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When you must answer to the most evil, hateful, vindictive person in the entire galaxy, your music better be on point. This is the task put in front of the king of the Dark Side, Lord Vader, when the Emperor commissioned him to put together a band to turn John Williams’ iconic sci-fi themes into rock anthems. The result was Galactic Empire<\/b>, who after becoming an internet sensation, are now set to release a full-length album of Williams\u2019 tracks reimagined in heavy metal form.<\/p>\n

Already Heard<\/b> travelled to a galaxy far, far away to speak to talk to the Sith Lord about the band’s musical endeavours and hoping to come back to earth without being force choked.<\/p>\n

With Vader shredding on lead guitar, the band is complete by Boba Sett (Drums), Shadow Ranger (guitar), Red Guard (guitar) and Bass Commander (bass). \u201cI had to scour the outer rim territories to find the right guys,\u201d<\/i> explained Vader. \u201cIt took a while but I think I have a pretty solid group at this point. At the moment we just have a bounty drummer for hire, but he’s pretty sick. I’m hoping he will stay in it for the long haul, even if his methods are a bit questionable.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

As the band is made up with some of the most infamous and feared villains in the galaxy, there is surely an agenda to their music \u2013 apart from being headbang worthy renditions of classic tunes like the ‘Imperial March’<\/i> and ‘Cantina Theme’<\/i>. The self-titled album is set to be released across every star system on February 3rd, and Lord Vader revealed the record could be the ultimate tool for the Dark Side of the force.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWith it (the release) we will end this destructive conflict and bring order. They will all join us, or I suppose have the option to decline if they do not prefer it. Their preference really.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Since the band was really the brain child of the Emperor, he’s pretty stoked on the result. I just hope the rebels don’t find an exhaust port in our live show, or access to our shield generator. I don’t want to have to build a second live show, it would be a huge pain.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

After a video of the band performing the ‘Imperial March’<\/i> went viral, Lord Vader took it upon himself to get a Kickstarter campaign going, as what with the Rebels continually destroying Death Stars, he was unsure if the Emperor would be willing to back this new venture to take on the Rebel Alliance. But something, which rather unexpectedly, has boosted the collectives profile was getting the backing of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamil).<\/p>\n

“I have felt his presence (Skywalker). If he could be turned, he would be a great asset.”<\/h1>\n

\u201cHonestly the Emperor did not share our optimistic appraisal of the Kickstarter campaign,\u201d<\/i> Vader continued. \u201cThe Rebels keep blowing up our Death Stars, and we had no choice. Do you have any idea how many reverse mortgages we’ve taken out against those things to keep building a new one?<\/i><\/p>\n

I have felt his presence (Skywalker). If he could be turned, he would be a great asset. Can it be done? I think so. His support on social media albeit brief has made a large impact. We welcome his input…there’s still dark in him. I can feel it.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

To promote the forthcoming album, Lord Vader will be leading his men on a journey to planet earth, and this got Already Heard<\/b> thinking, what with the infamous Cantina song, which star system has the best music scene?<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly Tattooine has generated quite a fan base even though they are so desolate,\u201d<\/i> Vader tells us. \u201cFigrin D’an and the Modal Nodes have been keeping the scene alive out there, so I’d probably credit a lot of the scene to them. But I’d say if there was one place that we are most successful, things have really been blowing up in the Alderaan System.<\/i><\/p>\n

I have sensed a large Rebel fan base in the UK system. While that’s pretty sick, we must eliminate any traces of separatism and keep all local systems in line with the Empire. Plus we really want to try to sell some records and t-shirts to help pay off that Death Star I mentioned.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Before returning to the safety of Already Heard<\/b> HQ, we had to find out if Lord Vader\u2019s cybernetic hand enabled him to shred like a champion on the guitar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not cheat or use performance enhancing technology,\u201d<\/i> responded an angry Jedi. \u201cNothing compares to the POWER of the Dark Side. If you are questioning my methods, I would choke on your words a bit if I were you. Or else I may be obliged to show you what my cybernetic hand can do with the Dark Side.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

‘Galactic Empire’<\/i> by Galactic Empire<\/b> is released on 3rd February on Rise Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

February
\nWed 01 02 Academy Islington, London
\nThu 02 Joiners, Southampton
\nFri 03 The Craufard Arms, Milton Keynes
\nSat 04 Patterns, Brighton
\nSun 05 The Hub, Plymouth
\nMon 06 Fleece, Bristol
\nTue 07 Globe, Cardiff
\nWed 08 Academy 3, Birmingham
\nThu 09 Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa
\nFri 10 Satans Hollow, Manchester
\nSat 11 Opium, Edinburgh
\nSun 12 ABC2, Glasgow
\nMon 13 Academy2, Newcastle
\nTue 14 Sub89, Reading
\nWed 15 Academy2, Oxford
\nThu 16 The Venue, Derby<\/p>\n

Galactic Empire<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a>|YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Tim Birkbeck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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