Saying that Patrick Mameli, leader, guitarist and singer in Pestilence, knows what he wants for his band is an understatement. He only wants the very best for the band that has been his baby for more than twenty-five years; and he also wants Pestilence to reflect his vision in its purest form, to the point that he won’t even listen to any other music in order to avoid external influences. As it appears in the following interview, there is something egocentric, almost selfish, in the way Mameli leads his band. This leads him to a few contradictions, for example when he says he wants to gather a star lineup around him but at the same time admits that he has trouble accepting the fact that they could question his music.
The new Pestilence album, named Obsideo, focuses on the journey of a human soul after death. A journey set to music through brutal, heavy and technical songs. Because even though Mameli doesn’t want to be part of a band which only evolves towards something more brutal, and if Pestilence’s music seems to be heading towards this direction, this will only happen with a more technical side, better musicians; and for himself, the best level he can possibly reach at a given point within his progression and the one of his band. Indeed, just like his choice to start playing eight strings guitar shows, his ambition is first and foremost to “do a little bit more, better and different.”
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