interview with Phantom Pain
WHAT´S THE NAME OF YOUR BAND? Phantom Pain
HOW WAS THE BAND FORMED? Inspired by a TV series on the history of heavy metal, I revived some old riffs I'd written years ago, started writing more and thought they sounded cool enough to start working on with a drummer.
WHERE ARE ALL BAND MEMBERS FROM?/WHO DOES WHAT IN THE BAND? Adelaide. Brian Cassingena - Guitar. Rodrigo Moraes Cruz - Drums. Dave Britton - Bass.
WHAT WAS THE AMBITIONS OF THE BAND WHEN YOU STARTED? Just to have fun writing and playing our own songs.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN YOUR MUSIC TO SOMEONE THAT HAVEN'T HEARD YOU? Old school 80s thrash metal, with a modern influence.
WHERE WAS YOUR FIRST GIG? Engima Bar, Adelaide
WHERE WAS THE LATEST GIG? Enigma Bar, Adelaide
WHO WRITES YOUR SONGS?/WHO WRITES THE MUSIC WHO WRITES LYRICS? Group effort
DO YOU WRITE YOUR OWN MATERIAL OR MAINLY COVERS? Own material
DO YOU HAVE ANY CLIPS ON YOUTUBE?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV6Ew4V3YbI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuXX9FgP0k
HOW OLD ARE YOU?/WHAT GOT YOU STARTED IN MUSIC? 30s
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START PLAYING? 16
WHAT YEAR WAS THE BAND STARTED? 2012
BEST/WORST GIG YOU'VE PLAYED? Live Carnage at The Cavern, with awesome bands and a decent crowd. Worst, last time at Enigma Bar, so poorly promoted, the only people watching were the other bands on the bill
WHERE HAVE YOU PLAYED FROM THEN TILL NOW? Around Adelaide
IS IT ALWAYS THE SAME SONGS LIVE? No
WHAT HAS BEEN THE BEST/MOST PROMISING GIG SO FAR? Live Carnage
WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR? Recording an EP
HOW DO YOU GET PSYCHED UP FOR A GIG? Beer
IS IT EASIER TO GET YOUR INSPIRATION FROM OLDER BANDS OR FROM BANDS MORE MODERN? Older bands
WHAT'S THE FIRST STEP WHEN MAKING A NEW SONG? Come up with a cool riff
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DOWNLOADING OF MUSIC INSTEAD OF BUYING ALBUMS? I'm happy to have people hear our stuff before buying, but good music is worth buying. I buy music I like. It is now impossible to make money with the old music industry model. The only people making decent money are bands who have been around forever. There are marketing methods which can make money for a band, but few musicians are open to using them.
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR DREAMS FOR THE BAND? Worldwide tour, play music in every country, create a genuine business without affecting the music.
HAVE YOU BEEN IN ANY OTHER BANDS? Various
WHAT DO YOU WORK WITH OUTSIDE OF THE BAND AND THE MUSIC? We have jobs
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THERE WAS NO MUSIC? Make music.
WHERE DO YOU REHEARSE? Sunset Rehearsals
WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS THE BEST LIVE BAND YOU'VE SEEN? WHAT DRIVES A BAND THAT ISN'T ALL THAT FAMOUS AND RENOWNED TO TRY TO
DO YOU HAVE ANY WEBPAGES? phantompain.com.au
ANY PEARLS OF WISDOM FOR ALL OTHER BANDS OUT THERE? Write interesting riffs. You have 5 other strings, use them.
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES FOR A BAND? Having to work to pay the bills.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CRAPPY INSTRUMENT? My Frankenstein Yamaha Flying
WHATS YOUR PRE-SHOW RITUAL? Beer