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and the cable of my guitar was about three-foot-long and so I unplugged myself by every step forward . It was very clumsy at the beginning but now it gets more and more elaborated and professional . We developed ourselves technically and musically . By now we also have our own and complete equipment so we can get booked and go for it anytime . Denis : The first gig could be called “ classic break down accompanied by music ” Lars : My first gig with the guys was already on a bigger stage . I was really happy to play again after a long time so I was a little bit nervous . Now everything I first experienced affects my playing as well .
You already stepped up for the classic rock radio future rock award ” in 2015 . When did you decide to try again in 2016 ? What was the motivation ? Lars : Right at the moment we saw that it would be a competition in 2016 , we decided to try again . It was also a great opportunity to reach more people and for them to get to know us .
How did it feel to have finally won this time and what has changed for you since the award ?
Michael : It was an awesome feeling . Since then we have had a lot more demands from people who did not know about us before hearing us on radio and we have sold more CDs . A lot of gigs resulted from people hearing of us while planning their events . Denis : We have also met our first “ hardcore fan ” who had tears in the eyes as he met us . He was so happy to see us after having heard us at the radio show . It was badass .
It is hard to establish a foothold in music business , what do you think are the reasons and how do you handle it ?
Michael : I think one reason could be the fact that nowadays many people only want prefabricated music which has to sound like a certain genre or a specific movement . Preferably with the same instruments and the same technic . That ' s not what we are
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doing , we still do our thing and stay hard . We also use the new media , so we have our YouTube channel , you can find us on SoundCloud and amazon , now we are also on radio and soon on BandCamp .
What makes the rock scene from Saarland so special and unique ? Are there any advantages or disadvantages if you want to establish yourself here ?
Michael : The scene is in any case something special , there are many bands some of them really big some other smaller so it is varied . Denis : I think it is a disadvantage because , having so many bands and different genres means the audience always has to choose between the shows because there are so many events at the same time . Lars : In the countryside , it is much easier because there aren ' t that much events so the most people would come to the shows .
Michael : An advantage would be the facts that you can meet so many people and get to know them . You can also profit from the multicultural situation . A few weeks ago we have just played with a band from France and they did also bring their audience to the show . When we have a gig near Luxembourg you can be sure that people living there will also come to our show , so that is nice .
Do you have any plans for the future ? Where will you be in five years ? Lars : Wacken Mainstage Michael : Wembley Park Lars : Madison square garden Denis : Yeah and with AC / DC as support . * laugh * Micheal : More seriously we give all we have to push us as far as we can . We are planning a new album that will be released the end of this year , so we are focused on that at the moment . Last but not least “ Number 4 of Drop Of Rage ”.
I have the honor and pleasure to present the lovely lady called
“ Metal Slut ”. She weighs only 198 pounds and is the mascot of Drop of Rage and follows them to every single gig . She was built by Horst , a mechanic ’ s friend of the band with all sorts of bike pieces and many more . You can see Horst building this beauty in the clip of “ Devil in the Bottle ”.
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