On the rack: Titta from Astra

 

Wretched sinner, tell us about your latest deeds of evil and spite, ‘From Within’!

 

 

Astra – Wretched sinner to me??? What the fuck, and what about you, priest of satan? ;)

So, we created the album over the course of a year (rehearsal, pre production, recording, mixing, mastering). It’s so different, in my opinion, from the first album. This time we took a step forward for the composition of FROM WITHIN. We are more aware and confident about our possibilities as composers. We took the inspiration from our personal daily experiences, especially for myself regarding the lyrics that talk about satan eheheheh, no I’m kidding you! The songs are sometimes about feelings, but sometimes I take inspiration from movies: for example the idea for “THE HITMAN”  came out from thinking about the MAGNIFICANT movie “The silence of the lambs”.  “NEVER SAY GOODBYE” is from a visit to the FAMOUS Freddie Mercury’s statue in Montreux because Mercury is my biggest inspiration and the song has a strong QUEEN-like mood, For “SAVE ANOTHER DAY” we wrote for an incredible love-hate story between one of my friends and his fucking-bitch-finger in the ass girlfriend. Anyway I think that the listeners should “listen” the album cause if not, they will go all into heaven and this is a penalty my dear!!!!!

 

 

You fiend! You intend to tour the world with this devilish noise, don't you?!

 

  

Astra – My devilish intent is to tour where the band is acclaimed for this infernal sound and create a very heavy metal prog Black Sabbath! Jokes apart, I hope to have the chance to visit some cities as a supporting band for others more important then us, and promote to hell our music.

 

  
I reckon you have many ungodly stories from your sinful tours. You might as well give us the worst story since we're preparing to fry you anyway!

 

  

Astra – The worst story is near to be lived or to be written, my infernal mate!!!

I think the worst nightmare should be that during my best performance while singing some high notes, because of the effort, suddenly a bad stink of shit comes out from my underpants ahahahahaahahhahahaha

 

  
Oh, you are indeed a wretch! If we had not caught you, what would you and your cohordes have done now? Recorded even more of your fiendish rattling?

 

  

Astra – We want to promote our music and promote our websites www.astraprog.com, www.myspace.com/astraprog and www.chiarapellegriniagency.com and remind the readers that our album will be out via LION MUSIC on February 20th.

 

  
Damnations! You are beyond redemption. Name the five musical pieces that you want to bring with you when we send you to hell!

 

  

Astra - So… that’s difficult. Lunatic of God’s Creation, Teo Torriate, Voices, Symbolic, The Divine Wings of Tragedy For the other guys they are too good so they will not go to hell for sure!!  

Thanx for the space and I hope you will burn in hell together with me, I don’t want to shovel shit alone.

Very funny interview, thank you, for real!!!!

 

  
  This Inquisition Symphony was conducted by the Power of Metal in February in the year of our Lord 2009.