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ROCKNATION ISSUE 21 PAGE 9
SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE

Interview by Tom Mathers

Rocknation: The first single from your album “The New Eve” was S.U.E.: Was a very, very pleasant experience, touring with talented
“The Day I Died”. You shot a video for that, please tell us how you Italian proggers Kingcrow. The highlights would be the amazing
decided the concept behind it and who produced it. show in Uden, Netherlands with lovely Dutch fans, the day-offs
S.U.E.: The very first SUE video was produced by Vince Gorgetti hanging around and having fun all toghether, the backstage jokes
a young, amazingly talented French producer who previously producedby 6 Frenchies and 7 Italian jokers! All those things that
worked in L.A. He defined the concept together with us. We had the fans can’t always see before and after the shows that make a
this beautiful model Lisa Michelle Dixon available to shoot the tour special!
video with us, she took the ‘’main role’’ so to speak. That was a Rocknation: You live in France. What is the music scene like there
great experience for all of us. compared to other Europe countries?
Rocknation: How did the press and fans respond to this release S.U.E.: The metal scene is poor here. Not much decent venues,
compared to your previous releases? promoters and fans. French metal bands struggle to find gigs and
S.U.E.: Both press and fans were quite critical about the latest people to pack the houses. Now the rest of the music industry –
album, due to its different approach. We used to release ‘’pure’’ pop, electro, rock, hip hop, jazz – is doing fine, thanks! :-p But the
progressive metal albums, but with The New Eve we wanted to try underground progressive metal is suffering like hell. Ironically,
something a little bit different – more riff-oriented songs, less odd the more we drive away from home, the more fans we find in the
time signatures, less prog clichés, whilst maintaining the SUE sound venues.
and melodies, which is our deep identity. Unfortunately our fanbase Rocknation: What plans do you have for 2014?
is very true to progmetal and the different approach was not S.U.E.: Writing our 5th record, coming back to what we do best,
understood and followed. However, The New Eve songs are quite progressive metal with killer riffs and technical twists, like Anima
successful on stage! As the music is more about the energy, people for instance. Also, we have an exciting gig coming up in June, as
seem to enjoy the songs played opening band for the Manticora/
live much more than Seven Kingdoms tour in our
the studio album. Unlike our hometown Nice, France.
successful studio albums Rocknation: Thank you for
which are more difficult to taking time for this interview
render on stage. Life’s a bitch and last words to the fans.
uh ?;-) S.U.E.: Thank YOU for inter-
Rocknation: Last August- viewing SUE! We can’t wait to
September you teamed up with release the new album some-
KINGCROW for a European where in 2015 and meet you
mini-tour. What was some of guys again on tour! We miss
the high lights of that? you. Keep the horns up lml

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