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BENGALURU: The famous American death metal band Immolation, from New York, will perform for the first time in India at the Open Air G-Shock Bangalore festival today at Aadya Farms, Yelahanka. The group relies on riffs written in dissonant harmonic patterns, often dueling between the two guitars, to advance the songs, usually on complex rhythms and drum patterns. The group of four musicians was formed in May 1986 and guitarist Bob Vigna and singer / bbadist Ross Dolan were the only permanent members of the group's history. In conversation with CE, the duo talks about their excitement to perform in Bangalore and their "dark" songs. Extracts:
This will be your first performance in India. How do you feel?
Bob: We wanted to come to India a long time ago. We are excited to play for our fans here.
Ross: When we go to a new part of the world, we are always excited because we know we will reach more fans and we will be able to play for new fans who have not seen us. We are as excited as our fans
What's in store?
Bob: It will be a mix of everything. We made 10 records, so it is difficult to integrate. We will make new records and our previous records, almost all of our records through our discography.
Ross: There will be surprises. We also receive requests from fans on our FB page. So we will play some of them.
What is the song for which you receive the most requests?
Ross: It varies. You can ask 20 Immolation fans and all will have different albums and songs. There are some songs from our first album Dawn of Possession. We will play two songs of this. Also, we want to play what we find exciting too. Some fans like our previous songs, but we've been playing this for 30 years now, it's not so exciting for us. Bob: Deciding on a series to achieve is a challenge, with limited time. Some songs may not ring properly when played live. So, we just want to play those that make our fans happy.
Of all your songs, what are your favorite songs?
Bob: The new material.
What was the answer to your recent video When The Jackals Come?
Ross: Phenomenal. Bob directed the video.
Bob: I ran a full-time job and also toured. So, I did not have the time to do it until we came back from a tour of South America a few months ago. It's one of our favorite songs – it has speed, heaviness and darkness. We are happy with the result. The videos are always great. It was like remaking the record. When it comes to videos, people are sharing and new people, who have not heard us before, are checking too.
Most of your songs are based on current affairs, the oldest ones mainly related to religion. Have you had any problems because of this? Do you have enough creative freedom?
Bob: We have not encountered any problem. Most of our earlier music was religious and had a double meaning. Now we are more direct on the message we would like to convey in our songs.
Ross: We try to stay ambiguous. Especially now, in our country, the scene is bad. It's like the period of the Civil War. We would prefer not to participate in that. We do not embrace the state of political mind.
Bob: Besides, it depends on how people perceive it. We could have a trail where some people will know exactly what it is and others will perceive it differently. It's weird. People take everything they want and as it works for them, it's cool.
Ross: We try to take stock of what is happening in the world today, but our music is actually a matter of humanity. Most of our songs portray the failure of humanity. You look around you, you will see how humanity has failed us in so many ways. This is not political. Fortunately, thanks to our music, people will receive a positive message. Sometimes you have to see the darker side before taking a positive direction.
How do you work on your songs?
Bob: Basically, I have a programmer on my computer. I work on some ideas with my guitar and I put it on computer, I add some beats and I develop it. Then I review with the others, make some slight adjustments if necessary. Over time, we have got used to fine-tuning the writing. You learn from your mistakes and experiences and try to do better with each album. We have this fire and ambition in us to create something unique in each album.
Are you from other genres of music?
Ross: Yes, I love jazz, clbadic rock, normal metal.
Bob: We are quite open minded. There is something that all types of music can offer. I'm also inspired by non-metal music
Death Metal band performance
Immolation will play at the open-air festival
G-Shock Bangalore today, from 6:30 pm to 19.45 at Aadya Farms in Yelahanka
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