- "We are two friends making music together since over a decade now. We like dancey beats, moody lyrics and BDSM - and we avoid at all costs all the tacky clichés of this scene. That should do as introduction I think!"- "XP8 used to be the name of a short-lived club night in Rome. I liked the way it spelled "expiate" and the fact that it was a 3-letter name, as the band was a three piece at the beginning. It also worked well easily as a logo so..."- "The 'transition' was far from easy. The original intention was just for me to replace Paul as frontman for several reasons, but it proved far too difficult for Paul to tread places with me and he decided he'd rather leave the band.This obviously didn't go down well on-line, with people feeling the need to take sides and generally treating the change as Marco and I firing Paul, which was really NOT the case.Anyhow, our music making process changed slightly and I think it took me a bit to become a 'proficient' frontman for our scene, but as far as feeling the loss of our 'third leg', well? I think both Marco and I miss Paul on a personal level, especially on the road. The little touring we did with him was really rather fun."- "Paul even shared a flat for a brief time back in 2002, and he was the one who mentored me into DJing: I will always be thankful for that, since coming from metal background as a guitar player I never even imagined I could have loved electronic music so much. He truly helped shape my life in what has become ever since we met. I still hope one day we'll be able to reconcile, somehow."- "Given how hard it is these days to book a tour or even single shows, in a scene that sadly keeps on disappearing more and more every year, it's really not that difficult! I'm surely helped by the fact that both me and Sami (Faderhead) are both very organised people who like to plan everything ahead months in advance: iCal is one of our most close friends.As for DJing, I definitely don't do it as much as I should! But again, the situation for this scene is not so thriving as it used to be, and club nights are difficult to keep alive: along with DJ Hive (from Vampire Party, Antwerp, Belgium) we tried to start something here in London last year but it didn't last, despite a great location and no conflicting events. If I learned something, is that 'alternative people' are very lazy, and not keen on any kind of change: they rather prefer to go to the same club every weekend and complain about it, as opposed of actually showing up at something new. This is not gonna cut it for much longer."- "XP8 is at the moment my sole musical output. I've been in lots of bands and short lived projects in the past, but I feel that a side project right now would only distract me from expanding and improving on the XP8 front.Sure I have countless demos of stuff that is not XP8-relevant and who knows, one day I might put out some solo stuff, but definitely not in the near future."- "I think it's safe to say that 'Adrenochrome' has been our most successful album to date. In terms of reviews, live reception and public comments it far outclassed anything we've done before.Not sure about the sales side, as we don't have a clear picture of how much XP8 really sold in the past, but from a purely financial point of view, going 100% indie with 'Adrenochrome' has proved most rewarding."- "We have a 4 track EP ready to release on Friday 6th June, in time for our WGT appearance in Leipzig this year. This will be the first of a series of three EPs that we'll release throughout the year and possibly collate in physical form later on: you can already get a glimpse of the theme and the artwork on our Facebook page. 'Adrenochrome' is a tough act to follow for us, but I am personally in love with this new material: it's fresh, pumping and it has something to say. Plus it was liberating for me to go back to writing lyrics that didn't have to adhere to fixed narrative."- "What can I say: the bill is bonkers! If we hadn't been booked to play, I'd definitely get a ticket for it. I mean, really, have you checked out the list of bands?!- "I can only echo Marko's feelings above. This festival is a huge accomplishment for the UK scene. While my heart still beats hard and strong for Resistanz, as I tend to prefer festivals that cater to one specific genre, this is an event that rivals with the huge juggernauts like WGT or M?era Luna, and it has the potential to become a true classic with its wider appeal. Let's hope it will be a resounding success!"- "Hmmm, well, we're the only ones who can play our super-awesome-songs, so that should be plenty enough to justify us being on that bill.Seriously though, we'll be bringing lots of energy on stage and we'll make sure that by the third track everybody's jumping.- "And if that's not enough, then we have indeed prepared something extra special for those of you who liked our version of the Doctor Who Theme. Whovians will be pleased, I'm sure!""We'll be on stage on Saturday 16th."- "Nervous? Not at all. Excited? Fuck yeah! We understand the difficulties of 'filling up' a stage when it's just the two of us, but we know we need to entertain and give punters their tickets-worth and we're working on some new visuals and we'll have a couple of guests on stage with us to spice up a few tracks?"- "I wish I remember what stage fright was, it did keep things more 'scary' back in the days! With time and experience anyway that phase should just disappear, and like Marko said already it all gets exchanged for a healthy dose of positive adrenaline: the bigger the crowd, the harder we'll perform!"- "Where to start? I personally hope that our gig will allow me to check out Gary Numan and SAM on Saturday. Beside that, on my list are Killing Joke, Front242, Faderhead, Memmaker, Leather Strip and spending time at the Steampunk stage and the Circus and generally soaking up the festival vibe."- "I'm definitely looking forward the Metal stage the most, since I've seen pretty much every other band on the Industrial stage already countless times: so you can expect to catch me in the crowd for Paradise Lost, Arch-Enemy, Satyricon, My Ruin, and keeping my hopes up that the two co-headliners still be announced will be In Flames and Katatonia. Also looking forward to see Marilyn Manson, that should definitely be an interesting gig."- "Goofs? Not really? Like any other band we've had some technical issues in the past, culminating with a rather embarrassing Mac-freeze at Infest two years ago. Something we definitely don't want to repeat ever again. That said, you won't get me to jinx it now, so I won't say no more."- *mumbling something about luck and fingers crossed*- "To be fair, the only reason why you haven't heard about any XP8 shows is due to Alt-Fest, and the other UK festivals such as Resistanz and Infest. It's just not very smart to try and plan gigs when most of the fans prefer going just to festivals these days? That said, once the festival season will finally be over we do plan to bring our show back on the road, and in fact we are already planning various weekends for this Autumn, around late October to late November. As usual check our official channels to be informed about all the upcoming gigs!"- "This is the part where Marko just disappears and leave me with the duty to wrap it all up. So, be sure to keep your eyes peeled and ears ready for the 'Alchemy Series', starting on June 6th with the first EP. And see you at Alt-Fest this summer!"