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What´s the name of your band? Edenkaiser

How was the band formed? It was formed in 2009.

Can you tell about your band? EDENKAISER was founded in Barcelona (Spain) in 2009, but it was not until 2014 when the band edited their first official work, the EP "Doomsday Juggernaut".

Where are all band members from?/Who does what in the band?

In the present, EDENKAISER are:

Lianne Krossburner on vocals

Häwkmoon on guitars

Vherveroth on bass

Wraith on drums

What was the ambitions of the band when you started? EDENKAISER ambitions were always focused in to rescue the old-school sound -and attitude- with the dark and insane atmospheres typical of early 80s extreme Metal bands.

Could you explain your music to someone that haven't heard you? We play a raw old-school Black Metal genre influenced by first sweden and norwegian Black Metal wave. At the same time, you can feel the influence of another kind of extreme Metal bands such as Venom, Possessed, even Voivod.

Where was your first gig? In Metal Nacht Fest, in Catalonia.

Where was the latest gig? In Suceava, Bucovina (Romania).

Who writes your songs?/Who writes the music who writes lyrics? Häwkmoon, guitar and founder, always writes the music. Lyrics are written by Lianne Krossburner, the vocalist.

What are your songs about? Nihilism, war, depression, fears, conspiracy, sword and sorcery, anti-religion, sci-fi.

Do you write your own material or mainly covers? We have our own stuff, but our first recording was a cover of swedish Death Metal band Vomitory. It was "Inferno" song, and it took part of a tribute album baptized by "A Tribute to Vomitory: Rebirth of the Grotesque". Nowadays we are working in a EP in which we will include two new songs and two covers: Blue Öyster Cult and Voivod. We will include the Slayer cover -Hell Awaits- in a tribute album that we are preparing with our underground extreme Metal label, BlackSteel Music, that will be released in summer 2015.

Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they?

Our discography:

Into the Eternal War (Demo) 2009

Doomsday Juggernaut (EP) 2014. Secthdamon (Zyklon, Emperor, Myrkskog, Odium) participated as backing vocals in "Enter Mephisto" song.

Dominum Ex Mortis (LP) 2015. Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan (Atomkraft, Venom, M:Pire of Evil) participated as backing vocals in "Hail to the Godslayer" song.

Do you have any clips on YouTube? Yes, we filmed two house-made clips: Enter Mephisto (2014) and Eternal Martyrium (2015).

Best/worst gig you've played? Our best gig was few months ago at November to Dismember Metal Fest (Bucharest - Romania); we shared stage with bands like Asphyx, Esoteric or Tankard.

What places will you be playing in in the imidate future? We are still confirming the tour dates of 2015, but we can say we will be playing in Finland, Germany, China, Denmark, Spain and Italy.

Where have you played from then till now? We have played in France, Eastern europe and our country, Spain.

Is it always the same songs live? Setlist is always changing; it depends of our day mood.

How big crowds do you usually play for? We have played for crowded venues and for 10-20 people; it usually depends of the day and place.

What are the plans for the rest of the year? In april we have a couple of spanish dates and after that we have to record the EP that included two new songs and two covers. Then we will start with European dates until november.

How do you get psyched up for a gig? Beer helps.

Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? As we said before, our influence are from old-school extreme Metal bands.

What are your sources of inspiration? Life.

How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? It's OK. We released our new album, Dominum Ex Mortis, in Youtube and Bandcamp (free download) firstly. We particulary prefer to buy the albums, even vinyls or tapes, but it's easy to understand that internet is closer and cheaper nowadays. We cannot fight against piracy, so we join on it.

Besides your own music, what genres and bands do you listen to? We listen a lot of Thrash, Death and Heavy Metal as well.

What would be your greatest fears for the future? Losing inspiration.

What would you do if there was no music? Thieves

What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? Signing underwear.

How often do you rehearse? Twice a week.

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? Dreams.

Do you have any webpages?

Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/edenkaiserband

Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/edenkaiser

Any pearls of wisdom for all other bands out there? Be patient.

How do you view the musicindurty of today? Rotten.

What advice would you like to give other bands? Do for yourselves.

What are the biggest obstacles for a band? The own band.

What is best/worst with playing the clubs? The best is the crowd. The worst part is to play with hangover.

How would you describe your sound in one sentence Eerie, creepy, dark and powerful.

What was one of the most quarrelsome times for you in the band? Touring in eastern Europe.

Whats your Pre-show ritual? Beers and a joint.

Do you have anything to add? Thanks from Barcelona. See you on the road \m/