Interview by Kris Peters
Since 2003 Italian comedic heavy metal outfit Nanowar Of Steel have been spreading the joys of metal with their infectious, over-the-top and often hilarious musical workings.
Over six previous studio albums, Nanowar Of Steel have delivered an endless stream of musical magic, combining their laconic sense of humour with heavy music to devestating effect.
Now, as the band prepares to unleash Dislike To False Metal on the world from March 10, Nanowar Of Steel have brought in the heavy hitters to hopefully allow their music to reach an even wider audience.
Sabaton's Joakim Broden joins Nanowar on the parody track Pasadena 1994, about the year Italy lost the World cup Football final, plus Elaine's Madeleine Liljestam lends her vocals on the track Winterstorm In The Night.
More than just a parody band, Nanowar Of Steel see themselves as more of a serious musical project that adds a touch of humour to their artform meticulously.
Bass player Gattopanceri666 joined HEAVY to discuss things in more detail.
"For those of you who haven't heard about Nanowar Of Steel, we are a very serious band based in Italy," he introduced, "and we are doing this kind of serious music since 20 years already. We've got a new album coming out called Dislike To False Metal which really means we should dislike false metal, whatever that means, but at least don't kill it. We are against... let's replace the death to false metal part with dislike and make it more tolerant. That's the message."
We press Gattopanceri666 on how he is feeling about the imminent release of Dislike To False Metal.
"I've been listening to this album for the last nine months," he sighed, "so I'm kind of bored of listening to it. I just hope the listeners won't get bored so quickly so we can get some revenues from streaming even in years to come. That's my hope; that's my wish for the album."
In the full interview, Gattopanceri666 talks more about the songs on the album, maintaining humour in music, getting the balance right, using guest artists and what they brought to the sound, the writing process, the cover artwork and the myriad of things to be found, touring plans and more.