interview with Serenity Broken
Who started the band? Aris, Me (Andreas) & Vic back in 2010.
Where are you from? Athens, Hellas
How did you meet? We got together back in 2010 and we found all the additional members through classifieds on a local music site, old school shit is still the best!
What is your name?/Who plays what?/How old are you?
I’m Andreas and I play the guitar, I’m 30, Taurus and I’m single. Anyone interested?
Aris: vocals
Andreas: guitars
Orestis: guitars
Vic: drums
Lukas: bass guitar
What was the plan when you started the band? No plans, just music.
Explain to those who have not heard you, how does your music? Our music is a borderline between hard rock and metal with a grunge aesthetic. You can call it alternative metal if you want it to.
Who writes the songs?/Who does the music? Everyone participates on the writing process and Aris writes all the lyrics
What you drive for music style? I drive a Suzuki Swift 1.300cc, pretty metal!
What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs? Love,Hate,Loss
Do you own songs or covers? Original material only
Have you released any album or single? Yes, one album and one EP.
What are they called so, and what years they were released? We have released Commercial Suicide in 2012 and Live ‘n’ Unplugged in 2013. You can download for free our EP HERE
What do you sell for merchandise gadgets? T-shirts and cd’s that you can also find HERE!
What does it cost? 10€ for the t-shirts and 5€ the cd.
Have you done any music videos? Yes we shot an official promo video for “Alone?” in 2013 and we’re preparing a new one at the moment!
What has been your biggest challenge as a band? Our primary goal is to become better and better as musicians and create good music.
Describe your show, visual and musically Straight up in the ass music! Groove ‘n’ beers!
What's places you can play on the "Athens"? Arenas, stadiums, that kind of stuff.
What do you do besides the band and the music? We work our asses of and enjoy the life!
How important are your fans? Fans are our driving force, they mean so much to us.
What things are you most afraid of? Bees and women.
What is the biggest fear when you go onstage? There is no fear when you walk on stage
Best/worst performed gig? Best gig was in 2011 playing with the almighty Rotting Christ
Have you toured somewhat over the years 2010 to 2014? Not until now, we are on it.
How many people usually come to your gig? From 100-250
Where do you plan to play the rest of the year? Everywhere possible.
What do you think of that they go to download music from the internet instead of buying records? We do it also, no prob with that. Buy some merch, that’s the way you’re supporting us.
How would you describe your sound in one sentence? KillerInYourFaceMusic
Have any of you songs published? All songs are published through CDBaby to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Bandcamp, etc.
What are your web pages? Official Website||Bandcamp||Facebook||Youtube||Soundcloud||Twitter||Reverbnation||
What are your plans for the future? Our second album and lots of gigs
What advice would you give to other bands? We can’t give any advice to anyone. Do what you love to do.
Do you have anything to add? Enjoy music and life and keep it rock!