Gerārijs comes from Valmiera city, once big with the scene, now facing a new generation. Best boyband with a Peter Steel-looking dude up front. Their songs variate from punk to oldschool heavy metal to whatever is Valmieracore. Cool to include bands from outside of Riga on the line-up to mix up the scene bubble.
Here’s a little interview with North Latvians Gerārijs.
1. Hey! Seems like Gerārijs is a group friends just having fun. How serious do you take your band? What’s the story behind the band?
Yo! Gerārijs is a group of friends just having fun. We would not like to say that we do not take our band seriously but we are not actively trying to get famous with this band, but if it happens, it would not be that bad. We are doing this just for fun. Long story short, the concept of this band exists for more than 5 years, it started as a garage band and it still continues being one.
2. Gerārijs translates to “Heroin” or “heroin user”. Why did you chose this name? Is it a word-play? Who’s the addict in the band? What’s band’s favourite drug?
The band name comes from a song “Jauns draugs” from Mazie Smirdīgie Kociņi. It comes from a wrong lyric interpretation from one of our former band mates, instead of heroin he heard Gerārijs and it somehow stuck to us. (We do not use any drugs tho, to be clear.)
3. What’s the future plans for the band? Planning to record something? The most popular Latvian recording studio is located in your city.
We would like to release an album this year. (Finally) About the future plans – we would like to continue having fun with this band and music overall.
4. What can FILTHY HANGOUT attendies expect from the band? Cheers! See you in April!
They can expect Valmiera Hood Classics and an energetic performance from us.