Interview to Nicoletta Rosellini of Kalidia

Interview by Luis Landeo
Welcome to Arsenal Del Metalero Nicoletta, how are you? but let start this interview. how start your band? and why this name of Kalidia?
Hello! Thank you so much for this interview! I decided to start a band with Federico (guitars), Nicola (keys), Alessandro (drums), since we previously have played together in another band. After more than a year we finally found Roberto (bass), the proper bassist for Kalidia; at the beginning of 2014 we had a line up change and Gabriele (drums) joined us. About our name, Kalidia is formed by the union of Goddess Kalì and the ancient land of Lidia (Lidia is also one of the musical scale).

In 2012 was released the EP: "Dance of the Four Winds" how was work in this first EP? and about the art why the band tried to represent the babylonic gardens in this EP?
It was our first studio experience and it really thaught us a lot. Also, it was a great privilege to be followed by Alessio Lucatti (Vision Divine, Etherna), an experienced power metal musician (we owe him a lot!). We are influenced by mythological and historical themes, that's why we decided to have Babylonic Gardens (one the seven wonders of the ancient world).

Actually the band have a new drummer why the first drummer left the band? and how affected you this loose? and how is work with the new drummer?
The band and Alessandro have decided to part company in mutual understanding at the beginning of 2014. It was a friendly split, we just realized we had different musical goals. Gabriele joined us at the and of the same month and he gave us new energy; we found our proper drummer!

The band will release soon a first full length, how goes all with that? how goes the recording days? and when do you think release this work? 
Our first album, “Lies' Device” will be self-released on June 27th (the pre-sale will start on June 10th on our BandCamp page). We truly put heart and soul in this work! We returned to Eden Studio at August 2013, again with Alessio Lucatti, and we spent around 3 months working on the album. It was a great effort but I'm proud of the result.

I like the sound of the band, good melodies of Power Metal, and you Nicoletta how do you work your lyrics? and in what do you take inspiration for write it?
I usually take my inspiration from mythology, history, books, TV-series and also life's matters. It truly depends on the moment, on how I feel and what I'm interested in, in that moment!

By the way what will be the concept for this first full length? 
There's no concept. By the way, our title and artwork focus on “Lies' Device”'s theme: every men is forced to wear a mask in the world, just to be what others wanted.

How can you describe the performance of the shows of Kalidia? and have you thinked in tour after the release of this first full lenght? 
During these years togheter we have grown up and we have improved a lot our stage presence; anyway that's always space for more improvements! Personally, I have lot of fun on the stage and I try to inject enthusiasm into our audience! We'd love to do a tour: let's see what we can arrange! 

Well to end this interview, do you have a last message to fans and Arsenal Del Metalero readers? 
Thank you again for this space and thank to all the readers for their time! I hope you'll like our album “Lies' Device”, as much as I do!

To know more about Kalidia:
https://www.facebook.com/KalidiaBand