Australian symphonic metal band ANA recently dropped their debut full-length album, Motivated by Death.

Read our thoughts on Motivated by Death here.

To dig a little deeper into the record’s personality, lead vocalist Anna Khristenko took a round of out-of-the-box questions, exploring how she envisions the tracks of Motivated by Death taking on a life of their own. Blast the album loud, and join us as we dive deeper into Motivated by Death!

If all the songs from your album came to life as humans, which song would be your best friend?

I think “Following The Wind” would be my best friend cause she’s wild, a little bit unpredictable, and most of all fun.

Which one is most likely to get arrested?

“Hate Me” would get arrested for causing a public disturbance, but would look impossibly cool in the mugshot.

Which one is most likely to start a revolution, and for what cause?

“Shadow of Life” would start a revolution that made people re examine what really matters in life.

If all the songs from your album worked in an office, which one would be the boss, and which one would be the office prankster?

“Papa” is the boss, and “Following The Wind” is the prankster.

In the year 4025, an archaeologist finds your album on a drive inside the remains of an ancient car and manages to salvage the data. Which song is most likely to be played in a museum after this discovery?

I think it would be “Papa” because it tells a timeless story

Aliens are invading Earth, and their weakness is songs with emotional lyrics. Which song from your album would be the best weapon to repel the invasion?

“Papa”

Aliens are invading Earth, and their weakness is guitar solos. Which song from your album would be the best weapon to fight back against them?

“You Loved Me More…”’s guitar solo would make them weep.

Aliens are invading Earth, and their weakness is powerful growling vocals. Which song from your album would be the best weapon to repel the invasion?

Probably “Eyes Of A Child”

Which song from your album would you use to introduce someone to your music for the first time?

I think you could pick any song cause we are so diverse and all of them are a part of who we are.

Which song from your album would you choose to encourage a friend going through a tough time?

I’d choose “Shadow of Life”

If one song from your album could survive an apocalypse and be passed on to the survivors, which one would you choose?

“Shadow of Life”

If your album were a fancy dinner, which song would be the main course and which would be the dessert?

“Eyes Of A Child” as the main course and “Papa” dessert

Which song from your album would you pick for someone who isn’t a fan of Metal or Rock?

Probably “Sick Love”

If one song from your album could be played on every radio, TV, and podcast worldwide so everyone could hear it, which one would you choose?

“Eyes Of A Child”