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Band Interview

Interview with the members of " Drop Of Rage "

By Inès Honig
Hi , my name is Inès Honig , I grew up in France and I ' ve been living in Germany for over 15 years . I love music , I love to listen to it , to make it and to dance to it . I also really appreciate watching musicians at work and getting a chance to chat with them . For my first interview , I chose to introduce a band of my own region , Saarland . I chose “ Drop Of Rage ”, the winner of the classic rock radio future rock award 2016 . This radio station used to put me on the guest list of a concert where I met someone who had indirectly introduced me to the person who gave me the opportunity to write today for all of you . So as an expression of my sincere gratitude , and because they are in conclusion a part of my story , let ’ s talk about these guys .
The heavy rock band “ Drop Of Rage ” was formed in 2009 and reformed in 2012 . It includes Michael Wilhelm , Denis Milde and Lars Paulußen . Their professions are also interesting because they work as emergency medical technicians , working in the steel industry and with aluminum , it reflects for me the definition of “ heavy rock ” as a genre that is lighter than metal , yet harder than
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rock . But enough of my fixation of that point , now to the interview … and before I forget , there is another member of the band , more on this later .
Where does the name of the band come from ?
Denis : Before we started to do our own thing , we used to have a cover project named “ Devils Of Rock ”. When it came to the end of this project we decided that it would be the right time for a new name . As we always wanted to keep the initials of the name , “ Drop of Rage ” came out of the blue . The meaning of this words are actually not part of our programme but it sounds fucking awesome , and it would still be D . O . R . Michael : let me add the fact that we also had already a banner with those initials . The first album is called “ open the D . O . R ” so those three letters are versatilely applicable .
Which artists and bands are you affected by ?
Denis : We have all been affected by the classic ones like AC / DC , Lynyrd Skynyrd , etc . The German artist who influence us the most is Marius Müller - Westernhagen . One day I saw the Spencer Davis Group playing at a shopping mall in Saarbrücken and this was a very inspiring experience for me . Pete York , the drummer made the greatest impression on me , and he was the reason why I bought my first drums . Michael : Molly Hatchett , Deep Purple , ZZ Top , Led Zeppelin , Clutch , Whitesnake , Kiss .... Lars : and my greatest hero Lemmy !
How was your first gig and what has changed since the first time ?
Michael : The first one was in the course of the cover project at a biker club , I used to play in the band for like a month at that time . I remember that we didn ' t have that much equipment

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