We sat down with Maggie “the Siren” Carlton, CM “The Arcangel” Carroll, Ted “Ares the God of War” Domzalski, and Joe Martignetti from Illusions of Grandeur. We talk about their start in music, their upcoming single Midnight, and more! Be sure to check out their social media and music below after the interview!
Interview:
How did you get your start in music?
The Siren began singing at the age of 4 in the Washington DC area if the United States
Illusions of Grandeur “I.O.G.”, the Theatrical Hard Rock/Fantasy Metal band based in York, PA. I.O.G. has been touring in both the United States as well as across the UK, Germany, France, and the Ukraine since forming in 2015.
Illusions of Grandeur is:
Vocals -Maggie “the Siren” Carlton: Born in Washington, DC, Maggie has been singing and on stage since she was 4 years old. Maggie has a heavy background in theater, as well as being a part of bands and choral productions since grade school. Her influences range from Janis Joplin and Robert Plant to Maria Brink, Jonathan Davis, and Amy Lee.
Bass-CM “The Arcangel” Carroll: CM is a Philadelphia born touring musician who has been active since the 90’s in metal, rock, and hardcore bands from Los Angeles to New York. CM’s main influences range from Jaco Pastorius, Cliff Burton, Stanley Clarke, Mike Watts, Geddy Lee and mainly “The OX” John Entwistle and John Paul Jones.
Drums-Ted “Ares the God of War” Domzalski: Ted is a Philadelphia native. Slamming on drums in bands around the Philadelphia scene for years, landing as the God of War in Illusions of Grandeur. Some of Ted’s influences are Lamb of God, Amon Amarth, Chris Adler, and Gene Hoglan.
Guitars – Joe Martignetti
What type of music did you listen to while growing up?
A lot of hard rock like Heart, Janice Joplin to newer rock like Evanescence and metal like Korn and in This Moment.
What is your latest song or album you can share with us?
Illusions of Grandeur has a new single and video called “Midnight” coming out 6/6/2023 worldwide on Universal Music, it’s a bit darker than our last few album as IOG is exploring different styles of music for our upcoming album “The Siren Rises” coming later in 2023coming out
Where can our fans find you on social media for any music updates?
Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IllusionsOG
Band camp: https://illusionsofgrandeur.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iogmusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iogband
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@illusionsog
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCNb-T_hQo8nglq50v02BVmA
Music:
