Luna Kills is one of the most interesting and talented bands out there, and we had the pleasure of interviewing them during Wacken Open Air.

Benedetta

I’m here with the fantastic Luna Kills. How are you doing guys?

Luna Kills

We’re doing fine, thank you. Amazing show. Super fun.

Benedetta

How does it feel to be performing in the 35th anniversary of Wacken Open Air?

Luna Kills

Amazing, because this is one of those bucket list kind of festivals. And I actually never thought that I would be playing here. Never in my wildest dreams. So it is like a little bit of a dream come true for me. That’s cool. Samuli knew when he was 15 that we would be playing. But yeah, it has been so fun. He has a crystal ball at home.

Benedetta

Awesome. So, of course you have a lot of experience in playing live shows, but you also have experience in the studio working on music. Do you think that the life of an artist is a lonely life?

Luna Kills

Well, kind of, yes. Obviously, we are stuck together, so we are not that lonely. But I would say it’s more hectic, fast-paced. And maybe some other relationships might get overshadowed by it, because it’s so fast. It is hard to manage your time every now and then. So it’s like, are you going to go see your friends, or are you going to write music at the weekends? It’s like choices, choices. And usually it’s writing music, performing. Yes and no.

Benedetta

Do you think that we will ever have some equality between men and women in the metal world?

Luna Kills

Well, I hope so from the bottom of my heart. And I’m an optimist, so I do believe that that is something that we are working actively towards as a community. We see a lot more metal bands with female musicians, and that is great. Also we are inspiring more younger girls and women to pick up the instruments or singing, and they can see that it’s possible to be in a metal band or in the scene. So I believe that that is going there. There is a lot to be done in it, but we have taken a lot of steps in the right direction also in recent years. Because there are people that have carved the path so we can do this as well.

Benedetta

Guys, thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview with me. Is there anything else that you want to add to our viewers and readers?

Luna Kills

Well, I hope that everybody has a great summer and can manage the heat stroke. And, of course, go listen to Luna Kills and come to our shows. We’ll be waiting.