This past Tuesday Disturbed undisputedly tore the roof off Shaw Conference Center. One of the bands leading them into battle that night was Egypt Central, a relatively unknown band in the mainstream consciousness. After their set, The Forge had an opportunity to talk with Chris D'Abaldo, one of the two guitarists in the band. If Chris looks familiar, he was once a member of Saliva back in the "Click Click Boom!" days, he left the band in 2005 for "creative differences" and after a short time, hooked up with the guys in Egypt Central and has been with them ever since.
Chris was not feeling so good the night of the performance, he said he got sick just before they hit Canada, which led to my first question...
J.R. With you feeling so bad, what gives you the strength to shake it off and give such an energetic performance?
Chris Well, its the music mostly, and the fans, the audience really gives you the energy.
J.R. So its like you feed off each other?
Chris Oh yeah, for sure.
J.R. Alright, some of the fans tonight have been wondering, who exactly is the lead guitarist, because you're both so active and up front.
Chris *laughs* Oh, thats definitely Heath, he's definitely the lead.
J.R. Now that we have that straightened out, what are some of your musical influences personally outside of the genre, outside of metal?
Chris Pink Floyd
J.R. So you like the more melodic stuff or...?
Chris Well, sort of and also get alot from Hip Hop.
J.R. Really? what aspects of Hip Hop influence you?
Chris Its the beat, there was always a lot of good rap coming out of Memphis, like Three 6 Mafia.
J.R. Speaking of Memphis, thats a very music oriented town, did you find that that was a hindrance or a help for you guys (Egypt Central) when you started out?
Chris Well yeah, in some ways there was just so much out there, in Memphis theres a ton of bands but no representation, and its even harder to get exposure in cities like Nashville too, its a little tough.
J.R. Final question, your favourite animal in the animal kingdom! and GO!
Chris *after a brief pause* Lion, for sure, actually any big cat, because its like when you play a video game, you look at the characters stats and you see some are good at one thing and another one is good at another, I like characters who are even, they're a good balance of everything, like big cats.
We parted ways as friends, brothers in metal, and hopefully the arctic winds that brought them here the first time will bring them back this way again in the near future. For more info on Egypt Central check out their site at http://www.egyptcentral.net/
In the meantime, keep those horns high!
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