DIPNOI
DIPNOI FROM BRAZIL ARE A BAND WHO ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES.
WITH GREAT MUSIC AND THE DEDICATION THEY HAVE TO SUCCEED I AM SURE THEY WILL GO FAR.
THEY ARE ALREADY RECIEVING GREAT REVIEW'S FROM VARIOUS ZINES AROUND THE WORLD SIMILAR TO THE ONE BELOW
Dipnoi is a old fashionade Hard Rock/Hardcore/Thrashing band very much rooted
in early Black Sabbath and some eighties Hardcore/Thrash. The songs go from really slow, stoner doom-esque and sabbath-like anthems like "Underneath"
(avaliable on the band's first demo) to ultra fast and furious explosions of hardcore
speed like "Road Movies". Many may read the "Hard Rock" label and picture
people wearing spandex and pink hair, but actually nothing could be further from
the truth. No posers allowed!!! I only call it Hard Rock because it rocks really
hard!!! :) and yet it's not thrash or pure speed. It's heavy...... and that's about it. As simple as it sounds. If you're into seriously heavy music (and i mean HEAVY)
you'll probably like it.
By Deacon Astaroth 666, High priest and chief executor of the Unholy church of SaThaNas
AbsoluTus Imundis, Dark Side Fanzine
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WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS COMBINED,IT WON'T BE TO LONG TILL WHEN PEOPLE MENTION GREAT BANDS TO COME OUT OF BRAZIL DIPNOI ARE MENTIONED ALONG WITH THE LIKES OF SEPULTURA.
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THE OTHER DAY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF INTERVIEWING 2 OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND..RICARDO(VOCALS)AND MARIO(GUITAR)
I THANK THE BOTH OF THEM FOR DOING THIS INTERVIEW SO THAT VISITORS TO THE SITE CAN FIND OUT A BIT MORE ABOUT THEM.
Q=A lot of our visitors to the Site are from the USA,Australia and Europe
and may not know a lot about the Brazilian Metal Scene.Can you tell us how
it is for Bands like yourself in Brazil?
R+M: UNHAPPILY THE UNDERGROUND METAL SCENE IN BRAZIL IS HAVING A HARD TIME.WE GOT LOTS OF GOOD BANDS HERE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SUPPORT OR EVEN A REASONABLE PLACE TO PLAY. AND THAT'S OUR SITUATION, TOO
IF YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS PLAYING ROCK IN BRAZIL, YOU GOTTA TO BECOME FAMOUS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY FIRST. THAT'S THE WAY THINGS WORK OUT HERE. YOU SEE SEPULTURA FOR EXAMPLE...
Q=Do you have many places where you can play live show's in the area where
you live? And have you ever toured anywhere else in Brazil to play?
R+M: IN SAO PAULO, WHERE WE LIVE, THERE ARE A FEW PLACES, BUT ONLY FOUR OR FIVE GOOD ONES. WE NEVER PLAYED OUTSIDE BRAZIL. THAT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS.
Q=Have the Band been together for long?And have you had many changes in the Band?
R+M: THE BAND HAS THE SAME LINE-UP SINCE WE STARTED IN AUGUST 94 AND WE ARE PRETTY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS.
Q=At the Moment we have your Tape "A Good Moonza,a Better Moonza" which has some really good Song's on it.Do you plan on Recording a full CD in the near future?
R+M: WE GOT MORE THAN 25 SONGS.OUR NEXT TAPE IS BEING MIXED, AND THERE ARE SIX UNRELEASED SONGS IN IT. WE RECORDED AND PRODUCED IT OURSELVES, SO WHAT YOU'LL LISTEN SOON IS 100% DIPNOI.OUR PLAN IS TO RECORD A CD, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE MONEY TO DO IT. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A VIDEO, BUT IT ALSO COSTS MONEY...
Q=What kind of things do you do to try and Promote yourself outside Brazil?
M: WE TRY TO CONTACT WEBZINES INTERESTED IN NEW HEAVY METAL BANDS. WE SENT OUR FIRST TAPE TO SEVERAL COUNTRIES OUTSIDE BRAZIL, SPECIALLY FOR FANZINES. I BELIEVE MATZUMA (RICARDO'S NICK...) WILL BE IN CALIFORNIA AROUND THE END OF MAY. BERNARDO WILL TRAVEL TO EUROPE IN JULY TOO. THOSE GUYS HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO...
Q=Do all of the Band share in writing songs for you,or do you have one
of the members who does most of the Song Writing?
R: I WROTE MOST OF THE LYRICS AND MARIO DID SOME TOO. SOMETIMES WE WRITE THEM TOGETHER. ACTUALLY, WE DON'T HAVE A "FORMULA", SO WHATEVER COMES UP, WE WORK ON IT. BESIDES, THE ENTIRE BAND HELPS IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE SONGS, EVEN THE DRUMMER, HE REALLY THINKS HE CAN PLAY GUITAR... HA HA HA!!!
Q=What kind of Music do you both like to listen to personaly?
MARIO: BLACK SABBATH (MY FAVORITE FOREVER), LED ZEPPELIN, SEX PISTOLS,PANTERA, SEPULTURA, HELMET, DEAD KENNEDYS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE,ENTOMBED, NIRVANA, PRODIGY, AC/DC, SOUNDGARDEN, ROLLINS, FRANK SINATRA AND ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT.
MATZUMA: YOU SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF BANDS IN COMMON, BUT I'LL PUT A FEW TOO...BLACK SABBATH (OZZY), LED, SEPULTURA, ENTOMBED, METTALICA (BEFORE...), MOJO NIXON, SOUNDGARDEN, IRON MAIDEN, MOTORHEAD, MOZART, BEETOVEN AND SOME BRAZILIAN SOUNDS.
Q=Would you like the band to become more well known outside of Brazil
so that you could eventually tour Oversea's?And if you did have the chance to
Travel which Country's would you like to play in?
R: OFCOURSE WE WANNA TOUR OVERSEAS! I BELIEVE THE BAND WOULD GO
EVERYWHERE. SPECIALLY PLACES WITH A GOOD UNDERGROUND SCENE LIKE USA, AU OR EUROPE, BUT ASIA WOULD BE GREAT TOO... WHEREVER PEOPLE LIKES US, WE'RE THERE!!
Q=In your own word's tell how you would describe the Band and your Music?
M: MY BAND: A BUNCH OF NERDS MAKING GOOD SONGS BUT NOBODY GIVES A FUCK,HA HA HA!!!!
MY MUSIC: ACTUALLY WE'RE MUCH MORE INTO METAL THAN INTO HARDCORE. WE HATE OLD CLICHES AND TRY TO AVOID'EM. WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING NEW, BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE OUR OWN STYLE.
R: I THINK WE DO REALLY GREAT TOGETHER AND IF ANY OF THE MEMBERS LEFT IT WOULD BE A LOST! EVERYONE IN THE BAND HAS SOMETHING TO ADD, ALWAYS. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO SOMETHING HEAVY AWAY FROM THE STEREOTYPES (AS YOU CAN SEE IN OUR PHOTOS), THE WAY WE LIKE TO HEAR AND THE WAY WE LIKE TO PLAY IT, NO MATTER WHAT!
Q=Thank you very much for doing this interview for us,i appriciate it.What
last word's would you like to say to everyone reading this?
R+M: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IT WAS OUR PLEASURE.
M: I WANNA SAY THAT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BECOME RICH, JUST HAVE TO SUPPORT US. JOKING... I WANNA SAY THAT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO CONTACT ME, OR WANTS TO WRITE TO THE BAND THEN PLEASE SEND A LETTER TO BREAKTHRU AND THEY WILL FORWARD YOUR LETTER ON TO US.WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT US DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. WE'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN CORRESPONDING WITH DIFFERENT METAL BANDS AROUND THE WORLD.....KEEP IN TOUCH!
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