Posle deset godina u Srbiju se vratio hardkor sastav iz Njujorka Pro-Pejn i održao koncert u Nišu. Bend postoji 16 godina i iza sebe ima trinaest izdatih albuma a u pripremi je novi, četrnaesti, o kome možete više saznati u intervju koji sledi, a koji ja za redakciju www.balkanrock.com dao Geri Meskil (Gary Meskil) pevač, basista i frontmen benda.

Srpska verzija/Serbian version:

Šta nam možete reći o konceptu albuma “Age of Tyranny/The Tenth Crusade”?

To je naš najpolitičniji album koji smo napisali. Nema pesama koje nisu političke na njemu. Priča o politici S.A.D.-a, najviše o oružanoj i u stvari o ratnoj politici i kako je povezana sa biblijskim proročanstvom...to je cela tema ploče.

Kako je vaša muzika prihvaćena ovde na Balkanu?

O, generalno je prihvaćena svuda. Mislim, određene zemlje su mnogo veće od drugih ali možemo da odemo bilo gde i privučemo pažnju prilično dobre publike. Izbor mesta za svirku je skoro neograničen što je baš kul.

Šta se promenilo na njujorkškoj hardkor sceni u odnosu na devedesete?

Mislim da se malo više promenila danas, nije usko-umna kao pre. Hardkor i metal scena je bila malo više podeljena i odvojena. Danas ima veće mešavine ljudi u publici. Mislim da je to dobro i zdravo za scenu.

Koji album smatrate vašim najboljim radom?

Poprilično je teško reći... Imam svoje omiljene Pro-Pejn albume. Volim neke stvari koje smo uradili na “Age of Tyranny” jer smo sebi otvorili neka nova vrata. Sviđala mi se kompletna produkcija na “Fistful of Hate”, “Act of God” i možda iz nostalgije “Foul Taste of Freedom”. To bi trebalo da su moji omiljeni.

Šta nam možete reći o vašim predgrupama?

Zuul Efiks je ranije bio na turneji sa nama. Mislili smo da smo dobar tim i odlučili da sve to ponovimo. Oni su jedan od najboljih bendova ikada sa kojima smo radili turneju i vrlo, vrlo dobro se slažemo. A Blestid...oni su prijatelji prijatelja iz Švajcarske. Tako su počeli saradnju sa nama. Stvarno su sjajna skupina momaka i stvarno dobar bend. Nekad je kul da povedete nekoliko bendova i prikažete ih...možda većina evropske metal i hardkor publike nije čula za njih još uvek.

Šta nam možeš reći o predstojećem albumu Pro-Pejna?

Zove se “No End in Sight” i izaći će najverovatnije sredinom avgusta jer se vraćamo u Evropu da sviramo na nekim festivalima. To je naš najvarijabilniji album i za mene je, kao i svaki novi album, najbolji dok je u studiu. Predpostavljam da će vreme reći svoje. Stvarno volim nov materijal: drugačiji je, jedinstven je i ima puno različitih stilova koje smatram da dobro sviramo. Vrlo je hevi i poprilično melodičan, ali opet je to sve ceo spektar Pro-Pejna. Uživam u novim stvarima...

Da li ste uživali u večerašnjem nastupu?

Dopao mi se današnji nastup. Jea, zabavio sam se. Bilo je kul; mislim da su se svi lepo proveli...ceo dan je bio stvarno dobar. Ovo je lep grad i ljudi su stvarno kul...dakle, šta nema da se ne voli.

Poruka našim čitaocima?

Hvala što ste ostali uz nas, bez obzira na naše desetogodišnje odsustvo. Prošlo je dosta vremena odkada smo bili u Srbiji i nedostajalo nam je da sviramo ovde jer smo imali neke sjajne nastupe u prošlosti. Uvek smo želeli da se vratimo, ali sve što smo rdili je priča poput ,,Možda ćemo otići u Beograd”... i bilo je sjajno konačno se vratiti. Ne želimo da prođe još deset godina da se vratimo, želimo da dođemo ponovo sledeće godine i odsviramo vam neke nove pesme.

Englih (original) version/Engleska (originalna) verzija:

What can you tell us about concept of the “Age of Tyranny/The Tenth Crusade” album?

It’s basically our most political album that we’ve written. There are no songs that are not political on the “Age of Tyranny” album. It’s about US policy, mainly arm policy and basically war politics as well and how it ties into biblical prophecy...and that is the whole theme of the record.

How is your music accepted here in Balkan?

Oh, it’s generally accepted everywhere. I mean, certain countries are much bigger than others but we can basically go anywhere and pretty much draw a pretty good crowd. The choice of places to play is fairly unlimited which is pretty cool.

What has changed on New York hardcore scene since ‘90s?

I think it’s a bit more diverse today, not close-minded like in the old days. A hardcore and metal scene was little more separated and segregated. In these days there’s more of a mixture of people in the crowd. I think that’s good and also healthy for the scene.

Which album you consider to be your best work?

It’s pretty hard to say... I do have my favorite Pro-Pain albums. I like some of the stuff we did on the “Age of Tyranny” because we opened up some new doors for ourselves. I liked the whole production on “Fistful of Hate”, “Act of God” and maybe for nostalgic purposes “Foul Taste of Freedom”. Those should be my favorites.

What can you tell us about your opening bands?

Zuul FX have toured with us before. We thought we were such a good team and we decided to do it again. They are one of the nicest bands that we ever toured with, and we get along very, very well. And Blasted...they are kind of friends of friends from Switzerland. That’s how they hooked up with us and vice-versa. They are really great bunch of guys and a really good band. Sometimes it’s cool to bring a couple of bands and showcase them... maybe most of the European metal or hardcore crowd hasn’t really been exposed to them yet.

What can you tell us about Pro-Pain’s forthcoming album?

It’s called “No End in Sight” and it will be probably around mid August because we’re coming back to Europe to play some festivals. It’s our most diverse album and for me I think it’s like, of course every new album you feel is best in studio. I guess the time will tell. I really love new stuff: It’s different, it’s unique and it’s a lot of different styles that I think we do really well. It’s really heavy and quite melodic, but again it’s all of the ends of the spectrum of Pro-Pain. I enjoy new stuff

Did you enjoy the show?

I loved the show today. Yeah, I had a lot of fun. It was cool; I think everybody had a great time...the whole day was really good. It’s a lovely city and people are really cool...so, what’s not to like.

Message to our readers?

Thanks for sticking by us, for our ten years absence. It’s been a long time since we’ve been in Serbia and we missed playing here because we had such a great shows in the past. We always longed to come back, and all we ever did is talk like “Maybe we’ll go to Belgrade”... and it was great to finally be back. We don’t want to wait another ten years to come back, we want to come back next year and play some new stuff.

 

 

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