Atria
Mortis
Atria Mortis is a newcoming
act from Thessaloniki that has recently released a great demo CD. They
are a band with lots of potential and this is why we thought it was necessary
to present them to you in more detail. So read below what they told us
about themselves and their band...
1. HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? WHEN DID YOU CONCEIVE
THE IDEA TO CREATE ATRIA MORTIS? CAN YOU PRESENT THE CURRENT LINE-UP OF
THE BAND?
HI NICK AND FIRST OF ALL THANKS FOR THE CHANCE
YOU ARE GIVING US TO PRESENT ATRIA MORTIS! WE CREATED ATRIA MORTIS RIGHT
AFTER OUR FORMER BAND CROW SPLIT UP. THE CURRENT LINE UP IS BILL SCANDALIS
ON VOCALS, HARIS VAVALIDIS ON GUITARS, VAGGELIS BOULTOUKAS ON GUITARS AND
DIMOS KONSTANDINIDIS ON DRUMS. FOR THE DEMO THE BASS WAS COURTESY OF LEUTERIS
KASMIRIS. LEUTERIS IS FAR TOO BUSY WITH HIS BAND KVASAR SO WE ARE CURRENTLY
IN SEARCH OF A NEW BASS PLAYER. SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED AND HE’S READING
THIS…..
2. BY THE WAY WHAT DOES ATRIA MORTIS MEAN AND
WHO AND HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THIS BAND NAME?
ATRIA MORTIS ACCUALLY IS A MEDICAL TERM OF
THE MEDIEVAL AND SYMBOLIZES THE HEART AND THE BRAIN. WELL, WE TRY TO USE
EVERY KNOWLEGDE WE HAVE ON MUSIC AND ALSO TRY TO PLAY OUR HEARTS OUT IN
EVERY SINGLE LICK SO THAT’S ABOUT IT….
3. CAN YOU DESCRIBE IN A FEW WORDS YOUR MUSIC
FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVEN’T LISTENED TO IT YET? TELL US WHICH BANDS YOU
THINK THAT HAVE INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST…
WELL, IT’S EPIC METAL I GUESS… AS FOR THE
INFLUENCES JUDAS PRIEST, MAIDEN, MANOWAR, MR YNGWIE, HELLOWEEN AND CACOPHONY
WOULD BE THE MAIN…..!!!
4. FROM THE COVER ARTWORK AND THE TITLE OF YOUR
FIRST DEMO “THE SAMURAI”, I SEE THAT JAPANESE HISTORY INSPIRES YOU. AM
I RIGHT?
THE MAIN INFLUENCE IS THE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS
OF MIYAMOTO MUSHASHI ALSO KNOWN AS THE SAINT OF THE TWO BLADES….
5. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED UNDER WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES
YOU BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE AS A BAND? DO YOU FOLLOW ANY SPECIFIC METHOD
IN ORDER TO CREATE MUSIC?
WHEN WE DO SEX! JUST KIDDING! WELL, YOU CAN
BE SITTING IN A SOFA AND MESSING AROUND WITH YOUR GUITAR, OR PRACTISE,
OR PLAYING ANOTHER BAND’S SONG, AND SUDDENLY YOU COME UP WITH AN INTRESTING
RIFF. THEN YOU WRITE ANOTHER ONE AND ANOTHER AND THAT’S HOW WE CREATE A
SONG.
6. WHICH OF THE 3 COMPOSITIONS THAT YOU HAVE INCLUDED
IN YOUR DEMO CAME UP EASILY AND WHICH ONE TOOK YOU MORE TIME AND WHY?
WE CAN’T REMEMBER WHICH ONE CAME MORE EASILY,
SO SORRY WE CAN’T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
7. HOW DID THE PRESS AND THE LISTENERS ACCEPT
YOUR DEMO SO FAR? IS THERE A REVIEW THAT WHEN YOU READ IT, IT PISSED YOU
OFF?
SO FAR WE GET POSITIVE REVIEWS IN COMMON.
ANYONE WHO SPENDS HIS VALUABLE TIME TO LISTEN TO OUR DEMO WILL HAVE OUR
RESPECT FOR HIS OPINION. SO I DON’T THINK WE WILL GET UPSET WITH ANY BAD
COMMENTS.
8. WHICH CLICHES OF HEAVY METAL MUSIC DO YOU LIKE
AND WHICH ONES DO YOU DESPISE AND WHY?
COOL QUESTION! WELL I THINK MUSICALLY THAT
HEAVY METAL HAS PLENTY OF VARIETY SO IT DOESN’T HAVE TO DO MUCH WITH CLICHÉS.
I MEAN QUEENSRYCHE, SAXON, CIRITH UNGOL, MERCYFULL FATE, VICIOUS RUMORS
PLAY HEAVY METAL (SOME OF THEM YOU MAY CALL POWER METAL BUT I BELIEVE THAT
POWER AND CLASSIC HEAVY METAL ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER) BUT THEY ALL
DO IT IN THEIR OWN WAY. AND THAT’S THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE NEW BANDS SOME
OF THEM ARE GREAT PLAYERS BUT YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’LL HEAR BEFORE
YOU EVEN BUY THE CD. JUST BECAUSE THEY FOLLOW SOME CLICHES TO SELL RECORDS.
IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IMAGE I LIKE THE
DENIM AND LEATHER CLICHÉ BUT I DON’T LIKE WHEN BACK IN THE 80S THE
GLAM THING WAS POPULAR AND MANY BANDS WERE LOOKING LIKE CHICKS. IT’S REALLY
FUNNY TO SEE MCAPLINE WITH THAT HAIR ON THE MARS CD!
9. IMAGINE THAT YOUR MUSIC IS A PAINTING. WHAT
DO YOU THINK IT WOULD SHOW IN ORDER TO FIT TO YOUR MUSIC?
WELL, THERE’S A PAINTING OF MATISSE THAT SHOWS
A PIPE AND IN THE BOTTOM IT WRITES “CES SI NE PAS IN PIPE” WHICH MEANS
“THAT’S NOT A PIPE” AND THAT SOMETHING IS HIDDEN… I THINK IT SUITS US….
10. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS!
THE LAST WORDS ARE YOURS…
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!HEAVY FUCKIN METAL!!!!!!SEE
YA!!
Nick “William_Kidd”
Parastatidis
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