Interview with SRAI
SRAI are a metalcore band from Kuwait formed in 2022, taking inspiration from bands like bring me the horizon and bad omens, all answers by Abzy
Alicia
Can you Introduce the band?
Abzy
My name is Abzy I sing and play guitar also I am the founder of the SRAI band, SRAI was created in January 2022, So basically Nawaf ( The drummer ) and I played in a couple of bands before and we’ve known each other from 2007 and that’s when we had our first band, we met Ahmad Ani (lead guitarist) around 2017/2018 and that’s when we all started jamming and playing music together, we had a good chemistry playing music together so I decided to get them with me in SRAI.
Alicia
Where did the name come from?
Abzy
I was looking for a traditional Kuwaiti name that has a good meaning and a good story behind it so while I was streaming live on Twitch I was taking suggestions then a friend mentioned the name SRAI and it means the guiding light. In the past, Kuwaitis used very simple means of lighting based on oil fuels or some oil derivatives imported from abroad, taking different forms and names such as (Al-Kandari .. Saray Al-Zahawi .. and Al- Lala .. and Saray Al-Lux) to dispel the darkness that was camped on homes, roads, and shops in the past.
Alicia
Your single just came out can you tell us about the recording process?
Abzy
Our single Faith talks about how hard life can be but no matter what we should fight back to stand stronger against our inner demons
Alicia
Do you have plans to tour this release?
Abzy
Not yet
Alicia
Can you tell us about the music scene where you’re from?
Abzy
We are from Kuwait Middle East, the metal scene in Kuwait isn’t at its best and that involves how uneducated the society is about rock and metal and thinking it’s evil and noisy also it’s very hard to get a place to or venues to play gigs cause of the complicated system. but out of Kuwait, it’s pretty good, especially in Saudia Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar
Alicia
Was music something you’ve always wanted to do?
Abzy
Yes it was what I wanted to do since I was a teen
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