Ready for something new?  Check out the dark, sexy sounds of HardLeft, and be sure to buy their debut CD, Underbelly!

GH: Alright, so first off, how did HardLeft come together?

Doug: Mario and Geno came to see the band I was in at the time, and that’s how we met. I first thought Mario wanted to fight me, but soon realized he’s just an edgy kind of guy.

Mario: Geno’s my cousin, so we go way back. The three of us have been working together for years now in different projects, alongside many other musicians.

Geno: At first, Doug and I were both used to being the only guitarist, so we had to learn how to share. We’re all family now, so Doug can stay. [laugh]

GH: Aww. You're just one big happy family. How cute! What motivated you to make the type of music you do?

Doug: [cough] Herbs.

Geno: We’ve always been drawn to dark musical moods, and the intensity that comes with them.

Mario: We’ve got a million happier songs in our writing catalog, but we grew tired of that horse. It’s time to ride the dark one. So to speak.

GH: How would you describe your music to somebody who had never heard it before?

Mario: People in trouble, questioning their handling of it, and trying to escape.

Doug:  . . . Or a sexy romp with some friends, in a big haystack of emotions. Ahhhh!

GH: [laugh] What kind of message do your listeners get from your music?

Doug: Damn! That’s a GREAT hit song . . . about a fucked up situation! [laugh]

GH: What did everybody do before they were in HardLeft?

Mario: We were whores for various trades, just like everybody else. We still are! Woohoo!

GH: What have you most enjoyed since you started HardLeft?

Geno: The power that these songs have, it almost seems to climb out of the speakers. Truly worth the price of admission.

Doug: Working late at night in the lab. Creating. Conjuring. Cackling. I’m sorry, what was the question? [laugh]

GH: Hmm... Were you scared shitless when you first started to perform? How about now?

Doug: Nah, never scared. There’s always a good sense of nervousness, though, right before you go on stage to show the crowd your soul. It actually drives your energy, and makes you say, “C’mon guys! Let’s make ‘em wonder about our sanity!”