Interview - Norway Rock

-It’s been 5 years since you last studio album, ”Other bands play, NanowaR gay”. What took you so long?

Baffo:I've been in the Wet T-shirt contest for all of this years...as performer, partecipant, showing my wet mirdiff, but i've never won...I don't know why.

Gatto: I have been in jail all those years because I killed my former bandmate Euronymous... then I could only play shitty folky songs with a 3 euro-worth electric piano. In the meanwhile, I also became nazi-maoist.

Abdul : The humidity...

-Are you fully comitted to NanowaR or do you also have other bands?

Baffo: I've written the text for Eduard Khil's song I Am Glad, Cause I'm Finally Returning Back Home.

Gatto: I have a solo project with my right hand, with which I play every night...

Abdul: I play with RawonaN, a NanowaR cover band which plays Nanowar's songs reversed

-True metalheads isn’t really known for having a sence of humour when it comes to metal. Do you ever feel like your treading on anyones toes?

Gatto: True metalheads are right, metal is a serious thing. Right now, I cannot think of anything more serious than Manowar's leather clothes.

-Have you any negative experiences?

Baffo: Yes, with the zip pants.

Abdul: Yes i have had caries when I was young..

-Lamento Eroico is my favorite song by Rhapsody, and I was a bit afraid that you would fuck it up! But as it turns out it’s actually the best track on the album. Where did the idea come from?

Baffo: From the brain!

Gatto: I agree, it's our best track number 13 ever. The idea came in an unbeliavable way: one day we sat in Potowotominimak's living room and said «Let's write a song which spoofs Rhapsody». Incredible. You wouldn't have expected anything as such from us, wouldn't you?

Abdul: I was watching tv with my dog and.. well.. that's it..

-There’s no doubt deep down you like Rhapsody, so what do you think of their new album? They’ve gone a bit back to their roots.

Gatto: if you don't mind the negligible detail that I didn't listen to it - yes, I agree with you, it totally rocks!

Baffo: Yes it reminds me their roots...ever.

Abdul: Yesterday all my troulbes seemed so far and gay...

-For a true metal of true metal band. What do you think of the silly lawsuit between Manowar and Rhapsody?

Gatto: Ahahah! Sooooooooo much fun. Harley and Gym vs. Dragons and Elves – the ultimate metal battle!

Abdul: I think.

-Isn’t it a bit ironic that you could get sued by both bands?!

Abdul: chop sued!!

Gatto: It's ironic as long as we don't sriously think about it.

Baffo: You think is ironic when a cat lick his ass to clean himself? Think about it!

-You have some clever crossings of songs in ”Blood of the Queens”. ”What a wonderful world” and ”Battle Hymns”, for instance. How do you come up with ideas like that?

Gatto: There's no explanation - we're fucking geniuses. Deal with it.

Baffo: I had a broken cd compilation and skipping from the middle of a track to another we had the idea of that song...amazing!

Abdul: Have you ever heard something called "sfluddabodde"? Well not that.

-How is a true NanowaR song composed?

Baffo: Thank you for that question, well...thank you really man!

Gatto: Usually we come up with a serious idea about a concept album in three parts about some unspellable enchanted land (e.g. Garglarglord, Mongkongrott, Prosturbhongrondund etc.). Then we realize that Rhapsody already did it, so we start writing different stuff.

Abdul: think... then wait.. and think again.. When you have finished just sit down, relax, and think about it.. that!

-Is it Rob Halford I see in front of the crowd on the cover?

Abdul: no, it's Gianluca Vialli.

Baffo: There is not only Rob Halford in front of the cover, if you search carefully you can find other strange characters, watch on the corner and you will find the rainbow, but don't watch for too long or people could think that you use drugs.

Gatto: The crowd in the front cover is a mirror of your soul. If there you see Rob Halford – it means that deep within you're convinced to be the singer of Judas Priest. Or maybe just gay.

-Who did the artwork?

Baffo: A magic wizard! A great guy! A mighty warrior! But this three men never met each other.

Gatto: We got it as a gift from Santa Claus, who's still thankful for our song Christmas With Nanowar. So, I guess that his elves did it!

-You’ve recorded a video for the song ”NanowaR”. Youtube must be a goldmine for you?

Baffo: Yes, i tried to open the computer, but crashing it on the floor i didn't find any piece of gold inside.

Gatto: YouPorn IS a goldimine for us!

-Shaggy has found his way to the album. How the fuck did that happen?!

Baffo: It's a bad moment for everyone.

Abdul: Ehm you know, he was watching tv with me and my dog... and... well... I feel a little bit embrassed to tell you this....

-Both playing and production is better. Have you put a bit more time and effort into the recording process?

Gatto: No. We just kidnapped, raped and killed another band – whose name I cannot state here for obvious legal reasons – and released their stuff with our name. Actually, we didn't spend a single minut in the recording studio.

-All of your albums are available for free downloading. Aren’t you concerned about the millions of albums you could have sold more? If there’s anything to learn from Joey DiMaio it’s that true metal is important, but nothing is more important than making money!

Gatto: I use to say « We would die for metal, too, if we made money like Manowar do!» (to be sung on the air of ManowaR's Die For Metal opening choir).

The problem is that we're too young. If we started recording albums in the time where no download was possible, then we'd have chosen to sell our Cds, because people would have thought «I'll buy their new album, to have the whole discography. I already own their elder works!»

Now nobody but those who started their career back then can do such a thing. Manowar, Metallica, Iron Maiden & Co. just sell their cds for inerthia...

-If you could choose the death of one false metal band. What band would make the world a better place without?

Baffo: Nylon Maiden

Abdul: The Serpents's snake.

-Are we gonna see NanowaR on world tour anytime soon?

Baffo: Yes, on 22 december 2012! stay tuned

Gatto: this doesn't depend on us. This depends on you (yes, I mean YOU norwegian reader! Invest your oil money and part of your huge sovereign wealth-fund in our music, and we'll play in Svalbard islands as well!).

Abdul: Yes, we will go on tour yesterday morning..

-Do you have a true metal speach to add?

Baffo: Nanowar are the strongest united meal band. We're united like the Voltron Lionbot. The problem is that my feet goes into somebody's ass.

Gatto: Comfortable. It has to be COMFORTABLE.