interview with Scarleth

Have any of you played in other bands?
SCARLETH is the first and the only band for Victor and Ekaterina, both of us haven't played in other bands before.
Yana was in the following bands before SCARLETH: Stella Vespera (2009–2012), Luna Dream (2012-2014), Dante (2013-2015).
Philipp was part of these bands before he joined SCARLETH: B.W.N., Trapped In Tremble, Maleficar, Vyhr Grez, Kolard, Body Juice.
Igor played in few bands before SCARLETH, but that was too long ago to remember their names :)
How is it that you started playing music? Basically, it was my idea to form a band. As a teenager, I was impressed by such bands as Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, so I wanted to form my own band. Ritchie Blackmore was my hero, he is the reason I picked up guitar to play.
What are your names? / Who plays what?
Victor Morozov - guitar
Yana Kovalskaya - keyboards
Ekaterina Kapshuk - vocals
Igor Chumak - bass
Philipp Kharouk - drums
Have you had other previous members? Yes, our band had several line-up changes in the past.
Did you make music even when you were young? As teenagers we were fans of other rock bands, learning a lot from them. But we were only learning to play, composing skills came later.
Where are you from? The band was originally formed in Donetsk, Ukraine. Now we are located in Kiev, Ukraine.
What year did the band form? In 2005.
What's your style of genre? We call it melodic/modern metal. I think the most intriguing thing about our songs is diversity. You can listen to one track and think that we are folk-metal band. But next track could be doom-oriented, and another one can give you some cool and complex prog-like feeling. We really like to include many elements into our songs.
What inspires you? Travelling, movies, computer games, just hanging on with the friends - all the things which make us happy :) Those things are also endless source of inspiration.
How often and where do you reherse? One-two times per week is usually OK for us. We also take a lot time when working and rehearsing at home.
How have you developed since you started with the music? We've learned a lot during all these years. At the beginning we were not sure that we will be able to write a simple song. Now we have two albums and third on it's way.
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Yes, we are looking for booking agency to work with us. It is crucial to move our band to European and other countries stages. We are open to any offers, so please fell free to contact us.
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We are looking for record label to release upcoming CD as well as re-release older ones. We need label who is responsible for it's work.
What made you decide to make this music? Desire to create and to give our feelings to people. We always wanted to be heard.
What are your songs about?
Lyrics of our songs are as diverse as is the music. You can find quite interesting stuff besides just regular "love songs" or "freedom songs". I think I should avoid
spoilers, so it will be more interesting for you to listen to the songs yourselves.
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? We write our songs together as the band - everyone's ideas are always welcomed. It is fun to create something as the band, not alone.
Have you done any covers live?
In previous years we had several covers of Metallica, Nightwish, Black Sabbath and even ABBA :) It was fun to play all this stuff live.
Now we are more concentrated on our own songs.
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? Our live setlist is different every night. We do not like to play the same setlist on each show, it is boring.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Most clubs and concert halls of our city Kiev, I think.
Have you had to cancel a gig? It happened few times during years. Not our fault :)
Where can people buy your merchandise? You can buy it from our label's website or contact us directly. Please fell free to do that.
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? That is not good, but you can do nothing to stop it. That's because now bands earn money from live gigs mostly, not from CD sales.
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? Each song you hear through your live has some kind of impact on you. So it is important to keep eyes and ears open not to miss good music. 
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Make good music, keep faith in your music and never give up.
Do you have any new material? Yes, we have almost 10 songs ready for the next CD. We plan to start recording in autumn.
What are your web sites?
http://scarleth.com.ua/
http://vk.com/scarleth
http://www.facebook.com/scarlethmetal
http://youtube.com/scarlethband
http://www.instagram.com/scarlethband/
http://soundcloud.com/scarlethband
How can people reach you? Use links above or write us by email. Email address is located in Contacts section of our website.
What are your plans for the future?
We plan to release a single and promo video this year. Also, recording of the new CD is in the plans for this year. In 2019 we want to release the new album to tour to support it.
Then we will promote the album and perform on major open-air festivals in Europe. We still need to grow our fan-base, so please subscribe to our social media.
Do you have something to add? Listen to good music, be yourselves, just live and do what you really like :) See you soon on the road!

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