Interview with Selenseas, Power Metal Band from Russia
This’s our interview with Russian Power Metal Bans, Seleneas. Check it
out
Tell us about Selenseas?
Selenseas is a
Russian heavy/power metal band formed in 2010. The name of the band comes from
a combination of two words: "Selene" (the goddess of the moon) and
"seas". It literally sounds like Lunar Seas or the Seas of Selene.
Band members: Il’ya Sklyarov – Vocals, Denis Andrianov -
guitar, music, Vladislav Tyushin - bass guitar, music, lyrics, arrangement, Ludmila Malaya - drums,
lyrics, and Svetlana
Abramova – keyboards
Recently we have
released a debut EP, which is called: “V otrazhenii…” (eng. "In the
reflection...").
Soon we will
release a full album “The Outer Limits”.
What are lyrical themes of Selenseas?
Lyrical themes are
very diverse: literature, philosophy, fantasy, mythology, art and cinema, etc.
For example:
“Zerkalo” (eng.
"Mirror") is a mysterious story about the humans fears that bounded
up with their own reflection. In this song Reality and Wonderland will
mystically exchange each other because of human's imprudence and curiosity.
“Vremya” (eng.
"Time") is a reflection of the ages and occurring events; eternal
mystery of life, which all people tends to unravel so hard. Perhaps one day the
door of this mystery will be opened.
“Nadezhda” (eng.
"Hope"). The idea of the song is based on the
"Interstellar" cinema story. The song tells that you should never
give up, even in the most difficult situation, shouldn't lose hope. According
to a well-known myth: the hope is the only thing that is left at the bottom of
Pandora's box and the hope is a reflection of the faith in a happy future for
humanity.
What are your influences?
Each of
us is influenced by heavy, power and folk metal and other genres of metal.
Who are Your Favorite Russian Metal Band?
For
Il’ya and Denis that’s Aria. Also Den like Cherniy Coffee, Cherniy Obelisk and
Master.
For
Ludmila that’s Rossomahaar.
Vladislav
and Svetlana like Arkona and Acatonia.
What are your Favorite Russian Metal Albums?
The
favorite album of Il’ya is “Noch koroche dnya” (eng. “Night is shorter
than day”) by Aria.
Den
like albums: “Geroi asfal’ta” (eng. “Hero of asphalt”) by Aria, “Golden Lady”
by Cherniy Coffee, “One more day” by Cherniy Obelisk, “Maniac party” by Master.
For
Ludmila that’s “Moscow - The Sanguine Reign of Terror” (EP) by Rossomahaar.
The
favorite albums of Vladislav are: “Capoeira” by Teatr Teney, “Zerkala” by
Acatonia.
For
Svetlana that’s albums: “Ot serdtsa k nebu” and “Vozrozhdenie” by Arkona.
How were the songs written?
Music for our debut EP and forthcoming album
was written since 2010 to 2012 by Tyushin Vladislav and Denis Andrianov (song
“Vremya”). But the final version of the arrangement for the songs was finished
in 2015.
Creating a music started with the riffs and
melodies, which were complemented by arrangements and were transformed into the
idea for the future track. When it was done, two authors (Tyushin Vladislav and
Malaya Ludmila) wrote lyrics.
How did the
recording process go?
EP was recorded in
our homestudios and released in August 2016. Mixed and mastered by Sergei Lazar
at CDM-Records.
Full album was
recording at CDM-Records and Acatonia Records from September to November 2016.
For this album we invited 2 guests for singing vocal parties: Sergei Lazar had
sang growl in the role of malicious gin for song "Mest' Ifrita"
(Ifrit's revange) and Dasha Hovanski had sang in the role of militant valkyrie
in song "Asgard".
Also we invited
Maria Scryabina for recording a flute parties to the song Ifrit's Revenge and
Gamildzhan Mahmutov for playing the lead guitar and incredibly beautiful solo
parties.
Svetlana Abramova
(keyboards Selenseas) as violin and Il’ya Sklyarov (vocals Selenseas) as cello
played parties for compositions "Dante" and “Time".
We plan to mixing
and mastering at CDM-Records again.
What are you future plan?
We plan released
full album on February 2017. Maybe we will release English version of full
album next year. Also we would like to do some touring to Russia and promote our music
for worldwide. Over the years we have accumulated a lot of songs to recording
the next few albums. Wait for our upcoming releases! J
Are there any countries you’re interested in touring or performing in? Why?
We think the dream of every heavy metal
musician is to play on stage in Japan and Brazil, because fans from these
countries are among the most dedicated to heavy/power metal in the world. Also
we would like to play in Germany on Wacken Open Air, because it’s the most
prestigious metal festival in Europe.
We would like to play all over the world to
share our music with every metalhead.
What bands would you like to play alongside?
Stratovarius, Edguy, Helloween, Sonata
Arctica, Blind Guardian, Masterplan, Alestorm, Powerwolf, Iron Maiden, Dark
Moor, Elvenking, Freedom Call, Gamma Ray and our favorite Russian metal bands.
Any last words?
Thank you for your interesting interview and
the opportunity to talk about our band. We wish you success in the development
of your blog BDP METAL!
Visit our page https://www.facebook.com/selenseas ! In the Music
Player you can listen to free our songs from the debut EP "V
otrazhenii".
You can also support us by buying the songs:
Apple iTunes
Google Music Store
Amazon MP3
Thank you for listening and support! \m/
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