Emerald
Sun
Emerald Sun is a promising
young band from Greece that has just signed a deal and is ready to set
sail and conquer the fans of power metal. We found John and Dimitris, guitarist
and singer of the band correspondingly, in the studio whilst they were
recording their debut album and we asked them a couple of questions. Read
below what we discussed in this studio report!
1.FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE YOU TO TELL ME IN
BRIEF HOW THIS COOPERATION OCCURED AND ENDED UP FINALLY IN SIGNING A RECORD
DEAL WITH ENCORE?
John: We participated in "Battle Of The Bands",
which took place in Mylos Club in March 2003. Before we even performed
in the finals, the label's owner, Chris Albanos, came to us and we had
a talk. He was enthralled at our music and he offered us a record deal
before we even entered the finals. Anyway, just for the story I'd like
to say that we got to the finals and we received a very good place near
the top!
2.IN WHICH PHASE OF THE RECORDING SESSIONS DO
WE FIND YOU NOW?
Dimitris: We are in the mixing process of
the 3rd song. We have 7 more tracks to finish. I think in 4-5 days tops
we will finish with the album's production.
3.WHEN IS THE LABUM GOING TO BE RELEASED?
Dimitris: It will invade the market in the
mid of September.
4.WHAT'S THE TITLE OF YOUR DEBUT ALBUM?
Dimitris: "The Story Begins" most likely!
5.IS THERE GOING TO BE RELEASED A SINGLE BEFORE
THE FULL LENGTH ALBUM?
Dimitris: No, the album will be released straight
away. No singles.
6.WHO ARE THE MEMBERS THAT LEFT THE BAND? HAVE
THESE DEPARTURES BEEN AN OBSTACLE IN THE RECORDINGS?
Dimitris: Yes, our drummer left and we used
for the recordings Sarissa's drummer, Vasilis. Also, Spiros is no longer
our bass player, because he couldn't devote any of his time to the band
due to his work. Yes, the truth is that these departures delayed us, because
we had to practise the songs over and over again till the new members learned
them and were able to perform them on a satisfactory level.
7.COULD YOU PLEASE MENTION THE SONG TITLES OF
THE ALBUM?
Dimitris: The album starts with "Sunrise"
which is the intro. The second track is called "Scream Out Loud", the third
one is "Sword Of Light" and then we have "High In The Sky", "Eyes Of Prophecy",
"Emerald Sun", this is instrumental, "Not Alone", "Escape", "The Story
Begins" and "Heavy Metal" as a bonus track.
8.ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY GUEST MUSICIANS?
Dimitris: No. It was supposed that Kai Hansen
would sing on the song "Escape", but he was recording the new Gamma Ray
album at the moment, so he couldn't postpone his recordings for us.
9.TELL ME A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE LYRICAL CONTENT
OF YOUR ALBUM.
Dimitris: Our lyrics are classic power metal
ones. We deal with imaginary themes and we want to pass hopeful messages
to our listeners. We also have 2 epic songs, "Sword Of Light" and "The
Story Begins".
10.SOME OF THE SONGS INCLUDED IN THIS DEBUT ALBUM,
ALSO EXISTED ON YOUR DEMO. SO WERE THEY CHANGED AT ALL?
Dimitris: Only in the keyboards section some
changes have been made. They sound is more peculiar now. We have given
more space to the keyboards on our new album. "The Story Begins" is more
orchestral.
11.CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE FOR ME THE COVER ARTWORK?
WHAT WILL IT SHOW AND WHO CREATED IT?
Dimitris: The cover artwork was done by a
friend of mine who lives in England. His name is Jordan Lazaridis and it
is going to be quite simple, showing a sun.
12.ARE YOU THINKING OF SHOOTING A VIDEO CLIP?
Dimitris: We don't know anything yet. We are
going to discuss about this with our record label.
13.ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH NEMESIS STUDIOS?
Dimitris: Yes!!! 100% satisfied! Tasos is
one of the few persons here in Greece that knows how to produce a heavy
metal album!
14.HAS YOUR LABEL GOT DISTRUBTION ABROAD?
Dimitris: We haven't discussed about that
issue yet either. It's been a while since the last time that we went to
their offices due to our recording sessions that take up most of our time....
But we will surely talk about that! This is, after all, one of the
most important issues!
15.ARE YOU PLANNING TO HAVE A RELEASE PARTY WHEN
YOUR DEBUT ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED?
Dimitris: We are thinking of doing something
like that! We are definitely going to do some sort of album presentation
and we are thinking of doing this the very same day that we are going to
open for a famous band.
16.THANX A LOT! THESE LAST LINES BELONG TO YOU...
John: We'd like to thank everyone that stood
beside us and supported Emerald Sun since its beginning. We hope you'll
like our new work!!!
Nick "William_Kidd"
Parastatidis
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