EMQ’s With DICKS’ FALL
EMQ’s With DICKS’ FALL
Hi everyone! Welcome to another EMQs interview, this time with Italian Crossover Thrash band, Dicks’ Fall. Huge thanks to their Guitarist/ Vocalist/ Songwriter, Gabriele, for taking part.
What is your name, what do you play and can you tell us a little bit about the history of the band?
My name is Gabriele, I’m guitarist, singer and composer of most of the band’s songs. Dicks’ Fall was formed in the late summer of 1991. In that moment we were four sixteen years old boy scouts, pissed off at the mountain, due to a horrible mountain camping experience, so we founded the band and wrote the song ‘Fuckin’ The Mountain’. A topical song as the mountain represents life’s difficulties. Over the years the line-up has changed: only Igor, the bass player, and I stayed there from the beginning. We were very influenced by Grunge that was raging in those years, but in the mid 90’s the band turned into thrash-metal. At the moment we have two albums (LOVE – Lips On Vulcan Eruption and HATE – Heaven After The Eruption) and the third will be out by May. We’ve always been more a stage band than a recording or a social media band, but that’s going to change soon… I think!!
How did you come up with your band name?
There is a double factor: a geographical one and a hormonal one! The first: we were physically on a mountain and we were descending into the valley. The second: we were young, and we thought sex was essential. Put the two together: a horde of excited young people tumbling down a mountain. It sounded better like a waterfall than an avalanche. And here came the “DICKS’ FALL”! We were brilliant, isn’t it?
What Country / Region are you from and what is the Metal / Rock scene like there?
We come from Piemonte, Northern Italy. The metal scene is mostly underground, sadly pop music and trap shit dominate the music scene in general. There is very little desire for rock music and even less for bands playing their own songs. By now pubs and clubs are looking for cover bands, rather than unreleased bands.
What is your latest release?
Our latest album was released in 2018: HATE (Heaven After The Eruption). In this album the songs are always full of different riffs, but with more technical work and attention to detail compared to the first album, due also to more time spent in the recording studio. The influence is clearly 90s thrash. The third, even more complete, will be out soon.
Who have been your greatest influences?
80s and 90s thrash bands, especially Pantera, Anthrax, Faith No More, Suicidal Tendencies, Metallica in the early years, Slayer, the Grunge scene and Rage Against The Machine.
What first got you into music?
Since I was a child I have always listened to music, as my father played saxophone and was passionate about blues and jazz, as well as a certain styles of Italian music – little known abroad, but of high quality (Pino Daniele, Franco Battiato, Mina, Nicola Arigliano). I have literally consumed vinyls such as Santana’s Abraxas. Then, around the age of 15, I started playing the alto saxophone and gained experience. But the passion for Metal music has always been latent and came from within. I didn’t have to listen to a particular band to fall in love with the genre, but I did have to look for a band that satisfied my quest for the right sound and impact…
If you could collaborate with a current band or musician who would it be?
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society), Jeff Waters (Annihilator) or Mike Muir (Suicidal Tendecies).
If you could play any festival in the world, which would you choose and why?
Wacken! For the high concentration of bands, to deal with and from which to take an example or lessons.
What’s the weirdest gift you have ever received from a fan?
Our fans give us their presence and passion: that’s enough. Indeed, it is much more than we can hope for every time we go on stage. We literally put our soul into it. They feel it and fill us with emotional fuel. Trust me, it’s wonderful.
If you had one message for your fans, what would it be?
Wait for us, we’re coming!
If you could bring one rock star back from the dead, who would it be?
Dimebag Darrel and Vinnie Paul.
What do you enjoy the most about being a musician? And what do you hate?
The adrenaline of the stage is pure pleasure; dismantle the stage after a concert is devastating.
If you could change one thing about the music industry, what would it be?
The gigs organisers don’t want to take risks anymore bringing musicians who, by playing original and quality music, could conquer the public, but their goal is bringing musicians who are already known, so they have a guaranteed public. If it had been like this in past years, today we wouldn’t have Zappa, Bowie, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Jamiroquai, Kravitz, The Queen, and I could go on for hours. It’s a dog chasing its tail , because the radios always play the same music and people get used to it, without looking for anything else. If, on the other hand, they would bet a little, and they give a chance to really underground musicians and bands , the public could appreciate new music and, thus, “remember” that the world is huge and different. I think they would draw also benefiting the coffers of the music industry. I’m afraid , however, that it is only utopia…
Name one of your all-time favourite albums?
“Vulgar Display of Power” by Pantera.
What’s best? Vinyl, Cassettes, CDs, or Downloads?
Vinyl … culture and style.
What’s the best gig that you have played to date?
Last November. In the club house of a biker club: very large and energetic crowd. We only played for an hour, but there was a total ruckus.
If you weren’t a musician, what else would you be doing?
An alcoholic man! Just kidding… My life would have been emptier.
Which five people would you invite to a dinner party?
Ozzy Osbourne, Mike Muir, Mike Patton, Mark Wahlberg and an interpreter to help me with my bad English!
What Social Media / Website links do you use to get your music out to people?
We use Instagram, Youtube and we just started again the Facebook band page after somebody hacked the original one… Follow us!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dicks_fall/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dicksfallofficial
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBagGySOJJ0vpBJBY7OsLg
Time for a very British question now. As an alternative to the humble sandwich, is the correct name for a round piece of bread common in the UK either a Bap, a Barm (or Barm Cake), a Batch, a Bun, a Cob, a Muffin, a Roll or a Tea Cake?
It’s a bun for me! Did I win?
Thank you for your time. Is there anything else that you would like to add?
I thank you for the opportunity. I hope to come and play in your area!!
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