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Interview withKevin May & David McElroy (authors) of the Depeche Mode biography “Halo”
The soon-to-be-published book ‘Halo’ about the record-breaking DEPECHE MODE album ‘Violator’ and about the era associated with it was written by two contemporary journalists who had discovered the music of Martin Gore & Co. around the same time as me. ‘Violator’ was the first DEPECHE MODE studio album for me, too, and as a “new-mod(e)ish” fan I was already waiting very eagerly for it. I got to know the band at the end of the ‘Music For The Masses’ era, I was completely enchanted and fascinated by the live album ‘101’, the back catalogue of my new idols was studied within a short time and I was already ready, even hungry for something new from them. And then came the pre-release singles ‘Personal Jesus’ and ‘Enjoy The Silence’ and I - a “Little 15” - was suddenly in the middle of the action. At the time, of course, I was not aware that these times would later go down in music history and that I was an eye and ear witness to the birth of a legendary album.
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Interview withJulian Larre (vocals), Oliver Nikolas Schmid (guitars), Ilker Ersin (bass) and Dominik Scholz (drums) from Lacrimas Profundere
LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE are a German band founded in 1993 focussing on Death Doom Metal, then developed to Gothic Metal and then changed more to the direction of Gothic-Rock also known as “Rock’n’Sad”. The line-up changed several times over the years and in 2018 vocalist Julian Larre joined the band. Their last album ‘Bleeding The Stars’ was his first album with LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE and his enormous range of vocals opened new horizons for the band. The band is currently promoting their new album ‘How To Shroud Yourself With Night’ that will be released on August 26thand afterwards LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE will tour in September.
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Interview with Stefan Schötz (music, production) from Amnistia
With the release of ‘We All Bleed Red’ AMNISTIA achieved quite a new level in the field of electronic music. Dark, thought-provoking, and still hard-hitting and energetic, the release offers a great dose of sonic variety not only those fond of EBM will enjoy. I used the opportunity to ask Stefan Schötz some questions about the creative process, the philosophy behind the artistic creations and the general approach to music making.
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Interview with Peer Lebrecht (vocals) from Golden Apes
GOLDEN APES released their EP ‘From the Sky’ on 29th July 2022. It’s an extremely energetic yet delicate and melancholic combination of fine guitars, dark, heart-rendering vocals, and incredible sonic and lyrical imagery built up by this fine, sophisticated material. I took a chance to ask some questions to GOLDEN APES vocalist Peer about the new release, its connotations, and sonic experiments. We also discussed the US tour, new team members, planned live shows, and new things that are on the way. Poetic, beautiful interview - just as expected from a Dark Rock prodigy and an enchanter skilled at magic words may create.
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Interview with Lars Kappeler (bass guitar) from Sweet Ermengarde
Since I last spoke to Lars Kappeler from SWEET ERMENGARDE last time in September 2021, a lot has changed. Singer Daniel Schweigler has left the band. But that didn’t mean the end at all: Drew Freeman from SOMETIME THE WOLF has already joined as the new singer and SWEET ERMENGARDE have already played the first gigs with their new voice. In the interview Lars reveals what that was like and how surprisingly quickly the new cast came about.
- Interview: Jules Maxwell - June 2022
- Interview: Neila Invo - June 2022
- Interview: Rhombus - June 2022
- Interview: Lebanon Hanover - May 2022
- Interview: Selofan - May 2022
- Interview: 1919 - May 2022
- Interview: Agent Side Grinder - May 2022
- Interview: Cassandra Complex, The - April 2022
- Interview: Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - April 2022
- Interview: Nitzer Ebb - April 2022
