Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?
Ave ! We are Breeding Chaos, a band founded in late 2019 by Bruno and I, here in Marseille, in the south of France. We happen to be long time friends and already played in a band together about 25 years back !
We play death metal, mainly influenced by the old school scene (USA, UK, SWE) from the early '90s, with a touch of tech/prog here and there.
Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?
We rented a large rehearsal room in Marseille, and recorded the whole album in a short week. We called on Didier, a friend of ours for the recording, mixing and mastering, same as we did for our first release, the 2023 EP "Diffraction Matters". We are very glad of his work and the overall quality of the sound on this new release.
How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?
Only 500 copies of this album are available, only on digipack format. Of course, it is also available on any streaming platform, and you can also buy a digital copy on our Bandcamp. So far, we haven't thought of using vinyl or cassette medium, but why not, maybe for future releases, if the audience is intereted !
Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal with?
Bruno, who is our singer, is the main songwriter, but I also wrote a few songs. We deal with a number of topics : Greek Cosmogony, religion, the decay of mankind, but we have several songs talking about astrophysics, describing some fascinating phenomenons in the observable universe. We also have a song inspired by a poem by T.S.Eliot called "the Hollowmen".
Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?
I made the logo, with hints from Bruno ; we wanted a kind of logo who spoke by itself, readable and with a design identifiable with the death metal style. The cover artwork for Distant Planets was made by Adrien Bousson, who is a professional graphic artist who worked for numerous bands such as Khonsu, And Oceans, the Algorythm, Obsidious...
Bruno runs the Bandcamp website and Youtube profile, and both of us deal with the social networks (Facebook, Instagram mainly). These are necessary media nowadays, to hope and reach out to the whole metal community worldwide.
Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takes care about you?
We managed to have a deal with Great Dane Records, which is doing an awesome job on promoting our album. Also, the quality of the digipack is great!
Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration from?
We are all fond of death metal, but really like other metal sub-genres such as black metal, thrash, or prog. Each of us has a particular journey as a music-lover and musician, and I believe that's what enriches and diversifies our composing.
Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?
Bruno sent our EP to 3 or 4 labels, but luckily Raphael from Great Dane Records listened to it, he was immediately convinced and offered us to release our first album.
How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?
Throughout the past year, we played a dozen of gigs so far, mainly in the south of France, but we are eager to hit the road and explore a much wider area, from small venues to the wildest festivals !
Bruno pretty much handles all of the booking, which is a hard task. Many of the concert halls are uneasy to get to, and some of them didn't survive the Covid time.
What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?
We are already working on new material for the next album, but we most likely will test the new songs on stage before getting to record them.
Also, we have an unreleased song wich will appear on a compilation in a couple of months, so stay tuned !
How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?
Of course, we are always happy to exchange with our listeners, by instagram or facebook, or breedingchaos@gmail.com, we will be happy to share with you about music and anything you want. See you soon !
Thanx for the interview.
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