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DATE: 01-JUL-2007
01- HELLO GUYS WHATS UP YOU HAVE A NEW CD OUT CAN YOU TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? WELL, THE NEW ALBUM IS TITLED “VOX FATUM”; IT CONTAINS 9 SONGS INVOLVED ON DEATH METAL, BUT WITH SOME OLD SCHOOL THRASH METAL INFLUENCES. IT WAS RELEASED WITH NO LABEL, YOU KNOW, A SELF-RELEASE, AS I USUALLY DO. ANYWAY, IT WILL BE RE-ISSUED ON MEXICO BY CONCRETO RCS DURING THIS YEAR.
02- THE CD WAS RELEASED IN JUNE HOW ARE THE REACTIONS SO FAR
THIS ALBUM IS MORE THAN WELCOMED BY THE FANS; FORTUNATELY THERE ARE A BUNCH OF METALHEADS SUPPORTING AND ENJOYING THIS PROJECT. ON SOME FORUMS SOME PEOPLE SAID THAT IT´S MAYBE THE BEST 1917 ALBUM. OF COURSE I´M CURIOUS ABOUT COMMENTS, BUT THERE ARE NOT REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I ENJOYED THE CREATIVE PROCESS, AND I´M HAPPY WITH THE FINAL RESULT. IT´S ALL THAT MATTERS!
03- YOU ALSO DIT A SONG FOR A TRIBUTE CD FOR CHUCK SCHULDINER, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT?
CHUCK´S ART WAS A VERY IMPORTANT CHAPTER ON METAL MUSIC. ALL HIS ALBUMS ARE REALLY GREAT FOR ME, AND DEATH IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST INFLUENCES. SO, DURING 2006, WE WORKED ON A HOMAGE CD IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT DURING DECEMBER SAME YEAR. THE TITLE WAS “MORDIENDO EL DOLOR”, AND IT INCLUDED 9 ARGENTINIAN BANDS PLAYING 9 DEATH COVERS… I THINK IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO REMEMBER CHUCK´S LEGACY.
04- HOW DID YOU CAME UP WITH THE BANDNAME 1917?
SOME MONTHS BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE BAND, THERE WERE SOME EARLY INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITIONS. HAVING NO LYRICS, AND HAVING AN INCOMPLETE LINEUP, SONGTITLES WERE JUST STRANGE OR ABSTRACT ONES. AN OLD SCULPTURE SERVED FOR AESTHETIC INSPIRATION IN THE CREATION PROCESS OF ONE OF THESE COMPOSITIONS; AS THAT SCULPTURE WAS DATED ON 1917, THE SONG WAS ENTITLED "1917". LATER ON, WHEN WE STARTED TO REHEARSE AS A BAND, THIS SONG WAS INCLUDED IN OUR SET LIST. AND WHEN THE TIME TO NAME THE BAND CAME, WE THOUGHT THAT "1917" WAS QUITE SINGULAR AS A BAND NAME. WE ALSO LIKED THE FACT THAT THIS NAME DIDN'T HAVE AN EXPLICIT MEANING.
05- I HAVE READ THAT PANSA DECIDED TO LEAVE THE BAND. WHY IS THIS AND DO YOU HAVE A REPLACEMENT?
PANSA WILL NOT PLAY ANYMORE, DUE PERSONAL REASONS. HE IS FOCUSED ON OTHER ACTIVITIES, THAT´S ALL. I´M WORKING WITH A REPLACEMENT, BUT WE ARE JUST STARTING ON. I REALLY HOPE TO COMPLETE THE LINEUP SOON!
06- ARE THEIR ANY PLANS FOR A TOUR?
WE ARE RECEIVING A LOT OF INVITATIONS, BUT YOU KNOW… WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THE LINEUP FIRST. LAST GIG WAS ON DECEMBER 2006…
07- YOU ARE FROM ARGENTINA HOW IS THE METAL SCENE OVER THEIR?
WELL, MOST OF THE METALHEADS PREFER MORE TRADITIONAL OR MELODIC WAYS TO PLAY METAL. EXTREME METAL IS REALLY SMALL HERE… JUST A FEW BANDS AND ZINES, A COUPLE OF LABELS… THERE IS NOT A REAL SCENE, JUST A BUNCH OF METALHEADS FIGHTING FROM THE UNDERGROUND.
08- AND ARE THEIR ANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BANDS FROM YOU COUNTRY AND BANDS FROM LANDS LIKE THE USA?
I THINK IT´S OBVIOUS… THE USA GOT TONS OF BANDS, AND HERE WE ARE JUST A FEW ONES. ABOUT QUALITY, YOU KNOW… THE USA SCENE GOT THE EXPERIENCE AND THE MONEY… AND WORLDWIDE SUPPORT.
09- DID YOU ALREADY PLAY OUTSIDE OF ARGENTINA?
UNFORTUNATELY WE NEVER DID IT YET. LINEUP IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM… AND OUR JOBS, OUR ACTIVITIES… MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE´LL PLAY OUTSIDE ARGENTINA, I HOPE SO.
10- ANY LAST WORDS?
THANKS FOR THIS INTERVIEW AND SUPPORT! KEEP IN TOUCH, AND METAL GREETINGS!!!