{"id":28146,"date":"2019-09-11T20:21:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T20:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=28146"},"modified":"2019-09-11T20:23:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T20:23:48","slug":"theagonist-interview-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/theagonist-interview-2019\/","title":{"rendered":""It is really motivating for me to realize that there really are people out there who are affected by my actions and my words": Vicky Psarakis, The Agonist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Agonist<\/strong> est\u00e1 a unos cuantos d\u00edas del lanzamiento de su nuevo \u00e1lbum de estudio, ‘Orphans’ por lo que tuvimos la oportunidad de platicar con su vocalista, Vicky Psarakis<\/strong> about the challenges that I present this new material and to her in a particular way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His new album ‘Orphans’<\/em> estar\u00e1 disponible a partir del 20 de septiembre…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have already released some singles from the album and I can tell you that it is a very dark album, very heavy as you might have noticed in the first songs. Maybe we could talk about our heaviest album to date, which fits perfectly with me and makes it my favorite. I hope everyone else can hear it and we'll see if they agree with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue of making an album darker than your previous works, was it a conscious decision of the band or is it something that was happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si te soy realmente sincera, no creo que haya sido algo que decidimos. Me refiero a que no fue intencional, pues la forma en que la banda trabaja cuando estamos componiendo una canci\u00f3n es simplemente dejarnos llevar por lo que sentimos en ese momento, que nos inspira y c\u00f3mo convertimos esa energ\u00eda en m\u00fasica. Por eso creo que hemos sido tan innovadores en nuestros discos y canciones, pues por ejemplo a veces nos sentimos m\u00e1s inspirados por un sentimiento especifico y ahora todos est\u00e1bamos en una especie de cuarto oscuro y por eso supongo era natural para nosotros dejar salir esa oscuridad a trav\u00e9s de la composici\u00f3n de nuestra m\u00fasica. De repente ya ten\u00edamos 3 o 4 canciones escritas y pues simplemente nos dejamos guiar en esa direcci\u00f3n…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is your third album as part of The Agonist, how has your life changed compared to when you entered 2015?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phew! My life has changed a lot, because before joining the band I lived in Greece and the only thing I did in the world of music were some covers. Then came the opportunity to be a part of The Agonist, which is amazing, which made me have to move all my life to Montreal which is, well, at the time it was the other side of the world. So it was not just joining a band, but a complete turnaround in my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately I have family in Chicago that is relatively close to Montreal. But imagine what it means to leave the place where you grew up, to be super far away, to leave behind all your friends, your family, just to be able to reach your goals. I don't know many people who do that and are really happy about it. Obviously it is difficult to adjust to the changes, I did. Five years have passed, we have already made three albums. And yes, it was a huge change but to improve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What plans does The Agonist have after the release of the new album?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now we are going to use the next few months to do everything in our power to promote the album, maybe we will film a documentary or things like that, you know. Then we will go on tour, we still do not have anything definitive for now we are already planning the American tour, of course in Europe too, and of course in Mexico and South America at some point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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