London Metal Monthly Issue 003, June 2014 (Nile, Arch Enemy, Sigiriya) | страница 4

Interview

We speak to Darren Ivey, drummer for Sigiriya,
about the new album (Darkness Died Today),
replacing a long-term band member, and
more…
Born in 2009 from the ashes of 90s stoner rock luminaries
Acrimony, Sigiriya features the same collection of musicians.
Despite this, the reformation is clearly a different beast
entirely from the 90s band. Darren talks about the new
album, which stands testament to their evolution...
“We’re really happy with how [the new album] turned out. Yes, there’s
a different voice on the record and, of course, that naturally has a big
impact on the overall vibe of the record because you’re changing the most
identifiable part of the sound… I don’t think we consciously decided to
change anything from the last record (apart from doing a better album).
“For me, the first album [Return to Earth, 2011] was us finding our sound
after a long time apart, whereas this one feels like a more coherent, flowing
album from start to finish.
“Dorian [Walters], our old vocalist, used to blend his melodies into the
overall sound of the band, and would mimic the guitar melody, so in fact
became another melodic instrument in the mix. Matt [Williams] on the other
hand can do that, but also has the range to take the melody to a different
place, and to stand alone from what the guitar is doing. I like that, and [it]
has given us a lot more scope when writing to explore different melodies
and riffs that we might have not gone for in the past. I hope peop