One2One With 'LastDayHere'

Uniqueness is something that is often lost in the music industry. Bands try to put their own "stamp" on the music they create, even if what they're doing has been done a thousand times before. The treat is when a band comes along and does something, that, though they bear similarities to what's come before them, they put enough of their own "stamp" on the formula or genre to say they're doing something new or unique. We have this treat when listening to LastDayHere. The LastDayHere has something that makes them stand out above the rest. They combine all the right elements with such balance and style that makes you wonder just where they’ve come from. LastDayHere are incredibly tight, they have a fresh, adrenaline pumping, sound of sheer quality and listenability of Rock Metal. Currently touring across Europe, with Black Stone Cherry, One2one pro media had a chance for an interview with this amazing talent.

O2O:"Saved From Falling" seems to be a fan favorite. Which one of your songs means the most to you? And why?
LDH: Every song that we created so far is our favorite, since every song is special and has a soul of itself.
They were created from real life situations, real traumas, frustrations... As you listen to the record, every song has its own story. A lot of stuff happened while we were working on From Pieces Created album – good and bad. The recording was really intense, since Marcho went through some tough time because his father passed away. But he managed to use that negative energy and turn it into what can now be heard in our songs.

O2O: Currently it seems you are on a European tour... Do you plan on coming to North America any time soon?
LDH: We would all love to go to US today... But since our journey around the world just began, the tour in Canada and North US is scheduled for summer 2010 and we are all really excited about it - every new show for us is like the first one. The best part of touring is to meet new people all over the place and being on the road is an amazing feeling. Despite all the driving and sleep deprivation the adrenalin and the excitement is holding us up. The funny thing about LastDayHere is that the less we sleep, the funnier it gets in our tour bus. We are a kind of a band that always has a smile all over the face. And soon we will bring some authentic LastDayHere humor to US.

O2O: What is your definition of success?
LDH: It might sound modest but we feel that success is everything one achieves and is proud of… And for LastDayHere success is everything we achieved so far – every song, whole album From Pieces Created, our video Saved From Falling, each and every show we played, every friendship we established on our way and every kilometer we drove together... We are always trying to reach further and every time we reach our goal, we set another one… And along the way have as much fun as possible.

O2O: How do you deal with discouragement and disappointment?
LDH: As with any difficult situation one experiences in life, one has few options how to deal with it. Every time we hit a wall or a rock-bottom, we come out stronger, more dedicated, more determined and all in all more experienced. So, with that in mind, difficult situations are actually an advantage for a bands growth and maturity. Although we would rather not to have any disappointments we are sure that we will take the best out of it... And move on.

O2O: Where do you see yourselves in a couple of years?
LDH: With the tempo and all magic happening around LastDayHere, it is really hard to say. Few years ago, we were just another band, playing small clubs for a few dedicated followers, and today, we play biggest stages, with our heroes. Everything around this band is so magical, that we hardly follow up with everything.
There are few situations we would love to see the band in, and those are mostly stages all around the world. Although life on the road is tough - you get very little sleep, eat unhealthy food, party until the morning, we somehow feel we were all born for that. We definitely see us in a tour bus, heading for new rockin' adventures :o) Good things come with hard work... And we are a hard working band.

O2O: Do you find your recorded songs come out to what you actually heard in your head?
LDH: Definitely. Although, sometimes we change tunes in the process, whether it is just a little modification, or completely new riff, melody, rhythm, or something else, in the end it always sounds like what we wanted it to sound. As long as you follow what you hear in your head, you can’t get it wrong. It is sometimes hard to find a way to achieve that, but we are all fortunate to have really good musicians in the band, so we always get the sound that we hear in our heads. We have endless ideas - to present them in LastDayHere style is a secret ingredient ;o) Being in the studio brings a lot of new ideas to life. In the end, our songs are actually what we all feel inside... Our music is what we are.

O2O: Who would you consider to be your musical influences?
LDH: We would prefer "what" in oppose to "who". Influence on our style of playing, is something that we get everywhere in life. For instance – Tomi was just explaining how he went to see the local play the other evening and how the play was about a family in medieval France. The soundtrack, played by classical orchestra, was typical medieval French music. And in one moment, he got a perfect melody for the song we were creating at this time. So, if Tomi's bass playing is inspired and influenced by medieval French ethno music, one can imagine what else influences him ;o) And it's the same with everyone else in the band – we listen to all sorts of music and one idea inspires other.

O2O: What was the most difficult song you've ever written and why?
LDH: All songs come out naturally. For sure there are some techniques that require a little more practice, but after all, that is the good side of being a musician :o) When you create music out of your emotions and feelings, there is nothing difficult about it.

O2O: If you could meet someone famous, dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Marcho:
I would like to clone myself and go to see LastDayHere show - see myself on the stage and finally enjoy the concert as a fan, haha :o) But most of all I would love to see my father in front of the stage because I know he is very proud of me and what I have done and accomplished with the guys. After all he is my idol.
Uros:
Well if I could have that kind of opportunity I would rise from dead Jimi Hendrix and Bon Scott, drink with them couple of beers and thank them for all their legacy they both left to the music world and ask them if they could prepare me some nice place and booze in hell! :o)
Jure:
John Petrucci ... So I could say »thank you«, for getting me excited about 7-string guitars :o)
Tomi:
Probably the amazing Jaco Pastorius. When I first heard that guy play his bass, I couldn't believe it is true. I never imagined that someone can make his bass cry, laugh, sing, growl, scream, all in one song. Really fascinating! I would thank him for putting the bass onto its nowadays position, and for endless inspiration, not just for the bass players, but for all the musicians in the world, that heard him play.
Mohor:
I would love to meet all people famous or not famous – dead and alive ;o) On top of that it would be awesome to exchange a word or two with John Lennon. I really respect his peace effort in his lifetime. I wouldn’t mind to have my father around once again…

O2O: What are you working on right now?
LDH: At this point we are working on a lot of projects with different artists. Besides that we are working on new songs, the material for our next album. We have a lot of ideas that we want to present to our friends worldwide, but first we want to play as much concerts around the Globe as possible. As already said, we are hitting Canada and USA next year – summer 2010 will really be something different for us, since we never been to Canada or USA before. We are finishing a project called “dREamALITY”, where our music inspired one artist so much that he interpreted it with his own poetry and presented it with visual art. We are going to do presentations with acoustic shows all over. It’s really something completely different and we are all looking forward to see the final result. LastDayHere is not resting, not even for one day... Stay close to see what will happen!