Camden Cruz
Seven Kingdoms
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November 26, 2012
Thanks Man, we really worked hard to find our sound.
Yeah, I did just check it out. Thanks for the kind words. I posted it on our page, so everyone can get a chance to read it.
Yes, you are correct. We have been together for about five years, now.
Actually, no she did not sing on the first album at all. However, she did join us on tour. She really helped to balance out Bryan Edward's vocals.
It is funny because Sabrina comes from a karaoke background. She was never a professional vocalist. She has really come into her own in this band. When she first started out, she was not even into Metal. She had not even heard Metallica!
Jim from Morrisound studios has really assisted her, and all of us. He is a big Power Metal fan, himself. We have really become close friends.
He has worked recently with ARTIZAN and obviously JAG PANZER.
With this new album, we wanted to prove that we could do everything on our own. We wanted to be self-sufficient. We chose to have fun making it. I was only 18 when "Brothers Of The Night" came out. Back then, I had no idea about the business of music. I was clueless about the whole scene and what the market demanded. I just wanted to play music.
I was just looking for a way to bring back the Power Metal of the early and mid-90s that I so love, but no one at the time was playing. I wish I had been alive when those bands and landmark albums first came out by HELLOWEEN, BLIND GUARDIAN, IRON SAVIOR, etc.
Funny you should mention GAMMA RAY, as I am not as influenced by them, as the others.
What is really funny is that I have only been playing guitar for about seven years, and it was DRAGONFORCE and Guitar Hero that challenged me to play harder. The more difficult the level, the more I wanted to play more intricate melodies.
My friends and I in Florida all came from a Metalcore background. The more we played shows, the more we wanted to write songs with more melody and harmony.
I have heard of them. They played some of the "Warriors Of Metal" festivals. We are asked every year to perform for that, but we want to attach ourselves to a bigger touring bill, like we did when we played with BLIND GUARDIAN and HOLY GRAIL.
Well yes, and no! We love that game, and we appreciate Greek mythology, so all that goes into the song. It is like the song "In The Twisted Twilight", there are clearly "Skyrim" themes present there, as well. In fact, we are designing a new tour T-shirt, which will have artwork from this game, with the dragon on the cover.
Oh really, I did not catch that. I will have to look more carefully at it. We are really happy with what our Brazilian artist has achieved. I just added a few tweaks, but it looks killer. I know the other covers are more basic, as my father owns an airbrush company, and assisted with those. I actually custom paint motorcycles as my "real job".
We kind of knew going in that this song and "Fragile Minds Collapse" were going to be the odd ones. We like to allow Keith Byrd and Sabrina a chance to stretch their legs and write some lyrics. Sabrina wrote "Kardia". She likes to pen the words for the Power Ballads.
We would like to have the funds to create a really professional video. I have so many ideas for doing this.
We are so grateful for our fans! I will have to check with Lance of Nightmare Records, but I think we may have already sold out of the first pressing of the new album! We want to have plenty of copies for them when our fans see us live.
We are supposed to play a few shows here at home. Earlier you mentioned the video for "After The Fall". Would you believe when I went to write that song, I was actually inspired by a song off the new WITHIN TEMPTATION album! Once I had that song in my head, I added what I thought was the HAMMERFALL and ICED EARTH parts. I guess this is how I think and write.
We are already working on material for the next one. Since I am young, I want to have several albums under my belt and establish a catalogue. This is how you make your mark.
Yeah, Michael, we truly appreciate all your support, thank you again!
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