PointNine describe their style as a collection of influencial and infectious vibes that mould into one mass of sound.Influenced by Emo acts such as Far and Weezer,as well as Vast Hip-hop grooves,brought on by over-exposure to Public Enemy and Wu-Tang.

The ultimate goal of PointNine is to "redfine" the metal genre...or at least be a band that people think of as not being a part of the Kor/Limp Bizkit set...."We want to be recognised as something other than that,not necessarily more,but definitely different....I think we'll write more diversely in this line-up and hopefully even create our own,more mature,more natural sound"

Evidence of the beginnings of this sound can be heard when listening to tracks like "Kinkajou",a song abou the sickly-sweet confusion of being in love.The band made a conscious effort when recording these tracks to avoid cliches and formulate their own sound.

"If you don't like metal and you can get into the tracks we write,that's when we are succeeding.......We don't want to convert people because they'll be disappointed by the Nu-Metal scene right now,but we hope you like the songs and the gigs....we worked hard on them"

1. Describe your sound. ----We would like to say that our sound is kind of a huge mass of noise made up of tiny "sounds".These sounds come from many places,musically......we have emo moments,hip-hop sections,all-out "Slayer" parts etc. With such a mix of musicians in the band,it'd be hard to actually agree on a style confined by a boundry because we all listen to very different styles.Our sound is a natural culmination of these styles.----

2. Influences? ----Asif - Most hip-hop:Dead Prez,Wu-tang.Metallica. Luke - Far,Weezer,Slayer,deftones,reprazent. French - Sublime,deftones,Beenie man,Wu-Tang,Ice Cube. Fox - PJ Harvey,Far,Weezer,Portishead,The Smiths Bungle - Ozomatli,Cuts chemist,UNKLE ----

3. Who do you think is the best band of all time? Is there one? ----The above bands are what we listen to individually....there is no "best" band of all time,but certainly favourites.....   Some of our proposed candidates for this prestigious title would be: Far,Portishead,deftones,PJ Harvey,Slayer(!),Metallica,depeche mode,Black Sabbath,Led Zeppelin,Maiden.    Its too hard to decide upon any one band.....even to decide on a few is difficult ----

4. What’s your favourate thing? (substance or object) ----Asif - Rhythm Luke -mutual respect for being good to other people. French - Dave's Sleazy Motel(a B reg Nissan Micra that is the ultimate seduction device!) Fox - Being in love.Banana milshake. Bungle - His Pimp status. ----

5. If people asked you ‘What happened to you at MunkyFest’ what would you tell them? ----It's hard to say,but I think the most distinctive thing was the trek to the shop.....The famous line was something like "hey,this map says there is a shortcut back to Depmore Farm over this field..."  The amount of dope previously consumed made for an adventur,to say the least.....We made it back to see the Screamers,though. ----

6. Who should be Prime Minister? ----A prime minister should be representative to all religions,creeds,races....but must also be firm,intelligent,authoritive.... We can only suggest one person:Kerry King of Slayer. ----

7. Who’s your favourate Star Wars character? ----Asif - Lando Calrission (Stay Black y'all) Luke - Wicket T warwick (cute appeal) French - Chewbacca (big,noisy,violent) Fox - Boba Fett (I am so shallow! But I love a man in uniform) Bungle - Ben Kenobi (Possess the same jedi skill and dress sense) ----

8. Name your wepon of choice. ----Asif - Amazing dancing ability. Luke - A big bastard gun. French - " I don't need a weapon......you saying I need a weapon?" Fox - Frenchy,please. Bungle - Razor-sharp intellect and cunning. ----

9. Whats your favourite quote? ----"apres mois,le deluge......un ange passe"- Louis Xii(upon his final breath)   "A pair of star crossed lovers.......etc" - shakespeare(Romeo et Jullietta)    "If you aint true to yourself,you aint true to nobody....." - Vanilla ice (Cool as ice 1992)----

Poit Nine have a two track recording, which can be downloaded here. For more information email them at pointnine@hotmail.com