It was not my intention to gather interviews at the Groezrock festival, but this band surprised me by blowing my socks off at eleven in the morning and I just could not resist to ask them a few questions. Social Suicide is an enthusiast band from Norway (more specific: Bergen) and has just ended the ‘Through the noise tour’ with Kvelertak, The Ghost Inside, Gravemaker and Comeback Kid. They bring you what they call it theirselves: Hardcore/Punk/Screamo.
Social Suicide leaves you speechless from the moment they grab their instruments until the last note is played. Their live performances fill the place with a great energy and atmosphere, so if you ever get the chance to see those guys live, well then…
CHECK
THEM
OUT
Seriously!
What is the origin of your bandname?
Esteban: We were young when we started the band. We were 16, still teenagers and rebelling against everything, not caring about anything. Basically we choose this name because we wanted to stay true to ourselves and that’s pretty much it, nothing more, nothing less.
What were your expectations for this festival?
Bjarte: We have opened at the Etnies stage at 11.20 and we were amazed by the amount of people that showed up this morning. The show itself was lots of fun, there was a great atmosphere I must say. Even some people from the scene in Norway showed up here and sang along with our songs. Such things make us happy and give us the energy to move on with the band. It always feels good to see that people like our music.
Sondre: We were afraid that might not be able to play today because I and Bjarte have been ill thanks to the bad hygiene and all on tour. This morning we both felt better so we’re very happy to have played such an awesome show today. Actually we didn’t expect the Groezrock festival to be so big. And of course we’re very proud to play here.
Esteban, you performed with an incomplete drumset… and you did a great job I must say.
Esteban: (laughs) I forgot some stacks so I was forced to play like this. It was a challenge and I love to improvise, which I did today on stage, it was way more fun actually.
What are your songs about?
Sondre : They’re about life and especially about my own personal life. The album ‘Broken Pilgrims’ is an outlet for a depression I had two years ago. Writing the songs and performing them helped me to get over it and get on in life. The music I bring is basically my own therapy, how I dealt with it all.
Any future plans, dreams, ambitions?
Remi: We would like to travel more and play more shows in more countries. Actually we just want to keep on doing what we’re doing right now and we want to keep on having fun. For us, having fun it what it is all about.
How do you warm up before the show?
Sondre: I isolate myself for some minutes, close my eyes and let all the bad memories I could think of flow in. I experience it all over again and this encourages me to let it all out on stage. I am very energetic on stage due this tactic.
Esteban: I try to relax because mostly I’m very nervous. I just drink some water and walk around until it’s time for the show.
Remi: I usually do neck exercises to avoid too much pain afterwards. I feel much more excited than nervous before going on stage. Why being nervous when you’re about to face a moment of having such fun?
Do you guys remember your first show? Was it much different from your live performance now?
Sondre: Our very first show is comparable to what you’ve seen today, we’ve never been shy on stage actually. We act natural on stage: when we want to move a lot, we do. When we don’t feel like moving a lot, we don’t. It’s as simple as this.
Well, you surely caught all attention when you faced heights with climbing up the pole at the side of the stage.
Sondre: (enthusiast) Yes, the climbing! I do this as a sport at home and I like to bring it on stage as well. I do whatever I want on stage. As I said it is all spontaneously, nothing is forced or planned. Pure passion.
Alriiiiight! Let’s move on to the last two Groezrock questions of the year:
Two girls one cup or one guy one horse?
Sondre: Well uhm, we don’t watch porn, we’re Christians…
That’s okay guys. Up to the last one: Playstation or XBOX?
Sondre: Playstation! I play PS all the time when I’m at home and I really miss it when I’m on tour. What makes PS better than Xbox is that you don’t need to pay for online gaming. Skate is a very amusing game and also Call of duty Modern Warfare 2 can keep me busy for hours. I can spend hours and hours playing these games, they are my favourite!
Remi: (yells from a distance) Sondre is soooo good at that COD game!
Well, you would probably beat me. Or not?
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