Music Kill Talent celebrates shows with System of a Down and creative phase: ‘New Identity’

In recent weeks, EGO KILL TALENT accompanied the iconic Armenian American Metal Band system of a Down as an act of opening on all dates of the Wake up! South America Stadium Tourwhich went through Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.

Last Sunday, 11, a few hours before the Brazilian group, formed by Emmily Barreto, Theo van der loo, Niper Boaventura, Raphael Miranda and Cris Botarelli (who wore a striped rockstar coat, according to the bandmates), to perform Allianz Parquein São Paulo, the Rolling Stone Brazil He chatted with the artists to talk about this series of shows, other occasions when they opened for other great international artists (Linkin Park and Evanescencefor example), previous partnerships with SERJ TANKIAN and John Dolmayan (both from SOAD), next releases of unpublished, and more.

Second Mirandaall this moment of the band is “wonderful” and the shows got better and better. They even joked that the tour ended when it reached the peak, but the drummer found that the public’s response outside Brazil was surprising because they had never played in Colombia, Peru, Chile or Argentina earlier.

On these nine dates, EGO KILL TALENT He took the opportunity to perform some tests in the live, with unpublished songs (two a day), but the structure of the repertoire remained basically the same. In São Paulo, in each of the three shows, they called Gama Chaene (Black Pantera), Jessica Di Falchi (ex-Crypta) and Jean Patton (Project46) For special participation.

“The show is very tied, because we started doing something we didn’t do before: playing with VS (pre-recorded soundtrack) together, which adds a lot in the show,” he said Raphael. “So we have percussion and a lot of things along there. Because of that, we find it safer to keep the same set every night. But with these news here in São Paulo. But that’s basically that.”

The relationship with System of a Down is not today

About four years before opening the nine shows of system of a Down in South America, EGO KILL TALENT released a song with John Dolmayantitled “Thousand Nails“and have never lost contact since then. In fact, this relationship with the drummer, as well as Serj Tankian, has existed since before the creation of the Brazilian band.

“Including, John and Serj are on the list of the first 10 people who heard demos EGO KILL TALENT there in 2014 “, recalled Theo van der loo. “Even, I think a lot of the band exists has to do with it, because the reaction, when we showed them back there, was a lot of ‘Wow, I think you have something there you should invest. The band is great'”.

We have a contact with them, practically in the last year, almost daily to talk for WhatsAppphone… The relationship is very close, really.

Dolmayan Opinates a lot on our group – even on the band’s name. Second van der looothe drummer insists for the quintet to add the letter “S” at the end of “Kill”. The bassist Shavo Odadjian You think it is better.

“For example, when we launched ‘Reflecting Love‘, he called just to say,’ Dude, this costume is much better, different, ‘”he continued.” Emmily and Cris Enter the band, we all played black. And then, when he heard ‘Reflecting Love‘, he said,’ Wow, it’s much better than all those black clothes on stage. “

Another curiosity: Dolmayan I really wanted to see Niper Boaventura on the stage with an all silver outfit, while Theo van der loo I should wear a suit.

“But so, the relationship, like the Theo spoke, it’s since 2011. Before ‘Thousand Nails‘, we had already touched the System“, he added Raphael Miranda. “We did some shows in Europe together in 2017. It’s an old relationship.”

As for the feedback they receive from Armenian American artists, EGO KILL TALENT Don’t worry about pleasing, as they see the relationship as friendship: “We hear and obviously the guys are members of one of the greatest bands in the world, so we hear very carefully because they are great in what they do.”

“But it’s always very constructive. For example, John said at dinner the day before yesterday: ‘This band line-up today is fired the best you ever had.’ Cris and Emmilyhe finds them amazing. It has a very interesting sensitivity. Despite being a very rude guy, he is very sensitive. He has a stage thing, seeing the band on stage, and he never praised us as much as he praised when he first saw with Cris and Emmily. He is enthusiastic, plays up, “he said Theo van der loo.

No more ego Kill Talent?

Not just on stages of large festivals like Lollapalooza (2016, 2018 and 2022) and Rock in Rio (2019), but EGO KILL TALENT It already has a lot of experience as an act of opening solo shows of great artists in Brazil.

In the country, before system of a Downthey played before names like Korn (2017), Foo Fighters (2018), Metallic (2022), Evanescence (2023) and Linkin Park (2024). Second Theo van der loothis recognition is the result of a lot of work.

“Nothing happens easily, nothing is given by hand kissed. The fruit of this effort ends up coming with you getting opportunities, right? There was a lot of tours that we tried to open and could not,” he explained. “People don’t know, right? So, in reality, we strive when we see an opportunity.”

We send material and get in touch; It is an amazing feeling to play at a stadium. What we live now with you in this room, with two hours to play for 50,000 people, is one of the best sensations in the world.

To Raphael MirandaWhen a large band chooses a band to open shows, she will be very careful with a number of factors, such as quality of music and artists, organization, the team, among others: “This all told a lot to do all these things, right? I think that counts too much.”

“If you think well, if they come Metallic, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Linkin Park and system of a Down Call you to open their tour, what are you going to say? We think everyone should have the opportunity, we are embracing ours. That’s what we’re doing, “reflected the drummer.

“It is important to remember that the people focus, but had the BRING ME THE HORIZON And we don’t play. There were several artists who had in Brazil and we didn’t open it, and if we called us to open it, “he added Theo van der loo. Finally, Emmily also joked that they will open until “refrigerator, lunchbox and gift box of the Mother’s Day“.

A new creative era

EGO KILL TALENT has not released an unreleased studio album since 2021, when they released The Dance Between Extremes on digital platforms. Now the plan is to follow in the studio producing new songs and analyze the music market.

“We have debated a lot how music is released today. There is a trend: instead of releasing an album at once, you are always and continuously releasing music,” he said Theo van der loo. We are in a very good creative moment “.

As the artist explained, much of this phase of owing with the change of line-up, with the entries of Emmily Barreto and Cris Botarelli: “We come to a point where we understand how the dynamics work. We are very happy.” So he asked to Cris“The band’s biggest rockstar,” explain about it.

“It’s just because of this coat, which you can’t see in the interview, but … [então, digo que vou descrever o casaco com listras pretas e brancas no texto] Well, I was the last to come in, I’m the youngest. And since then we have done a lot of cool things together, right? This tour is certainly the coolest of them, “celebrated the bassist.

“Now, there is great anxiety of taking advantage of us together in more compositions. We had moments of composition, which are among my favorites. We were together a week immersed composing. It’s my favorite thing to do, the reason for my existence. I am very excited to, after this moment of celebration, live such wonderful things, we use this energy that we collect here to fall into new compositions,” Cris.

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