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Album; Spiritual Demise
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2.Where was it recorded? Is all the material
new? It was recorded at Reaper Studios in Windsor CT. The material has been
around for a long while now.
3.What is the biggest difference between your
last release and the new one? It’s our first release but every release will
have its own feel.
4.Are you signed to a label? , If so which one
and how did they help or support the process? Nope. But we are hoping soon with
all promotions and ppl that are on board with us.
5.What has been going on with the band between
albums? Did you tour? We are playing lots of shows to get the word out.
6.Do you have any new members? David Lawrence.
He joined up with us a month or so ago.
7.Who produced the new album and how did they
effect the album? We all did. We added all our touches to the music which
effected the album.
8.Some like to record naked or in the dark
with candles , Did you have any strange studio practices? Funny! No! Lol.
9.Of course tell us where to pick up your
album and how to learn more about you. You can find us on Bandcamp, Reverb
nation, Instagram, Facebook.
10.What is your plans now that the new album
is out? Play! Play! Play!
1.Tell us your name and the band you play for
My name is Thomas Hill and I’m David Lawrence.
We play for Dem Sons Of Bitches.
2.Who made you want to pick up the guitar
Thomas: The radio in general. I love all
music.
David: Ace Frehley
3.Are you self taught or did you take lessons?
Thomas: Self.
David: Self taught, took a lesson once and it
sucked, too another lesson once years later and learned one thing that I use
every Friday and Saturday night.
4. Can you read music, Can you read tab?
Thomas: Tab a little.
David: No to standard notation, yes to
tablature
.
5.Do you feel like you have your own sound /
tone ?
Thomas: My own style.
David: Fuck yea!
6.Tell us about your guitar ( brand ,model .
year , color )
Thomas: Ibanez. I like the fret board. Color
don't matter.
David: I have two, a 1999 Les Paul Smartwood
Exotic, which is wood color, that's my #1, my #2 is a black 2001 Les Paul
Standard which I bought because it was the heaviest first I've ever felt.
7.What about pickups? Passive or active ? Tell
us about them
Thomas: Passive. I use a pedal that I adjust
to cater to passive pick ups
David: I have passive right now, I like
DiMarzio but have played pearly Gates a lot, and I have a EMG set in a shopping
cart right now, so I will be playing actives again shortly
8.Lets get into amplification, Same drill
brand , model , speakers etc
Thomas: Anything that's cost efficient and
sounds good
David: 1982 Marshall JMP50, a 10 watt single
ended tube amp I built myself, and I have a 1980 Bassman 135. That ten watt amp
is loud as fuck
9.Do you have a pedal board? Tell us about
that badboy.
Thomas: I get what I can afford
David: Just switched to a modeling thing on
the floor, but usually I have a Morley switchless wah, an OCD and a fuzz or
two. Sometimes a phase 90.
10..Now tell us your Dream Rig in detail…..
Thomas: I don’t have one.
David: My Les Paul plugged straight into my
Marshall sitting on my 412, I'm fortunate to be where I am
11.What guitarist can you not stand?
Thomas: Love them all.
David: I may prefer some music to others, but
anyone who plays the guitar is pretty cool to me
I12. Is tone more important or is technique?
Thomas: Tone
David: The tone IS the player
13. Name your top 5 guitarist
Thomas: I love them all. I cant hate guitar
players or anyone in general. Hate are for haters.
David: Ace Frehley, Buck Dharma, Jimmy Page,
Pete Townshend, Johnny Marr
14.Who is the most overrated guitarist
Thomas: I could mention some ppl but I wont.
Lol!
David: Kurt Cobain
15.Who would you like a one hour private sit
down lessons with anyone dead or alive?
Thomas: Eddie Van Halen or Dimebag Darrell
David: Joey Santiago of the Pixies, he's too
cool!
1.Introduce yourself and your band and tell us why
we should listen to you. My name is Mike
Falzarano, Thomas Hill, Bill Cee, David Lawrence. We play RAW, IN YOUR FACE,
BOMBASTIC, HIGH ENERY HARD ROCK!
2.What do you classify your sound as, Who do you
tell people you sound like?We let the people decide. But to answer your
question honestly. We’re just a Hard Rock Metal band.
3.With digital music in today's world would you
vote to keep or eliminate physical media?
I would vote to keep both. We need everything to get music out there in
one form or another.
4.What is the reason you decided to be a musician
and has that reason paid off? For the
love of ROCK N ROLL! It still hasn’t paid off. And were loving it!
5.How do you feel about females in metal getting
special attention? Do you feel it is fair?
I love to see females up front. Sex sells. I don’t think it’s fair or
unfair. They are great to see fronting a band and they rock the stage harder
than some guys.
6.In the world climate with hatred being at an all
time high and metal being an “ angry” music
Do you think your music contributes to anger and
hatred? We don’t contribute hate or
anger. We may write tunes about it but they come from personal experiences. If
you choose to act it out, that’s your deal. We just sing about it.
7.Are you opposed to religious beliefs or politics
being used in music? Nope. Whatever
sounds good in a song.
8.We have dive into some pretty deep issues here do
you think your music sends a message and if so what is it? Most of the lyrics come from Thomas’s head. He
pours his personal experiences he delt with in life, good and bad, and there’s
a message in anything you play or sing. If you can relate to our music great.
If not enjoy the song.
9.The market has changed and many bands believe
that record labels are a thing of the past, with many labels now charging bands
to “sign” how do you think a band can make it in todays scene? Three letters D I Y! Next question.
10.Why with the thousands of options including
netflix , sporting events everything on demand
Why do you think people should
take the time to listen to what you have to say in your music? People should always take time to really and
deeply listen to music and the words. Movies and music and especially music has
always have something to say. True or False. But if you can find the message
were playing awesome.
11.How do you feel about pay to
play? Do you think it is fair for a band to have to pay money to play? I think it’s BULLSHIT! Not enough time to answer
this topic. But I will say that from personal experiences never believe what
you hear. Too many ppl playing favorites.
12.It is fact that you are the talent and the
entertainment explain what you think is the most important key to success? Determination, and hard work.
13.In country music and even in some cases rock
music is written and performed by different people would your band perform a
song written by someone else? We do also
covers but DEM SOBs way! Lol!
14.If you are pro female in music are you pro using
sex to sell your music? Next! Lol!
15.What is your view on the lawsuits against people
saying lewd or unprofessional things to women or men and how does that affect
an art described as sex drugs and rock n roll ?
People need to shut the F**K UP ! and move on! There are no rules in
ROCK N ROLL! F**K CENSORSHIP!
16. Ok lets lighten up a bit. What is your favorite
band of all time and why? KISS! They set
the bar up high for a hard working rock n roll band.
17.What would you be doing if you were not in a
band? Being a schlep!
18. Do you have a favorite sports team? Don’t watch much sports
19.If you could get on stage with anyone dead or
alive who would it be? KISS.
20.This is your shot to let loose, Throw down your
biggest complaint about the music
biz . Money
Hungry Fiends! That is all! Rob from the poor to give to the rich.
1.Why Bass?
I was a
guitar player from 1979 till 1990 then i broke my leg and when i got home from
hospital all I had at my house was a bass...so after 7 months I tried my guitar
when i got back to my friends house and it felt like a toy....so i just
converted
2.Do you think it is unfair or just lack of
knowledge bass gets so little credit? Lack of knowledge....try listening to any
band without the bass.
3.What kind of bass do you use? Model , color
, year , And why.
LTD'S
any color..they seem ti take th most punishment..but i have a few
different customs as well
4.Tell us about your amplification
Gotta go with Mark Bass and Ampeg. Great sound
control and headroom up the ASS!
5. With all of that being said do you feel
tone is an important thing for bass? Absolutley! I use a BOSS ME80 to adjust
tone for different songs and settings
6.Do you prefer 5 strings over 4 string? Yes! But
I do use 4 strings for certain songs but I put the lower 4 strings of a set of
5 strings on it to accomplish a baritone style..HELL! maybe i invented it I
dont know!
7.Who is your favorite bassist? I would have
to say the late Paul Grey of Slipknot followed by Cliff Burton of Metallica
8. Who is your least favorite bassist?
Im gonna get flack for this but I’m gonna say Geddy Lee.
9.Why do you think women seem to be attracted
to playing bass?
The riddle may never be solved. Maybe
something to do with vibration.
10. What bassist dead or alive would you like
a private lesson with? Les Claypool
11. Bonus question
Bobby Doll , Nikki Sixx , Les Claypool , Billy
Sheehan which is more ridiculous and why?
Les
Claypool by far. Just weird in a very original
and talented way.
1. Thanks for taking the time to talk to The Times! You have a new album out, Tell us about it!
Hey! How are you? All good? Good! Well, it’s an EP, it’s called “Autumnus”, which in Latin Means something like “The Fall” which intends to reflect where we, as humans, are going in the short/medium term, it’s all going not the best way for all of us, putting aside the current sanitary situation, and it’s the overview in general.
The creation/production process is actually very modern and very high-end, technologically speaking; since we’re all located in different areas of Europe (I’m in France, the rest are in Spain/Portugal/USA) the main thing was that Carlos (Rex) every time he came up with some idea in the guitar, it would be heavily analyzed and brainstormed to see what could be improved, then came the whole basic concept of the songs, then, with those ideas, then we would start recording the official tracks, with the right tones in the guitar, you know, the right way, then it drums, Herman would enter studio to track drums (which let me say, this guy did in Record Time, it took like, a weekend to track it all!)
With drums done and good, tracks would come to me, to track the synths with solid, metronome perfect tracks, as you might have heard in the record, I use a lot of Arpeggiated sounds, and a lot of click/tempo-based sounds to give this kind of “cinematic” idea and highly dynamic sounds, so I needed the click-perfect drums and strings to get inspired, and not mess up any track
Then Antony came in Vocals and well, the rest is history, results are more than good!
2. Where was it recorded? Is all the material new?
Most of the recordings took place in our own home studio, as it is compliant with the equipment necessary to have good tracking results to deliver hi quality raw tracks, so they can be later processed.
Drums were a bit trickier; they were recorded in studio, the way it has to be done.
Vocals were recorded in Ohio, where Antony lives
Now engineering; it was Mixed and Mastered by the all mighty Daniel Cardoso, from Anathema at OhMe! Studios, in Portugal, that’s why it sounds like a beast.
3. What is the biggest difference between your last release and the new one?
That’s an easy one, it’s our first release, BUT!, let me give you a hint, if you found this EP good, wait for the full-length, it’s going to be wild, trust me, production process is almost complete (as we’re having this interview) and it’s wicked!
4. Are you signed to a label? , If so which one and how did they help or support the process?
We’re knocking some doors, to see which is the good label out there for us, so, if any label AR reads this… “Hey hello, we’re good guys, we’re cool and nice and always have a chocolate for you” *laughs*
5. What has been going on with the band between albums? Did you tour?
Not yet, you know, this world we live in is kind of not permissive of going out and tour, but hey, let’s hope that really soon we’ll be on the road, we miss being on stage, we miss the adrenaline rush of the “30 minutes, guys” before going on stage… Soon, my friends, soon!
6. Do you have any new members?
Well, the most recent member is our new Bass Player, Mike, this guy’s a tempo machine! Plus his bass tone, reminds me of Billy Sheehan’s iconic tone, so we had to get this guy with us!
Love you Mike <3
7. Who produced the new album and how did they affect the album?
Well, it was mostly self-produced; minds working together, that can achieve a lot of things!
Of course, we took into consideration third party ideas, to improve if course! Thanks guys who contributed in the song-creation process, you rock!
8. Some like to record naked or in the dark with candles, did you have any strange studio practices?
I cannot track if I have no background TV, it’s something that is mandatory for me, at very low volume, but something’s got to emit some sound, the sound of nothingness kind of stresses me out *laughs*
Oh and of course, Red Bull (this is not a sponsored message), to get the focus and the blood flow going (That’s what she said)
9. Of course tell us where to pick up your album and how to learn more about you.
Well, there are all our socials which are;
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and even TikTok (who would have thought); all goes by Ancient Settlers.
We’re all over there, checking out, so we don’t miss anything of the people that’s interested in our material, and if we get to meet on the road, share a few beers and a few jokes (oh yeah, I love pranking strangers)
10. What are your plans now that the new album is out?
Well, as every up and coming band, get put in the map, get in the radar, and then, when the world allows it, gigs, gigs like there’s not tomorrow, we will give out best to deliver the best show we can do, not to brag it up, but we’re actually live shows specialists, we thrive on live shows!
