How did Blax come together as a band? Can you share the story of how you all met and decided to form the band?

Our adventure started in March 2020 when our singer and songwriter Giampaolo Polidoro, alias Blax, started to collaborate with our guitarist Marco Fanella, alias Hektor, for the recording of the first demotape which later became the music you can listen through our album “Meravilia” recorded during 2021. The BLAX project became a family in 2022 when the drummer Massimiliamo Bergo (alias Argex), the bass player Giulia Balestrieri (alias Katla), and the guitarist Emil Dellantonio (alias Hexen) joined the band. Recently, in 2024 our new drummer Luca Urbinati (alias Anon) joined the family.

 

Being from Italy, how do your cultural roots influence your music, if at all? Does the Italian music scene shape your sound or philosophy?

We can say that in Italy the Metal/Rock scene, which has been not particularly glowing in the last years, was influenced by melodic music being our country the homeland of it.

 

How would you describe Blax’s sound to someone who has never heard your music before?

The most appropriate way to describe our music is “Hard Goth” as the gothic influences meet a hard rock inspired sound.

 

What is your creative process like when you’re writing new songs? Do you start with lyrics, a melody, or do you jam together until something clicks?

Every song was born from our singer Giampaolo (Blax) who writes lyrics inspired by the stories around Blax family, and then developed together with the guitarist Marco (Hektor).

 

Many artists have recurring themes or messages in their lyrics. What themes are central to Blax’s music?

Our songs are meant to tell the stories around BLAX family, so a central narrative is present in the album.

 

What’s been the most memorable gig you've played so far, and why did it stand out?

First time we played out music out of our country during Master of Rock festival in Czech Republic.

 

How has Blax grown or evolved since you first started? What’s something you’ve learned along the way that has helped you become stronger as a group?

For sure we bond together more and more, because we have grown together during every experience regarding live shows, tours, recording studio.

 

What’s one thing about each band member that fans might not know but should?

The most appropriate and fun way to described the band member is describing the roles in BLAX family: we have the family landlord Blax, followed by his trusted butler Hektor, his gardener Argex, the custodian Hexen and the housekeeper Katla.

 

What advice would you give to young musicians or bands starting out, especially those in the Italian music scene?

You have to study for sure, but the most important thing is listen to music, listening to old and new is learning continuously. Your passion must be your life.

 

Is there a message you’d like to share with your fans or new listeners who are just discovering your music?

What we want is to play for all people who can appreciate our compositions, letting them be part of the BLAX family, because sharing the same passion for music is what make us a family.

 

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ALBUM “MERAVILIA” IN DIGITAL STORES

https://album.link/i/1659492299

 

BLAX – SHADY LIFE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGTq7NB94PE

BLAX – OUR BRAIN CONDITIONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCKfOnCvbmU