People were asking me what kind of music I sing and play, what was my favorite kind of metal music. Can you describe the situation in the Italian metal scene in the 90’s? Vanni : It was a strange time back then. You released the legendary Thunderstorm demo in 1993.

As for the Metal press, we always got nice reviews so we can’t complain.

Looking back at your career so far, are you satisfied with what you accomplished and with how people and metal press treated the band? Vanni : Yeah, we are very satisfied with the course of the band so far. Even if you fall after a ‘fight’ you must find the strength to get up, challenge life and try to survive. What is your philosophy about life? Vanni : My philosophy in life is that there is only one destiny for everyone but we have to live a life of honor and strength. There exists also a strong sense of pride and valor in your writings. Vanni you write all the lyrics for the band, always dealing with historic, mythological and fantasy issues. What about the artwork of the album? Do you have anything specific in mind? Vanni : We haven’t yet decided on the cover art but the booklet of the cd will contain the whole story in pictures. Am I right? Vanni: Musically yes but not lyrically. I guess Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen opera was a huge influence on the synthetic part of the record. Every song is based on the main episodes of the saga. Vanni: Yes it is based on the 13th century masterpiece. Nibelungenlied of course will be based on the epic German poem ‘The Song of the Nibelungs’. So now we have a new drummer who wanted to re-record all the parts which was a big delay but we think Emiliano is here to stay.Ģ015 will be the year of the release of the 3rd full length Wotan album. He already recorded all the drum parts of the new album but then he left the band. The fact is that we had a little problem with our previous drummer. Is this tour a chance to take a little break from working on the new album? Give me some details on how this effort is going so far. Trikala is the first stop of the Into glory live special tour. As I said on stage we consider Greece our second homeland. Every time we come back here is a big emotion, because Greece has a special place in our hearts. The Interview: 3.30 in the morning, Vanni, Mario, Salvatore and myself talking about epic metal, the new album, record labels and the band’s future plans.įirst of all welcome to Greece once again! How does it feel to be back? Vanni: Thank you. A group that delivers uncompromising epic metal music for almost 30 years! The place: Trikala,, just after their triumphant concert.

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