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Interview Interrogation: Flames At Sunrise (Spain)

19/7/2018

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Spain has always had a decent metal scene manifesting in itself, with a handful of bands going on to establish international recognition. But what about it's Metalcore sect? It's hard to think of Metalcore existing in the Iberian nation, but it's bands like Flames At Sunrise who make it known - their infectious blend of Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Nu Metal and Heavy Metal all come together to create a sound that is truly modern yet truly distinct as it cannot be easily classified as any one genre.

Having signed to Wormholedeath in support of their debut album "Born In Embers", this ten-legged rampaging bull needs to be tamed and thus it was right for GMA to give Flames At Sunrise a right grilling interrogation.

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"In Spain, most media attention goes to the greatest hits of the 80's and 90's and to the new stars of programmes such as Operación Triunfo."


For those who have not heard of Flames At Sunrise, could you please give us a brief history of the band?

     "We are a metal band from Barcelona who formed in 2011. We always wanted to bring our personal visions of music, based on our influences from different modern metal styles, and create a new message from the sound experimentation.

     After 3 years on the stage, we released our first EP called “Never Coming Home”. This EP contains 4 songs: “Never Coming Home”, “Take It Down” and “Bitch” (with a video-clip for each one), and “Grievance”.

     The release of "Born In Embers" came out with two video-clips: “III Faces” and “Ark Flesh”, and a lot of good news. The first one is that “III Faces” got more than 1,000 visits in less than 12 hours and is proposed as one of the best Spanish video clips in 2017 by “METAL ESPAÑOL"



How does it feel to sign with Wormholedeath? What is the support for Catalonian / Spanish Metal bands generally?; do you prefer to be referred as Catalonian?

     "We are very proud to have signed with Wormholedeath and it’s a real pleasure to work with people who take our project as seriously as we do. We really hope we grow up together.

     About the support, is something a bit hard to talk about. There’s a real fan base who support a lot of projects in the underground, but, obviously, metal is not a mainstream in our country, or at least, not modern metal. But we try to stay optimistic and work so hard to offer something special to everyone who wants to listen to us a few minutes.

     We don’t really mind nationalities. Is up to everyone consider where they came from, and where the want to belong. We belong to our music and to every place where we play it."



How would you describe your sound, sounds like you have elements of Nu Metal, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore and Heavy Metal in your music.

     "We tried a lot to put a genre to our music, but it got no sense. Everyone in the band got their own influences and their own way to understand music and work with it. We just try to put all of our ideas together and get to an agreement. Maybe is the time to kill all those genres in metal and talk about something more global. We like to call our music capsule core because we like Dragon Ball and ‘cause it contents a lot of different kind of genres in a song."


What challenges as a band have you had to face thus far and as musicians personally?

     "As a band we still struggle with the Spanish metal tradition of the eighties. It's hard to get a new audience to listen to your songs and get involved, but little by little we are seeing results.

     Each one of us has had problems dedicating ourselves to music, bearing in mind that we cannot live professionally from it yet. But we are still training as musicians and trying to expand our knowledge to become self-sufficient as a band."



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Barcelona Cathedral / source: Spain Attractions


What does the song title 'Ill Faces' mean? Did you have any ideas to put forward for the music video itself?

     "'III faces' refers to a Japanese proverb that speaks about the three faces that each person has inside them: the first is the one you show to the world; the second is the one you show to your friends and family; and the third is the one you only know and defines who you really are. Thus, in the music video we try to expose the three faces of a character and how the real one, the one that defines you, drags you and ends up showing itself."


Will you go on tour in support of your debut album? What was reception like for the album?

     "Yes. We’re going to be touring in Spain and some places in Europe in the next few months. The reception of our album was better than we expected. We knew we were releasing an album with strange ideas and we didn't know how the public would react, but we were surprised by the wide acceptance of a single like 'III faces'."


Would you say the overall Spanish Metal scene has had more attention drawn towards it over the last decade or so?

     "We don’t think so. In Spain, most of the media attention goes to the greatest hits of the 80's and 90's and to the new stars of programmes such as Operación Triunfo. The metal scene continues to be nourished by old groups and tributes, but little by little it opens up to new experiences."


What plans do you have for the rest of the year?

     "We’re going to be touring and we’re going to be working on some new things that, with luck, you’ll be able to hear and see in September of this year. Thank you very much for the interview!"



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Interview Interrogation: Zuberoa from Diabulus In Musica (Spain)

4/3/2017

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Spain has a very vibrant metal scene that sometimes gets overlooked when it comes to what bands emerge from the sun-soaked nation, so when the Symphonic Metal 'forajido' group Diabulus In Musica joined up with Finnish Neo-Classical Metal exports Amberian Dawn, it was only right for GMA to grill this five-piece ensemble and interrogate them as if they were our amigos (of course they are!).

Having been around for a decade and only two founding members remaining in keyboardist / growler Gorka Elso and vocalist Zuberoa Aznárez, it was the latter who stepped up to the plate to share their thoughts on their tour, the critique of their latest album "Dirge For The Archons", music, politics and the much 'beloved' Eurovision...


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Zuberoa Aznárez with her band of merry men

Hi guys, firstly how was your UK / EU tour? What were the highlights?

      "We had a blast! We really enjoyed every show, but we keep special memories of London, Pratteln and Haarlem. In general they were very enthusiastic about us playing there. We had lots of fun with our label mates Amberian Dawn and our great crew."


You released your latest album 'Dirge for the Archons' last year, what was the reaction like?


     "The reviews were really great! And the fans wrote us several messages telling us 'DFTA' is their favourite album so far. We are also very happy with it. We also have had the chance to play some of the new songs live and the reactions of the audience have also been great."


How did you gain inspiration for your band name Diabulus In Musica? Who came up with it?

     "I founded the band and chose the name. “Diabulus (or Diabolus) In Musica” is a Latin medieval word which means ‘The Devil In Music’. It was like that as they called the triton or the interval of the augmented fourth. The medieval ear was used to hearing perfect fourths and perfect fifths, (early music instruments are tuned different, in mean-tone tuning). The augmented fourth, being half-way between these two most common intervals, was about the worst discord imaginable. That’s why they thought that the devil was inside the triton.

     The reason I chose this name was because of my music studies and my passion for early music. I studied classical singing but I’ve been above all focused in historical singing. The name was perfect for us not only because of the meaning it has to me, but also because it sounds a bit dark, as our music sometimes. We like this ‘dark romantic aesthetic’ as well as early music (actually we have included these elements in our music more than once), so we thought Diabulus In Musica was the name that fit us the best."



With Eurovision coming, as a band would you ever put yourself forward to represent Spain?

     "I don’t think any of us would dream about going to Eurovision, but if we were proposed to go we would probably accept because it is a good way of promoting ourselves. However we all know Spain always ends up in the low-scoring positions hahah so it probably would not be a good idea. We all know all the results are manipulated, so it’s not a very “fair” contest. Anyway, I admit I usually see it, it’s a good moment to gather for a dinner with friends and have a good time and some laughs."


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1. Battle of Atlantis
2. Earthly Illusions
3. Marble Embrace
4. Invisible
5. Crimson Gale
6. Ring Around Dark Fairies' Carousel
7. A Speck in the Universe
8. Hiding from You
9. The Voice of Your Dreams
10. The Hawk's Lament
11. Bane
12. The River of Loss
13. Zauria
14. Lies in Your Eyes (live)
15. St. Michael's Nightmare (live) 08:34    

With Brexit impending, as a band are you concerned about touring the UK or fairly calm about it?

     "For the moment we are calm and we hope it will not be a problem in the future because the UK is one of our favourite places to tour. We have only played twice, but the reactions have always been so great. The best part of our European tour last year was the one in the UK. It was a pity that last year our guitar player couldn’t come because he is from Russia and he couldn’t get his visa to enter UK.

     This year he finally got a visa and could come with us. It’s weird and a backwardness that nowadays it is still so important to get papers and papers, bureaucracy is really annoying, above all when you go just to play a couple of shows. I’m not going to give any opinions about politics, but I only hope things are easier and faster in the future."


What is the Spanish Metal scene like right now? Any bands you would suggest to your fans to check out?

     "Well, I honestly don’t follow the Spanish scene, so I don’t really know very much about it. What I can say is that the metal scene like in every country is a small one and here, people prefers to listen to the typical “Spanish Metal”, which is generally heavy music from the 80’s sung in Spanish. That’s what you get in every metal festival in Spain. There is also a new scene, but it is not supported enough to grow, at least for the moment."



You hail from Pamplona, home of the famous 'running of the bulls', what are your thoughts on the tradition? Have you ever participated?

     "No and I will never do so. I’m personally totally against the bullfights and I hope they are forbidden one day. I simply cannot understand that any human being can call that tremendous brutality “culture”. Regarding the running of the bulls, well, that’s different because bulls and people are on the same conditions and bulls don’t get harmed. It’s a very settled tradition in our city and in that case the bull doesn’t suffer, so I don’t have problems with that, but of course I have strong feelings against bullfights."


Finally what are your plans for the year ahead? Any greetings, thank you's that you wish to send out?

     "We are headlining three festivals here in Spain in spring and we hope to play more until the end of the year. We will also start writing new material. Thanks a lot for the interest and your questions and thanks to the readers also for taking the time to read. We hope to meet you all on the road!"

https://www.facebook.com/diabulusinmusicaofficial/

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Interview Interrogation: Patricia Pons from SynlakrosS (Spain)

10/6/2016

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Spanish Modern Melodic Death Metal outfit SynlakrosS have been rampaging around the block since 2008 and since then have released one demo and two albums, the second "Death Bullets For A Forajido" dropped back in May. With their sharp rise in the Spanish Metal scene and the line-up only changing the one time, things are looking bright for this hot property.

Check out their music video "Curly Wolves" below.

We aimed to keep the band cornered but as they ran and hid, the band's front-woman Patricia Pons was more than happy to seek the members up and bind them together, whilst she directed her answers to our questions.


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Patricia Pons, not exactly your modern Calamity Jane


"(In Spain) if you want promotion, in general, you have to pay, no matter how amazing and well done is your music"




Could you give us the background by your new music video 'Curly Wolves'? What does it mean, who recorded it, etc.

          "‘Curly Wolf’ means a tough objectionable character, a real tough guy. So, we made 'Curly Wolves' as a hymn, a statement of intent: ‘Destroy what destroys you’. It's that simple, without concessions, regardless of whether the problem is society or you. Destroy everything, be a tough guy, a 'Curly Wolf', willing to face up, ruthless and rebellious. But you are not alone, together we can do it. That is the essence. The video was directed and produced by Henry Menacho (Kronic Productions) in Barcelona"


You've just released your second album 'Death Bullets for a Forajido', what is different on this album in contrast to your debut? Will there be a UK / EU tour supporting the album?

          "There are a lot of differences, our sound is better, it is more mature of course, and was produced by Facundo Novo (Novo Estudios). We worked hard on this album, we had a clear idea of what we wanted to do on this album, and we learned a lot about the process and mistakes of the debut album. Yes, we want to tour around the UK and EU with this album, but we haven’t got anything sorted yet. Are there any promoters reading this? (LOL)"


Relating to the previous question, there is a 'Wild West' theme going on through the album, how did you decide on this theme? Will we expect another album with a similar theme? Would you agree that SynlakrosS might be one of the first bands to sing about said theme?

          "Well, it was a joke at first, to do a Wild West album, but after a few weeks the joke turned into a great idea. I started to investigate about the Wild West, it was an amazing experience and a huge inspiration, and my mates were happy to do this kind of album. And yes, SynlakrosS might be one of the first bands to sing about this theme. Now, we are working on the next album and the thematic is very, very different."


What could you tell us about the Valencian Metal scene? Is it popular? Do people from Valencia prefer to be referred to as 'Valencian' rather than Spanish? (in relation to the ongoing Basque Country and Catalonia debate).

          "We have great bands here, but it isn’t a popular scene in my opinion. The bands and metalheads here aren’t united, so it’s a difficult situation for bands like us who want to be professional, and there is far too much ego and bad competitions between bands, that's what I see, and I don’t understand it… there are a couple of clubs for metal bands, and gigs and little festivals are made by the local bands in general. There are people who prefer ‘Valencian’, but in general I think people are OK with the term Spanish. I prefer Spanish if I have to choose."



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What makes your style of Melodic Death Metal unique and how would you describe your sound without genre-tagging? What styles of metal does each member bring into the band?

          "We have different influences inside and out of metal music and this is reflected in our Melodic Death Metal music. We describe our sound like as 'Passionate Metal', we say ‘Killer Metal Music’ (killer, very cool) because we love what we do."


Would you agree that Spanish Metal is slightly underrated and that there should be more attention paid to the scene? Are there any media(s) covering metal music in Spain?

          "Yes, it is, but the only thing that we can do now to change this is to work hard creating great music and touring around the world until the situation changes. And first of all, understand the importance of learning English. In Spain it is our pending subject.

          Of course we have media, magazines, radios, etc,. But big magazines and radios only talk about international big bands, or national big old bands, if you want promotion, in general, you have to pay, no matter how amazing and well done is your music. Sad, but true."



Individually what hobbies and interests do you have outside of your main job and music? Do any of these interests / hobbies have some inspiration towards your music?

          "Of course, they are a great inspiration. We love manga, anime, video-games, books… and we use this inspiration on lyrics and music."


What plans have you got for the rest of 2016? With the EU referendum in the UK drawing close, are you worried even by the slightest what challenges might arise after the referendum? 

          "No we aren't worried, music is like water, it finds the way to get in through small holes. So, our plans are to work hard and tour with the new album as much as possible."


Finally have you got any hello's or thank you's that you wish to send out?

          "Yes!! Thank you very much for all our fans and friends from UK. Thanks for your love, support, and bought our new album and merch. You are the best!! We can’t wait to play there and be with you. Big hug!!"


"Death Bullets For A Forajido" is out now via an Independent Release

https://www.facebook.com/Synlakross
http://www.synlakross.com/
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Interview Interrogation: Talesien

12/2/2013

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"The people who live around us consider our music as something underground and marginal".


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/
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Interview with Morphing Into Primal

13/6/2012

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Global Metal Apocalypse caught up with the new face of Spanish Melodic Death Metal, namely quartet Morphing Into Primal, check out the interview below!

How long has the band been going and who came up with the band name, what does it mean?

Jose D:  Well, I think that I must respond to that question. Previously Chus, Luis M and I were members of another band called Incission, this band split up and we started over with a new band, new name, etc. I understand the words of “Morphing Into Primal” in the sense of turning back at the start. I was influenced by Whoracle’s song by In Flames and the situation we were passing through in that moment and my colleague approved the idea. Morphing Into Primal has been active since 2010.

In Spain, do people prefer to be known as Spanish or by their regional nationality such as Catalan, Basque etc?

Arturo:  It depends, we consider ourselves a Spanish band, but some people prefer to be known by their regional nationality. Truely, it's not so important for us.

Which bands are the most famous in the Spanish Metal scene?

Arturo: There are a lot of great bands in Spain, in the death metal scene the most long-lived bands are maybe Avulsed, Haemorrhage and Machetazo.  

You sing in Spanish, to branch out into further fields such as continental Europe, would you be changing to sing in English or both languages?

Arturo: We prefer to sing in Spanish because for us it's easy to express our feelings in our own language but we don´t discard English, in fact we have a song in the album called ``It´s time´´ written in English because it fits better with the music. In future, we will continue singing in Spanish but maybe with some other songs in English. 

What would you say is your band’s main topic regarding lyrics and for those who aren’t lingual in Spanish, could you give some song titles you have done and explain what they mean?

Arturo: Ok, our lyrics talk about some different thoughts such as self-destruction in 'Rompiendo el tiempo', drugs in 'it´s Time', destruction of the Earth in 'Madre tierra' or anti-religion in 'Renuncio a la fe'. 

Who designed your album artwork for ‘Principios de Autodestrucción’ and is this your only album?

Arturo:Yes, Principios de Autodestrucción is our first and only album. We worked with Moon Rising Design who creates designs for covers, inlays, etc. We saw their designs and thought it will fit great with our music and lyrics. The design was perfect for our cover idea.

Jose D: Luis M. did a good job for the artwork too. He was responsible for personalizing the artwork with band pictures and symbols.

How did you guys meet and when exactly did you realise you wanted to start a Metal band?

Jose D: Luis M. and I are brothers and as i have said before, we met Chus in Incission. We wanted to continue playing together when Incission broke up and we formed 'Morphing Into Primal'. For a little time Morphing Into Primal was 3 members, Arturo was a friend of the band and we told him if he would like to be our second guitarist.

Do you or have you played in any other bands and/or have any side projects?

Jose D: All of us have been playing in other bands, for example Arturo played in a Black Metal band 'Byleth', Luis M. was a member in another band called 'Kondena', a Thrash / death metal band; Kondena recorded their last album in Sweden with Andy LaRocque before splitting-up. Chus has more experience playing with other bands like 'Haeresian', 'Halcon', 'Sinestesia', Chus and me used to play together in a Southern Metal band called 'Shot To Head'. I also played in 'Incission' with Chus and Luis M. and currently I am playing in 'N.A'.

What advice do you have for musicians who want to sing in Death Metal style?

Jose D: Death Metal style must be sung with the soul, in general, every metal style must be sung with the heart. Technically, the death metal genre is not noise like so many people think. Step to step, I have learned to equalize my voice, not force the throat and see and listen how to sing the famous vocals. If you refer to all instruments, I suppose It's a similar form, seeing and listening to the professional drummers, bassists and guitarists, but always with your own sign. It needs to make sense, have dedication and feeling but always must be fun to do.

RHYS STEVENSON
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