HOLINESS, Stefanie Schirmbeck

HOLINESS, Stefanie Schirmbeck the History!!!!
For Rock & Metal World Magazine and www.FemaleMetal.com
By Darkzen



The band was formed in the city of Erechim, interior of Rio Grande do Sul, in August 2008 by Stéfanie Schirmbeck (vocals) and Cristiano Reis (drums). The two started composing in 2006 - later this material would be part of the band’s debut album.

The major differential of Holiness are the compositions that always begin with beautiful melodies sustained only by acoustic guitar and voice. Today the complete line up counts with Fabrício Reis (guitar), and Hércules Moreira (bass).

then start with the leading voice of this great grouping! so let herself be present!and tell us a little of his essence! thank you very much for answering these questions!


Hello! Thank you for this interview!

Hey!

Tell us a little about yourself! Who is Stefanie Schirmbeck??
I'm just a girl who is passionate about music and life, and I'm a fighter, I don't give up on things so easily.

How has been your musical career?
It's really complicated to play heavy metal, specially in Brazil, but we are all really determinated to take Holiness' songs to all the places we can. I started Holiness with Cristiano, my boyfriend on 2008, and we have released our Album on 2010. Since then we've been living in São Paulo and working with the band.

What are your musical influences in and out of metal???
I like to listen to new bands, when I get the chance, I listen to heavy metal, rock, pop.... When we were writing the songs to the album, I remember listening to Dream Theater, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil and Ozzy Osbourne a lot. Nowadays I'm listening to other bands, like Periphery, Halestorm and Lamb of God.

How did you get to Holiness??
Actually, I started the band with Cristiano, we used to play together and we decided to have our own songs.

The band is classified as Holiness, what does identify your musical style?
To us, Holiness means a spiritual and intelectual elevation trough music, it has nothing to do with religion.
Musically speaking, I think we mix Heavy Metal, Hard Rock and Gothic Metal.

What about your vocal range?? Do you take singing class?
I study in São Paulo with Lyba Serra since 2010, when I recorded the album, I didn't have any classes, I just went there and sang. Now everything is easier with the techniques, and I really love to study it.

Would you like to do some duet with any singer???
Do I have to pick one? Haha, I would like to sing with...let me see...James Hetfield, from Metallica! I remember listening to the Black Album when I was 12 years old, and I was fascinated by his voice!

What surprises will we have this year with your band??
We'll be working on a new video, and soon we'll release a new single.

Do you have any new video? New Tour???
We are playing in Brazil, we would really like to visit another countries.

What do you want to convey with your music??
We want people to think about their lifes and find a way out from bad situations, we want people to question about things in life.

Are you guys planning to release a new album?
We won't release a new album, because music industry has changed a lot, and it doesn't make any sense to release a Cd, we'll be releasing singles and videos from now on.

What do you think of metal bands with female vocal leader??
I think women have something that was missing in Metal bands, and we are here to stay!

What do you think of this new trend??
I think women don't have to look or sound like a guy to win her place.


Thank you very much for this interview! the last words are all yours for the readers of Rock & Metal World! and FemaleMetal.com
Thanks for the interview, I hope we can play to all of you guys, really soon!!

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