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Metal Pit:                    Hello and welcome to the Metal Pit, Jazindra and Genieva Martini.....

Martini Twins:        Hey, we're glad to be here (they answer in stereo)

Metal Pit:    So...how in the world did two semi normal twin girls from Arizona ever decide to get into the crazy world of Heavy Metal?

Genieva:   It all started with Iron Maiden.

Jaz:        Normal, who said anything about normal?..........(long pause) Yeah, we saw Iron Maiden on TV and just knew it was what we were born to do.  

 

Jaz:     Let's face it, Sunset Blvd used to be the freakin capital of Metal. I mean David Lee Roth and Axl rose made history there and because of the Guitar Institute and all the musicians, we hoped we would find the next Yngwie or Randy for our band. Little did we know, we'd have to look a little bit farther.

Genieva:  Yeah, just a litle bit. Plus, we always had stars in our eyes and what better place to become a star than Hollywood.

Metal Pit:     How was the Metal scene in Arizona compared to Hollywood?

Metal Pit:     On your Myspace page you have a vid of the two of you singing Karaoke to a Children of bodom tune and I must admit,your voices sounded pretty good.Have you both been singing since you were young?

Genieva:     People always told us we were natural born singers. Ever since I can remember, we've always been singing. When you live in a small town, you've got to do what you can to entertain each other.

Jaz:         After listening to Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford, we knew we had to get that heavy metal scream just right, I wanted to be on their level, so we studied classical voice with many different instructors for years. 

Metal Pit:    Are there any other videos of you out there so potential fans can hear more of your music?

Genieva:     Our plan for the new year is to really put ourselves out there which is why we're in the process of finishing some new material for our fans and we've got some real exciting stuff that hasn't been done before.

Metal Pit:   Have you been involved with other bands in the past or is this going to be your first?

Jaz:          I can't tell you how many different musicians and bands we've worked with. There's too many to count. I think we've had more lead guitarists than Ozzy and Dave Mustaine put together.

Metal Pit:    Have the both of you always wanted to play professionally?

Jaz:           Oh yeah. It has been all we've ever wanted to do. When our friends were trying to figure out what they were gonna study in College, we already knew. Metal has always been the ultimate goal. Even though our family thinks it's the equivalent of joining the circus or Satan and his minions, we never did change our minds.

Genieva:    Some people dream about white picket fences and we dream about a sea of long haired metal fans flying the horns at us.

 

Metal Pit:    Why do you listen to Heavy Metal?

Genieva:    Because we love it! Why do guys like football. 

Metal Pit:   You both sing and play instruments as well.What instruments do you play and who writes the lyrics?

Jaz:        We both play a little bit of guitar and keys and I've written most of the lyrics for our new material.

Genieva:   We consider our main instrument to be our voices, that's what we've spent most of our time and energy on. 

Metal Pit:    Tell us about the new band you are involved in?

Genieva:     You mean Exsecratus. Well this is kind of an exclusive for you guys, because we haven't made anything official yet.

Jaz:           We are actually traveling all the way to Helsinki to meet with Exsecratus to see if we can make this happen. We've been talking to them for a while now and both parties agree that a Finnish metal band with twin lead vocals would be something truly amazing.

Genieva:    We're really excited meet Exsecratus and hopefully get into the studio with them.

Jaz:          Yeah, cause man do the Finnish put out awesome metal.  There must be something in the water over there. They rule!

 

 

Metal Pit:   What band or moment got you into metal music?

Metal Pit:    What are you favorite Metal cds of all time?

Jaz:         Oh my god that's almost impossible to answer.

Genieva:   That's like asking a mom to pick her favourite child. Haha.

Jaz:           I can say this for sure, it's definitely got to include Iron Maiden's Powerslave,

Genieva:   Metallica's Master of Puppets, Slayer's Reign in Blood, Pantera's Cowboys From Hell.

Metal Pit:    If someone criticizes Metal or you for listening to Metal what do you have to say in response?

Metal Pit:    Pick 3 bands that would make for your ultimate Metal concert?

Metal Pit:     What was your first metal concert?

Jaz:         

 Iron Maiden and Anthrax.

Genieva:                       Scorpions

Metal Pit: What is the best band you have seen live?

Genieva:   I really like Nightwish at the House of Blues, they were awe inspiring.

Metal Pit: How do you feel or what is it like for you when you go to a metal concert?

Jaz:           It's like sex, a rollercoaster, and, no wait sex on a rollercoaster, while eating your favourite pizza. Whoa, did I just say that out loud? .........But seriously, it's the only time I feel alive. I feel like I could rule the world.

Genieva:   An indescribable feeling that I can't begin to put into words, but it's definitely at the top of the list of my fave activities.

 

Metal Pit:  What Metal band from the past do you wish could reform for one more tour?

Genieva:   This is going to sound cliché, but Axl with Slash at his side would have been amazing.

Jaz:        I wish I could bring back the dead. I'd give anything to see Cliff Burton live with Metallica or Randy live with Ozzy.

 

Metal Pit:    What are your thoughts of females in metal bands or just female metal fans in general?

Genieva:   I do wish there were more females in the business and to the ones that came before I us, I give much respect. 

Jaz:         I think they're awesome. Let's face it, we don't listen to metal so we can be most popular, or fit in with everyone else, we listen to it because the music speaks to us and makes us feel a way that no other music does. I think that's whay metal fans are the greatest fans in the world, guys or girls.  

Metal Pit:    What is the best venue/arena you've been at for a Metal show:

Genieva:    The House of Blues in Hollywood is amazing because you get a more personal experience.

Metal Pit:  I hear you are working on a Reality show for TV and also a swimsuit calender, can you tell us more about this?

Genieva:   Right now our main focus is Finland and Exsecratus.

Jaz:        Yeah, those other things definitely still  in the works, and we'll update everybody on our websites, but right now, the music's gotta come first. 

Metal Pit: What does it mean to be Metal Maiden of the Month?

Genieva:    It's a true honor, we are so happy about this, thank you so much for asking us to do this.

Jaz:       Yeah, what can I say, it's amazing. We love the Metal Pit and considering all the great chicks you've had on here before us we're totally honored. Thanks Nick, you rock!

 

Metal Pit: On behalf of the Metal Pit we want to thank you ladies for your time today and we look forward to hearing the new cd.

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