Being
part of the first Dubai Metal Festival that is Organized by two of the biggest
Metal forces in Dubai: Metal East Records & JoScene, how was your
impression, especially, since you cooperated with both before?
Metal East
Records & JoScene have both been an integral part of the Svengali story.
Our very first show ever was playing the “Metal Eastern Night” in 2015
organized by the same two.
Being part
of the first iteration of Dubai Metal Fest feels like hanging out with family.
You
participated in several local Metal performances with several recognized names
in Dubai, how can you describe the local scene in Dubai?
The local
scene in Dubai is small but mighty. The bands that stick around, and that are
fighting to get back on stage are very inspiring to us. The Middle Eastern
Metal scene as a whole is in a very good place, it feels like big things are
ahead.
Early
this year, you mentioned that the band faced a lot of obstacles, how can this
performance help you in reloading your powers again?
The pandemic
put obstacles in front of a lot of people and we were definitely not immune to
that.
In 2020 we
were lined up to play a show with Lacuna Coil, which ended up being the first
to get canceled due to the pandemic - so jumping on stage with them now feels
almost like we get to jumpstart and redo everything we weren’t able to do for a
few years.
We’ve started
working on new music and booking shows again. We are very excited for the
future!
Your last
album was released in 2020, and “Freight Train” was selected by Metal Hammer in
2020 as one of The Best Of 2020 - 15 Songs That Defined One Wild Year. What are
the concepts of the album?
Sayonara was
an album that tackled a lot of different concepts. That album was a collection
of songs we wrote over a 5-year span so the spectrum was really wide.
“Freight
Train” in particular is a song that we wrote to remind the listener to keep
pushing forward, and not to wait for someone's validation.
Are you
planning to perform any new songs at the concert?
There will
be some surprises during the show, for sure!
Did you have
any cooperation with one of the participating regional bands in the festival?
We know a
lot of the bands playing and look forward to catching up with them at the
festival. Also very excited to check out a few bands we haven’t been able to
see before!
You will
share the stage with Lacuna Coil, what does the band’s music mean to you?
As we
mentioned, for us the pandemic started with a canceled show with Lacuna Coil.
This show has a “revival” vibe to it. Lacuna Coil’s music has been something
that we’ve been around for most of our lives and we can’t wait to celebrate 20
years of their album Comalies with them.
How are you
preparing yourself for the concert?
We’ll need
to get some rest on the day to make sure we deliver the best show possible that
night
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to send a message to your fans, please do
Support your
local and regional musicians, artists and promoters! The support goes a long
way not only for the local bands you enjoy but for the scene as a whole,
opening it up for things like Dubai Metal Fest to happen.
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