Review Fix Exclusive: A Killer’s Confession’s Waylon Revis Talks ‘Numb’ And More

Review Fix chats with Waylon Reavis of A KILLER’S CONFESSION, who discusses his origin in music, as well as the band’s hopes for the rest of the year. and the inspiration behind their latest single, “Numb.” Their upcoming album, THE INDIFFERENCE OF GOOD MEN comes out 10-18-19 and follow up to debut album UNBROKEN from 2017.  Preorder here: https://orcd.co/y8a2210.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Waylon Reavis: I got involved in music by chance. I didn’t even realize that you could be in a band when I was 15 years old. But my buddies were all playing guitars in their parents basement and I was like OMG I need to do this. I had played in school band for a few years at that point so music made sense to me but making my own music was purely exciting.

Review Fix: What makes this band special?

Reavis: What makes anything special? Everything is in the eye of the beholder. It’s special to me because it is where my heart truly lies. There are no boundaries that have to be avoided. Musically I do not feel chained to be a certain sound. It is special because it is true musical freedom.

Review Fix: How have you grown from the first album?

Reavis: The first album was created under extreme pressure. I learned that you only hurt yourself in the long run if you try to rush your ideas. This time I slowed the process down and seen each idea through to its fullest.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Reavis: I usually listen to the song a few time to see if I can hear myself on it. If I do I usually let my heart speak and the lyrics flow naturally.

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Reavis: Life.  Life is full of ups and downs and I love writing songs with meanings in them of how we can learn from them.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Reavis: That is a difficult question. I cannot describe AKC’s sound because everybody seems to get something different out of it and every song is different. You cannot describe something that is like putty and is always changing.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Reavis: When you come see AKC you come for the full visual experience. It’s a black light show with screens all over stage that Animate the whole experience. I love watching from the stage at people being hypnotized By the full frontal assault of the music band and animated screens.

Review Fix: What was your biggest disappointment in the music industry and what do you think you’ve learned from it?

Reavis: I have no disappointments in the industry. Everything happens for a reason and you just need to learn from the ups and downs.

Review Fix: Why music?

Reavis: Why not? Music speaks to everyone in different ways no matter what nationality, race, or religion you are. Music is universal and speaks to the soul. 

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Reavis: NUMB is about true loss. When life has burdened you with so much negative that you actually become numb to feelings. But it has a moral about finding yourself through the darkness. The song to be taken so many different ways but that was what it was about to me. 

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2019?

Reavis: To get NUMB on every radio station out there. Hopefully hit a few support tours with some larger acts, And build the AKC army larger than it’s ever been.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Reavis: To shoot our video for our next single. Then start writing our next album by the end of the year. 

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Reavis: Thank you to all the fans that have supported AKC since day one. If you’re new to the group you can find everything you needed at www.Akillersconfession.com Or go follow us on Spotify.  

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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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