FARHENHEIT
Metal
is not only noise…This is what the guys from Farhenheit stated and this
is what they come to prove to all of us! Will they achieve it? I guess
they will. Just listen to their music and you’ll be convinced too, like
I was!
1.HELLO! FIRST OF ALL MAKE A PRESENTATION
OF THE BAND POINTING OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF YOUR HISTORY AND
INTRODUCING YOURSELVES TO THE READERS.
Originally Fahrenheit sees the
light in Guadalajara, back in 1997 with a different musical proposal. After
a while the band is dissolved and Alejandro, still dreaming of making a
band or joining one, moves to Juarez for personal reasons. There he would
find Luis Armendariz and in October 2000, the opportunity to make a band
with the characteristics that we now have. Shortly after Carlos Flores
would join as keyboardist. New members join and leave, and in May 2002
Antonio Bernal enters as bass player. Alejandro got to know Luis thanks
to a radio broadcast where he was singing with his old band.
After some searching and a couple of coincidences, they finally met and
started plotting and inviting musicians for the band. Carlos Flores, cousin
of Alejandro is invited at first because of his piano skills, but as a
session musician only, since his influences were not metal oriented at
that time, but when he got to know more about the project he got so interested
that now he’s one of the composers and who mainly writes the lyrics. Carlos
and Alejandro met Antonio at a party in Guadalajara, where they saw him
playing with his former band. Just after Epic Enter was recorded (May 2002),
he was formally invited to join in. The band has suffered some changes
due to personal and musical interests, right now we’re in process of auditioning
for the new band members. The main core remains:
Luis Armendariz - Vocals
Antonio Bernal - Bass Guitar
Carlos Flores - Keyboards
Alejandro Isaac - Guitar
2.WHY DID YOU NAME THE BAND FARHENHEIT?
DO YOU WANT TO SUGGEST PERHAPS THAT YOUR MUSIC WILL CAUSE "HIGH TEMPERATURES"
OR WHAT?
We chose the name because it does
represent energy, and we do all we can to fill our music with it. Also,
it’s a name known all over the world, making it easier to remember.
3.TELL US A FEW THINGS REGARDING YOUR
LATEST RELEASE (WHO IS THE PRODUCER, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO RECORD
IT, WHERE WAS IT RECORDED, ETC.). ARE YOU STILL SATISFIED WITH IT?
We were working against the clock,
there were a couple of deadlines to meet, one of them was to send one of
our songs for the U.S. Prog Power Fest III sampler CD. Secondly, Alejandro
was going to Germany because of his job, the opportunity to be at the Wacken
Open Air, and distribute some CD’s, could not be missed. We basically took
over a small local studio and did the recording by ourselves. Our sound
engineer Hugo Trevizo helped tremendously to produce that sound on time
- doing everything in two weeks and mixed in one long day. No big names
producing, just us trying to bring the best sound we could at the moment.
We’re very satisfied with the fact that “Epic Enter” has opened many doors
for us in such a short time. Nevertheless, we definitely feel that the
sound can be improved, the mixing, the performance itself... we really
want to show this on our next recording.
4.WHERE ARE YOUR LYRICS REFERRING TO?
IT'S A CONCEPT STORY, SO COULD YOU TELL US SOME GENERAL THINGS REGARDING
THE CONCEPT?
All of the songs revolve around
stories, themes and subjects that we like, either by having seen, read,
or heard about them. Others are stories made up by ourselves. There’s no
real connection, other than being mystical, part of a mystery, or dreams
to fulfill.
5.YOU ARE PLANNING TO RELEASE SOON
YOUR NEW ALBUM. TELL US A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE NEW SONGS AND THEIR SOUND.
WILL THIS ALBUM BE A CONCEPT TOO?
The theme of the songs fall more
into dreamlands, feelings, inner struggles. We’re aiming at creating a
richer atmosphere for each song, having a more experimental sound. We are
very satisfied with the new compositions.
6.WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A FAN, UNFAMILIAR
TO YOUR MUSIC, TO WIN HIS ATTENTION? WHICH IS THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC PART
IN YOUR MUSIC?
That not everything in metal is
noise, keep an open mind to new proposals. The new generation of metal
musicians tries to combine several influences to produce a richer kind
of music. As to our most characteristic part, we like having a balance
of strength and grace, with each song having a personality of its own.
There’s always something new and different to listen.
7.DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR LIVE APPEARANCES?
DO YOU LIKE PERFORMING LIVE? HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK ARE LIVE SHOWS
FOR A METAL BAND?
Of course, we do have plans to
play live wherever we can, in and out of Mexico, depending on the opportunities
available. We love playing live, that is the fastest way to reach people
and to connect with them.
8.IF YOU HAD THE MONEY TO MAKE AN EXPENSIVE
VIDEO CLIP, WHICH SONG WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND HOW DO YOU IMAGINE IT TO BE?
Dark Storm is our main pick, using
large scenarios, armies, friends and foes, within a medieval environment.
We’ll see in the future.
9.WHICH IS THE SILLIEST THING YOU DID
IN ORDER TO WIN A WOMAN'S ATTENTION?
Antonio’s story is the best one:
when he was 10 years old, in order to have his first girlfriend, she asked
him to pull his pants down in front of the whole class, and he did it.
Of course he was suspended for a week, but he got what he wanted.
10.IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET THE
CREATURE THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK HIM?
Where are we heading to? Are we
walking the right path?
11.YOU ARE GRANTED ONE WISH. WHAT WOULD
YOU DO WITH IT?
We would ask for more wishes, so
we could ask for wishes until our dying days, and maybe ask for immortality.
12.IF YOU COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME,
WHICH HISTORICAL PERIOD WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT AND WHAT WOULD YOU MISS
THE MOST FROM OUR TIMES?
Ancient times, to see the first
civilizations, to learn about them and their culture. Of course we would
miss all the good things that technology can give you. Also it would be
interesting to visit the time of great composers, such as Mozart, Beethoven,
Bach, Paganini, etc.
13.WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS INTERVIEW
TO HAVE?
HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM THE NEW
WORLD.
14.THANK YOU! IS THERE ANYTHING
MORE YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?
Thanks for this opportunity, it
would be amazing to visit Greece, to meet the crew from Behind the
Veil and all of the metallers from the Mediterranean.
Nick
“William_Kidd” Parastatidis
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