Shining
Fury
Second album for the Italian
power metallers, Shininh Fury, with a more European approach to their sound
compared to their debut work. I consider "Another Life" to be a great power
metal release and I recommend it to all the fans of this genre. Here we
have Francesco, a new band member answering all our questions in a very
sincere and friendly way...
1. HELLO! “ANOTHER LIFE” IS A VERY GOOD ALBUM!
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? IF YOU COMPARE IT WITH YOUR DEBUT ALBUM, WHICH
ARE THE NEW ELEMENTS THAT YOU HAVE ADDED?
HI DUDE! This is my first album and I'm very
excited!! I hope people like it....the only elements that we have added
on the last album are the power and the speed. "Last Sunrise" and "Another
Life" are quite different… the main reason is that the Line up has changed
almost one year ago.
2. IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, YOU ARE THE FIRST POWER
METAL BAND FROM ITALY THAT HAS SIGNED WITH METAL BLADE. HOW DO YOU FEEL
THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED WITH SUCH A LEGENDARY LABEL?
We are not the first Italian band that has
a deal with Metal Blade records. The first Italian band was Labyrinth...
However we are very proud to be part of the roster of Metal Blade. Now
they are working very hard for the promotion of the upcoming album and
we are very satisfied with their work.
3. AS I SAW IN YOUR BIO, YOU ALL WERE MEMBERS
OF VERY KNOWN BANDS IN ITALY. WHAT LED YOU TO THE DECISION TO QUIT AND
START ALL OVER AGAIN? DID THE FAME YOU EARNED FROM YOUR PREVIOUS BANDS
HELP YOU TO PROMOTE SHINING FURY BETTER?
Yes - I think that the fame of Ross Lukather
or Andrea are important for the promotion of "Another Life". Maybe
they decided to quit with the other bands because they didn't feel good
with those sounds...
4. IN MY OPINION ON YOUR NEW ALBUM, “ANOTHER LIFE”,
YOUR SOUND IS CLOSER TO THE GERMAN POWER METAL WITH SOME HARD ROCK TOUCHES.
DO YOU AGREE?
Yes I totally agree with you! I think that
"Another Life" sounds much closer to the German releases because it's heavier
than the other Italian bands’ sounds... and we haven't got neither a keyboard
player nor keyboards on the album. All the arrangements are done by the
guitars so the final shape is much heavier.
5. LET ME CONTINUE AND ASK WHAT NEW YOU THINK
THAT SHINING FURY HAVE TO OFFER TO THE EUROPEAN POWER METAL, A GENRE THAT
LATELY SHOWS ELEMENTS OF DECADENCE.
Shining Fury have to offer a lot of speed
and melodies...actually we haven’t got new elements in our sound but I
think that step by step we are creating our sound and if you like fast
and heavy songs we are one of the best way!
6. IS YOUR NEW ALBUM, “ANOTHER LIFE”, A CONCEPT
IN A WAY? CAN YOU TELL US WHICH THE THEME OF EACH SONG YOU HAVE INCLUDED
ON YOUR NEW ALBUM IS?
Another Life is not a concept but you could
find the same theme in some songs. Another Life gives the title of the
album and it speaks about scared memories, demons from the past and the
past that return. The lyrics are quite hermetic and are written by the
singer Francesco Neretti. The other songs speak about true life stories
or Francesco's own experiences.
7. MANY PEOPLE IN EUROPE AND AROUND THE WORLD
DON’T TAKE THE ITALIAN SCENE VERY SERIOUSLY. WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THIS HAPPENS?
I'm sorry for that... I think here in Italy
there are very great bands...even if they sound quite similar...unfortunately
the metal scene here in Italy is not big and for an Italian Metal musician
is very difficult to carry on with his music. Maybe this happens because
people don't like power or epic metal. I hope these people will enjoy our
work and even though Shining Fury is a power band... however we have nothing
in our music about dragons or swords and we sound heavier than the other
Italian Bands.
8. ON YOUR ALBUM YOU HAVE A COVER OF DEEP PURPLE’S
“HIGHWAY STAR”. A SONG THAT HAS BEEN COVERED, QUITE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE IT AND WHAT NEW ELEMENTS DID YOU ADD TO IT?
We chose it because it's our tribute to a
band that we like very much and that has made the story of rock music.
9. LET’S SAY THAT YOUR LABEL TELLS YOU TO RELEASE
AN ALBUM ONLY WITH COVER SONGS. WHICH BANDS WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO COVER AND
WHY?
I would like to cover bands like AC/DC, Led
Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Rolling Stones...!
10. LET’S SAY THAT YOU HAVE A PREPOSITION TO GIVE
A SONG FOR A MOVIE SOUNDTRACK. CAN YOU IMAGINE IN WHAT KIND OF MOVIE YOUR
MUSIC WOULD SUIT PERFECTLY?
Uhm… very difficult question! I would like
to give one of my songs to the next Tarantino movie!
11. SUPPOSE THAT YOU HAVE TO WRITE ONE LINE IN
ORDER TO ADVERTISE YOUR NEW CD “ANOTHER LIFE”. WHAT WOULD YOU WRITE?
If you are looking for something fast, heavy
and easy...then Shining Fury is your best solution!
12. ANY PLANS FOR LIVE SHOWS? WILL YOU COME TO
PLAY HERE IN GREECE?
I don't know anything about touring in Greece
yet… I'm sorry I hope to do it sooner or later!
13. SINCE YOU ARE MUSICIANS THAT PLAYED IN OTHER
BANDS, DO YOU PLAN TO DO ANY PROJECT OR ARE YOU 100% DEDICATED TO SHINING
FURY?
I have always dedicated 100% of my time to
Shining Fury.
14. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW ALBUM! PLEASE CLOSE
THIS INTERVIEW AS YOU WANT AND LEAVE A MESSAGE TO THE READERS OF BEHIND
THE VEIL WEBZINE…
OK! I would like to thank you for this interview!
I wish you and your webzine the best of luck with everything in the future!
Please don't forget to visit our official website at www.shiningfury.com
and www.myspace.com/shiningfury
Nick “William_Kidd”
Parastatidis
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