给真诚之人的真诚音乐 - 卢森堡Heavy Metal乐队Urban Spine专访

今天采访到的是来自卢森堡的Heavy Metal乐队Urban Spine，这也是杂志第一次介绍，采访来自卢森堡的乐队，组建于2020年的Urban Spine目前已经走过了6个年头，虽然这是一支比较年轻的乐队，但是他们的作品非常的成熟，稳重，大气，2026年的第一张正式专辑“Cruelty by Design”更是成为今年最值得关注的作品之一，精彩，复古的Riff，Solo，精彩的编曲，精准，快速的鼓点，高亢激昂的演唱，让这支乐队迅速成为卢森堡目前最炙手可热的乐队之一，在新专辑发行之际杂志与Urban Spine乐队取得联系进行了一次专访！

（V: 代表笔者 U: 代表Urban Spine）

Today we’re interviewing Urban Spine, a heavy metal band from Luxembourg. This marks the first time our magazine has featured a band from Luxembourg. Formed in 2020, Urban Spine has now been active for six years. Although they’re a relatively young band, their music is remarkably mature, grounded, and grand. Their first full-length album of 2026, “Cruelty by Design,” has become one of the most noteworthy releases of the year. With brilliant, retro riffs and solos, superb arrangements, precise and fast drumming, and soaring, passionate vocals, the band has quickly become one of the hottest acts in Luxembourg right now. To mark the release of their new album, our magazine reached out to Urban Spine for an exclusive interview!

(V: Author; U: Urban Spine)

采访对象：Urban Spine乐队

采访时间：2026.08.16

V: 你好很高兴见到你，非常感谢你接受这次采访。我相信这是你的乐队第一次接受中国杂志的采访。首先，请代我向中国的乐迷们问好。Urban Spine成立于2020年，至今已有六年历史，你们是如何走到一起组建这支乐队的呢？

Hello there—it’s a pleasure to meet you, and thank you so much for taking part in this interview. I believe this is the first time your band has been interviewed by a Chinese magazine. To start things off, please say hello to all your fans in China. Urban Spine was formed in 2020—a band with a six-year history—so how did you all come together to form the group?

U: 首先，向中国的各位问好，非常感谢你们给我们这个机会，向中国的金属乐迷们介绍Urban Spine。据我们所知，这确实是我们第一次接受中国杂志的采访，这对我们来说意义非凡。我在2020年组建Urban Spine之前，已经在几个乐队积累了丰富的经验。我的初衷是创作我称之为“为真诚的人创作的真诚音乐”：不加修饰的音乐，创作的原因是因为我们真心喜欢它，并且有话要说。Old School Thrash Metal一直是我最喜欢的金属乐类型，所以它自然而然地成为了我们音乐风格最坚实的基础之一。我们的鼓手Fränz Pellé和我之前曾在Hard Rock乐队和Heavy Metal乐队一起演奏过。我了解他的演奏风格，信任他，而且我清楚地知道他应该帮助我为Urban Spine乐队奠定节奏基础。最初的阵容在某种程度上是一个实验阶段，我们探索了几种可能的音乐方向。在第一任主唱Judy Milne离开乐队后，Jorge加入了我们，大约六个月后Valenti Canadell也加入了。当时，Pascal Steinberger是我们的主唱。有了Fränz, Jorge, Valenti和我，Urban Spine的音乐基础基本就搭建好了。我们都欣赏Old School Thrash Metal，乐队的器乐风格也越来越清晰。剩下的挑战是找到能够完善这种声音的人声。

First of all, hello to everyone in China, and thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to introduce Urban Spine to Chinese metal fans. As far as we know, this is indeed our first interview with a Chinese magazine, which makes it something special for us. I founded Urban Spine in 2020 after having already gained extensive experience in several previous bands. My intention was to create what I would describe as “honest music for honest people”: music without pretence, written because we genuinely enjoy it and have something to express. Old-school thrash metal has always been my favourite form of metal, so it naturally became one of the strongest foundations of our sound. Our drummer, Fränz Pellé, and I had previously played together in both a hard-rock band and a heavy-metal band. I knew his playing, I trusted him, and it was clear to me that he should help me build the rhythmic foundation of Urban Spine. The earliest line-up was partly an experimental phase during which we explored several possible musical directions. After our first singer, Judy Milne, left the band, Jorge joined us, followed approximately six months later by Valenti Canadell. This was during the period when Pascal Steinberger was our singer. With Fränz, Jorge, Valenti and me, the musical foundation of Urban Spine was essentially in place. We all shared an appreciation for old-school thrash metal, and the instrumental identity of the band became increasingly clear. The remaining challenge was finding the voice that would complete that sound.

V: 2021年至2024年间，你们乐队引入了新吉他手Valenti Canadell和新主唱Lio Reinhard。原成员为何离队？新成员是如何加入乐队的？你们对他们的表现满意吗？

Between 2021 and 2024, your band brought in a new guitarist, Valenti Canadell, and a new vocalist, Lio Reinhard. Why did the original members leave? How did the new members join the band, and are you satisfied with their work?

U: 早期的变动并非源于一次戏剧性的解散。Urban Spine当时仍在摸索自身的风格，尤其是在主唱方面。Judy Milne的嗓音更偏向摇滚而非金属。在她离开后，Pascal Steinberger接任主唱，Jorge和大约六个月后加入的Valenti也相继加入。Pascal的演唱风格深受Metallica的影响。他为乐队的发展做出了贡献，也参与了一些歌词创作，但我们仍在寻找能够完美契合我们音乐的嗓音。Alexis Korpas接替了Pascal的位置。他的演唱风格更偏向传统重金属，并深受Rob Halford的影响。我们和Alexis一起举办了第一场现场演出，所以他是Urban Spine从排练室项目发展成为一支真正的现场乐队过程中不可或缺的一部分。然而，Alexis最终决定暂时告别乐坛，去环游世界。他的离开让我们有机会也迫切需要寻找一位能够真正完善乐队的主唱。这个人就是Lio Reinhard。他那原始而充满力量的嗓音，包括他标志性的低吼和咆哮，赋予了Urban Spine我们一直在寻找的独特嗓音。他不仅仅是取代了之前的主唱；他的嗓音完善了由器乐阵容已经奠定的音乐基础。我们对Valenti和Lio都非常满意。Valenti和我们一样热爱老派激流金属，并贡献了他自己的音乐和歌词创作，"Rise and Fight"就是最好的例证。Lio带来了我们一直以来所缺失的最后一块拼图：一个能够完美诠释我们音乐中侵略性、黑暗、情感以及偶尔出现的黑色幽默的独特嗓音。

The early changes were not the result of one dramatic breakup. Urban Spine was still developing its identity, particularly with regard to the vocals. Judy Milne had a voice that was more rooted in rock than metal. After she left, Pascal Steinberger became our singer during the period when Jorge and, approximately six months later, Valenti joined the band. Pascal’s approach was strongly influenced by Metallica. He contributed to the development of the band and also wrote some of the lyrics, but we were still searching for the precise vocal character that would fully complement the music. Alexis Korpas followed Pascal. His approach was more traditionally heavy metal and strongly influenced by Rob Halford. We played our first live concerts with Alexis, so he was an important part of the moment when Urban Spine developed from a rehearsal-room project into a genuine live band. However, Alexis eventually decided to take an extended break from music in order to travel the world. His departure gave us both the opportunity and the necessity to search for the singer who would definitively complete the band. That singer was Lio Reinhard. His raw, aggressive voice, including his grunts and growls, gave Urban Spine the vocal identity we had been looking for. He did not simply replace a previous singer; his voice completed the musical foundation that had already been established by the instrumental line-up. We are extremely satisfied with both Valenti and Lio. Valenti shares our love of old-school thrash metal and has contributed his own musical and lyrical ideas, with “Rise and Fight” being the clearest example. Lio brought the final element that had been missing: a distinctive voice capable of expressing the aggression, darkness, emotion and occasional black humour within our music.

V: 你们刚刚发行了首张完整专辑；能否谈谈这张专辑的创作理念和创作过程？新吉他手为专辑带来了哪些新的创作灵感？

You’ve just released your first full-length album; could you tell us about the creative concept and the process behind it? What new creative inspiration did the new guitarist bring to the album?

U: 这张专辑记录了Urban Spine的音乐发展历程。早期的歌曲主要由我创作，带有更浓厚的传统重金属风格。其中一些早期作品最终被束之高阁，因为它们不再符合乐队的发展方向。从一开始，人声、吉他和节奏组之间的和谐对我来说就至关重要。这一点在"War Games"和"Valkyrie"等歌曲的副歌部分尤为突出。我们想要创作既充满力量和侵略性的重型音乐，同时也要拥有朗朗上口的旋律和编曲，以服务于歌曲本身。"Valkyrie"的创作过程颇为有趣。当时，我还在一个蓝调摇滚翻唱乐队里演奏，想创作一首更重型的Amy Winehouse的"Valerie"。在尝试的过程中，我逐渐沉浸于金属乐，最终彻底放弃了翻唱的想法，创作了一首全新的Urban Spine歌曲。"Valerie"就这样变成了"Valkyrie"，这大概并非Amy Winehouse最初的设想。Valenti为乐队带来了另一位词曲作者的视角。他对Old School Thrash Metal的偏爱与我们不谋而合，但他并非简单地模仿已有的风格。“Rise and Fight”便是他为这张专辑贡献的最佳例证，因为这首歌的词曲创作几乎全部出自他之手。

The album documents the musical development of Urban Spine. The earliest songs were written mainly by me and had a stronger traditional heavy-metal influence. Some of those early compositions eventually disappeared back into the drawer because they no longer fitted the direction in which the band had evolved. From the beginning, harmony between the vocals, guitars and rhythm section was very important to me. This can be heard particularly in choruses such as those in “War Games” and “Valkyrie”. We wanted heavy music with aggression and power, but also with memorable melodies and arrangements that serve the song. “Valkyrie” has a rather amusing origin. At the time, I was also playing in a blues-rock cover band and wanted to create a heavier rock version of Amy Winehouse’s “Valerie”. While experimenting with the idea, I drifted further and further into metal until I finally abandoned the cover concept completely and wrote an entirely new Urban Spine song. “Valerie” had transformed into “Valkyrie”, which is probably not what Amy Winehouse originally had in mind. Valenti introduced another songwriter’s perspective to the band. His preference for old-school thrash metal fits naturally with ours, but he does not merely imitate what already exists. “Rise and Fight” is the clearest example of his creative contribution to the album, as the song was largely written by him, both musically and lyrically.

V: 这张专辑的录音质量非常出色。请问你们是在哪个录音棚录制的？谁担任了制作人？录音过程顺利吗？

The recording quality of this album is outstanding. Which studio did you record it in? Who produced the album? Did the recording process go smoothly?

U: 非常感谢。我们很高兴您注意到了专辑的制作质量，因为我们为此投入了大量的时间、精力和心血。整张专辑是在法国南锡录制和制作的，由Fabien Cruzille担任制作人。Fränz Pellé负责所有鼓的录制，每位乐手都亲自演奏了自己的乐器。因此，您听到的正是乐队本身的声音，而不是由一些不知名的录音室乐手或预先编程的音轨组成的。我们进入录音棚时，并没有把歌曲当作完全完成、一成不变的作品。在录音过程中，我们不断涌现出新的想法，并持续调整某些部分和编曲。有时候，只有在录音棚的环境下，清晰地聆听每一个细节，才能真正意识到一首歌还需要什么。Fabien作为制作人的专业反馈对我们来说也至关重要。我们想要的不是一个只会按下录音键的人；我们需要的是一位经验丰富的外部视角，能够对编曲提出质疑，指出不足之处并提出改进建议。我们始终虚心接受他的建议，同时确保最终成品依然保持Urban Spine鲜明的个人特色。因此，整个过程不仅仅是记录我们排练时的歌曲。录音成为了创作和完善的又一个阶段。这需要耐心，有时甚至意味着要重新审视那些我们已经认为已经完成的想法，但最终，专辑也因此变得更加出色。总的来说，这次合作非常顺利，Fabien在塑造"Cruelty by Design"的最终音色方面发挥了重要作用。

Thank you very much. We are especially pleased that you noticed the production quality because a great deal of time, thought and effort went into it. The entire album was recorded and produced in Nancy, France, with Fabien Cruzille. Fränz Pellé recorded all the drum parts, and every musician played his own instrument on the album. What you hear is therefore the band itself rather than a collection of anonymous session musicians or programmed substitutes. The songs were not treated as completely finished and untouchable compositions when we entered the studio. During the recording sessions, new ideas emerged, and we continued to adjust certain parts and arrangements. Sometimes you only realise what a song still needs when you hear every element clearly under studio conditions. Fabien’s professional feedback as producer was also very important to us. We did not want somebody who would simply press the record button; we wanted an experienced outside perspective capable of questioning an arrangement, identifying weaknesses and suggesting improvements. We remained open to his advice while ensuring that the final result still sounded unmistakably like Urban Spine. The process therefore involved more than merely documenting the songs as we had rehearsed them. Recording became an additional stage of composition and refinement. It required patience and occasionally meant reconsidering ideas we had already regarded as finished, but the album ultimately became stronger because of it. Overall, the collaboration went very well, and Fabien played an important role in shaping the final sound of Cruelty by Design.

V: 你们的音乐主题是什么？为什么选择这个主题？你们想通过它表达什么？你们也为歌曲创作歌词——是谁写的？创作灵感是什么？

What is the theme of your music? Why did you choose this theme, and what do you wish to express through it? You also wrote lyrics for the music—who penned them, and what was the inspiration behind them?

U: 我们并不局限于单一的歌词概念。我们的大部分歌曲都涉及那些对我们个人产生过影响、发生在我们身上或引发我们思考的主题。这让我们能够用真情实感去创作，而不是仅仅因为某些主题看起来“金属味十足”就选择它们。同时，黑色幽默也是Urban Spine的重要组成部分。我们并非总是一本正经，这一点在"IDGAF"（意为“我不在乎”）这样的歌曲中，以及我们那首相当另类的情歌"Corpse Agenda"中都有所体现。"Corpse Agenda"绝对不是一首抒情歌。它是对"沉默的羔羊"和"德州电锯杀人狂"的黑暗致敬。故事以一个精神极度扭曲的杀手的视角展开，他将自己对受害者的痴迷解读为一种爱。恐怖之处不仅在于他的所作所为，更在于在他自己的认知里，这一切竟能被情感所理解。撕裂般的嗓音、低沉的呻吟和嘶吼强化了这种扭曲的视角。专辑中的歌词一部分由我创作，一部分由帕斯卡尔创作，一部分由利奥创作。“Rise and Fight”这首歌的词曲创作主要出自瓦伦蒂之手。“D.O.A.”、“War Games”和“Valkyrie”则完全是我的责任——对此我深表歉意！在我们目前的创作过程中，利奥越来越多地承担起歌词创作的责任。我认为这一点至关重要，因为当歌词真正触动人心时，歌手才能最令人信服地表达情感。

We do not restrict ourselves to one single lyrical concept. Most of our songs deal with subjects that have personally affected us, happened to us or made us think. This allows us to write with genuine emotion rather than choosing topics merely because they appear suitably “metal”. At the same time, our black humour is an important part of Urban Spine. We do not always take ourselves completely seriously, and this can also be heard in songs such as “IDGAF”, meaning “I Don’t Give a Fuck”, or in our rather unusual “love song”, “Corpse Agenda”. “Corpse Agenda” is most certainly not a ballad. It is a dark homage to The Silence of the Lambs and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The story is told from the perspective of a deeply disturbed killer who interprets his obsession with his victims as a form of love. The horror comes not only from what he does, but from the fact that, inside his own mind, it makes emotional sense. The tearing vocal delivery, grunts and growls reinforce that disturbed perspective. The lyrics on the album were written partly by me, partly by Pascal and partly by Lio. “Rise and Fight” came mainly from Valenti, both musically and lyrically. “D.O.A.”, “War Games” and “Valkyrie” were entirely my fault—for which I apologise! In our current writing process, Lio increasingly takes responsibility for the lyrics. I consider that important because a singer can express emotions most convincingly when the words genuinely feel like his own.

V: 你们乐队的标志设计非常简洁，但我个人很喜欢这种风格，因为它让乐队名称更容易记住。标志中心的红色装饰元素有什么特别的含义吗？你们的专辑封面很漂亮——是谁设计的？它有什么特别的意义吗？

Your band's logo has a very simple design, yet this is the style I personally prefer because it makes the name easy to remember. What is the significance of the red decorative element in the center of the logo? Your album artwork is beautiful—who designed it for you, and does it hold any specific meaning?

U: 最初的字母设计大约在2023年由印尼艺术家Rama（来自Civilaction Art工作室）创作，他的作品集还包括HAVOK等知名金属乐队的官方周边产品设计。他是在听取了我们前期制作的几个想法后设计出这个字母的。然而，我仍然觉得标志需要一个独特的符号——类似于吉祥物。我们最初与一位墨西哥艺术家合作设计这样一个图像。虽然最终这个想法并没有成为我们的主标志，但我们确实将最终的设计用于T恤衫的设计。最初的Urban Spine字母也是垂直排列的，这并没有完全让我们满意。之后，我花了几天时间思考一个既简洁易辨又与乐队名称直接相关的符号。最终，我设计了中央脊柱，左右两侧的形状如同肋骨：名副其实的“城市脊柱”。血红色是唯一可行的颜色。我们需要强烈的对比，以便在传单、T恤、横幅和其他宣传材料上都能一眼辨识。专辑封面也由Civilaction Art的Rama根据我们的想法创作。它将社会描绘成被划分为精英阶层（掌控权力的人）和普通民众（以棋子为代表）。精英阶层的财富建立在底层民众的苦难之上。棋盘既象征着政治权力博弈，也象征着压迫与抗议或革命之间的冲突。棋盘上的警察、军用飞机和炸弹强化了这一主题。精英阶层控制着石油、燃料和药品，代表着社会赖以生存的体系。因此，这件艺术品不仅仅是装饰性的；它是专辑标题"Cruelty by Design"的视觉呈现。

The original lettering was created around 2023 by the Indonesian artist Rama from Civilaction Art, whose portfolio also includes official merchandise artwork for established metal bands such as HAVOK. He developed the lettering after listening to several ideas from our pre-production. However, I still felt that the logo needed a distinctive symbol—almost a kind of mascot. We initially worked with a Mexican artist to develop such an image. Although the idea did not ultimately become our main logo, we did use the resulting artwork for a T-shirt design. The original Urban Spine lettering was also arranged vertically, which did not entirely convince us. I then spent days thinking about a symbol that would be simple, recognisable and directly connected to the name. Eventually, I designed the central spine, with the shapes on the left and right suggesting ribs: literally an “Urban Spine”. Blood red was the only possible colour. We needed a strong contrast that would remain immediately recognisable on flyers, shirts, banners and other promotional material. The album cover was also created by Rama from Civilaction Art according to our ideas. It portrays society as being divided between an elite—the people controlling the game—and the ordinary population, represented by chess pieces. The elite builds its wealth upon the suffering of the people beneath it. The chessboard symbolises both political power games and the conflict between oppression and protest or revolution. The police on the board, together with military aircraft and bombs, reinforce this idea. The elite controls oil, fuel and pharmaceuticals, representing the systems upon which society has become dependent. The artwork is therefore not merely decorative; it is a visual representation of the album title, Cruelty by Design.

V: 你们选择自行发行这张专辑，限量300张CD；为什么不选择唱片公司发行呢？你们会考虑与唱片公司合作发行下一张专辑吗？

You chose to self-release this album as a limited edition of 300 CDs; why didn't you opt to have a record label release it for you? Would you consider collaborating with a label for your next album?

U: 对于首张专辑来说，自行发行是最直接的方式，既能将音乐带给公众，又能让我们掌控制作、呈现和发行时间。我们不想无限期地等待别人来决定这张专辑是否值得发行。这300张CD是真正的实体版本，而不仅仅是少量数字版。实体媒介对我们以及许多金属乐迷来说仍然很重要。手捧专辑封面、歌词本和音乐的感觉截然不同。我们并不反对未来与唱片公司合作。如果一家正规的唱片公司理解我们的音乐，尊重我们的风格，并且能够提供有效的发行和宣传，我们当然会考虑合作。但是，仅仅为了在CD上印上唱片公司的名字而签合同是不够的。

For a debut album, self-releasing was the most direct way to bring the music to the public while retaining control over the production, presentation and timing. We did not want to wait indefinitely for somebody else to decide whether the album deserved to exist. The 300 CDs are a genuine physical edition rather than merely a digital release with a token handful of copies. Physical media still matter to us and to many metal fans. There is something fundamentally different about holding the artwork, booklet and music in your hands. We are not opposed to working with a record label in the future. If a serious label understands our music, respects our identity and can offer meaningful distribution and promotion, we would certainly consider a collaboration. However, signing a contract simply to have a label’s name printed on the CD would not be enough.

V: 首先，祝贺你们乐队今年发行了首张专辑。从录音到后期制作，专辑的制作水准都非常出色，每首歌的编曲都精益求精，这一点显而易见；人们能真切地感受到你们倾注其中的心血和努力。鼓手在整张专辑中都展现了稳健而精彩的演奏，吉他独奏也堪称完​​美，主唱的演唱更是充满激情和活力。你们自己对这张专辑有什么看法？

First of all, congratulations on the release of your band's debut album this year. The production quality—from recording to post-production—is outstanding, and the meticulous attention paid to the arrangements of every track is evident; one can truly feel the heart and effort you put into it. The drummer delivers a rock-solid, brilliant performance throughout the album, the guitar solos are superb, and the vocalist’s performance is full of passion and energy. What are your own thoughts on this album?

U: 非常感谢您的评价。这些话对我们意义非凡，因为它们恰如其分地描述了我们希望听众能够感受到的东西：专辑背后所蕴含的努力、个性和能量。我们为"Cruelty by Design"感到自豪。它不仅是一张歌曲合集，更是Urban Spine乐队寻找自身风格的记录。你可以从中听到Heavy Metal根源、日益增强的Thrash Metal影响、极具冲击力的唱腔以及乐队成员各自独特的音乐个性。当然，事后诸葛亮总是会让音乐人对一些事情有不同的处理方式。这也是成长的一部分。尽管如此，这张专辑真实地展现了我们创作时的状态，我们宁愿发行一张有个性的作品，也不愿发行一张技术完美却空洞无物的作品。Fränz 为专辑奠定了坚实的节奏基础，吉他演奏相得益彰，又不失各自的特色，而Lio则以他充满激情和爆发力的演绎，为专辑增添了最后一抹亮色。对我们而言，这张专辑证明了我们漫长的寻找合适阵容和合适音色的努力是值得的。

Thank you very much for those words. They mean a great deal to us because they describe exactly what we hoped listeners would recognise: the effort, personality and energy behind the album. We are proud of Cruelty by Design. It is not only a collection of songs but also a record of how Urban Spine found its identity. You can hear the traditional heavy-metal roots, the growing thrash influence, the aggressive vocals and the individual musical personalities of the band members coming together. Naturally, musicians always hear things they might approach differently with the benefit of hindsight. That is part of developing. Nevertheless, the album honestly represents who we were when we made it, and we would rather release something with character than something technically perfect but emotionally empty. Fränz gave the album a very strong rhythmic foundation, the guitars complement one another without losing their individual voices, and Lio supplied the missing final element with his passionate and aggressive delivery. For us, the album proves that the long search for the right line-up and the right sound was worthwhile.

V: 你们参加过哪些音乐节或现场演出？哪些演出给你们留下了深刻的印象？能否描述一下当时的氛围？

Which music festivals or live performances have you attended? Which ones left a deep impression on you, and could you describe the atmosphere at the time?

U: Urban Spine的每一场演出对我们来说都意义非凡。我们热爱现场表演，热爱释放音乐中积蓄的所有能量。就我个人而言，演出前后我的体重通常至少会减少一公斤！Urban Spine本质上是一支现场乐队。我们并没有哪一场演出被我们视为唯一最美好或最重要的，因为每一场演出都会留下回忆：场地、观众、其他乐队，以及所有完美或糟糕的细节。然而，如果非要选出最重要的一场演出，那大概就是我们的首场演出了。如果没有第一次踏上舞台，我们今天或许就不会坐在这里聊天了。正是那一刻，Urban Spine不再仅仅是一个想法或排练室项目，而是真正成为了一支现场乐队。

Every Urban Spine concert matters to us. We simply love performing live and releasing all the energy that has accumulated inside the music. In my case, there is usually at least one kilogram of body weight separating me before and after a show! Urban Spine is fundamentally a live band. We do not have one concert that we regard as the only beautiful or important one because every show leaves a memory: the venue, the audience, the other bands and everything that either went perfectly or went completely wrong. However, if we had to identify the most important performance, it would probably be our very first one. Without that first step onto a stage, we might not be having this conversation today. It was the moment when Urban Spine stopped being merely an idea or a rehearsal-room project and became a real live band.

V: 这张专辑发行后，你们有什么新计划？比如，你们会继续创作新歌吗？能否和大家分享一些细节？

What new projects do you have lined up after the release of this album? For instance, will you be continuing to write new songs? Could you share some details with everyone?

U: 是的，我们会继续创作新歌。Urban Spine 的目标不是发行一张专辑后就一直重复之前的风格。我们已经有几个新的想法正在酝酿中，也有一些歌曲基本完成了。其中一个新想法是"DEFCON 1"，它正在发展成一首气势磅礴的Thrash Metal作品。这首歌探讨了核战争带来的紧张、恐惧和反乌托邦氛围：局势升级的感觉、迫在眉睫的灾难以及政治权力博弈无法逆转的局面。在音乐上，它旨在反映这种日益增长的压力和迫在眉睫的毁灭感。我们还完成了一些歌曲，比如"Muscle and Blood"，这首歌讲述的是街头斗殴，因此具有相应的暴力和对抗性。我们风格转向黑暗的另一个例子是"Corpse Agenda"，这首受恐怖启发的“情歌”以一个精神错乱的杀手的视角讲述。Lio现在在歌词创作中扮演着更加积极的角色，而音乐创意也越来越多地来自多位成员，而非仅仅出自一位主要词曲作者之手。这对乐队的进一步发展至关重要，因为每位成员都带来了不同的个性和视角。新作品将保留我们重金属/鞭击金属的根基，但我们并不害怕在主题需要时，让个别歌曲变得更加黑暗、快速、激进或更具氛围感。最重要的是，我们不想简单地复制"Cruelty by Design"。接下来的歌曲应该清晰地展现出Urban Spine的风格，同时也要体现出乐队的持续进化。

Yes, we are continuing to write new material. Urban Spine is not intended to be a band that releases one album and then spends years merely repeating it. We already have several new ideas in development, as well as songs that are essentially finished. One of the new ideas is “DEFCON 1”, which is developing into a full-scale thrash-metal assault. The song deals with the tension, terror and dystopian atmosphere of nuclear war: the feeling of escalation, the approaching catastrophe and the point at which political power games can no longer be reversed. Musically, it is intended to reflect that growing pressure and sense of imminent destruction. We also have completed songs such as “Muscle and Blood”, which deals with street fighting and has a correspondingly physical and confrontational character. Another example of our darker direction is “Corpse Agenda”, our horror-inspired “love song”, told from the perspective of a disturbed killer. Lio is now taking a more active role in writing lyrics, while musical ideas increasingly come from several members rather than from one principal songwriter. This is important for the further development of the band because every member brings a different personality and perspective. The new material will retain our Heavy/Thrash foundation, but we are not afraid to make individual songs darker, faster, more aggressive or more atmospheric when the subject requires it. Above all, we do not want simply to reproduce Cruelty by Design. The next songs should clearly sound like Urban Spine while also showing that the band has continued to evolve.

V: 卢森堡其实有很多优秀的乐队。我比较熟悉你们国家的几支乐队，比如Desdemonia、Embryonic Death、Surgical Abuse和Fetuxion（Fetuxion是卢森堡最老牌的乐队之一）。我对卢森堡的金属乐圈非常感兴趣，您能给中国乐迷们介绍一下吗？或许您可以推荐一些乐队，或者说说卢森堡有哪些音乐节？

Luxembourg actually has many excellent bands. I’m familiar with a few from your country—such as Desdemonia, Embryonic Death, Surgical Abuse, and Fetuxion (which is one of the oldest bands there). I’m really curious about the metal scene in Luxembourg; could you tell Chinese fans a bit about it? Perhaps you could recommend some bands or mention music festivals held there?

U: 卢森堡是个小国，但它的金属乐圈却异常多元化。由于卢森堡位于德国、法国和比利时之间，所以它的金属乐圈自然而然地带有国际化色彩。乐队经常与邻国的音乐人同台演出，观众也习惯了聆听不同语言和各种风格的金属乐。相对较小的规模也意味着很多乐队彼此熟识并互相支持。我们认为Sublind、Kraton、Fusion Bomb、Praetor、Scarlet Anger、Dreadnought和Blanket Hill是卢森堡金属乐圈的重要代表乐队，他们也是我们的朋友。与你提到的那些乐队一起，他们证明了卢森堡作为一个小国，其音乐魅力远超外界的预期。其中有两个音乐节尤其让我印象深刻：Kopstal Metal Festival和EMF。EMF主要面向国际音乐人，演出阵容以其他国家的乐队为主，通常只邀请一支卢森堡乐队代表本地音乐圈。音乐节的目标之一是让这支卢森堡乐队与国际乐队直接交流，帮助音乐人建立联系，拓展国际视野。对于卢森堡这样的小国来说，建立这些国际联系弥足珍贵。因此，我们非常高兴Urban Spine乐队将代表卢森堡参加2026年的EMF。我们将于9月26日在朗布鲁赫与O.Z.、Scavenger、Toranaga、Dragon、Syrion和Spartan Warrior等国际乐队同台演出。卢森堡虽然面积不大，但其金属乐氛围活跃、热情且具有国际视野——而且其音响设备足以弥补国土面积的限制。

Luxembourg is a very small country, but its metal scene is remarkably diverse. Because the country lies between Germany, France and Belgium, the scene naturally has an international character. Bands frequently share stages with musicians from neighbouring countries, and audiences are accustomed to hearing different languages and many different styles of metal. The relatively small size of the scene also means that many bands know and support one another. Among the bands we regard as friends and important representatives of Luxembourg’s metal scene are Sublind, Kraton, Fusion Bomb, Praetor, Scarlet Anger, Dreadnought and Blanket Hill. Together with bands such as those you mentioned, they demonstrate that Luxembourg has considerably more to offer than outsiders might expect from such a small country. Two festivals particularly stand out to me: the Kopstal Metal Festival and the EMF—the Eisleker Metal Fest. The EMF is primarily an international festival. Its line-up consists mainly of bands from other countries, while one Luxembourgish band is usually invited to represent the local scene. One of the festival’s objectives is to bring that Luxembourgish band into direct contact with international bands, allowing musicians to build relationships and become better connected beyond our national borders. In a country as small as Luxembourg, creating these international connections is extremely valuable. We are therefore especially pleased that Urban Spine will be the Luxembourgish band appearing at the 2026 edition of the Eisleker Metal Fest. We will perform in Rambrouch on September 26 alongside an international line-up including O.Z., Scavenger, Toranaga, Dragon, Syrion and Spartan Warrior. Luxembourg may be small on the map, but its metal scene is active, dedicated and outward-looking—and its amplifiers are quite capable of compensating for the country’s size.

V: 你们是一支经典的乐队；尽管年轻，但你们的作品却无比成熟。我会继续关注和支持你们，也希望这次采访能让更多中国乐迷发现并支持你们的音乐。最后，你们有什么想对中国的乐迷说的吗？

You are a classic band; despite your youth, your work is incredibly mature. I will continue to follow and support you, and I hope this interview helps more Chinese fans discover and support your music. As we wrap up, is there anything you would like to say to your fans in China?

U: 首先，感谢你们如此认真地聆听我们的专辑，并提出如此真诚的问题，展现了你们对音乐、专辑封面以及Urban Spine乐队成员的浓厚兴趣。我们对此深表感激。对于所有通过这次采访认识我们的中国乐迷：感谢你们抽出宝贵的时间，关注这支来自欧洲小国的乐队。金属乐拥有连接相隔千里、语言不通、文化背景迥异的人们的力量。音乐依然能够直接触动人心。Urban Spine代表着由真实的人创作的真诚音乐——融合了力量、旋律、严肃的主题以及恰到好处的黑色幽默。我们希望你们能从中找到共鸣。支持你们喜爱的乐队，让实体音乐永存，永远不要害怕发出自己的声音。我们衷心希望有一天能有机会把Urban Spine带到中国，并与大家见面。保持真我，保持热情！

First of all, thank you for listening to our album so carefully and for asking questions that show genuine interest in the music, the artwork and the people behind Urban Spine. We truly appreciate it. To everyone in China who discovers us through this interview: thank you for giving a band from a very small European country some of your time. Metal has the ability to connect people who may live thousands of kilometres apart, speak different languages and come from entirely different cultures. The music still communicates directly. Urban Spine stands for honest music made by real people—with aggression, melody, serious subjects and a healthy amount of black humour. We hope you hear something in it that speaks to you. Support the bands you love, keep physical music alive, and never be afraid to make some noise. We sincerely hope that one day we will have the opportunity to bring Urban Spine to China and meet some of you in person. Stay loud and stay honest!

Urban Spine乐队主要作品：

Urban Spine - Cruelty by Design（2026）

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