TO CATCH THE STARS

ANTARES

"We play without refletion - we simply feel it. When I was making the first riffs for Antares, I wasn't fully conscious what sort of music it is. It turn out to be heavy-metal - sounds flowing straight from soul." I think these words describe ANTARES absolutely!!!

1. HOW WAS THE WHOLE BAND IDEA CREATED? TURN BACK TO DAY ZERO TILL NOW AND BRIEF US. WHO ARE ANTARES?

Each of us wanted to play in some band for ages. We've always been music fans and formation a band was in the ordinary course of events for us. Antares has started to act at the beginning of July 1999 on initiative of mine (guitarist - Roman Wróbel) and drummer Marcin Magiera. Two months later, bass-guitarist - Rafal Majchrowski joined to us. In that staff, we registered the first demo "Whip of life". But, for lack of right vocalist, that function was performed by me. Actually, Antares is additionaly made up by vocalist - Jaroslaw Drag (we registered our next album "Run Away" with him) , and new purchase - the second guitarist - Aleksander Gawrrylarz.

2. WHAT DOES YOUR BAND NAME MEAN AND HOW DID YOU SELECT IT? DOES IT DERIVE FROM YOUR COUNTRIES TRADITION?

When I was 17, I knew that some day I will found a band named ANTARES. I saw this name and thought: this is it! In real, Antares means star in Scorpion constellation. But Antares is us - heavy-metal band from Poland (Wroclaw)!

3. HAVE YOU SENT YOUR DEMO TO SOME BIG LABELS AND MAGAZINES WHAT WERE THE REACTIONS?

Promotion of our new material "Run Away" has sill lasted. We want to reach the largest ammount of place around the world with it. Telling the truth, responses to this release have surprised us - it's received with great enthusiasm in France, Greece, Germany, Belgium, and also in Poland. Some of labels, magazines and distributions put forward a co-operation's proposal - the time will show the result. But we's still refrained from sending "Run Away" to big labels. We don't think it would be sensible - we aren't famous enough.

4. ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR THE NEAR FUTURE FOR THE RELEASE OF A FULL LENGHT ALBUM?

We'd very like to record our real full-lenght album, but we can't find issuer. I think there probably aren't appropriate issuers for us in Poland. We keep waiting for propositions.

5. DO YOU THINK THAT THE METAL MUSICIAN SHOULD EXPRESS HIS POLITICAL IDEAS THROUGH HIS MUSIC?

If the musician wants to present his political ideas, why couldn't he do that? Message of metal songs isn't reserved by only one subject - they can bring up several, different subjects. Our songs definitely don't proclaim political slogans.

6. WHAT ARE YOUR LYRICS TALKING ABOUT? REAL LIFE OR FANTASY?

We have nothing in common with fantasy. Our lyrics're simply talking about matters which surround, worry and annoy us.

7. THE LAST SONG "RUN AWAY" ENDS WITH SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE NEWS REGARDING THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN THE U.S.A. IN 11th OF SEPTEMBER. WHICH ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT?

Yes, it agrees- there are some fragments from news about attack on WTC. Of course, we aren't insesible to dramatic event in The U.S.A., but we must remember, that the problem is the acts of violence worldwide! Every day thousands people die with no reasons - we don't consent to that! Song "Run Away" expresses a protest against aggression in these days.

8. WHAT DOES HEAVY METAL MEAN FOR YOU?

Heavy-metal is old, good and deep-rooted music! We play without refletion - we simply feel it. When I was making the first riffs for Antares, I wasn't fully conscious what sort of music it is. It turn out to be heavy-metal - sounds flowing straight from soul.

9. WHICH SONG OF YOURS DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IDEAL TO REPRESENT YOUR WORK WORLDWIDE?

It's hard to answer precisely this question as every song is exceptional for us. If we must choose, it would be "Survive" from demo "Whip of life" - it's recognized as representing song of Antares by many people. In my opinion, it would be also above-mentioned "Run Away".

10. IF YOUR MUSIC WAS A SENTIMENT WHAT WOULD IT BE AND IF IT WAS PAINTING WHAT WOULD IT SHOW?

If our music was painting it would be fearful and revolting, because life is unfortunately like this. In spite of being optimist, we realize there are not too many aspects of life which delight us. Emotion defined by our music would be experience looking at this painting. You can guess, it couldn't be a positive sentiment.

11. WHICH IS THE WEIRDEST AND MOST ANNOYING QUESTIONS YOU'VE BEEN ASKED AND WHICH QUESTIONS WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ASKED AND NO ONE HAS EVER DONE TO YOU? ANSWER IT AS WELL...

In general, everybody asks quite similar questions, but there aren't any annoying questions. The first unique and strage questions were asked by you ( for example, the former question). Good and interesting one (!), but it made difficulties for me. The question I would like to be asked doesn't occur to me.

12. FOR WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOVIE AND COMPOSE THE SOUNDTRACK?

It would certainly be some ambitious literature - adaptations of novels of K. Kesey, E.Hemingway, or may be our native Polish author - Jerzy Kosinski. We tread hardly on the ground, so we are interested in real and rational life's matters.

13. THESE LINES ARE YOURS...THANK YOU!

Warm greetings to all heavy-metal fans! We invite you to our website: http://antares.rockmetal.art.pl. You could buy T-shirt with our logo and mCD "Run Away" (details on website). Thanx a lot for review. And remember: HEAVY-METAL COMES BACK FOR GOOD!!! stay heavy Roman / Antares (heavy metal band)

NIKOS "William_Kidd" PARASTATIDIS

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