Interview: Vince from Magoa

Band: Magoa

Genre: Metal

Year Formed: 2006

Location: Ermont, Ile-de-France

Members: Cyd - Vocals
Martin - Drums
Vince - Guitar
David - Guitar
Benoît - Bass

Facebook: http:///www.facebook.com/magoaband

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/magoamusic

Interview with: Vince

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Does your band name have any meaning?

     "Yes of course, Magoa have several meanings in many languages. In portuguese it means "hurt", "magician" in basque language, and this is a name often used in many myths to designate powerful characters . For us it's very interesting because Magoa is taking inspiration from different metal styles. There is a connection between Magoa's meaning and our message. Most of all we don't want to encourage anger or violence, we want people to believe in themselves and to fight for their convictions."

What is the Metal scene like in France?

     "The french metal scene has seen many good bands emerge this last years. Gojira, Dagoba or Betraying the martyrs are the perfect examples. We think that metal in France is about to change considerately. There are a lot of good organizations working to expand the bands awareness."

Can you give a brief history of the band?

     "Basically we are just good friends sharing the same love for metal and music in general. The band exist since 2006 and the adventure really begins when we met our producer Charlers "Kallaghan" Massabo. He produced our first album "Swallow the earth" and our new EP "Animal", where the singles "Animal" and "Enemy" come from. We released a music video for each of those songs, directed by our friend Benjamin Cappelleti. And for now we will release or 6 tracks Ep "Animal" in October. We hope that you will enjoy the next songs!"

How do you feel about your latset release "Swallow The Earth"?

     ""Swallow the earth" was a great step for us, for every band it's always exciting to release its first album. It gave us the opportunity to do a tour with Sybreed and Beyond the dust during "the pulse tour 2011". Not many people knows but this album has been recorded in 2009 with Matt our first singer and re-recorded in 2010 with Cyd. This album is 3 years old, Magoa has really changed since this period ad it's what we wanted to show you with our new songs."
 

Do you have a favorite track off from it?

     "In 2009 I think that I'd have answered "swallow the earth", and by the way is still one of the few that we play on stage from the first album. But today our favorite song is "Enemy" because it really matches our message : "Wake up you are your own enemy", in other word : believe in yourself!"

How would you describe your band?

     "Groove metal with bestial energy. And most of all 5 stage addicts."