Preston Get in the ring: Battle of the Bands

As part of our battle of the bands gig in Preston we recently did an interview for angel of metal. The Rock on Preston Battle of the bands competition has been able to draw some big attention from the likes of Metal Hammer.

Any way I thought I would put up the Sa-da-ko interview here so you read it and find out more about the band.

Please introduce your band, the current line-up and what each
of you do.
The name of the band is Sa-da-ko and band members
are:
Jim - Vocals and awesomeness, Simo - Guitar & vocals, Jay – guitar,
Rob – cougar, Greg - Drums

How would you describe the band’s sound?
Sick ass metal!

How do you approach your song writing and what
is your lyrical theme/content?
Our sound is forged from a mixture of
styles and influences. When we write we try to keep a lot of elements from world
cinema and in particular eastern horror in our lyrics.
We are lucky enough
to be able to have access to Aku Studios in Southport so we can concentrate on
building a layered sound, although a lot of our writing is done all together to
keep the dynamic of the live show.

Who gets involved with writing of lyrics and melody? Is it down to specific individuals or a collaborative process?
We all write together as a unit, in order to accommodate all of
our styles and influences.

How often do you practice and have you any shows lined up?
We practice at least once a week, twice where possible
and have quite a workload gig wise at the moment....

What has been your best gig so far, and why is it so memorable?
We organised a Halloween
gig in our home town of Southport, with a fancy dress theme of zombies and
survivors. The turnout was amazing, our first sell-out show, and managed to
shift a load of demos and merchandise! Both the crowd and the sound were brutal,
and a good night was had by all involved!

What was the last song you listened to, either on the radio, your mp3 player, at a gig...?
The theme tune to Saved By The Bell...

Is there anything about the metal scene today that you would like to change?
Apart from attitudes of
people stuck in their ways, all we would like to see is an increase in
popularity of the genre, and more nights like this one being held with a good
promotional team behind it.

What do you think of the Preston/North West metal scene right now?
There's a lot of talent out there in
the North West. It's been a while since we played Preston, so we are looking
forward to experiencing some of the finest calibre of metal, as well as
experiencing the fine beverages of the town!

What do you consider are the benefits of initiatives like Rock On Preston and Get In The Ring?
Exposure being the main reason for us personally. It's a good
chance to expand the influence of the band, and recruit more metalheads into our
family.

What’s next for the band?
We have our first record out
in early March, produced in AKU studios, and this is due to coincide with the
release of our first ever video, for the song "RED". As you can tell it's a time
of firsts, another new experience is the chance to be doing a tour in Germany
and we are excited by the prospect of gaining more momentum as a band, and
further bettering ourselves musically!

For those wishing to check out more, what is your myspace link?
Just google "sickass metal" and you
will find us or you can type www.myspace.com/sadako01 and we are there!

Were through to next round!!

just waiting to see who we play with during the Semi-finals, wish us luck

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