PIRANHA (Death/Thrash Metal – Greece 🇬🇷) – Interview for KickAss Forever provided by Angels PR Worldwide Music Promotion #piranha #deathmetal #thrashmetal #heavymetal
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ï Piranha was established in 1987. Can you share the story behind the band’s formation and the vision you had at the outset?
We are Piranha from Greece and we were formed in 1987. We are one of the oldest metal bands in Greece and we have played death/thrash until 2001(dissolution). The band during its 14-year participation in the Greek metal scene received great reviews from the music press around the world – but also managed to play together with many Greek bands such as SEPTIC FLESH, ACID DEATH, NIGHTFALL, FLAMES, DEATH COURIER and also with major international names such as DESTRUCTION, NECROPHOBIC and MALEVOLENT CREATION. In the end of 2017, we are back after 16 years of silence with a multi-year record deal with 7hard. Our new album “Arise from the Shadows” released worldwide on August 14 (2020) and it is our most aggressive release ever.
ï Which artists or bands have significantly influenced Piranha’s sound over the years?
Some of your musical influences are Death, Sepultura, Kreator and Children of Bodom
ï How did you decide on the name ‘Piranha’ for the band?
. We took our name from the well-known carnivorous fish, (piranha) because we believe it represents the style of our music… fast, aggressive and deadly!!!!
ï Can you describe your approach to songwriting? How do you integrate individual band members’ ideas into a cohesive track?
The music & lyrics of our songs is written by John (guitars & vocals). We don’t have a specific style, we just write what interests us, eg Nuclear Disease refers to a nuclear war that decimates humanity, Eternal Night is a horror story, Rotten Mind is a journey into the mind of a serial killer, Dead Boat is an epic piece describing a warrior’s journey of no return, Haze is a typically Faustian one-man story.
ï Having been active since the late ’80s, how have you observed the Greek metal scene evolve over the decades?
The Greek scene in the 3.5 decades that we have been serving it has changed and has evolved into a formidable musical entity on the global stage. We believe that it is at its best with formidable bands in all metal idioms such as Rotting Christ, Suicidal Angels, Acid Death, Septic Flesh, Nightfall, Diviner, Death Courier.
ï took a hiatus in 2001 and reunited in 2017. What prompted the break, and what inspired the reunion after 16 years?
The reason for our breakup was the pressure that existed in the last 2 years (2000-2001) from our daily jobs and family obligations, resulting in not having enough time to deal with the band. To tell the truth, during all this time (from 2001 until the end of 2017) that we were inactive, something was always “eating” inside us to start the band again and I just believe that we were waiting for the right moment and that came in October 2017 when we stepped on the stage again as headliners at the Extreme Assault Festival.
ï Your latest album, “Arise from the Shadows,” was released in 2020. Can you share insights into its themes and production process?
Our latest cd “Arise from The Shadows” marks our return after a long time in darkness and silence. It is also our big “THANK YOU” to our fans who have supported us all these 40 years of our journey in extreme sound. We must emphasize that the recording and release of our CD was a very difficult and stressful process because it happened during the first lockdown of the pandemic, making it very difficult to go to the studio to record and mix the CD due to the measures & prohibitions that were in effect at the time.
ï Reflecting on your extensive career, are there any live performances that stand out as particularly memorable or defining for the band?
We believe that one of the highlights of our career was when we played together with our idols the mighty Destruction and the masters of death metal Malevolent Creation
ï Are there any artists or bands you’d like to collaborate with or tour alongside in the future?
We don’t have any preferences, just something interesting and something we like.
ï What can fans anticipate from Piranha in the coming years? Are there new projects or directions you’re exploring?
Our priority for now is the concerts and the promotion of our new music video for our track “Eternal Night”, but to tell you the truth we have recorded some new riffs and we put them aside so that we can use them when the time of our new creation has come
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