Defenders Of The Faith, le forum Metal

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"We were originally hoping to come back to Europe after the first leg of our U.S. tour but this is not now possible. Unfortunately these people obviously did what a lot of people do (and shouldn't!!) — even though the possibility of us doing a show was only in the 'discussion stages' they went ahead and announced that we would be on the bill even though we had never confirmed the show — obviously with the hope to sell tickets!! When the negotiations didn't come together they try and blame us whereas they are the people at fault because they should not ever announce any dates until they are confirmed 100 percent!!

Fangface a écrit :Du coup îls préfèrent tourner en Amérique du Sud en Septembre, avec Whitesnake, une fois la tournée US avec Queensrÿche terminée...

How is it touring with Priest?

Tate: “It’s great. The bands get along really well. We actually weren’t planning on touring this summer, but we toured with Priest last summer in Europe and they seemed to really like what we do and musically we fit together nicely. So, they called us up and asked us and we were like ‘we’re making a record right now, but it would be interesting to take a break and go out on the road touring with THE PRIEST.’ “

When you’re making an album and head off on the road... does it affect the music.... does it change the vision?

Tate: “Well, you have to get ready to play live. 'I’m American' (new song from Mindcrime II) hasn’t changed since we brought it out and started playing it. We did all the arrangements before we left Seattle. It’s fun playing it.”

This set list is mostly the first three albums – is this rediscovering your roots? Or does it simply fit better with Priest....

Tate: “Really, it’s to fit better. It’s to keep the Priest fans out of the beer line while we’re playing. Those old songs are fun. It’s like trying on your old favorite pair of jeans and seeing if you can still fit into them. It’s fun wrapping your head around that old stuff and seeing where you were thinking back then.”

When I interviewed you for Tribe you said the band had evolved and everybody changes, etc... How does that fit with you going back and doing the old songs?

Tate: “Oh, still. Those songs are from our past. We wrote that stuff. It’s in our heads. It’s in our psyches. As a musician you try to grow and change and find ways to change what you do in a unique way. So, that you can satisfy yourself musically and creatively, and also you don’t want to lose your fan base. It’s like walking a tightrope line. I think we’ve evolved and changed dramatically over our history and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I like that and I think it’s the reason why we’re still around making records and touring. It’s because we take those risks and chances. We’re not a band that is easily categorized. We do a lot of things and I like that about us.”