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Interview with Régisson
Silva of Masterpiece
May 2009 By Metal Mark |
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I must admit that I never heard of Brazil's
Masterpiece until I recently had the chance to review their EP “W.A.F.E.”.
That was enough to catch my interest though. I had the pleasure of
interviewing Régisson Silva to find out more about this band and
what they are working on
Hello, please introduce the members of your band and what instrument
you play.
Hi there! The current members of the band are:
Denisson Silva - guitar and voices
Régisson Silva - guitar solos
Pedro Bianchi - bass guitar
Thiago Chiarelli - drums
Tell us a little about the history of your
band?
The band was formed in 1998 here in the south of Brazil. Since then
we keep working, mixing influences from the bands we heard when we
started and adding our own stuff trying to make things a little
different. Of course we keep changing and experimenting new things,
looking for a real formula of a masterpiece. In 2006 we released our
first EP called “The Seventh Card” which was very praised by the
critics. In early 2007 we have new tunes out, but these songs were
recorded in our home studio and there weren’t press copies for that,
only on the internet. Exactly in this period Pedro and Thiago joined
the crew (the original members are only Denisson and me). Since then
we are working strictly together. Oh man they came as a relief to us
‘cause we were fed up of changing members of our line up!
“W.A.F.E.”, the new EP, , came in the end of the last year and it’s
bringing us good results! So we hope to go further with the next
album.
Who are your musical influences?
Many musician brought different influences to the band but we can
say that Metallica, Megadeth, Sepultura and Pantera are our main
influences.
Where do you get the influences for your
lyrics?
Those bands whose have influenced us in the musical way, did the
same about the lyrics. But the main influence is the day by day, we
see the things happening during all life and it’s important to write
about them. Sometimes it’s not the case to say what is right or
wrong, it’s too much relative, just to show what happens can be
enough! People need to turn off the TV and start to think more deep
and seriously about the things.
I understand that have you have begun work on
a full length album. How is that going?
Yes, the project is going well. We have all drums, basses and rhythm
guitars done. Now the guys are waiting for me to stop scratching my
balls to do the solos, lol. After that we will do the vocal parts to
end up in that soap opera called mixing and mastering stuff.
Is it going to be all new material or will you
be re-recording any songs from your previous releases?
The three songs from the last EP will be re-recorded and also an
instrumental song, which was released in that material that wasn’t
pressed in CD. All the rest of material is totally new shit!
Any label interest so far? Any idea when it
will be released?
We hope to have the job all done before the end of the year, but we
are facing some damn problems with schedules to continue that, I
believe that the next months we will be back to studio again. About
the label, we didn’t receive any offer until now, but we are looking
for a deal.
Is this the only project for you guys or is
anyone currently working on any other projects?
I have an instrumental project which takes my name, and I hope to
have new songs out very soon. You can find that stuff at
www.myspace.com/regissonsilva
Apart from that I work as a performance musician and guitar teacher
here in my country. Besides their profession the other guys are
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Has
your writing style changed over the years? If so then how?
I think yes, I’ve been approached about that during the years. You
know, that’s not my mother tongue so I have to study that to improve
my style. Now it is easier to hit my goals about metric and etc,
although since the beginning I was worried about a formula, trying
to do it rhythmically with rhymes and whatever. About the context
the changes happen naturally depending of what you live, see and
feel and how your imagination can put it onto a piece of paper.
Do you listen to different styles of music
besides metal? If so then what?
Even though metal is my favorite style I like to listen to very
different styles such as classical music, jazz and blues, etc. It
depends of my mood.
What is the music scene like in your area?
A piece of crap! Lots of bands and a lack of stages, poor payments
(sometimes nothing!), amateur promoters and professionals in general
take over the scene. Apart from that always will have an audience
with a thirst for metal!
What are some of the best albums that you have
heard so far in 2009?
I can’t stand without mentioning the last album of Exodus. “Let
there be blood” (2008) kicks ass, they revive those old songs giving
another breath to them effortlessly. But I spend more time going
through old stuff. I like the way the metal used to sound in the
80’s and early 90’s. Although I know the things change, I still like
to feel that old atmosphere. Because I believe how deep you go,
stronger you grow, like the roots of a tree. Just so you understand
how crazy it is, a few days ago I was freaking out listening to some
old Scorpions.
Pick the band from each of the following pairs
that you prefer and tell why you picked them.
Ok! Preference doesn’t mean exclusivity; let’s keep it clear here
hehe! Both of these choices are amazing artists, they all rock and I
am a fan of them.
Kreator or Slayer
Slayer – reminds me of my youth and I like the rebellious and
violent way they do the simple things.
Anthrax or Overkill
Anthrax – they have that thing some bands spend the whole career
looking for. You can recognize them among millions!
Dio or Ozzy
Ozzy – creativity, wildness, good taste and sensibility are some of
the main musical traits of this old mad man, and also a damn hand to
choose amazing guitar players. lol
Megadeth or Metallica
Too difficult to me! I can’t choose one or other, because Metallica
is my heart and Megadeth is my brain.
Is there anything else that you would like to
say about your band or your music?
Yes there is. I would like to thank you for the opportunity and
support, and would like to emphasize that we have our debut album
coming soon with a complete merchandise package (CD, T-shirts and
whatever), so we need that support from you guys, webzines and blogs,
fans, sponsors and labels. So please contact us at
www.myspace.com/masterpieceonline or by e-mail
contato@masterpieceonline.net
Thank you all!
STAY MASTERPIECE! STAY METAL!!! \,,/ |
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