Following on from our recent reviewal of Galician Power Proggers Talesien and their latest album "El Silencio" we thought it would be best to deliver the Spanish inquisition and put the flaming tongs on this sextet to explore the past, present and future of Talesien, but be warned, there may be blood.

So guys, how long has the band been going, how did the band form and what does the band name mean?

Talesien has celebrated just our 10th anniversary in 2012. The band name comes from the third long play "The Book of Taliesyn" by Deep Purple, but we decided to change it a little, the second part of the title specifically in order to avoid coincidences and also because there were other bands which had chosen this name too. So…

What inspired you to play the style of music you play?

We feel that we are inspired by every single metal song that we listen to in whatever style. We listen to Bon Jovi but we listen to Slayer too. We are open minded people in that sense. We only search for good songs, it doesn´t matter if we are talking about Thrash, Power, Heavy, Progressive, Death Metal, etc.

What is your local town / city scene like?

There are a lot of bands playing different styles, we live in a very rich land in that sense. Unfortunately we also live in the north-western corner in Spain and it´s too difficult to spread our work and especially playing live music around the country because of the distance. Also it´s a social question, the people who live around us consider our music as something underground and marginal.

Have you played alongside any big bands, if so who? If not who would you like to play alongside?

We have been playing alongside many different bands throughout our history, bands such as DIO, Cradle of Filth, Riot, Marky Ramone, In Extremo, Lost Horizon, etc and we would be very pleased to play alongside Dream Theater, Symphony X, Kamelot, Evergrey, Circus Maximus, Seventh Wonder, Iron Maiden and many more…

Has the band got any plans for 2013?

Keep playing and to continue with our brand new long play presentation in places where we still haven´t gone and also to start to compose a new one asap.

Finally any thank you's, hello's and any other messages you wish to say?

First of all we want to give you many thanks for being there for your support and for giving us this opportunity and also a big thank you to our fans for keeping our spirits high

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Talesien-Oficial/326397790752670
http://talesien.com/

Global Metal Apocalypse caught up with Savage, now you may wonder what the hype is about us interviewing Savage, well here you will find out there Metallica connection.

There is more to it than meets the eye (and music).

With only a couple of likes on Facebook, this NWOBHM band who has been going since 1976 and hails from Mansfield, is owed a lot by the metal community, as you shall find out by listening to the interview, there is some shocking facts on it, you'd have to be silly not to listen.

Back last year I caught up with Kent's hopefuls, one band by the name of Dark Theory, this is perhaps the darker version of Cradle of Filth, but with a Gothic horror twist as vampire bites were experienced this time, the interview took place outside The Red Road Festival (hosted by one of the music industry's finest promoters Mr. Adam Fillary), this was an interview that involved darkness, vampires and a whole load of black metal.

Check it below and check the band's Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dark-Theory/176915864515

Furthermore we interrogated Skeleton Kid, lovely chaps too. Marilyn Manson meets punk rock and as a result draws out this mob of feisty gentlemen who know the differences between a Meerschaum pipe and the Victorian burlesque movement, or so it would seem as I found out there is more to this band than pinstripes, makeup and lavish hairstyles, more than music also, there is a group of lads who would rock your house down.

Check it below and check the band's Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/skeletonkiduk?ref=ts&fref=ts