Rex
Devs
The new force of black
metal from Spain has the strange name Rex Devs. Read what Santi told us
in order to introduce his band to the mainstream metal scene and the concept
of their debut album...
1. First of all, give me a brief bio of
Rex Devs’ biography.
Five years ago, almost all members of Rex
Devs were in another band called Virginal Desire; I’ve always wanted to
compose a song about Astrology and its influence in human beings, so then,
I’ve started to compose about the Zodiac and while I was getting more information,
the theme was growing more and more so I decided to give it time enough
and the musical space needed. From all this, we discovered a different
concept of the band, different from what we were doing in Virginal Desire
so we decided to break up and start with Rex Devs.
2. Santi, can you inform me on the recordings
sessions of your album?
The album was recorded at “El ático”
Studios in Soria (Spain) thanks to the help of Carmelo, who is responsible
for our sound. Carmelo is a friend of ours, so we could have some advantages
at Studio, such as timetables and arrangements in this long time. I must
tell you when we started to record “Zodiaco”, the band wasn’t complete
yet, so we recorded all instruments while we were searching for vocalists.
Then, all parts were recorded and mixed. As I told you before, Carmelo
is a friend and he gave us really big privileges at his Studio and surely,
without his help, this CD wouldn’t be in the streets today.
3. What is the meaning of Rex Devs?
Rex Devs means “Kings of God” and it’s related
to the themes of our songs. Up to now, we don’t want to tell all its meaning,
so people can discover the secrets that it keeps. I can tell you it is
about the spiritual side of the human beings and all that is around it
nowadays, and what a human being is not able to discover by him/herself
because those things exist but aren’t visible to our eyes.
4. How were the reactions of the press and
fans so far?
At the moment, the reactions from the press
and from the fans have been amazing. We haven’t received any bad reviews
or comments so that helps us go on. Everybody finds our CD very original,
with quality and it seems that the small mistakes we can listen to in our
music aren’t very important for the listeners so that makes us really happy.
5. You are from Spain, how is the metal scene
there?
Here in Spain, metal scene is growing in big
steps. There are plenty of good bands with a high level on their music,
and it’s a pity that big music companies don’t seem to be interested in
Spanish bands. Well, I think this has always happened. In my opinion, someday
all that is gonna change. Anyway, I’m sure that everybody knows at least
a big Spanish band, isn’t it so?
6. How would you characterize your music?
Our music is very descriptive, totally related
to the words we are saying. We are a band that transmits a message and
high technical aspects in our songs is not the most essential part for
us. If we decide to erase some notes from the music to express better the
message of words, we do it, but also if we need to complicate any part
of the song for any reason, we do it, but we never want to show off.
7. Tell me some things about the lyrics...
They are the strong part of the band; on this
first CD we’ve involved with the theme about the stars’ influence on our
lives, using something already known for everybody, although for som it’s
only about horoscopes, as is the Zodiac circle. The topic is treated with
a lot of care for the details, from the elements of each sign to small
shades more individual for each sign, related with other cultures, signs’
origin…and, at the same time, it represents the trip through life from
vital spark that Aries represents, to soul’s conscience in Piscis, but
all is related to present time. Now, we are really focussing our work upon
creation of our second album and I can tell you that it has a better treatment
on the Zodiac Circle, thanks to the experience we gained with our debut
album. The second release of ours will also be a concept album.
8. Have you already played any live shows?
Up to now, not many shows. We’re waiting to
play in two important shows but we still have to concentrate on that. It’s
not easy to arrange a tour from our city. Moreover, we don’t have discography
to support us yet, so it’s more difficult to play live.
9. Thanks for your time and close the interview
as you want!
Thank you all for your time! You can visit
our site: www.rexdevs.com
and find more info about the band, shows,…download our songs and enjoy
with them.
Antonis Maglaras
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