Interview with Wormholedeath signed band , The Wring.
๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ "๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ"
SINS is the 3rd single from โSpectraโ, which is the 3rd album from The Wring! The song is an observation that the Devil is becoming obsolete because humans are responsible for so much pain and atrocity. Much of that atrocity is committed in the name of one religion or another, so faith is as poisonous as it is comfortingโฆ I love the main riff in this song; the time is a bit unusual but Chandler Mogel did a great job with the vocals to smooth it out. I should also mention that 0x1 Studio did a very cool lyric video for it!
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐?
Music is a very personal thing; every person hears and feels something different. For those that like a challenge, my music has some complex parts and playing. For those that like to think, I believe the lyrics & stories are interesting. And for those that just like to rock out, there are plenty of heavy guitars, bass and drums!! This is why I decided to call the new album โSpectraโ because it touched on many themes, genres and approaches.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค?
Practice!! My songs are not easy to play so I need to really know the parts well. I usually double or quadruple track the rhythm guitars and double the solos so if the performances are not tight, it sounds very messy. Everything is very composed, even the solos, so itโs just a matter of finding the right notes and then playing them correctly every time! The musicians I used for this album are outrageously talented and they delivered an incredible backdrop for my musical stories.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐?
There are so many things! Of course the biggest thing is continuing to write new music. I never seem to get tired of that. I work on new stuff every day (most of the next album is written). I find listening to great players and recordings is always inspiring. Also, as a guitar player, I am constantly trying to get better on a technical level, which can occupy many hours in a day. And there is also the matter of gearโฆ. I love guitars and amps. I am always buying or selling something. A new instrument can provide a lot of inspiration!!
๐. ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
I love a lot of different types of music but it always has to have guitar!! Major influences would be Rush (of course), Opeth, Tool, Mastodon and older Megadeth plus many other metal bands. I am drawn to music that is interesting and inspired. Iโve also been listening to a lot of cool recordings by 70โs bands like King Crimson and Steely Dan. They are certainly not metal, but have amazing songs and, of course, great guitar players! Generally the guys I dig the most donโt care what people think, they just make the best music they can. This is also what I try to do.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐?
The first Wring album was released in 2017 and the latest one in 2022, so it hasnโt really been that long but I do think that I am getting better at a lot of things. I think the compositions on Spectra are certainly tighter and more succinct. I also think that I am getting better at the production side โ how I choose musicians and how I instruct their performances; how I approach the recording and mixing. There is always something to improve and I enjoy getting better at things. Itโs tough to be objective about your own music so I just try to be honest and as original as I can be.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก?
Carlo and Naty at Wormholedeath have been great. The Wring is currently a studio project so without any tours to support the music I need as much marketing as possible. WHD has a lot of bands and a lot of reach so they are able to put my music in ears that would not otherwise be available to me. Itโs still pretty tough to find an audience because there are just so many bands and all forms of media are super overloaded. Finding industry professionals really helps.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ?
Releasing 3 albums that have received really great reviews and support and having guys like Marc Bonilla or Marco Minnemann play on my songs is already a dream come true. To get picked up by a label, even for a distribution deal, is also amazing. Itโs so hard to know whatโs possible so I just work every day to keep pushing things along. I think I have a lot more to say with my music and I have great people around to help get it out there, not sure what could be better?
Don Dewulf, The Wring
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