- Hello Andreas, and thank you for giving "Spritsian blog" the chance to make an interview about Lethal Saint.
Hi there Costantinos, it’s my pleasure, thanks as well for helping us to spread the name of the band even further.
- I've heard that there are some changes in the band's lineup. What are the changes and who are the new members?
Yes, lately we went through a line-up change so now on guitars is Christoforos Gavriel (new member) and me, on drums is Christis Isseyegh, on vocals Andreas Pogioukkas and finally we manage to find someone to handle the bass, an old friend of ours Nicholas Liakos. At the moment everything is working out great and I hope it will stay this way!
- Your latest release, was a 7" vinyl, came out by 3 record labels (Emanes metal records, Under siege and Dying Victims records). How did that came up?
Well, to start with our CD-single “Saint Strikes Back” was to be released as a 7” vinyl, but due to the fact that no record label replied to us at that time, we decided to release it first on CD and hopefully later someone would be interested doing it on a 7” as well. Thankfully, the French label Emanes Metal Records approached us five months after the release of the CD-single, and they were interested on releasing “Saint Strikes Back” on a 7” vinyl. After a lot of planning about how we wanted the record to be, we moved on to find another two labels so they could split the cost and finally on March 2012 it was released. The vinyl contains a selection of two songs (Remixed, Remastered) from the single and it’s limited to 500 copies - so grab one soon!
- Should we wait to listen to new material from LS soon?
I‘m not sure yet if we’ll release any promo material before the new album, but we probably should, because it will take a while for the new album to be released. We are doing our best though to add on our live set some new stuff hopefully by the next gig we have them ready for you guys to enjoy!
- Do you think that the fact that your basis is in Cyprus is a negative or a positive aspect for the band, and the other metal bands on the island?
Unfortunately is mostly negative because there are fewer opportunities to be successful, luck of professionalism in every aspect (sound engineers, venues, organizers, bands, etc) and we are not taken seriously by the rest of Europe and this is extremely sad because there are some great bands in CY that deserve to be known!
- Would you ever change the style of music that LS play?
I wouldn’t say change it, I’d rather say evolve it to something more mature and original. If you listen to the new material you will notice that we took a different path than what we were doing in the past, it’s more less a combination of US metal such as Helstar, Liege Lord, Vicious Rumors, Metal Church etc, with a blend of German metal in the style of Accept, Heaven’s Gate, Primal Fear and many more. I’m confident that our fans will love the result.
- What are the main influences that inspired LS?
That should be definitely Accept, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Helloween.
- What do you think about the new wave of Heavy Metal bands especially in Europe? Is it a trend or is it going to last?
Well for me they all sound the same. They are using the same formula for their songs and there is nothing special about it. We heard those riffs a billion times before. For sure is a trend and reminds me of Glam Metal, I can’t see it last long.
-Are there any plans for some live shows soon?
As far as I am concerned we are waiting for a gig on the 22th of December to be confirmed. If not we will definitely arrange another show in Christmas. For more information about our future plans you can visit our websites at the following links:
Official Website: http://www.lethalsaint.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lethalsaintheavymetal
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lethalsaintmetal
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/lethalsaint
Encyclopedia Metallum: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lethal_Saint/3540259646
If anyone is interested in buying Lethal Saint merchandise they can contact us at the following email: Email: lethalsaintheavymetal@gmail.com Thanks a lot Costantinos for the interview I wish you and the readers all the best! STAY FUCKING LETHAL!!!
Andreas Kasapis
