"Planiramo da steknemo nove fanove" - intervju sa grčkim bendom THEIR METHLAB

Posredstvom MM concerts i SKCNS grčki post metal bend THEIR METHLAB će gostovati u “Fabrici” u nedelju, 20. novembra. Podrška će im biti novosadski bend Frakhtal. (Pre tačno godinu dana je otkazana svirka ista ova dva benda na istom tom mestu, pa je ovo svojevrsna satisfakcija)

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Iskoristili smo priliku da ih pozdravimo i postavimo nekoliko pitanja pre nastupa. Pred vam je jedan kratak intervju sa njima pa ako vas isti zanima pročitajte ga u redovima koji slede.

Pozdrav, momci, dobrodošli u Srbiju ! Prvi put svirate kod nas ? Šta očekujete ?

Pozdrav i puno vam hvala što ste nas pozvali ! Ustvari, ovo je drugi put da smo u Srbiji. Prvi put smo svirali 2019. U Beogradu. Svirali smo u finom prostoru pod imenom MKC Kombinat. Sećamo se sjajne publike ! Što se tiče ovog gostovanja u Novom Sadu očekujemo da malo prošetamo gradom, upoznamo neke nove prijatelje i naravno, približimo našu muziku posetiocima i steknemo neke nove fanove.

Deset godina kako postoji bend . Kako obeležavate jubilej ?

Lepo je da si primetio da postojimo 10 godina ! Planiramo novi merch, veliki koncert u Atini i novi album !

Vi ste instrumentalni bend, ali ipak imate jednu pesmu i sa pevanjem – “Colours Of Venice” koja je ustvari vokalna verzija “Venice”. Zašto ste to uradili ? Možemo li očekivati još takvih eksperimenata iz vaše kuhinje ?

“Colours Of Venice” je posvećena Pavlosu Fisasu, hip-hoperu antifašisti, kojeg su zbog svojih uverenja ubili fašisti, pripadnici “Zlatne zore”, grčke neo-naci partije. To je bio naš način da odamo počast Pavlosu. I ne samo njemu već svim ljudima koji se bore protiv fašizma i rasizma. Otvoreni smo za sve načine pomoću kojih možemo da izrazimo i iskažemo svoje stavove.

Negde sam pročitao da ste naveli da su vam uzori “Russian Circle” i “Tool”. Da li se to čuje i u vašoj muzici ? Ko je još uticao na vaš rad ?

Naravno da ti bendovi ( I ne samo oni) imaju popriličan uticaj na naš zvuk. Pomenuli bismo pored njih I bendove kao što su Isis, Toundra, Jakob, Baroness, Slipknot, Porcupine Tree, Faith No More. Postoji još mnogo, mnogo bendova koji utiču na nas bez obzira na žanr koji sviraju i da li su strogo instrumentalni ili ne.

Vaš poslednji EP “Tsunami” je pobrao dosta dobrih kritika. Da li mislite da je to do sada vaš najbolji materijal ?

“Tsunami” je sigurno naš najžešći materijal. Ne bih ulazio u ocenjivanje koji nam je dobar a koji loš materijal. Trudimo se da sviramo i snimamo pesme ne obazirući se kom žanru pripadaju već se trudimo da one odražavaju naše stanje duha u tom trenutku.

Zašto ste ga nazvali “Tsunami” ?

Posvećen ja našoj mački koja se zove Nami 😊.

Imate li već napisano nešto novo ? Spremate li možda novi album ?

Ovog leta smo u našem BlackBox studiju snimili 4 sata džemovanja i planiramo uskoro da ga izbacimo na nosačima zvuka.

Koliko vam je ova pandemija odmogla u predstavljanju vaše muzike ? Da li očekujete skori kraj ove pošasti ili ste pesimisti po tom pitanju ?

Skoro dve godine nismo imali priliku da sviramo uživo. To je i za nas, muzičare i za publiku jedno novo iskustvo. Nismo hteli da budemo deo “livestreaminga”. Nemamo ništa protiv takve prezentacije bendova ali ne mislimo da je to satisfakcija za odsustvo lajv koncerata. Sada smo konačno u prilici da sviramo pred publikom i dajemo sve od sebe na svakom koncertu. Nadamo se da će ova pandemija uskoro proići !

S kim biste voleli da delite binu u skorijoj budućnosti ?

To je lako pitanje ! Sa “Russian Circles” 😊.

Kako ocenjujete grčku scenu u ovom trenutku ? Koji vam je omiljeni bend iz vaše zemlje ?

U poslednjih 10 godina metal i rock scena su pravom rečju, “eksplodirale”. Situacija je što se tiče bendova optimistična i vrlo obećavajuća, čak i za nas, tzv, “male ribe”. Što se tiče grčkih benova koje poštujemo i volimo navešćemo neke : One Leg Mary, Planet Of Zeus, Tuber, Allochiria, The Bliss, Sadhus the Smoking Community, Last Rizla…

Planovi za budućnost ?

Još koncerata, još albuma, još koncerta, još albuma i tako sve dok nas smrt ne rastavi.

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Hvala vama !

Hi and welcome to Serbia. Since this is your first time performing here, what are your expectations?

Hi there and thank you so much for having us ! Actually it is our second time performing in Serbia, our first show was in Belgrade in 2019. We played in a very nice cozy place called MKC Kombinat. Beautiful crowd ! For this time we are looking forward to make some new friends in Novi Sad, explore the city, and hopefully making more people like our music.

How are you planning to celebrate 10 years of the band’s existence?

So you noticed that we have a 10 year anniversary ! Except from this tour, that is part of the festivities, we have some more things coming up. New merchandise, a big dedicated show in Athens and a new release !

Even though you are an instrumental band, your song `Colours of Venice` is a vocal version of `Venice`. Why did you decide for that song to stand out like that? Can we expect more similar experiments?

Colours of Venice is a song dedicated to Pavlos Fyssas, an antifacist hip hop artist that was murdered for his beliefs from members of Golden Dawn, a neo nazi political party of Greece. This was our way to pay respect to Pavlos and all of the people that stand out against fascism and racism. We are open to anything that can lead us to a clearer way to express ourselves.

I read somewhere that your idols are `Russian Circles` and `Tool`, have they impacted your music in any way? Anyone else?

Some of the bands that have a big impact on our sound and way of thinking apart from these two are Isis, Toundra, Jakob, Baroness, Slipknot, Porcupine Tree, Faith No More and many many more from all different aspects of rock/metal music, instrumental or not.

Your last EP `Tsunami` has gotten some very good reviews. Do you find that to be one of your best works?

Tsunami was , so far, our most heavy release. We don’t distinguish between good or bad releases. We ‘re trying to release music not in a certain pattern or genre, but in a way that whatever is coming natural at the moment.

Why the name `Tsunami`?

It is dedicated to our cat that was called Nami 🙂

Do you have something new in plan? Are you in the making of a new album?

This past summer we had a live recording jam video session that took place in our home BlackBox Studio. We recorded more or less 4 hours of free jamming. This material is going to be released soon as a record.

How has the pandemic impacted on you presenting your music to people? Are we nearing the end of it, or do you think this will last for a long time?

He hadn’t had the chance to play live for nearly 2 years. This was a totally new and strange experience for everyone, musicians and crowd also. We did not get involved with live streams or play in front of seated people. We don’t criticize those who did, but playing live is a totally different situation for us. So now we are more eager than ever to perform ! And no , we have not the slightest clue about the pandemic. We hope and wish for the end of it soon !

With whom would you like to perform in the future?

That one is easy. Russian Circles !

How would you describe/rate the Greek scene now? What band(s) do you admire from your country?

For the last 10 years our little country’s rock / metal scene has exploded all over. It’s a very promising and prominent situation for everyone that is involved here, especially for us smaller fishes ! As for some greek bands that we admire, whether they’re still playing or not are: One Leg Mary, Planet of Zeus, Tuber, Allochiria, The Bliss, Sadhus the Smoking Community, Last Rizla.

What are your plans for the future?