Interview with Danny from Breed 77
Danny Felice is a guitarist from the band Breed 77. I caught up with him before the band’s show at The Cellar in Southampton.
Julia: How would you describe your musical style to people who haven’t heard it before?
Danny: Well, I think it is quite a unique sound mix. We are a rock/metal band, but we mix it with a bit of flamenco and Eastern kind of sound. We are from Gibraltar and we have all this influx over music from Africa and Spain which is flamenco, rapid rhythms. So we incorporate this into our style.
Julia: Who would you say are your major influences?
Danny: I think as a person more like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Maiden. I’m a big fan of Maiden. In the band, mixed with something like Paco de Lucía, he’s one of the famous Spanish guitarists. So that’s more or less the influences of where we come from.
Julia: How does it feel to be in Southampton tonight?
Danny: Yeah, it’s cool! It’s a while since we’ve played around here. It’s the first time we don’t play in a place, you know The Joiners? We always played there. So this is the first time in town and it’s a nice city.
Julia: How has the tour been going so far?
Danny: Very good! I mean the response has been really good from people coming to see the new album. This is the first of many, we hope. It’s just the beginning. The album comes out on the 25th March, but it was already out on the 11th on iTunes, but we are selling it on the road so we’re excited. This is the first tour of the album.
Julia: Have you got much planned for the rest of the year?
Danny: Yeah, I mean we are going to try to play as much as we can. Anywhere that will have us! So it will be like ‘tour, tour!’ Hopefully we will be playing everywhere.
Julia: What would you say is your favourite song that you have written and why?
Danny: That’s a very difficult question! I don’t think I have a favourite, but I think on this album ‘Motionless’ is a very unique and very epic song, and we are proud of that song.
Julia: What inspired you to start a band?
Danny: Music, I was a very big fan of Maiden since I was a kid and, I don’t know, it just happened. You start playing an instrument and then you just want to be doing music around and being taken more serious and that’s it.
Check out Breed 77 HERE
Listen to the interview HERE
Words: Julia Conopo
Julia: How would you describe your musical style to people who haven’t heard it before?
Danny: Well, I think it is quite a unique sound mix. We are a rock/metal band, but we mix it with a bit of flamenco and Eastern kind of sound. We are from Gibraltar and we have all this influx over music from Africa and Spain which is flamenco, rapid rhythms. So we incorporate this into our style.
Julia: Who would you say are your major influences?
Danny: I think as a person more like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Maiden. I’m a big fan of Maiden. In the band, mixed with something like Paco de Lucía, he’s one of the famous Spanish guitarists. So that’s more or less the influences of where we come from.
Julia: How does it feel to be in Southampton tonight?
Danny: Yeah, it’s cool! It’s a while since we’ve played around here. It’s the first time we don’t play in a place, you know The Joiners? We always played there. So this is the first time in town and it’s a nice city.
Julia: How has the tour been going so far?
Danny: Very good! I mean the response has been really good from people coming to see the new album. This is the first of many, we hope. It’s just the beginning. The album comes out on the 25th March, but it was already out on the 11th on iTunes, but we are selling it on the road so we’re excited. This is the first tour of the album.
Julia: Have you got much planned for the rest of the year?
Danny: Yeah, I mean we are going to try to play as much as we can. Anywhere that will have us! So it will be like ‘tour, tour!’ Hopefully we will be playing everywhere.
Julia: What would you say is your favourite song that you have written and why?
Danny: That’s a very difficult question! I don’t think I have a favourite, but I think on this album ‘Motionless’ is a very unique and very epic song, and we are proud of that song.
Julia: What inspired you to start a band?
Danny: Music, I was a very big fan of Maiden since I was a kid and, I don’t know, it just happened. You start playing an instrument and then you just want to be doing music around and being taken more serious and that’s it.
Check out Breed 77 HERE
Listen to the interview HERE
Words: Julia Conopo
Breed 77, Left Unscarred, For The Imperium and Seven Deadly - LIVE!
The first band on stage to kick off an evening of metal was Seven Deadly, a melodic/thrash metal band from the UK. Their songs were packed full of strong riffs and fast drum beats, alongside impressive clean and harsh vocals from lead singer Archie Wilson. Closing their set with ‘From This Darkness’, an exciting song which is fast-paced and features an impressive guitar solo, Seven Deadly definitely gained themselves many new fans from their short but sweet set.
Finish metal band For The Imperium’s energy filled the room the second they got on stage and they were certainly anything but boring live. Every song that they played sounded unique and lead singer Hakim Hietikko’s harsh vocals were both brutal and powerful. For The Imperium managed to run around on stage whilst still playing incredibly well, making them a great band to watch live.
Five-piece metalcore band Left Unscarred stood out well due to their ability to interact with the crowd well and very heavy breakdowns. Lead singer Duane Oakes’ harsh vocals blended well with bassist Spike’s clean vocals, adding a melodic vibe to their metalcore sound.
Breed 77 stole the show with their unique fusion of metal and flamenco music. They had a great crowd reception, with most of the audience singing along to every song. Playing songs from their brand new album ‘The Evil Inside’, such as ‘Broken Pieces’, which features strong riffs and well-written lyrics, and old classics such as ‘The River’, they managed to please both old and new fans. Their cover of Alice Cooper’s ‘Poison’ was amazing and definitely a crowd-pleaser. Paul Isola’s vocals are incredible and captivated the crowd well. If you’re looking for an outstanding and unique metal band, Breed 77 are definitely the band for you.
Check out Seven Deadly HERE
Check out For The Imperium HERE
Check out Left Unscarred HERE
Check out Breed 77 HERE
Photography by Rob Campion: http://www.facebook.com/RobCampionPhotography
Words: Julia Conopo
Finish metal band For The Imperium’s energy filled the room the second they got on stage and they were certainly anything but boring live. Every song that they played sounded unique and lead singer Hakim Hietikko’s harsh vocals were both brutal and powerful. For The Imperium managed to run around on stage whilst still playing incredibly well, making them a great band to watch live.
Five-piece metalcore band Left Unscarred stood out well due to their ability to interact with the crowd well and very heavy breakdowns. Lead singer Duane Oakes’ harsh vocals blended well with bassist Spike’s clean vocals, adding a melodic vibe to their metalcore sound.
Breed 77 stole the show with their unique fusion of metal and flamenco music. They had a great crowd reception, with most of the audience singing along to every song. Playing songs from their brand new album ‘The Evil Inside’, such as ‘Broken Pieces’, which features strong riffs and well-written lyrics, and old classics such as ‘The River’, they managed to please both old and new fans. Their cover of Alice Cooper’s ‘Poison’ was amazing and definitely a crowd-pleaser. Paul Isola’s vocals are incredible and captivated the crowd well. If you’re looking for an outstanding and unique metal band, Breed 77 are definitely the band for you.
Check out Seven Deadly HERE
Check out For The Imperium HERE
Check out Left Unscarred HERE
Check out Breed 77 HERE
Photography by Rob Campion: http://www.facebook.com/RobCampionPhotography
Words: Julia Conopo
Breed 77 - Tour Update
Following on from their recent tour with Fozzy and Soil, Breed 77 are poised to head back to our shores once again, this time bringing the mighty Seven Deadly as support along with Left Unscarred and For The Imperium, and hitting a town near you. Without a doubt a band you need to see live to believe just how good they really are, this promises to be a tour that you can’t afford to miss – it’s that simple! Tour dates are:
7th March – Manchester – NQ Live
8th March – Birmingham – HMV Library
9th March – Cardiff – Bogiez
10th March – Bristol – The Fleece
11th March – Wrexham – Central Station
12th March – Newcastle – The Cluny
13th March – London – The Garage
14th March – Southampton – The Cellar
15th March – Brighton – The Haunt
16th March – Milton Keynes – Crauford Arms
17th March – Southend – Club Zinc
Make sure you get down to one of the shows and show the guys some serious support whilst they’re here, you will not be disappointed!
7th March – Manchester – NQ Live
8th March – Birmingham – HMV Library
9th March – Cardiff – Bogiez
10th March – Bristol – The Fleece
11th March – Wrexham – Central Station
12th March – Newcastle – The Cluny
13th March – London – The Garage
14th March – Southampton – The Cellar
15th March – Brighton – The Haunt
16th March – Milton Keynes – Crauford Arms
17th March – Southend – Club Zinc
Make sure you get down to one of the shows and show the guys some serious support whilst they’re here, you will not be disappointed!
Breed 77 - The Interview
So recently we were asked to go along and check out Breed 77 when they played Plymouth with Soil and Fozzy, so jumped at the chance to see what was going on. Being the awesome bunch of chaps they are, the guys even answered some questions for us - so read on to find out what's going on in the world of Breed 77!
We were at the Plymouth show and from where we were stood, it sounded pretty awesome, but we could also see you were having some sound issues – what was going on there?
Couple of problems, I was having sound issues onstage, but when the crowd are as rowdy as they were - all problems fade away….
How has the tour been with Soil and Fozzy?
It has been great to be back out on the road, doing what we do best, making new friends and getting to share our new music with our fans. Soil and Fozzy have been great guys - we all got along famously, and it doesn't hurt to play to sold-out shows!
The first time I saw you guys playing was at Download (05 I think) on the main stage – how has it been going back to the smaller venues and having the crowd right there in front of you?
We appreciate any opportunity to play, big or small, they each have their special thing going on. BUt it sure is nice to get up close and personal..
What are the plans once the tour’s done and finished?
We break for xmas, but are back in the new year ( apocalypse permitting ) with a new single and video and the release of our new album,'The Evil Inside' in February and our headline tour after that.
So the new single, Drown, is out there now along with your cover of Poison from Alice Cooper – how did that cover come about?
We are always looking to do something different, and if you're gonna do a cover, make sure it's a party classic - it's been going down a storm live, it's very tongue-in-cheek, but it sure rocks!
When can we expect the new album to be available?
February 2013
Could you give us an insight into the sort of sound we can expect from the new album?
It's dark affair, more 'rocky' than our previous effort, very introspective, but varied - there's fast tracks, there's ballads and everything in-between. Above all else, as always, it's about having a collection of great songs - we think people will connect with the subject matter and sound, we can't wait for y'all to hear it!
I notice you’ve gone for the digital approach with the single – do you think that it’s getting more difficult to release music in the traditional format?
The way people buy music has changed, for a single it makes much more sense to release it digitally, personally we still believe in a physical copy, but for us digital allows us to giveaway the first single free. The album will be different - we got a killer sleeve and are also thinking of pressing some vinyl for the release.
Looking forwards to 2013, what plans have you got for tours? Can we expect to see you back over on UK shores again?
Like I mentioned above, the UK headline tour should be in March, after that we go to Europe and continue… the world's a big place and we like to play everywhere!
Finally – if you could share one message with the world (be it sensible or profound), what would your message to the world be?
In these times of increasing disposability in our culture, where music is a commodity sold to kids to put in their smart-phone apps, try to instill in others your passion for music. Remind them of how it was, when you had to queue outside record shops to get a new album, to clutch a gatefold cover as you turn the record for the tenth time…. Music is important, it is an important part of who we are, it is the soundtrack to our lives - don't let this be diluted by TV talent shows and a culture fed by phone-in popularity contests. We have a duty to try and retain the soul in music, so that the next generation has a chance to experience it.
We were at the Plymouth show and from where we were stood, it sounded pretty awesome, but we could also see you were having some sound issues – what was going on there?
Couple of problems, I was having sound issues onstage, but when the crowd are as rowdy as they were - all problems fade away….
How has the tour been with Soil and Fozzy?
It has been great to be back out on the road, doing what we do best, making new friends and getting to share our new music with our fans. Soil and Fozzy have been great guys - we all got along famously, and it doesn't hurt to play to sold-out shows!
The first time I saw you guys playing was at Download (05 I think) on the main stage – how has it been going back to the smaller venues and having the crowd right there in front of you?
We appreciate any opportunity to play, big or small, they each have their special thing going on. BUt it sure is nice to get up close and personal..
What are the plans once the tour’s done and finished?
We break for xmas, but are back in the new year ( apocalypse permitting ) with a new single and video and the release of our new album,'The Evil Inside' in February and our headline tour after that.
So the new single, Drown, is out there now along with your cover of Poison from Alice Cooper – how did that cover come about?
We are always looking to do something different, and if you're gonna do a cover, make sure it's a party classic - it's been going down a storm live, it's very tongue-in-cheek, but it sure rocks!
When can we expect the new album to be available?
February 2013
Could you give us an insight into the sort of sound we can expect from the new album?
It's dark affair, more 'rocky' than our previous effort, very introspective, but varied - there's fast tracks, there's ballads and everything in-between. Above all else, as always, it's about having a collection of great songs - we think people will connect with the subject matter and sound, we can't wait for y'all to hear it!
I notice you’ve gone for the digital approach with the single – do you think that it’s getting more difficult to release music in the traditional format?
The way people buy music has changed, for a single it makes much more sense to release it digitally, personally we still believe in a physical copy, but for us digital allows us to giveaway the first single free. The album will be different - we got a killer sleeve and are also thinking of pressing some vinyl for the release.
Looking forwards to 2013, what plans have you got for tours? Can we expect to see you back over on UK shores again?
Like I mentioned above, the UK headline tour should be in March, after that we go to Europe and continue… the world's a big place and we like to play everywhere!
Finally – if you could share one message with the world (be it sensible or profound), what would your message to the world be?
In these times of increasing disposability in our culture, where music is a commodity sold to kids to put in their smart-phone apps, try to instill in others your passion for music. Remind them of how it was, when you had to queue outside record shops to get a new album, to clutch a gatefold cover as you turn the record for the tenth time…. Music is important, it is an important part of who we are, it is the soundtrack to our lives - don't let this be diluted by TV talent shows and a culture fed by phone-in popularity contests. We have a duty to try and retain the soul in music, so that the next generation has a chance to experience it.
Breed 77 - UPDATE
Gibraltars premier metal band Breed 77 have released their brand new single DROWN as part of a free digital download bundle that comes complete with b-side track, a cover of Alice Cooper’s classic POISON.
Drown is the first single to be lifted from the band’s forthcoming new album THE EVIL INSIDE, which is out February 2013.
The new single coincides with Breed 77′s UK/European tour with SOiL and Fozzy, as well as an appearance at Hard Rock Hell VI ‘Fistful Of Rock’ on Sunday 2nd December 2012.
Visit the band's website or Facebook to download the DROWN digital bundle.
http://www.breed77.com
http://www.facebook.com/breed77
Drown is the first single to be lifted from the band’s forthcoming new album THE EVIL INSIDE, which is out February 2013.
The new single coincides with Breed 77′s UK/European tour with SOiL and Fozzy, as well as an appearance at Hard Rock Hell VI ‘Fistful Of Rock’ on Sunday 2nd December 2012.
Visit the band's website or Facebook to download the DROWN digital bundle.
http://www.breed77.com
http://www.facebook.com/breed77
Breed 77
A few years back I recall being at Download and witnessing first hand the power of Breed 77 live on stage. Appearing from behind the curtains, they mesmerised the crowd with their set and energetic performance, pushing the bar up for what to expect from the rest of the weekend and showing us that Gibraltar should be on the map for places great music comes from. As such, when we were dropped a line about their upcoming single Drown, we were looking forward to checking out what they were up to. Due for release on the 26th of November 2012 (to coincide with their tour with SOiL and Fozzy), this is a track which is destined to remind us all of why we should be listening to them – so what of the track?
As Drown kicks into being it’s unmistakeable, the sludgy guitars working with the solid drumline to form a sound which is upbeat, dirty, and the sort of thing which is sure to get you moving. Sounding more accomplished than ever, this is a new Breed 77, a band with experience who are set to move up to the next level and have got the goods to back it up. The chorus is the key hook for the track, pulling you in and offering up a mix which is close to catchy, the sort of thing which is sure to get you moving, chanting, and begging for more. Listening to this I found myself reaching for the volume up button as soon as it began, cranking it up ever louder so I could feel the bass heavy rhythms flowing out of the speakers, allowing it to wash over me until the closing moments, at which point I went back and listened to it all over again (repeated several times over!). Rumbling bass, gravelly vocals, soaring lead lines and hammering riffs – this track has it all. Breed 77 are back, and they’re not to be messed with.
What I love about Breed 77 is that they refuse to follow the conventions of metal, instead pushing the boundaries of their music and style to show that it’s a genre which can develop, can change and can progress – and these guys are at the forefront of it. The upcoming tour promises to be one not to miss, check the dates below and make sure you get yourself down to one of the gigs, show the band some love and support live music. As for this single, you’d be a fool not to get it….definitely a track to check out.
To find out more about Breed 77, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Check out their upcoming tour dates below.
Words: Dave Nicholls
As Drown kicks into being it’s unmistakeable, the sludgy guitars working with the solid drumline to form a sound which is upbeat, dirty, and the sort of thing which is sure to get you moving. Sounding more accomplished than ever, this is a new Breed 77, a band with experience who are set to move up to the next level and have got the goods to back it up. The chorus is the key hook for the track, pulling you in and offering up a mix which is close to catchy, the sort of thing which is sure to get you moving, chanting, and begging for more. Listening to this I found myself reaching for the volume up button as soon as it began, cranking it up ever louder so I could feel the bass heavy rhythms flowing out of the speakers, allowing it to wash over me until the closing moments, at which point I went back and listened to it all over again (repeated several times over!). Rumbling bass, gravelly vocals, soaring lead lines and hammering riffs – this track has it all. Breed 77 are back, and they’re not to be messed with.
What I love about Breed 77 is that they refuse to follow the conventions of metal, instead pushing the boundaries of their music and style to show that it’s a genre which can develop, can change and can progress – and these guys are at the forefront of it. The upcoming tour promises to be one not to miss, check the dates below and make sure you get yourself down to one of the gigs, show the band some love and support live music. As for this single, you’d be a fool not to get it….definitely a track to check out.
To find out more about Breed 77, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Check out their upcoming tour dates below.
Words: Dave Nicholls