What inspired the name of the band? What are your influences and are they the same as when you started out?
Alex_Y: “The band’s name is inspired by two things: the northern nature itself, the
polar nights, the frost and the fact that we used to live near the legendary club
“Arktika” in St. Petersburg. We are inspired by a huge number of things, such as
books, movies, computer games, and any stories”
Sydius: “Arctic Dreams cause we are coldblooded metal choppers”
How do you approach songwriting?
Alex_Y: “To begin with, I am the author of all the music and lyrics. Of course, I
research the subject matter I write about. The process of writing music and lyrics is
like creating good wine – an idea matures in my head for a long time, then I just sit
down and turn it into notes and lyrics.”
Sydius: “Like ordinary job. Just sit down and start working”
How do you approach songwriting?
Alex_Y: “To begin with, I am the author of all the music and lyrics. Of course, I
research the subject matter I write about. The process of writing music and lyrics is
like creating good wine – an idea matures in my head for a long time, then I just sit
down and turn it into notes and lyrics.”
Sydius: “Like ordinary job. Just sit down and start working”
Why do you write the sort of music that you do?
Alex_Y: “We went through many years to create this style, going through and
discarding options. Our goal was to create something unique and at the moment we
think we’ve achieved that. We could do something like Metallica, but why? Metallica
already exists.”
Sydius: “I’m into very different styles. So I like diversity. I like to try various edges”
How do you decide what to perform live?
Well, the most important thing here is to arrange the tracks in that order, so that they
wind up the audience. You have to change the order of the songs so you don’t get bored.
Alex_Y: “Well, the most important thing here is to arrange the tracks in that order, so
that they wind up the audience. You have to change the order of the songs so you
don’t get bored.”
Sydius: “One released album gives not much to choose”
How do you decide what to perform live?
Well, the most important thing here is to arrange the tracks in that order, so that they
wind up the audience. You have to change the order of the songs so you don’t get bored.
Alex_Y: “Well, the most important thing here is to arrange the tracks in that order, so
that they wind up the audience. You have to change the order of the songs so you
don’t get bored.”
Sydius: “One released album gives not much to choose”
What plans do you have for the future?
Alex_Y: “Releases, videos and gigs”
Sydius: “Make as much good music as possible”