YEAH!! Fucking amazing D-beat Crust from U.K.!!! This i made with ARNO who plays guitar and play too at VISIONS OF WAR!!!
Let´s go!!!
VP=you started in middle of 2004 i..m right?? can you tell a short history of the band??
ARNO=HI THERE FAFAO!
IM ARNO AND I PLAY GUITAR.YES I THINK THE BAND STARTED WITH GIAN LUCA ON BASS AND RICHARD AND CHRIS ON GUITARS IN 2004.
IN FACT THE FIRST TIME I SAW THEM THEY WERE OPENING FOR MY BAND AT THE TIME(VISIONS OF WAR)AT A LONDON GIG AND WERE CALLED "CONDEMNED TO OPPRESSION"S!
AFTER MULTIPLE DRUMMER AND SINGER CHANGES THE BAND RECORDED A 7" UNDER THE NAME "GIVE UP ALL HOPE" FOR NEVER HEALED REC(THIS WILL EVENTUALLY END UP WITH SOME EXTRAS ON THE DISTORT UK MEXICO SPLIT CD WITH ANTIMASTER).
LATER RICHARD AND THE SINGER AT THE TIME LEFT AND THATS WHEN I CAME INTO THE PICTURE.
I JUST HAD MOVED TO LONDON AND THEY ASKED ME TO JOIN JUST BEFORE THE MEXICAN TOUR.
AT THE TIME THE LINE UP WAS ROBERT-DRUMS,GIAN LUCA-BASS, ME AND CHRIS-GUITARS.
STILL HAVING PROBLEMS TO FIND A SINGER CHRIS AND ROBERT TOOK ON THE SCREAMING DUTY AND FOR A WHILE IT SEEMED LIKE THE BAND HAD FINALLY FOUND SOME STABILITY...
WE TOURED MEXICO WITH OUR BROTHERS OF "ANTIMASTER",THEN EUROPE WITH "VAE VICTIS" FROM SYDNEY,THEN THE UK WITH ANTIMASTER AND FINALLY AUSTRALIA FEB LAST YEAR,AGAIN WITH VAE VICTIS.
AFTER THAT WE DID ONE LAST SHOW IN LIEGE,BELGIUM,AND THAT WAS IT...ROBERT HAD TO QUITE DUE TO RECURRENT KNEE AND ARM INJURIES,AND CHRIS DECIDED TO LEAVE AS WELL AT THAT TIME...
AFTER A WHILE I TALKED WITH GIAN LUCA AND WE DECIDED NOT TO GIVE UP(HA HA).
I TOOK US A YEAR ALMOST BUT WE FOUND MIKKEY AND FLAVIO,AND IT JUST SEEMED NATURAL THAT CATHY FROM VAE VICTIS,NOW LIVING IN THE UK,WOULD PICK UP THE MIC.
SHE IS AN AMAZING SINGER AND HAVING BEEN ON TOUR TWICE WITH US FOR 3WEEKS SHE KNEW PERFECTLY THE SONGS!
PFFF,ARE WE DONE YET??FUCKING LONG HISTORY HAHA!
VP=why "GIVE UP ALL HOPE"?? It..s a hail to CROW ??
A=YES!!!
VP-You said me about some news!! new line up and new releases..can you tell us more about???
A=YEAH,ITS REALLY EXCITING TO BE BACK!!!WE ONLY HAD SOMETHING LIKE 3 OR 4 PRACTICES BUT THINGS ARE GOING GOOD AND WE ALREADY HAVE A SHOW PLANNED IN DECEMBER AND A FEW TOURS IN MIND.
OUR SPLIT WITH VAE VICTIS HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED AND RECEIVED GOOD REVIEWS!#
NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR SPLIT "NO CONFORME"(SPAIN) TO BE RELEASED.THOSE ARE BASICALLY SONGS RECORDED DURING THE SAME SESSION AS THE SPLIT WITH VAE VICTIS,STILL WITH CHRIS AND ROB. IM REALLY PROUD OF IT,I FELL LIKE THE BAND REALLY IMPROVED SINCE THE FIRST 7".
VP-and you said me that want to tour in Brazil too!! are you doing some contacts about this? or is just a plan for the future??
A=YES,WE REALLY WANNA COMES TO BRAZIL!
WE JUST DONT KNOW WHEN!
WE HAD A FEW PEOPLE ASKING US BUT NOTHING PLANNED YET.
YOU CAN BE SURE YOU WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST ONE TO KNOW FAFAO!!!CAUSE OF COURSE WE WANNA PLAY WTH BESTHOVEN!!!
BUT SOON HOPEFULLY,BRAZIL AND GO BACK TO MEXICO AS WELL!
VP-about brazil...what do you know and enjoy about brazilian scene??? past and today???
A=UNFORTUNATELY I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE BRAZILIAN SCENE,EXCEPT FOR SOME GREAT BANDS AND MY FRIENDS LIVING IN LONDON AND EUROPE. SO ITS TIME TO GO AND CHECK IT FOR OURSELF!!!CANT WAIT!
VP-your biggest influences?? since that you keeping the d-beat,crust....but with others elements musically too and really well worked as well!!
A-THANX!!!WELL I GUESS OF COURSE OUR MAIN INFLUENCES ARE ALL THE GREAT SWEDISH D-BEAT BANDS,PAST AND PRESENT.
AND THE UK SCENE AS WELL,DISCHARGE OF COURSE,DISASTER,E.N.T,AMEBIX ETC
BUT WE ALSO TRY TO HAVE OUR OWN PERSONALITY.
BASICALLY WE JUST TRY TO NOT BE GENERIC AND BORING AND MAKES SURE ALL THE SONGS DONT SOUND THE SAME.
WE TAKE THE WRITING PROCESS SERIOUSLY.
I PERSONALLY LISTEN TO A LOT OF METAL,AND TRY TO BRING A LITTLE METAL EDGE TO IT,WITHOUT ALL THE BULLSHIT.
GOD THAT SOUND PRETENTIOUS HAHA!
VP=how peoples see "d-beat,crust,discore" there today??? there..s stupid critcizing or talking shit against yet??
A=WELL IT SEEMS LIKE THE D-BEAT FASHION IS A BIT LESS CRAZY THIS DAYS.
BUT YOU KNOW,AS IM SURE ITS THE SAME FOR YOU,GIAN LUCA ,CATHY AND ME WERE LISTENING TO THAT KIND OF STUFF LONG TIME BEFORE IT WAS "COOL",AND WE WILL STILL BE LISTENING TO IT WHEN PEOPLE WILL BE CRAZY ABOUT ANOTHER HYPE.
IT DOESNT CHANGE ANYTHING FOR US.BUT I THINK THE MOVEMENT IS REALLY GREAT AND STRONG TOO AT THE SAME TIME,LOADS OF GREAT BANDS AND PEOPLE AROUND AT THE MOMENT.
VP=who write the lyrics? and what you want to show in?
A=EVERYONE IN THE BAND USE TO WRITE SOME LYRICS.
OUR LYRICS ARE VERY SIMPLISTIC I GUESS ,BUT THAT GOES WITH OUR KIND OF MUSIC..WE ARE NOT REALLY A "CONFLICT" CLONES BAND HAHA!
BUT A LOOKING FORWARD TO CATHY GETTING INVOLVED IN THE WRITING PROCESS,SHE WROTE AMAZING STUFF FOR HER OLD BANDS AND IS VERY CREATIVE.
VP-did you made tours in mexico and australia...something you want to say about??? better moments...better shows...etc...?
A=BOTH WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING,BUT I GUESS PEOPLE WERE MORE EXCITED TO SEE US IN MEXICO.
"ANTIMASTER" DID SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH THIS TOUR,AMAZING PEOPLE. WE MEET SOME AWESOME PEOPLE THERE AND HAD A GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE CROWD.
I CANT HONESTLY WAIT TO GO BACK!SALUT PINCHE BORRACHOS!
AUSTRALIA WAS FUCKING COOL TOO,AND ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HANG OUT WITH OUR FRIENDS OF VAE VICTIS, PISSCHRIST, DEATHCAGE, SCHIFOSI ETC .WE HAD A BIT MORE TIME ON THAT TOUR SO WE MANAGED TO ENJOY SOME DAYS OFF,SWIMMING AND CAMPING ON THE BEACH,GREAT!I STAYED THERE 4 MONTHS AND LOVED IT!
SYDNEY,MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE WERE THE BEST SHOWS I THINK.
VP=And now the end...the end is near...it..s time to say......
A=TIME TO SAY A BIG THANX TO YOU FAFAO FOR DOING THIS INTERVIEW,I REALLY HOPE WE GOT TO PLAY TOGETHER ONE DAY!
KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK WITH THE ZINE AND THE BAND!
I WILL JUST LIST A FEW BANDS FROM LONDON THAT HAVE MEMBERS OR EX MEMBERS OF GIVE UP AND THAT ARE WORTH CHECKING OUT:
"RETCHER"(MY NEW BAND,METAL D-BEAT WITH DUAL FEMALE VOCALS,JUST RELEASED OUR FIRST DEMO),"BEGINNING OF THE END"(DOWN TUNED DARK CRUST WITH FEMALE VOCALS)."NAILBITER"(GIAN LUCA'S OLD BAND,THEY DONT EXIST ANYMORE BUT THEY WERE GREAT!)
AL RIGHT,CHEERS N BEERS,HOPEFULLY SEE YOU SOON!
ARNO
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