Live music and touring have been on lockdown and fans as well as artists are going through withdrawals. We wanted to come up with something fun to help bridge that distance between fans and artists right now. What we came up with is something called The Lockdown Lowdown and it’s a Q&A session with fun questions for artists to answer. They’re not your typical interview questions, so it gives you a peek inside of the artists themselves. We’re big music nerds here at I’m Music Magazine and we love learning things like this about the artists that we love. We’re pretty sure that you’ll get a kick out of these, so we hope you’ll take the time to read them. In this installment, we sat down for a fun Q&A session with Italian melodic metal band, Marble. No, they’re not shouting all of their answers to us in this Q&A.
How have you been doing during the pandemic and how are you spending your time?
WE USED THIS PANDEMIC TIMES TO FINISH AND PROMOTE THE NEW ALBUM S.A.V.E. AND WE’RE FORCED TO KEEP THE DISTANCE, SO INTERNET CAME IN OUR HELP. OF COURSE REHEARSE IS PROHIBITED SO ONLINE MEETING AND FILE SHARING ARE THE ONLY TOOL LEFT TO CREATE A VIRTUAL STUDIO TO KEEP THE MUSIC GOING. LIVE CLUBS ARE ALL CLOSED IN ITALY, WE REALLY HOPE THIS SITUATION ENDS SOON!
Have you been working on new music?
OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS THE PROMOTION OF ‘S.A.V.E.’ BUT WE’RE LAYING DOWN SOMETHING, YES.
5 albums that changed your life:
EVERYONE IN THE BAND HAS THEIR PREFERENCES. THOSE ARE THE BEST TWO FOR EACH OF US
ELEONORA: DIRE STRAITS – MAKING MOVIES; NIGHTWISH – VEHICLE OF SPIRITS
DANIEL: MARDUK – PANZER DIVISION MARDUK; SONATA ARCTICA – SILENCE
OMAR: DREAM THEATER – TRAIN OF THOUGHTS; NEVERMORE – THIS GODLESSENDEAVOUR
JACOPO: DREAM THEATER – IMAGES AND WORDS; KEITH JARRET – WHISPER NOT
PAUL: HELLOWEEN – KEEPER OF THE SEVEN PT 2; JOE SATRIANI – THE EXTREMIST
NORMAN: PROTEST THE HERO – SCURRILOUS; THE VALLEY – INTRONAUT.
5 artists that influenced you as a musician:
AGAIN, EVERYONE HAS ITS HISTORY AND ITS INFLUENCES. ELEONORA IS A BIG FAN OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JACOPO LIKES KEITH EMERSON
Most memorable concert you’ve ever been to:
ELEONORA: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IN 2012. FOR THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD SONG ON RECORD AND GREAT PERFORMANCE LIVE OF THAT SONG.
DANIEL: MORBID ANGEL, THE CROWN AND BEHEMOTH IN 2000 IN MILAN. ON OF THE FIRST EXTREME SHOW I SAW, IT WAS A MASSACRE.
OMAR: TATTOO THE PLANET FEST IN 2001 IN MILAN, WITH SLAYER, CRADLE OF FILTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM. SADLY PANTERA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE HEADLINER BUT THEY DROPPED AFTER THE ATTACK OF 11TH SEPTEMBER
JACOPO: KEITH EMERSON IN 2005 IN A CASTLE YARD NEAR OUR HOMETOWN. I GET A POSTER OF THE EVENT AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT SIGNED BY KEITH
PAUL: IRON MAIDEN IN ROME IN 2016, IT WAS MY BACHELOR PARTY! I WAS REALLY DRUNK! WE WERE ALSO IN FRONT RAW.
NORMAN: PERIPHERY, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, AT ROCK N’ROLL ARENA IN MILAN.
Life on the road; 5 of the craziest/funniest/scariest tour stories
WE PLAYED IN A HIPPY CAMP, AND WE WERE THE ONLY METAL BAND.
OUR FIRST DRUMMER JUMPED ON STAGE WITH A BACKFLIP AND ALMOST DESTROYED HIS DRUMKIT.
WE OPENED FOR ELEVENKING IN AN OPEN AIR SHOW BUT STARTED TO RAIN AFTER WE FINISHED AND ALL WAS CANCELLED.
5 favorite movies:
WELL, WE ALL LOVE MARVEL MOVIES…
Best and worst advice you ever heard.
BEST ADVICE WAS TO FOCUS NOT ONLY IN MUSIC BUT IN THE WHOLE PROJECT, MARKETING AND PROMOTING. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE YOUR MUSIC HEARD!
WORST MAYBE WAS TO TRUST SOMEONE WHO DIDN’T KNOW METAL MUSIC INDUSTRY.
Strangest thing you ever autographed
A MASTERED COPY OF OUR FIRST ALBUM.
If music was over today and you had to go into professional wrestling, what would your wrestling name be?
THE MARBLE GRAVESTONE!
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