{"id":241,"date":"2011-12-03T13:23:52","date_gmt":"2011-12-03T21:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/?p=241"},"modified":"2012-05-02T16:18:45","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T10:48:45","slug":"interview-dead-letter-circus-drummer-talks-about-touring-in-the-states-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/2011\/12\/03\/interview-dead-letter-circus-drummer-talks-about-touring-in-the-states-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Dead Letter Circus Drummer Talks About Touring In The States (Audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andrew Bansal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dlc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-242\" title=\"dlc\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dlc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dlc.jpg 500w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dlc-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/metalassault.com\/Interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dlc-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Australian alternative\/progressive rock quintet Dead Letter Circus made their US debut last July, with the release of their first full-length album &#8220;This Is The Warning&#8221; and a tour with Animals As Leaders around the same time. Now they have returned to the States to do a tour with Fair To Midland.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The third show on this tour was last night at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, and a few minutes before the band took the stage, I caught up with drummer Luke Williams to talk about how it has been for the band to be touring in the States, working with producer Forrester Savell, and whether or not they draw influences from Karnivool. 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