Insaniter/Half Faces/2014 EP Review

  Insaniter  are  a  band  from  Greece  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  an  old  school  form  of  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2014  ep  "Half  Faces".

  Clean  playing  starts  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  as  well  as  adding  in  a  brief  use  of  classical  guitars  and  after  awhile  the  bass  guitars  get  powerful  and  the  music  starts  going  into  more  of  a  thrash  direction  along  with  some  melodic  riffs  being  utilized  at  times  and  the music  also  gets  even  more  heavier  after  the  intro.

  Vocals  bring  in  a  very  rough  yet  melodic  sound  to  the  songs  and  the  music  has  a  very  vintage  80's  style  of  thrash  metal  sound  to  it  and  on  some  of  the  later  tracks  clean  playing  does  make  a  return  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  when  solos  are  utilized  they  remain  true  to  and  old  school  thrash  sound  and  the  songs  also  use  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  some  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  vocal  style  briefly  that  seems  to  be  influenced  by  death  metal  along  with  a  small  amount  of  brutal  blast  beats.  

  Insaniter  remains  true  to  the  old  school  thrash  metal  style  of  previous  recordings  while  also  bringing  in  a  touch  of  death  metal  to  give  the  songs  more  of  a  harder  edge,  the  production  sounds  very  heavy  and  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  violent  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Insaniter  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school  thrash  metal,  you  should  enjoy  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Chuck  Norris  Final"  "Gods"  and  "Spirit  revelation".  8  out  of  10.  

Secret Rule/Transposed Emotions/2014 CD Review

  Secret  Rule  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  gothic  form  of  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2014  album  "Transposed  Emotions".

  A  very  dark,  melodic  and  symphonic  gothic  meta  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  female  vocals  a  few  seconds  later  that  also  add  a  more  power  metal  feeling  to  the recording  and  you  can  hear  a  lot  of  modern  industrial  and  goth  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  when  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music  they  have  more  of  an  80's   metal  sound  to  them.

On  a  great  amount  of  the  tracks  modern  metal  elements  are  added  in  at  times  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  band  also  adds  classical  guitars  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  they  also  give  the  songs  more  of  a  progressive  feeling  when  they  are  utilized  and  that  influence  is  also  added  in  the  heavy  parts  at  times.

  Spoken  word  parts  can  be  heard  briefly  on  some  of  the  tracks  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  few  power  ballads  are  added  onto  the  recording  and  the  music  also  adds  in  elements  of  ebm  style  industrial  with  the  heavier  side  of  the  musical  style  which  also  brings  in  thrash  influences  on  some  of  the  later  songs.

  Secret  Rule  plays  a  style  of  gothic  metal  that  also  brings  in  elements  of  industrial,  power,  progressive,  thrash  and  modern  metal  to  create    a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Secret  Rule  are  a  very  great  sounding  gothic  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Journey"  "Lifeless"  "Sleep  Forever"  and  "Dawn  of  Crisis".  8  out  of  10.    

      

Craang Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

Craang is a three member band from Thessaloniki Greece, Nick on the Drums, Manos guitar and vocals and Theano on the bass. We play a mixture of "heavy" "psychedelic" "stoner" "rock" or whatever, we just enjoy what we play.

2.Recently you had put out an album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?

We tried to record the album in several ways, starting with the drums, then adding the bass and a bunch of other silly techniques and finally we decided to record it live, which apparently worked just fine for the style we play. We just added vocals and keys afterwards.
The album was recorded at Red House Studios in Thessaloniki and it was mixed and mastered by our guitarist Manos, who happens to be the resident engineer at that studio. The sound we guess is the fingertip of our performance. The reviews so far put us side by side with bands like Elder, Monkey 3, Color Haze, which is a great honor four because these bands are our top noch for us.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

In this album we used the vocal "thing" more like a solo instrument and it appears rarely in the songs with just a few lines, but this dosen't mean that we didn't take care of our lyrics. Manos wrote most of the lines and they all refer to Asimov's novels but not in a straight way so you won't hear a title or a phrase taken by a book, but they 're all inspired by Isaak's  stories.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Craang'?

It just popped up. It is an onomatopoeic word and is the sound of our instruments, specially the guitar which goes CRAAAAAAANG. I guess it suit nice :D

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

We took part at the fuzztastic festival in Drama this summer for a second time and it was awesome, we totally rocked the stage and then we also kicked the jams at the international Tattoo convention in Thessaloniki last september. Our stage performance is an one shot show, we start and play the whole set with no pause. If the stage permits it we add a projector which .....projects :P psychedelic images on us, which is nice and creates atmosphere.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

At this moment we already have a couple of shows booked, supporting some local bands but we plan on going abroad march 2015 to promote our album which will be released on vinyl by Pink tank and Hevisike records.

7.The new album was released on Pink Tank Records, can you tell us a little bit more about this record label?

The album will be released on late february 2015 by Pink Tank and Hevisike records. Hevisike is a UK based record company with a marvelous catalog and bands we listen to, and pink tank records is an upcoming German based label with very interesting and known bands in her catalog, consisted by people with passion for music who work really hard.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of stoner rock?

From our point of view, huge. We were n't expecting such a great "accoglienza" (ITA) the reviews were way above our prospectives and people write to us day by day asking us about tours and CDs and other info about the band, how we recorded the album what instruments we use or just to say hi and give us hope to go on.

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

Craang had long way until this form, musically and in terms of people in the band. The only original member is the Nick on the drums and recently our former bassist Mike left the band to explore other ways in life. But Theano filled rapidly the bassist empty spot and now we are heading towards new musical paths. We are three totally different people in musical taste and when we jam you hear the genres popping up like tin cans and spray their freshness, :D .

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

As we said to question above we listen to different kinds of music, with some kind of common "rock" line which we all like but i thing this question cannot be answered, but we like bands like Elder, Kyuss, Led Zeppelin, The Machine, Queens of the stone age when we are all together of course 'cause everyone listens to whatever he wants at home :P

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Nick is a graphic designer, he put up the whole artwork of the album, Theano is a very artistic person, and multitalented in things like paint and sculpture and she is the one who draw the cover image of the album. Manos is married and has a son so he has no time for non musical interests :D

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

We hope to keep it always fresh and maintain our music important in our lives and in the lives of others. Music keeps us humans, makes us interact and be creative. Expression frees us from chains of repression making us just better people.

Sarpedon Interview

1. For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

Eirik: Well, we’re a friendly bunch from Oslo. (Surprisingly friendly, perhaps, considering that we’ve recently “waged war on Progressive metal as we know it” - but then most metalheads are, aren’t they?) But we’re a band who believe that we have quite a lot to offer, and are anxious to do so, having carried this around for quite a while now. As soon as we’re out and about, you won’t know what hit you - and we might not know either, but please feel free to ask!

2. You have your first full length coming out in December, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?

Eirik: Self-evident things first: the word Metal is a given. So’s Progressive, and Extreme and Melodic should be in there as well - maybe even a touch of Doom, and the word Opera can scarce be forgotten considering there’s quite a bit of theatricality to the music. All these are there, we’re just not quite sure in which order. We believe we cater to quite a diverse audience - as diverse as our own influences, really - so which of these become the most prevalent really depend on the listener.

3. The band has been around since 2005, but so far has only released 2 demos and a full length, can you tell us a little bit more about the gap between releases?

Torgeir: There are really no good reasons, just many bad ones – we have had a really hard time getting a stable line-up without friction, and that has definitely harmed the ability to think in a longer perspective. Also, to speak for myself I’ve had to focus on my day job for a few years and have put a lot of effort into that, and Carl and Eirik have had lots of both metal and non-metal related bands and musical projects all the way.

4. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Torgeir: We’re touching upon various subjects, some more specific than others – “Dead Birds”, for example, deals with a horrific series of suicides in a certain area of Wales. The number “17”, which is sung several times, is the number of young people that had committed suicide in Bridgend at the time of recording. “Lusk Letter” deals with the Jack the Ripper mystery, which has always fascinated me – George Lusk was the man who received the infamous “From Hell” letter in October 1888. Another recurring subject is the little man against the big society – “Anomic Nation”, “The Claustrophober”, “My Mysteries…” 1 and 2.

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Sarpedon'?

Torgeir: Traditionally Sarpedon was the name of one of Zeus’ sons, but I got it from an episode of MacGyver (!). Graphium Sarpedon is the latin name of a butterfly species, and in that particular episode MacGyver was fighting a villain that was a butterfly collector. I thought the name was cool, and the rest is history. Actually, a weird but true story – I used to work as a security guard a few years back, and I got to know a guy selling the Norwegian equivalent of the Big Issue on the streets of Grünerløkka in Oslo. A friend of his had a (rather peculiar) hobby of making model butterflies, and he made me a Graphium Sarpedon butterfly for free. I’ve kept it in my guitar case ever since, and we used to have it with us on stage.

6. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?

Torgeir: It’s been a few years since last time now, but we did a few very cool ones, it was very, very much fun playing with Communic at their home turf in Arendal, same with Leprous at the festival they organized in Notodden. And everyone who has ever met the legend that is Ingar Amlien know how good he is both at entertaining people on stage as well as partying afterwards – so it was just fantastic to play with his Crest of Darkness on several occasions.

7. Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?

Torgeir: Although nothing is booked yet – I’ll give you a big YES on that one. There are talks about a first show this winter, but nothing confirmed yet, but we definitely plan to do a few gigs. It will be a blast to perform the material live, and

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of both progressive and extreme metal?

Torgeir: So far – very good. To be honest we’re a bit overwhelmed with the reviews so far. To some extent the reception of Anomic Nation has been a “reality check” for us – the material has been with us for so long time that we to some extent had lost the ability to judge it properly, and due to the long periods of passivity we needed this “reality check” to see if it was worthwhile to keep on doing this. Also, your question is a good one because I think we appeal to quite a diverse fanbase. Traditionally we have not been so well received among fans of straight ahead, clinical prog metal, but this time around we have seen very good reviews from both prog metal, heavy and extreme metal people as well. For that matter – the other day I heard someone recommend to us that we should aim our music at the LGBT community – so maybe that’s where we are heading next :-D

9. What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?

Torgeir: Oh, quite a lot actually. Eirik is making a living singing in some of Norway’s most respected choirs, as well as solo concerts, theatre work etc, and Andreas and Carl are very busy with both Troll, Urkraft, Endezzma, Unspoken and other projects, both working on new albums and touring in both Norway and Europe. In the end Sarpedon definitely benefits from this – we are a much better band, both individually and as a whole, now than we were in 2008.


10. Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

Torgeir: More of everything! To quote a certain hero of mine: “MORE IS MORE” J The riffs will be even heavier, the choirs will be bigger, the extreme metal influences will be more evident.

11. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Torgeir: In no specific order – Savatage, Nevermore, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Queen, Emperor, Broadway and West End musicals, Mayhem, Rainbow, Blind Guardian, Judas Priest, Pantera, The Beatles etc. etc. etc. At the moment I’ve been listening a bit to the new Sanctuary album (but to be honest I’m a bit disappointed), as well as rediscovering a totally random set of bands – Lefay, Tad Morose, Old Man’s Child, and Anaal Natrakh. I’d forgotten how good all of them were.

12. What are some of your non musical interests?

Torgeir: Way too much – personally I live with my girlfriend and a cat bed and -toy (but no cat), and love my day job as a crime reporter at a national newspaper, as well as working out, watching Manchester United games, travelling, good food and wine, driving and reading about cars, and reading both fiction and documentaries.

Eirik: Seeing as I work as a musician full time, learning new music, rehearsing, performing and occasional travelling take up most of my time - often with my girlfriend, who also works as a singer. Other than that, I enjoy good TV, good literature and the weekly pub quiz as well as far too much football, which together occupy most of my spare time. What’s left, I waste.


13. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Torgeir: For those who haven’t checked in at our Facebook page yet please do – facebook.com/sarpedonnorway – you’ll find links to a few free songs there as well as information about everything the band is up to. Also – for those who HAVE visited the page – please keep on doing it, and thank you really very much for doing so (really). It’s a certain sense of relief to finally see the album hit the streets, to good reviews as well – the feedback is what made it worth it in the end. Same to you John – thanks so much for taking the time to do both this interview and the review. We really (honestly) appreciate it.

Zero Down Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?
Since finishing up the recording and getting all the artwork done and over to our label Minotauro  Records we have been doing press to promote the upcoming release and gearing up for our CD Release show in Seattle and playing a couple shows with Jake E Lee's Red Dragon Cartel.

2.You have a new album that comes out in December, how would you describe the musical sound of the new recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released?
The new record "No Limit To The Evil" is a  sure fire updated NWOBHM slab of metal done with our own twist. Very much influenced by the 78-83 era of Metal/Hard Rock. Think Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Maiden, Accept,...Lovedrive era Scorpions. Our earlier releases lean a little more towards the rock side of things with Metal tendencies but our last two releases are definitely full rooted in that era of Metal I described earlier.

3.the band members have a history in the Seattle scene since the mid 80's with previous bands, what is it that keeps the band members motivated to write new music after all of these years?
I think it boils down to the right group of people still having fun at creating together. It wouldn't work with just anyone. We're all in the same age group and love this kind of style of music and are still inspired by those bands and records from our youth/formative years. We are lucky to have each other really. No matter what is going in our lives we have band time to forget about everything else and get in touch with our inner youth...ha...ha..Plus for me you never ever get it all figured out when it comes to writing. There is always something new to discover, learn, get better at. It keeps me coming back for more.

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?
For the songs I tackle lyrically its usually about something I have experienced when I travel abroad. Traveling is a big part of my life so I bring those experiences into the music. Three songs on the new record are based on that. "Black Rhino" and "The Devils Thorn" (poisonous flower) both come from my trip to Africa and "Leche De Tigre" is what you drink to cure a hangover in Peru. The Milk Of The Tiger...its the good stuff when you need it bad!

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Zero Down'?
There is absolutely no meaning in our name to us really...ha...ha...when me and our singer Hawk started the band we were throwing around ideas. We both liked the sound of two word names and just started putting words together. For whatever reason that one was catchy enough and is a phrase people know either from financial association or from World War 2 with Japanese war planes being shot down.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band ha splayed over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
We have been really lucky to open for some truly great bands that we love. Accept, Y&T, Michael Schenker, Paul Dianno, UDO, Diamond Head, etc...but playing a few shows with UFO was probably the highlight. Playing packed theaters with a band I loved growing up. The band and their crew were so cool to us. I mean just amazing memories.  As far as what we are like live. I think our biggest strength live is that we are having a blast up there and people see that. Sure I think we are tight and deliver when it comes to our playing but you have to entertain people and I think we can rock you and make you grin at the same time.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
Right now we have our CD Release show in January and those shows with Red Dragon Cartel but we are looking into doing some touring on the West Coast with our main goal of getting to Europe to tour. It's honestly where I think we can really make a big impression as there is still a good market there for our style of metal.

8.Over the years how has the feedback been to your music by fans of both metal and punk/
You know because we play pretty up tempo and have an early Iron Maiden fire in our playing we have gone over good with both the Metal and the punk crowd. We certainly appeal to the Metal crowd better but we honestly don't get to play with many bands that are in our type of style so we just do our thing no matter what the situation is.

9.Are any of the band members involved with any other bands or  musical projects these days?
Both Ronnie Banner our bass player and Matt Fox our other guitarist have Country bands they play in. Ronnie is in the Shevering Denizens and Matt is in a band called Hartwood. Chris Gohde's (drummer) old band My Sisters Machine just got back together to do a couple shows as well. One is enough for me. I don't know how they do it.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
We are extremely excited about the songs on the new record so I'm sure we will keep it in this vein for now. There is one song on the record "Leche De Tigre" that is a little different for us and I can see us doing a little more experimenting with heavier more dynamic material to break things up but we like to play uptempo too much for it to be more than one or two songs on a record.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
I mentioned a lot of our influences musically earlier. The NWOBHM was just so huge for me growing up after I had moved past 70's classic rock. Riot, Saxon, Diamondhead, Tank, Savage, you name it. But also the next Metal Movement was important as well. Maybe not an influence you can hear so much in our sound but we were all huge fans of the early Thrash years. Exodus, Megadeth, Kreator, Slayer. I will say you hear a little Mercyful Fate in us but it really goes back to the stuff that came out right before it. Today, I'll be honest there isn't a lot of new stuff that kicks my ass but I do really like the new Accept and Kreator records. The Germans still know how to do it sooo good. The newest Carcass record is really great. Lot of bands can really play good out there now but I don't hear a lot of great song writing.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?
As I mentioned earlier traveling is a huge part of my life. The more remote the better for me now as most big metropolitan cities are pretty similar now. In general life experience is the best. Without stimulation man life can get pretty boring and tiring...so you have to make an effort and make time for it. As much as I love living in Seattle, I gotta get out of here periodically or I get a little cagey. Big movie fan as well. Me and my girlfriend Karla go to the Sundance Film Festival every year and try to check out as much stuff as we can all the time. Everything from Horror to Documentaries.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts/
Thoughts...well I just saw Judas Priest on Saturday and Rob Halford is up there still doing it at 63 years old. I mean I know he's making a shit ton of money up there but you can tell he still wants to be up there no matter what. It’s in his soul and I think that's indicative for most people that like Metal. My Dad kept asking me when I was going to grow out of it when I was 13 years old. I'm 49 now so I think it’s a little late for that now!

Skullwinx Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
Sevi: We’re a young old school metal band from southern Bavaria, Germany.
Somehow we created our own style, which we call EPIC SPEED METAL. It’s maybe hard to imagine what this would sound like, but it really is speeded up epicness. We underline our heroic lyrics with old school riffing like Running Wild did it in the 80’s.

2.So far you have released 2 ep's and a full length, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on those recordings?
Sevi: Lenny, that’s a question for you!
Lenny: All right, the first one was rather a tryout than a real release and it was with our first singer, who quit the band quite fast. The second one “St.George” was with the same tracks plus bonus tracks and with our current singer. This one is slower and sounds more NWOBHM. One of our favorite bands SPARTA said it sounds like them 30 years ago.

And in June we released our full-length album “The Missions Of Heracles”, which is a concept album. It deals with the missions Heracles has to solve to save the souls of his family. He has to defeat different creatures, like the “Horses Of Diomedes” or “Hydra”, which is our most popular song so far.
Sevi: On this record we received the EPIC SPEED METAL sound we wanted to create.
Lenny: Yeah, It’s more … BAM!It is definitely more powerful than“St.George”.

3.Your lyrics cover some historic and mythological themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in those topics?
Sevi: Yeah, we dealt with historical themes already on “St.George” and then came “Hydra” and we thought it would be cool to make more missions of Hercules.
Lenny: The missions were lyrically very good material to write songs, but it was a lot of work. Of course it’s a songwriting corset to concentrate yourself only on one theme, but the result is quite nice I think.
And I can tell you that our second album will contain a concept, too.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Skullwinx'?
*Sevi laughs*
Lenny: Ouh … that is very complex to answer. The story behind the name hides behind our add-on “The Relic Of An Angel”.
The idea deals with the question: “What is if god sends us a sign?”. We’re no white metal band, I can tell, but the topic is a good one to think about.
The name is explained in a song, which might appear on the next album.
The story of the song takes place in the middle ages. And a monk finds a piece of an angel, a bone of a wing (This is where “Skullwinx” comes from). Of course all the people want to see or even own this real proof of god’s existence. So a big battle starts, just because of this relic. At the end of the battle, when everyone is dead, this monk stands on the field with the wing in his hand and thinks about the meaning why god sent the sign. The question if it had been better when god wouldn’t have sent the evidence to earth.
Kind of cheesy-deep stuff but….hell yeah!

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Sevi: Our stage performance is very energetic and active. We have a straight leather look inspired by Judas Priest and Tank.
Our best shows so far were our release gig, because of the many people who came and the cool other bands we played with. The other awesome gig was in “our hometown”Holzkirchen, our metal family. The concerts there are relaxed and much fun.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
Lenny: yes we do! We just signed at a booking agency and we hope they can deliver us great shows all around Europe.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
 Sevi: Yes we’ve received interest, but these weren’t the deals we’re looking for. Currently we want to stay free with our debut album. So we have the control about the pressing and get the full support from the fans through the sales. But it’s not easy to support yourself.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of metal?
 Lenny: It is very interesting that many Greek fans enjoy our concept album. One may think they already know the story of Hercules, but I think they like the epic music combined with their tradition. We like them .

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
 Sevi: I think we’ll head to more speed and even more epicness! I think that Lenny can develop himself for songwriting and maybe one of these characteristics will get stronger. Well, let’s see what the future will bring.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
 Lenny: *heavy breathing* I can’t decide … Of course you can hear some Riot and Running Wild influences in our riffs. The rhythm changes may come from Iron Maiden. Our singer listens a lot to Blind Guardian and one can definitely hear these influences.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
 Sevi: We’re from Bavaria, so beer is an important part.
Lenny: Sevi does a lot of sports.
Sevi: And Lenny tries to!
Lenny: Hahaha. And we’re all still in the education part of our lives (school or university).

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Sevi: We’re happy that young bands are supported well in the scene and there are still people who are interested.
Lenny: So thanks for the interview!

Supernova Plasmajets Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and
release of the new ep?
Our latest EP has just been released and so far the feedback we got is quite good. There are more
offers to play shows than ever before. Since playing live is the best thing in the world for us we are
more than happy to take those opportunities and conquer the world.

2. Recently you have released a new ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented
on the recording?
The whole project is to mix up modern vocal lines with the heavy guitar and synth sounds of the 80s
and that’s basically what we were going for with the latest production.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
Nassi writes all lyrics for the band and the topics are mainly love, heartbreak and the troubles of
everyday life. We want to give people something they can relate to when they listen to our music.  

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Supernova Plasmajets'?
In the first place the project was just fun and games for us so we were brainstorming for something
ridiculously long. Also we wanted something related to space, science fiction and cartoons. So
'Supernova' as a symbol for power and creation was there right away and with the sci-fi theme the
word 'Plasma' came soon after. If you then remind yourself of the famous cartoon 'samurai pizza
cats' you are almost there naturally.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe
your stage performance?
To us it’s all about connecting with the crowd. We will put on a show no matter what and send you
home with a smile on your face. That said, it’s really tough to pic the best one ever. I would count the
big ass stage of 'Schlossgraben Fest - Darmstadt' and the EP-release gig among the best ones. At the
moment we are particularly looking forward to opening for our buddies Eskimo Callboy. The show is
going to be fantastic and we are planning on plasmafying almost 2000 Eskimo Callboy fans on Dec,
4th in Frankfurt.

6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
The EP so far is getting us loads of gigs so we definitely working out tour plans for the EP. At the
moment there is a short tour of 6 dates here in Germany going on. All the dates that are already
fixed can be found on Facebook (hit like and you'll be notified) and future shows are planned
throughout Germany up to Italy but not jet verified.

7. Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
In fact there are several labels that reacted to the EP release and the release of the video to 'Leave
Forever'. So currently we are evaluating the possibilities they give us. No decision made jet.

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of sleaze rock and
alternative?
Here in Germany it’s basically black or white for us. If people are in to this genre of music they love it
and are passionate about it. If they don't they are hard to come by at this point although having a hot
singer defiantly helps in winning people over.

9. When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into
musically during the future?
We are already working on new materiel while on tour so we can hit the scene with a new album late
2015. I don't think we will stray very far from what we are doing right now. The 80s vibe is what we
love so we'll stick to that for sure. A full length album obviously gives you more room for variety so
along with some up tempo songs I can see a ballad be put on there as well for example.

10. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also
what are you listening to nowadays?
There is really a different answer to this question for every one of us. Nassi is a die heart HIM fan and
loves Placebo and Paramore, Markus and Mourice are more into the raw sounds of Turbonegro,
Boris bangs his head to modern heavy metal bands and Andi is basically a 80s rock / classic rock guy.
We all share the love for the 80s pop-metal sound. So bands like Reckless Love, H.e.a.t. and Steel
Panther are on our private playlists.

11. What are some of your non musical interests?
Those are quite different throughout the band members. Andi plays organized hockey, Boris is all
about tattoos, Nassi does paintings and Markus and Morice are creative in digital media or work as
photographers.

12. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
We are just thankful that you guys showed interest in the project and gave the opportunity for this
interview. Final words? May the world reign in Plasma!