Backstage Pass - Chiral - Interview

ATP

Do you have a title for the upcoming cd?

CHIRAL

Abisso. Well, the concept of the album is about a man, falling in his inner abyss (which is Abisso in English) because of his terminal illness.

ATP

Is this your first CD and if not, how will this one be different from the others?

CHIRAL

I had released a demo album, named Winter Eternal. And lately it’s been out a split album, with HaatE, entitled Where Mountains Pierce The Nightsky. Well, both these records are quite different from each other. The first, Winter Eternal has more death metal influences, while the split album is a way more ambient and atmospheric, and also more black metal influenced. Abisso instead, could be seen as a point standing in between these two albums.

ATP

Have you written all the songs or will you be writing them as you record?

CHIRAL

Yes, usually I do in the first way. But sometimes happens that I change things just when I’m recording.

ATP

Walk us thru the process of writing your music?

CHIRAL

Most of times everything is born while I’m jamming with my guitar. If I notice some cool melodies, and or riffs, I write them down. Afterwards I take those riffs and put them together, adding the melody, the bass, the drums etc. and only at the end I add the vocals. It’s seem so easy, but sometimes it could take up to a couple of months for me to finish up a song.

ATP

Where will you be recording and why?

CHIRAL

I record in my little home studio, The WeakLight Studio (as I’m used to call it). And…of course because it’s in my house, how could it be more comfortable than this?

ATP

How are you paying for your recording?

CHIRAL

I pay almost nothing (of course), for the recording per se.

ATP

Will you have a producer or will you self-produce? If so, what kind of input will the producer have. If your self-producing, why?

CHIRAL

I’m self-produced, and why? Well, because I’ve the ultimate freedom for making my music just the way I want it.

ATP

Will you try to capture your "live sound" or are you going for something else?

CHIRAL

Yes, I did. I believe that live sounds are way more emotional and expressive. Also I try to keep, as the good ones, the first few recording takes, instead to go over a particular part over and over again. In my opinion at the beginning of a recording you’re more focused on what you’re doing and this will reflect in quality and power for the performance.

ATP

Does your record label have any input into the music you'll be recording?

CHIRAL

Nope, they didn’t. They gave carte blanche, and I’m glad they did.

ATP

When can we expect the CD to be available?

CHIRAL

Yeah, of course I am. But, honestly, looking back I could have made some little changes in the arrangement and in the post-production as well.

ATP

Where will we be able to pick up a copy?

CHIRAL

When the album will be out you will be able to purchase it at Black Plague Records webstore, of course, and possibly also from my personal webstore: http://chiral.bigcartel.com/

ATP

Will you be touring to promote your CD?

CHIRAL

No I won’t. Actually I’m not interesting in doing live gigs, I’d rather prefer to go on with my studio activity and to compose and record new stuff.

ATP

Would rather be recording or playing live shows?

CHIRAL

Recording, no doubt at all.

ATP

Anything that you'd like to say to your fans while they wait for the album to come out?

CHIRAL

Well, I’d really like to thank each and every one of them. I couldn’t go on with Chiral without you. Follow me on both Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChiralItaly and Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chiralitaly if you like. Also check my official website at: http://chiralitaly.wix.com/chiral
Finally I’d like to thank you from Arm The Pit for giving me the possibility for spreading the word.
Keep The Black Flame Alive!
-Teo