Interview Soil





First, can you tell us the story of the band ?

SOiL WAS FORMED IN 1997 BY ME, ADAM AND TOM…SHAUN JOINED SHORTLY AFTER AND WE ROUNDED OUT THE LINE UP WHEN I DISCOVERED RYAN A FEW MONTHS LATER.  WE RELEASED A DEMO WHICH LATER WAS RELEASED BY CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.  IT HAD A GIANT WORM ON THE COVER.  THEN WE SIGNED TO MIA RECORDS IN 1998 AND RELEASED THE "EL CHUPACABRA" EP AND THE FULL LENGTH ALBUM "THROTTLE JUNKIES" IN 1999. MIA WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND WE DID A DEMO WITH PRODUCER JOHNNY K THAT HAD THE SONG HALO ON IT.  THE SONG TOOK OFF AT A RADIO STATION IN ORLANDO FLORIDA AND WE HAD A MAJOR LABEL BIDDING WAR.  CLIVE DAVIS AND HIS LABEL J RECORDS/BMG WON.  WE RELEASED TWO ALBUMS WITH J: 2001’S SCARS AND 2004’S REDEFINE.  AFTER THAT WE LOST THE LABEL DUE TO SONY/BMG MERGERS AND LOST OUR SINGER.  WE FOUND A NEW SINGER NAMED A.J. CAVALIER AND SIGNED A NEW DEAL WITH DRT ENTERTAINMEN. OUR NEW ALBUM TRUE SELF COMES OUT MARCH 27 2006 IN EUROPE AND MAY 2ND REST OF THE WORLD.

What are your biggest musical influences ?

PERSONALLY MOTLEY CRUE IS MY BIGGEST INFLUENCE….AS A BAND METALLICA, AC/DC, COC, LIFE OF AGONY, SABBATH

Can you tell us more about your new album called "True Self" ?

IT IS THE FIRST TO FEATURE NEW VOCALIST A.J. CAVALIER.  IT WAS WRITTEN FROM THE HEART AND MARKS A VERY HONEST AND AGGRESSIVE VOICE IN OUR CAREER.  WE FEEL IT IS OUR BEST EFFORT TO DATE.

How did you proceed for the composition and who is responsible for song writing ?

ME, ADAM, SHAUN AND TOM ALL JAM TOGETHER WITH RIFFS AND SONG IDEAS.  ONCE WE HAVE WHAT WE THINK IS A SONG, WE SEND IT TO AJ WHO WRITES AND RECORDS VOCALS. WE MAKE CHANGES FROM THERE AND DECIDE IF THE SONG IS WORTH KEEPING FOR A POSSIBLE ALBUM CUT OR NOT.

What are the lyrics talking about ? And where do you find inspiration ?

THE LYRICS AS I SAID ARE A VERY HONEST AND SINCERE APPROACH TO WHATEVER AJ HAS IN HIS MIND AT THE TIME.  AS FAR AS INSPIRATION, YOU’D HAVE TO TALK TO HIM…BUT FROM WHAT HE HAS SAID, LIFE EXPERIENCES ARE HIS INSPIRATION.

What's your favourite track on this album, and why ?

MY FAVORITE IS PROBABLYY "THE LAST CHANCE" OR "LET GO"…BOTH ARE VERY MUSICAL AND VERY POWERFUL VOCALLY TO ME. 

What are your favourite all times bands and albums ?

MOTLEY CRUE: SHOUT AT THE DEVIL

MORBID ANGEL: COVENANT

METALLICA: MASTER OF PUPPETS

SLAYER: REIGN IN BLOOD

Do any of you currently work on projects other than Soil ?

SOIL TAKES UP ALL OF OUR TIME. WE DON’T HAVE TIME FOR MUCH ELSE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I STARTED UP MY OWN RECORD LABEL (WWW.MORTAL-MUSIC.COM).  BUT I KEEP THAT SEPARATE FROM MY BAND ACTIVITIES.

What's your opinion about the international metal scene ?

I LOVE IT!!  IT SEEMS EUROPEAN FANS STICK TO THE BANDS THEY LOVE LONGER AND SUPPORT THEM EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT ‘FASHIONABLE’ ANYMORE.

Do you have any funny or strange stories about the band you can share with us ?

THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY TO LIST. EVERY DAY IS A NEW ADVENTURE.  THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE REDEFINE SESSIONS BECAUSE THE STUDIO WE WERE AT WAS HAUNTED. WE HAD SOME WEIRD ASS SHIT HAPPEN THERE!

Do you think being on tour soon ?

WE LEAVE VERY SOON FOR A SHORT EUROPEAN RUN WITH STAIND.  AFTER THAT WE WILL TOUR THE STATES FOR A FEW MONTHS AND HOPEFULLY BACK TO EUROPE!!

What do you see in the future for Soil ?

HOPEFULLY STILL PUTTING OUT ALBUMS AND TOURING THE WORLD.  I HAVE JUST BEGUN AND HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF STOPPING ANY TIME SOON!

And finally, can you say some words for my radio show Metal Choc ?

CHEERS TO ALL YOU CRAZY KIDS OUT THERE.  WE LOVE YA AND HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON.  CHECK OUT THE NEW ALBUM "TRUE SELF" MARCH 27TH!!!



 



 


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