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Hello,
what's up in Tenerife? Hope you're not also crushed by the heat
wave and coming climate change…
Hi, my name is Sebas—guitarist and vocalist for the band Abductions- and I hope to speak for both myself and the guys in the band. Man, I think the world is being punished with heat and all kinds of climate fluctuations.
How do you present the music of ABDUCTIONS when talking about it to someone who isn't familiar with the band... Do you only say "We play in a metal band", or do you have a more precise, or catchy way to insert the hammer by force in their mind?
Man, we’ve always presented ourselves as an underground band that plays death metal. So, I always introduce us that way, too.
Your new album is composed of 9 songs of death metal plus an intro... The death metal you play is quite brutal, but also quite technical by moments, and also a bit dissonant... Would you say this is mostly destined to fans of brutality or hateful atmospheres? Or could melomaniacs of the doomed also be concerned? Musically are you more old school, modern, or in the middle of both?
Our album has nine tracks, plus a Deicide cover as the tenth track. We consider ourselves a death metal band and aim for a brutal sound. We also know we aren't virtuosos or highly technical players, so anyone can listen—provided they get our brand of madness.
This album is entitled "The experiment", what's the reason for this? Maybe you choose this word because the music now sounds a bit more dissonant in parts, and so it could be seen as more "experimental"? Or perhaps this is more about the lyrics? (I imagine some of your texts could be depicting some bloody facts from the history of Brazil, I have in mind some obscure stories of medicine men doing experiments on peoples...) But I am not sure about the reason, so feel free to illuminate me.
The new album was another one of my crazy ideas. The title *The Experiment* refers to the ancient Sumerians; it has nothing to do with Brazil or our playing style. I believe all our albums have their own dissonance as well as melody, but one thing is certain: we also believe we’ve evolved as musicians.
Your three albums were all released on CD through the cooperation of the french labels Acid Vicious and Percussive Spectre, so I imagine you should be happy with their work, right? How did you get in touch with them? Who had the idea to have two labels cooperating on the releases? What are the benefits of having two labels cooperate? (Perhaps one day you should write a song entitled "Acid spectre/ Percussive vicious" in their honor? Ahah)
Man, we’re
extremely happy with Percussive Spectre and Acid Vicious; they simply
believed in our vision and the way we make music. It’s not easy
to get a shot in this world, so we’re really grateful for this opportunity.
We
got in touch via an email I sent to the folks at Percussive Spectre,
and they replied—naturally, we were thrilled about that. The idea
for an Acid Vicious partnership came from Nicolas at Percussive;
he’s a great guy and a true supporter of the underground scene.
Our way of paying tribute is to create even more brutal music, so
that both they and we can be proud of our work.
Not much infos can be found about the artist who created the covers of your 3 albums... Can you tell us more about him (Or them)? And what about the person who created your logo?
Well, as for the band's artistic side, I handle that practically on my own; I created the logo and designed the album covers—just as I’ve done for bands like Rebaellium, Carcinosi, Vertebra, and Meridian Cero, among others. I work with drawing, tattooing, painting, and sculpting, and I also take care of all the band's screen printing, so I enjoy creating artwork for other bands as well as for Abductions.
According
to Metal archives, ABDUCTIONS was first from Porto Alegre, Brazil,
and you're now located in Tenerife, Canary Islands (Which is closer
to Morocco or Portugal).
Why did you change of country? Can
you explain how it happened to move everything there? Especially
since for moving the band you probably had to move all the musicians,
the instruments and hardwares, or to find some new players and amplifiers
in the local scene... And Tenerife seems to be located on a rather
small island... So were there enough musicians to be quickly active
once you settled there? Can we find something like a local scene
with small bands and nice bars to play live in Canary Islands?
Okay, this is a very long story to summarize in just a few lines. But yes, the band was formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. At the time, the band Abductions had broken up, leaving just me and my ideas; I had to move to the Canary Islands for work, where I met a great friend of mine, Mauricio, who would go on to play drums in the band. An important detail about Mauricio is that he has vision problems—he is 80% visually impaired—meaning he essentially plays the drums with his eyes closed. Later, Piranha joined the project and has been playing bass perfectly ever since. The scene in the Canaries is really cool—with its ups and downs, just like everywhere else. Yes, Abductions has played on the islands, and the audience is truly unique.
If you could record two covers songs of one band, and release it on a vinyl 7 Ep (With one track on each side)... Would you prefer to cover two songs of IMMOLATION, INCANTATION or MORTICIAN? And why?
Without a doubt, Immolation; I’m at a loss for words to describe the brutality of those guys and their straightforwardness when you see them live. The other bands are very good, but Immolation is the one I’d choose.
If you could play a live gig in a big venue in Florida, and open for one of these bands... Which would you choose, and why? MORBID ANGEL, DEICIDE or OBITUARY?
That’s an extremely difficult question; I’d choose all three, but Morbid Angel would be the first—the others could follow without any problem.
If you could spend an afternoon in the rehearsal room with the guitarist of one band, to talk about music composition and learn some guitar tricks, would you prefer it to be with Trey Azagthoth of MORBID ANGEL, Karl Sanders of NILE or Robert Vigna of IMMOLATION?
Without a doubt, Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)—though that doesn't mean I wouldn't grab a coffee with Robert Vigna and have some cake with Karl Sanders.
If you could spend the noonday to have a lunch in a very classy restaurant and talk about music and life with a famous singer, would you choose David Bowie, Morrissey, Dave Gahan or Serge Gainsbourg? And why not?
I’d take my wife to that fancy place because those guys don’t deserve to sit at the same table as me, hahaha.
When you listen to music at home, or in your "walkman", do you enjoy more often some old bands or newer ones? Which bands come back the more often in your playlists? Is this mostly about death metal/ brutal death, or do you also personally enjoy other kinds of metal? Do you wish turntables were portable so you could listen to vinyls everywhere? Ahah
It all depends on the moment. When the guys and I are creating music, we basically don't listen to anything—so we can create without being influenced by other bands. When I'm working, I listen to classical music, but I really enjoy listening to thrash, brutal death metal, and some black metal bands.
What are you favorite formats for extreme music? Are you a vinyl collector, or are CDs good enough since it's cheaper and more practical? Are tapes any good or is this a bit too old fashioned? Should digital be considered as a real format, or is this just like a simple "radio play" (You know, some peoples say "You'll own nothing and you'll be happy... But I don't agree and don't feel right with this)
Man, I like listening to CDs, but I won't lie—I listen digitally too, including the bands I have on CD. I discover bands at shows and buy their CDs to support them. As for the idea that we’d be happy if we had nothing... you might be right, but in this cutthroat world, there’s no time for that. Still, it’s always good to be selective so you don't end up seeing or hearing crap on social media, or consuming things based on dates imposed by an authoritarian government that cares about its own interests rather than the people.
What are the future projects of the band? Will you have particular merch in the forthcoming months? Did you already start writing some new songs?
No new music
for now, haha. As for projects and the coming year: playing in a
few countries and trying to release the LP version of our latest
album. You can find our merch on our official website: abductionsband.com.
Web pages:
https://www.facebook.com/Abductionsband
https://www.youtube.com/@abductionsband
