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Rocknation: Hello BEVERLY the next record. different back-
KILLZ and welcome to Rockna- Rocknation: Your band lives in ground, a dif-
tion. You just released your al- Milano, Italy. What is the music ferent approach
bum “Gasoline & Broken Hearts” scene like there? to composition
on Perris Records. Please tell us Beverly Killz: You touch a raw and arrange-
about the recording and writing nerve. There are many good rock ment so, once
process for this release. bands here but the organization is we mix up
Beverly Killz: Hello. Thanks for often deficient. I have to say that a our individual
the opportunity! First of all we’re lot has been done on many fronts inputs the
very proud and excited about but a lot has still to be done. Rock outcome is
our deal with Perris Records. music deverses good PA sys- pretty uncom-
Although we all live in Italy we tem, huge stages and big festival mon. You may
know Perris Records. very well so that it would reach a bigger say this part
and we consider it like an institu- crowd. We are working hard to sounds like X
tion in the worldwide hard rock/ bring our music outside of our and that part
sleaze/glam scene. As far as the country though and we’re look- sounds like Y
writing process, considering ing forward to hearing a feedback but you can
this is our first album, we spent from different foreign audiences not argue this
many hours working our ass Rocknation: Please name some whole song is a
off so that everything sounded bands you have appeared with carbon copy off
the way we wanted: kicking and since your band began in 2007. that record.
screaming. If you listen to our Beverly Killz: We would name Rocknation:
first demo (self produced in just one artist that sums up what Your band has
2009) you can see many im- the word “rocker” means: Adam a really cool CD
provements. Pre-production is Bomb. He’s always on the road, cover art, who
the main thing for a rock band: his band kicks ass every night, his came up with
only when you have your songs playing is loud, raw but also accu- that concept?
recorded you can figure out what rate like the best Eddie Van Halen. Beverly Killz:
is working and what is not..we I’ve never heard anyone complain- Andrea, our
believe we handled that very ing about his performance and bass player,
well. The recordings were pretty considering what he experienced had the idea.
fun and took about 2 weeks in during his thirty-year career, he is We wanted
all..basically we’re a live band a true living legend. something
so dicking around the drum Rocknation: Your band has the really straight,
sounds for long hours wasn’t raw energy and a powerful sound cool, plain and
what we bargained for ahahah. with a kickass combination of not contrived
Although we’re not that old we’re street rock. Please fill us in what so, once we
pretty old school: give us some it is like to be at a BEVERLY KILLZ saw the early
microphones and that’s it. Do it. show draft we imme-
We had the chance to film our Beverly Killz: Sweat, powerful diately realized
recordings so we’re considering guitars, screaming vocals and that was
to put online a “making of” in the a lot of energy. Rock music is exactly the kind
near future. attitude, determination and nasti- of concept we
Rocknation: Your CD was ness. We want the crowd to be were looking
mixed and mastered by Dennis shaken. No matter is we play fast for. Make a de-
Ward (Angra, House Of Lords, or slow. Music wise our goal is to cision is always
Krokus). How was it working mix old and new elements but our a pain in the
with Dennis what did you learn live approach is absolutely old ass in Beverly
in the studio from him that you school. The live impact bands like Killz ‘cause we
can use next time? Guns N’ Roses or Skid Row had all have
Beverly Killz: Dennis is one of has never been equalled till now. different point
the greatest sound engineers Rocknation: Please name bands of views on
here in Europe. Working with or artist that influenced you. everything.
him was absolutely an important Beverly Killz: Just to name a few: This was the
learning experience. He works Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Skid very first time
with the best of the best so his Row, Hardcore Superstar, Steel- we worked
advices are a precious surplus heart, White Lion, Aerosmith, really quick.
value that can not be found in a Bon Jovi, Danger Danger, War- (cont. on
standard recording studio. We rant, Steel Panther…too many to page 18)
just hope to work with him for mention. Everyone of us has a