Cry of the wolf magazine interview with VEONITY
First
congrats on the upcoming release!
Thank
you, we
are really looking forward to show the world what we have
been up to this past
year!
Take
us through the writing process for
Legends Of The Starborn
To
be honest, which I think I have to be here, we started
writing this album a few
month before “Into The Void” was released
ha ha... Me and Anders who writes the music just
have an abundance of
power metal flowing through us. We had the concept story
pretty clear from the
beginning and we also had an idea as to where we would
take Veonity musically. The hard part this
time was to choose which
songs to be included in the album.
I
think the continued storyline from your last
release to this one could easily lend itself to a book. Do
you have any plans
to have a book written?
We
actually haven’t thought about it yet but it seems like a
fantastic idea. A
futuristic-sci-fi-adventure-
In
the modern age do you find creating/writing
music to be easier?
I
remember when I was a teenager back in the mid-90’s. I
used my tape recorder to
record small stuff I played so that I could remember them.
The problem was that
it was almost impossible to find the stuff you recorded.
Fast forwarding and rewind
all the time until you find that thing that you recorded 1
month ago haha. So yeah, I would say
computers hade
made everything much smoother. Especially now when easily
record your demo songs
at home so that when entering the studio you have a clear
picture on how the
song should sound.
How
many of the new songs will you plan to
perform live?
This
only
gets harder and harder for every record you make I think.
We have so many songs
that I know will never be played live. When making a set
list you have to
balance between old and new stuff. But playing the new
song is always the most
fun.
Any
future live dates you can confirm? Any plans
to tour the states?
We
are still in the middle of booking stuff so nothing has
been made official yet.
Of course it would be awesome to play in the states, we
don’t have any such
plans at the moment but I’m really hoping we will go there
in a close future.
Name
a band you would like to tour with.
We
already played together with lots of bands like Sabaton,
powerwolf, Dragonforce
and Freedom Call so at the moment it’s kind of hard to
say. Maybe it would be
cool to go with Gamma Ray next time they toured.
Do
you have plans for a dvd or a livestream
event?
We
haven’t planned anything like that yet but nowadays it is
a good way to reach
all of your fans.
Did
you feel any pressure with the creation of
your third release?
Actually
we don’t. We are just eagerly awaiting the release :)
Why
is Sweden so flooded with epic metal bands?
Sweden
is a great country for creating musicians, songwriters,
producers and bands. It
has been this way quite a long time and I believe that our
free eduction system
in Sweden helps. The government also supports musicians in
different ways like
lending out instruments, gears and rehersal rooms.
Especially when growing up I
remember that lot’s of people played in bands a was doing
music I different ways.
This kind of competition creates so many epic bands.
What
has been the most challenging aspect of
being a musician?
Sometimes
you get tired of hearing “wow, you are so lucky to be able
to play music. I
wish I could to that”. It’s not about luck or to be
honest, it’s not really
about gift either. Most musicians have put in some serious
hard work to get to
where they are. I’m talking tens of thousands of hours.
This also means that
almost everyone can become a musician. All that it takes
are hours (and hours,
and hours, and hours) of practice and the will to do it.
Do
you believe we will find life in space?
They
say seeing is
believing. Unfortunately I haven’t seen anything yet. But
who knows what’s out
there? The universe is too big for us to comprehend.
In
your ears what makes the perfect song?
Some
told me once
that an hour after you have listened to a song you won’t
remember the quality
of the production, how the drums played, or not even how
that super cool
shredder guitarist played. What you will remember is the
melody sung. A strong
melody is what makes a song stand out from the rest.
Anything
you would like to say to your fans
Without
the fans it
wouldn’t be possible for bands to exist. Musicians and
bands should never forget
that. I’m hoping our fans will keep spreading the word of
the new era of majestic
power metal.
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Take care
Samuelwww.veonity.com
www.sliptrickrecords.com
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