MetalMike: With so many bands recording in their native languages these days, what was behind your decision to record most of Dust in English?ĭarko: It seemed more natural for heavy metal to us, largely due to English lyrics found in the majority of the bands on the scene. Not that we would abandon the songs, but we were eager to release them so we could move on to newer material which is pretty much finished. The songs on the CD are the first one the band had made and we felt they were "dusty" in a way and by releasing them as a package we kind of shut that old dusty book and left it behind – hence the title and the cover concept. Our debut was named partially after one of our more popular songs "Dust the Road," but the name also refers to the content as well. MetalMike: Where does the name "StimulanS" come from? Does it have a particular meaning? How about the name of your debut, Dust?ĭarko: StimulanS is the Croatian form of the English word "stimulant." When the guys were seeking an appropriate name "stimulans" was mentioned and it kinda stuck, since we wanted to stimulate people with our music and sound, and we find music to be a great stimulant as well. I should also mention great guitar duos such as Smith/Murray, Tipton/Downing and Reale/Flyntz cannot be mentioned one without the other. The guitarists which always had some kind of magical touch that made them special for me and Mario are Marty Friedman, Y.J.Malmsteen, Andy LaRocque, Jeff Loomis, Ritchie Blackmore and some others, but these would be the most important. We all started with classics such as Maiden, Metallica or Slayer when we were teenagers in the late 80s/early 90s and added the bands such as Sepultura, Death, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Dio etc, etc, from there. MetalMike: What are your influences? Which bands did you listen to growing up? Which guitarists?ĭarko: Our influences span several decades, from 70s onwards, but 80s are the best decade for metal and music in general in my opinion. I myself joined the band in early 2004 and the lineup has been stable ever since. Alen Djurasinovic (d) was also in those circuits so it wasn't long before he joined ranks as well.
MetalMike: How about starting us off with a history of the band? How did you get together? How long has the current lineup been in place?ĭarko: StimulanS was formed in 2001 by Mario Culjak (g/v) and Ivan Dabro (b), who have known each other for a long time, along with being involved in various death metal bands in the early 90s.
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