VIRTUOCITY is a band from Finland, and
they recently released an awesome 2nd CD, which is almost as good
as THUNDERSTONE, so it contained typical Euro/Finnish Melodic
Power Metal, yet slightly different, with rawer vocals and very
clean melodies. I did an interview with leader Jaron...
Please introduce us your band, when did you
form VIRTUOCITY?
JR : I
STARTED VIRTUOCITY IN 2001 I THINK , AND WE MET WITH PETE OUR
VOCALIST AND HE TOLD THAT IF I EVER NEED A VOCALIST HE IS
AVAILABLE, SO THEN I MET TOM , OUR BASS PLAYER AND HE KNOW
DRUMMER AND KEYBOARD PLAYER , SO HERE WE ARE WITH FULL LINE UP
LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAY LIVE SHOWS.
You
released an album a few years ago, please tell us about it.
JR : IT
WAS CALLED SECRET VISIONS , AND ACTUALLY IT BECOME SECRET VISIONS
BECAUSE IRAQ WAS ON THE AREA OF FORME BABYLON , AND I HAD LYRICS
ABOUT CONQUERING BABYLON , IT WAS PRETTY SCARY THING TO WRITE
BEFORE IT EVEN WAS HAPPENED SO IT WAS KIND OF A VISIONS OF FUTURE
, ANYWAY THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS EGYPTIAN ATMOSPHERE , IN LYRICALLY
AND IN MUSICALLY LIKE PHARAOH`S DREAM.
Please
tell us all about your new CD? Songs/Stories/Recording/Studios
etc.?
JR:NORTHERN
WTILIGHT SYMPHONY HAS MORE NORDIC ATMOSPHERE WITH MELODIC
SONGS LIKE PARADISE ETC , THERE`S ALSO SONG SHAMAN TELLIGN ABOUT
HOW SHAMANS FALL IN TRANCE IN LAPLAND IN ANCIENT DAYS AND
TRAVELLED INTO A
SPIRIT WORLD.
Finland
has been one of the most productive Metal countries lately, how
is that possible?
JR : HERE
ARE A LOT OF REALLY GREAT BANDS WHO ARE VERY POPULAR LIKE
NIGHTWISH , HIM ETC , AS FAR AS A GUITAR PLAYER I JUST TRY TO
COMPETE WITH MYSELF AND TRY TO DO BEST I CAN TO CREATE MUSIC AND
PLAY GUITAR , I DON`T THINK MUSIC IS A COMPETITION.
What makes
your band different than all other Power Metal bands?
JR : I
DON`T KNOW , WE JUST TRY TO DO OUR MUSIC WITH MELODIC WITH
MEMORABLE SONGS AND STILL NOT FORGETTIN VIRTUOSITY OF HANDLING
OUR INSTRUMENTS.
How does
the future look like for VIRTUOCITY? Touring plans? More CDs?
JR : YEAH
DEFINATELY MORE CDS , AND MORE LIVE SHOWS , MOSTLY I ENJOY
PLAYING LIVE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH AUDIENCE.
Thanks for
answering the questions, anything to add for yourself?
JR :
THANKS NO PROBLEM IT WAS GREAT TO DO THIS INTERVIEW , WELL ,METAL
RULEZ!!! , MELODY NEVER DIES , MOZART RULEZ! , SINCERE REGARDS
JARON S RAVEN