Interview by Kris Peters
Melbourne rockers XCalibre are preparing to launch their new single Calling U Out this Friday, February 3.
The song follows on from previous singles Stronger and No Sensei, all of which will be part of XCalibre's debut EP which will be released on April 14 via XMusic.
Born from the embers of the COVID period in 2020, Xcalibre chose to rock their way out of the blues rather than retreat into desolation, knuckling down and focussing on refining the band's sound and live show while the majority of the population were left lamenting what could have been.
HEAVY sat down with frontman Dan Marazita earlier today to talk about Calling U Out and recent developments.
"We recorded the song a while back," he explained. "We had a rough demo and come COVID when we sorted some songs out we revamped it and fixed it up a bit and brought it into the studio. We think it's killer. It's just got that vibe, that XCalibre drive that we were looking for."
Calling U Out is a very guitar driven rock number, with Marazita agreeing epitomises XCalibre's sound.
"Vinnie's guitars are very unique and he's got that style that you know as soon as you hear it," he nodded. "Usually with the old stuff it was more rap/rock but this is a bit more of a dark and melodic character driven track through the verses and then we have that big melodic chorus."
In the full interview, Dan talks more about Calling U Out and the meaning behind it, the two previously released songs and how they form the nucleus of the new EP, the formation of XCalibre and how they utilised their time, his vision for the band moving forward, signing to XMusic, upcoming shows and more.