Resistance (BEL) (en)

This interview was made during an epic tour of Kataklysm, Belphegor, Darkest Hour, Suicidal Angels and of course RESISTANCE, in January 2010. Olivier Dris (in the interview later as O), the guitarist, and Jonas Sanders (in the interview as J), the drummer of the band found a few minutes of their time to answer a few questions about the nowadays already released album, tour and the band in general.

interview Resistance (BEL)So to start – How is the tour going on?
O: Really great. It’s really great.



J: It’s actually really great. For Belgians it’s really complicated to come out of the country and so to share the stage all night long and party with Kataklysm, Darkest Hour and especially Belphegor, they’re just amazing dudes, it’s just great great great!



So you’re getting along well with the other bands..?
*noisy guy (NG) comes into the bus*



NG: Cold!



J: What?



N: So you’re getting along well with the bands?



J: Yeah, yeah, it’s just amazing.



O: This is a sound engineer from Kataklysm.



NG: It’s so cold!



J: It is dude.



N: It is SO cold! My balls! It’s small!



J: So you see, all the tour is partying all the time.



O: And with everyone.



J: Yeah, everyone’s pretty cool.



So now something about your band in general. Resistance – shy did you choose this name? Does it have anything in common with your lyrics or attitude?
O: It was our bass player who chose the name five years ago. Because, well, how can I say that? Because of all options in the world.



J: Yeah like it’s just easy and simple and sounds same in every language. Resistance, it’s just easy for remembering.



Well, about your last album. How came to cooperation with Ross from Length of Time?
O: It’s a friend of mine.



J: I wasn’t there in that time. But he’s kind of known over there because he plays in Angel Crew and Length of Time also. I think for band it was like obvious to have such a guest in the album because he sings pretty well and he’s the best in what he’s doing in Belgium so... There was no other choice.



What I really like is the booklet of the album. Can I ask whose work is it?
O: Who did it?



J: Yeah.



O: It’s a friend of us who does graphics. We gave him concept – two sides of a modern world, two faces and he did the work.



J: And yeah, he’s working really well, he’s kind of well known artist in Belgium so he knows exactly all the boarding stuff and you just say something and he can understand it and he’s working with it really really well.



So you plan cooperation with the same person as well on the new album?
O: Yes, our new CD will be released next month and yes, he’s who will do all that stuff.



J: MySpace, the hard cover, the booklet, just everything, all the design is by him because he’s our favourite artist in Belgium. So we always go through him because he’s the best.



I think it was this summer when your drummer left. Why did it happen?
J: *laughs* He was an asshole.



O: Yeah, he was an asshole. He was young, really young and playing in big stages to begin was not good for him because he became a...



J: ...a fucking redneck, a fucking asshole, seriously...



O: ...so we decided he should leave. But we are in good relationships still with him. And Jonas does the drums.



J: And we were discussing about changing drummer before he left because he missed some shows, he was totally drunk and totally high and he wasn’t managing anything about shows. So few times they called me, I replaced him a couple of times before entering the band. And the main problem was that he cancelled the tour just before it and I was supposed to be on the road with my other band.



O: And three days before the tour he cancelled.



J: And I had two days to remember the songs but it was a good experience. And everything went perfect, even between us and we were just like really happy and it was fucking great.



O: When we put together for the first time we knew that it will work well between us.



J: And they understand me and my playing stuff. Sometimes you just share stage with some musician, it’s not working and sometimes it does and that was the case. So we played together and it was decided.



And how exactly did you find each other?
J: Well Belgium is kind of a small country so there’s not that much drummers so...
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O: And I discovered him when I was going contest for the festival we organise, Maximum HXC and Metal Fest and them won the contest. And I saw them playing and said *hits table with the fist* ‘I want this guy!’ *laughs*



And did a new member bring some new influences or elements into the band or music you play and create?
J: The in the last album a few songs were already written but we restarted all the processes all together, but especially us two, now we were really close friends and we saw each other three times a week and those two months it was six, seven times a week and we started everything from beginning. And in three months we had the full length. So it was really fast but we are really happy about the songs and everyone enjoyed that.

So how does a song writing look like in your band? Who writes what?
O: I come with riffs to him and he makes the drums. And the song is done! *laughs* And most of the time we go together first and then we show it to the others.



J: And the others sometimes arrange some things and sometimes it’s good enough for them.



And the lyrics? Or where do you get an inspiration?
O: It’s me. Most of the times it’s personal. Sometimes i do kind of a...

J: Concept?





O: Yeah, kind ofconcept. But it always depends on how I am. If I wake up and if I’m good, okay, I go for good lyrics and when I’m worse, it can be...



J: ...like sort of a message to some people we like or some people –



O: - that we don’t like, yeah.



J: And so when I read the lyrics, I know exactly for who it is. I know him really well and I know his friends and I met them as well.



O: But a new CD is a pure rage, the songs, all of them.



J: Especially the lyrics, they are really rude for some people. It’s just like “Fuck them.” That was the concept. I think it was like that you say everything you want to.



How difficult is it to get signed and get famous in Belgium?
J: *laughs* It’s a good question. It’s a question of contacts at first I think. You need to know a shit lots of people, you have to meet, you have to talk, share everything and just go and really you have to be like “That’s my product and you have to sign it! If you don’t like it, whatever, you just sign that, man!” And that’s gonna work, it’s always like that in Belgium and all the shows. You have to tell everyone that you’re the best and play. It’s the way it is. And that’s a little complicated because there’s shits lots of bands in a really small country. So it’s really complicated. But we kind of managed so that’s cool.

But what is so special about your band that you’re more famous than the others?
J: Well, I don’t know. We have a huge fan base in all parts of Belgium but the biggest in a French part, and a lot of close friends were supporting us, everyone, and even if they don’t like the music, they just call me, spend the word. And we won some contest as well and we grew up really fast in Belgium and now this festival. We met Kataklysm, we’re on tour with them and stuff... but first of all we’re friends and we’re doing the tour together, you know.

But how would you convince s a potential fan to visit your concert for example?
J: You have to buy it anyway or..! *laughs*





O: The thing it that we play the new songs only on this tour and most of guys, like Darkest Hour guys or Belphegor guys say that we play music that doesn’t exist.



J: We’re mix between the classic metal and hardcore and a huge influence comes from me and Richard, and that’s death metal. And we have all the influences but we can detach ourselves by doing that music. It’s a perfect mix according to us between the hardcore, the metal, the death metal.



O: It really goes to all metal guys.



J: So we’re touring with Belphegor, we’re touring with Kataklysm, these are two different sounds, death metal, black metal or whatever but we fit with them! So everyone is happy to have us at the tour, everyone is enjoying our music, we got some compliments from the bands.



O: The thing is that after that we can go on tour with a hardcore band such as Hatebreed –



J: - and it’s not gonna be weird. We can fit because we hav
interview Resistance (BEL)e different songs in our new album and so many different influences and people can like our music even if they’re not used to that kind of metal. Even people from black metal I think. But of course there are people who are only into hardcore and not anything else but it could be also perfect for them, you know.



O: And in the beginning of the tour, we play like the first band and nobody knows us but people come and come, don’t leave during the show...



J: And they move, they scream, they are asking for more. And that was like test. Because when you have a new album you don’t know if people will like it or not and you have to prove yourself at stage and we really put energy of us, we’re moving, trying to communicate with crowd and give the best we can to the people here in Europe. But it’s kind of complicated because in Belgium not many people speak English and we don’t have much knowledge of the language, and the lyrics, we are learning them by heart. But it works. So let’s hope it is gonna be better and crowds will grow and people come, check, and if you don’t like it, whatever, but if you do, just tell us. That’s gonna be enough for us.



And what you can tell about the CD that’s gonna be released in February?
O: Oh, it was recorded once again by Xavier Carion from Channel Zero which is a famous band in Belgium and mixing and mastering was done by JF from Kataklysm in Canada. And the sound is pretty face-kicking, less technical, more powerful...



J: And more organic I think. Very credible.



O: And JF is here every day, hears it live and says ‘I close my eyes and listen to the CD and when I hear you life – it’s the same sound.’ So it’s a very live CD.



J: It sounds really organic and really true and I think you will see what’s gonna come out. So it’s a question. You never know. So I hope people will like it.



A question for each of you – what are your best memories with Resistance?
O: I cannot say if it is my first festival in Germany. We arrived, nobody knew us and people who heard us for a first time were very crazy about us.



J: The emotions everywhere.



O: Yeah. And then the whole tour with All Shall Perish in June was really cool.



J: Yeah, that’s my point. We met some great dudes from All Shall Perish and the gigs with them. We were partying all the time but not only that. The music was perfect, the people were perfect, the crowd was amazing and that was just great, that was like wow, impressive! And crowd in Italy, we had never been there but people were moshing and screaming and even singing our songs and we were like ‘What the fuck?!’ It was incredible. That was gorgeous.



O: But maybe my opinion changes after this tour. We’ll see.



So what are the plans for Resistance in 2010 in general?
O: Mainly it’s around our CD that comes out in February and we’ll do a couple of shows in Belgium first.



J: Then festival in summer.



O: And some shows in east, like Hungary and Slovakia by March, then going on tour if possible.



J: We may go on tour in September again, maybe with more hardcore line-up just to test the different styles as well. We’ll try to play as much as we can, like going on tour, share stage with people, meet new people, meet new friends and play, play, play and again play.



O: And play music all over the world. *laughs*



J: So yeah, 2010 is gonna be great. It already started great!



Okay, well, our site is named Spirit of Metal so I’m almost obliged to ask a question what does a spirit of metal mean to you?
O: I’ve got a metal in my veins! *laughs*My blood is metal! *laughs again*



J: It’s not just a music of course. It’s a difficult question. Yeah, it‘s a question of attitude I think.



O: And you have to be true.



Seeing beer, I must ask, what do you think of Czech beer? I must say here they don’t sell very good.
J: Well it’s not that bad I think. Do you want one?



O: But the best beer in the world is Belgian. *laughs* All we drink is beer, before the show.

So do you want to add something?
J: Cheers? Yeah, cheers, that’s what I wanted to say!



O: Cheers!


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Interview done by Nastasia

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Callejon - 01 Abril 2010: si je me trompe pas, l'interview est en anglais non, pourquoi pas la traduire ..... comme ça on comprendrait fluidment ce que ça veut dire plutot que passer toute l'apres-midi a dechiffer et donner sense a ce qu'il dise
necromaniaxxx - 01 Abril 2010: Un groupe belge francophone interviewé par un site francophone....ok ok
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