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Best known for his work in Symphony X, bassist Mike LePond proves not breathe only Prog Metal, and I his first solo album "Mike LePond's Silent Assassin" have a great Heavy Metal traditional trampled in the 80s, with good current rings, the leaving the end result very interesting.
We talked to LePond on the disc design, choice of musicians and of course Symphony X! Check the lines below and be sure to check this project:
Road to Metal: Mike, firstly, I would like thank you for opportunity the interview one of the best bass players of world! But I would like you to tell us a bit more of theme from “Mike LePond's Silent Assassins”.
MLP: Thank you for the interview. My first love
has always been classic heavy metal. It was my dream to release an album in
this genre. When Symphony X toured on our last CD, I was able to write all the
songs on the tour bus.
RtM: The sound of your
first solo album is so different from your band, Symphony X. it’s more Traditional.
How did come the ideas for it?
MLP: Most the the music I write is in the
traditional metal style so the CD was very easy to put together. I wanted to make a 1980s style metal album
but with orchestration that is used in the modern day. This would create a new
and fresh sound.
RtM: “Mike LePond's
Silent Assassins” was released by crowdfunding Project, where the fans
contributed for a physical version of album. How was that experience? Due to
the low sales of discs that the music business lives that would be an option
for the future?
MLP: Crowdfuding was a really great experience for
me. These days when record labels are going out of business, I think this a
great way for a band to achieve it's goals. So its the fans now who can in
essence become the new record company.
RtM: Of course, we
could not do without talking about Symphony X. "Underworld" was
released in 2015 and brings more melodic band than usual. How is the
reception of it?
MLP: The reaction to Underworld was better than we
could have dreamed. Our fans just loved it and the press gave us great reviews.
When we heard the final mixes, we knew we had something very special to share
with the world.
RtM: The year 2000
marked its entrance to the Symphony X, where you opened recording what is
considered the best work of the band , "V : The New Mythology Suite" .
Could you tell us about its recording process and some additional curiosity
this time?
MLP: When I joined the band this album was almost
completely written, so I had a lot of work trying to learn all this new
material. The recording process took three long days of work, but when I
finished, I was very happy and proud of what I did.
RtM: In "Mike
LePond's Silent Assassin" beyond the bass guitar you also recorded the
rhythm guitars, with his Symphony X teammate Michael Romeo, and Metal Mike
(Halford, former Sebastian Bach, ex-Testament) in solos. How did the idea to invite
these two guitar monsters for the record?
MLP: When it came to the lead guitar playing, I
wanted to have the best players I could get in the area where I live. Metal
Mike is a close friend and I actually played on his solo CD so he was happy to
help. Romeo's style complimented his style rather nicely.
RtM: Also about the
line-up of his solo album, Alan Tecchio (Hades , former Seven Witches,
Watchtower former) appears on vocals, which did a superb job, proving to be the
right person for the time. How did the singer searching for the project? And
why use programmed drums on the disc, could not find a drummer?
MLP: Alan had the power and melodic ability that I
needed. He is a dear close friend. He loved what I was doing and he did an incredible
job. I asked Romeo to program drums because of the project's budget and time
issues.
RtM: Do you plan to do
a show with his solo project ? And when Symphony X will return to Brazil?
MLP: Yes I want to play live with the Silent
Assassins. I just need to coordinate my tour dates with the touring schedule of
Symphony X. And as of right now,
Symphony X are planning to play in Brazil in May.
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