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Could you provide us some basic info about your band?
Holy Smoke (vocals): We are an industrial band coming from Italy that plays an insane mix of metal guitars and electro beats all shaked with 666oz. of immoral screams!
Why did you exactly pick this track to appear on the compilation?
Holy Smoke: Because is one the most representative songs of our new album "The Divine Tragedy" that we are finishing and releasing in the next months.
Celesh (guitars): Yeah !
How important is and has the internet been for your band?
Holy Smoke: Almost 80% of our success came from the web, so it is absolutely very important for us. In the past years we were one the most heard industrial band over the web here in Italy.
Celesh: Well, our kind of music isn't really appreciated here in Italy so the web is almost the only really opportunity for us to spread our insane word.
What are the views upon the local music industry in your native country?
Holy Smoke: In Italy Industrial music is (and always was) quiet unknown talking about musical genres popularity so there is no real music industry dedicated to this genre. The music industry is still working and promoting quite well when it comes to other genres like "Pop" and "Soft Rock".
Celesh: Already answered I guess...
And what about the rest of the world?
Holy Smoke: I don't really know about the rest of the world, from my point of view is a very strange period, I define it as a "time of changes": big artists are beginning more and more to succesfully promote theirselves and their music without labels.
Celesh: The rest of the world is all to be discovered for us, and we're coming eh!
How do you see the role of the record labels in the music industry in about 10 years?
Holy Smoke: I'm afraid record labels sooner or later are all going to close.
Celesh: I don't think they're dying so fast, maybe they will focus more on the live performances than CD production.
What are your opinions on the Industrialized Metal Webzine and Death To Music Productions?
Holy Smoke: A very innovative idea and a strong project, it's always great to promote "minor" bands like us.
Celesh: First: I've listened to lots of great bands I never have heard before, and that's great. Second, they seem to like our music, and that's even greater!
Do you have some final words to add?
Holy Smoke: After some years of silence we are coming back ... and that will hurt! Enjoy "Natural Born Sinners"!!!
Celesh: I can't wait to get wet in my latex suit again!
Interview by: Gerardo - answered by Holy Smoke & Celesh (August 2010)
No Forgiveness contributes to the compilation with the track "Natural Born Sinners"
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