1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band
for those that have never heard of you before?
Mamen: L'Endevà was created as a personal
project of Jaume (guitar) and me (vocals). We found some great friends: Mario
(drums), Pater (guitar) and Guillermo "Tama" (bass) and we recorded
our first demo in September 2007. We were very satisfied with this demo. At that
moment we thought we could create an original musical project so we started
playing together till we recorded our first album: When I Desire Something You
Can't Do Anything. From then on we started to play all around our country till
2012 when we signed with Art Gates Records and we recorded our present album:
An Eternity.
2. How would you describe your musical sound?
Mamen: We think we are between metal-rock and
gothic. We know that we have some pieces that sound like some other bands but
on the whole we are different, we have our own sound and style. For better or
worse we can claim that we have our own special sound: L'endevÃ.
3. What are some of the lyrical topics and
subjects the band explores with the music?
Mamen: Themes like love, illusion, hate, help,
emotions, stories of our lives but always mixed with fantasy.
4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind
the bands name?
Mamen: It's written in our language, Valenciano,
and it means The Fortune Teller. It was an idea of Pater while he was reading a
book and the whole band agreed with him. L'Endevà provides us with the reality
of our place, which is Valencia-Spain, and anchors us in fantasy with The
Fortune Teller.
5. What are some of the best shows that the band
has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
Mamen: One was in Paris because we played with a
great international band: Kells!! And it was the first time that we had played
outside our country and the public response was cool, fantastic!! Our live
perfomance is energetic and full of strength. We say that when we are up on
stage, we feel the magic of our music. On stage, the public says that our songs are more agressive, more heavy than they are
in the album. We think that's good, A live show has to be energetic and as amazing
as we can make it.
6.Do you have any touring plans for the future?
Mamen: Yes, on September we continue with our
tour An Eternity 2012 in Spain. We are hoping to go to Europe again in 2013 and we are currently
trying to make a deal to give support to one of the big bands.
7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback
been to your music by fans of gothic metal?
Mamen: Since we released our first album, we
have had a lot of fantastic reviews all around the world and have sold cds in
countries such as Germany, UK, USA, Japan, Canada and France. With An Eternity,
our fan base has grown along with the countries where we sell cds, now Poland, Italy
and Belgium...That's really good, and with Facebook and Twitter we get
feedback from our fans, it's so
important for us because they give us a lot of good vibes!!!
8. Currently you are signed to Art Gates
Records, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe
the support that they have given you so far?
Mamen: Yeah, Art Gates Records emerged with a bang in Spain and they are from
Valencia, too. They knew about our first album and our shows by word-of-mouth,
then they contacted us, we met, and it became clear that we both think in the
same way, but more importantly how
L’endevi needs to move ahead, so they put us on their roster to promote our
second album and we rely on their management team to achieve this. By Art Gates
we have distribution through Twilight
Vertrieb in Europe, USA and Asia. That’s great because this company works with
labels like Nuclear Blast, Wacken Records, Century Media and many others. Art
Gates Records gives us a lot of support and we have an excellent
relationship!!!
9. What direction do you see your music heading
into on future releases?
Mamen: We really don't know because we don't
compose our music in a premeditated way, so I can only predict that it would be
our music and sound, but far more mature.
10. What are some bands or musical styles that
have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Mamen: This is a difficult question because each
of us are influenced by different things, but it's true that we have some bands
in common, such as classic bands like: Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper,
Black Sabbath, Metallica, and newer bands such as Paradise Lost, Machine Head,
Amorphis, In Flames, Opeth, After Forever, Nightwish and Whitin Temptations. We
like many bands and I think we absorb influences from all the music we like to
listen to.
11. Outside of music what are some of your
interests?
Mamen: I like to travel a lot with our campervan to the mountains or the beach and walk
there with our sons and our dog. I like family, friends, nature, animals, psychology, surf...
12. Any
final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
Mamen: hank you very much for this interview for
Hatred Means War and we hope that all of your readers will play ‘An Eternity’
and we hope you and they enjoy it!!! A big hug from L'EndevÃ!