The Reanimators
Steve Moore and Anthony Paterra bring the Goblin-inspired Zombi back to life with their first studio album in five years. Prog catches up with the duo on their 20th anniversary to chat about their passion for horror movie soundtracks… and Rush.
Words: Chris McGarel Image: Matt Dayak
Zombi hunters: Steve Moore and Anthony Paterra.
"Original Music: The Goblins with Dario Argento.” Those words, superimposed over images of shuffling undead consumers in an abandoned shopping mall, had a profound effect on composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Moore.
“I had seen Dawn Of The Dead so many times,” he recounts, “and at one point I was watching the credits and saw ‘Music by The Goblins’ and I thought, ‘Shit! I need to look these guys up.’ This was early-or mid-90s.” Inspired by George A Romero’s seminal 1978 zombie apocalypse movie, Moore teamed up with drummer Anthony Paterra to breathe life into an instrumental project called simply Zombi. New album 2020 marks 20 years since the duo’s formation.