Nov 25 2013
HARD ROCK INTERVIEWS 2013 - SIRENIA - MOORTEN VELAND
SIRENIA'S MOORTEN VELAND TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT ABOUT THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM AND NEXT WEEK'S AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2014 |
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SIRENIA comes down to play Australia for two dates in December. Those lucky enough to be in Melbourne or Sydney should go and check them out. If you love your Symphonic Metal with just the right amount of darkness SIRENIA is a band for you. We discuss that tour as well as the new album PERILS OF THE DEEP BLUE... |
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Mark: It will be interesting for you coming over to our warm summer weather. Can you tell us about the Sirenia live show, listening to the album it’s a wonderfully rich, orchestral sound, how do you manage to translate that in to a live show?
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Mark: The new album, “Perils of the Deep” has such a rich and varied sound to it, how has the band’s sound progressed over the years, with 6 albums and various EP’s and singles under your belt?
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Mark: “A Blizzard is Storming” is also a favourite, just when you think you’ve heard the best song on the album that one comes along. Do you have any personal favourites?
Moorten: Change the world? I don’t know! But, I definitely think we get a lot of positives from music. It brings people together, and can give you lots of positive energy, and I think it brings out the best in people. Generally when you’re feeling down, you listen to music, and it makes you feel better, and at a party when you hear music, it makes you feel happier. I couldn’t imagine a life without music.
Moorten: I think I would’ve liked to be a fly on the wall when “Appetite for Destruction” was recorded. I have been a huge Guns ‘n Roses fan for years, Slash was my main influences when I started playing guitar myself. The first thing I learnt to play, was a Guns ‘n Roses song, a lot of the guitar playing at the time was all about speed, playing as fast as you could, to try and impress people, but Slash was all about the melodies. When you hear a good song, afterwards you go around whistling the chorus, and I went around whistling the guitar solos, it was so melodic and catchy. And that is the formula I have been working with; I try to write melodic songs that stick in your mind.
Moorten Veland spoke to Mark Diggins November 2013 |
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