Profile: Voices Break the Silence
Name: Voices Break the Silence
From: Västerås, Sweden
Sounds like: Sharp and biting indie/post-hardcore that still remembers the power of the guitar
Listen: The way
Discography:
2006 - Demo
Links:
www.vbts.se
www.myspace.com/voicesbreakthesilence
A short note from Ola of Seven Feet Four was all I needed. A recommendation and a link, the promise of something new and impressive. These are the best kinds of discoveries - when you can sense the excitement in the sender. The music is so good, it begs to be heard, to be exposed to the world. This is Voices Breaks the Silence.
Who are you and where are you from? How did everyone in the band meet?
We are Voices Break the Silence from Västerås, Sweden. Robin Martinsson plays the bass, Victor Johnsson hits the drums, Björn Camenius on guitar me (Nicklas Sandström) and Dick play guitar and sing some. To do a long history short, we met through school.
What's your impression of the current Swedish/Scandinavian indie scene? What do you think is good about it and what needs improvement?
At the moment I think there are some interesting acts, especially some of the new, young upcoming ones. I think it's what the scene needs because some of the older bands have been around way too long to be interesting.
Who are some of these promising younger acts? What band(s) should I be watching?
Grizzly Twister, The Blinds, Aerial, Mixtapes and Cellmates to name a few. Great guys and girls, great music.
On the flipside of that, what band should give up and call it a day?
I don't want any band to quit, I want them to play good music as they once did! So many older bands start experimenting with their sounds and that often takes away the edge of their music.
You're on tour in the Alps and get stranded in a blizzard with no food and no hope for rescue. Who do you eat first and why?
To get some protein from Robin and Victor would be impossible so it's probably me or maybe Björn that will be eaten!
What's your favorite movie right now? Why is it so awesome?
We are really a film band. One of the few things we have in common is zombie/ horror movies. But at the moment I'm really into the "Pink Panther" films. It's hard to choose one because Peter Sellers is brilliant in all of them. I hope he will rise from the grave and curse everyone that's involveved in the new "Pink Panther" movie.
What's the future for VBTS?
We hope and know that someone will release our full-length record. When the record is released, I hope that we will play live a lot, do some tours and have a really good time until we record the next one. But we always take one day at the time.