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wanted to make sure it was something
that people haven't heard covered before
and also something that any Crimson fan
would know right away when they heard
it.
Mosh: The Byzantine Monk-like chanting on
tracks "Zeta II Reticuli" parts 1 and 2 are a
nice touch. What were you going for on these
songs?
MV: Alex (Perkolup, bass) and I did most
of the vocals for that song. It has some
heavy influences from bands like Magma,
Dün, and a band called Eskaton. If you
ever hear those albums from those bands,
you'll hear exactly where we got our influences from. That's what we were going for
before we even started. We said, 'this is
going to be our Zeuhl song, and this is
going to be our Magma-esque song.'
Mosh: What type of atmosphere were you
trying to create on some of the longer, more
expansive songs, such as on the 11 and a half
minute "Al-Malik"?
MV: It's interesting how we put it all
together. A lot of those songs were at first,
two or three, or even four different songs.
It took us about two years to put all these
songs together. We had a lot of songs and
they ended up being lumped together into
one giant song. What we were going for
atmosphere wise was to have that '70s
prog rock sound. But I also wanted it to be
dirty and dark.
Mosh: What's next for the band?
MV: With this album, I would like for it to
reach as big of an audience as possible.
I've never really done anything this big
before where more than five or ten of my
friends are going to hear it! (laughs). It'd
be cool to get something I made out there
in the world. Going forward, we're just
going to get weirder and weirder.
MOSH-WORTHY: Disfiguring the
Goddess
Deprive
(Independent),
Shrapnel The Virus Conspires (Candlelight
Records), Violate Burn The Memory
(Geenger Records), Napalm Strike
Aiming Down the Sights (Masters of Metal
Productions).
MOSH-WORTHY… LIVE: Malevolent
Creation (Cobra Lounge, 02/01), Amon
Amarth/Enslaved/Skeletonwitch (House
of Blues, 02/07), Manowar (Concord
Music Hall, 02/08), Metal Church
(Reggie's, 02/26).
MENTION-WORTHY: Suicide Silences'
deceased vocalist Mitch Lucker is being
honored on a CD/DVD called Ending Is
The Beginning: The Mitch Lucker
Memorial Show (released Feb. 18 on
Century Media). Some big-name metal
guest vocalists were joined by Lucker's
band mates to create a blistering set of
Suicide Silence renditions that was captured on audio and video. For metal-hungry fans who thrive on seeking out new
heavy music, check out darkport.org. The
site offers downloads from a plethora of
bands from all over the world with direct
links to each band's personal webpage,
Facebook, or (yes) MySpace page.
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into a trilogy!" How did the Feathers
arrive at their multiple-singer schematic?
It's not like The Eagles, exactly, where
each member gets
to hog the spotlight.
"No one wants to
see a bunch of egomaniacs up onstage
– no offense to
Glenn Frey or Don
Henley,"
says
Young, a big fan of
The Band and
Fleetwood
Mac.
"We were just trying
to make songs that
people enjoy, and
that we enjoy playing, and hopefully
keep ego out of it.
Because we really enjoy this, and we're
really big fans of each other. And it kind of
dawned on us that we could share – not
the burden – but maybe that spotlight.
And I love singing, and I know everyone
in the band does. But it's also kind of fun to
just sit back, play your instrument, and listen to your buddy sing."
Ultimately, Young agrees with the initial Wild Feathers
assessment – these guys just don't look like
your typical band. Or even pals. But there's
a kinetic spark that brought them together,
that keeps them together, as well. "And I
don't know if I could put it into words," he
says. "But I will say that everyone in the
band pulls their weight, equally, in different areas. So responsibility goes all around
to everybody, and it's actually pretty awesome to be a part of that. I try to do my
best, and everyone else is trying to do their
best. And so far, it's working. So I just hope
it keeps on going!"
But – given
their
dissimilar
appearances
–
which Wild Feather
attracts the most
female fans after
shows?
Young
starts guffawing.
"Well, Joel's married, so he's been
the good guy," he
concludes.
"And
none of the rest of
us have girlfriends.
But to be honest
with you, after the
shows we're too busy working, because we
still carry all our own stuff. So we're usually selling merch or loading the trailer up!"
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