METAL KAOZ recently conducted an interview with KATAKLYSM / EX DEO frontman Maurizio Iacono and talked about the creation of the upcoming KATAKLYSM record, "The Unconquered", out on September 25th via Nuclear Blast.
When asked about his new solo project INVICTUS, Maurizio said that it’s gonna be a little bit different, and vocal-wise, he's gonna try some new things. An excerpt follows:
"Q: When you say solo, it has nothing to do with EX DEO, right?
A: No. It will be under INVICTUS.
"Q: Oh ok, that’s interesting!
A: So, that’s gonna be something that I’m working slowly on and with different musicians participating as well, so it’s gonna be a different thing. But that’s gonna be in the future; right now, I’m pushing KATAKLYSM very hard and EX DEO’s next album is in the middle of getting written as we speak, so we’re really busy in the summer, concentrating on these two projects for now. But then, later in the year, I’ll start working on more on my solo stuff.
"Q: You threw me a lot of info right now (laughs); I have a question about EX DEO: so where are you standing on that?
A: We are almost 3/4 finished on the new album writing and pre-production. The recording will be happening in September.
"Q: About your solo project, I’d like to ask what will the music style be? What can we expect from you?
A: It’s gonna be different; it’s not gonna be exactly like KATAKLYSM or EX DEO at all; but it’s gonna be aggressive. That’s what I do, so it’s gonna be in a different world – maybe a little bit more Thrash-y, inflicting some heaviness like KATAKLYSM, but it’s gonna be a little bit different and vocal-wise, I’m gonna try some new things – it might be some clean stuff as well a little bit. We’re gonna try and work on a different angle for INVICTUS, the project. So, it’ll be very steet-like. That’s the idea of what it is. It’s cool. I’m looking forward to it. Also, the concept is gonna be different – there’s nothing fantasy about it."
Read the entire interview HERE.
