The Edu Falaschi European Fan Club recently interviewed Brazil-based metallers ARTEMIS’ drummer Pedro Senna and guitarist Nathan Grego. In the interview the guys talk about various details about the new album, the history of Artemis, its influences, the new singer Alírio Netto, the upcoming single and, of course, about the collaboration with ALMAH/ANGRA Frontman Edu Falaschi, who produced Artemis’ debut album. Edu joined Artemis in the second half of 2009 at the pre-production stage, and now the whole album is almost finished.

Excerpts from the interview are below.

Edu Falaschi European Fan Club: Could you explain how you work together, the band and Edu Falaschi?

Pedro Senna: “When we started working on the album, we still didn’t have any song prepared for the fact that the band has started again, so we came up with little ideas of riffs and melodies, and he was directing us to these ideas to turn their song with all parts. They all got through enough changes over the time, so we decided to do more than one year of pre-production, so that the songs were cut and mature enough to enter the studio and record them.”

Edu Falaschi European Fan Club: Have you got some stress due to the celebrity and experience of your producer?

Pedro Senna: “Work with Edu has always been easy, the only problem was change some dates due to numerous commitments that he had, but it was easy to solve too.”

Edu Falaschi European Fan Club: “I’d like to know what do you learn with Edu Falaschi as a producer ... I’m sure it’s very rewarding to work with an experimented and awesome musician and producer as him!

Pedro Senna: “This was another factor that led us to want to work with him; we learned a lot of things, like how to think in a composition, or how to work with a band in a professional level. We’ve gained much experience with this album and I’m sure the next will be even better because of this and other experiences that we acquire over time.”

Nathan Grego: “Work with Edu is a great learning experience for me, I could spend time discussing and learning about composition, part of songs, what works and what does not work and styles. As composer of the band I had much contact with Edu and I believe that the ideas he added in the compositions have become crucial for the identity of each one.”

Read the entire interview here.

As previously reported, Artemis have announced that renowned musician Alirio Neto (KHALLICE) is their new vocalist.

Alirio was first requested by producer Edu Falaschi only to record the debut album, but then he became an official member of the band.

Artemis' as-yet-untitled debut album is expected out later this year. More on the band at this location.