Interview to Edson Graseffi from Panzer

Interview by Luis Landeo
Hails Edson, nice to meet you, how goes the things in your city in Brazil?, how goes the new projects in the band? 
 Hi man, how are you? First thanks for the opportunity to talk about Panzer from Metalheads of your country. Well, we live in Brazil, in São Paulo city, and we are trying make the things happening here. São Paulo have many many good bands, from all Metal/ Hard/ and Rock n Roll styles. About our projects for 2013, we ´ll relase a new album, in the next months, we are working in this now. Is very important for us because that wok is our new Cd after 10 years…since the band stop the activities in 2003. We are very excited with this and the band members are giving all blood in the record sessions...We have in the next month too, a Metal Festival called PANZER FEST, that we are producing , where we ´ll play with more 4 good bands from São Paulo.

Last year the band released an Ep, titled: Brazilian Threat, but this release had 2 different members that include new singer How was record with your new partners? and how you called them to be official members? 
The record sessions was very fast and easy. We recorded this EP in “live way”, without studio ‘magic” different of many bands are using today. There you listen really the band playing, without reamp in guitar, soundreplace in drums, and another magics from studio. Like a journalist say for me ,you need have big balls for record in this way today…and We make this, for show our real music. About the new members, I played with the singer Rafael in another band and I know the big power in her voice, the guy is a monster. Rafael DM, is a excellent bass player and is making a good work in the band.

Why the ex vocalist and ex bassist left the band? and why the band had an hiatus? 
Well, is a long history…In 2003 we were working very hard with the band, traveling, recording, this was very intense for us. Like many bands we had some personal problems between us. We were very young and we don’t know work with this situation, and the band over. Ten Years later me and the guitar player Andre, talked for months about the return, and here we are!! About the ex singer Elcio, when the band came back, we wanted he into the band, but he live today in a distant state from my country, what turn this situation very complicated.

Is the band thinking release a new full lenght? and what difference or evolution you notice in this new era of Panzer? 
Yes, we are working in this new CD now, we have drums and guitars recorded. This Full length show Panzer more aggressive, more fast, but always playing many parts with a foot in a Black Sabbath music. We were the first band in Brazil mixing Thrash Metal and Stoner Rock, and today we are keeping this!!! Really one new era for the band.

How was work with: Henrique Baboom to produce this full lenght? and with him like producer do you think the band dont need a label? or are you searching a label? 
Baboom is a cool guy and a great producer, he has a incredible vision in music and make your work in record sessions keeping us free, this is really very good , because we can give our best when we are free!!! About the label, of course, we are searching for a label, but this is not a problem for us release this CD, if us don’t have a good label, we´ll release for our own, like we made in our second album ten years ago.

The sound of Panzer reminds me to some Groove Thrash Metal bands, I enjoyed much the single rising, but how do you define the metal style of Panzer, and why the song: "Rising" wasntinclude in the Ep? 
Like I say to you in another question, Panzer was the first band in Brazil mixing Thrash and Stoner Rock. In the 90´s many guys said that we were “band of crazy guys” because this sonority , 10 years later many bands around the world is playing in this way and are called Stoner rock. Well, I cansay that the Panzer style is Thrash Stoner. About Rising, this track ´ll be in the next full lenght!!!

I had the chance to watch the video of the song: "Rising" who was the director? how many hours took record this video in HD? and how was the process for edit this video? 
The Rising video is record in an afternoon , who was the director was Denis Dilallo,a old friend, that played guitar for many year ago in another Brazilian Thrash band called Andralls. He is making a good job with video today and was the best choice for this work!! This video give to us a amazing result, we was “The best Brazilian Video from 2012” in Rock Express website, and we are in Top 70 best videos world wide in the pageHistory of Metal. A good result for a band that has a hiatus of 10 years.

Well bro, do you have a last message to end this interview? 
Thanks for the opportunity of talk about Panzer to Metalheads from your country, if you want know about our music and our 22 years of history in Metal scene you can check the links above. Keep the Metal Live!!! 

To know about Panzer: 
Website: http://www.panzermetal.com.br/ 
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/panzerbrazilianmetal 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/panzermetal