Hail, guys. Thanks for taking the time to talk about
things in the world of Dagoba. What inspired you to choose the name Dagoba? Dagoba: It's a short name,
ending by an "A", easy to remember, and first of all it sounds great to us. No
special signification.
You cite influences of
Machine Head and Fear Factory, but I can also hear a smattering that brings to
mind good old thrash bands like Sacred Reich. Is that something you guys are
into, or is this just something that popped up?
Dagoba: The four of us listen to MANY kinds of metal, from glamrock to black
metal. We've been listening to those types of music since we're kids, and even
if machine head or fear factory could be cited, we also are listening to
metallica, skinlab, dimmu borgir, slayer, emperor, guns'n'roses...we're really
into music, and we try to discover new bands everyday!
Who does most of the
writing? Or is this a collective effort? Dagoba: I write 80% of the
music, and all the lyrics, but we arrange everything together: the structures
and stuff...but we feel good with this way of composing.
How would you compare "What
Hell Is About" to your previous releases? Dagoba: Much more
mature, darker, faster, heavier...I mean: our goal is to progress as persons and
as musicians. The feelings that we put into our
music grow up just like we do. we try to express more correctly the music we got
in our minds.. and becoming older, learning about ourselves
seems to be the key to reach that point.
In this world of labels, I
can see people trying to label your music as "hardcore". Would you agree with
that statement? Dagoba: Our label (season of
mist) also had a hard time labeling our music, lol so...call it as you want, but
keep in mind that it's furious and dark!!!!!
In the song "Livin' Dead",
the intro almost puts me in mind of a zombie type movie? Do you guys draw any
inspiration from movies or other sources? Dagoba: Definitely!!! I
love watching movies of any type! Movies inspire me with a lot of feelings, and
the images tend to inspire much more than
music...I cannot explain that, but that's the way it is and yes!! I love zombie
movies!!
How do you guys feel about
the resurgence of the metal scene? Did that have any effect on your music?
Dagoba: I don't know if there's any effect on our music...while composing, I try
not to listen to music...so I'm a bit late with the new trends!! But if one day
metal could be the number one music style, I could die the day after!!
Do you guys have any intention to tour the United States in the near future?
Dagoba: Not yet, but I'm very excited about the idea dude!! We're ready and free
to do it, so spread the word!! ;)
I'm going to give you guys
the floor, so you can tell the fans anything you'd like them to know about
Dagoba. Again, thanks for sitting down and talking to me.
Dagoba: Thank you for your support. Hope you'll enjoy our album "What Hell Is
About".
