Review Fix Exclusive: Zach Donnelly and Zak Marasti Talks Blood Cabana ‘Hell is Paradise’ EP

Review Fix chats with Blood Cabana drummer Zach Donnelly and Zak Marasti, who discuss the band’s new EP and goals for the future. Eager to reclaim the gritty roots of metal, the foursome would love to see more women become fans of their tunes and the genre.

Review Fix: What was the inspiration behind this EP?

Zach Donnelly: Fans, friends and family encouraging us. We felt motivated to put together something more solid for them and for ourselves. Fans reached out to us so we decided to give back. Life experiences.

Review Fix: How do you want this album to affect people?

DZak Marasti: We want this album to be scarred into peoples brains. We want to bring women back into the metal scene. We love the chicks.

Review Fix: What makes this band special?

Donnelly: You can make sounds on a cd or put words in an interview but when we play live something happens to us and the crowd and everyone knows it. We are proud of that feeling. Come to a Blood Cabana gig and we’ll show you. We are handsome and we take our shirts off every show.

Review Fix: What song has the best story behind it?

Marasti: The Red Door. It signifies good fortune but behind that door, depending on the way you are, there is a sign. That sign will set you free or will send you to another door that will shut your life down.

Review Fix: What’s the band’s creative process like?

Donnelly: We basically live our lives, seeing things through the eyes of a musician and a band member. The creative process never stops, We try not to lose track of ourselves as a musician. Guitar and drums usually get together and write the riffs. Bass and vox write their own bass lines and lyrics. Then, we jam.

Review Fix: How do you want this EP to be remembered?

Marasti: It is not perfect. But its young and aggressive. It is a stepping stone for a driven band.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of the year?

Donnelly: Stay safe while fighting fire for the United States Forest Service, 3 out of 4 members will be on the fire line this summer until October. This fall we plan on touring like nobodies business.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Marasti: Autism Benefit show at the San Jose Rock bar May 16th. Premiere ‘Lost Souls’ music video release May 20.

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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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