The 915 Five features El Paso’s musicians and artists answering the same five questions. Each installment offers a stripped-down look at the people shaping the 915’s cultural landscape, in their own words. Up this week, Father Wolf brings their punk-metalcore fury, channeling a decade of friendship, grit and raw energy into a sound that hits hard and never lets up.

Band/Artist Name: Father Wolf

Line-up: Bryan Camarillo – Bass, William Hammond – Vocals, A.J Perez – Lead Guitar, Chris Lopez – Rhythm Guitar, Adrian Nava – Drums

Formed: Father Wolf is the result of a decade-long slow burn that started with A.J. and Adrian’s 2011 project, OldSon. After that split, the two would occasionally jam until 2019, when they finally decided to launch something heavier. Adrian’s brother-in-law, William, stepped in as the lead vocalist, followed by Chris, a longtime friend who re-emerged from a shared workplace with Adrian to lock down the dual-guitar combo. The low end was a rotating door of several long time friends like Jeremy and Bobby, until the band essentially poached Bryan from the band Glorious. Bryan had been filling in on bass for FW, but the raw, punishing energy of Father Wolf was enough to make him jump in for good. This current lineup is what gives Father Wolf its heavy, raw, energetic punk sound.

Find Them:

• https://fatherwolftx.bandcamp.com/
• https://soundcloud.com/user-981327245
• https://www.instagram.com/fatherwolftx/
• https://www.facebook.com/fatherwolftx
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSO8FWK6qgCZKXrjcwH_uIA
• https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/VzGyQNemTlktX
• https://open.spotify.com/artist/4AcKHFtpjsjh42ytH2WMIq?si=f28C931VSKus0WCe-36uDg

What high school did you go to?

Adrian – Irvin HS, not sure about the rest of the band lol

What’s your favorite local venue to play — and why?

Rock House (RIP!), Love Buzz, Rosewood, but we enjoy all venues giving us a chance to play and be loud.

If you had to describe your sound without using a genre label, what would you say?

Punk metalcore.

What do you do when the song isn’t coming — push through, scrap it or something else?

Usually we move on to jam the current songs then go back to the new ideas.

If someone is seeing you live for the first time, what should they expect?

High energy, raw, heavy, in your face type of experience.