Metal Anarchy

Time for the next edition of Metal Anarchy’s “new music showcase,” the feature where I introduce you to artists that readers of this site may find interesting. This time I have a Q&A with Venice Revive.

METAL ANARCHY: Tell me a little about your band:

VENICE REVIVE: Venice Revive is a symphonic metalcore project that’s here to offer something different, with heavy use of orchestral instrumentals while maintaining a sound that’s energetic, groovy & melodic throughout. The sound is a mix of the advanced production & effects of modern metal with the beautiful melodies & creative riffs of old-school metal. I love simple and catchy riffs just as much as I love technical guitarwork. You’ll hear some touches of thrash, heavy & groove metal as we mix and use our creative output to it’s full potential – all with great additions of violins, harps, a choir and more, to the metalcore sound you know and love.

METAL ANARCHY: Who are your main influences?

VENICE REVIVE: The first album is heavily influenced from the artists I grew up on, which are mostly classic metalcore.

Bands like Trivium, As I lay Dying, Bullet for my Valentine, etc.

I aim for a more modern sound in my next album, hence I’m trying to learn from bands like Catch Your Breath, Until I wake, Our Promise, Enemy Inside and such.

METAL ANARCHY: What is your latest release and why should readers of this site check it out?

VENICE REVIVE: My debut album is here to help everyone who deals with loss. It talks about how I dealt with the loss of my father, and I truly hope listeners can connect with it. The 5 songs in the middle represent the 5 stages of dealing with grief, so I really hope it helps.

METAL ANARCHY: What can people expect when they go to your live shows?

VENICE REVIVE: Not performing live at the moment.

METAL ANARCHY: Where do you see your band heading in 5 years?

VENICE REVIVE: I will always keep releasing music because I truly believe I make great things. Hopefully I can find good members to start performing live and from there we’ll see where the wind will take us. I aim as far as possible, but it’s a marathon and not a sprint.