people and at present we experience similar nosotros're doing more than than but making a song."

Nonetheless, Connolly doesn't call up bands must have a voice in helping society alter or in helping in other areas like organized religion or politics, though they can choose to practise and then. For him, music is a healing force on its own. Connolly explains: "Personally music is a part of everyone's life. And it can be every bit niggling or as much equally an influence on what you do. For me I've never really been influenced by music I listen to, and become and make a change politically and what not. Merely with U2, Bono is definitely a huge influence with stuff that he'south done in the by, with Ethiopia or World Hunger. I don't think it's something they need to do. I call up making music is a lot. I think on its own, music really, really helps people. I hateful it has, for myself, I think listening to music has probably saved me quite a few times. It'south because in itself information technology's near similar a drug. It really, really calms yous down and helps with whatever problems you have, so I don't know. To each his ain I guess."

Connolly uses music creation every bit a healing tool, with lyrical layers of malaise, heartbreak, desire. He states: "I endeavor to write everything from my perspective. There's a few things that I tin can't write that are about me. So it'll be about my feelings or something. Like for example, Accident is definitely how I experience about sure things. Just like Rx is. I've never been addicted to an opioid drug so I don't know, but it's just my perspective. But yeah, a lot of the heartbreak stuff is definitely most me. Along the way I've learned from other songwriters that you really should write how you feel. If I wake upwards and I'm actually happy it just makes no sense for me to write a pitiful song, so yeah it definitely is. 'Bad Girlfriend' is a completely true story. That's literally how I met my ex-wife. She was that bad girlfriend, so yeah it was in a bar and they actually had a bell that they'd ring when y'all tipped the bartender, the whole affair about dancing on the bar and stuff. That'due south all true."

Lyrics should be taken with a grain of common salt – not all are based on bodily occurrences. Connolly laughs at the thought of him being that "innocent boy" in the song Straight Jacket. More so, he reminisces, "When I was a kid I was such a little brat. Aw! Man, I was a jerk. Yeah, no definitely, I'm not innocent."

As for a loner, he states: "Aye, I don't have a ton of people that I can call and vent and bitch and say how I really feel and not worry that someone else is gonna mind in. At that place's very few. There's peradventure one or two people honestly. Just yeah, I've always been kind of a loner. I've always been kind of a weird kid. I've e'er had friends but I've always been kind of the outsider and kind of an odd duck. And to be honest, I think that kind of made me who I am today. So I think that song Loner is kind of an inspirational song for all the people out in that location that perhaps feel bad about being a loner and being unlike, and being weird and people, possibly teens, feeling bad at schoolhouse. There'south nil incorrect with that. You gotta figure there'due south a reason they're similar that. When you lot get older you effigy it all out and you're like, 'Ahhh okay, it's all skilful'."

Finally bringing their supportive, inspitational, rocking songs and performance to Australia, Connolly is nonetheless deciding on setlists. However, he states: "You lot know what'south great about streaming, is that we tin can instantly see in every country, in every urban center if we want, what fans are listening to the nearly. That's kind of how we put set lists together in every state. I don't know if that's good or bad, merely nosotros take so many songs now we can't play them all. So nosotros endeavor to sort and stick together what everybody'south gonna want to hear, the near popular ones. So I'm not sure yet. Simply not simply the new anthology. I'd still play something quondam. And Wicked Game is fun. I become to play piano while we do that one. Or Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah – nosotros've washed a couple acoustic tours and I got to exercise that".

The band are excited nigh their offset Australian tour. Connolly states: "We always are interesting in trying to have enough time to go see some stuff, and so I've already started thinking about what we're gonna try to have time to go do when we're in Australia. Because we have 1 day off then- I don't know how stereotypical it would exist for me to say I want to come across a kangaroo or a koala acquit or something, just- I don't know, maybe play with one of those… what are those huge spiders called that hide in people'due south cars?" Connolly laughs, "Aye, a huntsman."

Check out Connolly and THEORY on their first Australian tour.

Theory Australian Tour Dates 2018

Friday June 22^nd SYDNEY, Manning Bar