1. Hello, and thanks for this opportunity. First of all, please introduce your teen club to the grown ups that read this interview.
Allright Man. Probably Latexxx Teens can be defined as a Death Club, a black circle with degeneration in the middle, a little great army marching against all gods. LXT was formed some years ago to delete two thousands years of (anti)human lies. The club minds are: Mr. Icy (guitar), Plastik Poison 69 (synth & programming), Joseph (bass), La Nuit (guitar) & Me (devil’s tongue).
2. Although you are still teenagers, Latexxx Teens members have already history in other different bands like Draconian Order and My Sixth Shadow. How important is it for a band like you to have different influences in your music?
I think the different roots are most important for us, we can mix a lot of different kind of music like punk, metal, wave, electro and so fuckin’ on…We consider our music as something can’t be closed in simply words, we see the past to enlarge the future. LXT are not conventional band and shall for ever be…We’re not interestin’ on to record the same old song….
3. What bands have been your main influences, and why?
There’re a lot of bands we consider a source of inspiration, among the others:
Shotgun Messiah: I consider Tim Skold a fuckin’ genius, when r’n’r is a fuckin’ parody, all hair spray & bubblegum melodies he recorded Violent New Breed…He’s a prophet!!!
Marilyn Manson: Last r’n’r star on heart. He embodies what the words r’n’r really mean!
Murderdolls: a perfect mix of punk, r’n’r & guitar wall of sound
The Kovenant: space metal
You can find other influences too in our music as NYDolls, Vampire Love Dolls, Dead Boys, White Zombies, Sex Pistols, Rammstein, Amen & so fuckin’ on.
4. In February 2005 you decided to send the drumming teen back to his mommy and replace him with a machine drummer. Why did you decided to continue with a drumcomputer?
Alex was pissed off ‘cause there’ re some personal divergences about the band and when was the moment to replace him, we thought that a machine drummer was the right solution:
A machine drummer is colder, darker, harder & faster of any human, it’s perfect for our music and you can taste the result in “MOLOKO & ULTRA-VIOLENCE”, new LXT’s ep, it will be released early 2006.
5. Your debut EP has already came out. What is your view on this release?
I think Latex (De)Generation is a good Ep, and even if 2 years have gone by from recordin’ session i love it yet…Sure there’re a lot of errors, probably we could have made it better, but it is like a son, it’s like the first love…you can’t forget it….
6. How did the people and the press reply to this debut?
Ohhh it was fantastic, we’ve a lot of good reviews and the copies are now sold out, I can’t believe it, I don’t think an underground band without fame could have this result…but it’s a long way to the top if you wanna r’n’r and so we’re workin’ yet on new stuff!!!
7. Your band operates under a certain image. How important is image for a band like Latexxx Teens, and why did you pick an image like this?
I think image is important for every kind of band, I read many interviews about band don’t care about theirs image, fuck who’s like a band with a nerd look? Maybe there’re a lot of “Wanna Be Bands”, but there’re too a lot of bands with shity look…Our image embodies what we’re…We’re showin’ you a piece of our soul: crazy hairs, mascara, eye liner, white faces, zombie fashion clothes belong to our DNA…As I said LXT are not a conventional band, the image is a fundamental aspect of our intent: to create a world where music, images & words rape who came…
8. I also found a live section on your website. What can a stranger expect when he will go to a live show of the Latexxx Teens?
LXT live is not a simply show, is a life experience, a psychotic theatrical cabaret…Guitars wall of sound flirt with electro machine zeit, human feelings & machine geist are the same thing…
9. What are the plans for the near future?
In this moment we're working on “MOLOKO & ULTRA-VIOLENCE” (Tracklist will be released soon) and it should be release in January 2006...We're planning some gigs in Rome too...Then Latexxx Teens have been involved in two fuckin’ cool tribute: The first one, ”Never Mind The Tribute”, is an Italian compilation dedicated to Sex Pistols & Latexxx Teens chose to give its contribute with a bombastic cyber-punk version of the classic tune “Anarchy In U.K.” The second one, "I'm not just anyone - portrait of Stiv", is an homage to Stiv “Master Of Chaos” Bators: the band chooses “Ain’t It Fun” , The Dead Boys’ tune. In this tribute appear a lot of fuckin’ cool band, among the others Stevie Klasson , Nikki Sudden, Snatches of Pink, The Dead Dogs (The Dogs D’ Amour, Vixen), Neil Leyton, Landslide Ladies; the whole track-list will be released soon; the compilation will be released on September/October 2005.
10. Thanks a lot for your time answering the questions. If you have some final words, you can add them here.
Thanxxx you too for supporting us and for givin’ to my band a little bit of your time, thanxxx to Industrialized Metal for visibility and to make all this possible…Remember Heresy is the lifeblood of religions. It is faith that begets heretics. There are no heresies in a dead religion…Next Step For Mankind Will Be The Last Seasons In Sin!