Between melancholy and fear

INDIAN FALL

FOR THE MOST OF ROMANIA WAS A COUNTRY THAT WE KNEW CAUSE AS THE FATHERLAD OF COUNT DRACULA. THE PLACE WERE THE HERO OF BRAM STOKER LIVED. NOW IT'S TIME TO LEARN FEW THINGS MORE ABOUT THE HEAVY METAL SCENE THEY HAVE. INDIAN FALL PLAY A MELODIC BLACK METAL WITH SOME GOTHIC ELEMENTS THAT FRIENDS OF THIS GENRE WILL FIND VERY INTERESTING. SO ADRIAN NAGY, THE BASS PLAYER OF THE BAND, HAPPILY HE PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIS BAND. SO HERE THEY ARE..

hello, I am Adrian Nagy, the bass player of Indian Fall

1.FIRST OF ALL POINT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF THE BAND'S HISTORY. WHICH IS THE CURRENT LINE UP?

We started in 1997, in Brasov, Romania as a progressive metal band. During time we decided to make Indian Fall the centre of our character. The most important moment was in 2001, when we won the first prize to a festival. This brought us the colaboration with Promusic Records, the label that produced Pathfinder.
Current line-up :
Adrian Vitanescu - guitar
Andrei Calmuc - vocals
Mircea Fulea - keyboards
Gabi Barani - drums
Adrian Nagy - bass

2.WEIRD NAME FOR A BAND. DON'T YOU THINK? WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS MONICKER AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY WITH IT?

We chose the name because it is representative for us. Indian Fall is a metaphor, it expresses a period in the winter when everything blossoms and the nature is alive. But cold weather comes ravishing...nostalgia and sadness...

3.NAME SOME OF YOUR MOST BELOVED BANDS AND ALBUMS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED YOU.

Even if we loved to say that we have no influences, this would make me laugh.We live with the influence and music is a product of influences. I do not think there are good bands. I believe that there are only good albums. a brief list that contributed to my musical and not only musical behaviour:
pink floyd - wish you were here
moonspell - irreligious
opeth - blackwater park
arcturus - aspera hiems simfonia
The list could continue but I consider it is enough so far.

4.HOW MANY RELEASES DO YOU HAVE THIS FAR? WHICH ARE THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES AMONG THEM? TELL US SOME GENERAL THINGS REGARDING YOUR ALBUM PATHFINDER.

Pathfinder was our first album released from a label. We have a demo which will be edited again soon. There are differencies because in the beginning we were young and we desired to demonstrate our musical capabilities. Therefore, the first material has a more progressive sound. Pathfinder was released at Promusic Production, a metal label coming from Transylvania, Romania. We worked very hard and we are satisified with the result. We could have done it better. There is always better. As I can see now, I should say that Pathfinder is a quest for the listener. Dedicated to the ones that sleep not so good in the night, they usually see shadows in the dark, they are afraid, they search a purpose for their existence.

5.WHAT ARE YOUR LYRICS TALKING ABOUT? THEY ARE VERY POETICAL. DO YOU MAINLY DEAL WITH HUMAN EMOTIONS AND SENTIMENTS?

We see the world as individuals. Sentiments that determine behaviours. Music without poetry has no sense. As an individual that breathes in an absurd existence, dominated by fear and happiness, melancholy and despression, how could I endure not to write about a different species of man? It is useless to explain the lyrics...everyone should discover something else and this is the beauty of it.

6.YOU HAVE SOME REALLY AMAZING PHOTOS IN THE BOOKLET. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM AND WHICH IS THE CONNECTION AMONG THEM AND THE LYRICS?

The photos reflect our experiences in the Carpathian mountains. Together with Mircea, the keyboard player we are wandering during summer in the mountains and caves. Mircea makes great photos and the booklet also represents a part of us. The connection with the lyrics is obvious...the emotions.

7.WHICH IS YOUR BIGGEST DREAM? HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED IN THE FUTURE?

We create music because we like music. We would be really happy to release many albums and to be satisified with the quality of our music. A dream is to play outside Romania, just to show that we are different persons gathered together under the power of the musical notes and the cultural barriers have no sense.

8.HOW DIFFICULT IS IT FOR A BAND FROM ROMANIA TO STAND UP AND MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN IN PUBLIC?

Metal bands have a great problem in Romania. There is no metal scene, only few concerts and the lack of money is also a problem. But metal is a pale current that will always have its restricted audience. It is a truth that stands all over the world.

9.HAVE YOU DONE ANY LIVE SHOWS? DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD OR FUNNY STORIES TO SHARE WITH US?

We had many shows all over Romania. Weird stories to be told...hmm...we went once to a concert and the audience was a little bit surprised. They expected a blues band and they did not know that we were a metal band, many old guys that stood on chairs and expected to be touched by the feeling of blues...it was really funny, and in the end, after our performance, they applauded. I think they were only polite...

10.ARE YOU SATISFIED BY THE FEEDBACK SO FAR? WHICH WAS THE BEST AND WHICH WAS THE WORST REVIEW YOU HAVE RECEIVED?

We are really content with teh feed back because the reviews that came from abroad were really very favorable. We had a very good feed-back from Holland, Italy, Greece and Germany, as far as I know. I do not know a review that was anti-Pathfinder, and I am really not so interested in reading album reviews. I prefer to listen an album and to have first my personal opinion.

11.WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THE METALLERS TO CONVINCE THEM BUY YOUR RELEASE INSTEAD OF SOMETHING ELSE?

I would say nothing. They decide themselves and we do not compose music in order to be bought.

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

he, he, I am doing so many things. I graduated Lasers and Automatization College, I am in the second year at the Philosophy University, so I have many things to do! If not music, there are many books to be read!

13.IF YOU HAD THE CREATURE THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK HIM?

hmm...there is not such thing...but just if...the question should be...is this a bad joke?

14.IF YOUR MUSIC WAS AN EMOTION, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Melancholy and nostalgia.

15.WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS INTERVIEW TO HAVE?

Between melancholy and fear (he he, it sounds very commercial, i think you should change it)

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

thank you for this interview, and all the best to you and to your readers... best regards

CHRISTINE "azriel" PARASTATIDOY

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