Review Fix Exclusive: Fero Lux’s Ben Perman Talks New Album And More

 

Review Fix chats with Fero Lux’s Ben Perman who discusses the creative process for the band’s new album and goals for the future.

Review Fix: How did the band get together?

Ben Perman: Well, Victor met Dave at the local Food Mart 7 while Dave was wheezin’ the juice. Victor was throwing all the meat products on the flood yelling “meat is fucking murder!” Nick and I were next door at the skating rink re-enacting a scene from Studio 54 for a parody film they were shooting. They all met in the parking lot that afternoon after a truck filled with toxic goo crashed into the plaza turning them all into toxic avenger-esque superhero/”musician” hybrids. And thus, FERO LUX.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Perman: We all write together in a warehouse that we pay money for. Writing is very democratic and we each contribute 1/4 of our own style to our sound. Or, we put ink on our cat’s paws and let them walk on a blank canvas and use that as sort of a tabbing system for rhythms. Then we use the frequency of our dog’s barking to see what key we’ll be in. You decide.

Review Fix: What’s your standout song? How was it written?

Perman: We have a new album called “NO REST.” It’s got 12 songs on it. Everyone we meet seems to tell us what their favorite song is, and it is always a different song than the last person. So check it out!

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2017?

Perman: To tour. Nothing but tour and finish writing this new record.

Review Fix: How do you want your music to affect people?

Perman: Positively of course. Writing loud music keeps us sane. We’d be crazy people without it. We hope people can express their rage positively when listening to our music. We’re entering a dire time here in America, so we certainly hope everyone who is disheartened by the election and the direction our country is headed in can find a message of positive change in our, or any aggressive bands that are hoping for a bright future.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Perman: We’re touring a lot before the new year, and a lot during the start of the new year. We just got home from an east coast tour with our best friends in Accident Prone from Virginia, and we’re touring Florida this month with Ether. And we’ll be out west for three weeks, most of which will be with The Number Twelve Looks Like You and Stolas. That’s what is next and we’re very excited about it.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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