Luis Ferreira
Guitarist, Blackwater Riot
A penalty kick and a stage dive are the same decision. You commit or you get hurt.
Before Blackwater Riot, Luis Ferreira was a semi-pro goalkeeper. He talks about split-second decisions, stage dives and why thrash is the only music fast enough for a keeper's brain.
The Box
Metal Overtime: What made you give up goalkeeping?
A shoulder that stopped working and a band that started working. The timing made the decision for me.
Metal Overtime: What carried over from the pitch to the stage?
Reading people. A keeper watches hips and eyes to guess where the ball is going. On stage I watch the crowd the same way. You can see a pit start before it starts.
A penalty kick and a stage dive are the same decision. You commit or you get hurt.
Luis Ferreira
The Stage
Metal Overtime: You are known for stage dives. Any close calls?
One. A festival in the rain, the crowd was thinner than it looked. I landed like a keeper, rolled out of it, finished the song. Training pays off in strange ways.
Metal Overtime: Why thrash?
Because it moves at the speed my brain moved in goal. Anything slower and I start overthinking.
On Rotation
What Luis is listening to right now, in the order Luis would play it.
Luis's Pregame Playlist
- Penalty BoxBlackwater Riot3:37
- Two HundredVultures of Dusk3:21
- Blast RadiusCinder Throne3:02
- Scrum EngineHollow Anvil3:55
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