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Hardcore Superstar
Hardcore Superstar

C – Creative. Which Hardcore Superstar happens when you do a high kick with very VZ: There’s nothing I can say about the fans
song allows you to be the most creative, tight pants! So they ripped. It was just dur- that hasn’t been said already. All that
musically? ing the show, just before the encore, so the clichéd stuff – but all those clichés are true.
VZ: They’re all challenging in their own way. tour manager gaffer taped my entire leg – Without the fans, we wouldn’t be able to do
If it’s an easy song you kind of have to de- and then it fell off after half a song, so he what we do. Of course, we write the music
liver more attitude to make it more interest- needed to remove it. I kind of got stuck to for us, but if the fans don’t like it, you’re
ing to people. A lot of Adde’s songs from the floor with it as well. I love when that stuff nothing. So that’s kind of the conclusion;
‘Dreamin’ In A Casket’, they all have long happens. It kind of contributes to our show. without your fans you’re nothing. This is
solo sections. I try to stick to the original I think that kind of helps how people see us going to be the answer to that question, it
solo that Thomas wrote, but sometimes I as well; a lot of humour and a lot of attitude. doesn’t matter who you ask.
take it in my own direction. But there’s al-
ways creativity, even if it’s not technical cre- E – Energy. A lot of your music has energy G – Gain. You’ve been with your record
ativity; there’s always something to do on and adrenaline. Where do you get that label, Gain, for a long time. What makes
stage that’s creative. from? How important is it for your music to your relationship with them work so well?
have energy? VZ: It’s kind of easy because we’ve been to-
D – Disasters. You posted a photo on Insta- VZ: Oh, it’s extremely important. That’s the gether for so long. We understand each
gram with gaffer tape round your jeans foundation of Hardcore I think. That’s how other. They know what we want; we know
when they ripped. Tell us about that and we are as individuals as well. I guess that what they want. There are no boundaries
how you managed to save the day. kind of shows in our music. You can’t hide when we work with them. We do whatever
Vic: That was just a funny one. You could what you are. we want and they support us. And that’s im-
only laugh. I did kind of a high kick in very portant.
tight pants. You can kind of figure out what F – Fans. How important are your fans?
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