CATCH
22
Well as TJ and Catch 22 told
us with their previous album, "Time Reveals All", so the natural progressor
of such a claim would only be 'Awaken" and this is what they try to do
with their simply amazing lyrics and music! See what TJ has for all of
us...
1.HELLO T.J. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
NEW WONDERFUL ALBUM. CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH ARE THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN YOUR PREVIOUS RELEASE AND "AWAKEN"? WHAT KIND OF METHOD DO YOU
FOLLOW WHILST COMPOSING SONGS?
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AWAKEN IS BY FAR A SUPERIOR RELEASE TO TIME REVEALS
ALL.BETTER PRODUCTION/BETTER ARTWORK/BETTER. LAYOUT/SO ON SO FORTH.THE
RESPONSE HAS BEEN GREAT TO THE NEW ALBUM.TIME WILL TELL WHAT THE FUTURE
HOLDS. THERE REALLY IS NO SET METHOD TO COMPOSING FOR ME.YOU NAME IT AND
IT HAS HAPPENED THAT WAY FOR ME. INSPIRATION CAN HIT AT THE WEIRDEST TIMES!
2.WHY DID YOU NAME THE ALBUM "AWAKEN"?
I THINK THAT THE TITLE IS REVOLUTIONARY AND REVEALS A REBEL FEELING. DO
YOU THINK THIS TIME IS RIGHT FOR ANY KIND OF REVOLUTIONS?
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IT IS ABOUT TIME FOR THE U.S. METAL SCENE TO AWAKEN
AND START SUPPORTING REAL METAL WITH SOME REAL TALENT! HELL YES.A METAL
REVOLUTION.
3.THINGS ARE NOT THAT GOOD LATELY IN
THE U.S. AND I HAVE THE SENSE THAT EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE TRYING TO "AWAKEN"
PEOPLE IS HUNTED DOWN IN A WAY. YOUR LYRICS ARE QUITE AGGRESSIVE AND REVOLUTIONARY
AND SPEAK ABOUT BAD THINGS. AREN'T YOU AFRAID THIS MIGHT TURN AGAINST YOU?
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I WRITE LYRICS ABOUT HOW I FEEL AND WHAT I SEE.HONESTY
IS THE ONLY WAY.IT IS PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING A LIE THAT FEEL THE REPERCUSSIONS
IN THE LONG RUN.LIKE I SAID THE MORE YOU RUN THE MORE IT COMES UNDONE!
4.THE COVER OF THE ALBUM IS REALLY
GREAT. WHO IS THE ARTIST THAT CREATED IT? HOW IS IT CONNECTED TO THE
LYRICS? AND MUSIC?
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THE ARTIST BEHIND THE COVER IS CRAIG SIMPSON HE
HAS DONE COVERS FOR USURPER/Z LOT Z/HALLOWEEN ETC. THE CONNECTION TO THE
LYRICS IS PRETTY COOL.FIRST OFF YOU HAVE THE EYEBALL HE IS HOLDING (AWAKEN).
THERE'S LYRICS ON THE ALBUM THAT GO----ANGELS WINGS SOAK ALL I BLEED. HE
TOOK ALL THAT AND MADE ONE KILLER COVER!
5.SOME LYRICS ARE REALLY DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE "AWAKEN INSIDE THE CRYSTAL DREAM, TRANSCENDING
ACROSS THE VELVET SCREAM". WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY?
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I ALWAYS LIVE MY LYRICS OPEN FOR INTERPRETATION.
PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS GET THEIR OWN MEANING OUT OF THINGS THAT WAS SOMETHING
I ALWAYS ENJOYED ABOUT LYRICS. WHAT I GET OUT OF THOSE LYRICS YOU MENTIONED
IS--MUSIC TAKES YOU TO THAT SPECIAL PLACE THAT NOONE CAN INVADE.IT'S YOUR
OWN WORLD.
6.IS THE WHOLE ALBUM A CONCEPT?
TELL ME A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE TRILOGY YOU HAVE ON THIS RELEASE. WHY IS
"DARKNESS DIVINE"?
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THERE ARE LYRICS THAT TIE IN WITH ONE ANOTHER
BUT I DONT CONSIDER THE WHOLE CD A CONCEPT ALBUM. IT IS FOR YOU TO FIGURE
OUT.IN THE DARK YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7.YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE LYRICS AND
MUSIC FOR THIS ALBUM. AREN'T YOU AFRAID THAT IN SOME SONGS YOU MIGHT REPEAT
YOURSELF? DO YOU ACCEPT THE IDEAS THAT THE REST OF THE GUYS HAVE OR DO
YOU HAVE THEM JUST TO PLAY THEIR PARTS? DO YOU AGREE THAT "AWAKEN" IS DARKER
THAN YOUR PREVIOUS ALBUM?
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I DON'T CONSIDER IT REPEATING MYSELF.I CONSIDER
IT STYLE!!!!I ALWAYS GIVE MY BAND A SAY.AND THEY HELP MOLD THE SONGS BY
ADDING THEIR STYLE TO IT. YES I AGREE AWAKEN IS DARKER THAN TIME REVEALS
ALL.IT WAS A NATURAL PROGRESSION.
8.GIVE US SOME GENERAL INFO REGARDING
"AWAKEN". WHERE WAS IT RECORDED, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU AND WHO IS THE
PRODUCER? ANY FUNNY OR WEIRD INCIDENTS OCCURING TO YOU DURING THE RECORDING
SESSIONS?
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AWAKEN WAS RECORDED AT SWEETSONG STUDIOS IN PARKERSBURG
WEST VIRGINIA.ON AND OFF IT TOOK 6 MONTHS TO RECORD.THE PRODUCER IS STEVE
BODNER.IT IS AVAILABLE AT www.moltenmetalusa.com
and www.catch22metal.com
for 12 bucks.
9.WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE IN
ORDER TO INTRIGUE HIS INTEREST? WHICH IS ACCORDING TO YOU THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC
AND RECOGNIZABLE ELEMENT IN YOUR MUSIC?
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IF YOU ARE INTO SAVATAGE/PRIEST/ICED EARTH YOU
WILL LOVE CATCH 22.METAL FOREVER!!!!!!! WE ARE DIVERSE. THAT MAKES FOR
A MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE.YOU DON'T GET BORED WITH IT!!!!!!
10.HAVE YOU DONE ANY LIVE SHOWS THIS
FAR? DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR LIVE APPREANACES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT YOUR
NEW RELEASE?
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YES.WE HAD A CD RELEASE PARTY SPONSORED BY RED
BULL ENERGY DRINK THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.CHECK OUR SITE FOR PICTURES
VERY SOON. WE PLAY EVERY WEEKEND AND ALWAYS SELL ALOT OF SHIRTS AND CDS!!!!!
11.IF YOU WERE A FLY, WHERE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO BE AND WHY?
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THAT'S A TOUGH ONE.SO MANY PLACES! I'D SAY ON
ANY GOOD RECORD EXECUTIVES WALL.TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME!!!!
12.LET'S SUPPOSE THAT SUDDENLY ELECTRICITY
CEASES TO EXIST. WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN TO METAL? WOULD IT BE FORGOTTEN
OR TRANSFORMED?
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IT WOULD BE TRANSFORMED. METAL WILL NEVER DIE!!!!!!
13.YOU ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO MEET
A PERSON THAT YOU WANT (DEAD OR ALIVE). WHO WOULD YOU SELECT AND WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ASK HIM?
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CRISS OLIVA OF SAVATAGE!!!!!R.I.P. METAL
BROTHER.I WOULD ASK HIM TO JAM AND TO GIVE ME SOME OF HIS BEST ADVICE ABOUT
THIS SO CALLED MUSIC INDUSTRY.
14.WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUR
CAREER?
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FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15.THANK YOU! HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO ASK
YOU ANYTHING AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?
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THANKS TO ALL THE CATCH 22 FANS OUT THERE AND
DIEHARD METAL FANS IN GENERAL.KEEP THE METAL FLAME BLAZING!!!!!!!!!GO BUY
OUR NEW CD YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED AT www.moltenmetalusa.com
and www.catch22metal.com
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THANKS A LOT AND METAL ON!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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