Drawing The Battle Lines With LACCA From 100 Years War

Interview by Kris Peters
The modern age of music is far more demanding than it was even ten
years ago.
To be able to give your band the best chance of success, often band
members multitask with other roles within the music industry,
trying to give themselves and their bandmates the best
opportunities.
One such way is to put on your own shows, not only to give your
band gigs and exposure, but also for networking purposes. Combining
the two is an arduous, often thankless task, but when done right
can have great rewards.
Just ask 100 Years War vocalist Lacca, who not only fronts the
rising metal outfit, but also has an annual festival by the name of
Metal In The Mountains.
With this year's recent event a resounding success, HEAVY sat down
with Lacca to talk more about the joys of music and spending time
with his band.
"It went really well," he enthused. "We had a great crowd. It was
the first time in the open air in the middle of Beechworth, right
behind the old courthouse where Ned Kelly was tried. It's a nice
historic area with all these old buildings. It was warm weather.
The sun was out, we were really blessed in that regard. The
weather's always a concern when you're doing an outdoor gig, but we
got a real good deck of cards this time. We tried to go outdoors
last year, but it was wet, so we had to hold off."
In the full interview, Lacca runs through the bands on the day and
how they performed, fills us in on the hot sauce competition,
putting together a show the size of Metal In The Mountains, the
diversity of the line-up and why he made it that way, 11 Years War,
upcoming new music, touring Japan and more.