The Rise Of The Fallen With EXODUS RISING

Interview by Kris Peters
U.S progressive metal outfit Exodus Rising have been making a stir
on the music scene following the release of last year's debut album
The Book Of Life.
Armed largely with a DYI approach and a firm desire to take their
music to a global audience, Exodus Rising first grabbed the
attention of HEAVY just prior to the release of The Book Of Life,
and we have been listening with a keen interest for more advances
from the band ever since.
That came recently with the arrival of the third album single The
Fallen, accompanied by a visually stunning music video that
captures the intense spirit coursing through Exodus Rising's
musical veins.
HEAVY caught up with the band late last week to discuss The Fallen
and other developments with Exodus Rising.
"Everybody's been receiving the music - and the video especially -
very, very well," vocalist JSlate began. "We included two songs
from the album initially, and we included our Overture because it
added a lot more depth into it, and then we decided to throw in an
extra interlude and put an anime-style type of feeling to breathe a
lot more life and a lot more modernity."
Exodus Rising have previously released the singles Blazing Love and
Paradise Lost, so we press the band on how The Fallen showcases
another side of their sonic structure.
"For Paradise Lost, that was a power metal song," JSlate replied.
"That was definitely full power metal and included everything
within our diverse repertoire within the album. Which showcased
symphonics, theatrical elements and then the classic power metal
elements. For Blazing Love, that was more of a ballad - a heavier
ballad - and one that was showing love in a different side of that;
keeping it a bit more in tempo to prepare people to manoeuvre
throughout the remainder of the album. For The Fallen, we included
two songs with that. It's very theatrical and cinematic. It
includes the cinematic aspect of how we want to approach our music…
We want it to feel like a movie, and you're in a story and a place
of space and time. For The Fallen, as a single itself, it's metal,
but it's more leaning towards the hard rock elements of
everything."
In the full interview Exodus Rising discuss The Fallen in greater
detail, the music video and what it took to put together, which of
the three singles best represents the band's sound, Christianity
and heavy metal, how their faith enhances their music, the general
accessibility of music and how it transcends barriers, future plans
and more.


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