Doomed Confessionary: David Kapin (Black Velvet Suicide)
Black Velvet Suicide is a heavy rock band from Prague, Czech Republic.
Their music in few last years got a bit heavier than before. Styles they like to play and mix togehter are mostly heavy rock, stoner rock and stoner metal, grunge and southern rock. Black Velvet Suicide’s latest three-track EP »Digging Deeper« was released on April 25th, 2024.
Black Velvet Suicide are David Kapin (vocals, guitar), Marek Grubhoffer (guitar, vocals) and Petr Voves (drums).
Can you say a few words about your band?
Sure. We are just three guys playing rock n’ roll. Building those riffs in small and ugly rehearsal room in southern part of Czechia.
What was the biggest challenge for the band?
To survive :)) Some parts of our history were tough. But now we are stronger than ever.
What can you be most proud of so far?
The last EP is something we are really proud of. Also the old video for song Those lands where the crows fly. It’s kind of a “clutch” style rock ballad but cool. And also that we are still friends for 15 years :)).
What was your biggest regret?
We regret all the time that we can not afford to play more.
What was the best concert/tour so far and why?
Best concert was in Prague like 5 years ago. Second one was in our hometown – celebrating our anniversary. It was hell of a party. And we really enjoyed show in Vienna where Dopelord played after us. We loved the people there. The vibe.
What was the biggest surprise on the music scene for you?
Oh, it’s difficult one. I would say…see Matt Pike wearing a T-shirt 😉
What is currently in your heavy musical rotation?
I would say Down, Gojira, Lowbau (our friends from Vienna, cheers guys!), Electric Wizard, but we combine lot of other totally different shit.
What was the best advice you’ve ever been given as a musician?
We are still wating for such an advice 😀
What are your guilty pleasures?
Booze and food. And RPG games man. Wooo! Back in the days I would say women 😀 …but now…food and booze prevail.
Can you say something more about the music scene in Prague / Czechia?
Yeah sure. It sucks. If you play stoner or southern metal or doom you don’t have many fans of it here. First issue is that here we have a big pool of people who listen more to bands who sing in Czech. Not English. But yeah – in bigger towns it’s getting better we hope. I think that for example Acid Row are doing amazing job here cause they’ve started to shoot their stoner-punk-heavyrock to the people here in massive. So I hope people will start to love more this genre and will go more to the shows!
Photo by Anna Baštýřová
Where can we see you live this year (concerts/tours)?
We have nothing booked yet at the moment. Just 1st of November in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. We would love to have some shows next year – winter / spring time.
What are your plans for the future as a band?
We want to play more. Good shows in good clubs. That’s clear. We would love to play in Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovenia. It would be nice.
How can people best support your band?
Follow us on the platforms or social media. And listen to our music. Come to the shows (if we jerks have some) 🙂
Do you have any message for your listeners?
Thank you for having us in your playlists! (You don’t have? You son of a bitch do it now! 🙂 ) And yeah…this one is important. If you know about some promoters or clubs we should play in – let us know on Insta, FB, email whatever. Thank you! Cheers! Na zdraví!
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well