Markus Ullrich
Lanfear
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March 7, 2012
Oh my god! It's hard when people ask you the same question after every album and also with the release of your sixth CD We were just some guys who wanted to play music. I think it's not different to bands who found in 2012. It's about the fun to be in a band, to be creative, write songs... We were sooooo young
There is no biggest influence. People always wrote that we sound quite unique and this maybe is because there was not one but many influences. I'm a real music fan and I was always interested in the whole metal scene. It's fun to discover new bands and though it's not as refreshing today as it was in my teens this is still my passion. I'm a music junkie!
Oh, I think that is more or less your job, hehe. Why should I compare it to my previous efforts? And to which previous album? I think every album sounds different and this is also pretty important to me. The next step is interesting for me, not the last one. I think the new album is a bit more heavy and with a better production than the album before. Maybe more catchy. I'm pretty sure that if you ask our fans everyone will tell you something different. But I think that is what makes music interesting.
They showed interest and they are music fans and not just business guys. They grow steadily and do their own thing. We were quite impressed and they really wanted to work together with us. It was an easy decision. Of course the music business sucks, but it's nice to meet guys who are different in certain ways and definitely look for quality.
For the US guys: We'll play the ProgPower in Atlanta in September. Maybe some festival gigs here in Europe, some smaller gigs, we'll wait and see what happens.
We never really were interested what people wanted to hear, we just did our own thing. Sometimes I think you need to be evil, pretend to be a viking, satan's sons or that sort of shit. I mean, what the fuck! The music should be the only thing that matters. We're proud on what we do so there's no need to play with an image to attract fans. To be honest: We don't want fans who listen to our music because of an image - how silly is that?
Here in Germany it definitely is a kind of mainstream. I mean you won't hear metal songs on the radio but the charts are filled with metal. Just visit the Wacken Open Air. If this isn't mainstream...what else?
Kurt Cobain is dead, hehe No, sorry. The biggest difference is that the scene is a bit confusing. There're far too many releases, far too many bands and far too many copycats. On the other hand it's really easy to get in contact with fans or bands on the web. We had to write letters back in the days
Sorry, can't say that. I think the album stands for itself and simply because it's very variable it somehow depends on my daily mood.
Hey, we have daily jobs. No time for a tour Can't tell you that. Every band that fits to our style and has a fan base who could also like what we do. And they should be no assholes, of course
Thx to YOU!
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