Metal music can combine soft and hard. Sentiments like anger and love.
Frustration and logic. Words that collide generally, here take the same
meaning or help us understand that life is not black or white, that onething,
one thought can have two or even more meanings. Need an example to all
I am saying? Well, try searching the name Arryan Path...The word arryan
is a flower type, so arryan path is a path of flowers. The sound of this
can be sensitive but at the same time tough and metallic. See my point
of view? If so, read below to learn some more...
1.GIVE US A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF THE
BAND. INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS.
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The band was created in America where
I was studying, in 1997. Clement the guitarist and me started it but the
last 5-6 years there have been some changes in the band. The changes are
too many to mention. At this point it is me on the vocals, Paris on bass,
my brother Socratis on guitar. The rest are session musicians. We have
2 demos and soon our first album will be out.Me and my brother used to
be part of Diphtheria and Gangland.
2.COULD YOU EXPLAIN US HOW YOU CHOSE
THIS BAND NAME AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY WITH IT?
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"Arryan" is a type of flower that grows
in the American continents if I'm not mistaken. I liked the name
because it sounds very "metal" and that is the music that we play. I would
like to say here, that our name has absolutely no racist insinuations.
It is a coinsidence that "Arryan" sounds like "Arian".
3.WHICH ARE THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCIES
BETWEEN "RETURN TO TROY" AND "OSIRIS"? THE FIRST ONE (FROM THE SONGS I'VE
LISTENED FROM SOME COMPILATIONS) SOUNDS MORE PROGRESSIVE AND YOUR NEW DEMO
IS MORE HEAVY. DOYOU AGREE?
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"Osiris" is more epic I think. The
songs are slower and heavier. I wouldn't say "Return to Troy" was more
progressive. We want to play all kinds of music (in the metal boundaries
I mean). we don't want to be only epic or only power etc etc...
4.WHAT ARE YOUR LYRICS TALKING ABOUT?
FANTASY OR REAL LIFE STORIES?
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The lyrics talk about almost everything!
Fantasy stories, real stories, love, hate, war, depression, dreams....
I prefer lyrics that talk about personal experiences.
5.HAVE YOU DONE ANY LIVE SHOWS? DO
YOU LIKE PERFORMING LIVE?
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Yes we played live but not many times.
In 5 years of life we only played 5 or 6 times! So almost once a year!
I like playing live of course, although my voice gets very easily tired.
6.DON'T YOU THINK IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT
TO BECOME FAMOUS BEING FROM CYPRUS? DO YOU THINK THAT THE CHANCES FOR YOU
WOULD BE GREATER IF YOU WERE FROM ANOTHER NORTH COUNTRY?
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Who said we want to become famous?
We just play what we like and enjoy ourselves. Yes of course, bands abroad
have more chances than Cypriot bands because there is no real metal scene
in Cyprus.
7.WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE
METAL SCENE OF CYPRUS? IS THERE AN UNDERGROUND METAL SCENE? ARE THERE SOME
BANDS YOU FIND INTERESTING TO MENTION?
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The band scene is...what band scene?
There's only 1 or 2 good bands that make their presence known because they
deserve it. The rest is not worth mentioning. I like Armaggedon and 2 other
bands which I can't remember their names now.
8.WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T
ABLE TO COMPOSE MUSIC?
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If I couldn't compose music I
would be "poorer" as a person and in my soul.
9.WHICH SONG OF YOURS DO YOU THINK
IS THE MOST IDEAL TO REPRESENT YOUR MUSIC?
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Well as I said we don't want to play
only one style so I can't really answer. If I have to choose, I have
to say "Mystic moon" because it has many influences.
10.WHICH ARE YOUR INFLUENCES?
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The band likes Iron Maiden mostly.
Then it is Judas Priest, Ozzy, Manowar, and from the new stuff Rhapsody,
B.Guardian and Stratovarius. Me personally, I was influenced by Dickinson,
Kiske, E.Adams and Paul Dianno. From the new singers I like Russel Allen,
John West, Dc Cooper, Fabio Leone and the guy from Lost Horizon!!
11.IF MUSIC WAS AN EMOTION WHERE WOULD
YOU PLACE YOURSELVES?
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Ok, that is a difficult question! I
would say our music lifts you up, physically and emotionally , so I have
to say "encouragement"!
12.DO YOU LIKE READING BOOKS? WHICH
IS YOUR MOST BELOVED BOOK AND AUTHOR?
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I don't read books. I read very
few, I get bored after a while! But I have to say I liked "Passage to India"
by Forster I think. Tolkien books are always nice to read :)
13.WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMPOSE THE SOUNDTRACK
FOR A MOVIE? WHICH MOVIE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
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I would like yes... but I don't
think I am good enough to do that! Maybe our keyboard player can do that,
he is an amazing musician. I think he is working on some soundtrack music
these days. If I had to choose a movie , it would be a historic movie or
a thriller.
14. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE
POLITICAL SITUATION DEVELOPED NOW WORLDWIDE, AFTER THOSE TERRORIST ATTACKS
IN THE U.S.A?
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I don't really know what to say.
Fanatics are bad for world peace of course but who knows what is really
behind these attacks? Maybe Bin Laden was paid by the Americans. Isn't
that possible? Let's just hope things will calm down soon.
15.THANK YOU!THESE LAST LINES BELONG
TO YOU...
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I would like to ask everyone
to try and listen to our music. They have nothing to lose. Our first album
will be out maybe in April and it will be called "Road to Macedonia". Thanks
for the interview!!