interview with Blodiga Skald
Have any of you played in other bands? Yes, Vargan and Ghash are playing in a death metal band (Yarast); Axuruk plays in a melodic death metal band (Drakens Orden) and Rukreb plays in a progressive metal band (Tom Shepperd's Production).
How is it that you started playing music? Vargan and Ghash were drinking some ale, and thought: why not tell all the world their stories!!
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? Screamer - Axuruk "jejune" Kaleniuk Strummer - Ghâsh "Barbarian Know-All" Orcordion and Orcboard - Tuyla "The Glorious One" Fiddlerer - Maerkys "Handless" Farmerer - Rükreb "The Noble One" Tupa Tupa - Vargan "Shepherd Tambourine" And we are so old, we lost count!!!
Have you had other previous members? Sure! But they were too drunk to go on!!
Where are you from? From a city called Blodiga, its north from Sangrias. Or Rome.
What year did the band form? 2015
What's your style of genre? (Folk) Orc Metal
What inspires you? Drinking and killing Elfs, but mostly killing elfs
How often and where do you reherse? At least once a week in our town
How have you developed since you started with the music? Really hope so!
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Drinking and having fun
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Well yeah, would be nice to have one!
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We already have one
What made you decide to make this music? Drinking with my mates
What are your songs about? Drinking and slaughtering gnomes,elfes and humans
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Mostly Ghash makes the music and Axuruk writes the lyrics
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Music, always music
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? Sure, at home
Have you done any covers live? Sure: Madonna and Arkona
What language do you sing in? Russian and English
What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs? Least near 20 – Most 2000 +o-
What ages are most of your concert attendants? 26
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Yeah there is a club in Rome named Traffic.
What was your latest gig? Zaiet Fest with Lacuna Coil
Have you had to cancel a gig? Unfortunately yes
Where have you played live this year? Mostly everywhere
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? Italy,Switzerland,Germany,Romania,Poland,Russia and many more!!
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? When we started playing more live shows and we have all that one wants: t-shirts, album, keychains, bracelets
Where can people buy your merchandise? Online, just search for it
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? Important thing is that one enjoys our music
How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? The feeling between musician and fan has been lost
Do you have any role models or idols? All the drunkards in the world are our idols
Why do you think that they exist? Cos they are very thirsty
What have been your biggest obstacles? Vargan and money
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Enjoy your life
Do you have any new material? Sure
What are your web sites? https://www.facebook.com/blodigaskald/ https://twitter.com/blodigaskald https://www.instagram.com/blodigaskald_band/ http://www.blodigaskald.com/
What are your plans for the future? I think tomorrow I’ll get drunk!!!
Do you have something to add? Cheers and Stay Orc