• Yes! Internet it's a good way of meeting other people from all corners of the world and listening to music that differently you wouldn't have the chance to listen to. Internet gives you the chance to express your thoughts, ides and musical images... Taht's how we met Domenico...

• The birth of 41 Chains was in the summer 2000, the first line up was: Domenico all guitars and Valerio bass vocals and electronic drum.The first album "Deads everywhere" was recorded in November of the same year and all the songs were downloadable in full version on the website. After a few time Valerio left the band . One year later we recorded "deathlove".

2.YOU ARE BEHIND TWO DIFFERENT BANDS, 41 CHAINS AND VALKIRIA. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US HOW HAVE YOU SELECTED THE NAME TO EACH BAND?  WHAT DOES 41 CHAINS MEAN AND HOW DID YOU INSPIRE IT AND WHAT ABOUT VALKIRIA (USUAL METAL NAME)?

• 41 is the result of the addition of mine and Valerio's ages when we created the band. Chains are evrything bad in our life, of course we  have more than 41 bad things, but this number surely  holds all of those. Valkiria it's a good name for a black metal band since it was the name of those ancient female warriors that screaming, fighted in cold land of north under the Odin's orders. In 1996 when  I chose it I though it was original,but only after I discovered that  other bands used it. So I just hope I'll become famous before of all them...ah! ah! ah!

• Dark and black metal.

• I only like everything is metal; I can't hear other genres I think that if you play dark or black you can't love dance music or something similar. You can really be in love with only one woman and the same is for the music.

• We have no limits, talking about everything, moreover you've to consider that we were three people writing the lyrics.We just try to find some words that express what we feel in that moment and at the same time that could  marry with the music, since we usually write the music before the lyrics.

• Oh, yes i changed 4 singers in 2 years and probably the actual singer will leave the band!!! It may give the idea that  I' ve got a bad character, as matter of fact i'm one of that few people who thinks that the music is the most important thing in the musician's life, i can't stand people who think differently. And besides the previous singer left the band, cause he had to go back to his town in Germany.

7.HOW MANY RELEASES AS A BAND DO YOU HAVE? TELL US A FEW THINGS ABOUT EACH ONE OF THEM AND ESPECIALLY CONCENTRATE ON THE LATEST BAND RELEASE.

• Valkiria's release is just a demo tape which dates back to 1997 it's true evil black metal played with really much violence. 41 chains recorded  by our own selfs  "deads everywhere " and "deathlove"; the first has a classical eighty-dark sound the second has a different feeling we can say it's gothic rock. Now i'm preparing a new release, i've got many instrumental songs, probably I''ll not need singer and 41 chains will be my second one man band.

8.HOW ARE YOU THINKING TO PROMOTE YOUR WORK? HAVE YOU DONE ANY LIVE SHOWS? CAN YOU DESCRIBE A TYPICAL SHOW OF YOURS?

• We always had many problems in playing  live performances, I remember our  first live show: we played with a drum machine, but  many people was so exicited in fact that night we get our second request for a live performance at one of the most important, at that time, metal/rock festival of my country .

• Uhm! interesting question...2 years ago i dreamed that i was in a way, a little way beside two tall buildings, i was walking and playing with my guitar and i can hear the sound of other instruments in the air, it was raining,  the place was so dark and the music created a magical atmosphere; I felt very well. I stopped to walk in front of a big gate i put with violence my hand on it and a bright light illuminated my face...i felt a great power in my veins...Oh it's sure i wanna live this moment in the reality of a video clip.

10.WHICH WERE THE REACTIONS OF THE FANS AND PRESS ON YOUR MUSIC? ARE YOU IN TOUCH WITH ANY LABEL AT THE MOMENT?

• Uhm!!! it's strange  many people who like Valkiria  is not in love with 41 Chains and vice versa. I don't understand. No at the moment we have no label contact, probably cause we never look for it.

11.WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPOSE MUSIC? WHICH SONG OF YOURS DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IDEAL TO REPRESENT YOUR WORK?

• I'd like to be a good water polo player. When i was younger I played it very well but when I started  to study at university, I did not have so much time to play.The song that can represent my music is "deads everywhere", it's the title track of the first album and the first song that i composed with 41 chains.

12.YOU WERE OFFERING YOUR FIRST ALBUM TO BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE FROM YOUR WEB SITE. WHY? DO YOU THINK THIS HELPS YOU? ARE YOU IN FABOR OF THE INTERNET? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR ALL THOSE BANDS THAT ACCUSE INTERNET AND ITS USERS FOR "STEALING" MUSIC?

• I think internet can offer many possibility if you are an unknown artist . You met me on internet isn't it? many other people knew my music like you. Oh! certainly if you offer your music for free you'll never be rich but i don't care about money.

13.WHY DID YOU INVOLVE WITH MUSIC IN THE FIRST PLACE? WHICH ARE YOUR DREAMS AND GOALS? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?

• I'd like to play for all of my life and I'd like to have a short life!!!

14.IF YOU HAD THE ABILITY TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN THE WORLD WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

• I should  change everything, I'd like the paradise on earth but I don't know how is the paradise,2 I wanna to go there" as soon as possible.

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

• There are very good unknown musicians, it's stupid to judge  by the copies they sell, I don't know how many copies i sold , but sure they are not milions and if you wanna judge me by them i should be a shit!!! Quantity is less important than quality!!!

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

• I don't know, you can think it youself, now you know a lot of think about me isnt it?

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

• WHY?????

18.THANK YOU!HAVE I FORGOT TO ASK YOU ANYTHING AND YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION?

• Thanks to all for supporting my music and if you don't know it  visit my sites. http://utenti.lycos.it/deathlove
• http://www.valkiria.cjb.net
• goodbye!!!