“Dynamic riffs, catchy rhythms & powerful vocals”

Suiciderock: Who had the idea to found the band?
TIFFANY: This is sort of a long story, but I will do my best to make it short… Corey and I met in the studio of a mutual friend in 2002. I was working on a solo project at the time and Corey was looking for a singer to write lyrics to his material. Though our styles were a bit different from one another, our influences were very similar and that’s what connected us initially. We started writing together in the autumn of 2002 and set out as a duo. We had a hard time hiring musicians for our live band and decided that we may be better to just have a full band and forget about being a duo. Steve joined up with us in the summer of 2004 and Jeff joined us in early 2005 to complete the current IS lineup (Tiffany – Vocals / Corey – Guitar / Steve – Bass / Jeff - Drums).

Suiciderock: How would you define your style?
TIFFANY: The best way to describe us is “All original, female fronted, hard rock music. Dynamic riffs, catchy rhythms, and powerful vocals”.

Suiciderock: Was there something special that made you choose to become a musician?
TIFFANY: I grew up believing “all the world is a stage” and wanted to do anything and everything associated with the arts. I love to perform in front of an audience. So really, I never “chose” to be a musician, I just grew up that way.
COREY: I was 9 years old and my brother introduced me to my first Led Zeppelin record, it was all over from there.
STEVE: I grew up around musicians and was always wanting to be like them.
JEFF: I have always been interested in drums. I started playing when I was 6 years old. Writing original music is very enjoyable and self gratifying.

Suiciderock: What inspires you to write your songs?
TIFFANY: Life is an inspiration to me. I like to write about the good AND the bad. The world today is not sugar-coated like so many people would like us to believe in the entertainment industry. I write about things that have happened to me or to people I know, things that can happen to anybody. I like to write lyrics that people can identify with, not create a fantastical world of fiction. Sometimes the bad things in life can turn into something beautiful and that inspires me.
COREY: Life in general. Every once in a while you see something that makes you say, “What the hell are these people thinking?!”.
STEVE: Depression and kick-ass melodies.
JEFF: Killing people.

Suiciderock: Any Idols? Is there any musician you would like to cooperate with?
TIFFANY: Gosh! I have so many idols! I could ramble on for hours about them. Mama Cass, Neil Sedaka, Dio, Black Sabbath, Europe/Joey Tempest, HIM… to name a few, but I am into so many styles of music, it’s hard to give you an idea with just the few I named. If I had to choose one to collaborate with, I would have to say Joey Tempest. I have been a Europe/JT fan since I was very young and I would love to work with him on something. I have also recently become addicted to Rammstein and I think it would be fun to do something with them.
COREY: I am a big fan of the playing styles of Slash and Linde of HIM.
STEVE: Elliott Smith, Flea
JEFF: The Incredible Hulk is my idol. Musically my idols are Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Mike Bordin (Faith No More).

Suiciderock: Can you tell us a bit more about the band itself and about you as a person? Is there any difference between you as a musician and you in your private life?
TIFFANY: The band itself, well it just IS. Me as a person, I just AM. I am pretty much the same musically and privately. I don’t like to generate false images.
COREY: We get along as friends would, collaborate, and generally we all like the end result.
STEVE: The band is 4 people who came together through different walks of life, became close friends, and used our diverse influences to create our own sound.
JEFF: I think the band is a group of professionals in their style and writing. My personal influences I heavy metal, but I still like to rock.

Suiciderock: What is your biggest dream regarding your career as a musician?
TIFFANY: To be successful in what I love to do most. A big tour or record deal would be great. I would love to quit my day job, but whatever happens, I will still have fun. I would also like to live in Europe someday. Maybe Germany?
COREY: To be able to go on the road and to have the time I want to put in to writing music.
STEVE: To tour
JEFF: Staying original with drum beats and styles and sounds.

Suiciderock: Your personal wishes for the future?
TIFFANY: Again, to be successful doing something that I love to do. Living in Europe would be nice too.
COREY: I would like to see this band on the road and in the studio.
STEVE: On tour and making great music.
JEFF: I hope people can enjoy the music we or I write and can connect with it.