The Gauntlet: "Hero" is your first major single, what is the song about?
Leigh: The song is about adversity and about all those who have backstabbed and tried to bring negativity to the band over the years. ‘WHO'S YOUR HERO, NOW?!”
The Gauntlet: You just shot a video for it, how did that turn out?
Leigh: Guess what? I haven’t seen it yet. Our budget was really tight, we literally took 24 hours exactly to shoot the entire thing with two weeks in advance to prepare. WHAT a challenge. Glad that’s over and I know it will be AMAZING. We can’t wait to see it!!!!
The Gauntlet: Are you getting interest from any major labels?
Leigh: Of course but we are not concentrating on getting caught up in all that. We just do what we do and that is ROCK HARD every city - every night!!!!
The Gauntlet: Do you have any goals for the album in terms of sales?
Leigh: It is hard to have goals when it is your first album. We are just focusing on touring and building a fan base.
The Gauntlet: Who are your primary musical influences as a band?
Leigh: We have tons but some of our favorites are Stone Temple Pilots, Pantera, Guns N’ Roses and Rage Against the Machine, to name a few.
The Gauntlet: What do you feel makes your band unique from other hard rock acts?
Leigh: Our live show. We come from the “State of Kid Rock and Eminem,” literally and spiritually. If we didn’t give it we have and perform from the inside out, we’d get mocked back to our day jobs.
The Gauntlet: What are your upcoming touring plans?
Leigh: We are gonna tour with Tesla in October. WE are real excited about that. We are big fans and can’t wait to get a rock’n’roll education from a legendary band like Tesla. Musicians like that have had a continual run of success and here we are, going to learn from the best.
The Gauntlet: What is your favorite non-Pop Evil release of 2008 thus far?
Leigh: We like the new Metallica and AC/DC releases!!!! It’s been a long time coming.
The Gauntlet: Hayden Panettiere or Jessica Alba?
Leigh: Neither, Give me - Meg Fox.
The Gauntlet: Spartans or Wolverines?
Leigh: I am a Notre Dame fan. GO IRISH!!!!
Pop Evil is:
Leigh Kakaty (lead vocals)
Dylan Allison (drums)
Dave Grahs (guitar)
Tony Greve (guitar)
Matt DiRito (bass)