{"id":447,"date":"2021-01-15T23:22:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaosguards.com\/?p=447"},"modified":"2021-01-18T06:51:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T05:51:04","slug":"dragonrider-le-15-01-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaosguards.com\/?p=447","title":{"rendered":"DRAGONRIDER le 15\/01\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Quand j&rsquo;ai vu que ce groupe de heavy m\u00e9tal venait de Jordanie vous vous imaginez bien que ma curiosit\u00e9 fut ac\u00e9r\u00e9e \u00e0 son paroxysme. Il devenait \u00e0 mes yeux indispensable d&rsquo;en savoir plus sur ce trio myst\u00e9rieux\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1- Bienvenue sur le Webzine KAOSGUARDS. Parlez-nous de DRAGONRIDER (membres, ann\u00e9e de formation, etc.).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous avons commenc\u00e9 en 2001 sous un autre nom Valderia que Rad a form\u00e9 comme projet principal apr\u00e8s avoir quitt\u00e9 Drumming pour son groupe pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent. Le groupe se d\u00e9battait en tant que groupe de Heavy Metal ou de Power Metal traditionnel alors que nous \u00e9tions aussi fans deThrash ou de Death Metal.<br>En 2006, le nom a \u00e9t\u00e9 chang\u00e9 en Dragonrider pour marquer un nouveau d\u00e9part, certaines anciennes d\u00e9mos de Valderia ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9enregistr\u00e9es mais ne sont \u00e0 ce jour pas encore publi\u00e9es.<br>En 2007, avec un line-up complet, nous sommes entr\u00e9s au Horned Helm Studio et avons enregistr\u00e9 notre deuxi\u00e8me d\u00e9mo qui est sortie sur CD.<br>Les ann\u00e9es ont pass\u00e9 et enfin Rad est entr\u00e9 en contact avec Michalis et avec Waleed nous avons r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 sortir un single \u00ab\u00a0Lone Rider\u00a0\u00bb en 2018 et enfin \u00ab\u00a0Scepter of Domination\u00a0\u00bb le 17 septembre l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2- <strong>Vous venez de sortir votre album \u00a0\u00bbScepter of Domination\u00a0\u00bb. Quels sont les retours de votre public et de la presse?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nous sommes vraiment impressionn\u00e9s de voir \u00e0 quel point les fans aiment l&rsquo;album, m\u00eame des gens qui n&rsquo;ont jamais entendu parler du groupe nous font des retours positifs, l&rsquo;album re\u00e7oit de bons commentaires et a re\u00e7u de bonnes critiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3-<\/strong> <strong>Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rez-vous le vinyle, la cassette, le CD ou le format num\u00e9rique et pourquoi?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Pour mon go\u00fbt personnel, j&rsquo;adore le vinyle \u00e0 cause de l&rsquo;\u00e9norme qualit\u00e9 sonore, de l&rsquo;\u0153uvre d&rsquo;art, du texte et des dessins.<br>Pour moi, un album n&rsquo;est pas seulement la musique ou les paroles, j&rsquo;aime regarder l&rsquo;\u0153uvre d&rsquo;art et montrer un grand respect \u00e0 la personne qui l&rsquo;a cr\u00e9e. C&rsquo;est l&rsquo;Art qui a besoin d&rsquo;\u00eatre appr\u00e9ci\u00e9. J&rsquo;aime lire la liste de remerciements sp\u00e9ciaux et presque tout ce qui se trouve dans le livret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Vinyle, pour les superbes formats sonores et graphiques. J&rsquo;aime beaucoup les CD aussi et m\u00eame les cassettes ont toujours leur charme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Je suis d&rsquo;accord avec Vinyls pour la qualit\u00e9, mais l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience personnelle o\u00f9 j&rsquo;ai d\u00fb d\u00e9m\u00e9nager plusieurs fois de maison et de pays, les CD sont plus pratiques. J&rsquo;utilise \u00e9galement des services de streaming pour les trajets en voiture et au travail. Donc, fondamentalement, un m\u00e9lange de tout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4-<\/strong> <strong>Votre style de musique est le Heavy Metal. Quelles sont vos principales influences (artistes \/ groupes pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s, etc.).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Black Sabbath avec Tony Martin ou Ronnie James Dio, Dio, Rainbow with Dio, Running Wild, Stormwitch, Savatage, Cloven Hoof, Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Angel Witch, Saxon, Manowar, Grave Digger, Iced Earth (d\u00e9but) , Deaf Dealer, Helstar, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Tank, Persian Risk, trop nombreux pour \u00eatre mentionn\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Judas Priest, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Gamma Ray, Savatage, Dio, Crimson Glory, Virgin Steele, Dream Evil, Masterplan, Ark, Brainstorm, Megadeth, Annihilator, Symphony X, Impellitteri, Running Wild et bien d&rsquo;autres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Helloween, Accept, Annihilator, Dokken, Iron Savior, Iron Maiden, Savatage, Blind Guardian, Deep Purple, Hammer Fall, Testament, Crimson Glory, Judas Priest, Jag Panzer, Nevermore, c&rsquo;est ce qui m&rsquo;est venu \u00e0 l&rsquo;esprit, il y en a beaucoup plus .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5-<\/strong> <strong>Quelles choses, selon vous, un groupe devrait-il sacrifier pour r\u00e9ussir? Avez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 sacrifi\u00e9 quelque chose dans votre vie pour un meilleur avenir de votre groupe?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Cela diff\u00e8re. Pour moi personnellement, j&rsquo;ai sacrifi\u00e9 les relations personelles et l&rsquo;amiti\u00e9 pour passer plus de temps avec mes instruments pour arriver quelque part dans ma carri\u00e8re musicale. Mais, je suppose que la plupart des musiciens investissent du temps et de l&rsquo;argent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Le temps. Beaucoup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Oui, certainement du temps et de l&rsquo;argent, ce qui, je crois, est le cas pour de nombreux groupes underground en devenir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6- D\u00e9crivez votre spectacle live id\u00e9al. Avez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 v\u00e9cu cela?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad &amp; Waleed: En 2009, nous avons fait un spectacle en t\u00eate d&rsquo;affiche \u00e0 Amman. Nous n&rsquo;avons jamais vu une telle foule hurlante auparavant; ils \u00e9taient tr\u00e8s interactifs et impliqu\u00e9s dans le chant.<br>En ce qui nous concerne nous essayons toujours d&rsquo;impliquer la foule, c&rsquo;est ce qui rend un spectacle en \u00ab\u00a0live\u00a0\u00bb formidable (et bien s\u00fbr l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe et les gens qui ont pr\u00e9par\u00e9 le terrain). Cela nous fait frissonner lorsque le public chante sur notre musique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Jouer au festival Keep It True en Allemagne avec Air Raid en 2013 et soutenir Primal Fear et Gus G. \u00e0 Ath\u00e8nes avec The Silent Rage en 2019! Les gens qui chantent vos chansons et vos refrains sont toujours incroyables!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7- Quels attributs pensez-vous qu&rsquo;un nouveau groupe de Heavy Metal devrait avoir pour gagner en identit\u00e9 et \u00eatre unique?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Ne limitez pas votre r\u00e9flexion et laissez libre cours \u00e0 votre cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9.<br>Liaisser para\u00eetre ce que vous ressentez. Soyez honn\u00eate avec vous-m\u00eame et avec votre musique et ne vous inqui\u00e9tez pas de plaire aux gens car il est impossible de plaire \u00e0 tout le monde.<br>Lisez des livres, regardez des documentaires, etc., \u00e9clairez-vous et vous serez inspir\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: \u00c9vitez de suivre les tendances et fixez vos propres \u00ablimites\u00bb en fonction des comp\u00e9tences et des influences des membres de votre groupe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Nous n&rsquo;avons jamais essay\u00e9 de correspondre aux tendances actuelles de la sc\u00e8ne musicale, nous avons simplement jou\u00e9 et cr\u00e9\u00e9 de la musique en fonction de nos influences et de ce que nous ressentions au moment d&rsquo;\u00e9crire les chansons. Acqu\u00e9rir une identit\u00e9 peut \u00eatre un sujet d\u00e9licat, le style que nous jouons est un m\u00e9lange de nos styles individuels, nous avions beaucoup de chansons dans notre arsenal qui varient en genre, mais nous avons essay\u00e9 de faire un album avec un th\u00e8me correspondant, et nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s satisfaits des r\u00e9sultats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8- Pensez-vous que Bandcamp et d&rsquo;autres plateformes num\u00e9riques aident les nouveaux groupes? Selon vous, quel est le moyen id\u00e9al pour un groupe de promouvoir son travail?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Des sites Web, je pense que Bandcamp est le plus efficace parce que les groupes non sign\u00e9s peuvent toujours vendre leur musique et leur merch et c&rsquo;est gratuit, et l&rsquo;on pourrait facilement partager la boutique en ligne du groupe sur les m\u00e9dias sociaux facilement. Ce qui est une bonne chose. Par contre Spotifiy et le reste des services de streaming ne font que tuer la musique et en plus ils en profitent.<br>La promotion sur les m\u00e9dias sociaux devient de plus en plus importante de nos jours, car presque tout le monde utilise des sites comme Facebook et beaucoup de gens fr\u00e9quentent les services de streaming. Mais en tant que fan de m\u00e9tal, j&rsquo;aime voir des groupes que je ne connais pas ou dont je n&rsquo;ai jamais entendu parler en premi\u00e8re partie ou dans un concert underground. Si j&rsquo;aime ce que j&rsquo;entends, je vais prendre d&rsquo;assaut leur stand de merch m\u00eame si je suis fauch\u00e9 apr\u00e8s \u00e7a. Alors oui, les tourn\u00e9es restent le moyen le plus efficace car les fans de Metal aiment les produits physiques plus que quiconque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Je pense que la plupart des plateformes num\u00e9riques, en particulier Bandcamp et m\u00eame par exemple les cha\u00eenes YouTube telles que les albums NWOTHM Full aident beaucoup les nouveaux groupes de Metal de nos jours. Le moyen id\u00e9al pour moi est de combiner toute cette promotion avec autant de spectacles que possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Je pense que jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 ce qu&rsquo;un groupe atteigne une certaine base de fans, des plateformes comme Bandcamp sont parfaites. Je pense aussi que les concerts sont tr\u00e8s importants pour promouvoir les groupes et vendre du merch, d&rsquo;autant plus que les groupes underground jouent souvent de petits concerts, nous avons la chance d&rsquo;avoir une discussion et d&rsquo;interagir avec les fans, ce qui fait une grande diff\u00e9rence.<br>Dans notre cas, les m\u00e9dias sociaux et le r\u00e9seau ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d&rsquo;une grande aide pour d\u00e9velopper la base de fans et apprendre \u00e0 conna\u00eetre les gens de business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9- Parlez-nous de la nouvelle sc\u00e8ne metal underground de votre pays (groupes, fanzines, webzines, clubs m\u00e9tal etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad &amp; Waleed: Depuis que nous avons quitt\u00e9 la Jordanie en 2014, nous ne pouvons pas parler de la sc\u00e8ne actuelle, mais je suis s\u00fbr que certains endroits et groupes existent toujours.<br>La plupart des groupes sont soit Death ou Thrash Metal, certains sont de tr\u00e8s bons comme Tyrant Throne, Phex, Esodic. Mais nous avons aussi des groupes de Black Metal comme Natherzeim et Auguary et des groupes symphoniques comme Symphovania. Je ne sais pas si la plupart d&rsquo;entre eux sont toujours actifs.<br>Nous avons un pub rock appel\u00e9 le Murphys qui passe du Guns N &lsquo;Roses et de la musique hard rock et malheureusement le th\u00e9\u00e2tre Rainbow a \u00e9t\u00e9 ferm\u00e9 par les officiels car tous les groupes de m\u00e9tal et les fans ont \u00e9t\u00e9 accus\u00e9s de satanisme. Malheureusement, une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s conservatrice n&rsquo;acceptera jamais la musique Metal et les fans de Metal. Je pense que Jorzine \u00ab\u00a0le seul Metalzine jordanien\u00a0\u00bb est toujours actif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10- Vous avez signez avec le label Stomspell Records. Peux-tu nous en dire plus?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Nous avions les yeux sur Stormspell Records depuis le d\u00e9but.<br>C&rsquo;est une grande maison de disques qui ne se soucie pas de signer de grands groupes avec une \u00e9norme production. C&rsquo;est un label bas\u00e9 sur la passion et l&rsquo;amour du Heavy Metal traditionnel, donc tout s&rsquo;est bien pass\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Un super label, en effet! J&rsquo;ai travaill\u00e9 avec Stormspell dans le pass\u00e9 pour les deux premi\u00e8res versions d&rsquo;Air Raid et ils ont fait un excellent travail \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque, donc j&rsquo;\u00e9tais tr\u00e8s heureux de travailler \u00e0 nouveau avec le label!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11- Connaissez-vous la sc\u00e8ne metal fran\u00e7aise?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: J&rsquo;aime beaucoup de groupes de France mais je n&rsquo;y suis jamais all\u00e9 personnellement si malheureusement je n&rsquo;en sais pas grand-chose. J&rsquo;esp\u00e8re que quand tout redeviendra normal, nous aurons une chance de jouer en France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Pas tellement. Je suis all\u00e9 plusieurs fois \u00e0 Paris avec mon travail mais je n&rsquo;ai jamais eu la chance de voir des groupes en live lors de mes visites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Dans l&rsquo;espoir d&rsquo;y jouer un jour, j&rsquo;ai aussi rencontr\u00e9 de nombreux Metalheads qui viennent \u00e0 des concerts et des concerts \u00e0 Londres gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l&rsquo;Eurostar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12- Quels sont vos projets futurs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme nous avons toujours ce confinement, nous avons commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 composer et \u00e0 \u00e9crire du nouveau mat\u00e9riel, esp\u00e9rons qu&rsquo;il \u00e9voluera vers un nouvel album, d&rsquo;autre part lorsque le monde reviendra \u00e0 la normale, il faudra trouver un batteur puis jouer autant de concerts que possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13- Merci beaucoup pour votre temps et continuez votre excellent travail ! La conclusion est \u00e0 vous.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merci beaucoup pour le soutien!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bandcamp \u00e0 cette adresse<a href=\"https:\/\/dragonridermusic.bandcamp.com\/\"> ici<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>ENGLISH VERSION<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1- Welcome to the KAOSGUARDS Webzine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell us a few things about DRAGONRIDER (Members, Starting Year etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We started back in 2001 under a different Name \u00ab\u00a0Valderia\u00a0\u00bb which Rad formed as his main project after quitting Drumming for his previous Band. The band was struggling as a Traditional Heavy or Power Metal band where almost every metal fan was into Thrash or Death Metal.<br>In 2006 the Name was changed to Dragonrider to mark a fresh start and a new change, some old Valderia Demos were re-recorded but are not released yet.<br>In 2007 with a full line up we entered the Horned Helm Studio and recorded our 2nd demo which was released on CD.<br>The years Passed and Finally Rad got in touch with Michalis and together with Waleed we managed to release a Single \u00ab\u00a0Lone Rider\u00a0\u00bb in 2018 and Finally the debut was released on the 17th of September last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2- You have recently released your album \u00a0\u00bbScepter of Domination\u00a0\u00bb. What is the feedback from your audience as well as from the press?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are really impressed with how much the fans are loving the Album, even people who never knew the band are also giving us some nice comments, the Album is getting a good feedback and received some good reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3- Do you prefer Vinyl, Tape, CD or Digital Format and why is that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: If it&rsquo;s personal taste I love Vinyl because of the Huge sound Quality, the Big Artwork, the text and designs.<br>For me an Album isn&rsquo;t just the Music or Lyrics, I enjoy gazing at the artwork and show great respect to the person who came up with it. It is Art which needs appreciation. I enjoy reading the special thanks list and almost everything in the Booklet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Vinyl, for the great sound and artwork sizes. I really like CDs as well though and even Tapes still have their charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: I agree with Vinyls for quality, but personal experience where I had to move houses and countries a few times CDs are more practical. I also use streaming services for car journeys and at work. So basically a mix of everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4- Your music style is Heavy Metal. Which are your main influences (Favourite Artists \/ Bands etc.).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Black Sabbath with either Tony Martin or Ronnie James Dio, Dio, Rainbow with Dio, Running Wild, Stormwitch, Savatage, Cloven Hoof, Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Angel Witch, Saxon, Manowar, Grave Digger, Iced Earth (early) , Deaf Dealer, Helstar, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Tank, Persian Risk, too many to mention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Judas Priest, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Gamma Ray, Savatage, Dio, Crimson Glory, Virgin Steele, Dream Evil, Masterplan, Ark, Brainstorm, Megadeth, Annihilator, Symphony X, Impellitteri, Running Wild and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Helloween, Accept, Annihilator, Dokken, Iron Savior, Iron Maiden, Savatage, Blind Guardian, Deep Purple, Hammer Fall, Testament, Crimson Glory, Judas Priest, Jag Panzer, Nevermore, that\u2019s what came to mind, there are many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5- Which things, do you think, a Band should sacrifice in order to succeed? Have you ever sacrificed anything in your life for a better future of your Band?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: It differs. for me personally I sacrificed relationship and friendship in order to spend more time with instruments and to get somewhere in my musical career. But, I guess most musicians have been there and of course time and Money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Time. Lots of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Yes, definitely time and money which I believe is the case for many underground and upcoming bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6- Describe your ideal live show as a performance Band. Have you already experienced that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad &amp; Waleed: In 2009 we had a headlining show in Amman. We have never seen such a yelling crowd before; they were very interactive and involved with singing along.<br>For us we always try to involve the crowd they are what makes a live show great (and of course the crew and the people who set the stage). It sends shivers down our spine when the audience sing along to our Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Playing at the Keep It True festival in Germany with Air Raid in 2013 and supporting Primal Fear and Gus G. in Athens with The Silent Rage in 2019! People singing along to your songs and choruses is always amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7- Which attributes, do you think, that a new Heavy Metal Band should have in order to gain identity and be unique?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: Don&rsquo;t limit your thinking and let your creativity flow.<br>write down how you feel at the moment. Be honest with yourself and with your music and don&rsquo;t worry about pleasing people because it is impossible to please everyone.<br>Read books, watch documentaries\u2026etc., enlighten yourself and you will get inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Avoid following trends and set your own \u00ab\u00a0limits\u00a0\u00bb based on the skills and influences of your band members!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: We never tried to match current trends in the music scene, we just happened to play and create music based on our influences and what we felt at the time of writing the songs. Gaining identity can be a tricky topic, the style we play is a mix of our individual styles, we had a lot of songs in our arsenal that vary in genre, but we tried to make an album with a matching theme, and were very satisfied with the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8- Do you believe that Bandcamp and other Digital Platforms help the new Metal Bands? Which, do you think, is the ideal way for a Band to promote its work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: With these website I think Bandcamp is good because unsigned bands could still sell their Music and Merch and it&rsquo;s free unless one sells something yet they don&rsquo;t receive a very high patronage, and one could easily share the band&rsquo;s webshop on social Media easily which is a good thing. But, Spotifiy and the rest of the streaming services are just killing music yet they are profiting from it.<br>Promoting over Social Media is becoming more and more important nowadays as almost everyone uses sites like Facebook and many people are still into streaming services, but as a Metal fan I love seeing bands I don&rsquo;t know or never heard of as opening act or an underground gig and if I like what I hear I will assault their merch booth and be happily broke after that. So yes, Touring is still the most effective way because Metal fans love Merch and Physical copies more than anybody else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: I think that most digital platforms, especially Bandcamp and even e.g. YouTube channels such as NWOTHM Full albums, help new Metal bands a lot nowadays. The ideal way for me is to combine all of this promotion with as many live shows as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: I think until a band reaches a certain fan base, platforms like Bandcamp is perfect. I also think live shows are very important to promote bands, and sell merchandise, especially since upcoming bands will usually play small gigs, we get the chance to have a chat and interact with fans which makes a big difference.<br>In our case social media and networking was a great help to grow the fan base and get to know people in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9- Tell us a few things about the New Underground Metal Scene in your country (Bands, Fanzines, Webzines, Metal Clubs etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad&amp; Waleed: Since we moved from Jordan in 2014 we can&rsquo;t talk about the current scene yet I am sure some places and bands still exist.<br>Most bands are either Death or Thrash Metal some are really good bands like Tyrant Throne, Phex , Esodic. But, we have also Black Metal bands like Natherzeim and Auguary and symphonic bands like Symphovania. I am not sure if most of them are still active.<br>We have a rock Pub called Murphys with mostly Guns N&rsquo; Roses and hard Rock music and sadly the Rainbow theater got shut down by the officials as all the Metal bands and fans were accused of Satanism. Sadly, a very conservative society that will never accept Metal music and Metal fans. and I think Jorzine \u00ab\u00a0the only Jordanian Metalzine\u00a0\u00bb is still active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10- You sign a deal with Stomspell Records. Can you explain?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: We had our eyes on Stormspell Records from the beginning.<br>It&rsquo;s a great Record label that doesn&rsquo;t care for signing Big bands with a huge production. It is a Record label that is based on passion and love for traditional Heavy Metal, so everything went smooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: A great label, indeed! I have worked with Stormspell in the past for the first two Air Raid releases and they did a great job back then, so I was very happy to work with the label again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11- Do you know anything about the French Metal Scene?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rad: I like many bands from France but, I have never been personally there so sadly I don&rsquo;t know much about it. hopefully when everything is normal again we get a chance to play in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michalis: Not so much. I have been in Paris with my work, a couple of times but I have never gotten the chance to see any bands live during my visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waleed: Hoping to play there one day, I also met many Metalheads who come to shows and gigs in London thanks to Eurostar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12- What are your future plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since we still have this lockdown we started composing and writing new material hopefully it would evolve into a new album, on the other hand when the world returns to normal, to find a Drummer then play as much live shows as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13- Thank you very much for your time &amp; Keep up the good work! 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