Arthemis Interview
with Andrea Martongelli (Guitars/Backing Vocals)
Interview by Kirsty Birkett-Stubbs
Metal is an art form – fair enough one that is responsible for more sore necks than anything by Van Gogh or Picasso (well maybe not Picasso – funny angles and what not) but art none the less. And like art there’s a lot of different schools of thought. One set of artists wielding their brushes in the power-thrash scene is Italy’s Arthemis. Guitarist and backing vocalist Andrea Martongelli takes a break from the canvas and talks about the band’s latest body of works We Fight, and recent live antics. Oh and we discover pigs can’t sweat…
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Tags: Arthemis, I Am I, Italy, Metal, power thrash, We Fight
Posted in 2012 | Comments (0)
I Am I, Arthemis and Fahran
@ Borderline, London
22nd October 2012
Review by Alan Hicks
Photography by Sabrina Dersel
The Borderline, tucked away nicely around the corner from the Crobar always gives the feeling of intimacy.
This may sound blindingly obvious considering the size of the place (under 300 capacity) but this intimacy adds an almost showcase feel to proceedings, as if you are witnessing something special, like a one-off performance from a band usually more accustomed to playing larger venues or an act who after these tentative steps will play somewhere a whole lot bigger.
I Am I are somewhere between the two slightly helped by the presence of ex-Dragonforce singer ZP Theart in the ranks.
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Tags: Alan Hicks, Arthemis, Borderline, Fahran, I Am I, London, Sabrina Dersel
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