The Metal Asylum Talks To….DEI UMBRAE

Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Hello guys it`s been a pleasure for me being here. The name was taken from a dream of mine that was very inspiring for the band`s name. The band consisted in 2019 by me and Dimitris Sakkas and already counts 3 albums. The various members are three. I am the maim composer, founder and lyricist of the band , Dimitris Sakkas is the producer who is doing all the arrangements and Jason Tsolakis is the vocalist.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

We are all from Athens and especially with Dimitris Sakkas we are very good friends for many years. We were all having the same love and expectations from music so we decided to create a band with my compositions.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

I have many favourite bands especially from heavy metal music , but I`ll tell you 3 of my favourites . Iron Maiden , Therion , Sepultura. (totally different styles ).I used to listen to that music since I was a kid so it has literally created a good base in my music memory.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I never had any plan and especially in music. I just have the need to share my compositions with other people and that’s the main reason that I created a band .

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

This time of period my favourite album is scorched by Overkill and the last two albums of Septic Flesh , but my all time favourite was always Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden.

Do you sing in the shower?

I don’t sing even in karaoke parties .

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

We have already began the recordings of our next album. We love to share our music in albums and etc and our plans are remaining on composing.

Do you currently have any new songs/albums ready to be released?

I have already answered to that to the previous question. Hopefully we`ll have our next album released within 2024.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

To be honest I do not prefer playing live for personal reasons. My nature is to compose cause I feel like that. But if I had to give you an answer I could choose the most simple and friendly spot just to get the satisfaction of sharing my music.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

As I said before (for one more time) my all time favourite album is “ Seventh son of a seventh son” by maiden, which is also my favourite band.

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

I have many guilty pleasures as a person but not in music for sure. Ps. I love music and that means that I am listening to many different kinds except metal.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

Iron Maiden . I do not think that I have to say something else (laughs).

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

It was 1992 as far as I can remember and it was “Fear of the dark”. Of course when it comes to music I always keep all my CDs and Vinyl Records.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Out of music…  Respect everyone as respect your selfs guys …

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

You can find our music on Spotify , YouTube , Bandcamp and Alcyone’s Records website.

We, at The Metal Asylum, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

The pleasure was truly mine. We are going to share more music for you and we want to say huge thanks for all the support that we have taken so far!! We promise that we ll do our best for our forth album to be better than all the others!

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