See them live at the Fox & Firkin, Lewisham, June 25.

Schizo Reject Asylum are a new metal band formed in late 2009 from South East London.

Band Members are:

Vocals: Rob J Lawrence
Drums: Keith Barnes
Guitar: Rob Ivie
Guitar: Dave Winter
Bass: Adam Evans

Keith & Dave were in good spirits today, excited & enthusiastic about their new EP & looking forward to their first upcoming gig, they were also eager to start the interview so they could hit the pub!

Where did the band name originate from and what is the meaning?

Keith: Ahaha I cant even remember where the name popped up, great start ain’t it! Nah, we wanted to take something directional and do what we wanna do on stage.

Dave: The name just summed us all up really! It was just like Schizo Reject Asylum (SRA) are like a symbol for people who have been thrown straight out of an asylum and an escape from the people who are just out to fucking get ya!

Keith: Been in a few bands now so the word reject kinds of sums me up.

Dave: Yeh we’re all fucking rejects ahaha.

Why did you decide to start your own band?

Keith: Why? Cause im really passionate about music. I wanna take us as far as we possible can, I love playing in front of a crowd, been in bands for many years and I love the buzz of being in a band! I get so excited I could feel like I could hit someone (breaks out in laughter). Bring it on!

What is the ultimate direction for the band in the future?

Keith: Honestly, I just wanna get out there and gig! I love it, when you see the crowd go crazy and you get to see their faces it’s enough to keep pushing you. In some previous bands they seemed lazy but it’s not always about the members, it’s about the fans! If they enjoy the music then it makes us more confident in what we write and pushing us to achieve.

So you guys up for a UK Tour?

Keith: UK? European! Yeh once we get the support needed & the tour bus we can just go for it!

Dave: Yeh with the release of the EP this should give us more fans and the support we need to do this. We already have a really broad fan base, from New Zealand, Australia, America!

Keith: Yeh im sponsored by American Based clothing co Drumstar, they awesome!