Italian prog metal band touring in support of new album
Featuring a collection of seasoned metalhead from Italy, Walls of Babylon (WOB) has released a new full length album on Revalve Records.  A Portrait of Memories gathers searing riffs, epic vocals and interesting arrangements together in a meaningful way.  Their’s is a mature progressive metal sound.  WOB pays homage to great prog metal pioneers, especially those from their homeland, yet this is no Dream Theater clone.  Opting to write and perform the band’s vocals in English, singer Valerio Gaoni stands out in the crowd.  We caught up with Gaoni while WOB is out on tour promoting the new album (released 4/13/2018) and got the low down on A Portrait of Memories, the legacy of great Italian wine, why the band enjoys partying with fans and whole lot more.
Walls of Babylon interview.
Questions answered by Valerio Gaoni.
WOB: Well, Starving Soul, had the same process of production and songwriting than the other tracks. Francesco, our guitarist brings to us the riffing and the structure of the song, then any of us give to it personal arrangement and ideas. Â Then came the recording session of pre-production, after this we play it in the rehearsal room many times until the groove and the sound are ok.
WOB: Thank you very much man!!!!! We have chosen to sing in English because metal, and especially progressive metal, doesn’t have a great audience in Italy. Not enough to become popular to sing metal songs in our language anyway. Â But our choice is due to the target of our music and ambitions. We hope to play and to be listened to not only in Italy, but also in Europe, Japan and America.
WOB: We love to play, get drunk and laugh at our concert and we hope that our fans love it too. Playing is a party for Walls of Babylon, but this doesn’t mean that our professionalism as a musicians comes in second place. We like to rock and give to our fans all the entertainment that they need to relax and to listen to good music. After the stage we still enjoy that party atmosphere and spending time with the people who were just headbanging in front of us. This is metal. Â This is the life we like.
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