9 nov. 2012

NECRODEATH INTERVIEW

INTERVIEW NECRODEATH By MEL DELACROIX
"Thrash till' Death", who else NECRODEATH to practice it preaches, the priesthood...?
The years do not count when the ardour and passion took root in the hearts.
10 eme album than this superb (see the Chronicle of the album in our Review section) Idiosyncrasy, it took your servant more info regarding these wild animals, racy, proud and indompatables. This interview with the Group reinforce my statements: the "class" is Italian permanently!

Flegias - Vocals
Peso - Drums
Pier - Guitars
GL - Bass
Mel Delacroix : 1987-2012 Necrodeath is still in place! What is the secret of this life?
PESO : Hi mel nice hear from you…sorry for delay but we are r4eally busy in these days of the beginnin of the year…- none secret about necrodeath life and energy…just the line up works with a great passion as always and we try to do our best…
About idiosyncrasy we have work a lot ob these 40fuckin minuts… I gues about 2 years if I think since the firdst main riff I ve wrote..;)
MD : A split in 90, and Peso goes in Sadist. Words about this adventure that lasted until 1996?
P : After the split of the first part of necrodeath life in jan 90 I decide to continue with a new project..called necrosadist…. But for one year I didn’t find the right elements to start officually…
The meeting with tommy was the good step to start and change the name in sadist… I has been in the band for 5 years recording the very first two album (im very proud about tribe) and playeing all aorund europe
MD : Why the resurrection of Necrodeath in 2000? What was the trigger factor?
P : In 1996 I left sadist…and in 1997 claudio (the original member of necrodeath) come to find me talkin about the re-union… so we close our self in a new reahrsal room and with flegias and jhon we remain close for one year…in 1999 we start to sweden to recorder the first album of the reunion mater of all evil…the rest is story..;)
MD : If I say 5 February 1984, tell me what you feel...?
P : Claudio and I started from genova to milano to see our fav band …venom.. with special guest a new band called metallica that nobody knowed…
After this gig in the way back we decided that we too had to play in a so noise band and after few days ghostrider was born… after one year in 1985 tha band change name in necrodeath
MD : Thrash metal appears back on the international scene? is of the same in Italy? and which do you think?
GL: Yes, during last years the thrash metal is come back again…and that’s great for me that I’m grow up with this music, the same it’s here in Italy, in fact you can see often some thrash festivals or new modern thrash metal bands plays in our country. I’m happy for this and I hope that the new generation can appreciate this kind of music born 20 years ago. I think that if thrash metal is come back is because in these years the metal music is in a kind of limbo without a new proposal…so the people search again old stuff. Personally I listen old stuff taking from ‘80/’90 years...but this because I’m old!!! Eheheh
MD : 10 eme album, balance of childbirth? not too difficult?
Peso : we are a cult band… so what I can balance?..the succes we have never saw..the real one I mean..but we are proud and satisfied of we have done during these years….and I hoiope our fans too
MD : To date, what are the critical feedback? and sales? rather satisfied?
Pier Gonella: Of course we are satisfied about the sales of our albums. Today the music business is very hard and just to release an album is a critical work. Every year we can release a new cd and it means that our label Scarlet Records is happy about the selling. We also promote cds playing live many times.
MD : Why did you choose the option of a single title bisected by several parties to this Idiosyncrasy?
GL: Simple.. because Idiosyncrasy is a unique song! It’s the first time that we make this kind of project and has been a nice challenge for all of us. Has not been easy but the final result it’s what we’ve in mind. The decision to split the song in seven parties is only for become Idiosyncrasy much easy to the listener, but you can choose if listen in one breath or in different parts.
MD : How is held composition?
GL: Normally it’s start from Peso and Pier that create riffs and the structure and in a second time me and Flegias arrange our parts for the final result. For Idiosyncrasy has been more difficult to compose the song, because you have to fix in mind all the parts and play in the same mood…It’s not a normal song with bridge and chorus, Idiosyncrasy is a long (40 min) song where you can listen many parts with different structure but in the mean time the song remain one, with a only one chorus that sometime appears.
Pier Gonella: Usually Peso is first member to propose ideas. Sometimes a drum sample, sometimes a riff that I “translate” into the guitar. Than we send the material to GL and Flegias for their arrangements. But there is nothing planned and averyone can propose ideas to work in. About the lyrics Peso and Flegias write them.
MD : a guest on this album... I will leave you announce it and the present:
Peso : leif is a great friend of mine..we had tour europe topghter in the past and we have keep the contacts always… when I ask him I need his voice for a spoken part he friendly answer me in a psitive way… I love his spoken part!!
MD : An artwork different on this album. Which took idea and why this new direction?
GL: The first idea is started from Flegias, he has suggest us a new kind of look inspirated at the cult movie “the reservoir dogs” of Tarantino. We love this movie and the dressed of a bad gang it’s perfect for us and reflect what we are…has been easy and funny be an reservoir dog for a day! In the end all the booklet it’s also created in the same direction and we’re satisfied of the final result.
MD : What is the tour of the mad that you have made? and with that?
GL: I remember with a good memories a tour in 2006 around Europe with Marduk, because was the first time with the currently line-up and also because we’ve made a nice tour around great countries for a full month in a crazy van without rules inside! ehehe
Lately we've played in some places in East Europe for a tour started in October for two full weeks. We’ve played in different places that we don’t have never visited and has been nice discover new countries and people so close from Italy but so different from us.
Pier Gonella: The strangest tour was on 2007 supporting Marduk band. It was a great tour but very hard because we made about 18 gigs in 20 days and the travelling were all very long.
MD : What are your immediate projects?
GL: Play, play and play…that is our fuel today…and we put the same fuel during all our concerts. But in meantime we’ve in mind other new songs to write and new stuff in mind, but for now we’re often around our country for some gigs to promote Idiosyncrasy.
Pier Gonella: At the moment we are concentrated on the gigs. We finished a tour in Slovenia, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria etc and We have a lot of gigs planned in Italy. Than We will start to compose again
MD : Peso, what is your perspective on the scene today metal?
P : Too many bands and very few good ideas…
MD : Peso, what is your secret for this abnegation and this courage, that is what allows you to take the boat with so much passion, over and over again?
P : Is my life.. I love my instrument and my music…and actually I work with pier too in his rock muci school and studio recording www.musicart.eu
MD : What are your 3 loved groups or artists ? and non-metal?
Peso : slayer venom mercyful fate… not metal? Ozric tentacles sure!!
MD : What is the current group you am with interest today?
P :Actually we are planning the season of gigs in italy until the summer festival….
MD : Have you a critical eye and concerned on political & economic international? regarding your own country?
Pier Gonella: I’ve not any passion for politic. At the moment the Italian situation is not so good...I hope it will became better
MD : Peso, finally, have you even dreams a do?
P : Yes… make a tour in japan ,in indonesia and south america too… could be great!
MD : The last word will be for you! :
GL: Thanks to you and all the Metal Shock readers! We hope to come back in Finland soon for a tour! I remember the days spent in Helsinki two years ago when we've played and sometime in your Tuksa festival for vacation.... Anyway, if you want follow us, check our website: www.necrodeath.net , we're also in myspace and facebook...so you can write us as well!
Thank you ! ;D
Thanx mel for your great support!! peso