{"id":1845,"date":"2022-12-21T08:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T07:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaosguards.com\/?p=1845"},"modified":"2022-12-21T08:35:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T07:35:41","slug":"dragon-skull-le-21-12-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/?p=1845","title":{"rendered":"DRAGON SKULL le 21\/12\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>La Gr\u00e8ce n&rsquo;a plus rien \u00e0 prouver en mati\u00e8re de heavy m\u00e9tal \u00e9pique et ces Ath\u00e9niens von venir grossir les cohortes de groupes extraordinaires issus du pays d&rsquo;Ulysse. Premier coup d&rsquo;essai pour le quartet et six titres qui sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 appel\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00eatre une r\u00e9f\u00e9rence dans le genre. En route pour d\u00e9couvrir ces \u00ab\u00a0futurs grands\u00a0\u00bb\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1- Merci d&rsquo;avoir pris le temps de r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ces questions. L&rsquo;EP est sorti depuis deux mois maintenant, et a rencontr\u00e9 pas mal de demande, car la cassette \u00e9tait \u00e9puis\u00e9e avant sa sortie officielle. Avez-vous \u00e9t\u00e9 surpris par ce regain d&rsquo;int\u00e9r\u00eat et que pensez-vous de l&rsquo;accueil g\u00e9n\u00e9ral r\u00e9serv\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;album ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bonjour. Nous sommes s\u00fbrement surpris et ravis de la r\u00e9ponse de notre premier EP. Nous devons un immense merci \u00e0 la cha\u00eene YouTube \u00ab\u00a0NWOTHM full albums\u00a0\u00bb pour nous avoir donn\u00e9 la chance d&rsquo;\u00eatre entendus. La cassette est \u00e9puis\u00e9e quelques jours apr\u00e8s sa sortie et nous attendons la sortie du CD bient\u00f4t. Nous ne remercierons jamais assez tous ceux qui nous soutiennent en \u00e9coutant notre musique et nous nous sentons oblig\u00e9s de vous livrer plus de musique tr\u00e8s bient\u00f4t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2- \u00c0 quel point les compositions ont-elles chang\u00e9 depuis leurs d\u00e9buts jusqu&rsquo;aux versions finales qui apparaissent sur cet EP\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tous les morceaux sont bas\u00e9s sur les id\u00e9es de notre chanteur Ares. Les compositions sont \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s les m\u00eames depuis le premier jour. Tout le monde a ajout\u00e9 sa touche personnelle et c&rsquo;est ce qui est finalement sorti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3- Ce qui m&rsquo;a le plus frapp\u00e9 en \u00e9coutant votre EP, c&rsquo;est \u00e0 quel point il \u00e9tait chaleureux et engageant. Il y a beaucoup de parties \u00e9piques et lourdes, mais une grande partie de l&rsquo;album m&rsquo;entra\u00eene dans un royaume plus myst\u00e9rieux. Y a-t-il des albums \u00e9piques lourds en particulier qui ont influenc\u00e9 votre approche ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merci pour cette description \u00e9tonnante\u2026. Nous aimons dire que nous jouons du Savage Epic Heavy Metal. Nous avons une grande vari\u00e9t\u00e9 d&rsquo;influences, mais les principales sont s\u00fbrement tous les h\u00e9ros \u00e9piques du m\u00e9tal du pass\u00e9 et du pr\u00e9sent tels que Manilla Road, Omen, Manowar, Warlord, Blind Guardian, Grand Magus, Doomsword, Candlemass et bien d&rsquo;autres. Il y a tellement de groupes et d&rsquo;albums que tout le monde peut d\u00e9couvrir dans ce genre particulier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4- La Gr\u00e8ce a une telle richesse d&rsquo;histoire et de mythologie, et une bonne partie de celle-ci est canalis\u00e9e \u00e0 travers le heavy metal. \u00c9tant originaire du pays, quels sont les contes et l\u00e9gendes qui vous ont le plus s\u00e9duit\u00a0? L&rsquo;un d&rsquo;eux a-t-il fait son chemin dans l&rsquo;EP?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il est vrai que notre histoire et mythologie est une source d&rsquo;inspiration constante pour de nombreux groupes de m\u00e9tal. Nous appr\u00e9cions tous les contes de Cosmogonie, Titanomachie et la cr\u00e9ation des dieux grecs, l&rsquo;\u00e2ge des h\u00e9ros comme \u0397ercule, Bellerephon, Pers\u00e9e et bien s\u00fbr la guerre de Troie et le conte d&rsquo;Ulysse. Aucune de ces histoires n&rsquo;a insr\u00e9 notre musique jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, mais soyez s\u00fbr qu&rsquo;elles le seront bient\u00f4t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5- Vous avez fait venir quelques invit\u00e9s ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous avons Antonis Markogiannis jouant le solo de \u00a0\u00bbDeath Dealer\u00a0\u00bb et la guitare acoustique de \u00a0\u00bbSons of the Brave\u00a0\u00bb. Antonis a mix\u00e9 et masteris\u00e9 l&rsquo;EP et nous voulions qu&rsquo;il joue ici. Nous le remercions vivement pour tous ses efforts et sa patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6- Les auditeurs qui veulent d\u00e9couvrir l&rsquo;EP ont deux options sur votre bandcamp, car il est sorti num\u00e9riquement et sur cassette. J&rsquo;ai toujours trouv\u00e9 que le vinyle \u00e9tait un format id\u00e9al pour le m\u00e9tal ? Quel est ton opinion?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vous ouvrez une \u00e9norme blessure maintenant. Nous ne pouvons pas \u00eatre plus d&rsquo;accord avec vous sur le format vinyle. Meilleure qualit\u00e9 audio avec une grande couverture pour mettre en valeur l&rsquo;\u0153uvre d&rsquo;art. Tout fonctionne mieux sur un vinyle. Malheureusement pour nous, il n&rsquo;\u00e9tait pas financi\u00e8rement possible de sortir un vinyle. J&rsquo;esp\u00e8re que nous aurons une version vinyle de notre album complet \u00e0 l&rsquo;avenir. Croiser les doigts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7- Depuis que vous r\u00e9p\u00e9tez, avez-vous re\u00e7u des propositions et y a-t-il de fortes chances que vous soyez sur sc\u00e8ne en 2023 en Europe ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous sommes ravis de partager la sc\u00e8ne avec le puissant Jag Panzer le 24 janvier 2023 et nous remercions Manolis Karazeris et Up The Hammers de nous avoir invit\u00e9s. Nous voulons s\u00fbrement jouer en Europe. Nous sommes actuellement concentr\u00e9s sur la sortie de notre album complet et ensuite nous esp\u00e9rons voir tout le monde sur la route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8- Votre premi\u00e8re sortie est un EP. Pourquoi avez-vous publi\u00e9 ce format. Est-ce pour sonder le march\u00e9 ou est-ce un choix artistique ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce n&rsquo;\u00e9tait pas un choix artistique. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait juste cinq gars impatients de sortir dans le monde leur premi\u00e8re musique. A partir du moment o\u00f9 nous avons eu nos premiers morceaux pr\u00eats, nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d&rsquo;opter pour un EP. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait peut-\u00eatre un mauvais choix, mais le soutien que nous recevons est si important que nous cessons d&rsquo;y penser maintenant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9- O\u00f9 avez-vous enregistr\u00e9 votre EP et quelle a \u00e9t\u00e9 cette exp\u00e9rience par rapport \u00e0 vos sessions d&rsquo;enregistrement pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La majeure partie de l&rsquo;enregistrement a eu lieu dans les home studios de Chris et Ares (guitariste et chanteur principal) et certaines voix et basses ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9es dans le studio de notre producteur. Nous voulions faire l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience de toute la proc\u00e9dure de bricolage dans cet EP. Compar\u00e9 \u00e0 notre exp\u00e9rience pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente (avec d&rsquo;autres groupes), c&rsquo;\u00e9tait vraiment int\u00e9ressant et stimulant. Vous pouvez faire tout ce que vous voulez, mais cela pr\u00e9sente toujours des dangers. Nous sommes tr\u00e8s satisfaits du r\u00e9sultat de cet effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10- Je pense que tout l&rsquo;album a de grands moments du d\u00e9but \u00e0 la fin, mais il y a des chansons en particulier qui se d\u00e9marquent comme pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9es ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notre vision \u00e9tait de sortir un EP que vous pouvez \u00e9couter du d\u00e9but \u00e0 la fin dans son int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 et. A propos des chansons, nous ne sommes pas d&rsquo;accord sur laquelle est la meilleure, et c&rsquo;est une bonne chose. Si nous devons choisir, nous pourrions dire la chanson titre \u00ab\u00a0Dragon Skull\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0Tyrant&rsquo;s Domm\u00a0\u00bb. Probablement si vous me demandez demain, j&rsquo;aurai une r\u00e9ponse diff\u00e9rente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11- Vous avez un projet pour r\u00e9aliser un clip vid\u00e9o ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous avons des id\u00e9es vraiment cool pour quelques vid\u00e9os et nous discutons actuellement avec un r\u00e9alisateur vid\u00e9o. Je ne veux rien g\u00e2cher. Esp\u00e9rons que nous y parviendrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12- J&rsquo;aurais donn\u00e9 20\/20 \u00e0 votre album si la pochette avait \u00e9t\u00e9 plus travaill\u00e9e. La pochette de l&rsquo;EP est disons\u2026 simple. Envisagez-vous d&rsquo;engager un artiste pour r\u00e9aliser une pochette \u00ab\u00a0atomique\u00a0\u00bb ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pas de rancune\u2026.. 19\/20 c&rsquo;est super. J&rsquo;ai peur de devoir me disputer avec toi. Nous aimons beaucoup notre couverture. C&rsquo;est notre embl\u00e8me et nous voulions qu&rsquo;il soit sur la pochette de notre premier disque, comme une marque. C&rsquo;est une d\u00e9claration : \u00a0\u00bb Nous sommes DRAGON SKULL \u00a0\u00bb. On veut aussi miser sur des oeuvres un peu plus \u00a0\u00bbold school\u00a0\u00bb dessin\u00e9es \u00e0 la main. Il suit les \u00e9tapes de couvertures classiques comme Epicus Doomicus Metalicus ou les premiers albums \u00e9ponymes d&rsquo;Angel Witch, Sortilege, Bathory et bien d&rsquo;autres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13- Y a-t-il autre chose que tu aimerais dire \u00e0 propos de l&rsquo;EP ou de DRAGON SKULL\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merci beaucoup pour votre soutien. De grandes choses arrivent, gardez le contact.<br>VOUS \u00caTES LES FILS DES BRAVES !!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English version <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- Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions. The EP has been out for one month now, and was met with quite a bit of demand, as the cassette sold out before its official release. Were you surprised by this surge in interest, and how do you feel about the overall reception to the album?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello there. We are surely surpised and thrilled about the response of our debut EP. We owe a huge thanks to \u201cNWOTHM full albums\u201d youtube channel for giving us the chance to be heard. The cassette is sold out days after its release and we are waiting for the CD release soon. We can&rsquo;t thank enough everyone who supports us by listening to our music and we feel obligated to deliver more music to you very soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2- How much did the compositions change from their earlier days to the final versions that appear on this EP?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All tracks are based on ideas of our vocalist Ares. The compositions are pretty much the same since day one. Everyone else added our personal touch and this is what finally came out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3- What struck me the most while listening your EP was how warm and inviting it felt. There are plenty of epic and heavy sections, but so much of the album seemed to be drawing me in to a more mysterious realm. Are there any heavy epic albums in particular that you think are great representations of this same type of recording style or that influenced your approach?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for this amazing description\u2026. We like to say that we play Savage Epic Heavy Metal. We have a huge variety of influences but surely the main ones are all the epic metal heroes of past and present such as Manilla Road, Omen, Manowar, Warlord, Blind Guardian, Grand Magus, Doomsword, Candlemass and many more. There are so many bands and albums anyone can discover in this particular genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4- Greece has such a wealth of history and mythology, and quite a bit of it is channeled throughout heavy metal. Being from the country, what are some of the tales and legends that have appealed to you the most? Did any of these make their way into the EP?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is true that our history and mythology is a constance source of inspiration for many metal bands. We all enjoy the tales of Cosmogony, Titanomachia and the creation of the Greek gods, the age of heroes like \u0397ercules, Bellerephon, Perseus and may more and of course the trojan war and the tale of Odysseus. None of these stories reached our music so far, but be sure, they will soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5- You brought in a few guests?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have Antonis Markogiannis playing the solo of \u00a0\u00bbDeath Dealer\u00a0\u00bb and the acoustic guitar of \u00a0\u00bbSons of the Brave\u00a0\u00bb. Antonis mixed and mastered the EP and we wanted to have him playing here. We thank him very much for all his efford and patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6- Listeners who want to check out the EP have two of options on your bandcamp, as it came out digitally and cassette. I\u2019ve always found vinyl to be a preferred format for metal? What is your opinion?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are opening a huge wound now. We can&rsquo;t agree more with you on the vinyl format. Best audio quality with a big cover to highlight the artwork. Everything works best on a vinyl. Unfortunatelly for us it was financially not possible to self release a vinyl. Hopefully we will have a vinyl release of our full length album in the future. Cross your fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7- Since you\u2019ve been rehearsing, have you gotten some proposals and is there a high chance that you\u2019ll be on-stage in 2023 over the Europe?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are so thilled to share the stage with the mighty Jag Panzer at 24 january 2023 and we like to thank Manolis Karazeris and Up The Hammers for invitibg us. We surelly want to perform in Europe but first things first. We are curenty focused on releasing our full length album and then we hope we see everyone on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8- Your first release is an EP. Why did you release this format. Is it to probe the market or is it an artistic choice?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not an artistic choice. It just was five guys impatient to release their first music to the world. From the moment we had our first tracks ready, we desided to go for the EP. Maybe it was a wrong choice but the support we receive is so great that we stop thinking about it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9- Where did you record your EP and what was that experience like compared to your previous recording sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the recording took place at Chris&rsquo; and Ares (guitar player and lead vocalist) home studios and some vocals and basses recorded at our producer&rsquo;s studio. We wanted to experience the whole DIY procedure in this EP. Compared to our previous experience (with other bands) it was really interesting and challenging. You can do anything you want your way but this always looms dangers. We are very pleased with the outcome of this efford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10- I think the entire album has great moments from beginning to end, but there are any particular songs that stand out to you as favorites?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our vision was to release an EP that you can listet to from the beginning to the end in it&rsquo;s entirety and. About the songs, we dont agree which one is the best, and this is a good thing. If we have to choose we could say the title track Dragon Skull and Tyrant&rsquo;s Domm. Probably if you ask me tommorow, i&rsquo;ll have a different answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11- Have you a project for make a video clip?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have some really cool ideas for a couple of videos and we currently discuss with a video director. I don&rsquo;t want to spoil anything. Hopefully we will manage to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12- I would have given your album 20\/20 if the cover would have been more elaborate. The cover of the EP is let&rsquo;s say\u2026 simple. Do you plan to hire an artist to produce an \u00ab\u00a0atomic\u00a0\u00bb cover?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No hard feelings\u2026.. 19\/20 is great. I&rsquo;m afrait I&rsquo;m gonna have to argue with you. We really like our cover. It&rsquo;s our emblem and we wanted it to be in the cover of our first release, as a mark. It is a statement: \u00a0\u00bbWe are Dragon Skull\u00a0\u00bb. We also want to focus on a little more \u00a0\u00bbold school\u00a0\u00bb artwork desined by hand. It follow the steps of classic covers like Epicus Doomicus Metalicus or the debut self-titled albums of Angel Witch, Sortilege, Bathory and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13- Is there anything else you\u2019d like to say about the EP or DRAGON SKULL?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you very much for your support. Great things coming, keep it touch.<br>YOU ARE THE SONS OF THE BRAVE!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Gr\u00e8ce n&rsquo;a plus rien \u00e0 prouver en mati\u00e8re de heavy m\u00e9tal \u00e9pique et ces Ath\u00e9niens von venir grossir les cohortes de groupes extraordinaires issus du pays d&rsquo;Ulysse. Premier coup d&rsquo;essai pour le quartet et six titres qui sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 appel\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00eatre une r\u00e9f\u00e9rence dans le genre. 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