after playing with numerous metal bands like Megadeth this guitarra struck out
like Megadeth this guitarra struck out
like Megadeth this guitarra struck out on his own with some impressive solo
on his own with some impressive solo
on his own with some impressive solo work hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome
work hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome
work hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Glen drover about met
speaking with Glen drover about met
speaking with Glen drover about met illusion
so let’s talk about meta Lucian the
so let’s talk about meta Lucian the writing process how you assemble the
writing process how you assemble the
writing process how you assemble the team you know what inspired your writing
team you know what inspired your writing
team you know what inspired your writing I started by making a phone call to a
I started by making a phone call to a
I started by making a phone call to a buddy of mine his name is Chris
buddy of mine his name is Chris
buddy of mine his name is Chris Sutherland he’s actually the drummer for
Sutherland he’s actually the drummer for
Sutherland he’s actually the drummer for Kim Mitchell’s band in Toronto and I’d
Kim Mitchell’s band in Toronto and I’d
Kim Mitchell’s band in Toronto and I’d known Chris off and on for a little
known Chris off and on for a little
known Chris off and on for a little while and i just made a call said hey
while and i just made a call said hey
while and i just made a call said hey man I got this idea to do this thing you
man I got this idea to do this thing you
man I got this idea to do this thing you know it’s a little bit more adventurous
know it’s a little bit more adventurous
know it’s a little bit more adventurous but still retaining metal feel and frog
but still retaining metal feel and frog
but still retaining metal feel and frog and jazz fusion elements
so we decided that let’s start with a
so we decided that let’s start with a couple of cover songs who we felt that
couple of cover songs who we felt that
couple of cover songs who we felt that would be a really good representation of
would be a really good representation of
would be a really good representation of maybe where we’re going forward after
maybe where we’re going forward after
maybe where we’re going forward after doing those cover songs we knew we had
doing those cover songs we knew we had
doing those cover songs we knew we had some kind of a thing of chemistry if you
some kind of a thing of chemistry if you
some kind of a thing of chemistry if you will and it went from there I was great
how did you choose the songs that you
how did you choose the songs that you guys covered the first song I chose was
guys covered the first song I chose was
guys covered the first song I chose was al dimeola Egyptian Danza which is a
al dimeola Egyptian Danza which is a
al dimeola Egyptian Danza which is a very difficult piece very mystical kind
very difficult piece very mystical kind
very difficult piece very mystical kind of rock fusion kind of thing and I
of rock fusion kind of thing and I
of rock fusion kind of thing and I thought well these guys could pull this
thought well these guys could pull this
thought well these guys could pull this off we can all do it together and do
off we can all do it together and do
off we can all do it together and do justice this is a good thing and it
justice this is a good thing and it
justice this is a good thing and it worked at well we were so happy about it
worked at well we were so happy about it
worked at well we were so happy about it that we started adding on a couple of
that we started adding on a couple of
that we started adding on a couple of different ones just testing the waters
different ones just testing the waters
different ones just testing the waters basically
would you say you guys experimented with
would you say you guys experimented with different genres on the album yeah
different genres on the album yeah
different genres on the album yeah between rock metal and jazz and prog you
between rock metal and jazz and prog you
between rock metal and jazz and prog you know because you got Jim Gilmore on
know because you got Jim Gilmore on
know because you got Jim Gilmore on keyboards from saga who he comes from
keyboards from saga who he comes from
keyboards from saga who he comes from the prog world me being from mostly
the prog world me being from mostly
the prog world me being from mostly metal but have definitely played a lot
metal but have definitely played a lot
metal but have definitely played a lot of you know fusion stuff along the way
of you know fusion stuff along the way
of you know fusion stuff along the way jamming and Chris being you know he’s
jamming and Chris being you know he’s
jamming and Chris being you know he’s done a lot of different things from just
done a lot of different things from just
done a lot of different things from just Rob to Prague to cos he played in sauga
Rob to Prague to cos he played in sauga
Rob to Prague to cos he played in sauga prep reef moment and and he’s definitely
prep reef moment and and he’s definitely
prep reef moment and and he’s definitely not a stranger to that style of music so
not a stranger to that style of music so
not a stranger to that style of music so he was able to comp complement that
he was able to comp complement that
he was able to comp complement that style easily and naturally and that’s
style easily and naturally and that’s
style easily and naturally and that’s why i was looking for two natural
why i was looking for two natural
why i was looking for two natural musicians that could actually play the
musicians that could actually play the
musicians that could actually play the stuff without any major effort and knew
stuff without any major effort and knew
stuff without any major effort and knew how to compliment the songs and knew
how to compliment the songs and knew
how to compliment the songs and knew what to do with them not just a bunch of
what to do with them not just a bunch of
what to do with them not just a bunch of big names to sell wreck no no it’s very
big names to sell wreck no no it’s very
big names to sell wreck no no it’s very self-indulgent we’re not looking to hit
self-indulgent we’re not looking to hit
self-indulgent we’re not looking to hit any specific market it’s just about
any specific market it’s just about
any specific market it’s just about doing stuff that we want to do it comes
doing stuff that we want to do it comes
doing stuff that we want to do it comes from a musical angle it doesn’t come
from a musical angle it doesn’t come
from a musical angle it doesn’t come from anything anything else it’s nothing
from anything anything else it’s nothing
from anything anything else it’s nothing materialistic it’s just all music
tell us how meta lusion differs from the
tell us how meta lusion differs from the work that you’ve done before with other
work that you’ve done before with other
work that you’ve done before with other bands well it is a little bit different
bands well it is a little bit different
bands well it is a little bit different because it’s more it much more
because it’s more it much more
because it’s more it much more adventurous whereas bands like King
adventurous whereas bands like King
adventurous whereas bands like King Diamond and and Megadeth and an even
Diamond and and Megadeth and an even
Diamond and and Megadeth and an even Testament they have their own kind of
Testament they have their own kind of
Testament they have their own kind of style and you follow that path whereas
style and you follow that path whereas
style and you follow that path whereas with with this stuff there’s no rules
with with this stuff there’s no rules
with with this stuff there’s no rules the key thing was to try to bring
the key thing was to try to bring
the key thing was to try to bring everything together on a record where it
everything together on a record where it
everything together on a record where it would sound cohesive and sound it with
would sound cohesive and sound it with
would sound cohesive and sound it with like it would be a lot everything
like it would be a lot everything
like it would be a lot everything belongs um the same record that was the
belongs um the same record that was the
belongs um the same record that was the goal and I think we did that really well
said there’s no trickery on this album
said there’s no trickery on this album you want to just tell us what that means
you want to just tell us what that means
you want to just tell us what that means in these days I mean you have a lot of
in these days I mean you have a lot of
in these days I mean you have a lot of what I call pro tools of abuse where you
what I call pro tools of abuse where you
what I call pro tools of abuse where you know a lot of bands are you don’t know
know a lot of bands are you don’t know
know a lot of bands are you don’t know how good they are because everything is
how good they are because everything is
how good they are because everything is so mathematically perfectly because you
so mathematically perfectly because you
so mathematically perfectly because you can go in quantities drums vocals
can go in quantities drums vocals
can go in quantities drums vocals guitars left left left but you don’t
guitars left left left but you don’t
guitars left left left but you don’t know how good the band is because
know how good the band is because
know how good the band is because anybody can go in and fix things I come
anybody can go in and fix things I come
anybody can go in and fix things I come from the older school so it’s about
from the older school so it’s about
from the older school so it’s about recording you record the thing right you
recording you record the thing right you
recording you record the thing right you don’t go and change it and all these
don’t go and change it and all these
don’t go and change it and all these different you know type of tricks to try
different you know type of tricks to try
different you know type of tricks to try to improve upon something if you can’t
to improve upon something if you can’t
to improve upon something if you can’t play it don’t play it you know
do you think it’ll remain an
do you think it’ll remain an instrumental thing or I mean are there
instrumental thing or I mean are there
instrumental thing or I mean are there any like yeah you think are there any
any like yeah you think are there any
any like yeah you think are there any like dream vocalists you’d like to work
like dream vocalists you’d like to work
like dream vocalists you’d like to work with for this kind of thing no I think
with for this kind of thing no I think
with for this kind of thing no I think that we’re probably going to still
that we’re probably going to still
that we’re probably going to still follow this path and next out we were
follow this path and next out we were
follow this path and next out we were already working on parts I think it’s
already working on parts I think it’s
already working on parts I think it’s going to be probably the long the same
going to be probably the long the same
going to be probably the long the same lines as the last album maybe a little
lines as the last album maybe a little
lines as the last album maybe a little bit more metal stuff going on but I
bit more metal stuff going on but I
bit more metal stuff going on but I think we’re going to you know initially
think we’re going to you know initially
think we’re going to you know initially for the template is follow the the style
for the template is follow the the style
for the template is follow the the style of meta Lucien
explain to us how the approach differs
explain to us how the approach differs between instrumental music and music
between instrumental music and music
between instrumental music and music with lyrics and how it’s different to
with lyrics and how it’s different to
with lyrics and how it’s different to kind of grab the listeners attention it
kind of grab the listeners attention it
kind of grab the listeners attention it is because it with you know because you
is because it with you know because you
is because it with you know because you don’t have vocalist present to have
don’t have vocalist present to have
don’t have vocalist present to have melodies carry and over because a lot of
melodies carry and over because a lot of
melodies carry and over because a lot of people want to hear the vocal melodies
people want to hear the vocal melodies
people want to hear the vocal melodies you have to try to really make sure that
you have to try to really make sure that
you have to try to really make sure that the music carries itself without the
the music carries itself without the
the music carries itself without the vocals you know be it you know it
vocals you know be it you know it
vocals you know be it you know it doesn’t have to be super technical but
doesn’t have to be super technical but
doesn’t have to be super technical but it’s got to have strong melodies and
it’s got to have strong melodies and
it’s got to have strong melodies and strong song construction
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