Greek vocalist Christina X has stepped into the spotlight as the new voice of Italian metal band Blut. With a powerful symphonic style and a strong bond to the metal scene, she isn’t just a performer but also a driving force behind the scenes through her work with Metal Groove Magazine. In this interview, she opens up about joining Blut and shaping the band’s next era, the influences that sparked her journey, the songs that continue to inspire her, and her perspective on how women are represented and supported in heavy music today.

Reuel

Hello, Christina! I’m very happy to chat with you. How are you doing?

Christina X

Greetings! I’m also honoured and excited to be doing this interview. I’m doing great, thanks for asking.

Reuel

You have recently become the new vocalist of Blut. How’s the experience been so far?

Christina X

Yes, I have! The experience has truly been amazing and memorable. Everyone welcomed me into the band, and I’m very grateful and honoured to be Blut’s singer. Symphonic music has been my number one passion ever since I was young, so it has been nothing but good memories.

Reuel

This sounds amazing! Now that you’ve settled into Blut, what are you most excited about as the band moves forward?

Christina X

I’m certainly excited about multiple things. Continuing Blut’s vision, their image and sound, while also creating something with my touch as one of them. Releasing and writing songs is also an extremely exciting process, as we are currently doing. To conclude, I am mostly excited to be the vessel for Blut’s new era and voice to be heard, while also adding my touch, my experiences to the sound. I’m excited to immerse myself in the world of Blut and Italian metal. Songs and tours, all welcome, and I’m glad to be on board for the lifetime experience!

Reuel

Besides performing, you’re also heavily involved in the metal scene through Metal Groove Magazine. What are some bands you’ve come across recently through that work that really caught your attention?

Christina X

Metal Groove Magazine has been a catalyst in my personal career, and while performing is and will always be my main passion, creating the magazine was something that gave me an outlet and people in the scene “another option” to read for underground ( usually more extreme genre bands) music. Through this nearly 2,5 year journey, I’ve met many people and learned quite a few bands. Of the ones I have interviewed, that spot has to go to Varathron, Athenian black metal titans. Mystfall were also a pleasure to interview, and I’m always glad to include female-fronted bands. Through my work, I also discovered Warhammer (who just played an Athenian ritual with the magazine as a communication sponsor), whom I’m very proud of having interviewed. The list definitely goes on, but I will have to stay at that currently.

Reuel

Brilliant! Can you tell us a little bit about the bands and musicians you grew up listening to? Which ones had the biggest influence on you?

Christina X

I grew up listening to Nightwish and later on Tarja Turunen as a solo artist, so the biggest, as you can probably tell, influence has been her and Nightwish. The symphonic sound was always present in my teen years, not only in metal, but in opera as well. Maria Callas is and will always be (for me) one of the biggest sopranos who influenced music forever. Within Temptation, Epica, and Xandria also definitely shaped my sound as well. As I grew up, I myself started listening to more extreme genres such as black metal, but symphonic is always the genre I come back to.

Reuel

These are some great names! Is there a song you always come back to when you’re feeling down or need a push or inspiration?

Christina X

Yes! And that is an amazing question! The song that started it all for me, The Phantom Of The Opera by Nightwish. I was barely a teenager when I first listened to it (it was just a misclick on YouTube when I was looking for something else), and from that moment on, I knew that this was truly my dream. Fast forward a couple of years later, I’m older and with much work and dedication, I’m blessed to be able to call this passion my job, although it’s definitely not “just” a job for me, but an outlet, a meaning to life. Creation is life. So every time I’m tired or need a push, to continue to better myself, The Phantom Of The Opera always helps me see the light.

Reuel

It’s a truly amazing song! How do you feel about the representation of women in heavy music today, and what do you think can be done to promote more inclusivity and support for female musicians?

Christina X

Although we have come a long way for the representation of women in metal and heavier music in general, I think we definitely still have a long road ahead of us. The fight to be included and heard is still ongoing and very prominent in the Greek scene as well. I face this both as a singer/ artist and as a magazine owner. In my opinion, we need to give women a platform and a voice, the voice they lacked all these years due to oppression. Small female-fronted bands creating their own festivals, doing it all on their own. Labels are finally signing women-led groups. It’s all extremely important. From the very first gig of an all-woman band, to labels creating whole festivals around us, it is all a very crucial move. Ladies, keep rocking and making change.

Reuel

Well said! Thank you for your time, Christina, and for this interview! Is there anything else you’d like to add?

Christina X

Thanks so much for having me, it has been a pleasure. Thank you to everyone who has and still supports me and my bands/ projects. Keep Rocking and stay heavy!