I PREVAIL’s Eric Vanlerberghe Says Fan Response To The Band’s New Era Has Been “Incredible”

With Brian Burkheiser stepping away from live duties due to his ongoing battle with Eagle’s syndrome, Eric Vanlerberghe has fully stepped into the spotlight. In a new interview on ‘The Jesea Lee Show’, the I Prevail frontman opened up about the band’s latest singles, the shift in his vocal responsibilities, and how fans have reacted to the band’s new direction.

“In the past I’ve sang on some other stuff before, like a little bit of harmonies and little sections on past stuff. So I knew there was something there. We just didn’t know quite what… I was still learning and finding my voice… And, yeah. I’m excited for people to hear the record, ’cause there’s a lot more of me just belting.”

When asked if he had to retrain his voice to handle both clean and heavy vocals, he explained that it came down to trial and error in the studio.

“No, not really. It was more of just learning and experimenting. I’d go in the booth and belt a line and be, like, ‘Oh, okay. That’s a little out of my comfort zone. Let’s drop it a key. Let’s mess with the melody. Let’s tweak it a bit.’ And so it was a lot of learning with the band, learning my voice, the band learning what I can do and what I am capable of. But for the live shows, I’ve definitely — David Benitez, shoutout to my boy, he definitely helped me with some warmups, ’cause in the past I’d just shoot some whiskey, get loosened up and go rip it. But now I’m, like, ‘All right, I need to prep my voice a little bit more.’”

Fan reaction to the band’s singles “Violent Nature,” “Into Hell,” and “Rain” has helped solidify this transition.

“There’s always gonna be people that are in love with the old stuff and how things were, and that’s totally understandable. Many bands go through changes, and it’s something to get used to. But overall, it’s been incredible. Some of these songs, just on the first 24 hours, have been our best-streamed songs so far. We’re seeing a lot of people come in and be, like, ‘I’ve never really given you guys a listen. I’ve never given you a chance, but I came across “Violent Nature”, I came across “Into Hell”, and, yeah, I’m going back through and listening and I’m loving it.’ So it’s generally mostly positive, and it’s been awesome to have the fanbase that we have. All y’all out there listening and supporting, thank you. It’s been quite an experience, learning and growing and just super grateful of the fans that have been supporting us and the new people checking us out. It’s been incredible.”

I PREVAIL will release their fourth studio album, Violent Nature, on September 19th via Fearless Records. The new full-length was produced entirely by bassist Jon Eberhard and features ten tracks that range from aggressive metalcore bangers to emotionally cathartic ballads.

The music video for “Rain”, a standout single that balances heaviness with vulnerability, is streaming now.

Violent Nature tracklist:
01. Synthetic Soul
02. NWO
03. Pray
04. Annihilate Me
05. Violent Nature
06. Rain
07. Into Hell
08. Crimson & Clover
09. God
10. Stay Away

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