INTERVIEW WITH FUTURELESS

FUTURELESS

2. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ME A SORT BIO OF FUTURELESS
BILL: THE BAND WAS FORMED IN 1997. THE LINE – UP WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT ONE. THE ONLY ONE THAT STAYED IS TOLIS WHO USED TO PLAY THE BASS. SUMMER OF 1998 I GOT IN THE BAND AS THE VOCALIST AND GEORGE CAME WITH ME AS THE BASS – PLAYER. A LITTLE LATER THE OTHER GUITARIST (NOT TOLIS) LEFT THE BAND WITH THE DRUMMER AND UNDER THA NAME OF FUTURELESS WE STARTED SEARCHING FOR NEW MEMBERS. IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER IN 1999 I GOT IN TOUCH WITH CHRISAFIS, THE DRUMMER OF CRYSTAL TEARS TO HELP US RECORD THE DEMO AND SEPTEMBER OF 1999 WE DID THE RECORDINGS. NOW THE BAND HAS ONE MORE GUITAR PLAYER, THANASIS. WE CONTINUE WITH CHRISAFIS AS A SESSION AND WE HAVE STARTED WRITING NEW MATERIAL.

3. IF SOMEONE CAME AND ASKED YOU WHAT’S YOUR MUSICAL STYLE, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT TO HIM?
GEORGE: IT’S SOMETHING BETWEEN THRASH AND DEATH. 80’S GERMAN THRASH AND SWEDISH DEATH COMBINED WITH SOME GREEK ELEMENTS, SUCH AS MELODY.

4. WHERE DO YOUR LYRICS REFER TO?WHICH IS YOUR SOURCE OF INSPIRATION?
BILL: LYRICS COME FROM PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. IN SPECIFIC “IN WHITECHAPPEL” REFERS TO JACK THE RIPPER. A PERSONALITY THAT I FIND REALLY INTERESTING. I AM TRYING TO CREATE HIS PSYCOLOGICAL PROFILE. THE SONG “FUTURELESS” IS TALKING ABOUT HOW WE SEE THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS OF THIS WORLD. DESTROYED. “VOLCANIC VISIONS” IS A VERY PERSONAL SOND, SO I’D SUGGEST TO EACH ONE OF YOU TO READ IT AND TRY TO COMPREHEND IT IN YOUR OWN WAY. LYRICS ARE A BIT CONFUSING.

5. HOW ARE DECISIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE BAND? IS THERE A BOSS?
GEORGE: NO, DECISIONS ARE TAKEN IN A DEMOCRATIC WAY. EACH ONE HAS HIS OWN THOUGHTS AND NO ONE TRIES TO ENFORCE THE OTHERS TO ACCEPT HIS IDEAS. OOLDER MEMBERS THOUGH TAKE SOME MORE RESPONSIBILITY.

6. YOU ARE YOUNG GUYS, BUT THE NAME OF YOUR BAND IS FUTURELESS. YOU EXPRESS PESIMISM IN THAT WAY. WHY?
BILL: LOOK! YOU CAN SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES WHERE OUR WORLD IS HEADING TO. YOU CAN SEE MISERY AND DISASTER WHEREVER YOU LOOK. DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS MUCH TIME LEFT TO OUR WORLD? IT’S SOMETHING LIKE A WARNING OUR BAND NAME.

7. DO YOU THINK THAT THE METALHEADS LISTEN TO THE LYRICS AS WELL AS THE MUSIC?
GEORGE: THEY LISTEN TO THE LYRICS BUT I THINK THEY SHOULD PAY A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION TO THEM.

8. HAVE YOU PUT SOME AIMS AS A BAND? OR DO YOU DO ALL THESE JUST TO HAVE FUN? WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A SUCCESFULL CAREER?
GEORGE: BESIDES OUR LOVE FOR MUSIC WHICH IS A MUST, BESIDES THE GOOD TIME WE HAVE, WE HAVE PUT SOME MORE AIMS. TO TALK FOR A CAREER OUTSIDE GREECE IS TOO EARLY FOR NOW, BUT WE’D LIKE TO BECOME FAMOUS AT LEAST HERE. LATER WE’LL SEE…
BILL: FIRST OF ALL, WE ‘D LIKE TO SIGN WITH A RECORD LABEL, THAT COULD HELP US MAKE OUR MUSIC FAMOUS. ALL THESE BEGUN FROM THE LOVE FOR MUSIC OF 5 FRIENDS. TIME CHANGES YOU AND YOU ASK FOR SOMETHING MORE.

9. IF YOU WERE A BAND FROM THE NORTH COUNTRIES, WHICH SOME TIMES ARE NOT SO TALENTED, DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR YOU?
BILL: I THINK THAT IN THAT CASE WE’D ALREADY HAD A CONTRACT. I AM A FAN OF THE NORTH SOUND, BUT THIS DOESN’T MEAN THAT ALL UP THERE ARE TALENTED.

10. HAVE YOU SENT YOUR DEMO TO A RECORD LABEL SO FAR? IF SO HOW WHERE THEIR ANSWERS?
BILL: WE HAVEN’T YET STARTED SENDING OUR DEMO TO THE LABELS BUT WE WILL SOON ENOUGH. TILL NOW WE HAVE SENT IT TO FANZINES, E-ZINES AND TAPE COLLECTIONS.

11. HOW ARE THE REACTIONS FROM THE MAGAZINES SO FAR?
BILL: VERY GOOD! METAL HAMMER MADE US THE DEMO OF THE MONTH. A FANZINE “METAL FURY” GAVE US 8/10. WE HAVE ALSO SENT OUR DEMO TO OTHER FANZINES. THEY SAID VERY GOOD WORDS, BUT STILL WE HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING PRINTED. WE ALSO HEARD MANY GOOD THINGS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE SEEN US PERFORM LIVE.

12. YOU HAVE PLAYED SUPPORTING ROTTING CHRIST IN ONE HAND AND CRYSTAL TEARS IN THE OTHER. DO YOU THINK THAT TEHRE SHOULD BE BORDERS WITHIN THE GENERS OF METAL?
BILL: I THINK THAT THERE MUST BE GENERS. I MEAN FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THIS IS THARSH, THAT’S DEATH, ETC. BUT I DON’T THINK THAT THERE MUST BE AN ABSOLUT SEPERATION. METAL IS ONE, HAVING MANY DIFFERENT KINDS. A BAND THAT PLAYS POWER MIGHT HAVE DEATH METAL INFLUENCES AND VISE VERSA. OUR INFLUENCES START FROM GUNS’ N’ ROSES HARD ROCK AND END UP TO EMPEROR’S BLACK METAL.
GEORGE: IT’S GOOD TO HAVE LABELS, WHICH CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND AND SEPARATE THE GENERS, BUT NOT TO RESTRICT YOU. WE DON’T MIND AT ALL PLAYING WITH A BAND WHICH HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MUSIC STYLE.

13. CAN YOU TELL ME EACH ONE OF HIS 5 MOST BELOVED MUSICIANS IN HIS FIELD?
BILL: SURELY ISHAN FROM EMPEROR, MARK SHELTON FROM MANILLA ROAD. HE HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY VOICE. MILLE PETROZZA FROM KREATOR AND MAYBE TOM ARAYA FROM SLAYER. THE HATE HE EXPRESSES IS ONE OF THE KIND.
GEORGE: STEVE HARRIS OF COURSE FROM IRON MAIDEN AND JOEY VERA FROM ARMORED SAINT. AS FOR FAVOURITE BANDS I’D SAY FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT AND IRON MAIDEN.

14. CLOSE THIS INTERVIEW HOWEVER YOU LIKE
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BILL: A BIG THANK TO YOU AND A MESSAGE TO THE FANS. DON’T CATEGORIZE ANYTHING. IT’S ALL HEAVY METAL. EVERYTHING WORTHS OUR ATTENTION. SOME BANDS REACHED THE TOP WITHOUT WORTHING IT AND SOME DIAMONDS ARE STILL HIDDEN. YOU ARE THERE TO JUDGE. STAY HEAVY!
GEORGE: STAY HEAVY!TAKE CARE!AND THANKS FOR THE INTERVIEW!

Nikos "William_Kidd" Parastatidis

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