Ellen Kirtner | Black Squirrel Radio Music

“We are Closure in Moscow, and we are from the planet earth,” Closure in Moscow’s lead singer Chris De Cinque said as he introduced their set Thursday on the Ernie Ball Stage of Warped Tour 2010. Closure in Moscow, a progressive rock band from Australia signed to Equal Vision Records, is currently on their first Warped Tour run.  Black Squirrel Radio caught up with the band’s guitarist and singer Mansur Zennelli to get the details on the band’s sound and upcoming plans. Zennelli likens Closure in Moscow to “satanic death metal meets Teletubbies,” while his bandmate, drummer Beau McKee, mentions comparisons made to The Mars Volta. The band released their debut album, First Temple, May of last year, and Zennelli said it “encompasses who we are and what we are.”  The band also has an EP, The Penance and the Patience, under their belt. The band’s immediate touring plans include an extensive trip to Japan, but it is possible we will see them back in the states sometime in the near future.  

Continue for audio from our conversation with Mansur Zennelli and pictures from their Warped set, and check out www.closureinmoscow.com for more information about the band.