NICTA
Nicta is surely one of the
most unique bands you have ever heard or you are about to listen. They
combine symphonic, classicak music with power and black metal and the whole
package is difficult to be compared to anything else... Check them out
and see for yourselves what their vocalist Fabio told us...
1.HELLO AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR VERY BEAUTIFUL
MUSIC. WHEN I GOT THE CD THE BAND NAME IMPRESSED ME, CAUSE IT'S GREEK.
HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THIS NAME? DO YOU AGREE THAT IT REPRESENTS YOUR MUSIC
IN A PERFECT WAY, CAUSE IT'S VERY DARK?
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I CHOSE THIS NAME BECAUSE "NIGHT" IS TOO COMMON
AND WHEN I READ IN A GREEK/ITALIAN SITE THE WORD "NICTA", I'VE UNDERSTOOD
THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT BAND NAME, THE NIGHT IS THE BEST PART OF THE DAY:
THERE'S SILENCE, THERE'S DARKNESS, THERE'S ALL WHAT YOU WANT! LIKE IN OUR
MUSIC. ;)
2.INTRODUCE THE BAND TO THE READERS BY GIVING
A SHORT BAND BIO AND STATING OUT THE MOST IMRPOTANT MOMENTS OF THE BAND'S
EXISTENCE SO FAR...
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NICTA ARE FABIO VALENTINI ON VOCALS, GRAZIANO
FERRACIOLI ON KEYBOARDS, NUCCIO CAFA ON GUITARS, STEFANO ARCHETTO ON BASS
AND ANDREA BERTASSELLO ON DRUMS. NICTA WAS BORN DECEMBER 2001 AND ALL THE
COMPONENTS CAME FROM DIFFERENT MUSICAL EXPERIENCES: FROM POP TO DEATH METAL.
MAY 2002 THE GROUP DECIDED TO RECORD ITS DEBUT-PROMO WITH THE FIRST THREE
SONGS, DEVELOPED BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL 2002. A VERY MELODIC METAL WAS
PLAYED FROM THAT BAND, TOO SOFT. AUGUST 2002, IN CONSEQUENCE OF INCOMPREHENSION
AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS WITH THE PREVIOUS, THE GROUP WELCOMED NUCCIO CAFA
AS GUITAR PLAYER. THIS NEW BAND CHANGED ITS STYLE TO A MORE COMPLEX AND
DYNAMIC METAL: TYPICAL POWER/EPIC ATMOSPHERE AND VENTS AT THE BORDER OF
THRASH/ BLACK CHARACTERIZE NEW SONGS. BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE 2003 THE BAND
HAD RECORDED "DARK RAYS RIP THE LIGHT".
3.IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN "DARK RAYS RIP THE LIGHT"
IS YOUR SECOND DEMO AND HEAVIER THAN YOUR PREVIOUS ONE? CAN YOU TELL ME
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE 2 RELEASES? HAVE THE DEPARTURES OF SOME MEMBERS
AFFECT THIS CHANGE IN YOUR SOUND?
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THE TWO DEMOS ARE TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS! THE FIRST
ONE IS A SET OF MELODIC HARD ROCK/METAL SONGS, CHARACTERIZED BY A STRONG
USE OF KEYBOARDS AND HARD ROCK GUITARS INSTEAD OF HEAVY ONES. THE NEW GUITARIST
CAME WHEN THE BAND HAD ALREADY DECIDED THE NEW WAY, BUT HE HELPED FOR SURE
OUR TRANSFORMATION. WE NEEDED A MORE "EVIL" AND DARKER ATMOSPHERE IN OUR
MUSIC. IT WAS NATURAL TO CHANGE DIRECTION.
4.YOUR MUSIC IS A PERFECT AMALGAM OF SYMPHONIC
POWER/PROGRESSIVE AND BLACK METAL, SOMETHING VERY HARD TO ACHIEVE AND KEEP
THE RIGHT BALANCE AMONG THESE GENRES. HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO KEEP THE SONG
STRUCTURE SO TIGHT, WITHOUT WASTING ENERGY TO USELESS "BABBLINGS"?
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I DON'T KNOW! ;) WELL, WHEN WE WRITE A SONG THERE'S
NO SERIOUS PLANNING IN HOW THE SONG WILL BE. OUR COMPOSITIONS FOLLOW OUR
NATURAL TASTE IN JOINING MELODIC PART WITH EXTREME PART WHEN WE WANT "WHITER"
OR "BLACKER" ELEMENTS IN THE SONG'S STRUCTURE. THERE ARE NO PARTICULAR
TRICKS!
5.TELL US A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE LYRICS. I ESPECIALLY
WANT TO STAND ON THE SONG "ENUMA ELISH: WHICH IS BASED ON A BABYLONIAN/MESOPOTAMIAN
POEM OF THE 12TH CENTURY B.C. WEREN'T YOU AFRAID THAT YOU MIGHT FAIL TO
INTERPRET AND REPRODUCE THE ATMOSPHERE OF THIS ANCIENT POEM? DON'T YOU
THINK THAT THE STORY OF MARDUK HAS MANY SIMILARITIES WITH ZEUS OF ANCIENT
GREEK/ROMAN MYTHOLOGY?
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THE LYRICS SPEAK ABOUT PERSONAL FEELINGS AND SENSATIONS,
IN RELATION WITH THE DARKEST PART OF OUR (MY) MIND, THAT PART IN WHICH
LIVE WRATH, LIE, MENTAL PAIN, EVIL, IT'S DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN, EVERYONE
HAS TO INTERPRET THESE LYRICS HIMSELF. SOME OTHER LYRICS OF OUR SONGS (LIKE
ENUMA ELISH) ARE MY REINTERPRETATIONS OF TALES I READ. THERE'S ALWAYS A
POSSIBILITY THAT MY INTERPRETATION DOESN'T CORRESPOND TO ANOTHER GIVEN
BY ANOTHER PERSON, BUT I ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE THE TALE'S ATMOSPHERE IN RIGHT
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE MUSICAL ATMOSPHERE. AND IF I FAIL IN SOMEONE'S
HEAD, I'M A MAN, ONLY A MAN! :) I DON'T KNOW VERY WELL THE STORY
OF ZEUS. I'M SIMPLY A LOVECRAFT FANATIC, I'VE NEVER MADE CLASSICAL STUDIES!
I'VE KNOWN THE ENUMA ELISH BY READING LOVECRAFT'S NECRONOMICON.
6.BY LISTENING TO YOUR DEMO I REALIZED THE PRESENCE
OF SOME INFLUENCES FROM BANDS LIKE VIRGIN STEELE, CRADLE OF FILTH, RAHPSODY
AND RUNNING WILD. DO YOU AGREE? WHICH OTHER BANDS HAVE INFLUENCED YOUR
SOUND AND ATTITUDE?
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WE LOVE ALL THESE BANDS AND ALL REPRESENT POSSIBLE
INFLUENCES. PERSONALLY, I'VE GROWN UP WITH CLASSIC AND POWER METAL BUT
I LISTEN TO ALL GENRES. DEATH IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BANDS AND, FOR INSTANCE,
I KNOW FOR SURE THAT OUR KEYBOARD PLAYER IS A NAGLFAR FANATIC.
7.DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR LIVE SHOWS? HAVE YOU
PERFORMED LIVE? WHAT SHOULD THE METALLERS EXPECT FROM A NICTA LIVE SHOW?
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WE'VE DONE 5 LIVE SHOWS LAST 12 MONTHS, ALL IN
ITALY. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON NEXT 30TH AUGUST, IN ITALY TOO. IN A LIVE
SHOW WE TRY TO BE POWERFUL AND TO "SMASH" EVERYTHING WITH OUR MUSIC!
8.WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW
YOU, IN RODER TO INTRIGUE HIS INTEREST? WHICH IS YOUR MOST APPEALING ELEMENT
ACCORDING TO YOU?
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WELL, PROBABLY THE MAIN CHARACTERISTIC OF OUR
MUSIC IS THE PRESENCE OF MANY GENRES. IT'S ALWAYS A MELODIC MUSIC BUT WE
GAVE TO THE LISTENER THE POSSIBILITY TO FIND MANY AGGRESSIVE PARTS, MANY
CHANGES THAT GIVE VARIETY TO OUR SONGS.
9.IF YOU COULD AFFORD IT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
A CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA TO MAKE YOUR SOUND MORE SYMPHONIC OR DO YOU THINK
IT WUOLD BE AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE THAT WOULDN'T ADD ANYTHING MORE TO YOUR
SOUND?
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AN ORCHESTRA WOULD BE A FANTASTIC GIFT FOR OUR
KEYBOARD PLAYER! BUT WE HAVEN'T HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO MANAGE IT, TO
ARRANGE ITS MUSIC, IT'S TOO HARD AND COMPLEX NOW.
10.IF YOU HAD A PROPOSAL TO DO A VIDEOCLIP, WHICH
SONG OF YOURS WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND HOW DO YOU IMAGINE IT TO BE?
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I DON'T KNOW! I'VE NEVER THOUGHT A SIMILAR THING.
PROBABLY "THE DARKEST INNER SHADOW" WOULD BE THE RIGHT SONG: A DARK AMBIENTATION,
IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE, A DREAM...!
11.IF WE ARE ALL JUST A WORD IN THE GREAT BOOK
OF CREATION, CAN YOU SAY WHICH WORD COULD DESCRIBE YOU BETTER? CAN YOU
ALSO IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF AUTHOR WOULD BE THE CREATOR OF THIS BOOK AND
WHY?
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"WALL". I'M A WALL WHEN IT'S REQUIRED! IN EVERY
ENVIRORMENT! THE SECOND QUESTION REQUIRES A LONG, VERY LONG ANSWER AND
A LONG MEDITATION. SHORTLY AH! I CAN'T BE SHORT! ANOTHER TIME THIS ANSWER...
IT'S TOO LONG!!!
12.IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME,
WHICH HISTORICAL PERIOD WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT AND WHY?
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MEDIEVAL AGE. THE MOST EPIC, FURIOUS AND DARK
AGE.
13.DO YOU THINK THAT PERHAPS GOD GOT SO FRIGHTNED
FROM WHAT HE CREATED THAT HE MOVED TO HEAVEN IN ORDER TO KEEP DISTANCE
FROM HIS CREATIONS? :))
14.LET'S SUPPOSE THAT WE LIVE IN A WORLD WITHOUT
MUSIC. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN SUCH A CASE?
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WHAT A TERRIBLE WORLD! IN EVERY CASE, I'M A COMPUTER
SCIENCE ENGENEER (THE OTHER GREAT PASSION OF MY LIFE) STUDENT AND IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE WILL BE MY FUTURE WORK (IF MUSIC WON'T)!
15.IF YOU WERE A FLY, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO
BE AND WHY?
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I'D LIKE TO BE IN THE C.I.A. GOING TO SEE WHAT
CONSPIRACIES THEY ARE HIDING!
16.WHAT TITLE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUR CAREER?
17.THANK YOU! HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO ASK YOU ANYTHING
AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?
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I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL INTERVIEW,
NOT ONLY COMMON BORING QUESTIONS! HAIL TO ALL, GREEK BROTHERS. AND KEEP
THE METAL FAITH ALIVE!
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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