INTERVIEW: Forbidden Seasons — Music Musings & Such

INTERVIEW:

Forbidden Seasons

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JUST after mentioning a lack of Australian content…

on my site, I am faced with an Italian band! It seems like this is a day for exploring and investigating artists from parts of the planet some of us take for granted. The guys of Forbidden Seasons have been telling me about their latest track, Wormhole, and its evocative video.

I ask what it has been like receiving praise for this debut album, Promise, and what they have planned for the rest of the year; they select a new artist to check out; whether they get much time to detach away from music – they each choose an album that means a lot to them.

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Hi, guys. How are you? How has your week been?

Hi, to you! Everything’s fine, thanks. We had a normal week: practising and working like always.

For those new to your music; can you introduce yourselves, please?

We are Forbidden Seasons; a Metalcore band born in 2016 in Turin. Our music is both melodic and aggressive; a great mix for everyone approaching Metalcore for the first time. We just released our debut full-length album, entitled Promise, so make sure to check it out!

Tell me about Wormhole and the story behind the song.

Wormhole is our last single off the new album, Promise. The song is a halfway between Metalcore and Pop culture. Keys and synths are the main protagonists, developed on a main melancholic and dramatic violin track. The chorus was written first, very open and epic: “I've got your demon inside" means a lot of things in different ways and, for this reason, the song is developed between F minor and A# major, to describe the anger and the hope.

We wanted to create a Pop sound and, at the same time, powerful and strong parts; to catch all those people facing Metalcore/Post-Hardcore for the first time

The video is explosive and raw! What was it like filming it? Was it a fun shoot?!

We really enjoyed filming the video; the entity was played by one of the two directors of the video - and it was really funny shooting those scenes! We also loved the playback scenes. The location was on the top floor of a huge villa, without an elevator, so it was very hard to bring all the backline and instruments up and down the stairs. Anyway; it’s been a really cool experience!

Wormhole is taken from your debut L.P., Promise. It has gained good reviews already! Has it been encouraging seeing people react so positively?

Of course, yes. All of the work we’ve been doing is for our fans and people who don’t know us yet; so, when we see positive reactions, we couldn’t be happier. It means that the song is working!

Are you already looking ahead to another album – or concentrating on touring your debut album?

Both. We never stop composing new music, but now we’re focusing on creating a perfect live show, to tour and promote the new album.

You are a Turin band. What is the music scene like there? How did Forbidden Seasons get together?

The scene is not so good…at least not for Metal music. There are many good Rock/Metal bands in Italy but the music industry focuses on Pop and Rap artists, so it’s hard to emerge.

We are five guys from the same town, with the common dream of being musicians, so, we decided to create this band…

What sort of music did you all grow up on? Which musicians stick in the mind?

We all grew up with different kinds of music; so each of us put his influences in our songs.

The most inspiring musicians for us are Jason Richardson, Luke Holland; John from the band Northlane (we bought his sound-pack for our Kempers), Lucas Mann from Rings of Saturn and Corey Taylor from Slipknot.

If you each had to select the one album that means the most to you; which would they be and why?

Fede: Sempiternal by Bring Me the Horizon

Danny: Ultu Ulla by Rings of Saturn

Paul: All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us by Architects

Symon: Mesmer by Nothlane

Mark: Sleepless by Adept

Do you have any gigs lined up? Where are you heading?

We have to focus on few other things right now, but we’re always working on tours planning. So, as soon as we have any news we’ll let you know.

What do you hope to achieve in 2018?

For 2018, we want to travel as much as we can to share Promise with people and, of course, we’ll start to think about new songs for the future.

Have you each got a favourite memory from your time in music – the one that sticks in the mind?

Each of us has had their own way/route into the music world: many memories are good, others are bad. I think I speak for everyone when I say that the best memory was our first gig plus; a meet-and-greet as Forbidden Seasons in Moscow (2017). We will never forget that moment - and we can’t wait to be back!

What advice would you give to new artists coming through?

To every new artist out there, we want to give you this advice: follow your dreams and never give up because life is only one and you have to live it, filling it with your passion. Also; never stop practising and improving skills with your instrument!

IN THIS PHOTO: Cry Excess

Are there any new artists you recommend we check out?

Follow Cry Excess. We’re close friends here in Turin and they’re a great band with a huge attitude in the music business!

Do you get much time to chill away from music? How do you unwind?

We love to spend as much time as we can in the studio - and in our practice room - to train our skills; we love playing and we relax doing it. For sure. We have free time and we spend it with our friends or parents...

Finally, and for being good sports; you can each choose a song and I’ll play it here (not any of your music - I will do that).

Here are our favourite songs:

Paul: Gravedigger – Architects