8 What kind of issues playing live? I mean what is your set, and if they touch some version.
[ I ' m not really sure what you mean exactly ] We don ' t have that much issues playing live( besides your ordinary technical problems once in a while). Some mes the hard part is the fact that we have two women on guitar. People are more skep cal about women playing the guitar and therefore some mes the crowd is a li le layed-back. They first have to see it before they actually see that we play very well. And of course your once-in-a-while marriage proposal you get shouted from the crowd is a li le distrac ng too haha. But overall, we have li le trouble playing shows.
9 What is the way to wri ng material in the group?
Before the big line-up change in 2013, we wrote the songs at home. We would write them in guitar pro and take them to the rehearsal room to fine-tune them. When Henri and Michiel joined us for this album, we took another road. All the songs were wri en in the rehearsal room. Of course we had enough riffs and other parts thought of at home, but the songs were put together in the rehearsing room. That way, everybody could interact with the songs and put in their own ideas.
10 How do I get to get your current contract with Metal Blade? And what is your opinion belong to this label?
A er we recorded ' The Deceived ' we decided not to release it un l we found a record deal that would fit the album and the band. We have been around since 2006 and we gained a lot of contacts as you can imagine. We send the album to different kind of record labels and Metal Blade came with the best offer for ' The Deceived '. So far, Metal Blade has been great. They really take their me with you as a musician and as a band. We are very honored to be a part of the Metal Blade family.
11 What are your influences? In music, literature and film, what inspires them most?
We can get inspired by a lot of things, but most of all history. We like to write about strange and weird events that took place. For example the song ' Stone breakers rising '. We where inspired during a trip in Ireland at stonebreakers yard( Kilmainham jail) where several execu ons of leaders of the 1916 Easter Risings took place. But we are also inspired by more current events. The lyrics are always wri en in mul ple points of views, so that people can get their own interpreta on of the songs and lyrics. Musically every band member has different influences. For example I ' m more inspired by black and symphonic metal and Sonja loves the old school bands. We combine everything together into Dictated.
12 How is a Dictated concert?
Playing shows is my favorite ac vity of all although I will always be sick before them haha. We want to give the audience a punch in the face during a live gig. We don ' t play super technical metal where you have to focus so hard to keep up the beat as a fan. Instead, we want to involve the people who come to see us and interact with them as much as we can. We want to see the people go crazy and let them forget about every day life problems. We want them to be reloaded again a er a Dictated show.
13 What differen ates this album " SUMMARY OF RETRIBUTION " in the process of crea ng the issues concerned? And how long have you wri ng and recording this album?
As I said before, SOR was a great learning experience. We recorded at home so of course you will have a lot of issues. Lost guitar tracks, technical problems an finding the me to create this album besides our jobs / schools. When you get into a studio, you have to be prepared and have everything worked out in details. SOR took a longer me to record than the new album.
14 What are the main differences between " SUMMARY OF RETRIBUTION " Y " The Deceived "?
In one word? Everything. As I said before, ' Summary of Retribu on ' was a huge learning process, which we used for ' The Deceived '. The albums differ in music, sound, artwork and is in my opinion a lot more suitable for what Dictated stands for.
16 How were ini ated with Jessica and Sonja music with the guitar?
Sonja and me already played the guitar when we started Dictated in 2006. But we never played in band forma on. Everything we had learned so far was useless when you start playing together. So we started playing more together and got to know each other ' s musical influences, style and strengths.
17 Something I want to add, thanks for answering this interview, Final comment?
We want to thank you and our fans that took the me for this interview!
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Aquí Ricardo Bedoya de la revista SCUMZINE, ¿ cómo son las cosas en la banda?
Hola Ricardo, muchas gracias por tomarse el empo para hablar con nosotros! Las cosas están muy bien!
Vamos a empezar hablando de cómo se formó la banda, nos cuenta la historia?
Por supuesto! La banda fue formada en 2006 por Sonja y yo( Jessica). A ambos nos gusta el Death Metal y los dos tocamos la guitarra, así que quería escribir nuestra propia música. Miembros de la banda pronto se encontraron y de inmediato comenzaron a escribir y grabar. Las crí cas fueron muy prometedoras y nos realizamos un montón de grandes espectáculos. En 2010 grabamos nuestro primer álbum de larga duración " Summary of Retribu on " y justo después de eso, las cosas realmente despegaron para DICTATED. En 2013, hemos tenido un año di cil. Realmente necesitábamos para grabar nuestro nuevo álbum y todos los miembros de la banda( a excepción de Sonja y yo) salieron de DICTATED para centrarse en su vida personal y otras bandas. Así que allí estábamos, solo nosotras dos. Durante ese empo nos pusimos en contacto con Henri Sa ler( God Dethroned) y nos inspiran para con nuar con la banda y obtener un nuevo álbum. Tiramos todo a un lado y comenzó a escribir nuevo material junto con Henri y Michiel vd Plicht( God Dethroned). En cuanto a York se unió DICTATED, estábamos todo de nuevo!