The Panic Division

NR: How did you sign with The Militia Group?

Daniel: Militia Group had heard of us through an album we had released independently before Versus. We recorded Versus on our own and then signed with Militia after which they released Versus again.

NR: How long did it take to record Versus?

Daniel: The album was recorded over the span of about 6-8 months, a few days a week. Some of the songs on it are older songs that we re-worked a little bit, some dating back 2 years or so.

NR: What was it like to do a video for "Versus?" Also how did you get www.AOL.com to host it?

Daniel: The video for "Versus" was a lot of fun. Daniel Isaac, the director, is a good friend of ours and he also did a video for "Sweet Devotion" that we filmed in one night outside of the studio we basically live at. Militia got us the AOL hosting for the video. It was an the kinda thing where AOL was the only place you could see it for a little bit, although now it is everywhere.

NR: You are on the road a lot. What's the best part of being out on the road?

Daniel: My favorite part of being on the road is seeing all the scenery and all the different towns and people and all that. We have friends all over the country now and it seems like, in the very least, touring is just an excuse to see all of our buddies. But we are having more and more fun at the shows as well, and we have some big ideas for the upcoming tours that will make them more interesting.

NR: There was a lot of problems on Warped Tour this year with some of the bands. You guys did play a couple of dates on the tour, how did that work out for you?

Daniel: Warped tour was awesome for us. We got to hang with all of our friends in other bands and we played some awesome shows so we couldn't;t really ask for more...except for an Xbox.

NR: Do you think bands should be signed by their talent or how long they have been a struggling artist?

Daniel: I don't think that anyone should get signed solely on the fact that they are struggling...if they are talented they should be signed, whether they have struggled or not.