Interview with voidd
What´s the name of your band? VOIDD.
How was the band formed? 1989.
Can you tell about your band? at first 1989~1996 play DEATHMETAL sound 1st album released 1993(DESPERATE TRUTH) band changed Metal pychobilly now. Deathmetal~hardcore~rock'roll~Metal pychobilly we call our sounds [DOKUROCK].
Where are all band members from?/Who does what in the band?
Vo/guitar OKAZZY.
Drums NORIO.
woodbass NAOKI.
What was the ambitions of the band when you started? I hope to my music spread to all over the world.
Could you explain your music to someone that haven't heard you? our music DOKUROCK is like pychobill ,but more heavy and speedyR&R.Strong heavily drums,slapping wood bass ,metalic hard guitar ! Like Mortorhead meet pychobilly,metalguitar!
Where was your first gig? in NAGOYA JAPAN local venue
Where was the latest gig? Tokio & Nagoya local venue
Who writes your songs?/Who writes the music who writes lyrics? all songs writes OKAZZY!
Who has the best since of humor in the band? Okazzy!(me) because I talk at gig ,always said black joke of people or society etc>>everyone big laugh
What's good/bad with the band?/What genre do you feel you are? originarity,sense,Ability to play a musical instrument。
Why did you pick that particular style?/What are your songs about? I Pursue original music.at first pursue in deathmetal.but I interested R&R.I arrived finally this sound.
Do you write your own material or mainly covers? Of course own songs .
Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they? yes in this year end we will release new 6th album.
Do you have any clips on YouTube? No PV.but any live video on youtube.
How old are you?/What got you started in music? I'm 45y other member 40y I play band 15y old.when I formed VOIDD 19years old
At what age did you start playing? I did playing guitar at 14years old
How old were you guys when you first stood on stage? 15 years old at haighschool festival.
What year was the band started? 15years old
Best/worst gig you've played? Best gig in hanoi last year but another band. worst gig were 10years ago too drunk tooplay local stage!
Where have you played from then till now? all places in japan
Witch band is the best you´ve seen? japanese band is BLANKEY JET CITY World band is Entombed A.D
Is it always the same songs live? no! we have many songs . sometimes we had played 1h~2H ,play 10~30~songs .we will changing set list each times.
Have you had any bigger tours from start to now? till 10years ago , toured local city of japan 1~2 weeks
How big crowds do you usually play for? 100~200peoples most big crowed 3000peoples
What are the plans for the rest of the year? recording for release new album 1n december
Where do you usually play? Nagoya city ~osaka~tokio
How do you get psyched up for a gig? drink good taste beer
What are your goals with your music? play till death . maybe atleast30years
When did you decide to go all in for the music? when I was 14years old,listen AC/DC,RAINBOW,MSG from radio.Heavymetal attacked my mind!
Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? older bands!
What are your sources of inspiration? everyday news ,Behaviour of around people.
What's the first step when making a new song? Imagine riff&melodies in my head!
How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? I hate music downlord! It's not music ,it's only data!
What would be your dreams for the band? I hope to play all places in the world.
Besides your own music, what genres and bands do you listen to? Thrash metal~dearhmetal~heavymetal~bluse~technomusic~R&R!
What do you hold most dear? originality& own feeling
What would be your greatest fears for the future?Become deaf!
When you are on stage, what do you fear most then?Blackout!
What songs and what years were they released?
DESPERATE TRUTH2012(DIE HARD)2013
VVV SABBAT TRIBUTELP 2009
SATURDAYNIGHT DRUNK DRIVE! LP2007 OCTOBER
Desperate Truth LP HMSS ２００7 OCTOBER
DOKUROCK AREA!
UNDERGROUNDPUNKROCKERS!VA 2006AUGUST
UNDERGROUND PUNKROCKERS VA VOL,8 2005 DEECEMBER
４TH『サイコロ！LET'S CAST DIES』２００３ AUGUST
ROCKGATE! VA CD! ２００３
SINGLE CDーR「VW ROCK！」 ２００２ SEP
３ｒｄ ＡＬＢＵＭ 「ＤＯＫＵＲＯＣＫ」 1999 JUN
２ｎｄ ＡＬＢＵＭ 「ＴＥＸＡＳ ＣＨＡＩＮＳＡＷ」 1996
１ｓｔ ＡＬＢＵＭ 「ＤＥＳＰＥＲＡＴＥ ＴＲＵＴＨ」 1993
「侍魂」ｗｉｔｈ ＢｅａｓｔＢｅｄＭａｃｈｉｎｅ -1999
「ＶＯＩＤＤ／ＫＡＴＨＯＤＥ （ＵＳＡ）」 ＥＰ 1997
「THRASH SANCTUARY」EP 1995
「「刺青大将－皮ジャン勝負」VA 2000
「刺青大将－爆音勝負」VA 1998
「FAR EAST GATE ININFERRNO」VA1993
「TO LARD YOU WILL DECAY」 VA 1992
「DEADLY SINS」 VA 1992
「TO THE MARROW」VA 1992
「HELLBOUNDHEART」 DEMOTAPE1994
「PAIN」 DEMOTAPE 1992
「HUMAN ATROPHY」DEMOTAPE 1991
「PREMONITRY INSCRIPTION」 DEMOTAPE 1990
Have you been part of any other projects? I playing other band. CLANDESTINED since 2009
Have you been in any other bands? yes!
What do you work with outside of the band and the music? I'm office worker in daytime!
What would you do if there was no music? maybe like ZOMBIE! have ordinary life like robot!
How important are your fans? our few are very important ,because we are not rock star!they are precious!
What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? most peoples in venue, big fight!
How often do you rehearse? 2times in a week! but I and drummer have two bands (voidd&clandestined),we into reh 4times over in 1 week!
Where do you rehearse? reh studio in my house!
Name 2 of your own songs you like at the moment? DAY OF DESPAIR&SAYALIVE Thats are newsongs!
What drives a band that isn't all that famous and renowned to try to make a living on their music and to keep playing? show proof that living
Do you have any webpages?
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~cga46880/index.html https://www.facebook.com/pages/CLANDESTINED/169166953156570?ref=bookmarks https://www.facebook.com/voidd.dokurock?ref=bookmarks
Describe your show, visually and musically very difficulty! please watch!https://www.youtube.com/user/okazzy
What advice would you like to give other bands? looking for gole by ownself
What are the biggest obstacles for a band? jobs and cost of money for make CD etc & tour What is best/worst with playing the clubs?almost clubs are good ,
How would you describe your sound in one sentence high speed pychobilly metal!
What is your favorite crappy instrument? harp!
What was one of the most quarrelsome times for you in the band? For be playing the most seriously!
