Review Fix Exclusive: The Black Atlas’ Pete Koronios Talks ‘The Master’

Review Fix chats with The Black Atlas’ Pete Koronios, who discusses his new EP, “The Master.”

About Black Atlas:

After having lent his drumming skills to various touring artists and appearances at Warped Tour with Testing for Echo, The Black Atlas was formed by Koronios’ independent vision in 2013. Drawing on the heaviness of Dredg and Queens of the Stone Age, vocal baritone of The National and ethereal qualities of Pink Floyd, The Black Atlas has released two EP’s, The Other and Devils. On the final installment of the Equinox series, The Black Atlas explores the final stages of a conscious transformation of a troubled mind, bringing the conceptual project to a close. The songs were written, arranged and performed by Peter Koronios and the artwork was completed  by Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive).

Review Fix:
How did the band get together?

Pete Koronios: The Black Atlas a solo project, and I’ve collaborated with a couple of artists as producers, but the live band was put together in late September of 2014 for a performance at The Bowery Electric in NYC.

Review Fix: What are your goals for this EP?

Koronios: My main goal is to finish telling the story I began telling with the first two EP’s (The Other, Devils). But I’m familiar with the adage, ‘No work of art is ever completed, only abandoned.’

Review Fix: How was “Equinox” written? Is there a story behind it?

Koronios: Some of the lyrics come from a poem I wrote, in a literary magazine I published while in college. Really, it comes from a particular state of mind I was able to attain, which allowed all of these creative projects to develop and blossom.

Review Fix: Is there another standout song on the EP?

Koronios: I’d like to think they all stand out in their own way. There are only three on this particular EP.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard you?

Koronios: Ambient livestock noise.

Review Fix: What makes this album a special one?

Koronios: ‘Equinox’ brings the story full circle and in my eyes, marks the completion of the first stage in this project’s development. I’m very proud of the work as a whole, and I’m excited to share it.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Koronios: We’re in Chicago, so probably pizza.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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