1. Rey Lobo is a Spanish Melodic Heavy Metal band that have recently released their debut album “El Octavo Pecado”, and today we have an interview with them about this release. How are you doing?
Hi! I am Pedro Gallego, composer and guitar at REYLOBO. It is my pleasure to be here today, thank you so much for the opportunity.
2. Great to hear. What inspired the band’s name?
Our name came from a double objective: first we wanted to state clearly that we do lyrics in Spanish, and second El Rey Lobo was an historical figure from the south of Spain, where we are from. So we wanted to carry, in our name, part of our tradition.
3. Which are the main influences of the band?
Our influences are mainly Spanish metal bands, such as Mago de Oz, Avalanch, Saratoga or Warcry, and also international bands such as Avantasia or Sonata Arctica.
4. What made the band play this particular style?
Since we are been growing with this Spanish metal bands , this is the language we speak, and the way we know how to express ourselves.
5. Do you have any live concerts planned?
We are currently in contacts with agencies in order to close our tour for the next year. We’ll announce it quite soon,
6. In which country or city would you love to play live and why?
We would love to play at Mexico, since the support we are receiving from there means a lot to us.
7. How was the writing process like for this full-length?
The writing process was carried out by me and Nacho, our lead voice, and it was quite easy since we know each other from kinder garden. We are really connected and in that way, it has been a really nice experience to work in this album.
8. What are your lyrics mostly based on and what inspired the album’s title?
Our album tries to tell a full story, even though each song has and independent meaning. The main question we are asking is “Is there something after death?” , and to explore that idea we follow our main character, “The Forgotten” who die in the very first song (“Final”, which means “The End”) though a path where he met different characters like him.
9. What does the album cover represent?
The covers intends to be a from door to that story, representing the main character facing the moment of his death, and the possibilities represented as the two birds, there is something after death or there is nothing.
10. How do you reckon the feedback for your release has been until now?
We are really happy with the feedback of our first album. Specially from latinoameria we have received a lot of support.
11. Are there any future plans besides this debut at the moment?
Of course, we are working quite hard in a tour, and also we are currently working in our second album.
12. Thanks for the interview, is there anything else you would like to add?
Thank you so much for the opportunity to be here!
VARG THE MIGHTY
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