{"id":1318,"date":"2022-05-19T09:27:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T07:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaosguards.com\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2022-07-31T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T08:30:41","slug":"aquilla-le-19-05-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/?p=1318","title":{"rendered":"AQUILLA le 19\/05\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sous ce nom \u00e0 consonnance latine se cache un quintet de heavy metal tonitruant de l&rsquo;est. Dans la pure lign\u00e9e de la nouvelle mouvance qui d\u00e9boule \u00e0 grands coup de riffs sur toutes les platines de la plan\u00e8te, les Polonais postulent \u00e0 un r\u00f4le de s\u00e9rieux outsiders du genre. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1- Salut AQUILLA, c&rsquo;est un vrai privil\u00e8ge pour moi de vous parler, je pense qu&rsquo;AQUILLA est vraiment un groupe \u00ab\u00a0atomique\u00a0\u00bb. Peux-tu nous rappeler les conditions de l&rsquo;\u00e9mergence du groupe en 2015 ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>&nbsp;:<br>H\u00e9! Nous sommes ravis que vous nous ayez sollicit\u00e9!<br>Je n&rsquo;\u00e9tais pas encore dans le groupe quand il s&rsquo;est form\u00e9, mais j&rsquo;ai toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 proche d&rsquo;eux et je les ai soutenus autant que possible. Nous avions 16-18 ans \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque et la fa\u00e7on dont le Heavy Metal nous a touch\u00e9s \u00e9tait vraiment quelque chose de sp\u00e9cial. Le seul membre restant de la formation originale de 2015 est Pete, qui a vraiment fait un travail incroyable pour garder AQUILLA actif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2- Vous jouez un Heavy Metal assez caract\u00e9ristique qui est tr\u00e8s proche de la premi\u00e8re vague de Heavy Metal. Quelles \u00e9taient exactement vos influences \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque et aujourd&rsquo;hui ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em> : Quand le groupe a commenc\u00e9, nous \u00e9tions totalement fascin\u00e9s par NWOBHM, mais en m\u00eame temps NWOTHM, qui traversait un pic incroyable \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque. Nous \u00e9coutions beaucoup de Skull Fist, Enforcer, Striker, White Wizzard, Steelwing et tout ce qui sortait de cette vague. Depuis les groupes des ann\u00e9es 80, nous \u00e9tions d\u00e9finitivement fascin\u00e9s par Angel Witch, Randy, Tokyo Blade, Medieval Steel, Grim Reaper, Diamond Head et bien d&rsquo;autres\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>&nbsp;: Eh bien, si nous voulons d\u00e9crire tous les groupes et la musique qui nous ont le plus influenc\u00e9s pendant le processus de production de \u00ab\u00a0Mankind&rsquo;s Odyssey\u00a0\u00bb ou \u00ab\u00a0Saviors of the Universe\u00a0\u00bb, cela va \u00eatre une t\u00e2che assez difficile, car ce sujet est beaucoup plus large. que vous ne le pensez. Le heavy metal est un genre musical que nous aimons tous, jouons avec passion et nous lie en tant que groupe, mais \u00e0 part cela, chaque membre de notre groupe \u00e9coute de nombreux types de musique diff\u00e9rents. Pete Slammer est un fan inconditionnel de groupes de slam death metal technique brutal de toutes sortes, mais ses pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s sont Lorna Shore et Shadow of Intent. Chris Scanner est un vrai maniaque de la coldwave et de la synthwave qui adore assister \u00e0 tous les genres de show de ce genre. Hippie Banzai est, je dirais, le plus pur d&rsquo;entre nous quand il s&rsquo;agit d&rsquo;autres genres, donc il \u00e9coute des groupes de heavy metal comme Enforcer, Evil Invader, Running Wild ou Iron Maiden. En ce qui concerne Blash Raven, il a beaucoup en commun avec Chris Scanner, car ils aiment tous les deux la synthwave et cr\u00e9ent ce type de projets musicaux. Blash Raven est aussi un grand fan de groupes comme Skull Fist, Battle Beast ou Dragon Force. Si je dois dire \u00e0 propos des groupes que j&rsquo;aime le plus parmi les autres genres de musique m\u00e9tal, ce sont d\u00e9finitivement des l\u00e9gions de black m\u00e9tal comme Belphegor, Hate, Watain, Behemoth et Trivium. Dans le cas des autres genres, j&rsquo;aime vraiment \u00e9couter de la musique classique et des compositeurs comme Paganini, Vivaldi et Bach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pendant le processus de composition de notre dernier album complet, nos principales inspirations \u00e9taient des groupes comme Skull Fist, Holy Grail, Judas Priest de l&rsquo;\u00e8re \u00ab\u00a0Painkiller\u00a0\u00bb, Enforcer, Racer X et Paul Gilbert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3- En 5 ans d&rsquo;existence tu n&rsquo;as produit qu&rsquo;un seul album complet. Est-ce si difficile de sortir des albums ? Est-ce un choix ? Pouvez-vous nous en dire plus \u00e0 ce sujet ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>&nbsp;: Pour \u00eatre honn\u00eate, apr\u00e8s les derniers changements dans le groupe en 2018, nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9crire du nouveau mat\u00e9riel pour AQUILLA aussi vite que possible. Ce fut une p\u00e9riode tr\u00e8s difficile pour nous, surtout pour moi et Hippe Banzai, car en plus de cr\u00e9er de nouveaux riffs et m\u00e9lodies, le groupe avait deux musiciens qui devaient apprendre toutes les chansons sur leurs instruments. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait assez difficile, car nous devions le faire rapidement\u2026 mais cela a quand m\u00eame pris du temps. Apr\u00e8s quelques mois \u00e0 pratiquer de vieux trucs dans un sous-sol, nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre plus ou moins synchronis\u00e9s en jouant dessus. \u00c9tant s\u00fbrs d&rsquo;avoir termin\u00e9 cette \u00e9tape \u00e0 la fois exigeante et stimulante, nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9crire \u00ab\u00a0Mankind&rsquo;s Odyssey\u00a0\u00bb\u2026 qui \u00e9tait litt\u00e9ralement une Odyss\u00e9e pour nous tous. Nous avons pass\u00e9 deux ans de novembre 2018 \u00e0 d\u00e9cembre 2020 \u00e0 cr\u00e9er du nouveau mat\u00e9riel. Pour quelqu&rsquo;un qui nous avait observ\u00e9 pendant cette p\u00e9riode de temps, cela pourrait \u00eatre \u00e9trange et se demander comment il est possible d&rsquo;\u00e9crire seulement 5 nouvelles chansons. Eh bien, il y a plusieurs raisons, mais les plus cruciales d&rsquo;entre elles sont celles-ci&nbsp;: nous \u00e9tions nouveaux en tant que musiciens et nous voulions que notre musique soit juste parfaite, pour \u00eatre s\u00fbr que c&rsquo;est ce que nous voulions. Apr\u00e8s qu&rsquo;AQUILLA ait sorti son EP \u00ab\u00a0The Day We Left Earth\u00a0\u00bb, ce fut un succ\u00e8s pour le groupe qui lui a permis d&rsquo;exister vraiment sur la sc\u00e8ne musicale. Les gens qui assistent \u00e0 nos concerts connaissent toutes les chansons de cet album et les appr\u00e9cient vraiment toutes. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait un argument solide et pour le dire simplement, nous ne pouvions pas les laisser tomber. Nous voulions cr\u00e9er quelque chose de meilleur et de plus fou que les versions pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes, c&rsquo;est donc synonyme de passer plus de temps \u00e0 peaufiner \u00e0 la fois la musique et les paroles qui d\u00e9crivaient l&rsquo; intrigue cr\u00e9e. Je me souviens avoir jou\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re version du riff principal d'\u00a0\u00bbArrival\u00a0\u00bb en novembre 2018 et jammer sur \u00ab\u00a0Pathfinder\u00a0\u00bb en d\u00e9cembre de la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e. Nous devions \u00e9galement faire un remake de Crystal Coven et Skeletal, car ces deux chansons n&rsquo;\u00e9taient que des versions \u00ab\u00a0d\u00e9mos\u00a0\u00bb et nous voulions leur donner une seconde chance et une vie sur un nouvel album. Cela a pris du temps parce que nous n&rsquo;avions pas de partitions, nous avons donc d\u00fb l&rsquo;\u00e9couter et \u00e9crire chaque partie des lignes de guitare et de basse depuis le d\u00e9but\u2026 et r\u00e9apprendre \u00e0 les jouer. Entre-temps, en mars 2019, nous avons enregistr\u00e9 et sorti \u00ab\u00a0Saviors of the Universe\u00a0\u00bb avec deux d\u00e9mos que j&rsquo;ai mentionn\u00e9es ci-dessus qui devaient \u00eatre un signal pour les gens que nous sommes toujours en vie. Donc, comme vous pouvez le voir, ces deux ann\u00e9es, nous avons pass\u00e9 non seulement \u00e0 cr\u00e9er de nouvelles choses, mais aussi \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer des choses comme des d\u00e9mos du pass\u00e9. Apr\u00e8s cela, en f\u00e9vrier 2020, nous sommes revenus en studio et avons enregistr\u00e9 7 titres, ce qui nous a pris plus ou moins six mois. Lorsque nous avons termin\u00e9 ce processus et que nous avons obtenu nos mixages finaux de chansons \u00e0 l&rsquo;aube de novembre et d\u00e9cembre 2020, la trame artistique n&rsquo;\u00e9tait toujours pas pr\u00eate, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait donc la prochaine chose \u00e0 faire. Enfin, en 2021, ayant \u00e0 la fois la musique et les illustrations pr\u00eates, nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 chercher un label et cela a \u00e9t\u00e9 chose qui a pris du temps. Chacun de nous a une vie personnelle donc c&rsquo;est le facteur suivant qui nous ralentira toujours un peu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour r\u00e9pondre enfin \u00e0 ta question. Nous n&rsquo;avions pas l&rsquo;intention de le faire pendant si longtemps. Nous voulions donner le meilleur de nous-m\u00eames pour AQUILLA. Si on parle de choix, on a choisi la voie du perfectionnisme et de se donner \u00e0 200% pour cet album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4- Pouvez-vous parler de vos influences th\u00e9matiques, de vos croyances spirituelles et de tout ce qui fait les paroles d&rsquo;AQUILLA&nbsp;?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>&nbsp;: Ce qui rend les paroles d&rsquo;AQUILLA si sp\u00e9ciales, c&rsquo;est \u00e0 la fois une intrigue et trois types de sens. Notre chanteur Blash Raven s&rsquo;est efforc\u00e9 d&rsquo;exprimer des \u00e9motions et de d\u00e9crire pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment ce qui se passe dans une intrigue dans chaque parole. Chaque composition fait partie de l&rsquo;intrigue qui d\u00e9crit ce qui se passe avec l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9 lorsqu&rsquo;elle arrive dans le nouveau monde apr\u00e8s un long voyage \u00e0 travers l&rsquo;obscurit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;espace. \u00ab\u00a0Echoes of the past\u00a0\u00bb est une introduction \u00e0 l&rsquo;album. Il raconte une courte histoire sur ce qui s&rsquo;est pass\u00e9 sur \u00ab\u00a0Mankind&rsquo;s Odyssey\u00a0\u00bb. La signification de \u00abl&rsquo;arriv\u00e9e\u00bb est tr\u00e8s simple car il s&rsquo;agit simplement d&rsquo;arriver dans le nouveau monde. Les paroles sont tr\u00e8s \u00e9motionnelles et assez nostalgiques, car elles d\u00e9crivent le soulagement apr\u00e8s avoir trouv\u00e9 un nouvel endroit pour vivre. Ce que je peux dire \u00e0 propos de \u00ab\u00a0Pathfinder\u00a0\u00bb, c&rsquo;est que les paroles d\u00e9crivent un cyborg mi-humain\/mi-machine intransigeant et courageux dont la mission est de trouver un endroit s\u00fbr pour le d\u00e9veloppement de la base de l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9. Il convient de mentionner que Blash est un \u00e9norme maniaque de Judas Priest et voulait glorifier une chanson c\u00e9l\u00e8bre de \u00ab\u00a0Painkiller\u00a0\u00bb et l&rsquo;album qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 une grande inspiration pour nous non seulement en cr\u00e9ant les paroles mais aussi toute la chanson. \u00ab\u00a0Scarlet Skies\u00a0\u00bb est la prochaine chanson nostalgique de notre album et raconte l&rsquo;histoire du voyage lui-m\u00eame et la volont\u00e9 de se battre et de survivre dans l&rsquo;environnement hostile de l&rsquo;espace sans fin. D&rsquo;une part, il raconte \u00e0 quel point un \u00eatre humain est petit par rapport \u00e0 l&rsquo;univers entier, mais d&rsquo;autre part, il montre de quoi l&rsquo;homme est capable d&rsquo;atteindre son objectif. \u00ab\u00a0The Awakening\u00a0\u00bb parle d&rsquo;un pouvoir myst\u00e9rieux et \u00e9trange qui s&rsquo;est r\u00e9veill\u00e9 dans la montagne que vous pouvez voir sur la pochette de notre album. Un rayon de lumi\u00e8re jaillissant du sommet de la pyramide est un signe pour l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9 que son arriv\u00e9e sur la plan\u00e8te appel\u00e9e Evadera n&rsquo;est pas une co\u00efncidence. Sur notre prochain album dont nous avons d\u00e9j\u00e0 commenc\u00e9 l&rsquo;\u00e9criture, cela va \u00eatre expliqu\u00e9. \u00ab\u00a0Rapt in Darkness\u00a0\u00bb, anciennement appel\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Skeletal\u00a0\u00bb en version d\u00e9mo, est une cr\u00e9ation meurtri\u00e8re racontant l&rsquo;histoire du mal qui est n\u00e9 sur le navire et a failli \u00e9chouer dans une mission de sauver l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9. Une femme pr\u00e9matur\u00e9ment r\u00e9veill\u00e9e (appel\u00e9e Eta) d&rsquo;un sommeil profond dans une capsule spatiale a eu une r\u00e9action de panique et a presque assassin\u00e9 tout le monde. \u00ab\u00a0Intersection\u00a0\u00bb, anciennement appel\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Crystal Coven\u00a0\u00bb en version d\u00e9mo, s&rsquo;oppose \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0Rapt in Darkness\u00a0\u00bb, car il d\u00e9crit la marche du Haon \u00e0 travers le navire endommag\u00e9. Il voit de nombreux amis assassin\u00e9s qui, d&rsquo;autre part, remplissent son c\u0153ur et son esprit de peur, mais d&rsquo;un autre c\u00f4t\u00e9, il commence \u00e0 comprendre qu&rsquo;il est celui qui doit sauver la mission d&rsquo;un d\u00e9sastre total. \u00ab\u00a0Saviors of the Universe\u00a0\u00bb raconte l&rsquo;histoire d&rsquo;une mission qui doit sauver l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9 en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et montre que les choses peuvent \u00eatre noires et blanches &#8211; les sauveurs remplissent leurs devoirs ou l&rsquo;ensemble de l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9 tr\u00e9passera. Nous voulions que \u00ab\u00a0New Dawn of Evadera\u00a0\u00bb fasse \u00ab\u00a0redescendre\u00a0\u00bb l&rsquo;auditeur apr\u00e8s cette histoire dangereuse que nous avons racont\u00e9e \u00e0 notre musique et \u00e0 nos paroles. Mentionner ce morceau de notre musique est un bon exemple de musique synthwave qui int\u00e9resse Blash Raven. En bonus, nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de faire un remake de plus. \u00ab\u00a0Zero\u00a0\u00bb est, je dirais, une chanson la plus reconnaissable et la plus m\u00e9morisable. Nous voulions vraiment l&rsquo;enregistrer dans sa plus haute qualit\u00e9, car il le m\u00e9rite en tant qu&rsquo;hymne de ce groupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5- Vous venez de Pologne (Varsovie). Quelle est votre opinion sur la sc\u00e8ne HM polonaise ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em> :<br>Ce n&rsquo;est pas \u00e9norme \u00e0 ce stade, mais nous avons des groupes talentueux qui introduisent clandestinement des morceaux de heavy metal old school dans leurs chansons. Les groupes qui jouent du heavy metal classique se comptent sur les doigts des deux mains. Pour moi, le groupe qui a plac\u00e9 la barre incroyablement haut \u00e9tait Boltcrown et je les ai toujours consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme une bonne influence sur la sc\u00e8ne polonaise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6- La situation en Pologne est tendue en ce moment \u00e0 cause de la guerre \u00e0 vos fronti\u00e8res. Comment vivez-vous tous les \u00e9v\u00e9nements ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>&nbsp;:<br>La situation est effrayante, mais nous essayons de garder la t\u00eate froide et de ne pas paniquer.<br>Nous voulons que tout cela se termine au plus vite. En tant que groupe, nous avons fait don de l&rsquo;argent de la vente de produits d\u00e9riv\u00e9s pour soutenir l&rsquo;Ukraine. Peu de choses ont chang\u00e9 dans notre quotidien pour les concerts.<br>Nous profitons au jour le jour et apportons aux gens la musique que nous ressentons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7- Apr\u00e8s des ann\u00e9es d&rsquo;autoproduction, vous \u00eates maintenant sur un label polonais, Ossuary Records. Quelle \u00e9tait la raison d&rsquo;un changement?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>&nbsp;: Chaque groupe qui commence son aventure musicale doit promouvoir sa propre musique. Il n&rsquo;y a pas d&rsquo;autre moyen de commencer \u00e0 exister sur une sc\u00e8ne. AQUILLA est un groupe qui existe depuis quelques ann\u00e9es et a ses sorties comme \u00ab\u00a0The Day We Left Earth\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0Saviors of the Universe\u00a0\u00bb mais \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque nous n&rsquo;avions trouv\u00e9 personne qui voulait nous promouvoir. Lorsque nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 cr\u00e9er \u00ab\u00a0Mankind&rsquo;s Odyssey\u00a0\u00bb, il \u00e9tait \u00e9vident pour nous que nous voulions \u00eatre dans un label qui aiderait AQUILLA \u00e0 diffuser sa musique. Nous avons eu quelques offres de labels \u00e9trangers mais finalement nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de coop\u00e9rer avec Ossuary Records, qui est dirig\u00e9 par notre ami Mateusz Drzewicz. Nous nous connaissons personnellement et il est \u00e9galement de Varsovie, il est donc tr\u00e8s facile pour nous de nous rencontrer et de parler d&rsquo;affaires. C&rsquo;est bien mieux que d&rsquo;envoyer des tonnes d&rsquo;e-mails sans se voir. Nous sommes vraiment heureux de notre coop\u00e9ration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8- Imaginez la situation : vous rencontrez un parfait inconnu et vous devez lui d\u00e9crire AQUILLA, que diriez-vous ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em> :<br>Heavy m\u00e9tal intergalactique livr\u00e9 par cinq organismes non identifi\u00e9s \u00e0 la recherche de r\u00e9ponses et d&rsquo;une place pour eux-m\u00eames dans l&rsquo;univers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9- Si on vous demandait de choisir une chanson de cet album pour qu&rsquo;elle sorte dans un CD de compilation, quelle chanson serait-ce et pourquoi ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>&nbsp;: Je pense que je choisirais \u00ab\u00a0Arrival\u00a0\u00bb. C&rsquo;est la chanson la plus accrocheuse et c&rsquo;est une bonne introduction au groupe et elle nous repr\u00e9sente le mieux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER&nbsp;<\/em>: Hm, c&rsquo;est une question difficile pour moi. Pour \u00eatre honn\u00eate, j&rsquo;aime vraiment toutes les chansons de cet album et apr\u00e8s une si longue p\u00e9riode de production, il est presque impossible de rester objectif. Je peux vous dire ma chanson pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e pour le moment &#8211; c&rsquo;est \u00ab\u00a0Awakening\u00a0\u00bb. Il y a pas mal de raisons de choisir cette chanson. La premi\u00e8re c&rsquo;est qu&rsquo;on ne l&rsquo;a jou\u00e9 que deux fois en live donc je ne m&rsquo;ennuie pas. La deuxi\u00e8me raison est que j&rsquo;aime tous les synth\u00e9s et que je forge des \u00e9chantillons dans le pont entre les parties lyriques et solo &#8211; cela rend cette chanson \u00e9pique. La derni\u00e8re raison est que \u00ab\u00a0Awakening\u00a0\u00bb est un morceau de musique vraiment m\u00e9lodique. Il y a beaucoup de pistes m\u00e9lodiques qui sont charismatiques \u00e0 mon avis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10- Comment d\u00e9cririez-vous AQUILLA sur sc\u00e8ne ? Offrez-vous aux personnes qui assistent \u00e0 vos concerts un \u00ab\u00a0traitement sp\u00e9cial\u00a0\u00bb&nbsp;?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER&nbsp;<\/em>: Lorsque nous jouons en concert, nous aimons vraiment parler aux gens qui y assistent. Cela enrichit la communaut\u00e9 heavy metal et c&rsquo;est juste un pur plaisir de rencontrer de nouvelles personnes, de prendre une bi\u00e8re et d&rsquo;avoir une conversation avec eux sur la musique ou d&rsquo;autres choses. De plus, beaucoup de gens ont aussi leurs propres groupes et c&rsquo;est une occasion parfaite pour entrer en contact et jouer un concert \u00e0 l&rsquo;avenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11- Qui est la personne qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 l&rsquo;artwork de la pochette de l&rsquo;album ? Est-ce un produit de son inspiration, ou travaillait-il disons sous vos instructions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>&nbsp;: Amelia Woroszy\u0142 est notre artiste qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 cette incroyable couverture de l&rsquo;album \u00ab\u00a0Mankind&rsquo;s Odyssey\u00a0\u00bb. Avant qu&rsquo;elle ne commence \u00e0 cr\u00e9er la couverture, nous nous sommes rencontr\u00e9s plusieurs fois et avons parl\u00e9 de nos inspirations. Nous lui avons montr\u00e9 quelques sc\u00e8nes de jeu et des films afin qu&rsquo;elle comprenne plus facilement notre conception. Lorsque le processus de cr\u00e9ation a commenc\u00e9 apr\u00e8s un certain temps, elle nous montrait des phases de son travail, puis nous en avons discut\u00e9. Globalement, ce fut un processus difficile mais je pense que cela en valait la peine, car cette pochette est vraiment quelque chose que nous voulions avoir depuis le d\u00e9but.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12- As-tu des anecdotes \u00e0 nous raconter sur les jours que tu as pass\u00e9s en studio ? Combien de temps vous a-t-il fallu pour terminer l&rsquo;album, et combien de temps avez-vous laiss\u00e9 les producteurs\/techniciens s&rsquo;impliquer dans tout le processus ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em> : Tout d&rsquo;abord, je dois dire que nous avions un ing\u00e9nieur du son extraordinaire et indispensable, Damian \u00ab\u00a0Fons\u00a0\u00bb Biernacki du studio \u00ab\u00a0Demonta\u017cowania\u00a0\u00bb. Il avait une approche vraiment professionnelle de tout le processus d&rsquo;enregistrement et de nous en tant que musiciens. Le processus de production \u00e9tait vraiment exigeant pour chacun de nous. Nous sommes entr\u00e9s en studio avec une grande ambition de donner le meilleur de nous-m\u00eames \u00e0 ce LP. Les sessions d&rsquo;enregistrement \u00e9taient longues et fatigantes car nous travaillions 7, 8 voire 9 heures avec de courtes pauses pour manger ou reprendre notre souffle. Pete \u00e9tait si parfaitement pr\u00e9par\u00e9 avec toutes ses parties de batterie qu&rsquo;il l&rsquo;a enregistr\u00e9 en deux jours sans aucun probl\u00e8me ! On peut aussi parler d&rsquo;Hippie qui a \u00ab\u00a0pli\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb tous les morceaux en deux jours. L&rsquo;enregistrement des guitares a pris une grosse partie du temps, car chacun de nous (moi et Scanner) en dehors des riffs principaux avions beaucoup d&rsquo;id\u00e9es sur la fa\u00e7on d&rsquo;arranger les leads, les solos ou les riffs. Dans la m\u00eame situation se trouvait Blash avec ses parties vocales. En plus d&rsquo;enregistrer des lignes doubles \u00e0 chaque endroit et dans chaque chanson, il a enregistr\u00e9 la note la plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e de sa carri\u00e8re dans le deuxi\u00e8me pont de \u00ab\u00a0Pathfinder\u00a0\u00bb. Dans l&rsquo;ensemble, ce fut une exp\u00e9rience \u00e9norme. Non seulement nous avons appris \u00e0 quoi ressemble le travail d&rsquo;un musicien professionnel, mais cela nous a \u00e9galement donn\u00e9 des informations sur les techniques et les comp\u00e9tences instrumentales qui doivent \u00eatre am\u00e9lior\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13- Une question rituelle pour moi : tes dix albums pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s de tous les temps, dans tous les genres :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em> : Si je devais vous parler de mes 10 albums pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s dans tous les genres, le premier serait sans aucun doute \u00ab The Satanist \u00bb de Behemoth. Je n&rsquo;ai jamais entendu d&rsquo;album que j&rsquo;ai aim\u00e9 de la premi\u00e8re \u00e0 la derni\u00e8re chanson. L&rsquo;ambiance sur l&rsquo;ensemble du LP est parfaitement sombre et chaque note a son sens. L&rsquo;\u00e9coute de cet album est comme un voyage sans fin. En seconde position Evil Invaders et le r\u00e9cent \u00ab\u00a0Shattering Reflection\u00a0\u00bb. Toutes les parties vocales et les riffs pleins de brutalit\u00e9 m&rsquo;ont tellement impressionn\u00e9 que je ne peux pas m&#8217;emp\u00eacher de l&rsquo;\u00e9couter. La troisi\u00e8me position est \u00e9galement un chef-d&rsquo;\u0153uvre d&rsquo;Evil Invaders &#8211; \u00ab\u00a0Feed me Violence\u00a0\u00bb. Ces deux CD d&rsquo;EI ont compl\u00e8tement chang\u00e9 mon point de vue sur la musique que je joue. Je veux que les riffs que je compose soient plus rapides et sans piti\u00e9. Evil Invaders est pour moi une quintessence de speed et de heavy metal, pour maintenant et pour toujours. \u00ab\u00a0The Sin and the Sentence\u00a0\u00bb de Trivium occupe la quatri\u00e8me place sur ma liste. J&rsquo;ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 cet album des centaines de fois et je d\u00e9couvre toujours quelque chose de nouveau \u00e0 chaque \u00e9coute. Cela a eu un impact \u00e9norme sur moi quand il s&rsquo;agit de cr\u00e9er des pistes m\u00e9lodiques et des riffs parce que tout ce groupe n&rsquo;est qu&rsquo;une m\u00e9lodie \u00e9motionnelle, je dirais. \u00ab This Godless Endeavour \u00bb de Nevermore est, du point de vue du guitariste, un v\u00e9ritable chef-d&rsquo;\u0153uvre technique. Il y a cinq ans, lorsque j&rsquo;ai d\u00e9couvert ce groupe, j&rsquo;ai imm\u00e9diatement commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 apprendre tous les riffs embl\u00e9matiques de ce chef-d&rsquo;\u0153uvre afin d&rsquo;am\u00e9liorer mes comp\u00e9tences. La m\u00eame situation est avec la sixi\u00e8me position \u00ab\u00a0Plains of Oblivion\u00a0\u00bb de Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore), qui est mon dieu de la guitare et id\u00e9al en cas de comp\u00e9tences en guitare. Des chansons comme \u00ab&nbsp;Requiem for the Living&nbsp;\u00bb ou \u00ab&nbsp;Mercurial&nbsp;\u00bb sont un v\u00e9ritable tour de montagnes russes et je recommande fortement \u00e0 tout le monde de l&rsquo;\u00e9couter. La septi\u00e8me position est \u00ab\u00a0Rasen\u00a0\u00bb d&rsquo;Orbit Culture et ce que j&rsquo;adore vraiment, c&rsquo;est le ton incroyable de cet album. Un accord bas, beaucoup de distorsion et de r\u00e9verb\u00e9ration sont quelque chose qui me donne le frisson. La huiti\u00e8me position est quelque chose de diff\u00e9rent du m\u00e9tal. \u00ab\u00a0The Alchemy\u00a0\u00bb de Dire Straits n&rsquo;a pas de prix \u00e0 cause de son ambiance\u2026 \u00e7a me permet de me d\u00e9tendre. De plus, la musique de Dire Straits a beaucoup d&rsquo;espace, vous pouvez entendre tous les instruments et simplement les \u00e9couter. La neuvi\u00e8me position appartient \u00e0 Hate et \u00ab Tremendum \u00bb. J&rsquo;admire vraiment cet album \u00e0 cause de sa nature sauvage et de sa fureur. Non seulement Hate jouait du pur death m\u00e9tal noir, mais ils le faisaient aussi d&rsquo;une mani\u00e8re tr\u00e8s originale et m\u00e9lodique. Toutes les compositions sont impr\u00e9visibles, ce qui signifie qu&rsquo;il y a beaucoup \u00e0 explorer dans cette musique. En dixi\u00e8me position se trouvent toutes les musiques m\u00e9ditatives qui me permettent de me concentrer profond\u00e9ment dans mon esprit et de me reposer de la vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CHRIS SCANNER <\/strong>:<br>&#8211; Tears For Fears &#8211; The Hurting<br>&#8211; John Foxx &#8211; Metamatic<br>&#8211; The Cure &#8211; Seventeen Seconds<br>&#8211; Body Of Light &#8211; Time To Kill<br>&#8211; Def Leppard &#8211; High And Dry<br>&#8211; Queensryche &#8211; Operation Mindcrime<br>&#8211; Vain &#8211; No Respect<br>&#8211; Pantera &#8211; Power Metal<br>&#8211; For Against &#8211; December<br>&#8211; Doves &#8211; Lost Souls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14- Quels sont vos projets pour AQUILLA ? Et tes autres projets ? Avez-vous un r\u00eave particulier que vous souhaitez r\u00e9aliser ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous nous concentrons maintenant sur la promotion de \u00ab\u00a0Mankind&rsquo;s Odyssey\u00a0\u00bb et sur la recherche de concerts pour diffuser notre musique dans notre pays (et peut-\u00eatre \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9tranger dans un proche avenir). Principalement, nous nous asseyons dans notre salle de r\u00e9p\u00e9tition et cr\u00e9ons de nouvelles musiques pour le prochain album et nous nous pr\u00e9parons pour les spectacles \u00e0 venir. Notre petit r\u00eave est de faire une vraie tourn\u00e9e pendant quelques jours et nous cherchons toujours une opportunit\u00e9 pour le r\u00e9aliser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>15- C&rsquo;est votre espace libre : dites-nous ce que vous voulez\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KRIS INVADER ET CHRIS SCANNER : Que la force soit avec vous !!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>English version<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"31\" class=\"wp-image-1011\" style=\"width: 50px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaosguards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/union-jack.png\" alt=\"union jack\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1- Hi AQUILLA, it\u2019s a real privilege for me to talk to you, I think AQUILLA is really an \u00ab\u00a0atomic\u00a0\u00bb band. Can you remind us the conditions for the emergence of the band in 2015?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>:<br>Hey! We are glad you wrote to us!<br>I wasn&rsquo;t in the band yet when it was formed, but I was always close to them and supported them as much as I could. We were 16-18 years old at the time and the way Heavy Metal affected us was really something special. The only member left from the original 2015 lineup is Pete, who has really done an amazing job of keeping Aquilla together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2- You are playing a quite characteristic Heavy Metal which is very much related to first wave of Heavy Metal. What were your influences exactly back then and today?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>: When the band started we were totally fascinated by NWOBHM,<br>but at the same time NWOTHM, which was going through an incredible peak at the time. We were listening to a lot of Skull Fist, Enforcer, Striker, White Wizzard, Steelwing and everything that was coming out of that wave. From the 80&rsquo;s bands we were definitely fascinated by Angel Witch, Randy, Tokyo Blade, Medieval Steel, Grim Reaper, Diamond Head and many more\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: Well, if we want to describe all bands and music that influenced us the most during the production process of \u201cMankind\u2019s Odyssey\u201d or \u201cSaviors of the Universe\u201d it is gonna be quite a hard task, because this topic is much wider than you may think. Heavy metal is a music genre that we all love, play with passion and link us as a band, but apart from that each member of our band listens to many different kinds of music. Pete Slammer is a wild fan of brutal technical slam death metal bands of every kind but his favourite one\u2019s are Lorna Shore and Shadow of Intent. Chris Scanner is a true coldwave and synthwave maniac who loves to attend every kind of show of this genre. Hippie Banzai is, I would say, the purest of us when it comes to other genres, so he is listening to heavy metal bands like Enforcer, Evil Invader, Running Wild or Iron Maiden. When it comes to Blash Raven, he has much in common with Chris Scanner, because both of them love synthwave and create this type of music projects. Blash Raven is also a huge fan of bands like Skull Fist, Battle Beast or Dragon Force. If I have to say about bands I love the most from other genres of metal music these are definitely black metal legions like Belphegor, Hate, Watain, Behemoth and Trivium. In the case of other genres I truly like to listen to classical music and composers like Paganini, Vivaldi and Bach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the composing process of our latest full length album our main inspirations were bands like Skull Fist, Holy Grail, Judas Priest from Painkiller era, Enforcer, Racer X and Paul Gilbert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3- In 5 years of existence you only produced one full length album. Is it so difficult to release albums? Is it a choice? Can you tell us more about that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: To be honest, after last changes in a band in 2018 we started writing new material for Aquilla as fast as we could. It was a really hard time for us, especially for me and Hippe Banzai, because apart from creating new riffs and melodies the band had two musicians who had to learn all of the songs on their instruments. It was quite challenging, because we had to do it fast\u2026but it took a piece of time, still. After a couple of months of practicing old stuff in a basement we started to be more or less synchronized playing it. Being sure we finished this both demanding and challenging stage, we started writing \u201cMankind\u2019s Odyssey\u201d\u2026which was literally an Odyssey for all of us. We spent two years from november 2018 to december 2020 creating new material. For someone who had been observing us for this period of time it might be strange and wondering how it is possible to write only 5 new songs. Well, there are many reasons, but the most crucial of them are these ones: we were new to each other as musicians and we wanted our music to be just perfect, to be sure it is what we want. After Aquilla released its EP called \u201cThe day we left Earth\u201d it was a success for the band which allowed it to really exist on the music stage. People attending our shows know every song from that album and truly enjoy all of them. That was a solid argument and to put it simply \u2013 we could not let them down. We wanted to create something better and more insane than previous releases, so it is synonymous to spending a longer period of time tweaking both music and lyrics which describes a plot we create. I remember I played the first version of the main riff of Arrival in november 2018 and jamming to Pathfinder in december the same year. We also had to do a remake of Crystal Coven and Skeletal, because these two songs were only demo versions and we wanted to give them a second chance and life on a new album. It took a while because we had no notes, so we had to listen to it and write every part of the guitar and bass lines from the beginning\u2026and again learn how to play it. In the meantime, in march 2019 we recorded and released Saviors of the Universe with two demos I mentioned above which had to be a signal for people that we are still alive. So as you can see, these two years we spent not only on creating new stuff but also on improving things like demos from the past. After that, in February 2020 we came into the studio again and recorded 7 tracks which took us more or less half a year. When we finished this process and we got our final mixes of songs on the cusp of november and december 2020 the art cover still was not ready so it was next thing to take care of. Finally, in 2021 having both ready music and artwork we started to search for a label and it was the next thing that consumed a lot of time. And apart from everything, everyone from us has a personal life so it is the next factor that will always slow us down a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally answering your questions. We had no intention to do it for such a long time. We wanted to give our best for Aquilla. If we talk about choice, we chose the path of perfectionism and giving 200% of ourselves for that album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4- Can you talk about your thematic influences, spiritual beliefs and all that makes AQUILLA\u2019s lyrics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: What makes Aquilla\u2019s lyrics special are both a plot and three types of meaning. Our vocalist Blash Raven made every effort to express emotions and precisely describe what happens in a plot in every lyric . Every composition is a part of the plot that describes what happens with humanity when it comes to the new world after a long journey through the darkness of space. \u201cEchoes of the past\u201d is an introduction to the album. It tells a short story about what happened before \u201cMankind\u2019s Odyssey\u201d. Meaning of \u201cArrival\u201d is very simple because it is just about arriving to the new world. Lyrics are very emotional and quite nostalgic, because it describes the relief after finding a new place to live. What I can say about \u201cPathfinder\u201d is that lyrics describes an uncompromising and brave half body-half machine cyborg whose mission is to find a safe place for mankind\u2019s homebase development. It is worth mentioning that Blash is a huge Judas Priest maniac and wanted to glorify a famous Painkiller song and the album which was a big inspiration for us not only creating the lyrics but also the whole song. \u201cScarlet Skies\u201d is the next nostalgic song on our album and tells the story of the journey itself and the will to fight and survive in the hostile environment of endless space. On the one hand it tells how small a human being is compared to the whole universe, but on the other hand it shows what man is capable of to achieve its goal. \u201cThe Awakening\u201d is about a mysterious and strange power that became awakened in the mountain which you can see on the art cover of our album. A ray of light shooting out from the peak of the pyramide is a sign for humanity that its arrival on the planet called Evadera is not a coincidence. On our next album which we have already started writing, it is gonna be explained. \u201cRapt in Darkness\u201d, previously called \u201cSkeletal\u201d as a demo version, is a killer creation telling the story of evil which was born on the ship and almost failed a mission of saving human kind. Prematurely awakened woman (called Eta) from deep sleep in a space capsule got a panic reaction and almost murdered everyone. \u201cIntersection\u201d, previously called \u201cCrystal Coven\u201d as a demo version, stands in opposition to \u201cRapt in Darkness\u201d, because it describes the walk of the Haon through the damaged ship. He sees many murdered friends of him which on the other hand fulfill his heart and mind with a fear, but one the other hand he starts to understand that he is the one who has to save the mission from total disaster. \u201cSaviors of the Universe\u201d tells a story about a mission of saving mankind in general and shows that things can be blasck and white \u2013 Saviors fulfill their duties or the whole of humanity will die. We wanted \u201cNew Dawn of Evadera\u201d to be a creation that chills a listener after that dangerous story we told our music and lyrics. Mentioning that piece of our music is a good example of synthwave music that Blash Raven is interested in. As a bonus track we decided to do one more remake. \u201cZero\u201d is, I would say, a song that is the most recognizable and popular. We truly wanted to record it in the highest quality, because it deserves that as the hymn of this band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5- You come from Poland (Warsaw). What is your opinion about the Polish HM Scene?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>:<br>It&rsquo;s not huge at this point, but we do have some talented bands that smuggle old school heavy metal licks into their songs. Bands that play classic heavy metal can be counted on the fingers of both hands. For me, the band that raised the bar incredibly high was Boltcrown and I always looked up to them as a good influence on the Polish scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6- The situation in Poland is tense at the moment because of the war. How do you live all the events?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>:<br>The situation is frightening, but we try to keep a cool head and not panic.<br>We want all this to end as fast as possible. As a band, we donated the money from the sale of merch to support Ukraine. Not much has changed in our concert life.<br>We catch the day and bring people the music we feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7- After years of self-production, you\u2019re now on a Polish Label, Ossuary Records. What was the reason for a change?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: Every band that begins their music adventure has to promote music on their own. There is no other way to start existing on a stage. Aquilla is a band which has existed for a couple of years and has its releases like \u201cThe day we left Earth\u201d and \u201cSaviors of the Universe\u201d but back in those days we did not have someone who would like to promote us. When we started creating \u201cMankind\u2019s Odyssey\u201d it was obvious for us that we wanted to be in a label that will help Aquilla to spread our music. We had a couple of offers from labels from abroad but finally we decided to cooperate with Ossuary Records, which is led by our friend Mateusz Drzewicz. We know each other personally and he is also from Warsaw so it is really easy for us to meet face to face and talk about business. It is much better than sending tons of emails without seeing each other. We are really glad for our cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8- Imagine the situation : you meet a total stranger and you have to describe him AQUILLA, what would you say ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>:<br>Intergalactic heavy metal delivered by five unidentified organisms looking for answers and a place for themselves in the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9- If you were asked to choose one song from this album in order to be released in a compilation CD, which song would that be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>: I think I would choose \u00ab\u00a0Arrival\u00a0\u00bb. It&rsquo;s the catchiest song and is a<br>good introduction to the band and what we stand for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: Hm, it is a hard question for me. To be honest, I really like every song from that LP and after such a long time of production it is almost impossible to stay objective. I can tell you my favorite song for now \u2013 it is Awakening. There are few reasons for pointing out this song. The first one is that we played it only two times during the live show so I am not bored of it. The second reason is that I love all synths and forge samples in the bridge between lyrical and solo parts \u2013 it makes this song epic one. The last reason is that \u201cAwakening\u201d is a truly melodic piece of music. There are a lot of melodic leads that are charismatic in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10- How would you describe AQUILLA on stage? Do you provide people that attend your gigs any \u00ab\u00a0special treatment\u00a0\u00bb?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: When we play a live show we really like to talk to people that attend it. It enhances the heavy metal community and it is just a pure pleasure to meet new people, grab a beer and have a conversation with them about music or other stuff. Moreover, many people also have their own bands and it is a perfect occasion to get in touch and play a show in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11- Who is the person that has created the artwork for the album cover? Is this a product of his inspiration, or was he working let&rsquo;s say under your instructions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: Amelia Woroszy\u0142 was our artist who created this amazing cover to \u201cMankind\u2019s Odyssey\u201d LP. Before she started creating the front cover we met a couple of times and talked about our inspirations. We showed her some game scenes and films in order to make it easier for her to understand our conception. When the creating process started after some time she was showing us phases of her work and then we discussed it. Overall, it was a hard process but I think it was worth it, because this front cover is really something that we wanted to have since the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12- Do you have any stories to tell us from the days that you spent in the studio? How long did it take you to finish the album, and how much did you allow the producers\/technicians to get involved in the whole process?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: Firstly, I have to say that we had an extraordinary and indispensable sound engineer, Damian \u2018Fons\u2019 Biernacki from \u2018Demonta\u017cowania\u2019 Studio. He had a truly professional approach to the whole recording process and to us as musicians. The production process was truly demanding for each of us. We came into the studio with a great ambition to give our best to this LP. Recording sessions were long and tiring because we worked 7, 8 or even 9 hours with short breaks for eating food or taking a fresh breath . Pete was so perfectly prepared with all his drum parts that he recorded it in two days without any problems! It can also be said about Hippie who nailed every track in two days. Recording guitars took most of the time, because each of us (me and Scanner) apart from the main riffs had a lot of ideas on how to arrange leads, solos or riffs. In the same situation was Blash with his vocal parts. Apart from recording double lines in every place and in every song he recorded the highest note in his career in the second bridge of \u201cPathfinder\u201d. Overall, it was a huge experience. Not only did we learn about how professional musician work looks like, but also it gave us feedback which instrumental techniques and skills need improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13- A ritual question for me: your ten favorite albums of all time, in all genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER<\/em>: If I had to tell you about my 10 favorite albums in all genres, the first one would definitely be \u201cThe Satanist\u201d by Behemoth. I have never heard any album that I liked from the first to the last song. The atmosphere on the whole LP is perfectly dark and every note has its senses. Listening to this album is like a journey without end. The next position is Evil Invaders and the recently released \u201cShattering Reflection\u201d. All the vocal parts and full of brutalism riffs impressed me so much that I can not stop listening to it. The third position is also a masterpiece by Evil Invaders \u2013 \u201cFeed me Violence\u201d. These two CD\u2019s of EI completely changed my point of view on the music I play. I want the riffs I compose to be faster and without mercy. Evil Invaders is a quintessence of speed and heavy metal for me, for now and forever. Trivium\u2019s \u201cThe sin and the sentence\u201d is on the fourth place on my list. I have listened to this album hundreds of times and I still discover something new in every record. It had a huge impact on me when it comes to creating melodic leads and riffs because this whole band is just one emotional melody, I would say. \u201cThis Godless Endeavour\u201d by Nevermore is, from the guitarist&rsquo;s point of view, a total technical masterpiece. Five years ago when I discovered this band I immediately started to learn all the iconic riffs from this masterpiece in order to improve my skills. The same situation is with the sixth position \u201cPlains of Oblivion\u201d by Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore), who is my guitar god and ideal in case of guitar skills. Songs like \u201cRequiem for the Living\u201d or \u201cMercurial\u201d are a true roller-coaster ride and I strongly recommend everyone to listen to it. The seventh position is \u201cRasen\u201d by Orbit Culture and what I really adore about it is the incredible tone of this album. Low tune,a lot of distortion, delay and reverb are something that gives me a thrill and shudder on my neck. Eighth position is something different from metal. \u201cThe Alchemy\u201d by Dire Straits is priceless because of its vibe\u2026it lets me chill out. Moreover, Dire Straits music has a lot of space in it, you are able to hear every instrument and just listen to it. Nineth position belongs to Hate and \u201cTremendum\u201d. I really admire that album because of its wilderness and fury. Not only did Hate play pure blackened death metal, but they do it also in a very original and melodic way. All compositions are unpredictable which means that there is a lot to explore in this music. In tenth position is every meditative music which allows me to focus deeply in my mind and rest from life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>:<br>&#8211; Tears For Fears &#8211; The Hurting<br>&#8211; John Foxx &#8211; Metamatic<br>&#8211; The Cure &#8211; Seventeen Seconds<br>&#8211; Body Of Light &#8211; Time To Kill<br>&#8211; Def Leppard &#8211; High And Dry<br>&#8211; Queensryche &#8211; Operation Mindcrime<br>&#8211; Vain &#8211; No Respect<br>&#8211; Pantera &#8211; Power Metal<br>&#8211; For Against &#8211; December<br>&#8211; Doves &#8211; Lost Souls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14- What are your plans for AQUILLA? And your other projects? Do you have a special dream you want to reach?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are focusing now on promoting \u201cMankind\u2019s Odyssey\u201d and playing as many shows as we can to spread our music in our country (and maybe abroad in the near future). Mainly we sit in our rehearsal room and create new music for the next album and prepare for upcoming shows. Our small dream is to be on a real tour for a couple of days and we are still searching for an opportunity to realize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>15- This is your free space: tell us whatever you want\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>KRIS INVADER AND CHRIS SCANNER<\/em>: May the force be with you!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sous ce nom \u00e0 consonnance latine se cache un quintet de heavy metal tonitruant de l&rsquo;est. Dans la pure lign\u00e9e de la nouvelle mouvance qui d\u00e9boule \u00e0 grands coup de riffs sur toutes les platines de la plan\u00e8te, les Polonais postulent \u00e0 un r\u00f4le de s\u00e9rieux outsiders du genre. 1- Salut AQUILLA, c&rsquo;est un vrai [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entretiens-avec-les-groupes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1563,"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions\/1563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}