To start off, let’s rewind to the very beginning and talk about how you first discovered your interest in music. Was guitar always your one and only option? What got you hooked on the instrument and which are some of the players that you think helped shape your sound?
I started when I was ten years old. I remember my parents giving me the option to take piano or guitar lessons and guitar seemed like a more fun choice considering I was gravitating to the rock, grunge and metal genres from what I heard on the radio. From what I was exposed to i’d say Zakk Wylde and Dimebag were probably the earliest influences I had that made me want to play heavier music.
Before forming Kallias in 2019, you’d been in different bands across several styles of hardcore/metal. What ultimately lead you down the prog death path?
Before Kallias I had another instrumental prog band, MeridieM, which was essentially my first prog project. I was unsatisfied as a guitarist/musician before that playing in hardcore bands… I didn’t feel I was progressing much so I decided to get a 7- and 8-string in hopes to spark new creativity and a motivation to grow. Haven’t looked back since!
I don't have enough fingers for 8 strings.
