EDWARD BOX DISCUSSES THE NEW VEDETTA DOUBLE ALBUM "ALL YOUR SETTING SUNS - ANTHOLOGY"
 1.
After three great albums you are now releasing an Anthology, which even
though much of the material has been reworked can be seen as a "best
of", does this mean the end of Vendetta?
Vendetta effectively finished
in May of 2014 due to our guitarist Pete Thompson leaving. We thought
of carrying on with another player but we decided the chemistry had
been so good we wanted to leave it there and then. Our final gig was a
belter and, from a personal point of view, I felt we weren’t going to
top ourselves. I suppose the album is a best of. I like to see it as a
one stop shop for someone who hasn’t checked out the band before. For
the long term fan there are jazzed up versions of tracks and the live
stuff. The songs Generation Kill, Bones to Dust, Plastic God, Red
Skies, All Fall Down and Lost Cause all have new vocals and all the
tracks from our Heretic Nation album have had extra guitars added to
beef up the sound so I feel it’s a good package.2. The live tracks do sound very powerful, would you say that Vendetta is more at home in the studio or on stage?
That’s a tricky one. I would say when we had a few gigs under our belt we we’re a very tight proposition live. As for the studio, we did the best we could for the time and the budget we had. I never felt we quite caught the power of our songs but you need more studio time to do that. In the end we covered both bases fairly well. 3. How would you like to describe Vendetta's style and what were your biggest influences earlier on vs later on?
I always said we were
traditional heavy metal and by that I mean the type of metal and hard
rock that was created up until the early 90’s. I don’t feel our sound
changed much over the time we were going. Essentially, we weren’t
trying to reinvent the wheel – we just wanted to write and play the
style of songs that we liked as teenagers. I guess you would call it a
metal midlife crisis, but one that was safer than buying a sports car
or a motor bike!4. Which song is the ultimate Vendetta track, and why?
 5. It's almost ten years now since Vendetta was formed, when did you enjoyed it the most and why?
I enjoyed it the most in the
period leading up to the release of our Heretic Nation album. In the
months after that it was also excellent but then I became
disillusioned. I had taken it as far as I could but couldn’t commit to
it at a higher level to take it further and we became stuck in one
place. We had a little break around the summer of 2011 and that
freshened us all up for the World Under Fire album but I think we were
all aware that we weren’t really going to achieve more things with the
band in the long run.6. Do you listen to any new bands in the same genre as Vendetta and if yes, what do you think of them?
Not anymore, if I’m honest. I
love all the classic bands that built the genre we know and love but I
don’t find much new stuff to listen to these days. I have over 600
albums at home so I’m never short of music.7. Do you listen to music that is totally different from what you are doing with Vendetta, and if yes, please specify.
I love Abba! Sometimes I listen
to the odd manufactured pop song, especially if it’s got a great hook.
I also really love the James Bond songs and soundtracks.8. What is to be expected from you next?
I’m currently working on my
final ever album with Gary Foalle and Ronnie Mclean (both ex Vendetta).
It’s going to be a while before it’s finished but it will see the light
of day sometime in 2017. Why is it my last one? To be blunt it just
takes too much time, money and effort these days. I’ve been part
of/made six proper releases and this will be my seventh. On top of that
I have overseen five compilation/reboots of material in the last four
years (this includes the new Vendetta anthology). The world isn’t
crying out for more music from Edward Box so I’m going to enjoy myself
and pursue other things. 9. Which part do you enjoy the most, writing, recording, singing or playing the guitar? and in what order.
Playing first, recording second, writing third and singing last.10. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I would love to see myself on a
beach somewhere far way from England and massively wealthy, however I
suspect I shall still be poor and teaching guitar and I will have
probably relented on not making another album!! In truth I just hope
I’m still alive and in good health. I think that’s the most we can ask
for these days.11. The music business is nothing what it used to be, how do you see the future of rock and metal?
It’s already happening but in
the future I would say 90% of signed bands will still have day
jobs/side professions and do music part time. The days of a record
company funding you are long gone. I’m not sure how long the vinyl
revival will last but I think revenue streams will come from many
mediums but in small amounts. Rock and Metal will still be popular
around the world but will stay on the scale it is now or perhaps a
little lower. The giants (Priest, Sabbath, Maiden, Metallica etc) won’t
be replaced and this will harm festivals and who headlines so revenue
will be affected that way. Only four bands have appeared in the last 15
years who can headline the big festivals: Rammstein, Avenged Sevenfold,
Slipknot and Muse so the maths don’t look good for the future.12. Are you also planning any new solo recordings?
No. Please feel free to shoot me if you hear that I am! VENDETTA Discography (Lion Music)
  
Tyranny of Minority / Heretic Nation / World Under Fire / All Your Setting Suns
Edward Box Solo releases:
   Plectrumhead / Moonfudge / Motion Control |