Find Farzad’s latest interview with “Music 360” (in Farsi) at here.
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Music Without Borders – Interview: Farzad Golpayegani
Find Farzad’s interview by “Prog Rockin’ magazine” here.
Many thanks to Sean Gill for the interview.
Farzad Golpayegani is an Iranian born musician, composer and visual artist. His music seamlessly blends progressive metal and rock with the traditional sounds of the music of his home country. He is also a visual artist and graphic designer. He has released 3 cds so far and another is in progress. Due to the difficulty in getting his music to the wider world from Iran, all of his music is available for free on his website. Farzad has also just relocated to Istanbul, Turkey. Hopefully this will give him more to share his music with the world. He was kind enough to do this email interview with me just after his move. Please be sure to visit his website.
• Your music blends Iranian influences with western-style prog and metal. Was this natural for you to do?
It had been my idea since I started to compose my own songs. Personally I enjoy many different genres and I have tried to blend my favorite styles including Iranian traditional and prog metal to achieve my own style. I won’t say it hasn’t happened before but I’ve tried to give an Iranian taste and spirit to this type of metal music. Read more
Painting Exhibition at Golzadeh Art Gallery
Farzad Golpayegani’s Paintings at Golzadeh Art Gallery / October 30th to November 4th 2009 / 4 – 8 P.M. / Unite 8 , No. 3 , Sharifi Alley , Behrouz St. , Madar (Mohseni) Sq. , Mirdamad Boulevard , Tehran , Iran
New Painting Collection
After a long gapFarzad is completing a new painting collection. check out the newest artworks on Gallery 7 at Paintings page.
Quest of Persia: Nader’s Blade
“Quest of Persia: Nader’s Blade” video game from “Puya Arts Software Inc.” with Farzad Golpayegani as composer has been released on July 2009 in Iran.
These “Game Soundtracks” include pieces for Intro, themes, Trailer and Credits.
This game is rated +18 and has been available only in Iran so far.
Receive “Nader’s Blade” official trailer from here.
For more information about the game please refer to www.questofpersia.com.
Regiomusik interview
Find Farzad’s interview at: Regiomusik or lostxmusic
Many thanks to Gunter for the interview.
Nachgefragt: Farzad Golpayegani/ Heavy Metal musician from Iran
– Who are you?
I am Farzad Golpayegani, I was born 1979 in Tehran/Iran. I’m a composer, musician, painter and graphic designer. I play 7string electric guitar,
acoustic guitar, bass guitar and violin. I have 3 full records in Iranian progressive metal genre so far, including music themes and background music
of an Iranian game called “Nader’s Blade” which I’m going to release it as an record too. Also I’m working on my forth record which is completely
acoustic and fusion. And I’ve had some concerts Read more
“Three”
Finally after 3 years Farzad Golpayegani’s new record “Three” finished in Jan 2008. This is an Iranian Progressive Metal album and it includes only 3 tracks that are about 17 to 18 min. each.
Electric, Acoustic and Bass guitars, vocals and programming for drums and keyboards has been done by Farzad. Also “Arash Jafari” has played Kooze, Darbuka and Daf. Like previous albums Farzad has done recording, mix, mastering and has designed the cover.
This album is a medley of various themes with obvious influence of Iranian and Middle Eastern music.
Tracks of this album are: 14, 39 and 47. Also there is one hidden track in this record which is a cover from some rock and metal songs including: Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Fire (Jimmy Hendrix), Speed King (Deep Purple), Fits like a glove (Kiss), War Ensemble (Slayer), Damage, Inc. (Metallica), Birth of Tension (Overkill), Desperate Cry (Sepultura), Holy Wars (Megadeth), Cowboys From Hell (Pantera).
Album is available at Store page and Farzad’s store at Reverbnation, as well as: iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and other digital stores.
Farzad is an independent artist and he’s not signed to any record label, so please support and only buy the records officially.
Farzad’s interview with Zirzamin.com
Farzad Golpayegani, on his Iranian Prog/ Metal music and his new album.
http://www.zirzamin.com/?q=node/13
Z.Z: Those who would like to know you as an artist, can read your biography on your website (https://www.farzadonline.com/) or read our older interviews with you on zirzamin’s archives (Here), but let me start by asking you how it’s going with the recordings of your next album “Three”? F.G: It’s about 2 to 3 years that I have started working on this album and due to lack of time and the amount of works involved, I’ve not been able to finish the recordings yet. There is nothing much left on mixing and mastering. I think the album will be ready in a month. But I can’t say anything firm about its release yet. I prefer to complete the works and then look for a suitable channel for the release. But I will have some parts of some tracks on the https://www.farzadonline.com.z.z/ The next album includes only 3 compositions which are 17 min in length, each. Is it because you wanted to give a more Progressive profile to it?
F.G: Yes, if the album wouldn’t have been Progressive, I could have increased the number of tracks to 15. Two of the songs (14 and 39) contain a lot of variations, they transform a lot and have depths. Also in track “47” I have sang little bit in it which has become an Read more
Farzad’s Band in BarisaRock Festival in Turkey
Farzad Golpayegani’s band performed at BarisaRock Festival (Rock for Peace) in Istanbul/Turkey. Festival took place on August 2007.
lineup:
- Farzad Golpayegani: Electric Guitar
- Ali Sanaei: Bass Guitar
- Arash Jafari: Percussions
- Edward Wastnidge: Drums
Guest Artist:
- Mark LeVine: Electric guitar
To see some pictures of the concert check out the Band Photos.
Thanks to Avi, Yigit, Mark, Arash, Birgul, Ilkan, Soner, Hazal, Burcu, Nader, Mehmet and all the guys in BarisaRock.
Iranian Fusion Metal Improvisation
Some improvisation jam sessions, in the Iranian Fusion Metal genre, gave the band motivation and curiosity for keeping the record of this improvisation experiences as a live recording. In the last days of May 2007, The band members including: Farzad Golpayegani (Electric Guitar), Soheil Danesh Eshraghi (Vocals), Edward Wastnidge (Drums), Arash Jafari (Kooze/Darbuka/Daf) and Ali Sanaei (Bass Guitar) did the first trial of live recording. One of the goals of this project was to finalize the results as an album to release but the lack of suitable conditions and facilities for recording affected the quality of the sound so this project will be done in the future.
To see some pictures of jam sessions check out the Band Photos.
Demo tracks from one of the sessions:
Download (Right click > Save the link/file): Sample of Improvisation 1, Sample of Improvisation 2