The Metal Asylum Talks To metal innovators Opensight about mixing Heavy Metal with Grindhouse Film music, World Domination plans and about why Predator 2 is very very very underrated.

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

The name ‘Opensight’ came in a dream. The music has a cinema vibe and atmospherics that belong to genre films and Grindhouse movies, so a name that relates to things that are visual fits well. We all play and behave as a clandestine crime outfit looking for world domination. 

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

We are from different corners of the map. Members have always been recruited by means of manipulation, brainwashing and deceit. To convince them that the marriage of heavy music with vintage film music is a good idea. 

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

Opensight does well with different audiences, especially with fans of bands that push the envelope somehow like Opeth, Devin Townsend, Faith No More, etc. We listen to different genres too, but apart from Rock and Metal we are influenced a lot by film music like Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Henry Mancini, Fabio Frizzi, Lalo Schifrin, etc. So with these influences our songs sound and feel like metal but also like a crime film like Dirty Harry, or a vintage italian horror film, or a spy film, or a western, and so on depending on the song. 

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

Yeah, the ambition was always there. The balance of creating and recording songs in a studio contrasted with going out to play original songs live was always fascinating. There was also the need to be involved with the visual aspect of the band: Graphics, Illustrations, Video, etc. 

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

Let me see… Scorpions, Death, Helloween, Lalo Schifrin (The soundtrack for “Magnum Force”), Graveyard, The Night Flight Orchestra, Iron Maiden, Francesco De Masi (“The New York Ripper” Soundtrack), Fabio Frizzi (“Puppet Master”) and Carpenter Brut among others I see on the current list. 

Do you sing in the shower? 

Always. Normally with the electric guitar plugged in playing a cover of “It’s Electric” by Diamond Head

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

Our last album “Mondo Fiction” got an exciting response and good reviews with kind words and was added to some top lists of the year, so we are launching a special edition. It will have all the songs, plus a few extras, mainly instrumental versions of the songs. It will be called “Mondo Fiction (The Director’s Cut)”. There are new videos coming with it and extended singles before the full release. We are also working on a bunch of new songs for next year and also playing live as usual.

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

There’s a lot of places we’d love to play. Besides the obvious legendary ones like Madison Square Garden, Royal Albert Hall, Budokan and so on, maybe Teatro Massimo in Palermo because of The Godfather 3, The Tittie Twister bar of “From Dusk Till Dawn” or that funky SpaceShip from “Predator 2”. And by the way, “Predator 2” is very, very underrated. The first 10 minutes of the film are way better than anything the franchise offered afterwards and that’s even before Bill Paxton or Gary Busey show up!

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

Difficult question. Many albums that have made an impact. When you make a list you’ll probably end up revisiting and changing it constantly. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Master of Puppets, Sorcerer (Tangerine Dream), Queen of the Wave, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, The Sound of Perseverance, The Beyond (Frizzi) are just a handful and way way more could be added 🙂 

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

No guilty pleasures. If you like something, then you shouldn’t feel guilty about it. People can’t help but to have an emotional response to certain Music. It’s a spontaneous thing. 

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

Spinal Tap, Sammi Curr and DethKlok!

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

Probably be the soundtrack to Tim Burton’s Batman (by Prince) and Use Your Illusion II – Both on vinyl and still there, yeah

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

We have nothing but gratefulness and appreciation for all the people who listen to our music and come to our shows. 

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

Join the Director’s Cult via the following links. Everything Opensight related can be found at

Official Site: https://www.opensightband.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nuByHPiaXckms2WRkAYTX

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/opensightband

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opensightband/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opensightmusic

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@opensightband

Also, make sure you get yourself a killer outfit at https://opensight.bandcamp.com

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

Thank you. You are under our control now… 

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