Sandalinas
Recently Sandalinas have
released a great album for every classic heavy/power metal fan. This is
a band you should check out if you like beautiful guitar solos and emotive
melodies. Sandalinas, the band's mastermind is here to talk about the band,
their album and their upcoming tour. Here's what he told us...
1. HELLO AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE ALBUM
“LIVING ON THE EDGE”. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AS PERSONS THAT LIKE TO
LIVE ON THE EDGE, TO TAKE RISKS?
YES, I WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT, LIVE
AT FULLEST AND TO WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT TO. I CAN'T STAND ANYBODY TELLING
ME WHAT I SHOULD DO EXCEPT FOR CLAUS, MY MANAGER (YOU DON’T BELIEVE THAT
FOR A SECOND) AND MY BAND MATES 100% SURE.
2. THIS IS YOUR DEBUT ALBUM, SO HOW LONG DID
IT TAKE YOU TO COMPLETE IT? HAVE YOU RELEASED ANY DEMOS BEFORE THIS RELEASE?
IF YES, DID YOU INCLUDE ANY OF THE DEMO SONGS HERE?
WELL, IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR TO END UP THE WHOLE
RECORDING PROCESS. ABOUT THE DEMOS, YES I RELEASED “DIE HARD” THE SINGLE
E.P. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND “LIKE AN ARROW”, IN 2000. THIS DEMOS ARE
ACTUALLY ON THE SHELVE AND I DON’T INTEND TO RELEASE THEM AT ALL. OF THEM
ALL, I INCLUDED DIE HARD ‘COS WE THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH TO DO IT, WELL, IT’S
THE WAY IT IS.
3. SINCE YOU ARE A NEW BAND CAN YOU GIVE US
FEW INFO ABOUT YOU, PRESENT THE LINE-UP AND WHICH DO YOU CONSIDER THE MOST
IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF YOUR CAREER TILL NOW?
WELL, I ATTENDED LECTURES AT THE BARCELONA’S
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, THE OFFICIAL ONE, NOT A SHITTY MUSIC SCHOOL WHERE
YOU LEARN HOW TO FINGERSTYLE WITH THE MOST FRUSTRATED LECTURER YOU’VE EVER
FOUND IN YOUR LIFE. I ALSO WENT TO THE U.S. TO TAKE LESSONS FROM MY MASTER,
TERRY SYREK, HE’S THE ONE THAT HAS HELPED ME TO BE THE MUSICIAN I AM AT
THE MOMENT.
AS FOR THE LINE-UP IS CONCERNED, SANDALINAS
IS ACTUALLY FORMED BY VICTOR (RHYTHM GUITARS), APOLLO ON VOCALS, FRAN,
THE BASS PLAYER, MARCUS PALSSON ON KEYBOARDS AND DANIEL MOILANEN ON DRUMS
AND MYSELF OF COURSE.
THE HIGHEST MOMENT ON MY CAREER IS THE ONE
I’M ACTUALLY LIVING RIGHT NOW, AND I THANK EVERYBODY THAT HAS HELPED ME
TO GET THERE.
4. THE BAND ACTUALLY HAS YOUR NAME, SO CAN
WE SAY THAT YOU ARE THE LEADER? WHICH IS THE ROLE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS
IN THE BAND? DO THEY HAVE ANY ACTIVE ROLE IN THE COMPOSITIONS OF THE SONGS
OR YOU ARE THE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT WORK?
WELL, YOU CAN CALL IT THE MASTER MIND, I’M
THE ONE WHO’S PAYING THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCING PART, AND THE ONE WHO STARTED
THE WHOLE THING SO I GIVE IT MY NAME BUT IT'S NOT THIS TYPE OF GOD-FEELING
BAND OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE CALL IT JORDI SANDALINAS AND PERIOD BUT I WANTED
THIS THING TO BECOME A BAND, IT DOES NO MATTER IF IT’S GIVEN MY NAME. ACTUALLY
EVERYBODY INVOLVED HAS THE SAME IMPORTANCE AND THAT’S THE WAY I WANT IT
TO BE BUT IT’S NORMAL AND REALLY REASONABLE, I WAS ALONE WHEN I STARTED
THIS WHOLE THING AND NOW EVERYBODY SUPPORTS US 100%. ACTUALLY I’M IN CHARGE
OF THE WHOLE COMPOSITIONS BUT JUST FOR THIS ALBUM, I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL
CONTRIBUTE IN THE FORTHCOMING RELEASES.
5. ONE THING THAT REALLY APPRECIATED IS THOUGH
YOU ARE A VERY SKILFUL GUITAR PLAYER, YOU DON’T USE YOUR SKILLS TO SHOW
–OFF, BUT YOUR PLAY HAVE SUBSTANCE AND DOESN’T TIRE THE LISTENER. SO HOW
EASY OR DIFFICULT IS FOR A GUITAR VIRTUOSO TO AVOID THE TEMPTATION OF SHOWING
– OFF? DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR RELEASING A SOLO GUITAR ALBUM?
TX SO MUCH PAL. NO I DON’T INTEND TO RELEASE
A SOLO ALBUM, WHY DO THAT? I’M ONLY INTO SANDALINAS 100%, AND THIS IS THE
ONLY THING I CARE ABOUT, I WILL FOCUS ONLY IN MY BAND NOT IN FURTHER THINGS
OTHERWISE I WOULD GET DISPERSED.
6. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH GUITAR PLAYERS
AND BANDS HAVE INFLUENCED YOU? NAME 5 OF YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE METAL ALBUMS?
WELL AS FAR AS GUITAR PLAYERS ARE CONCERNED,
MY FAVORITE GUITARISTS ARE ADRIAN SMITH, WARREN DE MARTINI, DAVE MUSTAINE,
MIKE OLDFIELD AND DAVE MURRAY…. BANDS? LET ME SAY IRON MAIDEN, DEF LEPPARD,
TESLA, MEGADETH, DOKKEN, TESTAMENT, ARCH ENEMY, DIMMU BORGIR AND MANY OTHERS.
7. NOW SINCE I HAVE THE PROMO CD, I WOULD LIKE
TO TELL ME IN FEW WORDS WHICH IS THE STORY OF EACH SONG INCLUDED IN THE
ALBUM AND ESPECIALLY “THE CONQUEROR” TRACK WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
WELL, I TALK ABOUT EXPERIENCES, FEELINGS AND
ANYTHING TRUE COMING OUT OF MY HEART. IT’S PURE MUSIC, 100% ROCK’N ROLL.
I TALK ABOUT WHATEVER COMES TO MY MIND, FOR INSTANCE LIVING ON THE EDGE
IS A GREAT SONG, THE TITLE TRACK REFERS TO HOW I DO THINGS, UPSTREAM, ALSO
ALL ALONG THE EVERGLADES IS WILD, POWERFUL AND REBEL OR THE DAY THE EARTH
DIED ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY. I DON’T KNOW... MORE OR LESS IT'S LIKE THIS.
THEN YOU HAVE “IF IT WASN’T FOR YOU” WHICH REFERS TO HOW SAD I FEEL DUE
TO HUMAN STUPIDITY. THEN "FOLLOW ME". FOLLOW ME TALKS ABOUT FOLLOWING SOMEONE
TO THE LIMIT OF MISERY AND IS AMAZING HOW YOU CAN FALL INTO BULLSHIT WHEN
SOMEBODY TREATS YOU SO BAD. "HEAVEN IN YOU" IS MUCH DIFFERENT, IT TALKS
ABOUT POSITIVE THINGS, ABOUT A COUPLE THAT BROKE UP AT FIRST BUT, FINALLY,
THEY REUNITE. OF COURSE THERE’S ROCKING SONGS LIKE "THE CONQUEROR", WHICH
IS AN EPIC TRACK AND REALLY POWERFUL, IT TALKS ABOUT DEFENDING EVERYTHING
YOU LOVE AND PROTECTING EVERYTHING YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
8. YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH ANDY LAROCQUE,
SO WHICH ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS ABOUT HIM? AS A PRODUCER DID HE GIVE YOU
FREEDOM OR HE LIKES TO HAVE THE FIRST AND THE LAST WORD? IN WHICH SONGS
IN THE ALBUM DID HE PLAY THE SOLOS? WILL YOU COOPERATE AND IN THE FUTURE?
ANDERS IS ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCER I’LL EVER
HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH, I DON’T CARE ABOUT ANY OTHERS YOU MAY IMAGINE
OR MAY COME RIGHT NOW TO YOUR MIND, ANDY LAROCQUE IS MY BROTHER AND NO
ONE ELSE MIGHT SUBSTITUTE HIM AT ALL. CONCERNING FREEDOM, WE DID NOT EVEN
HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. HE TOLD ME WHAT TO DO AND I DID IT, PERIOD. HE’S
NOT ONLY A GREAT PRODUCER BUT A GREAT LUTHIER, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT, MAN???
ALSO HE’S THE BEST GUITARIST I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE AND BORING LIFE,
SO BRIGHT ON??. LOL!!.
9. SO FAR HOW DID THE FANS AND PRESS AROUND
THE WORLD RECEIVED THE ALBUM? DO YOU REMEMBER AN INTERVIEW THAT YOU READ
AND YOU THOUGHT THAT THE CRITIC DIDN’T UNDERSTAND YOUR MUSIC AND WHY?
EVERYBODY HAS WELCOMED THE ALBUM SO GOOD THAT
I’D NEVER EXPECT ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE AND THERE ISN’T ANY SINGLE INTERVIEW
OR REVIEW THAT HAS UNDERRATED “LIVING ON THE EDGE” AT ALL..
10. SINCE YOU HAVE RELEASED ONLY ONE ALBUM
WILL YOU GO ON TOUR OR WILL YOU WAIT TO RELEASE AND A SECOND ALBUM? DO
YOU HAVE ANY NEW SONGS READY? WHEN WE WILL WAIT FOR YOUR NEW RELEASE?
YES, WE WILL SUPPORT YNGWIE MALMSTEEN AND
Y&T IN SPAIN IN JULY 2005, AND YES WE HAVE A BUNCH OF SONGS ALREADY
PREPARED BECAUSE WE’RE ENTERING ANDERS’ STUDIO IN GOTHENBURG ON MARCH 2006.
11. NOW THAT “LIVING ON THE EDGE” IS COMPLETED,
I WOULD LIKE TO TELL ME WHICH DO YOU THINK THAT IS YOUR BEST MOMENT IN
THE ALBUM, WHICH THE WORST AND WHY?
WELL, MY BEST MOMENT IS WHEN CLAUS JENSEN,
MY MANAGER TOLD ME I SIGNED WITH MASSACRE RECORDS. MY WORST MOMENT... I
DON’T KNOW YET. THE REASON OF THE POSITIVE MOMENT... JUST FIGURE IT OUT
YOURSELVE.
12. IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE A PAINTER AND YOU
LISTEN YOUR MUSIC, WHAT KIND OF PAINTING DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD YOU CREATE?
I WOULD PAINT A RIDING HORSE CLIMBING DOWN
THE HILL AT FULL THROTTLE BECAUSE MY MUSIC IS STRAIGHT, FURIOUS, NOBLE
AND FULL OF PASSION.
13. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INTERVIEW.
THE LAST WORDS BELONG TO YOU AND LEAVE A MESSAGE TO THE READERS OF BEHIND
THE VEIL WEBZINE…
NO PROBLEM AT ALL MY FRIEND! IT’S BEEN A PLEASURE
TO DO THIS INTERVIEW AND IT’S BEEN GREAT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. AS I
ALWAYS SAY “IF IT WASN’T FOR YOU” I WOULD NOT BE HERE. I LOVE YOU ALL METAL
BROTHERS.
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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