I recently had a chance to speak with Les Hall, guitarist of the hard rock band Crossfade. The South Carolina based band have just released their latest disc, We All Bleed, and Hall was kind enough to take a moment to speak with me about that one special piece of gear.

Over the last six or seven years, Crossfade has established themselves as one of the U.S.’ top hard rock acts, but it hasn’t been without its challenges. In this interview with lead singer Ed Sloan, Ed talks about parting ways with Columbia and how the band ended up signing with Eleven Seven Records. He also takes us through the writing and recording of We All Bleed, how the band goes about writing music and why they chose to self-produce the new record.

Check out Crossfade’s live video for “Killing Me Inside” filmed at this year’s Rock On The Range Festival below. “Killing Me Inside,” is the first single from Crossfade’s third album, ‘We All Bleed’ (Eleven Seven Music) which was released on June 21st and can be purchased on HERE.

Prizing: THREE (3) grand prize winners will each receive a free Crossfade t-shirt as well as a copy of the new album We All Bleed. Come on folks… this is your chance to win!

Deadline: July 30, 2011

For a popular major label rock and roll band, Crossfade has certainly seen the highs and lows that the music industry has to offer. The industry can be great to some and terrible to others. It’s both rewarding and cruel at the very same time, depending on who you are or what the latest trend is. Crossfade has seen both sides over the last few years, beginning with the huge success of its debut self-titled record in 2004.