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Could you provide us
some basic info about your band?
Hello there, we are Virgins O.R Pigeons, an electro
industrial band from Greece. We started back in 2002 as
a 3 piece band experimenting with digital and analogue
sounds. The result was a mix of harsh electro industrial
sound with the combination of fired up guitars. Some
years later we got discovered by Kiwamu (guitar player
of BLOOD) from the Japan based label Dark Labyrinth
Records (ex-Cure records) and our first full length
album came out in 2007. Lot’s of great reviews followed
and the rest of the year found us playing concerts in
European countries like Greece, Finland, Sweeden,
Bulgaria etc.
Why did you exactly pick this track to appear on the
compilation?
We didn’t! You picked it, hahaha!
How important is and has the internet been for your
band?
As a matter of fact it is very important! Nowadays,
because of the internet it is easier to stay in touch
with all the fans, book concerts, answer to interviews
and promote your music in general than it was in the
past. Wherever you are (on the road touring, on holidays,
getting rest at home etc), you can still work your ass
pretty hard by just turning on your pc. Though the best
way to promote your band and make your name bigger is
the classic old school way. Being on the road! If you
don’t do that you are doomed to stay stuck In your
“local” scene-which is not bad, but I am sure that
everyone wants his music to be heard by as many people
it can be. This is the “curse” of all artists you know…
What are the views upon the local music industry in
your native country?
Hm… The last couple of years there have been some
improvements in our local scene. There are lots of cool
events and concerts taking place every month, also some
great clubs have opened which helped this kind of music
become more popular and led more people into this
direction. Now about bands… There are 3-4 great bands
that release their albums through foreign record labels,
tour around the world and generally try to make their
name more known. But the rest of them still need a lot
of work, better productions and more knowledge about the
music industry in general.
And what about the rest of the world?
Well, we all know that the metropolis of this kind of
music is Germany and the central Europe generally. The
biggest and greatest bands came out of this area. Bands
we all love and admire. But the last couple of years
there have been some good steps in other countries as
well. The scene in Italy, France and Netherlands seems
to be growing each and every day by giving us great
artists like Tamtrum, Grendel, XP8, Die Form, Dope Stars
Inc, Alien Vampires etc.
How do you see the role of the record labels in the
music industry in about 10 years?
It will sound hard but in my opinion in about 10 (or 20
years to make it more realistic) most of the independent
and small record labels will be vanished (or sold to
bigger ones) due to financial problems and most of the
Major labels will become even bigger continuing their
work (manipulating the masses). Actually this not goes
for all major labels because we all have seen some
amazing releases from few of them.
What are your opinions on the Industrialized Metal
Webzine?
Industrialized Metal Webzine seems to be a very serious
site trying to promote the scene the right way. It is a
great way for bands to promote their music in
Netherlands and the best place for the fans to be
informed about everything regarding the industrial scene
by the right source. I am sure that the future will be
bright for you!
Do you have some final words to add?
We want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to be
included on the compilation and show to your readers
what we do. We hope to see you all on our forthcoming
tour. For more music, photos, news, video, tour dates
etc visit our myspace:
www.myspace.com/virginsorpigeons
Interview by: Gerardo, answered by: Pierrot -
February 2008
Virgins O.R Pigeons contributed on the compilation with
the track "Let Them Die" |
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