5 Questions With... is a chance to get to know an up and coming band you may not be familiar with. Formed in 2005 by Emir Erkal on guitars and long time friend T-Bone on drums, the duo soon brought in Primer on bass and vocalist Gil Pz. Voodoo Terror Tribe hail from the wastelands of the Garden State armed with a heavy-melodic, radio-friendly sound with provoking lyrics and a confident melancholy collection of art with genuine working-class tenacity. Erkal introduces us to his band.
Describe the sound of your latest CD Symptom Of Sin.
It's a furiously precise album with Billy Graziadei (Biohazard/Suicide City) at the producer's reins. It's really a mixture of different styles. We don't limit ourselves when we write our music. However, it mostly comes out as something dark and aggressive, but emotional and melodic with some melancholy as well. We poured everything that we had and everything that we have become into this record. It was meticulous, grueling, stressful and insightful, but we found a new sound. It's been quite a long road, and now we wanna prove to the fans that it's all been worth it.
Talk about the Dio tribute show you're doing later this month.
I think this is the least we can do to remember and honor a true legend of heavy metal. It's a tribute and a benefit show. We will be rocking for him at Ding Batz (Clifton, NJ) on August 27th and the proceeds will go to the Stand Up and Shout Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund...
How did you get started in music?
I think I started around the age of 12-13 by playing the violin as my first instrument with my dad's push in Istanbul, Turkey. Then around the age of 15-16, I heard WASP and Manowar for the first time which got me into rock and metal and actually changed my life and everything and made me who I am today. It's funny, but I didn't change a lot since then. I formed some bands in Istanbul and did 3 metal albums with my latest band and toured Turkey around 1994-998 and then came to the USA to achieve my goals in music at a more professional level. After playing with some bands for few years, I met my drummer T-Bone and formed VTT in 2005.
Who are some of your other influences?
My other inspiring and influential bands are Metallica, Kreator, Iron Maiden, Machine Head, Biohazard, Rammstein, The Cure and some classical music and opera...
Anything else you'd like to mention or promote?
If you wanna see a great show and performance for cheap and even get free stuff at the show, then don't miss our shows!
Voodoo Terror Tribe Links:
Official Site
MySpace
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