EMQ’s With Factory of Art

EMQ’s With Factory of Art

Hi everyone! Welcome to another EMQs interview, this time with German Progressive Power Metallers, Factory Of Art. Huge thanks to their Vocalist, Petri, for taking part.

What’s your name, what do you play and can you tell us something about the history of the band?

My name is Petri, I’m a singer and we make Progressive Power Metal.

How did you come up with your band name?

A musician from another band with whom we shared the rehearsal room said to us one day when we didn’t have a name yet “What you’re doing there is a factory of art”, and we liked that as much as we kept it.

Which country/region are you from and what is the metal/rock scene like there?

We come from East Germany / Saxony & when we were born, it was still the German Democratic Republic (GDR, another country). Back in the 80’s every Metal concert was a liberation for us. After the fall of the wall, we could finally see the really big bands, which meant that only a few went to the small & especially regional bands. But since we started there, it was normal for us and we kept fighting. In our region there are mainly bands or events that go more in the direction of Death & Black Metal than in ours.

What is your latest release?

Our last release was the song ‘Save your Mind’ from our 1993 demo “Roadrunner Session Tape”. It was released on 07/01/2022 on the CD “SOUND & ACTION – Rare German Hardrock And Heavy Metal Vol. 2” via ZYX Music.

Latest releases would be our latest videos we made to old songs

FACTORY OF ART – NO TEARS (2021) from ALBUM: THE TEMPTER (2002) 🤘🤘🤘

Progressive Power Metal from Germany / Leipzig

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=434421177856408

FACTORY OF ART – SILENT CRYING » 

https://www.facebook.com/factoryofartband/videos/830963191141193

Who were your biggest influences?

In the beginning the great guitar heroes Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai. Later, bands like Queensryche or Dream Theater.

What first got you into music?

Those were my music teachers at school. Somehow they saw potential.

If you could work with a current band or musician who would it be?

Devin Townsend.

If you could play any festival in the world, which one would you choose and why?

That would certainly be the Wacken Open Air. It has huge cult status.

What was the strangest gift you’ve ever received from a fan?

A matryoshka…. I still don’t know why to this day. [More commonly known as Russian dolls in the UK/US – Ed]

If you had one message for your fans, what would it be?

We would like to thank you for the support over the last 32 years – without you we would certainly not have existed for a long time, keep coming to our concerts & support us – do not stream our songs for free, but buy the CDs (preferably at the concerts) or Downloads. This is the only way we can survive and create new things. This also applies to all other bands, especially the small ones. Talk to us, talk to us.

If you could bring a rock star back from the dead, who would it be?

Warrell Dane.

What do you enjoy most about being a musician? And what do you hate?

Being on the go and inspiring people with your ideas and your own art. And I hate ignorance & disinterest.

If you could change one thing about the music industry, what would it be?

The music industry used to take care of its artists, clothing them, supporting them and building them up. That is almost non-existent today. Now the albums that are currently being offered and in which the bands have invested a lot of time, work and money are signed with profit sharing (so if something comes in you get a few crumbs) if the song is streamed somewhere in the world a band (about 5 musicians + the label + the publisher) gets about 0.003€ … you don’t have to explain much anymore – for one euro it has to be played 334 times…

It would be great if you could work well together and everyone did their job.

Can you name one of your absolute favourite albums?

“Empath” by Devin Townsend.

What is best? Vinyl, cassettes, CDs or downloads?

The noblest product is certainly vinyl.

What was the best gig you’ve played so far?

That was in the Zeche Bochum as support for Destruction.

If you weren’t a musician, what else would you do?

Since this is a hobby of mine, I would go fishing more. If it were my job, I would like to be a carpenter.

Which five people would you invite to a dinner party?

My band Factory of Art & our manager Polo.

What’s next for the band?

Our new album, we have withdrawn from concerts & everything & are only rarely on stage that we are pushing it forward. The songs are written & the recordings are starting, now it’s progressing step by step in small steps. We are already looking forward to it when we to be able to publish & to be able to present the new songs to everyone on stage.

What social media/website links do you use to get your music out there?

Website: http://factory-of-art.band/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/factoryofartband/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/factoryofart.band/ 

Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_of_Art 

All sales channels are available here: https://odesli.co/cp9znm7pqxrzp 

Jaffa Cake? Are they a cake or a cookie?

No idea…. if it tastes good, eat it, if not, not ☺

Thank you for your time. Is there anything else you would like to add?

We say hello to everyone we’ve been able to whet their appetite and promise new, hot stuff in the near future.

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