Arapacis are a female fronted band, formed in 2003, releasing their debut CD 'So Many Leapers' in 2006, featuring vocals by Shelsey Jarvis. Shelsey has since left the band, and been replaced by the young vocalist Elizabeth Fyre. The band are currently searching for a new drummer, and performing live throughout their country. Here i speak with guitarist and main songwriter, Jerry Fielden.
Hi Jerry! Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer these questions!
-You're welcome!
Lets start from the beginning: How did you come up with the name AraPacis?
-Well I'm a History graduate with my specialty being ancient Roman history, so I came up with the name of one of their most beautiful pieces of architecture, the Ara Pacis ("altar of peace" in Latin), which was built in 9 BCE by the emperor Augustus and still stands to this day in Rome.
When you lost original vocalist Shelsey, did you fear you wouldn't be able to replace her? -Yes and no, and she wasn't actually our first vocalist (although she's right up there as one of the best I know and of course, sang on the first album), I knew it was just a question of time and patience to find the right person. But yeah, they were tough shoes to fill!
Your fanclub leader, and good friend Bonnie McKannon wrote the lyrics to your song 'The Green Fairy'. Were the lyrics written especially for the band?
-I saw the poem in her blog, thought it was amazing, and asked her if I could use it. All she had to do was to write a chorus and there - we had a great set of lyrics, I just had to put the music to it after.
Would you say that you are building a solid fanbase thanks to your constant live shows?
-It is taking a while, we are building slowly - it's a relatively small fanbase as our genre is quite uncommon - a female fronted metal band playing old school mixed with prog... and it's a lot less gothic than most female fronted bands! - but these are very dedicated incredibly unique fans from all over the world and of course, we love them all :)
Since its formation, AraPacis has lost many members, has this ever disheartened you?
- It depends on the circumstances; in cases like Shelsey's it was obviously hard, but in some others it was quite a relief! That said, I wish them all success in whatever they are doing!
What does the year ahead hold for AraPacis?
-Well we'll be surely recording our second album - we have a great set of new songs, written by Bonnie, Shelsey, Liz, Gab, and myself. So it will be as varied as the first if not more :) And yes, we have to find a new drummer too. Also, we'll be playing as many shows as we can.
Possible track list (in no order, and not sure if they will all be used)
-The Green Fairy (McKannon, Fielden) -Theocracy (Fielden) -Towers in the Evening Sky (Boudreault, Fielden) -Siren's Call (Boudreault, Fielden) -Consequences of Dreams (Fielden) -Roadways (Fielden) -Death of Loneliness (Fyre, Fielden) -Going Noah (Jarvis, Fielden) -Hesitate (Jarvis, Fielden) -Thunder Lizard (Fielden) -Live Forever, Die Soulless (Boudreault)
and more!
Will the band be venturing out of the country for any shows on foreign turf?
-We'll be probably touring Europe first, that will be a lot of fun! As for the US, we'll see in a couple of years what is happening.
Thanks!
Most welcome! Cheers, Jerry
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