Admonisher
ADMONISHER is one of the
most interesting metal bands that hailing from Greece. Behind The Veil
Webzine couldn't miss the opportunity to do an interview with them. The
band replied to us and in a very humorous way. Hope that you enjoy the
interview as much as we did...
1.HELLO! FIRST OF ALL I THINK YOU SHOULD INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES TO THE READERS, SO POINT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF YOUR
HISTORY...
THE BEST MOMENT IN OUR CAREER WAS WHEN
WE WERE HEADLINERS IN MONSTERS OF ROCK 2003 HAVING SUPPORT BANDS LIKE JUDAS
PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MANOWAR, SCORPIONS, HELLOWEEN ETC...:-) SERIOUSLY
NOW IMPORTANT MOMENTS WERE WHEN WE RECORDED OUR FIRST DEMO, FOUND OUR NEW
DRUMMER AND RECORDED OUR FULL-LENGTH CD AND GENERALLY ALL THESE TIMES THAT
WE WERE SUPPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE WHO LOVED OUR MUSIC AND WISHED US ALL
THE BEST.
2.HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS MONIKER? DOES
THIS WORD MEAN SOMETHING IN SPECIFIC TO YOU? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A CERTAIN
POINT WITH IT?
ADMONISHER IS SOMEONE WHO IMPOSES THE RIGHT
PATH. THE GUY WITH THE AXE IN OUR COVER IS ADMONISHER AND IF YOU FAIL TO
OBEY HIM YOU SHALL LEARN THE ERROR OF YOUR WAYS...SO, LISTEN TO THE AXE.
3.I THINK IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND GET A BETTER
CLUE OF YOUR SOUND IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO NAME SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE
BANDS AND YOUR TOP 5 ALL TIME CLASSIC METAL ALBUMS...
HMMM, FROM CLASSIC MUSIC VARIOUS INFLUENCES...
AS FOR METAL MANY BANDS HAVE INTRIGUED OUR EARS: MANOWAR, QUEENSRYCHE,
IRON MAIDEN, HELLOWEEN, CRIMSON GLORY, JUDAS PRIEST, ANNIHILATOR.
TOP FIVE(NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER):
I. PAINKILLER
II. KEEPERS(I AND II)
III.SOMEWHERE IN TIME
IV. SIGN OF THE HAMMER
V. OPERATION MINDCRIME
4.WHY DO YOU USE NICKNAMES? WHAT CAUSE DO THEY
SERVE? DO YOU WANT TO CREATE A MYSTERY AROUND YOURSELVES?
NOPE, WE JUST LIKE IT THIS WAY. WELL...
ACTUALLY WE'RE WANTED FOR SERIOUS CRIMES IN MANY COUNTRIES AND WE KEEP
OUR IDENTITIES SECRET.
5.WHY YOUR FIRST DRUMMER, ALEX G., DEPARTED FROM
THE BAND? HOW ARE YOUR RELATIONS WITH HIM?
HE WAS MORE INTERESTED IN POLITICS THAN
IN MUSIC. WE HAVE THE BEST OF RELATIONS SINCE HE DIED TRAGICALLY IN A CAR
ACCIDENT (SOMEONE CUT OFF HIS CAR BREAKS...).
6.WHAT KIND OF PROCEDURE DO YOU FOLLOW WHILST
COMPOSING SONGS?
MAINLY OUR SONGS ARE WRITTEN BY GUITARIST
HERETIC BUT WE ALL PUT SOME IDEAS TO MAKE EACH SONG SPECIAL.
7.WHO IS RESPONISBLE FOR THE LYRICS? DO YOU CONSIDER
LYRICS TO BE IMPORTANT IN A SONG OT NOT? WHICH ARE YOUR SOURCES OF INSPIRATION?
HERETIC AND ME (ANGELVOICE). LYRICS ARE
QUITE IMPORTANT NOT AS MUSIC BUT STILL VERY IMPORTANT. FICTIONAL MYTHOLOGY,
FAITH, PHYCOLOGICAL MATTERS, PAIN, BETRAYAL, LOVE, HATE...
8.ON YOUR DEBUT ALBUM YOU HAVE INCLUDED SOME SONGS
FROM YOUR DEMO. HAVE YOU CHANGED THEM OR HAVE YOU PUT THEM AS THEY WERE
IN THE DEMO?
YES THEY WERE INCLUDED BUT THE NEW VERSIONS
ARE MILES BETTER THAN THE OLD ONE.
9.IN YOUR BIO YOU SAY THAT FIRST YOU TRIED
TO RECORD THE ALBUM IN ATHENS, BUT YOU 'VE BEEN DISSAPOINTED CAUSE OF THE
UNPROFESSIONAL WAY OF WORKING. CAN YOU TELL US FEW THINGS ABOUT IT?
WE THOUGHT OF MANY WAYS TO TORTURE THEM
TO DEATH BUT WE WOULDN'T QUIT EVEN IN A MILLION YEARS. STUDIOS IN ATHENS
SUCK! ALL THEY CARE IS TAKING YOUR MONEY.THEY ARE TOTALLY UN-PROFESSIONALS.
10.HAVE YOU DONE ANY LIVE SHOWS TILL NOW?
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER FROM THE FIRST TIME UYOU PERFORMED LIVE?
A COUPLE OF LOCAL SHOWS. AFTER THE SHOW
FOLLOWED AN ORGY WITH OUR GROUPIES...
11.ARE YOU SATISFIED BY THE FEEDBACK YOU GOT THIS
FAR? DID YOU READ ANY BAD REVIEWS CONCERNING YOUR RELEASES? DO YOU THINK
A BAD REVIEW CAN HELP YOU MORE IN COMPARISON TO A PRAISING ONE?
GREAT REVIEWS. PEOPLE WHO SAID BAD THINGS
WAS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GET PAID OR MAYBE A BLOWJOB TO PRAISE US. AS
A BAND WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH A NEGATIVE REVIEW AS LONG AS THE REVIEW
IS BASED ON SOME TRUE FACTS. METAL HAMMER FOR INSTANCE GRADED OUR DEMO
WITH 7 POINTS AND OUR FULL-LENGTH ALBUM WHICH WAS FAR GREATER IN EVERY
ASPECT WITH 6!!! EVEN IN METAL THERE IS A RACKET. ABOUT 300 COPIES.
12.ARE YOU IN TOUCH WITH ANY LABEL AT THE MOMENT?
WITH WHAT CRITERIA WILL YOU SIGN A DEAL?
2 OF THEM. WE ARE EXAMINING THE CONTRACT
OF THE SECOND COMPANY. WE SIMPLY WANT A W-O-R-T-H-Y CONTRACT!
13.THANK YOU! IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE
TO MENTION AND I FORGOT TO ASK YOU?
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU NIKO FOR YOUR INTEREST
AND QUESTIONS TO THE BAND AND OF COURSE ALL THE READERS OF BEHIND THE VEIL
WEBZINE PLUS ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT AND WILL KEEP SUPPORTING US THROUGHOUT
THE YEARS. STAY METAL - Angelvoice - ADMONISHER.
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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