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Could you provide us
some basic info about your band? (name, country, year of
birth, music style, etc)
Zardonic is my current Drum & Bass project. Most of the
time, the project has a rock / metal edge, sometimes it
doesn't, however, in this case it does. My name is
Federico Agreda, I was born on October 22nd, 1985, and I
live in Venezuela.
Why did you exactly pick this track to appear on the
compilation?
Because 'Chaotic Serenity' is something near to the
metal / d&b tracks of the project, yet very rare and not
exactly what I play, so let's say I decided to give out
this 'rarity' exclusively for this compilation.
How important is and has the internet been for your band?
Important?? If it wasn't for internet I wouldn't even
probably have my music heard out there! It's the MAIN
tool that has helped me distribute my sounds all over
the world!
What are the views upon the local music industry in your
native country?
It's pretty odd to be honest. There's a lot of musicians
of any style, and there's a lot of crowds and scenes,
and yet the media is so damn limited when it comes to
promote any heavy band. It really sucks. However, I can
say one can rely on a very loyal crowd, shame that the
current economics are affecting the scene so much.
And what about the rest of the world?
I can't say much about it since I've not been there, but
from what I've seen, I can definitely realize that
there's a greater market for this style out there. Weird
enough, european metal bands always leave our countries
amazed by the euphoria and the amount of people in their
gigs. Like I said it's pretty odd.
How do you see the role of the record labels in the
music industry in about 10 years?
Worthless. The internet literally destroyed the
intellectual property of music, videos, and such. You
can't really control that. No matter how many campaigns
you do to make people understand that downloading music
or videos is bad. If it's easy for him, they will
download it, and that's just absolutely logical and
understandable. It's like a hungry homeless kid went to
a supermarket and took all the food he wanted to, for
free, and everyone around were just doing the same and
smiling at him. Then weeks later the cops reach him
saying that he has 24 hours to vomit what he just ate.
WTF? You just can't against that. It's easy, and people
got used to it. If they control downloads in the future
even harder, listeners without money will find their way
to free music. And you CAN'T forbid people from
downloading music that is meant to be distributed for
free.
What are your opinions on the Industrialized Metal
Webzine and www.deathtomusic.com ?
Honestly it's a great idea and it's helping a lot of
bands out there. I am really pleased with these projects
and looking forward to see what will happen in the
future. I hope the media will help tho, because
internet, regardless of it's major influence in the
world, is not the first thing. This needs to go beyond
the screen of a computer. But so far, so good.
Do you have some final words to add?
Yes. A big thanks to you and to the followers of this
genre, and anyone interested in these projects. We still
have a long life to live in fucking distortion so stay
tuned!!
Interview by: Gerardo, answered by: Zardonic - April
2008
Zardonic contributed on the compilation with the track
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