• When I firstly listened to their debut cd I was astonished, cause we are not only talking for a good release, but I could say that their cd can be found among my most beloved releases nowadays. I recommended with no second though especially to the JUDAS PRIEST fans...Proceed

• The band was born in 1997. We have recorded two demo-tapes, Sea of Sadness  (1997) and Wasteland (1999). The last one received many good reviews in many important magazines especially in Italy and Brazil. We found a record deal with the Brazilian label Megahard thanks to a very good review received in Rock Brigade, the most important Brazilian heavy magazine. We have recorded two official cds: Mysterious Time at the end of 2000 and the new Way of Temptation. The line up is composed by Alessio Taiti Vocals, Leonardo Taiti Rhythm guitar, Lapo Torrini Lead guitar, Giovanni Guarnieri Drums and Mirko Serra Bass.

2.WHEN I HEARD YOUR NAME IN THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT YOU WERE AN ATMOSPHERIC METAL BAND. HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THIS NAME? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EXPRESS WITH IT?

• Infact many people asked us why we decided to use this name. Simply we liked it. Our first bass player proposed this name. I think it is a right name ‘cause in my lyrics I talk about what I see in the world and I propose my personal vision that like you have read is not an optimistically vision.

3.IN YOUR COUNTRY THE SYMPHONIC POWER METAL IS VERY FAMOUS. HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT FOR YOU BEING A CLASSIC METAL BAND TO FIND A CONTRACT?

• In Italy there are many good musicians, many good bands but not many Classic metal bands. I like Domine, ‘cause they play a very good  metal and not the same symphonic metal. Yes of course is not easy to find a label interested in our music ‘cause here the trend is Symphonic metal, but this is not important, the most important thing is to play what you like to play, and I like Heavy Metal..

4.YOU HAVE A STRANGE LOGO. IT LOOKS LIKE THREE SNAKES AND EACH ONE FORMS THE NUMBER SIX. AM I RIGHT? WHAT DOES IT SYMBOLIZE?

• It is a Celtic symbol that we found in a story book.  I like it very much. We used it in the first cd and then we decided to use it also in the new album.

5.WHICH ARE THE BAND'S INFLUENCES? CAN YOU NAMESOME OF YOUR MOST BELOVED BANDS AND ALBUMS?

• All the band love Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Saxon ,but also Black Sabbath and the old Megadeth albums. Personally I think that Painkiller is the perfect album. I like very much also Arise (Sepultura), Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden) and Trapped (Rage).

6.ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR COOPERATION WITH MEGAHARD RECORDS?

• No. Our contact was for the realisation of two cds and I think that we will be searching for a new label. It is very difficult to have contact with a label so far from you. After the realisation of the new cd we believed in a better promotion and in a most important attention by our label.  We have to talk with them next month and then we will decide.

7.WHICH IS THE WAY OF TEMPTATION? IS YOUR ALBUM A CONCEPT IDEA? TELL US SOME THINGS FOR THE LYRICS.

• Like I said before in my lyrics I talk about what I see in the world by TV, in my journeys, what I read in the magazines and what I feel inside. In part we can talk about a concept ‘cause there is not a story but the lyrics talk about a vision of life.

8.WHY HAS LEONARDO CIPRIAN LEFT THE BAND? ARE YOU STILL FRIENDS? DO YOU COMMUNICATE?

• Yes of course, Leonardo Cipriani is still our friend and we go frequently to drink beers together. He had to study and he left the band ‘cause was much exacting for him. He didn’t leave the band for other problems with us.

9.THE ULTIMATE ALL STAR BAND FOR YOU BY WHOM WOULD IT BE CONSISTED?

• Rob Halford vocals, Glen Tipton and Adrian Smith Guitars, Dean Castronovo Drums, Steve Harris Bass.

10.IF SOMEDAY YOU STOP PLAYING MUSIC, HOW DO YOU WANT  PEOPLE TO REMEMBER YOU?

• I hope they will remember our songs, our lyrics and our passion. I prefer music to virtuosity.

11.ARE YOU ANNOYED BY THOSE GUYS WHO JUDGE THE ARTISTIC VALUE OF A RELEASE BY THE NUMBER OF COPIES IT SELLS?

• Surely. For me is not important how many copies sells our cd. I think that the most important thing is to have fans that like and believe in your music not ‘cause you play trendy music but ‘cause they see that you play with passion. For me music is not a work. I do all for passion and like me all the rest of the band.  The quality of the cd doesn’t depend on the number of copies you can sell.

12.WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPOSE MUSIC?

• Like I said before actually music is for me only a very big passion. I work in a big company of food distribution. I can say to you that if was possible to live without work I'd like to travel all around the world and discover cultures very different from ours.  I have visited two South America nations and I love how they live their life.

• For me girls!!!!
• No, it  is really difficult to reply to this question. Each person has a different temptation. Probably one of the most important human temptation are money.  Personally I hate the lust for power and who don’t respect the other people and their opinions.

14.IF SOMEDAY YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET THE CREATURE THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE, WHICH WOULD YOUR BIGGEST QUESTION BE?

• I really would like to talk about the creator of the universe,  if he really exist. I have many questions to ask him.  For example why we don’t have a happy existence., why we are always searching for something we can have, why pain exist.  I can’t  believe that God exist ‘cause if he really exist it would not be possible to have all these problems in the world. I think that people images  that there is something after death cause they want to forget the fear of death. I really hope to be mistaken.

15.IF TIME TRAVEL WAS POSSIBLE, WHICH HISTORICAL PERIOD WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT AND WHY? WHAT WOULD YOU MISS THE MOST FROM OUR TIME?

•  I would like to visit the future. I’m really curious to see the man's evolution. Probably ‘cause I don’t like my present. Surely I would miss my friends and the music. Nothing else.

16.WHAT PROLOGUE AND TITLE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS INTERVIEW TO HAVE?

• Fist of all I would like to thank you for the very interesting questions you have done in this interview. Was very funny to reply. I would like to thank my Brazilian friends for their happiness and their way to live life. I would like to thank the readers of the interview and you.

17.THANK YOU!HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO ASK YOU ANYTHING AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?

• I would like to invite  the readers to visit our web-site http://digilander.libero.it/frozentears  and to contact us ([email protected] ) for every kind of information.
• Thank you for  all.
Nick  "William_Kidd"  Parastatidis