“If they are going to kill us on the Metallica stage, allow them to kill us”

On April 12 they performed for the primary time within the Plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá on the PazRock live performance. What’s the stability?

I’d say that it was essentially the most imaginative efficiency. Our favourite live performance within the 35 years or extra of our musical profession. It was very good. It was a particular place to say what we needed to say, in a considerate and really relaxed means. It was a live performance of a lifetime within the historical past of The Plague.

A particular music that evening…

“Vote for me”. That music is a political reflection on Colombia. Of all the guarantees they made and nothing occurs. All of them include the identical language and promise to unravel issues, and after we see that there’s distress, dying, starvation. The entire query of the social decay of the nation could be very robust.

So “Vote for me” symbolized all that. And on the live performance in Plaza de Bolívar folks linked loads and clearly understood what we needed to say. And the factor is that we as residents construct the nation, not whoever they put in energy or whoever places them in energy.

What’s your studying of the political state of affairs in Colombia?

The studying is that ultimately, younger persons are those who selected what governs the nation in the mean time. We now have additionally requested loads for that, if what was chosen doesn’t work, the youth themselves are accountable for rejecting it. To point out.

This era’s pants are tied tighter and in the event that they see the necessity, they’ve the facility to say: let’s go together with this or let’s not proceed with the identical factor. See what occurs.

Now that there’s a new course of, now we have to see what occurs, if it would not work, we and all of the youth would be the ones to reply and never permit issues to proceed to be handled as they had been traditionally. handled.

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It has been 25 years for the reason that live performance by which La Pestilencia opened for Metallica in Simón Bolívar Park. What do you keep in mind about that live performance?

All of the recollections are very stunning. For instance, seeing two days earlier than how folks arrange their tents in Simón Bolívar Park whereas they waited in line.

The state of affairs was spectacular. Metallica introduced a number of extras that they placed on stage and after I noticed the aisles to the edges I could not consider it. I believed I used to be going to be restricted to at least one place, however they allowed me to run round the entire stage. he’s administration Metallica instructed me: do it and the console is yours, no matter quantity you need.

I keep in mind that the live performance was organized by two members. One in every of them tells me: Metallica has not arrived, they’re simply touchdown. Entertain them. He has extra time to play.

We had like a set of eight or ten songs to play, however, effectively, we stated, let’s strive it. We’ll preserve going. So it was nice to maintain enjoying extra time on stage.

I keep in mind that Fanny Mickey got here on stage to reassure individuals who needed to see Metallica, however folks did not perceive. I stated to her, spouse, relax, I’ll calm them down.

So sure. We continued to play and the folks had been very effectively behaved. Inside minutes they arrived.

Was it a live performance in danger?

The live performance at the moment, I do not know the way official it was, nevertheless it was at risk. Metallica arrived immediately from the airport, every in an armored automobile, actually. They bought out of the vehicles and left them on the steps to get on the stage. I imply, they did not go to the dressing room, nothing. They arrived instantly, warmed up the strings for a minute and performed. Once they had been prepared they left, we greeted one another and stated goodbye.

Dying on stage Metallica

We additionally obtained some emails. That by enjoying with them that we had been going to kneel earlier than the Yankee empire and that we had been going to be a army goal. And effectively I laughed at that.

I stated effectively, effectively, in the event that they need to kill us, then allow them to kill us on stage, that is why we create music and effectively, as they are saying ‘he died in his regulation’, if that is what is going on to occur.

I believe it might need been somebody making an attempt to scare him as effectively. As a result of that in all probability created jealousy and issues. At the moment it was unbelievable to play with Metallica.

Between Black Sabbath and Pablo Escobar

Black Sabbath is the band of my life. At the moment there was a station, it was referred to as La Voz de la Música in Medellín and the DJ arrived and stated: ‘We’re going to launch the brand new Black Sabbath album quickly .’ I recorded, with a tape deck and all the pieces, “Am I Going Insane (Radio)” from the Sabotaje album.

And I managed to file two songs. “Symptom Of the Universe” additionally performed. In order that type of opened me as much as insanity. I imply, from then on I felt like I had that music proper now.

I used to be born and raised in Medellín, within the Campo Valdéz space, the place Pablo Escobar employed many younger folks. I noticed associates from the neighborhood, with whom we’d hearken to rock quickly, with a bike and already in a particular job or doing X, Y, Z.

And I stated, oh no, I do not need that. I used to be at all times with music, to not conceal, however as a result of that is what I appreciated. I at all times appreciated to sing, I ended up screaming, however effectively…

Being a migrant in Los Angeles. What was that course of like?

We got here as a band to play there on tour and recorded the album Balística. In different phrases, we did not arrive as in that desperation and battle plan, we arrived with papers, we arrived with all the pieces regular and we lasted a couple of 12 months like that.

After we returned to Colombia we confronted actuality. Shortly, we realized that nothing completely different was going to occur right here than what we had already performed. We returned to Los Angeles already planning to remain. And within the first month we recorded “Folks’s Court docket”, essentially the most considered video within the historical past of La Peste.

We started to grasp what it was wish to dwell in Los Angeles and we started to take pleasure in it, with out dropping sight of the horizon. Los Angeles is an excessive amount of of a rock metropolis. In a single evening, I do not know, there might be 300 or 400 rock live shows, I imply, it is spectacular. And at the moment greater than that, that was the town the place we needed to be.

What’s your loved ones life like?

The couple’s life has been very calm. It is a lovely relationship and on high of that, very supportive, understanding one another’s roles. I am a musician, she’s a designer, so that they complement one another by some means.

There have been no plans to have youngsters. Like all younger individuals who marry, youngsters for what? And Martina arrived and made us blissful. When he arrived he made us chortle.

And since then it’s the most stunning factor that may occur to anybody. Having a child is all the pieces. He understands somewhat extra at one other distance on the earth, I’d say.

Why punk?

I really feel that punk at all times opens our eyes to what we’re experiencing. And by opening them you start to grasp what you see. And what do you see? You see many issues that harm, however you additionally see stunning issues, the place it’s time to love a baby.

And when there is no such thing as a rock. What are you listening to?

I used to be born in a home the place a whole lot of bolero was heard. I actually like Daniel Santos, Rolando the sequence, I like Rolando the sequence, Orlando Contreras. I do know all the pieces as a result of my mom and my brothers used to place that on on daily basis and on the weekend there was no scarcity of alcohol.

I do know loads about previous sauce, as a result of at dwelling we go there too, for the sauce. I like, clearly, Héctor Lavoe Effectively, however I additionally actually like Rapy Leavitt. That man is brutal. It jogs my memory a whole lot of Medellín. Henry Fiol additionally jogs my memory a whole lot of Medellín from that point, the soccer video games and all that stuff. I keep in mind loads about Medellín Fuerte.

A little bit greater than childhood, Sandro, who influenced me loads. That was my Jim Morrison on the time, so I did not know Jim Morrison, however Sandro.

And now, effectively, in fact, with my daughter, who listens to rock and is aware of loads, generally she does a DJ set at dwelling and so they play rock, however she likes pop too. So I do know Katy Perry and the entire albums, Harry Types I’ve two songs that I believe are actually stunning, effectively performed. And it would not matter, I can say that. If they are going to name me silly, that is cool.

What makes you cry?

I cry for all the pieces. I break simply, however childhood points. When there’s a lot injustice and I see issues that should not occur to a small particular person, it breaks me. That places me off.

What makes you proud to be in Colombia?

I’m happy with Colombia, regardless of the atrocities in Colombia, as a result of the persons are stunning. It is simply that we do not all have that nation. They’re few. And each time I arrive I’m impressed by the power and kindness of the folks.

I’ve a music that talks about simply that. When had been you born, you courageous gents? What I’m saying there’s as if there are such stunning folks in Colombia… the place are these impolite folks from who’ve the nation like this.

What’s new about The Pestilence

We now have a brand new music. It is referred to as Legal Cool and we plan to launch an album on the finish of the 12 months. Due to what occurred on the live performance (PazRock) and that lovely and brutal power, I need to launch that live performance on vinyl and CD. Then the nation spoke to us. It was very good.