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SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER

2012-01-04T07:44:00.007+01:00

SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER is an American Death Thrash band, formed in 2001 by vocalist Steve Worley. The band has been hard at work in the underground community for over a decade. With label support coming for the first time in the bands history in 2009, SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER released their sophomore full length "Spontaneous Suicide" worldwide via Crash Music/EMI.
A rigorous touring schedule would ensue, including multiple stints all through out Europe and North America along side legendary acts such as MASTER, PESTILENCE, VITAL REMAINS and many more.
The last year opens a new chapter in Sacrificial Slaughter history. They have a new split album with ENFUNERATION released and multiple tours planned. Let´s see, what Steve has to say about the recent developments

Hey Steve, how are you, has the new release brought you closer to the metal Olympics?

The new release has been successful. Many copies have been sold and it is gaining exposure worldwide.

Tell me about the split CD and your partners in crime!

Enfuneration are a great band and good friends of ours. We met them during several tours we did in the States throughout 2010 and I instantly became a fan. When we started throwing ideas around to release a split cd, I knew they were the guys I wanted to work with.

Furious Thrash in the vein of Razor / Slayer and devastating drums – inferno, that seems to be your base, or is there more behind it?

We get together and play the music that we like to play. Whatever comes out. We aren’t trying to compare ourselves to anyone or out play anyone. We are all fans of different kinds of Metal genres and in Sacrificial Slaughter we take the best elements of Death and Thrash and turn it into the fierce onslaught that it is.

The title “American Death Thrash” is significant. Do you want to get out of the way of all the guys who come up with new pigeonholes! Do you like it straight?

Straight to the point, no hidden meanings, just aggressive, in your face, American Death Thrash.

You have to enlighten me about the intro, where is it stolen from and why?

The intro on American Death Thrash is compiled of one of my favorite death scenes from a French film called “High Tension.” We accompanied the vicious blood curdling screams with Mozart’s “Lacrimosa” in the background. It’s a great classical piece and it was also used in one of our favorite movies “The Big Lebowski,” so we laugh about it as well. We haven’t ever really messed around with intros or sound bytes before. So this was kind of a test run. I can’t say if we will use the intro on the full length or continue to incorporate sound bytes in the future. Just have to see.

Why have you chosen for a split release instead of writing some more songs and releasing another full length? Friendly turn? Question of cost?

It was a question of cost indeed. We have enough material to put out a full length right now. But without label support at the moment we decided to split costs with another band to make a new release that could not only be successful but affordable.

I think you take your music very serious, but what about the lyrics? Humor is the king? Do you like to trample on stereotypes?

Lyrical themes for us rely on topics of everyday life. Often those topics relate to excessive alcohol abuse, violence and debauchery. But this is the lifestyle we choose and the music we choose to play and we take both seriously.

Are you the sort of guy who likes to force the progression of his band, the one others chafe on, or do you like the easy going?

Always forcing ourselves ahead. There are thousands of bands out there trying to do the same thing we are. We could be forgotten in an instant if we don’t continue to fight onward and make a name for ourselves.

How does the band work, democracy or dictatorship? And why is your way the right one?

I always consider the other guys in the band in all the moves we make. I value their opinions and keep their best interests and well being in mind at all times. Without them I couldn’t do this. But in 10 years I´ve never led us wrong, so for now I will keep dictating.

How are you finances with the band, the tours and stuff? I don’t believe that you can cover your costs just with merch can you?

Now a days our cost to operate IS actually covered by merch and playing shows. We don’t perform without a guarantee and I can fluctuate the guarantee amount depending on the conditions of the show. Distance, day of the week, etc. But I always make sure we have enough to cover, gas, food, lodging, beer, whatever. The merch money is a bonus. I use those funds for more merch and studio time.

How important is label support for you personally? Have you found the right one with HPGD for the new release?

I think label support is very important in the future of any band. HPGD was the perfect label for our current release but in the future we would like to ink a deal with one of the more renowned house hold name labels.

The band got a move on in 2009, but existed 10 years longer or so, were you counting little sheep before? I mean, you had a full length before but 2009 was the year with touring, new long player and your name on everyone’s lips!

The years leading up to 2009 were not wasted by any means. We spent those years playing our asses off in our local scene and trying to make a name for ourselves. We were just kids. Like 16 years old. So it was hard to come up with the large amount of money to do a proper recording. Without jobs or financial support of any kind we just did our best playing live as much as possible and spreading the word. Finally in 2009 we were a little older and more mature. All of us had day jobs and were able to collectively pay for studio time. So we went in and recorded a few songs at a nice studio in Orange County, California. We shopped the demo as best as we could. Sending it to every person we thought might care. We immediately got contacted by Crash Music. With their amazing worldwide distribution deal through EMI and really know other offers on the table....we took the deal. Just a 1 album deal and “Spontaneous Suicide” was born. It wasn’t our first choice of labels but we wanted to use it as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. Just to get the music around. So it served its purpose in that way.

How essential is the stage for you? What do you see in the eyes of the freaks in front of the stage? What do you expect from a good show and yourself?

The stage is what it’s all about. Everything we do is leading up to the moment where we get to go on stage in front of all those people and do what we do best. There’s no greater feeling then getting up there and making hundreds of people move with your music. It is a huge adrenaline rush. Of course some shows are better then others. A good show for us is a big energetic and enthusiastic crowd and tons of beer!

Tell me about your tour through Europe. Was it a “pay to play” thing and did you have fair conditions? Is that “pay to play” attitude ok for you?

The times we have traveled through Europe the conditions have always been extremely fair. Otherwise we wouldn’t do it. Our touring agency is from Germany and they take care of us very well. Like family. Basically we are responsible for getting ourselves out there and they take care of the rest. Unfortunately we come from California so it can be a little expensive. But that’s our problem. If we lived on the east coast of US or somewhere in Europe, it would be a lot cheaper for us to do these tours. But we always find a way to make it happen. I don’t know if I consider that pay to play. Its more like, do what you have to do to get your guys out there and have a successful tour. Hopefully someday soon we will be in a position to have our plane tickets paid for!

What are you impressions of Europe and Germany above all?

Europe is amazing. We try and play out there as much as possible. One day I would like to reside there. It is much better then living in the United States. Germany above all is my favorite. Metal is a second language there. Great crowds, great fans, great friends, great girls, great beer. I love Germany.

Try to compare Germany and US, what do you like and hate (inside the metal scene)?

There isn’t much to compare. Germany is just better in every way. The scene in Germany is forever thriving while the United States continues to be dismal. For example, the biggest fest in US is Maryland Deathfest. Which is a great fest.....but Germany has WACKEN OPEN AIR. End of story...

Is copious touring a never ending big fun or is there a point somewhere where it gets exhausting. I mean you have to play full concentrated sets every night, that can´t be always easy!

It is fun to be out there playing the music you love everyday and connecting with great people. But it is very exhausting indeed. It’s like drive 10 hours, play a full set as hard as you can, drive through the night, sleep in the van for a couple hours, play another set as hard as you can, over and over for months straight. After a while you can’t wait to land in your own bed! But it’s worth it, we live for this shit.

You have played with some Death and Thrash legends in the past. Will you did you perceive from them, when you burn out yourself as opening act?

We have had the pleasure and honor to tour Europe and North America with some major veterans such as Paul Speckmann and Master, Don Decker and Anal Blast, Pestilence, Waco Jesus and Vital Remains. We learned a lot from all these guys. No egos, they all took us under their wings and showed us the way. We are very lucky to have accumulated these influential friendships over the years. We will always be proud to be an opening act for any legend of the music that we love. Until one day, perhaps we will be the old timers.

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DOG FACED CORPSE

2011-12-04T14:48:00.008+01:00

Dog Faced Corpse is an Iraqi death metal band from Baghdad , the band was founded by drummer Lateef on the 1st of August - 2008 and the band is considered as the first band that plays Death Metal from Iraq .. with one aim .. creating extreme music that rapes your ears… So you fuckers, if you read the following lines, you´ll get an impression what it means being Death Metal there. Let us rise the curtain!

Hi guys, how are you? Did you have a bomb-free night? How much humor do you actually tolerate, with all the shit that happens over there?

Samer: Hey bro, hahaha i'm fine thank you....we actually got used to the sudden bullet firing and the explosions after the first two years, how ever it's much better now than what we used to have here in Baghdad...so yeah me and my buds r doin' good but with some usual concern of things getting worse in a moment...

Ok, give me some details about the band!

Lateef: Dog Faced Corpse started in 2008 with only me writing few sounds, some members joined later, we also did some gigs at that time in Baghdad. There was a "total metal silence" at that time when we did our first gig in Baghdad in 2008, people got thrilled to see a metal band playing live, that shit owned man!
Things are going better than ever right now, we have a full lineup with plenty of songs and we're willing to expand the sickness with our upcoming demo CD and a full length later, we also got signed recently with a cool underground Swedish label "Salute Records".

How did you discover death metal for yourself?

Samer: I begun to have a nag for discovering a heavier style than thrash metal which I begun to listen to when I was 15 or so, by that time I heard of Death metal which I got drawn to very fast, because it got what I really needed from metal, considering music and the brutal ideas that came with it.

Which bands are your main influence and why?

Lateef: We listen to all types of metal in general but death metal and its sub genres is what we're really into, when we write music we try to create a balance between brutality and technique, bands like Suffocation , Gorgasm , Spawn Of Possession , Atheist , Cynic , Death , Defeated Sanity , Origin , Mortal Decay , Kraanium , Devourment , Dying Fetus , Amagortis , Morbid Angel , Pestilence and some others inspired us and have been our influences for a long time now , not to mention our jazz fusion and classical influences : Allan Holdsworth , Chopin , Bach , Shawn Lane and few others.
Still we have our thing going on such as the oriental feel in some of our riffs since we're a Middle Eastern mofos! hehe . You'll know what I mean when you listen to our upcoming demo on January 2012,make sure to get a copy of the demo CD when it’s up.

Actually I have heard some of your songs and it seems you are really into the jazz/fusion stuff. Do you like it to elaborate your sound in a wide range?

Lateef: We believe that jazz and jazz fusion is the smartest genre in music! The way of brilliance it's written and interpreted into the table , the complexity of it is far beyond explanation , I just love the sound of it even though we're not really getting deep with jazz when we write our music, just a splash of that will do us well! It’s like the climax or when you jizz all over after nailing a real hot cunt! Hahaha

You are playing some covers of the legendary DEATH. Is Mr. Schuldiner your main-idea generator?

Samer: the godfather of DM is the main idea generator of the whole genre he took it to the next level from the beginning, so it is to me and all the DM fans a big ideas generator.

You had some lineup changes in the past. That doesn't look like stability, right? What´s up?

Lateef: Your right, the thing is, most of the musicians we know here are not really into this extreme kind of music , most of the ex members left the band because of that, they rather play mellower stuff except for Mohammed Ali(ex guitarist) who left the band cause he's busy with work and study. We had a rough time finding members and recording with the shitty gears we have and the lack of studios in Baghdad so we're doing everything all on our own.

Tell me something about your upcoming album and your label!

Lateef: The upcoming demo album is gonna be our first physical release ever, we're really excited to put it out for the listeners, you have no idea how hard it was to do it due to the circumstances. It’s a 3 song demo with an old bonus song with the same title as the band's name, the track list will be like:
01- The Drill
02- Broiled
03- Channel of decomposed bodies
04- Dog Faced Corpse(Bonus track)
The release is a combination between slamming/brutal death metal with technical influences as well. We actually wanted to print and release the demo ourselves since it’s our debut demo, but we couldn't find proper companies that do these things here so we started thinking of labels that can do that for us, I can tell you we had a real rough time finding one cause most of the labels need bands with full length albums.
Then a friend of mine ( Yaser Aka: Lord Erragal ) who has a one-man series of projects (Erragal, Kurgal and Amelnakru) recommended Salute Records(Sweden) for us, we contacted the dude from the label, his name is Tony and he got excited to work with us and release our demo.

What are your lyrics about?

Samer: It's about an actual happenings, vicious scenes that took place in our cities, neighborhoods, and streets, also sectarian clashes and what's left of the disgusting ideas behind it.

What about the enthusiasm for death metal in Iraq? More than a handful of idealists?

Lateef: Death metal in Iraq is not actually well-known to metalheads, the majority prefer slower, mellower, less extreme genres , there have been plenty of metal bands in the past most of them were heavy metal! Death metal is kinda new to Iraqis and I can tell you that we're the first band that plays death metal here, for us it’s the only genre that can fit the theme we're into.

You have chosen a band name that sounds brutal, but reality is more brutal. Tell us about the origin of the name?

Lateef: The band's name came to my head when I saw a picture with an article in a newspaper in 2006 about an Iraqi dude who got kidnapped by some militants and got beheaded then they stitched a dog's head into his body instead of his head. So I was thinking: what’s the best name for a death metal band? A corpse with a dog's head .. hmm lemme see .. Dog Faced Corpse ? .. FUCK YES!!

Do you hate it, if you get treated like exotic birds, because for the western bigotry metal and Iraq are incompatible with one another?

Samer: It got to me at first but now I got used to it, and I found my way to fit with the circumstances that we're forced to deal with, like dressing ordinarily and with beards and goatties to have them shortened and such things of speaking out our opinions in public, it is one of the main reasons that made Dog Faced Corpse the band that it is now.

How I have to imagine death metal in Iraq? I mean we hang up in bars, drinking and swear like a trooper, laughing and screaming, we are sexists (sometimes) and blasphemous, and we are surfeited of too many shows we can visit every week. How is it to be “death metal” in your hometown?

Samer: To get the main idea about our scene (DM in Iraq) is not quite hard, just like Lateef said before it's not a common genre here!!, Few people listen to it and most of them I know personally, it’s all about the actual bands and their albums that we get (download mostly...sorry!) and listen to discussing their music work and how we enjoyed it and how it affected us.
Concerning the details u described we (band members and other friends we know) also have fun laughing, cursing, doing some punks, some drink alcohol and some not, some say they are blasphemous or don't believe in any god and some not, I myself stick to being (A Muslim) so the choice is personal to and we respect each other the way we r and not by the religious view what so ever.
Concerning the shows as u know there r no band representing DM other than DFC so no concerts to go to in the DM genre but DFC's gigs, we try to put a great energy into it...although we had some thrash metal gig's with the Iraqi based thrash band Fatalogy and some other bands that worked in other genres like Olympus.

I´m sure you know the documentary about ARCASSICAUDA. How close is the story to the reality, concerning the circumstances for musicians in your country?

Lateef: Yea I know these guys and I've watched the documentary and I can tell you they acted like pussies and they exaggerated like drama queens to get exposure hehe, but anyways it’s really difficult for any "dedicated metal band" here to do their own shit.

Religion, which sort so ever, play a peripheral role in Germany. We have a vast number of people who deny their church. Our gods are money and success. Can you understand that?

Samer: Same here bro ,it's no big difference in here having people that avoid mosques and churches, money is the main idea that drove this country where it got to now...it's all about a big war between the ones with power to get the money and control over the country which they believe it's what success represents stepping over the weak and helpless.

US – TV stations sold your first (?) show as a success of the western sort of democracy in Iraq. What’s your point of view about it? Maybe the circumstances are more complex than the public knowledge!

Lateef: Democracy my ass! I got threatened just 40 minutes after I was done with our first show , I had to stay home for a whole year , I had to leave school and I got threatened and had been told to cut my hair! We don't trust anyone here not even the police nor the military. I just graduated from civil engineering college and I’ve been looking for a job but all I get is: We can’t hire you until you cut your hair. And I´m just one case off millions of oppressed people here in this shitty society that has been created after the war in 2003.

I mean they give you publicity because of your origin, not concerning your music, right?

Lateef: Of course! And we really hate that. Music should be treated for what it is.

Do you think the withdrawal of the US troops has positive/negative effects for the band?

Samer: I actually have no idea, we'll see what the future will bring to us! And leave it at that point.

The chief task of music is entertainment, any claims are secondary. Or should I see it different in your situation?

Lateef: The only sympathy we deserve as a band is the sound quality and the lack of studios, what I mean is that you’re not allowed to compare the mastering quality of our demo with a band that had the chance and the money to record their music in a professional studio, we did everything in my bedroom (a simple home studio). Just judge the music!

Ok, last spot is yours!

Samer: I would like to thank ur blogspot for the chance of making an interview with u, we have done few interviews with German people before, so we had developed a great idea about ur country. Besides what's actually you are famous with across the world with reputation...and glad we had the chance to express our ideas and feelings through your very good questions...all our best and regards to our families and friends that stood beside DOG FACED CORPSE and the DM bands that inspired us through the years...CHEERS!
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TEARS OF DECAY

2011-11-22T09:53:00.008+01:00

TEARS OF DECAY, the sons of the land of storm and saltwater, the East Frisian strongholds of harsh Death Metal are part of a new brutal 5 – way clash called “Split Yourself”. I was really glad to get a sign of life from that death squad and thirsted for some answers from the leader of the pack, Mr. Deichkot himself! And here it is:

Hello Micha, how is it going between shortage of money and shortage of good beer?

Hi, yes it´s all fine, lots of work, little money, no spare time and about good beer, don´t even mention it. I´m still a liquid teetotaler! Beer and shows function properly as always. Last week we have played in Bremen with a band called LEFT HAND PATH. Next will be EVOCATION in Aurich, EAR TERROR FEST, than MORBID ANGEL & BENIGHTED. Yes it is going nicely, I would say.

What are you guys up to at the moment, I mean apart from giving porn to school kids?

Hey, you know I have a little daughter, I want have questions like that … she push the shit for me, of course. Nope, joke apart. We have still the same problems. We live too far away from each other, all have jobs, partly families and by now we all play in other bands too (except Steffen) or other hobbies, that we would like implement. And we don´t want to break up with the band, of course. We are in the game since 1997 and had only one lineup change, we’re just a band of brothers. Henne, our guitar player, has married that year and I was the groomsman. Nice boozy session, above all the stag party.

It seems TEARS OF DECAY had fallen asleep in the last years. What is up man? Is the air too thin in Eastern Friesland? I thought Emden would be a metropolis!

As I told you, thanks to the fact we don´t live together and the vocational and family situation of each of us, we are short of time, to do something new. Only Steffen and I inhale the marvelous East Frisian air, the others live in Hamburg, Bremen and Delmenhorst. But we were not idle, we have already finished the drum parts for the upcoming album “Suicide Dimension”. It only lasted 4 years yet, in 2020 we will got the whole thing! Next year we really want to release it and play more shows. The East Frisian isles Borkum, Norderney , Baltrum and above all Memmert (birds – island) have to be destroyed, musically!

Ok, tell me something about the just released split cd!

Yeah, the „Split Yourself“ cd was a idea of Leif. This guy is such a Death Metal lunatic and he released the CARNAGE zine. Meanwhile he does not do it anymore, but he is still active in the scene and he moved from Bremen to Berlin. We have the same comprehension about “Underground” and the commercialization of the scene. And so he had the idea to put together some good German Death/Grind bands and release their shit. We are buddies and from that point of view it was our obligation being part of it. Furthermore you´ll find on it CEREBRIC TRUMOIL from Berlin, JOHNSTON from Bremen, FETOCIDE from Oldenburg and VERY WICKED from Wolfsburg. We have taken our promo songs from 2007 and Pluto Mega Wimp Sound) has mastered it. Awesome sauce!

Are you not afraid to drown on a 5-way split?

Nope, why should we. We have no neuroses or shit like that. If anything, than we are happy to hold a new release in our hands. Our songs never saw the daylight before, so it is more than just ok for us. We see us as part of the Death Metal family. As far as I´m concerned, I like that sort of split stuff , you can check it out and when you like it, you can contact the band.

The title “Split Yourself” sounds characteristic for … whatever. How would you interpret it?

Well, the name giving was not an easy act, we consider about it for a time. But in any mail that name pop up and we all were satisfied with it and here it is. So it don´t stand for something, I would say. But it sounds delicious and put it in a nutshell.

Are you a bunch of German bands who commiserate each other and that’s the reason why you release the split cd?

Yes exactly, we hope to get the big dough with it finally. I mean if we sell each for 5 Euro, we can quit our jobs an emigrate to Memmert, that much is clear. Otherwise we knew that a single band has no chance, only united we are strong, or something like that, ha ha. We have not thought about it long time, Leif asked we agreed.

Maybe I have to ask in another way. What motivations keeps you going?

My personally motivation is just love to music and the people you meet, who connected with it. You meet freak on every occasion, who are confused in the same way like you and lots of new cool shit get released again and again. The new BENIGHTED this year is my personal highlight. To see it from the point of a band, we have still fun together making music, and with the bad jokes we make among us. When it finally comes to rehearse, we prattle nonsense for 2 hours, but constructive, we attach great importance to that!

You last album lies in the fog of grey prehistory. Can you still believe in the band?

Yes, sure we believe in us. We don’t want to earn money with our shit after all. We just dig into Death/Grind stuff and that’s what we want to play and I love it making music with my buddies. Surely it is partly frustrating to visit an festival without even playing. Had we go through with “Saprophyt” back in 2002, maybe some bigger festivals had been possible. But we are no sissies. Hey, we have played with NASUM at FUCK THE COMMERCE, what do you want more!

Why actually you never released a full length again? Are you still waiting for the return of Cudgel?

Yes, the end of the record label „Cudgel“ is a great pity, because we talked the same language. One of the guys, Besen” pulled out oneself before fortunately, and he is still active with a new label. And Jens found accommodation at War Anthem Records, what we are glad about. And how I mentioned above, we will release our new album next year, and we will see if we get a label or not. Otherwise we do it single handedly, or Dieter Bohlen is producing us.

You don’t seem to play many live shows. Don’t you have enough time for that? Could you manage being on the road more often anyway?

It’s a question of time playing a tour and above all to rehearse before. First let’s record the cd and then the shows will follow. This year we will play the EAR TERROR FEST yet, and that’s it. Anytime we want to do new things. I truly miss the stage, that’s why I have formed my other band LEFT HAND PATH and we play a lot in Northern Germany and The Netherlands. Next year we will do an album with that band definitely.

By playing just a handful of shows per year, you’ll never become rock stars! Do you want to live at your parents’ until you’re 50, collecting social welfare? But honestly, wouldn’t it be great to play support for a big tour in Germany for a few days (of course that’s a bit expensive nowadays)?

Well I would like to play a tour for 14 days or so, but one thing we would never do. We would never pay for a tour. We take no stock in these, that’s dissents our principles. But to live with my mum isn’t the worst, fortunately in 12 years I´m going to be 50 , can move out and join the ” Emden Shanty Choir” finally, yeah! We have already passion, but if you are away from the surface, such a long time like us, you can´t expect too much. Of course it would be cool to tour with BENIGHTED, ORIGIN or CRYPTOPSY.

Today it’s kind of hard to be noticed. Are there too many similar bands blocking the scene? Do we need another wave of band break-ups like in the nineties?

Yes, you are right, by now the marked is saturated and overcrowded, but we as band do not bother with thoughts like that. So it can happen that you fall through the cracks. You need a strong label at the back to get the right attention, but we don’t need it. It’s enough when we can play some shows. Similar to you I write for a magazine and because of the vast number of new releases I lose my nerves sometimes. But I like it, that Old School Death Metal is coming back currently. But the number of bands in general bugs, however who shall ban it? You don’t have to buy
everything. The bigger problem is the frequency of concerts. Some day you will have less of visitors and that means less of organizer, less of labels and less of bands. Don’t mind if it happened, everyone can do what he wants. It’s hard to say, if we need a cut.

How do you see the metal, grind and whatever movement personally? Enthusiastic, sobering…?

I´m still on fire as well as the scene and the music itself. I don’t believe that it will be change in the near future. Here in Eastern Friesland a lot has happened, with bands and with shows. Meanwhile we can book major bands like DISBELIEF, EVOCATION etc. It precedes, we don’t have to ride thus far to visit some shows. Huisi, a fellow of mine leads AH Entertainment and he booked bands in Bremen, Oldenburg and Leer such as DEICIDE, KATAKLYSM, VOMITORY, MISERY INDEX. And there are enough festivals. But I´m pissed off that after FUCK THE COMMERCE the DEATH FEAST has gone too. Apart from that I try to get my old cadaver everywhere where I can bang my head.

Do you like it to play with the stereotypes (lyrics) of brutal metal or are you real Gorelunatics? Or what are your songs about? Does brutal music need songs about rape, dismemberment etc? . How serious do you take them? Why are jokes with sex and violence in the focus of many bands? Don´t get me wrong, I like it and I´m old enough to see humor if I find him.

As far as I´m concerned everyone can sing what he wants. The times where you had to sing about death and zombie flicks have been gone long ago. I prefer sociocritical and philosophical lyrics. Sartre has a big influence and I deal with existential philosophy, but also with “celestial burial” in Tibet. The church is a topic too so ever and the human by itself. I don’t like it too dull, but this is my subjective perception. I really like it, if others sing about horror etc, or tease themselves, like CANNABIS CORPSE or something. I don’t know borders, except right or left wing extremist crap and child porn.

What was the most horrifying experience during/after a show?

After the show, I don’t know. At GAHLEN MOSHT my trouser button flies away and I had to hike up my slacks the whole time. Not funny! At our first gig, a guitar string from Hennes´ guitar demolished and he don’t had a second guitar. So he had to restring and I had to entertain the crowd. Has been horrible, anyway. But basically it has shown that we can have a lot of fun on stage and we can share it with the people.

Tell me about the EAR TERROR Fest, in that you are involved I think, give me some historic details and what about the 2011 edition?

Yes, the EAR TERROR fest takes place for the 11. time, always on the 2. weekend in November. The first edition was organized from Mike from ANASARCA but for the second edition I´m on board and since the 3. I did it all alone. But this year Mike is back. The festival shall be a little tidbit for Death/Grind/Thrash fans. We have local acts as well as bands from other countries. The mixture is important. Because of the fact that we have more shows in the local area, I can raise the amount of foreign bands. We have 4 bands every evening but without the help of the youth centre “Alte Post Emden” it would not possible. They furnish civilian employee, food, beverages and the PA above all. I have to pay the bands and the man behind the mixer unit. The show lives from the entrance, from what nothing left on the end. Therefore it is a nonprofit event. Bizarrely I have bad luck with canceled bands every year but we had a lot of cool stunner too: SINISTER, PYAEMIA, DEADBORN, AGATHOCLES, DEPRESSION and so on. It is just a underground based widget. This year we booked REQUIEM as headliner and build the whole promotion on that. But the booking agency fucked up and so they are unable to come. It’s non profitable to come for only one show from Switzerland and I quiet understand it. Fortunately my buddies from PURGATORY pick up the slack, and that’s more than just a replacement, definite! I also could book the DEMONICAL tour and so we have the following billing:
Friday; FALLEN SAINTS, TRUTH OF BLOOD, TEARS OF DECAY, PURGATORY
Saturday; SLYTRACT (Hungary), VOLTURYON (Sweden), WEAK ASIDE and DEMONICAL(Sweden). Sounds not bad, I think. We expect 100 – 150 visitors and if it become more we would be lucky. It’s always like a family gathering and it will drunk a lot, that’s East Friesland!

Time for the swan song, your last wisdoms please!

Swansong = Carcass = Good bye. Thanx for the interview, we see us on one or another show. Keep an eye of the East Friesian scene and visit your local shows. We have a lot of awesome bands in our latitudinal lines, who have deserved it to get recognition. Death Metal will never die!
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FULCI HOLOCAUST

2011-11-17T06:59:00.006+01:00

Fulci Holocaust is a bizarre horror influenced brutal goregrind band paying homage to the movies of Coffin Joe, Dario Argento,George Romero, Lucio Fulci and many many more. The band was born in the summer of 2010 as Zombie Holocaust, releasing a couple of compilation tracks before changing the name a year later to Fulci Holocaust, as a dedication to the movies of Lucio Fulci. MZ answered my highly investigative questions.

Undead hails to the Leicester Zombie squad, how are the Midland’s flesh-eaters doing?

We are great thanks, rotting along very nicely.

Tell me about the 3 “walking dead guys” on the couch!

In actual fact, four of us ghouls appear on the demo with the final few tracks having a different guitarist and comprising of unused older tracks. We’re all just people who want to make grind and have fun really.

Your former band name, Zombie Holocaust, was probably too trivial is this why you changed it?

Exactly, it was a bit generic, and I thought limiting as I started watching a whole bunch of 80s slashers and decided that I wanted to do a demo on these movies now and with the name Zombie Holocaust it didn’t seem right so a change was needed.

“Zombie Couch Demo” is a strange name for your current songs! Please establish a connection between zombies and a couch! Please reveal the shroud of mystery for me!

Haha sadly it is not an interesting story, couch is actually the surname of the guitarist who joined and so in honour of him I decided to name the demo after him. As without his playing and input it wouldn’t have happened….plus once gory boy (vocals) drew the various covers it was too funny and 80s inspired to say no.

The song “ Zombie Fuck Slut” deeply grieved my trust that some things are not allowed to change! Shit, zombies and sex fit to each other like pit latrine and flush, neither in the case of Peter Jackson! What the hell are your thoughts about it?

I had actually just re-watched the Re-Animator spoof, Re-Penetrator and that and the movie ‘The Stink of Flesh’ inspired this song. Sadly Porn of the Dead is just terrible, and put me off zombie sex for the near future. On a side note, Peter Jackson = Yes. Braindead is just hilarious, one party we would all like to go to.

“Do You Wanna Party” is not official part of the demo I think, it is also not a real song anyway. So enlighten me!

It’s just an attempt at some 80s horror movie ‘soundtrack’ that I wrote, going for a ‘Return of the Living Dead’ vibe, something cheesy, 80s and kitsch really. Stuck it on simply to break up the demo and because it was about zombies.

The demo is released on TORN FLESH RECORDS as free download? Is there also an physical one available?

Yeah Torn Flesh were great to stick some songs on compilations and put the demo out for their followers and more people, they have been great supporters to both us and the underground scene in general. The demo itself, is actually available as a physical copy with maybe 20+ being distributed so far, although this is only when I go to gigs and just hand them out sadly for the meantime.

Do you represent the band in the classic way with merchandise, shows and stuff, or are you just 3 guys who flee the sunlight down in the basement?

At the moment, we are just 3 guys rocking out, though I am planning to write a full length album, the odd gig and maybe a shirt….hopefully ramping up the brutality and craziness mixing my favourite bands of Mortician, Necrophagia, Deranged and Exhumed so it’s coming, as long as our limbs don’t decay and fall off and we avoid being shot in the head.

Why don´t you find a drummer – zombie yet? Are you afraid he could lose his arms while drumming?

In previous bands, as most people find, getting a drummer is always a bastard and I’ve been let down in the past so when I started Fulci Holocaust I decided to go down the drum machine route and have no limitations or hassles. I think it works well and gives me more freedom and makes writing / recording easier, if we play live however we may need to resurrect some worm infested bastard and hope his limbs can take the blasts.

Do you think you could be limiting yourself musically with the way you have chosen to play? Or is the big fun the only thing that counts?

I made a conscious decision to limit the influences and styles we play as I want to honour the gods of Deranged and Mortician especially and that is the sole purpose of the band. It is also another reason we grunt about horror movies, which are my passion. If I want to play something else then I will go join a jazz band or a Wham tribute where the band ethos is different.

Why do you kiss Fulci and the 80s horror flicks imaginary arse?

Why? Because they are fucking awesome, violent, gory and fun – something that is missing in a lot of modern horrors. In regards to Fulci he has made so many good films (Don’t torture a duckling, Zombi 2, The Beyond, NY Ripper) amongst others with the golden period of slashers and Italian rip off zombie movies being the 80s when the aim was to shock and entertain. Hard to get that anymore.

Is there actually lyrical scope left? I mean every sound – sample is used, every story a dozen times told, right?

Yeah that is true, although I like to think that one or two of our samples used on the demo are quite unique (for example we have the UK comedy IT Crowd) and there’s enough weird movies out there to keep going, but all the major horror movies have been over used for sure. I am sad enough to like guessing where the samples come from though haha. I heard a Gore Obsessed song with a sample from the movie Evil Ed, contacted Justin and ended up checking out the film, so also a good way to discover some potentially good flicks. Also, we’re singing about horror movies here, so I don’t think the lyrics are that important, we’re not trying to change the world or preach or anything just have fun and hopefully fellow horror fans dig that.

Fulcis´ zombies are not mandatory typical for the undead hordes. I mean he just ripped off Romeros success and he filmed a lot of bad flicks with other themes, just commissioned work to earn some money in the fairway of the more successful US cinema! Uff, is this blasphemy? What do you think?

Zombi 2 (Zombie flesh eaters) is an unashamed unofficial sequel of Dawn of the dead, no blasphemy there although the rest of his movies (Gates of Hell trilogy) become a lot more like some later Argento work in the way where narrative and plot takes second stage to atmosphere, feeling and in Fulci’s case outright shock and gore. The whole Italian 80s scene (And their earlier westerns) was based on ripping off successful movie genres, but adding a slight twist. Going back to Fulci, he had some mixed success but his giallo’s were great, zombie films really added something to the genre and are great with a beer or ten, NY Ripper is amazing and misanthropic (As well as hilarious in parts) and some of his later movies were ok. He was more than a hack, just misunderstood haha part genius, part moron.

Actually his movies are famous cause its godly gory content, and that’s enough to love them, right?

Exactly, many many eyeball scenes and intestines everywhere, forget plot or often character development give us the red stuff!

Not only Fulci is in your murderous focus, you satirize/adore the work of Dan O´Bannon and Fred Dekker too, for example: Does that mean, zombies are allowed to be funny?

Yeah def, I mean if you don’t have fun watching horror movies just go and give up on life. They are made to entertain us, be it scary, tense and creepy or outright over the top fun gore party. I liken the Evil Dead and Brain Dead to the first two Return of the living dead movies, because they are fun films that you can enjoy while drinking with mates and you can shout at the ridiculous scenes (And over the top gore of evil dead & brain dead), where as others like Fulci’s movies I think are a bit more depressing and solemn and don’t really get the party mood going haha.

Maybe you could rape the story of the TV – series “The Walking Dead”, or would it be too serious for you?

I quite enjoy ‘The Walking Dead’ both the graphic novels and the TV adaptation but I don’t think we would do a song about it, too serious and too much character development, although it could work as a concept album maybe haha. I can’t imagine an audio representation of it however.

Do you ignore the modern zombie? Those who can run, talk and even think. A real zombie don´t do that things, at the very most he crave for “BRAIN”, right!

Me personally? I prefer the Romero type – slow, decaying and moaning although if done correctly the running zombie can be a nice treat. Nightmare City (not strictly zombies I know), Dawn of the Dead remake and of course Return of the Living Dead all do this well, but I always come back and crave for the slow, rotting bastards lurching towards you. Never stopping, never sleeping, forever hungry.

Here is a test question: Define the zombie as person and its influence into a sort of music, which the common citizen does not recognise as the only true music!

That is a tricky one, personally I would probably see the Zombie be like the music of Incantation and Hooded Menace, slow, crushing and determined. Heavy doomy death, though I am interested on your thoughts about this as well.

I agree, the slower the more authentic, I prefer the morbid feeling into brutal music. We are all zombies in our normal lives, when we thoughtlessly stumble through our everyday life! Under that point of view you play the soundtrack of our normal life, right?

In a way I do agree with what you are getting at here, but zombies can be transcribed as a metaphor for almost anything in any context with consumerism being the main one thanks to Romero's Dawn of the Dead, but I think these movies are often over analysed and coincidental nuances are misinterpreted. It always raises the level of quality if a film does have an underlying theme such as Romero's or the ecological slant to 'The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue' but if these films don't deliver the FX, the story and the zombies the fans want then all these dreams of grandeur go unfulfilled. Fulci Holocaust play for those who do not take it too seriously, there are important things in life (remaining living for one) but we shall be blasting out our songs loudly while drinking a beer, and rocking out to the forthcoming zombie apocalypse.

Send some last warnings about the undead menace to my readers!

Be on the look out for any changes in your friends, neighbours or work colleagues, infections and pandemics are happening with increasing regularity as the world opens up to us, new diseases and viruses can come from anywhere and wipe us out like the Spanish wiped out the Aztecs. Be vigilant people and grind out to the following bands: Fondlecorpse (NL), Gore Obsessed (NL), PreDigest (UK) and Razorrape (SW) also big thanks for letting up do this interview with you.
Danke und Tschüss!!!

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MORDBRAND

2011-11-16T06:12:00.005+01:00

The Swedish arsonists from MORDBRAND create with their current Ep “Necropsychotic” a highly dangerous firestorm, which leave more than just harmless burn marks on the old school death metal carpet. Reason enough for me to talk with Björn (bass/guit) about a, not even ordinary band history.

Hi there you firebugs, how are you. Is there still something alive in the environment of Karlstad or have you torched it all?

I’m doing fine. Unfortunately there are quite a few buildings intact - despite our presence.

Are you serious arsonists? How much fire and destruction can 3 guys produce?

No, it’s actually just a moniker for our death metal unit. I guess the three of us would be useless arsonists. We have too many obligations as it is.

You started in 2004 (under the moniker HORNED), but you needed a long time until you came up with MORDBRAND and your first release. Obviously you had no reason to rush, but actually this is a Mediterranean mindset. It seems you don´t like it to fall into work mania, right?

HORNED was a completely different band, but both me and Johan (drums) were members of it, and we also played death metal - so, I can understand your confusion. We do not rush things - but I think it’s quite an accomplishment to record a 30 minute EP plus a split release (containing three original songs that will be released shortly) in less than a year. We have only existed as an active three piece band in little over a year. The songs we did back in 2004 for the EVOKE split was a one-off thing (or so we though) and we didn’t do ANYTHING what so ever with MORDBRAND ‘til the fall of 2010. We actually came up with our moniker because we needed one for the EVOKE split 12”.

It seemed to gain momentum when Per (ex-GOD MACABRE) entered the band. Was he the driving force that time, the fresh air who stoked the flames?

I guess you could say that. We wanted to continue the band after the EVOKE split was released, and asked Per if he’d be interested in growling for us. First he was very unsure of the whole thing, but after he heard our stuff he seemed quite impressed (or at least fond of our particular sound). We had no idea that his legacy with GOD MACABRE would give us such a boost though. His role in the band is very important since he contributes with lyrical themes and depths to our musical landscapes. And oh - he’s on my top 5 growler’s list.

How far away is GOD MACABRE from MORDBRAND musically or otherwise?

GOD MACABRE was an influence for us when we started the band. But I don’t think that their sound rubbed off that much on what we’re doing today. The punky stuff sure did - but that influence, for me, comes from Anti-Cimex, Discharge, Doom, Driller Killer and that sort of stuff. I guess you could say that GM and MB share/shared the same influences.

MORDBRAND absolutely doesn’t wear the sound that a Death Metal damaged fan anticipated from a Swedish band. Hell, in what sort of pigeo hole shall we look for you? Don’t get me wrong, but pigeonholes are essential!

I’m not exactly sure what you mean by this. Production-wise we certainly don’t share the sound with our fellow death metal peers, but that’s because we produce and record everything ourselves. We can’t really predict the final product since we’re in a phase of trial and error. There are a lot of things I’d like to change with the production on “Necropsychotic”, but I wouldn’t change a note on the actual songs. I think they came out perfectly and they’re a good indication of what’s to come. Musically we’re probably a bit more melodic than many of our peers, without losing intensity and brutality. Quite the contrary. We’re all into various forms of extreme metal and we try no to paint ourselves into a particular corner. Personally, I’m a bit surprised that the so few reviewers have pointed out this fact. You wouldn’t hear a song like “Deliverance” or “The Fall of Flesh” on a record from 1991. People like to put the OSDM-tag on us, and we don’t mind that - but I think there’s more to our music than that.

That old school shit seems to be interesting for each currently, but why does it interest you?

Well, OSDM doesn’t interest me more than any other genre. There are an equal amount of shit bands/great bands in this genre as any other. It just so happens that we enjoy creating this music and we’re not too worried about stepping out of formulas and treading the barriers of something completely different. We’re certainly not progressive in any way, shape or form - we just want to make deadly tunes without the unnecessary sophistication and technical wankery. And to me, that is old school in a nutshell. And another link to the olden ways is our DIY-mentality. We are personally responsible for all details on our releases.

Are you afraid of the fire brigade? I mean anytime anything will be extinguished. How will you struggle against the water? (I mean what´s your driving force?)

If you’re using an analogy - I’d say the fire brigade are the people who will stop supporting our music when the genre is in the shitters (again) and another retro style Is gaining interest. Well, then we’ll keep on doing what we do now. We’ll never earn a single dime from this, so we have no reason to adjust our sound to the contemporary fashions. Our driving force is the love for great brutal music with that certain un-named feeling. If no label wants to support us - we’ll unleash the music on the internet for free (which is bound to happen whether it‘s released on record or not anyway). No big deal.

You songwriting is from the frontal sort, right in the face. Is this kind of straightforward Death Metal that makes you special?

I don’t know what makes us special, but when we recorded the tracks for the upcoming split we definitely heard that it sounded like MORDBRAND. I think it’s the audible crust influences combined with a certain variation of notes that we like to use - combined with Per’s particular way of phrasing his vocal patterns - that makes us stand out a bit in the flooded underground.

With EVOKE you had an accomplice last year on your incendiary attacks! Why was it the guys from the British Empire? Tell me about the split!

Well, I’m friends with EVOKE’s vocalist John Redfern, and I had sent him the tracks right after we recorded them. It was a LONG time ago, so I had almost forgotten about them. He asked me if we’d be interested in releasing them as a vinyl split. It was a no-brainer for us, so it happened. I was surprised to see that the release was quality through and through in terms of printing and layout and it gave us a new spark. Since our main priority (the thrash metal band) THE LAW was in a temporary hiatus - we both felt that we still had an urge to create death metal, and now we actually had a humble opening of a discography. Without the EVOKE split there’d be no MORDBRAND today, so in that aspect the release is very important to us. Musically it’s a bit rough around the corners and it’s more of a blue print than anything else.

Now you have a new EP released by Deathgasm Records. But while you call it an EP, others would sell it as full length. It seems you couldn´t find your arse with both hands. Don´t you wanna earn money?

We rather release a lengthy EP than a short full length album. The first 4 songs are the actual EP songs and the last two should be considered bonus tracks of sorts. They were recorded at a separate occasion and have a more primitive production. “Deathbound” was a test recording and the first thing that Per recorded with us, but it came out really well so we put that on the disc as well. Money? There’s no money. Keep your day job ‘cause the band ain't gonna make it!

On that EP you vastly cudgels on my eardrums, and I love it! But with “Deliverance” at the end you create a morbid abstraction of the previous songs. Tell me about!

“Deliverance” is a weird tune indeed. We wanted to try a different approach on that one, take some chances and broaden our perspectives a bit. We love doom metal and the chorus (if you can call it that) is sort of a Candlemass-esque bit. Hell, even the verses are typical Candlemass. And for some reason Per started experimenting with his voice in the verses and it sounded killer in a weird way. I guess we put it as the last track on the EP not to confuse people too much (hence the bonus track perspective). We’ll probably try more weird shit in the future, without losing the purpose of the band.

Will the unmistakable Crust impact be getting stronger in future, maybe? Is that your musical destination?

We’re a death metal band - but variety is king. I think the crust influences are very important for us, ‘cause it allows us to keep a certain pace and groove to our mayhem. One of our new tracks, “The Eternal Feast of Annihilation”, is the crustiest thing we’ve recorded thus far. If we get anymore crustier we’d have to quit or day jobs and grow mohawks.

You have once told that you liked bad production; a production doesn’t have to be polished in every detail. Is that applicable for you too? Why is perfection not necessary in Death Metal?

I don’t think I’ve ever said that I like “bad” production, but I enjoy flawed production ‘cause it leaves a certain human un-machine-like feel to the music. It provides a certain dynamic. And to be honest - all productions are flawed in some way or another. These flaws may very well be turn-offs for some people, and for me too. But it has a certain charm that cannot be emulated. If we are done with the mixes and I discover that some vocal parts are too high or low in the mix for instance, it’s not a big deal. Most of my favorite records have a bunch of weird details that was unintentional. It’s just a personal thing for me, and a lot of people probably won’t agree - but a lot of people like VOLBEAT (…).

MORDBRAND is not a live band! Are you afraid of the lynch mob with their pitchforks, torches and stuff?

No. I’d love to do live shows, but not to promote our stuff in a work-like manner - but because it’s a cool momentum. We’ve never said that we won’t do live shows, it’s just that we live 4 hours apart and we’d have to use session live members. It’s a huge task and it has to be worth the effort.

Where and what you will burn down next? Or maybe it’s time to chill again?

As I said previously, we have recorded three new songs for a split 10” with the mighty BOMBS OF HADES that will be released in a collaboration with CARNAL RECORDS (CRAFT/OMNIZIDE/ARCKANUM/SVARTSYN) and the brand new label BIFROST RECORDS. We have no official release date yet, but everything is basically all done and paid for.

A band like DISMEMBER quit the duty, because all stories are told. And a lot of youngsters refuse to believe it and try to tell them again. What do you think about the development currently?

All bands and people have a reason for quitting and starting up - whatever it might be. It’s not for me to tell people that they should or shouldn’t. If they don’t want to do music together anymore, I think it’s a good call to call it quits. There’s nothing more uninteresting than an uninspired band. Good on them!
Generally - I don’t see a particular development. Some bands quit and some bands form. It’s the circle of death.

One last question about a fact I have never understood. Why so many Swedish guys play in several bands? I mean it must be disgusting to visit a show and only meet other musicians who ogle each other skeptical!

Many Swedes are playing in bands. My experience is that Swedish musicians are very supportive of one another. I’ve never seen it as a BAD thing, more like a motivation to grow musically and to perfect one’s craft.

Ok, last spot is yours!

Thanks A LOT for the interview! Great questions indeed! Check out ”Necropsychotic” on DEATHGASM RECORDS! We’ll also have a vinyl version out soon on CHAOS RECORDS, so if you’re a vinyl nerd - this might float your boat. Keep supporting metal!
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SPASM

2011-09-26T07:51:00.006+02:00

Prepare for a drum & bass gigolo and the secrets of a women whisperer. Here you get a lesson in human sexuality and you´ll find the source of our real religion! And don´t bore me with your political correctness, this is entertainment! Sit down and keep silent, now the curtain will rise for SPASM and their taboo tales.

Hi Lukas, how are you and the new album? Has it brought in the expected, perfumed love letters already?

Hi Jörg! I am OK, man, and hopefully, the new album has been spreading to all the goregrind fans around. We have received many perfumed pink letters with pussies’ prints inside and pictures of some naked hot chicks who begged us to appear on another CD layout. Some of them have also sent us their used tampons; we might use these tampons as a bonus to a package for our CD´s. Lucky one who buys it.

With the new cd SPASM seems to be the ultimate ladies whisperers. Do you go hand in hand with modern feminism now?

Oh yeah, man! We formed our band almost 12 years ago and finally, our time has come to pass on our valuably gained (non)sexual experience to ladies who deserve and long for it. Modern feminists are just poor girls who didn´t live through love, emotions, pain and awesome sex, they are really depraved. That´s why we are here, we have to show them how it works.

I see the cd as a kind of set to music encyclopedia to explore female needs. I hope I understand it in the right way?

Yes, definitely. We tried to show our girlies and fans that our band conception can be based on other attributes but gore themes or tawdry pornography. “Taboo Tales” are meant to be a handbook which might prevent boredom in bedrooms and it should reveal your hidden lust and pleasures. It is an encyclopedia of forbidden desires and cravings for major society, but a great manual for all the free sexual minds all around.

Is it your aspiration to fill the knowledge gaps of your fans? Have you some kind of teaching assignment?

I think it is, I finished studies as a teacher few years ago, and so I am persuaded it´s really important to spread awareness of dark corners of sex, for me it´s a combination of my job and hobby. Who can say that? There is nothing worse than an uneducated impotent.

Do you give any guarantee of success?

Of course, our band has been playing for almost 12 years and our teaching and prophecies are still interesting for a lot of people, so that´s the proof of success, that´s our guarantee, or isn´t it?

You have created a basic work to analyze the female mind. But do the girls actually understand it too?

We don´t differ girls from boys and their opinion. We just hope everyone will understand our conception and intentions. We wanted to realize our thoughts and ideas about unconventional sexual deviations; hopefully, it has any sense for all the horny listeners. Girls should understand it for sure, they are more perverted than guys, that´s it.

To be serious, the chick on the cd – poster don’t look happy at all. Maybe she feels misunderstood?

After being brutally beaten and raped by that dude (Radim), you might not be happy as well. She didn´t know that innocent flirting can be so dangerous.

Are you afraid that your creative energies are misguided and that you are just 3 sexual perverse and unsatisfied guys?

We are not afraid at all. The point of our efforts is that we just have a lot of fun with things we are doing. If someone thinks we are perverse, it´s OK, but we definitely deny being unsatisfied guys. We are satisfied with all the private things regarding sexual needs or activities. Just ask our shemale slaves, sorry, boy/girlfriends. I believe that everyone who has sense of humor should understand if we take it seriously.

By the way, what about Radim´s swimsuit, does it still fit him or is it grow with him? Has Radim actually the legal “Borat” legitimation to wear it?

Yes, it has been one year since he received Borat legitimation. Radim and the guy from Borat – Sasha Baron Cohan popularized this kind of swimsuit, so Radim got a free voucher for buying another pair of this awesome bathing dress. As he´s getting fatter and fatter, actual Borat swimsuit is about to break up and it will not fit him until he loses some weight.

I like the album title “Taboo Tales”, is it a dependence on the 70th hardcore serial with incest stories and shit like that?

Even if we are keen on porn movies and hardcore serials, we didn´t know that the title “Taboo Tales” was used for it in the past. I was almost sure that this title haven´t been used, but you are the man who opened my eyes. Anyway, both titles are used in uncommon senses, so I will be really pleased if this serial will help us in promotion and on the other hand, we might attract people to this movie. It is a dirty cooperation.

The cover is cool too! For the blinds and deaf who don’t know SPASM it will be a surprise to hear the music, because there is nothing explicit to find on it. Or do I have a wrong interpretation about it?

You are absolutely right. We thought about different kind of cover that won´t be comparable to another one and will be little bit original in this genre. Reactions and comments convince us that we had decided well. We discussed it within our band and agreed on the fact we don´t want to have something explicit. The box on this cover encourages people´s fantasy and imagination. If you look at it, you should be curious what´s hidden inside – stories about deviant and nonconforming sexual attitudes. That was our aim. It was really hard to invent something special and extraordinary, but we don´t regret putting more effort and ideas into it. I personally like gore or porn covers, it´s a cool thing about the whole gore/porn grind scene, and we just want to go in a different way and try to make something special.

Is your style something like a caricature of a genre picture of our time? Or do you love it just to fuck and torture?

Oh, maybe you are right. From my point of view, this is a caricature of human being, pain and secret perverse behavior which is widespread among people. Our booklet with a chick might not belong to classic porn/gore covers, but for us it´s more important that it shows reality, true state and real face of human society which is more horrifying and frightening, because it really happens. But of course, this chick is hot, we fucked, tortured and took turns on her during our shooting session. She is a sexual goddess, she doesn´t mind doing anything we ask for; she is quite open-minded person in many aspects.
Have you your overpressure of your testosterone level under control?
Almost always, but you know, sometimes something goes wrong and some ladies have already paid for their provocative gestures and clothing.

Is your strict bass sound your key to the female womb? Because the erotic vibrations and stuff.

You should ask our bassist Sam, but as I know him, he would surely agree. He always relies on his low-tuned sound and hopes that vibrations, coming from the bass, will increase women´s sexual desires and lust. This is a guaranteed way to woman´s womb and pussy. All our gigs can prove it, Sam score on 90% gigs. Despite the fact I am a drummer and have fast and sensitive fingers, Sam is the biggest pimp in our band. I envy him his status.

How much Gigolo is in a Czech guy? I mean you’re not that kind of subtly ravisher like the Italians!

That´s a widespread lie. Most of the Czech guys are pure gigolos, we might not be ravisher as Italians, but our persuasive arguments and sexual experience in combination with our penile art are unquestionable. Ask German ladies who are married to Czech guys, you will know. Of course, we are on the top of the list of the best Czech gigolos.

Is porn religion and masturbation the prayer service?

Without doubt, it is. I believe this is most spread religion in the world, it has beaten Christianity. Who doesn´t watch porn, lies and watches thousand times more than the ordinary guy. The same thing applies to masturbation. You should all know that masturbation is the law!!!

You have lost 3 years after the last album. Is it something like an orgasm to come back with a new one finally?

Yes, it is. We are really pleased and happy. It´s cool to play and arrange new songs for gigs, because even if you like your own songs, the more you play it, the more you start to hate it. We have made a brand new playlist with actual songs and I personally love it. I also enjoy playing older songs, but this something new, something special like a new chick in your bed. I really enjoy all the stuff around the new material and attraction to our band, it convinces me that I am doing something well. If it was silence after releasing the stuff, it would be a sign for review our acts and decisions.

What brought you back to Rotten Roll Rex? Is it the metro sexual charisma of the label boss?

One thing is that Marco is a real metro sexual icon. We love his charisma, athletic figure and sexual experience. The other thing is that we had been actually agreed on releasing this CD some time before we started recording it, so our minds could concentrate on important issues of recording, not on things like “ What we will do after recording this shit?”. The important thing is that we can arrange and agree on many things, the cooperation is fucking great – I mean releasing CD´s or printing our merchandise. We are absolutely satisfied with current state and we hope that Marco would say that too.

Last shot is yours, cum on!

Ok, man! Thanx a lot for your funny/serious intie, I really enjoy writing answers! I also thank you for your interest in Spasm and the space we were given in your blog. We really appreciate it and hope that you will enjoy this interview as well. Thanx to any reader who will read it till the end, I admire his bravery.
My last wish: Buy our CD´s, our merchandise and go to see us live at some gigs! If you want to contact us, just do it via mail: spasmgrind@seznam.cz or profiles on Facebook: www.facebook.com/spasmgrind or MySpace: www.myspace.com/spasmgrind
Thanx a lot again, see you at some gig, guys!!!
Greets Lukas and Spasm crew

CRYPT INFECTION

2011-09-05T06:27:00.005+02:00

“CRYPT INFECTION was founded in 2009 from the ashes of Encoma and Butchery. Hailing from Ventura, CA, this band's unique flavor of Technical Death Metal has been making waves in the scene. Vocalist Ken May's guttural growls and piercing highs offset Lead Guitarist Joe Billingiere's brilliantly disturbing riff and sweltering solos. With blisteringly fast double bass drums and the occasional gravity blasts from Jeremiah Taylor, the sound is rounded out by their sludgy, precise bassist Mike Payton and Rhythm Guitarist Robert Carter.” That’s what the bio says; let’s see what Ken & Joe think about their music.

Hi Ken, hi Joe, how are you. What’s up in California the land of glorified dreams of a middle – European guy during a rainy day? Is California a good place for a musician with a brutal attitude and murderous ambitions?

Ken: Hi, Jörg! I have to be honest, we are really grateful be able to live in California, so close to LA. There’s so many opportunities, and many great bands that come through here. Of course, we can’t wait to visit Europe someday! I think there’s much more Death Metal fans out there than here. Here, it’s really more underground.

Tell me something about the band? What impels you?

Ken: We’re always writing out our frustrations. All the hypocrisy and bullshit in society is insane, and we factor that in. We also have a great love of brutal horror flicks and books, such as H.P. Lovecraft and even Cormack McCarthy, and we like to write about that as well.

I think you guys have played in other bands before, has it influenced the music of CRYPT INFECTION?

Ken: Yes and no. It’s impossible to not have your previous experience be an influence, but CI is really different from anything we’ve done before.

You are not into straightforwardness, you need it considerably complex I think. Or how do you explain your music?

Ken: Sure. Well, there’s a lot of that ‘slam’ metal out there and Metalcore and stuff that’s just so basic. It’s easy to bang to, but it doesn’t carry any intellectual interest for us. Technical Death, from bands like obviously Suffocation, but also Aeon and such are so intense, that you need some time to process the song and I love that. It’s like sending a coded message that needs to be decrypted.

Your last years Ep “Haruspication” wears a unusual tile. It seems you are not interested into daily trivia. Tell me what’s behind it!

Ken: That’s right! Haruspication means ‘To divine the future be means of excising and examining the liver of something’.

26 minutes are a long time for just a Ep, you are not Slayer fans, or do you insist on fairness?

Ken: Haha, well, we’re about 5 tracks in to a hopeful 10 track full length, so we should have a lot more coming!

The guitar solo in “Imprisonment” has surprised me a little, because it is different to the other shit on the Ep. Tell me something about the background!

Joe: That solo was written as a melody and a rhythm was reverse engineered to harmonize with it. A lot of the other solos started out as a free flow that kept building, I took the parts from the licks I liked and built it over time.

The Ep sound pretty homogenous, it seems your aggressive potential harmonized damn good. Is this your standard? How does that work?

Joe: it’s not necessarily a standard, but keeping with one thought and developing a whole album is a new thing for me. Bringing continuity to an album marks a point in my musical direction. I wanted to stay with that and develop it so I could move on.

I have found “Haruspication” in some blogs for free download … an legal? I´m a bit irritated about, that can´t be just a giveaway! And what do you think about net - piracy?

Ken: You know, I hadn’t really looked, but I just searched and Google says there’s 6,000 site with it! I think I’m honored. Of course, it’s be nice to pay back even the recording costs.

What has happen after the release. Has it pushed open some doors?

Ken: Well, we got signed to Sevared Records and are playing the Las Vegas Death Fest IV, and the West Texas Death Fest. Again, we’d love to come visit Europe, if only we could afford the travel.

When will we get a full length?

Ken: Well, we’re about half way there, so possibly in about 6 months.

Are you want to create sustainable music or is the moment more important?

Ken: I’m not quite sure what you mean. We don’t write trendy music or sing about current events, so I’d say since we’re writing about universals, it should be a lasting work.

How important is timing and how long are you needed to get the right one to fulfill your ideas?

Ken: As long as it takes. Sometimes, we set a song aside and work on something else to come back to it. Since the music is more technical, it can be frustrating at times.

Is it easy to implement the ideas? From the drawing board to the readymade house, virtually!

Joe: Note for note, it's fairly easy to take melodies from my mind and transfer them to notes on the guitar, but organizing a full song with all these melodies and linking them together, recapitulating, reinforcing ideas, can often end up with ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack.

What is the better way in your band, democracy or dictatorship?

Ken: Well, it’s about 70/30. Joe, our lead guitarist is the primary driving force, and that works quite well, but everybody has riffs and ideas too.

Classical Metal elements play a roll in your music too, or am I wrong?

Ken: That’s how Joe and I met, actually, in a Music Theory class while working towards our Music Degrees.

Joe: I try to take music to a natural flow while complicating it with musical math (theory) and then simplifying it and smoothing it out again. So, yes, classic theory plays a big role in our music.

Are you satisfied with the status that you have arrived now or do you want more? Is it hard to find the right place into a overcrowded scene?

Ken: The scene is really small out here. Even at a bigger show in LA we only get a couple hundred people, nothing like the thousands that show up for European festivals. It’s crazy, but everyone out here is more into metalcore right now.

What do you think is the biggest fault a musician can ever do?

Ken: To not be true to yourself, and also to give a lackluster live performance. I hate it when a band looks bored on stage.

Joe: Letting the crowd know that you fucked up is the worst thing you can do. Never let them know you fucked up.

Last spot is yours!

Please like us on http://facebook.com/cryptinfection and buy our music on iTunes!

UNDEAD CREEP

2011-09-01T10:52:00.005+02:00

Sicily is well-known for a bunch of clichés as Mediterranean feeling, & palms, mafia & the Godfather, honor killing & vendetta, Mongibello & Stromboli with fire and ash. Our philosophy of the southern tip of Italy is pathetic. But here are some ruffians who want to change it. They mess with Swedish Death Metal and add her part to globalization of Metal. Let´s see, if it works, welcome UNDEAD CREEP!

Undead hails to Sicily, how are you? Is the creep still hunting for innocent metal heads? I didn´t know that Scandinavia is so close to Italy. Have I to rewrite my atlas?

It's all right dude, we're here in Palermo, Sicily and we do nothing but bring our lazy asses down to the seaside every day. The heat is crazy right now! Anyway no, Sicily's not any close to Sweden, but there was some kinda link between the two when NIHILIST and SCHIZO were young and raging. That was back in the day.

UNDEAD CREEP, the name sounds like an little spooky monster under the cellar steps. What has inspired you to use a name from “tales from the crypt”?

I came up with that spooky monster name. Just wanted to connect two different but equally horrific concepts into one. Something not living (but living!) and something that makes your spine shiver with fear. Of course the name itself has no rational meaning at all, and it's up to you to evoke the "right", dreadful image that lies behind it.

Have you forgotten to close the backdoor with the result that the creep came in with a backpack filled with Swedish folklore? Why do you have a preference for that kind of music?

Actually Swedish death metal is not all we listen to. Definitely, eheh! We're influenced by every old-school way of playing death metal. We just wanted to write and play crushing, merciless music in the vein of the old masters. And even though the Swedish influence is the one you can hear the most in our songs, they wouldn't have been the same if we hadn't listened to massive amounts of bands like AUTOPSY, INCANTATION, NUNSLAUGHTER, CIANIDE, REVENANT, DIVINE EVE and all these American cults. So you see, it's not JUST about ripping off ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER!

UNDEAD CREEP started as a project and then turned it into a real band.

Exactly. We had initially decided to start UNDEAD CREEP as a HAEMOPHAGUS side-project, and the idea was to record only one demo just for fun. We were real high on Ekeroth's 'Swedish Death Metal'! But after all the good feedback we got for the demo we wanted to go on like a real band and write a proper full-length album.

Maybe you get this question often, but how do you manage to make your sound? In fact, in the early times of death metal the bands had mostly cheesy equipment and no high end gear, maybe that’s the real reason for the authentic sound, or am I wrong?

As is now widely known, it takes a cranked-up Boss HM2 distortion pedal to have the classic Swedish chainsaw guitar sound. That's it! It is not "our sound" after all, and it was perfectly achieved more than 20 years ago. I agree with you on the fact that probably the most fascinating features of that old demos and LPs are the low-fi recording, together with the naturalness of the overall playing.

I understand it as an genuflection that you use the best ENTOMBED song for your opening song on your CD. But I hope you want to not exploit “car pool” of classics?

“Immolated For Reincarnation” was made to be the opening headbanger, and it was clearly influenced by songs such as “Left Hand Path” for what concerns the creepy keys section, and “Like and Ever-Flowing Stream”. We didn't think that people would have compared it to these classics right on the spot, haha!

Is the album title “The Ever Burning Torch” a hint that you could not go another musical way? Is it an statement?

We were thinking about something eternal. The feeling and themes to this kind of music we love so much often deal with torments and pain that last forever! You can easily find out more about it if you read the lyrics to “Immolated...” I/we are part of an ever-burning torch of passion for this genre, and the title had to fully express that. A burning torture that never ends!

Tell me something about the songs and artwork of the album, and about your deal with DARK DESCENT!

We wanted to pour as much brutality and power as we could. The songs had to be simple, not far from punk and hardcore at times, and they had to showcase some of the obscure melodies Swedish dodsmetall is commonly worshipped for. There are also many doom/death parts in there (a guy in a review compared us also to November's Doom, and personally I DIG their very very early stuff!), and these are of course important parts of our sound. All artworks and illustrations on the booklet have been hand-drawn by Sandro, the lead singer. The deal with Dark Descent was found after the release of our demo. Dave of UNCONSECRATED introduced us to Matt, the boss of this great label. We'll never grow tired of thanking him for all his incredible support to the Undead Creep cause and for the professionalism of his work. He runs one of today's best labels for sure.

Are you not pissed off if reviews come along with endless name dropping? Does it not deny your outstanding status?

We gotta live Wight that, man! But anyway, It’s not a problem to be compared to the Great Old Names 'cause many of the musical ideas you can hear on our records come straight from their age, and most of all straight from the bloody past! We would be fucking hypocrites if we denied that. I'd like to say something for all the name-droppers out there : UNLEASHED, DISMEMBER, CARNAGE, ENTOMBED and NIHILIST aren't the only Swedish bands we know and adore. We also abuse vinyl’s, tapes and cds from many many Scandinavian bands like UTUMNO, early THERION, CRIPT OF KERBEROS, the Norwegian CADAVER, SEANCE, NECRONY, CARBONIZED, ADRAMELECH, CONVULSE, TOXAEMIA, NIRVANA 2002, INTERMENT, FUNEBRE, XYSMA, downtempo death metal crushers ETERNAL DARKNESS, GROTESQUE, FURBOWL, CREMATORY, ABHORRENCE and the likes...

I mean you get promotion with cross references to the old Swedish school, but is it not too little for you?

It would be a swindle to avoid the fact that we play old-school swedeath and we never wanted to do anything different from this. But again, it's not hard to find non-Scandinavian influence in there. Can't you hear that ASPHYX vibe here and there?... Come on, it's not so hard to see we ALSO love this stuff, hahah!

Tell me about the classical instrumental on the album. Have you thought the listeners needed a meditative break, or do you want to show another side of UNDEAD CREEP?

To include classical guitar interludes or intros was one of our aims from the very start. For the album I tried to come up with something dark, sorrowful and yes, meditative. Many people could say that it's just another Swedish cliché that's been carted away for our personal needs, but I also see something quite Mediterranean, especially in the final arpeggio part of 'On Blackened Mountains'. And it comes as quite a shock when it all ends and another primitive piece kicks in!

Will we get a vinyl version with any limited nick–nacks?

Yes. The cd was released by Dark Descent whereas the vinyl has come out one month ago or something like that for the Italian Iconoclast records did it. Agipunk is distributing the 500 copies, 100 of which are "die-hard" versions: splatter vinyl plus patch.

“UNDEAD CREEP came alive during the horrible, torrid summer of 2009 Anno Satanas. Forced to come out of the catacombs where their decomposed bodies used to lie, pushed by the urge to bring back the spirit of old school death metal…” that’s from your promo text, who the hell writes something like that? Ha ha, its fucking entertaining!

Hahaha, it's Giorgio (by the way, he's here to help out with the questions!) the one who writes this crap. They are surely fun and appropriate. The most important thing is NOT trying to be fucking boring and serious. I hate those bands that have tremendously serious and boring bios, this shit is just for big-headed wannabes that in most cases sound nothing like they tell.

Do you really think you have to bring back anything? That assumes that anything was gone before, is it?

The only thing we want to bring back is the unbearable stench of the Buried and Forgotten dead!

How will you protect yourself from disappearing if the retro – wave die down any day?

Personally speaking, I'm not playing this kinda music just for the sake of the retro-wave. It's not even a problem to me: I like this old-school metal revival and I've always been madly into old-school thrash, death and grind revival. Musically speaking, I wouldn't see myself anywhere else. It seems like a commercial: PLAY FOR PASSION, NOT FOR TREND! But I can't think any other way. And most of all, we are talking about an "elite" sub-genre, I don't know why some people only want to be rockstar playing in a death metal band.

How far can a band come nowadays with that dusty and raw old school sound?

We should focus on that particular issue. I mean, if you wanna make money just avoid playing death metal! We already have enough shitty MTV/Metal Hammerish "metal" bands, and this is a nightmare... I'd like to think that one only plays what he/she/it feels deep within, without wondering about what doors can this thing open up, but it seems like this ain't no easy topic.

From Italy no one expects music to hear like yours. Are you alone and isolated on the Italian boot, musically?

Well, there's a band called HORRID that plays Swedish death metal since 1990. Maybe they have never written a true masterpiece but they've stayed true since the beginning, and they're still active. Then we have ERODED (not to be confused with the German ERODED), which are really great. Their only two demos have been reprinted on CD and they're currently preparing a full-length record. PROFANAL must be mentioned as well, they're sweadeath-like and Dark Descent itself has just released their brand new split 7"! Furthermore, there are of course other killer, non-swedeath bands out there in Italy, but the main problem is not the lack of bands. The problem is, indeed, the organization and support a scene should have to be healthy.

What does the godfather think about you, do you need his permission to devastate Sicily?

"We made him an offer he couldn't refuse..." ahahahah

Last inevitable spot is yours!

Thanks for this supercool and funny interview but most of all thanks for the support! And we also have to thank those who'll waste their time reading it, haha! For all those interested in our album, it is available both on CD and LP and you can get it either from us via an email sent here undeadcreep666@gmail.com , or from Dark Descent Records and Iconoclast records. http://www.myspace.com/undeadcreep666

GOREGAST

2011-08-24T15:38:00.005+02:00

GOREGASTs´ nr. 3 “Desechos Humanos” will be out next month. The albums dance its twist in my stereo again and again for weeks. And my son declared it to one of his favorite releases this year, especially because the song “Capa”. He has an reliable radar for good music. There was no way back, I had to talk with singer Rico about the music, the band and so on. Enjoy … and pick up the album!

Saludos Rico, do you enjoy the Teutonic provincial life, has it an positive influence to your band GOREGAST or is it boring already?

Buenas tardes Senor Jupp. The moving from the big city to the countryside was just the right step for me and my family. Also the Goregast rehearsal room is located here in unholy Oderbruch de muerte. Boredom is not with me. Quite on the contrary, because of label, children, animals, etc.. I'm always doing something.

Everything will remain unaffected, in GOREGAST, or would that be an tribute to the
unholy goddess of stagnation?

I do believe that we developed with each album. Stylistically we haven't changed anything, why we should do? I'm listen to the same shit since more than 20 years.

Thx for letting me check the upcoming album . It will be in the ears of the crowd soon. Give me some indispensable details about!

A half hour, 9 sonx, a fat death metal / grindcore mix. The rest you should find out by yourself.

What about the lyrical terms? Stereotype serial killer stories, “World Wildlife Found” campaigns or still real gory death metal terms like “undead hordes reaping innocent maidens”?

It's about love, candies and butterflies....no sorry I'm wrong "Desechos Humanos" in the whole is about human disease. The songs are about many things that people affect. Sadists, murderers, boring workaholics, rapists, etc.. For example the title track "Desechos Humanos" . It means "Human Waste" and there is a sadist who likes to torture his victims, whether humans or animals in the most disgusting ways. Or "Puerco de Dinero" means "Money Pig" and acts of superficial paroles who do everything for money.

Is the opener something like “false pretences”? I mean the horrific morbid feeling deviates raw violence very fast!

Listen well to the entire album. At a slower song always followed a faster. The songs do not incur with a plan, but simply out of the belly, may therefore also something crawling like in "Desechos Humanos" come out, who was the most recently written song on the album.

Maybe the beginning is just a gimmick?

In no case. It's deadly serious, it creates a terrific atmosphere.

Why do you use that kind of brutal pace and aggression, Won´t you get you fans the time to think about what happens with their brains and emotions while they hear the music?

I think that people who're consuming Goregast are something special, almost the elite of the universe. strong, handsome, somewhat brutal, powerful, hairy ...short let's say..they're gods. I hope that they dance while listening to our music.

GOREGAST needed 4 years for another album. Was the band not able being creative while the micro – spazz was in Spain?

Jupp, exactly in the time when I lived in Spain, except for a few concerts, nothing much happened. The guys have lost their inspiration in a black hole for that time. I promise you, the next album doesn’t need 4 years again! In spring next year is hopefully the split CD with Dutch FONDLECORPSE unleashed .

The British war machine sound is not foreign for you. Or have I misunderstood some parts of “Desechos Humanos”?

I have no idea what you talking about. Influences come from everywhere, no specific band can be called...from CARCASS to MORGOTH to CATHEDRAL and back to GENERAL SURGERY or ENTOMBED. I don't know. The guitar sound is pure, refined with a small Swedish note.

Do you eat what you like, is GOREGAST something like a symbiosis – machine, or would that deny your autonomy?

I eat what I want. I pay attention only to where it comes from, how it grew, how it was treated during his lifetime. If you stand for animal rights it does not automatically you have to be vegetarian or vegan. No, I'm not, but I stand for animal rights.

Explain the dynamics of the band!

Our motivation is the desire to play music and of corpse beer.

How intensive can you hustle the “project” GOREGAST, temporal and innovative
generally speaking.

A difficult question. Because of my work in FDA REKOTZ I know, what bands I prefer. Namely the scene active band which does not sit around and just leave everything to the label, which make promotion for their self, or search for gigs etc.. Generally, you always come up with something new, to remain in public and that works best with a sensational album.

Your own label FDA will release the album, has the promotion any emotional charge, more as your other releases?

No, because I authorize the US Promotion agency CLAWHAMMER for the promotion, who doing a great work. But I'm also doing a lot, but not in a different way as other releases.

What about the Spanish songs / lyrics (?), want you to make intolerant oddballs like me look like fools?

Yes. Ähhmmm no, I just like both languages (English) but prefer Spanish, it sounds more straightly if you know what I mean. Maybe a upcoming album will be written in Spanish only.

When will we have the seemingly inevitable influences of flamenco, castanets and whatever in the music of GOREGAST?

A good idea, thanx Jupp ! Next album.......maybe.....for sure.

You have canceled your Spain – tour, is it because they won´t let you in after your last trip anymore?

Haha..no no they're nice people there and hopefully they'll see us again. The only reason is, our drummer Josch left the band in the end of spring. But don't worry, finally we found a new one yet, soon he will be announced. Next year we'll entering Spanish stages again. ya esta..

All times I see GOREGAST , you jump, tumble and crawl over the stage. Do you get discount on your local laundry? Or do you clean the stage for passion?

The reason why I let myself fall again and again is that I want to rest.

What are you, weekend warriors or metal motivated criminals?

I'm a farmer.

Last spot is yours, give some cheers to the bloody … whatever!

Jupp, thanx a lot for the questions, for your interest in GOREGAST, thanx for your support ! All the best for you and Fatalgrind !! Everybody who's interested in our new album, in the band or whatever can write to fda-rekotz@gmx.de or visit us on Facebook or www.goregast.de.
Also check out our record label: www.fda-rekotz.com
- VIVA EL ANIMAL -

BURNING BUTTHAIRS

2011-07-26T14:47:00.005+02:00

BURNING BUTTHAIRS, Germany, Thuringia. Disgusting, vulgar Death / Grind or true advocate of sensible German minor arts? Loud and uncompromising or sensitive and ambitious music? Read the following lines and try to find out! One thing seems to be sure, BB is purely entertainment!

Your band name sounds like a slash – and – burn method on the darkest corner of human anatomy.Is your source of inspiration indeed so sleazy?

No, no, actually it is worse!

How serious do you take yourself if you cross the country with that figurehead?

Well, we have fun and always joke around. However on stage it has to go with the show .

On the other hand; too much graveness produced stubborn expectations, or am I wrong?

Nope, you're not. We are ambitious and set objectives. After 10 years we still consider music our hobby - other people have lost that by then.

Tell me about the band and what requirements are necessary to get involved in it?

We are 4 humorous guys playing a mixture of Death Metal and Grindcore. The lyrics are about mass murderer and Dirty Sánchez! You may book us - as long as our expenses are covered we will join any event.

The real source of the name is your secret devotion to the initials BB. I´m sure you like big boobs.Or is there something else you want to tell us?

Actually someone came up with the idea to name the band Burning Buttheads?" The answer came prompt: "That sound pretty fucking shit - sounds like Burning Butthairs!" but in that very moment we all knew "That's it!"

Do you think people who don’t know you are getting a false impression about you because of that name?

Well, we don't care. There had been people coming to the concert just because of that name and wanted to find out what kind of music we play.

Are your lyrical insipidness the internal band – engine?

Open the mass murderer handbook - read - done

And humor and band sex while plastered are the gear lubrication, right?

Ha ha, exactly!

Ugly people and ugly music belong together like Jolie and Pitt, that’s a formula for success. Can you subscribe it?

We are only ugly when we are drunk and then of course we play horrible music. To keep it short - as for every concert ;o)

Placative depiction of violence is disgraceful! Take up your position!

A violent CD Cover is always an eye catcher and to be honest, these days it is all about violence, war and free beer!

When do you get the ideas for the lyrics? While you are watching afternoon TV in your therapy group? How much of it is personal?

Our ideas for most of the riffs we got in the therapy group. For the lyrics we got our inspiration while watching splatter movies, reading books of mass murderer or while having a cup of tea......

What gave motivated you to pick up some instruments and become part of the noise business?

Being bored, heavy music from the box, beer - basically being the opposite of those guys who are running to the Disco

With your way of music and your attitude you are not popular in your neighborhood for sure. I mean your local area (Thuringia), was presented a lot more harmonic and aware of tradition.They must hate you. What do you do against that fact?

Don't worry, the neighborhood is still nice to us. So far it works out great. By now Marlis even has a 4x 12 Marshall amp in his living room. So the neighbors have to get used to it.

You will be on tour in fall. What do you expect? What is the worst case scenario?
Each gig in front of 10 drunken idiots? What are your wishes, beside free beer from the discounter every evening?

We consider this more as a vacation. So when there are every night 10 drunken people headbanging - that's fine with me. That's better than 100 people just hanging out on the bar. Well wishes ... fancy locations and nice people

Who will be with you? Do you expect a strong organization or boozy chaotic nightlife?

Organization is of course essential - the presenter needs to ensure that everything can run smoothly. Honestly, being totally drunk every night is not working out. You got to have enough mind to ensure that you will be fit enough for the next day/show.

When do we get another BB album? Or is it not worthwhile because it will end in the 1 Euro box by the junk dealer sooner or later?

Sorry, the junk dealer is down and out as only good things are on the market.
We hammer on new material and by the end of 2012 a new album might be in press.

Make some namedropping, where do you see your roots? Metal, Rock or with classical self assurance between Elvis and brass music?

Our roots are definitely found in Death / Grind - without lead guitar!

In a strict sense all the worldwide noise is Elvis’s fault, is it not?

True, Elvis and Johnny Cash. Followed by Steppenwolf, Black Sabbath and Manowar.
Shortly after someone snort a line and played blastbeat on the drums, the other threw up right next to the micro, this all supported by aggressive electric guitar music and Grindcore was born.

I have seen you are proud owners of a faked challenge cup. Tell me about it!

Faked? We had to massacre 17 people within 6 minutes at the Chainsaw Massacre Event 2010,3 more within the same time and we would have had 1st place.

What lifts up BB over the grey mass of nameless blockheads, beside your stupid name? Or is it not important until the hooch is running and the fag fumes?

We are not different from any other. Except maybe the fact that even after 10 years BB we are still not greedy for money like some others. Therefore we get more chances to play concerts.

Last painful spot is yours!

We would love to rock at "Obscene Extreme" so like any other Band who plays the bit more extreme music...
http://facebook.com/burningbutthairs.2001

BROKEN GRAVESTONES

2011-07-12T18:42:00.006+02:00

BROKEN GRAVESTONES stands for zombie infested old school death metal and is a collaboration between Noël Kemper (ALTAR OF GIALLO, GRUESOME STUFF RELISH) and Kam Lee. Their actual release “Let sleeping corpses lie” is an allusion to Jorge Graus´ zombie flick from 1974 and a must have! Check out my small talk with Noël about bits and pieces!

Hi Noel, how are you my undead comrade? How is it going with the new release?
Hello Jörg!!!!! I´m doing fine!!! We´re really happy with the release! It´s finally out and is receiving good reviews in the underground.
Tell me about the new songs! Although ... they are not brand new, is not it?

No, 2 tracks are from the 2009 demo but we decided to rerecorded it and Kam put his voice on them. The other one is an unreleased song.

The old school concept is not to banish from your way of music, am I right. Why are you so stubborn?

Being honest I hate 90% of the cds released after 1995. The true death metal scent was between 1986 and 1995. All the good releases were done in those years.

Is “ Zombies Don´t Run” a statement from the recesses of your heart?

Maybe!!! I love zombie films and I like the way they walk: Slowly!

Tell me about the band? Is it actually a real band? What is the idea behind it? Is it more than GSR with Kam Lee on vocals?

Now it isn´t a real band. After the recording of the full length we will decide what to do with the band. I don´t think is GSR plus Kam Lee on vocals. GSR is more in the death/Grind vein. This is more Asphyx or Achrosticon. More doom Death!!

How I have to imagine the work with Kam? What is his part and how do you scrape it together?

I sent him the music and he decided to sing in parts of the song that were clearly structured. He wrote the lyrics of the first track and helped me to write the other lyrics. In the new album all the lyrical part will be done by him.

Is such a proposition doomed to failure perhaps, because such big territorial distance makes a permanent work almost impossible?

Yes, it´s difficult. Now I have the whole album written but I´m waiting to finish the new GSR album and then I´ll send him the songs and we will start thinking of the full length. I know it will be difficult!!!

Have you thought about bringing BROKEN GRAVESTONES on stage? Maybe with a local singer only for liveshows? Or to play the songs with one of your bands? The tunes are too good to get dusty!

I have the idea of playing in the USA with Kam and me and local musicians and to play in Europe with Kam, me and local musicians (maybe with members of Altar of Giallo, Legacy Of Brutality or GSR) . I think it´s the best thing we can do.... let´s see what happens after the recording of the new cd.

How is it possible to transform horror-stories into music in that vivid way? In fact I have pictures in my head when I hear the songs!

Thanks a lot!!!! I don´t know... I guess that I imagine what I want to see in a zombie film and then I write a song.

Broken Gravestones is actually not very fertile? That fact seems not to annoy you. But it lets open the question about the graveness of it all!

I was really busy this year recording the new GSR album, a 7” and a split Lp of a new band called Gälerna, a mini cd of The Burning Lust and many more things. Next year will be for the recording of B. Gravestones.

Graus´ interpretation of the zombie genre has an unusual ecological approach. Do you think it is a effect of a late hippie movement? Maybe it was a serious try to keep up a reminding finger?

Yes it´s true! His film has an ecological message. He always tried to include moral messages in his films: In “La trastienda” from 1975 he criticized the Opus Dei, an Organisation of the catholic church.

Do you kneel with the Ep before Jorge Grau and his same named motion picture?

Of course!!!!!

Tell the ignorant about the movie for a better comprehension!

It´s one of the best zombie films of all times. Decadent zombies coming back to life in an atmosphere of death and vengeance!! It was his second incursion into horror films taking into account that he only did 2 films of horror genre. His first was Ceremonia Sangrienta (Blood Castle).

Lets have a view on other Zombie flicks of that time. What do you think about Fulci. Was he just a director who was looking for some success in the way of Romero?

I love his films. My favourite is The Beyond but Zombie 2, City of the dead, House by the cemetery and The New York Ripper are classics of the horror genre. I also like Conquest, a sword and sorcery film with zombies and other horror elements, and the western, Four of the Apocalypse. He had a big filmography before Romero´s debut in 1968 but it´s undeniable that Romero´s “Dawn of the dead” influenced his zombie films.

What is your opinion about Andrea Bianchi´s ? Burial Ground". That flick was so fucking low budget with third class actors and the worst make up ever, that I just loved it!

Yes! What a film!!!!!I love it too!!!! One of the best reviews I read about this film was in the Jay Slater´s “Eaten Alive”, Plexus, 2002 London. “Who are you Andrea Bianchi? Where are you now?? Are you the director of the most hilarious of the Italian gore films?” That film is unbelievable!!!!! There dozens of incredible scenes inside this gem!!!

"Zombie Holocaust" from 1980- that one mixed Zombies and Cannibals to a disgusting stew. I think it was doomed to fail from the beginning. Maybe horror fans forgive such an impertinent clash of genres?

I love it!!! I enjoyed so much when I watched it long time ago. The film is not a horror classic but I must say that is much better than Burial Ground. Cannibals and Zombies!! I don´t need more!!!

What do you think about your "local hero" Amando de Ossorio and his riding undead Templars? Do you like it? It´s a good stuff for Metal music for sure. Could you imagine to use it or is it an tabu because MACHETAZO have "gutted" it already?

I´m addicted to these films!!!! Amando was a meek and honest person. I think he was a lil bit frustrated as a director but he did a fantastic work with these 4 films!!! Yes I wrote a song about the templar’s of Ossorio!! I did it long time ago. It´s the GSR song “Curse of the Templars Night” that was included in the Split with Splatterhouse. That song was written some years ago....maybe in 2002 or 2003 but was released in 2004, so I don´t who was the first in using the templars topic. I can say that my song has lyrics!!!

What is a real classic? Maybe "I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE" or "WHITE ZOMBIE" or began it all with Romero first? Does humour and Zombies go well together such as Jacksons "Braindead" or O´Bannon´s “Return Of the Living Dead”?

First zombie films are from the decade of the 30´s and 40´s with titles like Dead Men Walk and White Zombie but the zombie film as we know it now started with Romero´s Night. Both are classics: The voodoo zombie films and the zombie disease films. Personally I think that the link between voodoo and nowadays zombies was the John Gilling film “The Plague of the Zombies” released thru Hammer Horror films. I think it influenced Romero.
Yes I like Bannon´s and Jackson´s films.

Why are European and American Zombie movies so different actually? Have you an explanation?

I don´t know what happened but I prefer European films. Well I enjoyed Stake Land too!!!

That shall be enough. I hope your band has enough wind in the shrouds! Last spot is yours, before the coffin get closed!

Thanks for the interview Jörg!!!! Enjoy the Broken Gravestones cd and prepare for the new GSR album!!!!!!!!
Cheers, Noël / http://www.myspace.com/brokengravestones

GANGRENA

2011-06-23T16:20:00.004+02:00

GANGRENA; a dying Mexican, zombieinfected, gory, bloody, dirty MORTICIAN clone ore undead freaks with sharp blades and enough blood thirst to survive the extinction of the species? The band does a break right now, or are they dead yet? Only one thing is for sure, the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings.

Hi Markus, your life without GANGRENA is like a cemetery without zombies, how does it feel?

More than a cemetery without zombies it´s like having a shotgun and no one to shoot ha ha!. It's a little bit weird... you know... Would miss the smells and sounds of the noisy evil in the air, but the consolation is, that each day is like fresh meat that comes into our place and we attracts more zombies to keep firing in the head. ha ha.

GANGRENA, dead and buried or just o ice like a cadaver in the cooling chamber?

Neither, it's just a little break to create new plans and expect the new integration of other sick zombie's killers!

Was/is GANGRENA more than a Mortician clone?

We take them as an influence. Our need of violence, blood, guts and action scenes are physically possible filled by them. Actually I see it more as a way to pay tribute.

Why are you so fast out of the game? Is it the dayfly – syndrome?

We're not out, we are just looking for new ideas, devote time to all these things we leave pending. To rebuild the band with no time pressure, besides that we must eat, clothe and visit occasionally forgotten bars and our girlfriends ha ha. By the way !! I have not phoned my son ... wait a minute ..................... ok, I return he he.

If anyone had denied your musically autonomy, what could you respond? Didn´t you care about that?

Does not matter, it's just the damned teacher nagging at school. In life there are people who teach you and you support people to be better and it´s only about to fuck the day. We are not here for fame or others, it´s only to create music by pleasure.

How serious have you taken the band personally? Was it you little crying monster – baby?

Who among us has not thought that, despite being dangerous in turn, can be smashing zombie fun genuinely? The same thing happened to GANGRENA, never imagine where we were going with this, that's why it’s enough to do it as a hobby, it´s not turning into something more serious.

What is the clue with Mortician, why do you like it so much?

Like any human being I have my guilty tastes, forged mostly during my teen years and if I have to admit ... Mortician is one of them. I must say I like them because their nice songs that have achieved so much, that bind you, that break your neck breaking for reasons beyond your understanding. It was one of the first bands I listen too in the Grind scene.

GANGRENA have released a lot. Is it so easy to create that sort of music or are you so creative?

In fact the ideas were accumulated long time. We wanted to make good music as soon as we got the opportunity. Mengele and me had the same shit in the head ha ha.
Never thought about to exchange the drum machine for an drummer of flesh and blood?
It´s part of the new horde of zombie killers, for that matter we do our break, now we only look to the right person, someone who represents this violence and the speed which our fans are accustomed. Oh !! one more thing... most important, someone who does not like talking about politics, I really hate it haha!

It seems you have a foible for gory artwork, tell me about. I really like it and I think it is very felicitous.

All that art is the patent of a forgotten face, the maimed, wounded, zombies, blood, horror, abnormal. That art is all what civilized man denies and rejects, but secretly feel pleased to do so. In this sense, they are real works, uncensored, showing degrees perversion, completely real human without fear being attacked by your tastes.

Tell me about the “Necrotic Domination” video. It must be a huge fun let a bunch of people kick around in the public with zombie outfits. Or in what context are the recordings originated?

In fact they are recorded in a Zombie Walk, a friend sent us images to use them, I really do not know what time or in which country it was recorded, but the subject and the matter are perfect, that’s why we used that material.

Tell me about your song “The Zombie Survival Society”! Are we not that society right now?

It’s a song talking about that the dead are in a full battle with the living, they face death by recognition of one over another. However, the most attraction is the survival of the species, no matter how regardless this is, a final battle nothing else matters and each ending marked a new beginning of civilization. And that is what we need around the world, creating new ideas and leave so much mediocrity and human stupidity aside to grow as a species. (Do I look smart? n.n)

To use excessive the zombie themes, maybe it was too little finally?

We did not want to follow the same line, which eventually would make boring and predictable, that´s why we want to enter back to the room of ideas and provide other concepts, to achieve newest addition to George A Romero, he has done so many movies to make our intros ha ha ha

You have given away your music in the net. Why? And why it did not helped holding the band on earth?

We wanted all the good metal fans to find it quickly, we believe that you do not need fame to raise awareness what you love. If you want to be a rockstar or a vile brand (as many) just to sell more, play another genre. With GANGRENA we do not get along with anybody, we create music and that's all.

Was it foreseeable that this kind of music go round in circles any day?

Never expected that someone liked it, we never imagined people going digest as well. Sometimes we think, if we had done it getting famous, we never achieved it with that music, it was something that just occurred.

GANGRENA was/is a band who lived for the moment without wasting thoughts for the future, or am I wrong? Having fun with the music is the only recipe for it, is not it?

It was a band of zombie freaks without thoughts for the future that’s right, but seeing so many people out there, willing to support us, that’s great. We stopped to think about things like that and to see what will come up. Now is not only about creating music for a hobby, now it’s also in gratitude for all those people who gave us their time to listen what we create for them.

What is your personal claim? What will you do now?

Mainly take care of my son and my business that I’ve neglected all the time, never the less I’ve not wasted my time... I have been done a lot of Graphic Design, that is part of my business but now I’m working on, get some free time in order to dedicate to my new project an looking for starting play live soon.

Last spot is yours my flesh eating friend.

Thanks for the support AMIGO and thanks to everyone who liked our shit, we hope to be back soon with the new project.
visit www.facebook.com/gangrenainfeced for more info
and www.xbrutal-spainx.blogspot.com/
Keep It Real - Keep It Brutal | Markus E. Malkavelkian

TURBOCHARGED

2011-05-23T07:33:00.008+02:00

“We started out in 2000 as a trio, added and changed members along the way, and now we're a trio again. We have released two demos worth mentioning: "Branded forever" in 2008 and "Arrogantus Metallus" in 2009. Now we have released "AntiXtian" full length vinyl on HELLROCKER RECORDS and the CD-version will come early 2011 on CHAOS RECORDS. We are fighters and will make sure you'll hear more from us, nuff said.” … I don´t think so, that’s why I talked with Ronnie Ripper, so lay back and enjoy TURBOCHARGED!

Hail to my favorite Swedish Golgotha Rockers (currently LOL). Are you already bored with your debut album? How are you?

Hey there! Ha ha, Golgotha Rockers? That’s a first! Hell no, we’re still proud of our album and even if we don’t play the songs every rehearsal we still enjoy and fear the songs – old guys trying to play thrash is hard work you know. We’re fine, thanks keeping busy and hoping for the best, what else can we do?

Do you lead a serious war against Christianity or is it all about a big funny joke! Why don´t you let the Black Metal hordes make their job?

Serious war is probably a little too much to promise but we try to do our share to make their lives miserable and perhaps wake up a few atheists out there. And if the black metal bands were doing their job more churches would burn, don’t you think?? ;) Actually, nothing I ever did was a joke, not even the comic aspects of Gehennah, it was serious but spoken in a casual manner, even the dark sense of humor that shines through here and there is deadly serious at least to me. If that makes me a clown it’s not me who painted a smiling face upon me. ;)

Is there a difference between antichristian songs and satanic themes?

Yes, a huge difference! Our antichristian theme takes a stand against all sorts of religion while satanic stuff takes a stand FOR a certain path. Of course there are different genres in satanic styles as well, whether it’s La Veyism or anti cosmic stuff or perhaps pure devil worship they all speak for a way of thinking while we choose to walk our own way and stand outside all organized ways of thinking. If we would be part of something organized it would be together with all of the above against the Christian church though but we’re no warriors, we are musicians and if we can instigate a “satanic” riot it’s a nice bonus. ;)

Honestly, is it not unusual to connect groovy punk and thrash tunes with themes like that? Have I missed something?

Yeah, it probably is, we don’t think about it like that though, we just do our thing and let others judge if it works or not. This band has always been outside trends or genres since we are isolated in the woods and we take each day as it comes. It will probably cause some trouble since we are not custom made for any certain gig out there, they won’t know where to put us between punk and metal but in our opinion we are metal all the way, the punk influences comes from the beginning of the metal days when the bands wasn’t divided into different styles yet.

How many punks do you know who would like cement in the savior headfirst?

I don’t really know that many punks but if they are true anarchists they should like the idea of crushing something organized. ;)

Lets talk about you guys, what have you done the last 10 years? TURBOCHARGED can´t have engaged you all the time. Is actually any forming member in the band?

We’ve all had some other projects running on and off but it all came back to this band in the end. Besides that we have families to look after, some have jobs and some just try to survive from one day to another. It’s the basic small-town life but with less social network and more noisemaking. It’s hard to sum up what’s obvious you know, we just mortals like anyone else with the same duties on a daily basis. Forming members? I am the one who came up with the idea of the band and I’m still here so yes, one forming member is left, the rest should have been there from the start but fate didn’t want that obviously.

You had a long lineup squabbling. How much sense makes a band if less direct work comes out in such a long time?

Yes, we’ve had our fair share of both lineup problems and not very ambitious members but making albums and playing gigs isn’t everything, the struggle has been fuel to forge the band together to what it is today basically. You don’t know when it’s all right before you’ve tasted the wrong path as well and it has taught us not to take anything for granted and not relying on others to do our job. Vomitory and Gehennah in all honor but Turbocharged is the steadiest band I have ever had the pleasure to play in since we again became a trio so just keeping it up and staying active is the bottom-line in our band, then if others likes what we do it’s fucking great and perhaps we can get the feedback we hope for one day.

I mean you needed 10 years to be slow on the uptake with your debut. What the hell?

Believe me, if you only heard those first staggering steps we thought would suit as demos you would be pleased with the ten years we took to record our first album, ha ha! It wasn’t that bad but since we had a variety of different people with different musical background (if any at all) it all had to fit everyone all the time so we never tied the dots together properly back then. It’s basically the last three years that has been the REAL Turbocharged.

When did it become the seriousness of a boozy session, or do I see the band in the wrong light?

I’d say the seriousness took over from the drunken agenda already the first time we picked up the instruments together. We recorded an 8 track demo after only a month and since then we’ve never looked back at how and why the band was started. For a real metalhead/musician it’s not a question about reasons, it’s all about playing hard and loud. ;)

What’s your opinion about the album, are you confirmed with the reviews in the press?

The album is the best debut I’ve ever been part of actually and it’s the best performance we’ve done so far so of course we’re pleased with the result. I know a lot of people out there will compare it to “Hardrocker” or even “Raped in their own blood” but that was then and this is now, if they try to find similarities they are barking up the wrong tree if you ask me. It’s easy to see in the reviews who gets our drift and who don’t take it in, some complain that we are just stealing riffs and we don’t hit a homerun but they are looking for experimental shit which we don’t care about writing. The ones who get the idea are the ones who look beyond the familiar riffs and arrangements, everything good is already done years ago so why try to fuck up the winning concept, and they feel the energy that drives those parts forward.

There are 2 versions of the album that confused me a bit. Can you explain the versions from Hellrocker Records and Chaos Records?

Yeah, I’ve been expecting this question to arrive, ha ha! It’s quite simple really: The Hellrocker Records release is the 300 copies only vinyl edition with the black and white layout and the early 1990:es feel to it while the Chaos Records edition is the CD-version with the full color artwork. No bonus tracks or fancy shit like that, just a proper mastering and a way more elaborate layout concept.

The original release date was Dec. 24, is it a tribute to Lemmy, an act of blatantly blasphemy or both?

Both! We were supposed to release it months before that but due to numerous reasons it kept being delayed and finally we settled for December 24. The main reason is Lemmy’s birthday but the blasphemy is a huge bonus in every aspect.

If I hear the songs, it sounds like huge fun. Is there more behind it?

Of course we make sure to have fun while writing, recording and performing the stuff but it’s not meant to be taken lightly in that manner, we believe in what we are doing and we take it personally when someone says it’s shit like any other band with any kind of self esteem. But on the other hand, we still have distance to ourselves and we’re no stuck up gang of bitches who claims to be more than we are, we’re just three assholes from the countryside who likes to piss people off and to point out who should be crushed and not. ;)

The production gives the songs the necessary kick, have you needed a long time to get it?

Not really, we have our own studio and the same gear as we always have so the sound is basically finished in the rehearsal room, the problem is to capture it through microphones without altering it too much. We take our time to get the main sound right but then it’s all full speed ahead and as long as it feels right it IS right, why complicate when you can go by gut feeling?

GG ALLIN plays its role into your music and GEHENNAH too, or am I wrong?

You’re right to some extent, I guess having an attitude like ours is doomed to be compared to old GG, he was after all the biggest terrorist the scene has witnessed so it’s all a fair assumption. But as for GG and his Murder Junkies being a major influence is not really true, we have many other bands that are far more present in our minds when the riffs comes to life. We are, as I said a metal band that is mistaken for punk more than the other way around but with the D-beat as our backbone it’s borderline punk most of the time.

What influenced you and what interested you not a bit?

Man, you sure know how to put me on the edge here, ha ha! I have to give you a boring answer on this one since I don’t know how to explain this, we are influenced by the bands we are into ourselves and we are equally influenced by the shitty bands out there since they show us they way NOT to do it. One thing that puts me off in a band is when it’s obvious they are trying to be something they are not and another thing is that politics have no place in metal, those are the two big no-no’s in my world. Sure, here someone could easily question how I can worship Venom for instance since they are not practicing Satanists but it’s all a matter of approach, they never took it to the ridiculous level where they claim to be demons or higher beings, they talked about jukeboxes in hell and having tea with Satan. How could that be other than cool? ;)

How important are humor, sarcasm and irony? And what transformed you into such hateful guys who piss on the cross all the time?

Humor, sarcasm and irony are the cornerstones of my whole personality and that goes for the other guys as well, without them you just turn into shit among the rest of the sub humans out there trying to put themselves above their own ability. I guess the hateful part must fall upon me this time since I write the lyrics but yeah, I am not the most optimistic guy around and I have my reasons, why the Christians take the shit this time is probably because it’s a good theme, a good cause and a subject we hold close to our hearts. There is nothing as annoying as religious fanatics who try to push their beliefs in your throat so we need someone to pay them back with their own currency and that’s where Turbocharged comes in. It’s hard to explain what motivates us more than that, it just feels right and there’s a lot more to come.

If you had a time machine and you could play at the last supper, in what would it have influenced the history of the occident?

Well, first of all, either Jesus would have assaulted us and you’d read about it in the bible or he would kill himself right there and then, ha ha! Weird question, I love it!

I have the theory that you had transformed it in a big party with rivers of alcohol, bitches, sodomy and dope. Would it be an acceptable alternative for you?

That would have been damn nice, I’d take a gig like that any day! Hold the dope though, we stick to drinking. They’d serve beer instead of wine in the church still today if that would have happened and the nuns would have needed diapers for ages after that party! ;)

Last hellish spot is yours!

Thanks for the attention, bro, I really enjoyed this one! Stay awake for more noise coming from the deep woods of Sweden! Cheers!
http://www.myspace.com/turbocharged4life

MIASMAL

2011-05-14T10:34:00.005+02:00

Bloody, raw, punk, Swedish old school, nasty, morbid, rampant and 2 dozen adjectives more describing what MIASMAL stands for. But you have to hear it to love it. So, what are you waiting for, get this piece chunky Death Metal? But first read the following interview, you bums!

MIASMAL, nice name. Are you able to bring the next unavoidable pandemic of the music business? Will we to spread the SOS signal from our rooftops?

Well yes, that’s certainly our goal. The winds of upheaval will seep into the sacred rooms of denial.

Give me the necessary details about the ruffians who are responsible for so many sleepless nights?

4 people living in 3 different cities at the moment. Working and trying to hold life together. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes not. The time in between we play in bands, like Miasmal.

Do you swim on some kind of a retro wave?

Perhaps, but not by choice. When we started the band in 2007 we were completely unaware of any retro trends/waves, so I don’t care about it too much. I guess it’s all a reaction to the tendencies in modern metal, when it sounds like the musical equivalent to brain surgery or something, all sterile and precise.

What does MIASMAL offer that other bands have done till now?

We offer good songs played from the guts.

Do you have problems with name dropping? Do you see your own identity endangered about that?

I don’t personally care. If people want to name drop in order to describe our sound - no big deal. Miasmal’s identity will not sway.

How many chords and how much innovation and sweat are necessary to write a unique song?

A few chords and some gut feeling. When you don’t think about what chords that are playing and you just get consumed by a feeling or a force of a song, then it’s right. What’s unique and not is in the eye of the beholder.

Is punk a indispensable part of your music like the moose antlers on his big ugly grass eater - head.

You can’t deny the influence of punk/hc on the classic old school death metal bands. So I would say yes. Even though punk is a very broad term. Stuff like Anti Cimex and Discharge is an influence for me.

Are classical guitar solos and a morbid attitude the base for a successful metal recipe?

Solos isn’t the most important thing. I like chaotic rock’n’roll solos with my death metal - not neoclassical Yngwie Malmsteen wank. Morbid attitude - you bet.

Is your music so familiar to you because of your locale, therefore the reason it sounds so relaxed and playful?

Well, pretty much all of our music is written at home which is a pretty nice environment to be in. If I tried writing songs in a public toilet perhaps it would be more “grim”.

On your album you don’t use that kind of overproduced modern sound. Is it because you emphasize authenticity?

It is because we feel the modern sound you mentioned is robbing music of it’s natural power and energy. We wanted the production to fit the songs and music.

This album seems more like a small discography than just an debut album, or am I wrong?

The CD version is a discography yes. First 8 songs are the new album, then our previous 7” and demo are tacked on as CD bonus tracks.

It seems MIASMAL is much more than a rampant riot? How much system and brain is behind it?

When creating the music Miasmal is a controlled entity with one goal in sight. When playing live it’s about a feeling, energy and not showing off some over-rehearsed guitar licks.

What is the bigger part of the band, fun or hard work? On which part do you feel more pressure to booze?

At the point of writing we’ve only done 3 gigs in total. So hard work has made up the lions share of Miasmal so far, with writing, recording etc. Playing live is of course hard work too, but it’s more physical, and about energy. You don’t want booze to interfere either with a recording or a performance. However the circumstances around playing live are more likely to lead to drinking than when your sitting by yourself recording guitar solos.

Do you understand MIASMAL as a typical representative of … something …? Are you in need of leaving someone’s shadow?

No need for anything. Miasmal represents Miasmal, nothing more, nothing less. I feel we are an unique band with some perhaps obvious influences.

What will you do on the day when all masses are read, and believe me, that day will come!

I’m sorry but I don’t understand this question. Anyway my answer is that I’ll have some popcorn and a beer.

Any fear about pressure to succeed, that you can’t top what you did so far?

No, not at all. If we can’t come up with new good stuff, then the band is done and it’s time to move on. Luckily that hasn’t been the case for us so far.

You will tour for some weeks in the US. What are your expectations, if you have some?

See a lot of new places, meet some friends, meet some new people and most of all play some killer shows. I’ve been to the US before with my other band Agrimonia and we had a great time. People were friendly and enthusiastic. I’m also looking forward to see some great bands at the Maryland Death Fest and the Chaos in Tejas Fest.

Who will play with you? Real tour package or local supporters?

First half of the tour will be with the Impalers / Mammothgrinder / Innumerable Forms. All from the US. 2nd half will be with Bone Sickness (also from the US).

I hope you know they don’t have sweet bread and only cheap vodka (probably). Public boozing is forbidden and smoking frowned upon. Maybe you will come back as refined people?

I highly doubt that. They have the Four Loco drink the gas stations everywhere, and drinking that stuff is not refined at all.

What about European support, do you treat the old continent shabbily … perhaps?

Not at all. We’d love to (and plan to) play Europe more. Stay tuned.

Last spot is yours (keep burning the northern flame, ha ha ha, my arse)!

Many thanks for the interview! Check out miasmal.net - Cheers!

RAZORRAPE

2011-05-05T06:57:00.005+02:00

Close your doors, turn the lights off, hide your daughters in the closet, the RAZORRAPEr is coming for you! The master of torture and pain is looking for new and innocent victims … although no one is innocent! I did this interview on deathrow shortly before his execution. My attempt to do a psychological profile is failed … obviously. 2 days after he escaped and now I have to hide myself. Good bye and good luck. God bless you!

I pay my respect to the well known Swedish butcher, how are you Martin? Is RAZORRAPE born from a deranged mind?

Hello man! All is fine here. I have a day off work so I will probably just clean up the mess at home and see a friend in town. RazorRape was actually born from a sick and deranged mind haha... I formed RazorRape back in 2004 and the reason was to have an own side project, writing the most sick and brutal songs. I never had any intention to make RazorRape serious
but when I had the chance I thought: "Yeah, let's fucking do this serious". And now RazorRape has become a name within this genre and that's great! I want to keep it that way, spread the name to as many people as possible!!!

New album is “ante portas”, will it be the new revelation for perverts and raving lunatics?

It will!! New album title is not confirmed yet but I have many sick ideas in my head. It will be kind of a follow-up to the previous album "Unleashing the Shemales of Vengance", but the new album will be based more on true crimes and focus on female violence against men. You know, many death metal and gore grind covers has often a female who is being tortured, raped or abused in some way, but I don't want that!! I want to focus on violence in general, from the female victim who is taking revenge on men. Musicwise the new album is way more varied than the previous album. We have a mixed balance between gore grind and true grind core.

Have you managed it again to edge your knives and axes to beat them into the flesh of your victims? Deeper than the gorefilled opposition?

Of course!! I have a big toolbox with me and if anyone fucks with me I'll tear them apart and cook ém for dinner!!

Is RAZORRAPE something like a missionary for misguided lamentable flesh?

Maybe, if you feel lost you probably will like RazorRape. We have all ingredients in here!!!

Your audio – terror shall bring entertaining fun, but it’s all about torture, pain and harm … explain it!

We play goregrind and violence comes with it. I guess I shouldn't have a problem singing about hamburgers and my addiction to records but gore is more fun and it never becomes boring. Gore fascinates people and it fascinates me so it's becomes natural to sing about it. We try to do funny song titles that stands out a bit and easy to remember, for example "Triple Cock Buttfuck", "Shemale Snuff Scat Orgy" But in general it's all about gore, torture and sickness. Our album artworks is more sick than bloody, and we wanna keep it that way. Personally I love gory album covers but there is nothing that beats a very sick and bizarre album cover!

Let’s talk about the established art of torture. What is our favorite tool in your abattoir?

Knife! It's sharp, it's dangerous and it's easy to use and you don't need two hands for using it like a bigger tool, for example chainsaw. You can bring the knife with you and it doesn't weight that much either.

What’s the most effective way to use a chainsaw? From top - down hitting the head first or from bottom - up, snuggling the genitals?

You should start with the limbs, that's more fun!!! Blood is spraying everywhere and the victim will not die directly. Pleasure thru pain! You said "effective"!!!! Maybe that's not the most effective way if you wanna kill a person fast... then you should just saw the head off!!

What´s your favorite way of keeping your victims alive by maximal distress?

I store them in my torture chamber! No one can here them scream down there!!

Has the gore – grind torture method any ethical fundamentals or is all allowed?

It has no boundaries!!! Maybe you shouldn't do an album glorifying pedophilia! You can do an album against pedophilia though! We have a new song titled "Preteen Swinger Sexparty" and that songtitle is maybe over-the-top but it's actually about all those fucking child molester bastards like Josef Fritzl... this song is pretty much about revenge against those pedophiles!!!

Are pain and sex connected inextricably?

Maybe!!! In my world pain and sex goes hand in hand!!

Your way to enjoy torturing innocent victims - personal aspiration or total rage?

There is always a thought behind my decisions, I prefer personal aspiration and inspiration!!

How do you explain to your electricity provider and your local waterworks the tremendous consumption?

I try to explain that I have a student named Percy in my house and he use all electricity to his new giant rectum dildo!! Of course E-ON (the biggest electricity provider in Sweden) didn't like that explanation so I just said that Percy is sitting in an electrical wheelchair 24/7.

What do you tell your neighbors about the quivering light in your basement?

I say that I have a garden in my basement where beautiful flowers are growing!!!

Do you use any special method to clean your overalls from chore spots (urine, faeces, blood, bile, whatever)?

VIA COLOUR!!!

What kind of torturer are you, the subtle nails and teeth guy or the brutal bone crusher and amputator?

I'm the bone crusher!! I use my sledgehammer with fierce!!!

Is the romantic of torture lost with the industrialization? I mean in the past we had inquisition, today we have electric current. That goes to the disadvantage of fantasy!

Someway yeah!! I prefer inquisition and beheading, that's fucking old school!!! Nowadays the prisoners has luxury; televisions, PC and other shit. Fuck that!!!

How do you recycle the bodies and other remains?

I recently bought a new giant freezer so that I can store all those limbs and meat in it. You are invited to big barbeque this summer!!! HUMAN BARBEQUE!!

What gender is you majority? What keeps you running?

Tits and asses keeps me running!!!!!!!

Lots of girls throwing their slips on the stage while a gore grind band growls ant feministic paroles. Can you explain it? Are emancipation and feminism just a false front?

I love when feminist cunts argue about stuff like that. Fuck them!! I will throw them in my meatgrinder and make some delicious Taco dinner!!! Seriously I can understand why people don't like the situation we have when women get lower salary than men for same kind of work, that's shitty and there's hundred other reasons to argue about this and that. What I don't understand is that people simply don't understand what we're doing; we play gore grind and
we love it and our image is just for entertaining, nothing else!!

Do you have a problem with women and your own sexuality maybe? A problem to channel your perverse urges?

Yes, I have a problem with my ass! Can you help me??? I have a Motorhead vinyl record stuck in my rectum, do you know how to get it out??

With Orgasmatron, what else! What connection do you see between RAZORRAPE and Glam Rock, I know you like it. Is it a common tradition?

RazorRape is basically gore glam rock!!! I love this genre, next RazorRape album will have the title: "Wild and Crazy in Your Ass"

Maybe Glam Rock is just a way to try to compensate some gay experiences in your past?

I think so!!! Born: glammer! Dead: poser!

Have you ever thought about psychological assistance? Or would you dismember the psychologist on your shambles immediately?

I met a shrink but I actually raped him and buried him at my basement one year ago so I don't think I will meet a new one.

We got it, I think. Send a last greeting to your creator before the hangman is coming!

Save your limbs or RazorRape will get you!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D CHEERS MAN AND STAY FUCKING SICK! Thanx for the funny interview. http://www.myspace.com/RazorRape69

RABID DOGS

2011-04-21T10:56:00.006+02:00

Rabid Dogs is the new ultraviolent assault born from the ashes of Bestial Devastation. Thirty-two, Blade and Doc (these latter also in Tools Of Torture, Italian Brutal/Death Metal band) started this new project at the beginning of 2009 inspiring themselves, from nicknames to songtitles, of the 70s Italian thrillers and exploitation movies. Mixing grindcore, powerviolence, punk and rock & roll with pulp themes, Rabid Dogs will lead you to the filthy gutter of “spaghetti-land”... because violence is an Italian art! (Taken from their myspam page)

Felicitation to a real rabid album. Do you think you squirt enough slobber to infect the mob?

We hope so and we’re working for that man! Everyone should try our tasty rabid froth.

The only effective cure for rabid dogs is a headshot. How will you avoid this fate (in musical terms)?

And who tells that we wanna avoid this fate (always in musical terms)? One day, when we’ll be tired of Rabid Dogs, we’ll split up as fast as we’re born, like a headshot.

The old wardrobe you have discarded (BESTIAL DEVASTATION), will it take a long time until the new was suitable?

We’re already totally into our “new wardrobe”. Even if we spent 5 years in our past band and we grew up with it (we started Bestial Devastation when we were only 16), Rabid Dogs is a totally new experience, completely different from the past one.
We set up that band just four months after the last BD show and, from the first rehearsals, we were already focused on that new sound & concept. Of course, month by month, Rabid Dogs took a more accurate shape, absorbing a lot of influences from many musical genres, but we had a clear idea of what our new band should be from the beginning.

When was the point of no return, when fun turned to serious music? Or had you focused on serious shit from the beginning?

We never had a point of no return, we’re serious from the beginning, but this doesn’t mean that we can’t have fun with it.

Where do you see your musical home? I hear some CRIPPLE BASTARDS and lots of nutty Czech grind acts.

Czech Republic, without any doubts.

The music reminds me more of a storm beaten coast than Italian olive orchards. You don’t take regard for other people’s expectations obviously. Or am I wrong?

No, you’re right man: we never took regard of other people’s expectations and we’ll go forward on that way.

Give me some details about the album. What can we expect?

Our debut album is a fast and blasting powerviolence with catchy rock and roll riffs and sleazy punk influences. It’s dirty grind and roll man, take it or leave it.

It seems Angel Aids records could not deal with rabid dogs. Was a certain kind of chemistry” “absent?

No, it was a more a “money” absent: Angel AIDS didn’t respect the deal and we started to look somewhere else to produce our debut album. It was an annoying waste of time.

Now you have released the album on several other labels. Are you not afraid of desultoriness?

No. First of all because the labels involved in the co-production are serious and correct people and I think they’ll promote it at their best, then because we ourselves are involved in the production/distribution (Don Carlos Productions, one of the label in the co-production, is our own label) and, after many years spent in the underground with our past bands, we learned one precious thing: there’s no one that could dedicate more passion and time on your album than yourself.

Harmony and aesthete don´t exist in your galaxy. What is the engine of your first full length?

Drugs, alcohol and Nello Pazzafini.

Who is responsible for your comic styled artwork?

The artwork was done by Painsugar from Indonesia and he was great. His comic style is perfect for our album, we love it!

Do you accept the rules of grindcore? Has grindcore rules? Any old school thinking?

“Rules of Grindcore”? ahahahahahahahahahah.

Is there a direct connection between the band’s name and the motion picture from Mario Bava?

There’s more than a direct connection: our moniker, nicknames, our album intro and Rabid Dogs video clip are clearly inspired by Mario Bava’s ”Rabid Dogs” movie.

“Rabid Dogs” was a rather unusual flick for Bava I think, beside his vampire stories and stuff like that, or am I wrong?

Yes, you’re right. Bava was more into horror stuff than thriller road movies like “Rabid Dogs”, but “Rabid Dogs” is an unachievable masterpiece which influenced a many other directors (“Reservoir Dogs” by Tarantino is the best example).
As we watched that movie for the first time we was so impressed to decide to tribute it using “Rabid Dogs” as moniker for our band.

Mario Bava – master of pulp movies or artist?

Both of them.

Is that kind of exploitation flick approved for lyrical recycling? Do you use your own ideas too? Are the movies just idea dispensers?

Yes, right now movies are our main reservoir for lyrics: it’s our own way to tribute them. By the way there are also real chronicles and our own ideas that contribute to the album lyrics.

Was it obvious to use some “regional themes” for you songs? Do you have a patriotic relationship to pizza, pasta and the local godfather?

We use our background for our themes because we’re Italian and we want to talk first about things that concern our country but, at the same time, could be easily shared by everyone in the world. It’s not a matter of “being patriot”, a lot of bands abuse of the same themes and that makes the underground panorama really dull.
We chose instead to do the most simple thing: to talk about things that belong to us, starting from our passion for old exploitation movies to the common chronicles of our days. We have fun with that and that’s the only thing we care.

Sex, violence, black humor and grindcore belong together; together like the asses of Siamese twins! Could you imagine divorcing it (not the Siamese’s) ?

Actually I can’t, but who knows? Maybe a major will sign us and we’ll became a boy band, spreading gay love to millions of stupid teenagers who will made us rich as Elton John… everything could happen!

Last rabid spot is yours!

Thank you for the interview man, it was a pleasure. Check out our official website www.rabiddogs.it for all the info about Rabid Dogs and be ready for a dose of healthy grind n roll!

KEITZER

2011-04-18T06:50:00.008+02:00

KEITZER deserved a truckload full of adjectives; fast, loud, merciless, precise, aggressive, harsh….and so on. But there is a lot more. I have talked with axe man Simon about the horsemen, namedropping, chaos in general…. Get it!

How did you manage to release the 4 horsemen over the countenance of mother earth and yourself staying unharmed?

That’s because they promised to spare us if we play the soundtrack for the upcoming apocalypse!

MISERY INDEX, NAPALM DEATH, ROTTEN SOUND, IMPALED NAZARENE even MARDUK, the press give you many “names”. Is that mix too colorful for you?

The mix itself is ok, the more variety, the more interesting the music will be. That’s a plus for us. But namedropping is the problem. We don’t sound like the mentioned bands really. Of course, if you look at our music, mixing high-speed blasts, groove and melody, you could think we intend to sound like one of the bands. What really sucks is when you read shit like “Misery Index’ little brothers with their 2nd LP”. We exist since 1999, with 4 LPs and several EPs. Honestly we are more influenced by bands like Mörser, Acme, Systral, Assück, Botch…(STOP! NAMEDROPPING!!!) etc. And we never gave a fuck about sounding like the next big thing. So get creative while reviewing the promo piles and take at least one short look at the band’s webpage, please…

German press is usually very pseudo – critical, but now they spin over for praise. Do you trust the feedback and what about the foreign press?

In general we trust ‘em. It’s always nice to read some appreciative words about our music. We’re not published by some major label, so I think they’re pretty honest. The lesser good voices are those who expect a new overproduced Misery Index LP...sorry for not delivering this…the few reviews of the foreign press were mainly in the same tenor as the German ones, from ok to overwhelming…by the way, your review was the most interesting one to read so far, disturbingly funny.

Thanx. How important is the high pace for the music of KEITZER?

We ourselves consider the band as a Grindcore band (mainly), so, it’s very important and inevitable, I guess…

What do you think about your chance to leave the overcrowded “auditorium” of Death & Grind and get a step higher with your album? Or is it not your intention?

Never thought about this, actually. We simply continue to walk our own way, as we always did. We were never looking for fame and fortune. But if we get access to a bigger crowd - no matter what scene - with the latest record would be a nice side-effect.

Was the sinister and melodic site of the album intended from the beginning?

Not really. We don’t write an album with a demand to ourselves to make a gloomy album this time or whatever, it’s just our way to write music. If you listen to the older records, we have a similar approach to music, I think, similarly sinister and melodic. It has just become our own “trademark”, maybe, a further natural evolution of our music and us as musicians, I would say…

What about the album title, just fancily chosen or more profound?

More or less just fancily chosen, in consideration of our affinity to the end of the world as we know it.

Is playing HC and Crust still a role in KEITZER?

Sure. Although Crust had never really a big influence on us (I can’t remember any D-beat in any of our songs) some of us are really into it. HC of course, too, if we talk about the blasting /powerviolence side or the sinister, gloomy side of HC it still plays a big role…

As I said, you let loose the horsemen. Is this prophetic in consideration of the current world chaos?

Yes. WE ARE ALL FUCKED!

Is the chaos of “KEITZER” a system at its core? Give me proof that you are more than the noise of an exploding tool shed!

Chaos is the system. And we are part of it. That’s why we don’t notice it at any time. Everything we do musically is very coherent to our minds. Everything is in order quite perfectly, the exception proves the rule. We have tight song structures, almost classic-rock-like, we play the same songs every time we play them. And if you listen carefully, you hear real riffs…should be enough proof?

Was the positive feedback a great help by any means or is the only effect the one that more people rip your music from the net?

I think it has helped a little with the sales, personally we haven’t noticed any aftermath yet. Possibly it just helped the fucking download pirates. It almost hurts, when you see your newborn baby as download copies on the date of birth on the www. Buy physical copies and support the underground instead of killing it, you pricks!

Democracy or dictatorship, what maxim is the more effective in KEITZER and why?

If you had to describe it in this ideological way, you could say it’s a “democratic dictatorship”. But we’re playing together for so long now, and knowing each other even longer, it’s more comparable to a longtime marriage, with ups and downs and arguments and all this shit, so there’s, if necessary, someone who has to tell the others which way to go, sometimes it’s this or that person. Always in consensus, though

How do you get that amazing drive into the songs?

It’s simply our way of songwriting. Making songs means for us that we have to like ‘em at first, so we write songs that don’t bore us and considering your reaction it seems that we’re on the right way. Within all that blasting there shall still be enough diversity within the songs. But still you shouldn’t lose the aggression when decreasing speed, for example. And we obviously seem to manage that, probably because of our subliminal aggression we all carry within us…

How do you expand your musical borders without losing your roots?

Like with everything else, your roots are deep inside of you, unable to be denied. But still you explore new things without becoming untrue to yourself. One should always stare over the plate’s edge without forgetting what’s in it.

Actually you need a 5. horseman, because you are 5 guys. What name would he have?

Retribution.

I would be interested in your lyrical aspects, but Rico, your mighty label-boss seems to be a poor boy because the lyrics are not printed. So, what are your themes?

No, Rico is not a poor boy at all; he’s bathing in money since he released us, ha, ha. Lyricwise we celebrate our (musical) nihilism, we got no lyrics. It’s more in a tradition maybe Obituary began, singing some crap that comes into the singer’s mind, that fit to the musical “image” of the band. But our themes so to say are mainly the fall of humanity and the destruction of our world caused by our arrogance…

On the back-cover we see a horseman kneeling beside his dead nag. Are too much rush, aggression and thuggery noxious eventually?

Yes, one could interpret it as a metaphor for our own beginning self inflicted demise. The horsemen follow their aim, to fulfill the apocalypse, without regarding the horse, just as we greedily stuff our pockets regardless of the planet that hosts us…

And when the crock is broken does it mean you don’t know any scruples in reaching your goal?

We simply carry on. Recklessly. With a certain pride of the burnt soil we left behind.

Last spot is yours!

Thanx for the interview and your support. We really appreciate it.
Thanx to Rico/ FDA for releasing us.
Buy our records and visit our shows. Support the underground.
Dear Humanity: Do yourself a favor and die out!
keitzergrind@yahoo.de
7degreesrecords@gmx.net
www.myspace.com/keitzer

DEBAUCHERY

2011-03-27T16:22:00.004+02:00

Here you get a very short interview with Thomas Gurrath from DEBAUCHERY. Unfortunately it is ... monosyllabic I think, and some questions are unaknowledged, therefore the following could be a little rough. Hmmm ...the heck with it, here we go!

Cheers you boozehound, I have your BIG BALL show on CMOA in still good remembrance. Do you grudge your fans the pleasure of alcohol or why have you destroyed a bottle of Whiskey all alone?

Hey, I don`t think I have drunk a whole bottle alone, but I can`t remember.

What is the state of play after the last years steeplechase through the German Yellow press?

Everything`s the same. Debauchery is still rockin`.

One of the songs of the new album is an direct result of it I think. “School Shooter”, or am I wrong?

Yes the theme is a result, but the song is about a fictive school shooter, not about me. So it`s nothing personal.

Is the mainstream not able to deal with the ironic and sarcastic depiction of violence?

Oh, the mainstream is able, some of the metal press are not.

Do you love your country with patriotism and stuff like that or do you have an disenchanted point of view?

I live in Germany, so my music is German Death Metal. But I`m no fan of Germany, I like US or UK more. Most things I like come from over there, films, books, tabletop, everything.

You have decided for the band against your job as teacher. Was it a decision from the heart or the brain? Have you ever had a real choice?

What do you think?

Ok, enough of that, let´s talk about “Germanys Next death Metal”. Is the new album BIG BALL with Death Metal sound?

It`s more like Death Metal with a Hard Rock sound. Just 2 Marshalls, very rough, no samples - like a Hard Rock production. But the music is metal.

Maybe you have thought about putting both bands in one pot? I mean in the musical way you have executed that step!

In fact I have separated the two bands last year, because they are too different.

How much Death Metal actually is involved with the album? Does it still play a role?

No more than before, but most influences come from Judas Priest, Metallica and Slayer.

What will you reply to your reviewers who see you again as similar to SIX FEET UNDER?

I don`t care anymore.

The album title is refreshingly swanky. Do you like puns?

Yes, like Back in Blood…

Please explain the title to the readers who have no idea about the German media environment!

It´s because of television and Germany`s next Top Model. But the title says more, it`s for Debauchery. Debauchery is German, and we play German Death Metal. It`s something different to Sweden Death or US Death Metal. It`s the Debauchery way.

What thought is behind the new album and how much tolerance do you expect from your fans?

I think all Debauchery maniacs will like the new album. The album has everything the band stands for: groove, the voice, blood and tits.

What the hell is “Zombie Blitzkrieg”? Zombies and flashes fit together like slugs and
rocketry!

There are two types of zombies. The slow ones and the fast ones. This is about the fast ones. The rage zombies destroy the US civilization in 2666. In a few days the state as we know it is gone. It`s a fast and hard strike, with zombies killing everything. Ok, it has not so much to do with the original Wehrmacht concept of Blitzkrieg, only the part of a hard and fast strike remains. But it sounds cool.

You like to play with sex and violence. And you have done it again this time. Am I right?

Yes, it`s obvious…

Do you describe your 7th studio album as a new chapter of the band?

No, not really. I tried to make a good album, and gave everything I could, but it`s no real new chapter. I always try to improve…

Last spot is yours!

Blood for the Blood God!!!

REPUKED

2011-03-17T16:33:00.006+01:00

When I heard REPUKEDs´ “Pervertopia first time, I was absolutely disgusted of that punk – infested old school Death Metal with its morbid sound and puking noise. I had no choice than diving to the bottom of this cesspool to find out why it smells so damned irresistible. Down in the depth of this cloudy liquid I met Nicke (guit / vox) and we talked with bated breath. So enjoy it, if you can!

You CD is a permanent vocal barf reflex, you guys puke ad nauseam! Is it because you only eat sweet bread in Sweden? Or is it just about your bad taste in general?

Thanx! In Sweden it's religion to have breath that smells like death I figure, people from beyond has a real bad taste, so I agree. And we don't eat sweet bread, we eat mustard and jalapenos! Then you can sit for hours on the toilet burning your arsehole up! Puke and filth is the shit. Hello by the way! Hope you have a drunken night! Thin Lizzy in the stereo now! Very true evil death metal!!

How serious has a band to take the bandname in order to come to an result like “Pervertopia”?

We are pukin serious I have to say. No doubt about that. Repuked - Pervertopia, fits like a fist in the womb. We went to the toilet together and Pervertopia is the result of a marathon toiletshitting orgy some year ago. 38 hours we sat on our toilets. Playing, farting, decomposing, shitting, pissing, melting, puking, moaning, hating, masturbating etc etc. It was Repukeds best 38 hours ever! Good old times!

Sometimes the retching make me believe you want to intonate an forgotten Fulci film. Would it be possible and appealing for you?

Fulci flicks made some quality shit, we like! Death, zombies, violence. Torture us slowly, chop us up, burn us and then put us beneath the surface. We'll live. I'm sure. Jason did. We will make a film about it!

Puke, squirt, squish all in the way of legendary masters of insipidity AUTOPSY, IMPETIGO, NIHILIST, is this your way to honour your idols?

Nah, or maybe, at the same time it would be a shame to call the Pervertopia album an honour to bands like Autopsy, Impetigo etc, but again then it's the music we grew up listening too...so maybe it's a somewhat musically tribute to our idols even if it doesn't come close to their works what's so ever. I mean they are/were really the best death metal bands out there so we're just doing our thing and let's see how it's going. Can't compare us to such nasty bands but for sure we're inspired by them.

How do you create that atmosphere of painful screams in the depths of the purgatory, bloody walls in the cellars of the inquisition and the tangible presence of the beast?

Darkness and much time alone. We lock us up in the cellar, no way out. 56 days, no food only urine in plastic bags. Maybe some red wine...and when we're ready to record, the knife goes in, everywhere, and there you go! Evil piss vocal screams recorded! A bit bloody but so what...

By the way, who are the 4 torturers who are responsible for that mayhem?

Rob the slob - bass and pukin pukes shitting his vocals out. Maybe you can't but he can. Richard rimjob - guitar, solos, and vocals. spreading brown fingers all over the floor. pro! Nicke sheit - guitar and vocals. sniffing and pissing lurking and panties down. Kinky stage - drummer, vocals and breastfeeding the shit out of the black pear!

How many public toilets have you desecrated until an innocent victim was able to release this CD?

Shit, hard question. We did some time throughout Europe back in 2002 but I don't remember the nr of toilets we did.. Maybe it's about 457 toilets or something like that if we add up our results. We all like to shit, piss and puke in public toilets so...and we don't like to keep counting, only puking and cunting! But we met someone in a toilet in the Netherlands and the record deal was done!!

How important is punk on your rotted cemetery?

When I die, on the ceremony, there will be Necroskank in the speakers. Great punkband, Abscess style. Punk is the shit! If it wasn’t punk, Repuked would not exist. Simple as that. We're a punk band playing stinky punky riffs with a touch of death metal and doom along the side. Pretty simple stuff actually as you can hear on the album.

You write songs in totally rejection of the actual century! How important is your consequent attitude for your musical Pervertopia?

Pervertopia is the new century! We write songs we feel fit in under the Repuked flag and there's not so much else determines that. It's a lot of different genres mixed together in a nice bag of puke! Slow rot and fast rot...you name it!

To hook some riffs don´t cares you, because it is about the big picture, right?

We did the album the way we did and we don't care about pretty much anything else except everything. The songs on our album is so very different so we wanted the listeners to get as much out of the punk/death genre as possible. If you like punk, listen to our shit, if you like death metal, listen to our shit. Or if you like to you don’t have to listen just get drunk.

You deal with Sludge and Doom and musically minimalism, is this the magical formula for your funeral reception – cocktail?

Early Fleshcrawl, first album is the shit! There you got it, Death doom, speed, punk etc..So I guess we aren't the first. hehe. Yes we like to mix as much as possible and make it sound good. As good as we can and if we could get some whisky sour that would be great!...Oh I made myself one just right now! Cheers and puke!

If I would say, this is the album you have to play on a family celebration before the humped relatives have booze out the beer – inventory, would you share my opinion?

For sure! Maybe we could share an onion as well? It's also very appreciated in geriatric care homes.

The sound of “Pervertopia” is fresh like rancid grace compost. How many ghouls have you killed to get this authentic sound?

The hallways in the building where the death and violence studio is located is full of shit demons and gnarly ghouls. So every time we are going there we have to decapitate at least a dozen smelly undead corpses. Chainsaw death is the most efficient way to make our way through the hordes of excrement.

All reviews that I have read are full of praise and honour. What do you think about freaks who love cheap music and drunken puke noise? Do you really think they share your illness?

Hailz to the drunken bums! Everyone´s got the illness. Just have to search deep down in the throat with some sort of penis and you will find it. Sometimes it may take a day or even up to a year to find it but it's there for sure. Smelly and disgusting, It's like that small white thingy you got back in the mouth and when they pop out they look pretty but smell and taste like defecation.

What about the last and longest orgy “Toxic Constipation”? Is it just what remains of a excessive blood and guts fest, or is it a instrumental with a unknown mission?

Pretty much. We started playing and I think we could have been playing even to this very day but there was a power failure due to heavy drinking so we had to make it pretty short around 9minutes. It would have been better if the song was 365 days long. But you can't have it all. For our next album there will be a one year long song, if there is enough alcohol to keep us interested all the way through of course.

How will you celebrate your drinking spree with zombies, ghouls and vulture now? Will you spread the disease over Europe with public ostentations?

Yep, lets spread the filth. Europe, Asia, US you name it, we wanna go to Japan, and play our song “nuke the world”. Some new releases coming up later this year. Split 7" ep with Haemophagus on No Poser´s Please records with 2new songs, 7" ep on Slap bet records and two tribute albums, one Regurgitate and one Impetigo. Pretty sick shit! Keep a brown eye out for that!

Are you afraid, the stomach could be empty any day, all alcohol could be drunk and you have to get clean and out of ideas?

I’ve already been through that and I must say it was not a pleasure. Hospital, surgery, needles, chocolate mousse and dying people who actually died. Scary place. A dark place. Blood all over. I hope it won't happen again and I think it won't either but if it did, the world is an even more evil place than I imagined.

If you have to explain the philosophy of REPUKED, would it be enough to stick the finger in your throat? Or can you find a serious answer?

We just wanna play our musick constantly every minute on the hour with maybe a few interruptions for bathroom visits. That’s serious enough?

Last puke is yours (hope not)!

Thanks for the questions! Now it's time to enter the toilet for my daily bath, have a few drinks and hopefully get drunk as fuck!
Cheers, Nicke! http://www.repuked.tk/

OFFAL

2011-03-10T07:07:00.008+01:00

OFFAL from BRAZIL have released their killer album “Macabre Rampages And Splatter Savages” last September via Black Hole Productions. This gory old school piece of friendly Death´n Grind terror has blown me away and I entrust it to all people who still love the whole AUTOPSY thing and to people who are into Giallo flicks with their unique European horror feeling. I have talked about that combination (and some more) with singer André and guitarist Tersis.

Tell me the story of OFFAL! Who had the idea for this band and why was the band born? What do we have to know about you guys?

André: Well, we start our activities late 2003 as a trio just playing some Autopsy’s covers and originally called ORGY IN EXCREMENTS (Autopsy’s Acts of the Unspeakable song homage). Some time later we start to do some own songs and when we got some good trax we decided that we must record that stuff! So, we did and I sent it just to some local friends, we really didn’t have any plans to put that stuff out as an official release or something else! Some months later my friend Renzo of I SHIT ION YOUR FACE start his label (The Hole Productions) and I sent him the stuff, so he said that would like to release it as your number one release! It was really awesome, so we start to produce the whole cover / layout and some months later our 1st full-length was finally out, Offal – S/t full-length CD – The Hole Productions, 2004. Later we got few line-up changes and recently we put out our 2nd full-length CD via Black Hole Productions, try to check it! A split MCD with BOWEL FETUS (The Hole Productions/2008), a split 7“ep with ANATOMIA (No Posers Please Records/2010) and a split maxi-single 12“LP with DECREPITAPH (Grind Block Records/2010) where also released and still available!

You had some new releases in 2010, tell me about!

Tersis: We have released a full-length called “Macabre Rampages And Splatter Savages” (Black Hole Productions/Brazil). We also released two splits with exclusive tracks from the same studio sessions: “Over There, Guts Everywhere” split 7”EP with Anatomia limited to 515 copies (No Posers Please/Norway) and “Bloodshed From Beyond” split 12” Maxi-single LP with DECREPITAPH limited to 500 copies (Grind Block Records/Italy).

Any special songs on “Macabre Rampages And Splatter Savages“ that you prefer?

Tersis: I like the whole album, of course, but I think “The Cold Grips of Death”, “Mortuary Waste”, “Onslaught of Dismemberment” and “Terrore in Giallo” are my favourites.

I like “Feast For The Dead”, but what song is best qualified to break some bones on stage?

Tersis: “Putr-essence” always make people crazy, but on our last gigs I notice that “Death’s Curse” was very qualified to break some bones...

What about “Terrore In Giallo”, is it more than an ordinary outro?

Tersis: The idea behind this track came to us before it was composed. We thought it was cool to mention those classic Italian movies with all that crime fiction and mystery. When I came with the riffs, we thought it could be an instrumental track with some samples from the movies. The positive aspect was that when we first played it on our rehearsals, we could feel that mystery atmosphere, so we decided to put it as the final track.

Who came up with the “GOBLIN” adaption. Give my readers, who have no idea about Giallo and Argento, some info about it!

André: Well, I’m always trying to get the sound tracks of some cult horror flix I’ve enjoyed, it’s not easy to find at all but… when I got to listen that Deep Red’s sound track I think that would be great to do a Death Metal version of some track of that mighty Goblin’s soundtrack, so… I said to Tersis about this plan, he enjoyed the idea and so we choose the track! He did the whole work on it, making the version for the original one and we got really surprised with the final result, AWESOME! Many people comment about it and ask us if we’ll do another soundtrack song but we still didn’t know what will be, we’ll choose it only when we start to work on some new stuff for a possible 3rd full-length CD, 2012 or later! The Italian term Giallo (Yellow) is a series of cheap paperback novels with trademark yellow covers about horror fiction and mysteries that inspired the directors to do the movies called Giallo. Dario Argento is one of the main early 70’s Italian movie directors who did some of the greatest and classic Giallo ever, some of them are THE CAT O' NINE TAILS (1971), PROFONDO ROSSO aka DEEP RED (1975), SUSPIRIA (1977), PHENOMENA aka CREEPERS (1985)... Other cult Giallo directors are Sergio Martino, Lucio Fulci and Mario Bava, try to check them and all their cult productions!

What about the “Trial Of The Undead” video? Give me some details about the shooting!

Tersis: We were invited by a local friend to shoot a video-clip for her design course. The team wanted to produce focused on Trash and Horror cinema in general, especially zombies. We immediately accepted! This music video was inspired on a huge amount of zombie flicks, especially on Zombie (Lucio Fulci), where the lyrics got the main inspiration. It was uploaded 10 months ago and we already have more than 3.700 views. We hope to reach more than 4.000 views on the next two months. We made a special hot-site about the whole Trial of the Undead video production with all the details, pictures and general info. Check it out: www.trialoftheundead.com

Don´t you think you have gone overboard on movie intros for each song? This is like a “Trivial Pursuit” for horror freaks man!

André: No, they are really essential to introduce the flick we’re talking about on the lyrics, we’ll always keep using movie intros on our tracks and it’s also a great form to homage some o four favorite bands and main influences ever!

The cover to your new album is like a blood red collage, tell me about the motifs for it!

André: Well, we just send to PUTRID the whole movie list that we would homage on the lyrics and he did it all taking a special part of anyone and featuring it all together, PUTRID OWNS!

You are straight into that AUTOPSY thing! What keeps you playing your raw Death/ Grind sound? Never heard of modern, technical Metal-streaming?

Tersis: I never really love these so called Brutal Death Metal nowadays, with a few exceptions. Maybe the genre have evolved in this way, but I’m more into bands that carry that old Death Metal spirit.

What do you think of progressive elements into Grindcore music? Will it ever get a chance in your music? Or will you stay Old School?

Tersis: We bring some “new” elements on our music, but never losing that old and primitive feeling. You can hear some different ideas here and there, but I think we always will walk these old paths.

Are terms like Old School and Underground just empty phrases for you?

André: No, they are still strong terms to define a genre or a way of work, of course that most of times they aren’t correctly used but I think that there many other important things to think about than a music label or what’s underground or not, we don’t give a shit!

What status has vinyl for you?

Tersis: I really love that unique sound. Also that graphic richness, on every artwork you can see more details. Even on other genres outside Metal, the artwork on vinyl were more conceptual, more important. Now the MP3 generation don’t even bother about this. I think music, lyrics, art, pictures and the whole information is what compose an album. That’s the concept we all grew up knowing. I like other formats like CD, DVD, etc, but I will always support vinyl.

Is OFFAL just a big hobby or is it a real job?

Tersis: For me it is like a big hobby, but understand that everything I do with OFFAL is taken very seriously. I also have other activities as interaction designer and teacher.

Do you like to travel back 20 years in time sometimes, closer to the style of music you play?

Tersis: Everytime I listen to some albums, is like an time travel. All these nostalgic things, some memories came back, everything is so rich on this music experience... Yes, music is an unique experience! Among other resources like pictures, letters and movies, music is generally the strongest tool I have in my life. We always try to transfer these experiences when composing our songs. I hope we can make it happen!

Tell me something about your preference for European 70s/80s splatter movie icons!

André: Wohhh, too many to mention but... Italian productions are for sure the best ones!

You catch the atmosphere of these “old” flicks with your music, which is very appropriate I think. How do you do that?

André: I think the way or kind of Death Metal we’re into help us to reach it! Old meets the old and so it works together to reach a great result!

But you also like horror movies like Friday the 13th. Or Return of the Living Dead. I think the US flicks have more humor and clichés, or am I wrong?

André: Well, not at all I think! Old US B movie productions are really great and are some of the best ones for me. A special example of this are the TROMA’s movies, they really kick-ass and we really want to homage them on some of our upcoming songs, sure!

André, what about your other band LYMPHATIC PHLEGM, is it still alive?

André: LP is totally out of work for a long time ‘coz my band mate Rodrigo Alcântara isn’t living at Curitiba anymore! The band isn’t DEAD but we still haven’t any plans to got back or produce new stuff! We just have some new stuff out now (Split 7”ep with 2 Minuta Dreka) and other ones are planned featuring just some old extra stuff we did at the Show-off Cadavers... recording sessions.

Last spot is yours!

Tersis: Thanks a lot for your support. I invite you all to access our official website (www.offalgore.com) or our MySpace (www.myspace.com/offalxxx). On these channels, you will find more information about Offal. Keep checking it, because we’re always updating with some news and cool stuff.

GORE OBSESSED

2011-02-25T16:08:00.009+01:00

You have to check out GORE OBSESSED, formed by a freak possessed from the good old grinding days mixed with great 70th/80th European horror flicks. You think there are a lot of them out there…yes maybe. But only a hand full of them can transfer their emotions into intelligent and rigorous brutal music. Take a listen to this remarkable one – man wrecking ball!

Hi Justin, how are you, I hope your band name GORE OBSESSED ain´t to do too much with CANNIBAL CORPSE?

Hi Jörg and all the Fatal Grind readers! I'm good, I got a few new GxOx activities going. Haha, when I was trying to think of a name, I wanted something that would show my love for Horror and Gore (unfortunately I couldn't find a fitting Impetigo song title to rip off). I saw the title of the Cannibal Corpse album I thought, I'm OBSESSED with GORE movies so that fits perfectly. It's not a tribute to CC (though I enjoy some of their early work...I don't like the albums with Corpsegrinder!)...it's a shame that the name links to CC but I like it and it fits my vision.

You told me you play all instruments by yourself because there are no other talented guys in your area. But maybe it is about an big ego and you are an control freak, What would your psychologist say?

My psychiatrist would have a lot of 'interesting' things to say...none of which would be nice haha! I'm sure there are way more talented guys in this area...somewhere. Either I've not met them or they aren't into Death/Grind. It's probably down to me being a control freak and wanting GxOx to be a real one-man project where I can do whatever I want without having to listen to others haha. I've been working with a drummer and a vocalist in Turkey for a possible future project (but it takes a lot longer to get the material finished than working by myself).
Don´t you want to grind on stage, throwing bloody riffs into the crowd?
Yes and no...of course it's loads of fun being on stage destroying peoples hearing but it's not something I crave, I rather spend time recording new shit. If I was to play live I'd want it to be as a band with other members so I don't have to be the focal point.

Most people think GORE OBSESSED is just another Gore Grind project until they hear it first time. What are you? What influenced you?

I reckon it's some sort of old-school Goregrind...Death/Grind, with a bit of Grindcore...I play and that's what comes out. Actually I'm trying my best to sound like Impetigo...and failing haha. As for the influence, IMPETIGO! to me 'Horror of the Zombies' is the greatest album ever! Impetigo are the biggest influence on me. Other bands that have influenced me...Oxidised Razor (I love those sick bastards! after Impetigo they've been a big influence though it might not be that obvious), Dead (their sleazy style is something I've taken 'inspiration' from), Jungle Rot (those riffs! simple yet effective), Gut (the early recordings without the shit hip-hop!) and the gods of Mince, Agathocles (though they wouldn't agree with my Horror lyrics). Combining those musical influences along with the visual influence of Fulci, Argento and Troma movies GxOx is formed.

Tell me about your releases!

So far I've released mostly free EP downloads and a few splits (there should have been more splits but most never seem to get past the discussion phase). The EPs have been a good way to work on my musical ideas and trying to get a better sound mix. They've also helped in getting the GORE OBSESSED name out there. It's a kick knowing people out there are listening to my songs and hopefully they like them.

You produce songs like on a assembly line. Are you not afraid to be empty any day?

I hope I don't run out of song ideas haha. Some days I get an urge to write and the 'songs' (if you can call them that) flow, I'll have a few which I'll keep and few which get thrown away. I like to constantly work on songs in various stages.

Is constructiveness enforceable?

Not to me, I need to write when I get the urge/inspiration. There have been days I've wanted to write or finish new songs but at the end of the day all I get it frustrated without a single useful idea.

Why don´t you collect enough shit to release a full length. You just use it to do ep´s and splits. Are you impatient?

I'm extremely impatient! Once I've got a couple tracks, I can't wait to get them out there. That being said I'm currently working on the first full-length. It'll contain a few tracks previously released on EPs & Splits (re-recorded, re-mixed/mastered) and a couple of totally new tracks, all lyrics dealing with Italian Giallo films. So far for 2011 there'll be a 5 track EP to promote 2 songs from the full-length, then the actual full-length. After that I'll continue work on the 2nd full-length of which I have half the songs ready. Inbetween that I'll release the next Surgical Infection recording and a some other stuff.

You give away a lot of your music for free on a digital level. Why?

Why not...haha! There's no specific reason. It's up there for everyone to download and listen too. Once the full-length's out or when I eventually get t-shirts made, hopefully people will be willing to support GxOx.

What about the net labels you work with. Do you think this way of distribution has a real future?

I really enjoy working with Torn Flesh Records, it's a great netlabel with a huge fan base. The releases I've put out through TFR have had insane amounts of downloads (whether the downloaders have actually listened to the music is another story haha). I have my own small netlabel (called "Dis-Organ-Ized") through which I released GxOx (as well as a few other great bands) but it doesn't receive anywhere near as many downloads as TFR. Digital downloads are a good way to easily promote and discover new music. The Internet isn't the future, the internet is now! It brings the world to you, so why not use the internet to bring your music to the world...the way you want with all the control in your hands. You don't have to rely on labels or distributors to get your music out there, you can do it all yourself or in combination with other like minded people. Digital album sales have been on the rise and seem to be the future, however, I still prefer a physical copy of an album (CD or vinyl) and hope these formats will still be released for some time. According to sale stats digital music accounts for some 45% of music sales in the US...not sure if extreme music was part of those stats though. Certain people/bands/companies seem to feel threatened by this new leveled playing field where even small D.I.Y bands can get their name out there and build a fan base. They slag-off the 'myspace' band thing, but why would you complain about having more choice? If you don't like it, don't listen to it. People have to stop being lazy and search for it themselves, don't let others form your opinion on what's good or not, listen with an open mind and you'll find loads of quality music out there (either for free or a small amount of money). And support sites like FATAL GRIND and D.I.Y labels which help give a voice to the small bands.

How do you manage the recordings? And what about the cover art?

The recordings are done in my 'Home studio', 100% D.I.Y. With the availability of decent recording software and a bit of experimentation I'm able to record without having to rely on a pro studio (which my budget would never support haha). However, nothing pisses me off more than trying to get a sound I like! Out of the hundreds of different mixes I've tried, I've yet to find one I actually like. I love the cover art aspect of albums and do all GxOx designs myself (I use Horror movie poster art and then mess it up in photoshop to give it a grindhouse feel). The artwork for 'Last Cannibal World' I drew myself (inspired by Stevo form Impetigo) but mostly I stick to using horror posters. I'm a Graphic / Web designer by trade so I've got some experience with layout, design software and such which helps haha.

Covers are like a outstanding art form. Is there any kind of philosophy behind?

Oh yeah! cool cover art is essential. For Gore Obsessed covers I go for the old grindhouse poster style (I'm 'obsessed' with old horror posters haha). I try to link the cover art with the overall theme of the album or the title track. It probably takes me longer to decide on a cover than it does to record the music.

Is your drum machine the measure of all things? What about using real drums any day?

It's not the measure, it's simply a tool which makes it possible to release my songs. I use the drum machine the same way I use guitars and vocals, they are all tools to create the noise, neither more or less important. As for using real drums, who knows. I'd probably have to learn to play them myself seen as I want to keep GxOx as a one-man project...but I don't see that happening. I can get away with sloppy guitars but I'd rather have a good drum-machine than a sloppy real drummer.

What about your passion for 70/80th European horror flicks?

Nothing beats a classic Italian Cannibal, Zombie or Giallo film. the crazy plots, nudity and gore all done with virtually no budget. I love the vivid colors and outrageous stories used by Argento, Bava and Fulci...not to mention some of the greatest soundtracks. Thanks to a great Horror convention in Germany I've had the chance to meet the maestro Argento, as well as a few other Italian Horror actors and actresses and the band Goblin who did awesome soundtracks for a lot of my favorite movies. And finally...Fulci Lives!

Do you have a latent problem with excessive sexual horniness or has this kind of music just to comply some stereotypes?

That's something you'd have to ask my shrink haha! It's probably a mix of both.

Are you just an underground bard or do you endeavor for more?

Definitely just an underground bard. I love this type of music and I love making it...simple as that.

What´s your definition of success?

For me success is achieving what I've set out to do. It's a journey with multiple peaks, were one success builds on another. And it's all driven by my passion for the subject.

You run a second project…with the same potential and zeal?

Definitely with the same zeal, however, I wont be putting out as many releases with Surgical Infection as I have with GxOx. Where GxOx concentrates on my horror / Impetigo obsession, Surgical Infection is all about Pathological Goregrind and medical atrocities. There's a lot of similarities with the music but they come from a different mindset and different goals. At the moment I'm working on a 3rd project (retarded I know haha) which is more grindcore / punk driven. I have a handful of songs (if you can call a 4 second blast a song). This project will be heavily influenced by Agathocles, Sore Throat, Rot and GG Allin. At the moment I don't have a name for the project (any suggestions?), lyrics will probably deal with the shit mankind gets up to, like experimenting on humans, serial killers and war...the usual.

How long will you still fight your single combat?

For as long as the good lord allows me :p (joke) Seriously, who knows...I'll keep going for as long as I can, if I'm joined by others or not, only time will tell.

Last spot is yours!

I'm gonna keep recording this shit...I hope sickos out there will give it a listen!
http://www.myspace.com/goreobsessedmetal

PUTERAEON

2011-02-11T07:21:00.008+01:00

Sweden’s PUTERAEON released their debut “The Esoteric Order” these days via Cyclone Empire. After 3 strong demos, I wasn’t really surprised of what I got to hear but I´m impressed of every tune because it’s uncompromising toughness! Prepare for an interesting mix of Swedish old school death and British war machine!

Hi Jonas. Tell me something about the idea behind founding a band like PUTERAEON and how it went from a one man project to a real band?

It started out with me just doing some old school riffs. I put a couple of songs on myspace and people wanted to buy the demos. I did a few more songs and released the first demo. In time the pressure became bigger and bigger and I decided that maybe the one man project ought to become a band instead.

Do the experiences from bands like TAETRE, NOMINON in which the members have played, play an important role in PUTERAEON?

Well, maybe not just those 2 bands. Maybe more that we have been playing music for a long time and that we have been on tours and played live numerous times. Experience is good you know. Also, I guess if we hadn't had experience in the musicbusiness, we would probably taken the first offer that was given to us. Now we didn't but waited for the perfect one.

Give me some details about the album and how long you worked on it?

The album was recorded from I think it was 26th July and maybe until a month later or so (at most). Hard to keep track on the time cause we recorded everything except the drums in our own studios. The drums were recorded by my old TAETRE bassist D.K in his studio. I wasn't attending the drum recording due to I became a father on the 22nd of July. So all guitars and vocals were recorded with a sleeping baby in the next room.

Any songs from the demos included on the album? If yes, did you change them at all from their original versions?

Yes there are mainly songs from the demos on the album. All re-recorded and some stuff a little bit re-arranged. We didn't want to throw the old songs in the trashbin just yet, mainly since the demos weren't properly mixed or anything and had drummachine. We wanted them “for real”.

Any “tidbit” on vinyl that is not on cd? If you are loyal to old school death, a CD version should never should exist! LOL

No sorry not. The vinyl is limited though.

What about digipack? I´ve never understood who the hell needs that whole digipack boodle! Can you enlighten me?

Well the digipack is also limited and contains 2 more songs than the vinyl. I think digipack is cool and I think it's fun to have different “additions” of the album. Some people like vinyl some people like digipack, others prefer casette hehehe.

One of the strongest songs on “The Esoteric Order” is “Coma” I think. Tell me something about the work for the video and the idea behind it!

Cool! The work behind it was a mix between a couple of different ideas and the themes or whatever came growing along the process. We wanted parts of a cemetery mixed with a guy in a coma (which later became the priest in the video). And along this we wanted the band playing. The video was filmed by our guitarist Rune Foss and edited by a friend of the band Pontus Bengtsson. I think it turned out very good. Way beyond our own expectations.

The video contains a small intro that is not on the album version. Who had the idea for it and why?

It was Pontus Bengtssons idea. First I think it was because we had trouble with getting the story into the video. I had the idea of the camera going fast over the graveyard and into the crypt, and this was the way it was kept in the video, by adding a intro.

Tell me something about “The Innsmouth Insanity.” Have you forgotten the lyrics in awe of H.P. Lovecraft?

When the song was made there were no lyrics at all and we added 2 samples. On the album we skipped the samples and did vocals for those 2 samples instead. It was made though of as an instrumental song. “The Innsmouth Insanity” obviously refers to the story “Shadow over Innsmouth” and listening to the song you can almost hear the story in the notes and riffs.

What about the lyrical connection to Lovecraft and his dismal novels?

I think it's a cool inspiration. NOT the only inspiration we have or use, but perhaps the most obvious one on the album.

If you write the lyrics, does the rest of the band know what it is about? Or does it matter?

I write the lyrics yes, and I think the other guys know what it's all about. I wouldn't say that our lyrics are most important in our band, but more spice in the dish you know. Adding a bit of flavor to the meal (that is the songs) rather than playing the important part. The music is the most important part in PUTERAEON.

I think your music catches the mood of Lovecraft´s stories very skillfully. Are lyrics and music coordinated to each other, or does it just happen?

I always write the music first. Then after that the lyrics are fitted into the song. I try to feel what kind of song it feels like and try to fit something to the music. If we succeed with it that's great. Some parts are maybe by accident and some parts are carefully planned.

You can´t avoid the cross reference to BOLT THROWER. Take up your position!

It's one really good tank of a death metal band!

But to connect the Swedish sound with a British war machine is very effective, is it not?

It's not like we've sat down and thought these things up hahaha. But maybe you are right. To combine the crush from bands like Bolt Thrower with the “more” melodic attack by bands like Dismember. That's gonna be heavy.

Were all songs given the same attention in the writing process? Are there some in which you need more time to reach the result you want? When does a song finally sound finished to you?

Some songs just come directly, and some needs more attention. Some songs never make it. I usually continue with a songs until I feel it's good enough. Sometimes I start all over a couple times before it feels right and sometimes I discard all the stuff, all riffs and everything just because I can't make it work. Now we have done like this (for the next album). We do like half songs or 3-4 riffs put together and save them. Later we will try arranging those parts together and see what we will come up with.

3 years, 3 demos, 1 album, means that you are a very active band. True?

Probably yes. As I mentioned in the previous questions we have already started writing some material for the follow up although no song is complete yet, but there are more or less like 7-8 “skeletons” created. Sometimes you just have that creation “flow” and sometimes you don't. There are times when I can't write a damn riff too.

Is it easier to get ideas today from music out there now than in it was in the beginning of death metal when all was new?

Probably yes. But we don't want to get to much “new” ideas. We want to stay back in the mud of early 90's stuff.

You say you won’t play extended tours for clear reasons. But don’t you think you miss your chance? It seems you mark irrevocably priorities within the band, is not it?

Depending on what you mean. We don't do this to become “rockstars”. We do this because we love doing this music. When you reached a certain age and you have a family, rent dept to banks and whatever, you can't just run away on a tour (that probably will leave you in a bigger dept). You have a responsibility to yourself and your family. The most part of PUTERAEON have families with small kids. You must understand that we can't just leave them and run out on a tour with no economical income. Eventhough we know it would be really fun, it would be selfish towards our families. That's why we want to reach out to as many people as possible doing festivals instead.

Last spot is yours, can´t wait to see you on Party San stage!

Be there folks! And hope you enjoy the shit. Thanks for the interview and great support!
Cheers! / Jonas

CEASE OF BREEDING

2011-01-28T21:40:00.006+01:00

CEASE OF BREEDING are an violent steam hammer from Greece. They have released their album "Sounds of Disembowelment" late last year and to all of you who have not heard it already, I can recommend it honestly, if you are into brutal death metal. Check this interview and get some interesting details!

Hi Leon, how are you. Tell me something about the band, members and all that boring shit!

Hello and thank you very much for this interview and your rating in the review of "Sounds of Disembowelment".
The band was formed as infernal ritual in 2003 by John and George's brother Tom. Few months later George joined the band as the singer and we had Bill as the drummer. After Tom's departure I joined the band as the bass player in may of 2004 and the name was changed to CEASE OF BREEDING inspired by MALEVOLENT CREATION.
Since then we've had 4 releases (demo, promo, mini-cd, album), a lot of line-up changes and live shows all of Greece and finally in August 2010,our debut album released from Amputated Vein Records, in which we have put our most effort up to date.

Anyway for anyone that's interested in more details, check out our myspace page.

Cease of Breeding are:
George-Vocals
John-Guitar
Leon-Bass
Jan -Drums

Give me some details about the album. It lasted almost 8 years to release a full length, why? Are you maintaining Mediterranean comfort?

The album recordings started in Germany at Sounlodge studios were we recorded the drums on January of 2009,all the other instruments were recorded at Massroom studios in Thessaloniki Greece in December of 2009 by Stelios Koslidis who also mixed/mastered the album, I also did additional mixing.
Juanjo Ccastellano did the album cover, we knew him from his "Primal Massacre" work for VOMITORY and we really wanted him to design for us.
After the album was completed the search for a label started and Amputated gave us the best offer so we signed there.
The main reason for the 8 year-delay was the timing and we wanted it to be perfect. Of course we also had 3 releases before that so we weren't in a great hurry.
The first demo in 2004,the promo-cd in 2006 and our m-cd "Expanding the Massacre" in 2007 by Reverb Records, also liveshows all over Greece took place all those years and the most important was as a support act for VADER in Thessaloniki.
Also we delayed the album process a few months in 2009 in order to collect all the money in order to complete it.
We are never in a hurry when it comes to releases. We don't want any pressure in all stages (composition, pre-production, final production).
At the end of the day, the result is the only thing that matters, that’s why we deliver our best work to date and we are satisfied with every aspect of it.

The bass guitar sound got a lot attention. How important is a clear bass sound for your band?

Yes indeed, the bass is really important for our music. First of all it's really basic to have a good bass in every music production no matter what the genre. If you don't have a good bass result then you cannot control all the useful frequencies that comes from the instrument, consequently the production will be fucked up and there will be always something missing from the final result.
Secondly there's no meaning for me, and I think that goes for every bass player that can play his songs, to record your instrument and bury it in the mix.
A lot of bands don't realize these factors and they end up with hardly any bass at all and a weak production because they do not understand that the bass is an important key for a great production.

Instead of innovative reforms you rely on proven brutal tunes. Are you not afraid to become part of the gray mass?

No because we play the music that we feel, We never plan what style of song/album or whatever we are going to make. The "gray mass" that you mention follows the trend no matter if this is brutal death metal, I think we've all saw trends coming on and disappear on the scene.

“The Sight Of…” differs on its end to the rest of your album. Tell me something about!

Yeah it's strongly influenced by IMMOLATION which is one of our favorite bands, it was perfect to use it as an outro for the album, because we've also added a lead guitar that made it sound darker. There are more IMMOLATION parts in other songs but without leads, for example in “5,2 Litres Of Blood” or “Semen Exorcism”. We will include more stuff like that in our second album! The songs that we have ready are faster but also darker than before!

How are you creating the dynamic of your songs?

It's easy to create cool riffs and we only keep the best ones we have, but the most important factor is the song structure. There’s a huge attention when it comes to this, in general we usually have a chorus that's repeating 2/3 times, cool brakes and slow parts in order to avoid boredom etc. We aim to create memorable songs. Of course it's important to try different techniques without repeating the same song structure all the time.
Also we work with preproduction’s so it's easier and better to understand if a song leaves you satisfied as time passes.

Is the running time ok for you? It seems you are not the guys who expand an album with live recordings or cover songs!

The running time is perfect for us, the 26 minutes is a result of fast bpm speeds, the faster you play the shorter length your songs will have. If we played 40/50 bpms slower then the album will be something like 30/35 minutes. An album is the most important release for every band, so there's no meaning to overload it in order to increase time, it’s cool to add some covers/live tracks and we are open for that, but I don't think we will do that in order to have a bigger cd length.

Your label AMPUTATED VEIN are not neighbors, if you know what I mean. What can they do for you in Europe?

Masakatsu is a great person and he promotes the band very well, for example he had managed an advertisement in Terrorizer Magazine and from what we have seen the album was sold out in 2 distros so the promotion is great. We received 6 label offers in total, we chose Amputated Vein because he gave us the best contract and had great artists in his roster!

The reviews for “Sounds Of Disembowelment” in the net seem to be positive. Do you trust the critics? Do you see your own impressions and intentions in the reviews?

Everyone has an opinion of course, but opinions are based on knowledge and experience, personally I don't mind at all bad reviews but you never know who will review your music, for example we read and extremely funny review when we released our first demo, the reviewer claimed that we play „thrash-grind music with black metal vocals" haha, the music was death metal of course. Think about that again, how can someone that haven't heard death metal and thrash-grind-black review metal music? haha.

Your line up was not consistent all the years. How influenced that fact your progress?

2 previous guitarists(Joan, Sakis)2 previous drummers(Bill, Paul)and 1 previous bass player(Tom) contributed in their way. We have great relationship with everyone and we still hang out. The only influence is that led us to the point to understand that the core members of the band are the 3 of us( George, John and me)
The hardest thing was to find a drummer after Paul because in Greece you don't have a lot of good drummers for this music, and if you find someone then usually he is already playing in 2/3 bands. That's the first reason that we recruited Jan Benkwitz, because he can play our songs really fucking tight.

Tell me something about Jan, is it more than a session episode?

Jan is one of the best extreme drummers in Europe right now, he is truly professional and has amazing skills. He is also a great friend so the cooperation is really amazing! He is in the band, he recorded the album and played live with us in Larissa-Greece as a support act for DESPONDENCY. He will also play for our next live show which is at Inferno festival in Norway along with bands like Immortal, Malevolent Creation, Atheist, Napalm Death, Dodheimsgard, Exhumed, Akercocke and many more. Can't fucking wait for this!

Jan has recorded his drum parts separate from the band in another studio. Is such an method difficult?

Not really, as I mentioned before he is really professional and Soundlodge is a great studio so we didn't have to worry about anything. We work with preproduction’s so it's easier for everyone to communicate and have a great result.

Are you not afraid the press will determine CEASE OF BREEDING with Jans presence and the rest will fade into the background?

Not at all, me and John are the music composers for the band and George writes all the lyrics/vocal parts. so it's a team work CEASE OF BREEDING is a brutal death metal band, not a drum "show-off" or whatever. We also exist many years before Jan joined the band.
Of course it's really natural that he will be the main interest for drummers you know.

What influences are important for the music of CEASE OF BREEDING? Is it easy to start ingenuous in a own project?

SEVERE TORTURE, IMMOLATION, GORGASM and CANNIBAL CORPSE are our main musical influences. We take those as our core influences and then we try to expand it.

There are so many bands in the UG, sometimes I think there are more than there are fans. Can you guarantee that CEASE OF BREEDING will still be playing together in 5 or 10 years? What's your opinion on all the new bands coming out nowadays?

I don't think that anyone can guarantee about anything in 5 years from now, not only for the band but in general. All I know is that we have the will and inspiration to continue and a lot of plans for the future so I believe that we will be active in the next 5/10 years.
The quality of the metal scene is not as good as it used to be 10 or 20 years before, but there are still great bands out there, it’s amazing that metal is still alive after all those years.

The whole international scene is absolutely overcrowded. What do you think qualifies you to get involved?

The combination of energy and inspiration is what CEASE OF BREEDING have to say, this is something that's missing from nowadays music and all the bands that I enjoy have this feeling. Our release is really clean and straight to the point. Pure and extreme brutal death metal. The band expresses our inner self.

I think it is hard to gain a foothold in the scene in general, because the mass of new bands is amazing and a lot of them croak without even being heard. What do you think?

There are positive and negative facts for this factor. First of all older bands created better quality in their music in general, the important history in the scene has already been written.
Secondly of course we have some killer new bands nowadays but things have changed, there is less budget for the bands in general.
Nowadays it's really hard to collect money from sales and usually you have to pay for a tour, which is the main reason we haven't toured yet. For example I saw our album on a random torrent with 450 downloads, that’s great for us because those people listened to the album and know the band, some of them are fans some are not etc.
But on the other hand if we actually had 4500 Euros then we would have definitely be touring right now. The positive thing is that the internet connects the band with the fans easier and much faster than it used to be, it’s also harder for a label to "ban" a band from the press because there are so many webzines nowadays, and it's impossible for a label to stop any communication between the band and the fans. It’s both positive and negative at the same time.

On the other hand it is impossible for the fans to stay on top of things. What is your opinion as fan?

If you find a band that you really enjoy then you are going to follow them, Every new band that I discover or a friend suggests and I like, I'm becoming a fan and support them, buy the merch spread the name etc you know.

Last spot is yours

Thanks for the interview and the review man. We can't wait to perform at Inferno Festival in April! It will be fabulous! We also have a new second guitarist named Alex Bondroit from a killer death metal band called MARGIN OF EXISTENCE - http://www.myspace.com/marginofexistence - check them out There will be also a promo-cd recorded in late 2011 including 2 new songs!

Cheers to everyone that supports the band! / Leonidas. http://www.myspace.com/ceaseofbreeding

MORGOTH

2011-01-18T06:59:00.008+01:00

MORGOTH are back for some open air shows this summer. They will play the following fests over Germany: 0.-12.06, Rock Hard Festival - 23.-25.06, Deathfeast - 04.-06.08, Wacken Open Air - 11.-13.08, Party.San Open Air. I had a little Smalltalk with singer Marc Grewe about it.

Hi Marc, how are you, what about the preparations for the upcoming summer – shows?

Thanx I´m fine, we are rehearsing for the summer shows. Marc Reign (Ex Destruction) is now with us, which is absolutely working out great!

Why will you do that festival – tour and where will you play? Don´t you raise false hope by the fans, because they could think MORGOTH is reformed for a come back?

We got asked by a lot of fans for this...also from younger kids how did not have to see and hear the band live.

Can you get over the fact, that the fans would not go the same way with MORGOTH with an release like “Feel Sorry…” back then?

Yes I absolutely can!

If I´m right, you will play old stuff till the “Cursed” cd only, do you ground arms ahead your fans?

As it is the 20th"Cursed" Anniversary it´s of course the main goal to play mostly stuff from that album...but we are also rehearsing other songs..so it depends what the people would like to hear.

You don´t come back with the original line up. Who is MORGOTH now?

Harry Busse (guit), Sebastian Swart (guit), Marc Grewe (voc.), Thilo Mellies (bass) Marc Reign (Drums)

Do you expect an seamless junction that will erase the last 13 years?

We rehearsed a couple of times and the songs already sound like they should sound...It felt really natural!

Can you work in that session – like atmosphere absolutely concentrated, in the same way than you would prepare for a new album and new songs?

We are in the beginning to rehearse so it´s mostly fun to play the songs. The concentration is always there but we still have to work a lot on details, that´s for sure.

How long has it lasted to convince you to come back with MORGOTH. Who gets on your wicks until it has worked?

We got asked a lot of times by fans. But last year also promoters were interested into doing a Anniversary set.

What positions will you play at the fests? Are you not afraid to get run into the ground with a afternoon show at Wacken?

We just will do our thing..I think if people wanna hear the real Old school Morgoth DM, they will party in the Pits of Utumno at any time.

What will happen beside the shows? Live recordings, DVD, re – releases, stuff like that?

I don´t know yet. We haven´t made any plans for that. We just concentrate on the live set at the moment, anything else: we´ll see

What will you do after the summer, if the call for MORGOTH not dies away?

We just take it easy. We just plan until the end of August by now.

Do you miss the old times other while? And is there something that you can enjoy more nowadays than in the past?

It´s mostly great memories.

What have you done after the MORGOTH split? What about INSIDIOUS DISEASE?

I worked for several record companies and am now working it the movie/film business.
With Insidious Disease we are working on new material at the moment. Hopefully we will also to be able to play some shows during the summer.

Who has read “Lord Of The Rings” that time actually?

Me and our drummer ...

Is it a strange feeling sometimes, being a witness and maybe obstetrician of a whole new scene and now you are something like a veteran?

Hehe yes..sometimes it´s funny .

Can´t wait to see you back on stage (PARTY SAN I think, because it´s one of my favorite festivals). Last spot is yours!

Hope to see a lot of supporters in the PITS OF UTUMNO!!

http://www.morgoth.eastpool.com/

LIFELESS

2010-12-19T12:48:00.006+01:00

Founded in late 2004 LIFELESS have been performing ultimate true to the bone traditional Death Metal ever since. Without any fucking compromise!!!
In 2007 LIFELESS recorded their debut album "Beyond the threshold of death" all by themselves. The mastering was done by Vesa Kenttäkumpu from Swedish Death Metal legends EVOCATION. In fall 2009 LIFELESS signed with US based Ibex Moon Records - the label of INCANTATION mastermind John McEntee. "Beyond the threshold of death" was officially re-released world wide on the 8th of June 2010. I have talked with Marc (vox/guit) about bits and pieces.

Hi Marc. Tell me, what connects some guys from NRW with Sweden? Do you like sweet broad, expensive alcohol and barn door high elks?

Hi and thanx for inviting us to do this interview. Well, Death Metal, and especially the Swedish way of playing it, is one (and maybe the most important) of the sounds we grew up with. After the Thrash-era it was a new and even extremer sound. So it was the ultimate soundtrack for the rebellion of kids in the age of 13, ha, ha.

With your logo you show one´s cards before I listened only one tune. How important is authenticity?

Very important. Lifeless was founded supposed to be a band in the vein of the early 1990´s DM bands. Everything should be as authentic as possible. This is our way.

You have your album “ Beyond The Threshold Of Death” single handedly originally back in 2007. How expensive is it without financial support. Does it to pay itself off with only 500 copies?

Finally it is not that expensive. Nowadays you can do a lot of things on your own. I guess we payed about a thousand bucks at all. But it didn´t pay off in a financial way. But that doesn´t matter. We reached a lot of people by having an album out and finally got a deal. That´s pay off enough...

Are there differences between the first version and the new one on IBEX MOON?

Yes. I did a whole new artwork and layout (I´m doing artwork and design services. Watch my art at: www.myspace.com/artwarsmedia) and we recorded "Casket Garden" from Dismember as a bonus track.

How does it work with IBEX MOON. Have you any advantages over here in Germany of this deal? Has it helped to push the album a second time?

Working with Ibex Moon is very relaxed and fair. John McEntee is a true Death Metal lunatic and offered us a fair deal with good conditions for a band in our position. He really tries to push us as far as it is possible for him. Unfortunately they have some trouble in conquering the European market. But I guess this problem will soon be fixed. Promotion wise it is definitely an advantage to have a record deal. I don´t know why, but people take your music more serious if you got a deal. Sad but true.

I have had read you don´t want sound too Swedish (besides guitar). I would say attempt failed, or is something wrong with my musical sense?

Well, in the beginning we haven´t thought about sounding Swedish. We just wanted to sound old school. Nowadays we sound totally Swedish and we want that sound wise. But musical wise we offer a lot of early American styled parts too I think.

Are you not afraid to get your sound too close to original Swedish Death Metal of the early days and getting problems with your identity because of that?

This is our identity. We don´t want to re-invent the DM wheel. Our identity is to sound like the early bands. If someone wants to hear a band that has an own and fresh identity he should not listen to Lifeless, ha, ha.

Everywhere I read reviews about LIFELESS they deal with the word “traditional” very fast. But do you see yourself as traditionalist in any way?

Yes. We have been spreading this description by ourselves straight from the start. Traditional Death Metal. This is what you get listening to us.

Do you understand a band like yours or maybe FATALIST like a reminiscence of an bygone time?

Yes. I guess people just remember the pure and raw spirit of the early days. Nowadys most bands just sound polished and almost clinical. Some are even just Pop bands with distorted guitars (NuMetal, Metalcore in parts). That´s not really rebellious. But Metal is rebellion, isn´t it? All is improving up to a certain point. Then people are bored and they remember the origin. That´s quite normal I guess. I still prefer the first outputs like "Left Hand Path" and the like, as well as new outputs in this vein.

Are you able and willing for compromises in any way?

No. Lifeless is traditional DM. No compromise! If one of us wants to play another sound he has to do that in another band.

With “Casket Garden” you have covered one of DISMEMBERs most famous but not necessarily typically songs. Why have you chosen for that one and why doing a cover anyway? I mean your roots are unmistakable?

Well, of course Ibex Moon wanted us to do something special for the re-release. We often played Casket Garden live before, so we decided to record it as bonus track because time was short. It is a very good song I think and our version is even faster and rougher than the original album version of Dismember.

Some (German) online – reviews criticize the album for some kind of indifference. Does that touch you?

The most reviews were really good and even the bad ones were mostly fair. I guess it is a good album but you have to remind that it is quite old now (three years) and that we did almost everything on our own without having much experience. Learning by doing, you know? So, there are things in the song-writing and production that would be handled in another way nowadays. The next album will be more varied music wise and or course the production will be way more professional.

Are we Germans too critical? Do we not see the forest for the trees? Why do Germans always have to nag?

Yes, German music journalists are very critical towards German bands compared to American journalists for instance. That´s sad. Sometimes it seems that in Germany every band has to re-invent the wheel. That´s impossible and not necessary at least. But how says a German saying: "The prophet doesn´t count much in the own country", ha, ha.

What do we find behind the “Threshold Of Death”?

Nothing but the truth! This song is about the victims of spiritual delusion. People lose themselves in religions. But religion means slavery, not spiritual enlightment. Religion is man made rules and traditions. But most people are weak and always need a leader. Especially in a spiritual sense. They sacrifice their lives in hoping for an afterlife. But those who waste their lives to man made lies sold their souls and lost the link to the true inner self. Ironically this is not even the spiritual lore of people like Jesus or others. It is manmade lores. But ignorance is the key to the domination of the mind. Time to wake up.

What happened “Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross”

This one is dedicated to the early days of Death Metal. A lot of bands in this period used the iron cross as a kind of martial symbol (Entombed, Dismember etc.). The lyrics of the song are kind of a martial story in which an unknown force (Death Metal) rose from the underground to fight the superficial (music) world. On the next album will be a song with a similar dedication...

Become songs about war, doom and martial clank of chain a pair of worn out shoes any day? Or will they stay an perfect food for all death metal bands in future?

Well, Death Metal has to deal with extreme lyrics I guess. But in my opinion most lyrics in this genre are too superficial and too trivial often. Metal is rebellion and as an artist you have got the responsibility to spread a massage to change the world in some way by making young people think. I would like to quote Ernst Fischer (an author from Austria) here: "In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it." On our next album we will have got way deeper lyrics too.

To what extent is death metal rooted in your bio before the foundation of LIFELESS?

Of course all of us played in bands before or besides. Daniel (dr.) is also playing in Suffocated Art. Andy and I played in a melodic DM band called Non Divine and Daniel (b.) played in My Own Nemesis. All DM bands in very different ways. But this is our first old school DM band.

When will we get an “real” new album? Any reasons to change some details?

The next album is mostly composed. The recording will start very soon. The new songs are more varied and even more melodic in parts. But still old school to the core of course. We just improved song-writing wise. I guess everybody who likes the first album will love the next one.

What do you think about net – piracy (ripping albums and so on)?

Well, that´s the way it goes. Things change by improving technology. Of course it is quite bad for the business, but the business fucked the people for so many years... I think you have to deal with those changes. But personally I see music becoming a shallow entertainment. For us it was important to get the album, analyze the artwork, read the lyrics and listen to it from the beginning to the end. Now you put one or two songs you like from the net and that´s it often. But I guess it is not that bad in the Metal scene. I love to buy CDs, ha, ha.

Last spot is yours!

Thanx for this interview. To all out there: Never forget that Metal is rebellion! Be critical in this superficial world. Get all information possible and make up your own mind. Time to take a turn for the better.
http://www.myspace.com/lifelessdeathmetal

FONDLECORPSE

2010-12-15T16:31:00.005+01:00

No need to introduce Silvester and FONDLECORPSE! Only one thing, I have never revived such an extra- long interview! Fuck! This is compulsive reading for every Old school death and grind maniac! Go creepers go!

Hi Sly, what´s the news after your tour early 2010?

Hey man, we played some more gigs and then I took some time off to deal with some pressing matters and was mainly locked in my room for some major reading, binging on movies and re-invent things, scheming and plotting. And it helps get a new perspective on things and fuel the fire to return refreshed to the table with a vengeance and start working on material even more crazy up and hopefully even better than the last and keep moving upwards and onwards improving ourselves. Oh there are things afoot!!! And most likely a ton of strange evil little demonic creatures are part of the grand scheme of things.

Have you enjoyed the tour or do you turn the fun of touring into stress and real work sometimes?

It definitely was a good time, always nice to go somewhere and see new places and sights, meet up with fellow mutants like ourselves and hang out. Definitely was a good time. Stress and workwise I would have to say normally not too stressed, last time I was on edge and stressed out because of shit going on at home, that was a bit of a shame. And workwise, well music should never be work because then you should quit right? haha. Only work is fitting a ton of crap in the damn van and not going crazy on long distance drives in the van hahaha. I am still jealous of the guys in Katatonie who had a mobile metal HQ home for the occasion, fucking best idea ever.

What experiences did you take home?

As always meeting a lot of cool people but sadly never enough time to hang out properly, the generosity of people and hospitality, seeing a lot of bands I have wanted to see for a while now, and visiting Germany again after years and walking around the cities checking out the sights but again never enough time to do that properly, kinda was run, take picture, next haha. But always good times. And cheers to everybody we met and hung out with! You all rule!

Is the band your baby or is it actually a democracy?

A band should always be a democracy I think, everybody has his specialty that is what makes it work. You can’t do shit unless everybody backs you up as a tight unit. In the band everybody is a cog in the total machine and everybody is important to create a cool end result. I tend to be looked at the most since I run the communication to the outside world. But everybody in the band is equally important.

Can you remember where it all has began and where will it end?

The animation of Fondlecorpse was around 95/96 I drew a picture and wrote next to it Fondlecorpse. I figured, hey, this would be a rad name for a band that plays music for the dead. But took a while for me to get it running and played in several other bands at the time that were garagebands that just played shows mostly. I went out and excavated several band members but they never held up long, necromancer spells failed, some fell apart on stage from decay and old age, demon possession went awry and band members left and ran away screaming like banshees straight out of hell. We will call it “line-up changes.” The one in 1999 was the worst when the whole band almost got hunted down and shot in the head -- people calling my band members zombies for some reason. So what? They ate people and chewed on you once in a while, it happens, right? But in 2001, a new line-up was formed an unholy alliance between some evil souls. That has kept going till this day. The drummer was an extraterrestrial, his species are called ‘critters,’ he played drums and the others are undead ghoulish fiendish creatures that play guitar and bass. Krite the drummer had to go underground and hide from some bounty hunters but we have a new demonically possessed corpse to play drums on the new album. Things went better after meeting up with Herbert West who infused the current line-up with his serum and been going strong ever since, chucking out releases every now and then. I don’t think it will ever stop as long as my corpse keeps staggering forward, some people play music for a few years and get out, some of us are in this shit for life I am in the last category. As long as I live this shit will keep on going till I fall apart and I’m collected by the Tall Man. It is NEVER..................OVER!

With what you have had earned the title “couchpotatoe”, are you lazy?

Basically the term couchpotato is how I would name our lifestyle, it isn’t actually about being lazy but about coming home after a long day of work, getting back from where ever and in your house, grabbing a beer, popping in a movie or grabbing a book and taking time for yourself and escape the dreary everyday life and escape for moment in your own world. You deal with enough shit everyday, and the band is the embodiment of escapism. And it is about stuff we know and like, and takes our minds of crap. Couchpotato was a joke first but it stuck and many people started using it so I guess it became a sort of badge of honor for us eventually.

How serious do you run for the band, is it like watching porn and playing video games?

Even though we have fun with the subject matter and have a laugh with Fondlecorpse here and there as I think everybody should, I mean if music isn’t fun why do it. The actual making of releases we take very serious and the creation of our music and releases. We work on new songs for a long time and keep tweaking them till we think their ready and we discard anything even remotely feeling like filler material. We take a lot of time and work with the best people we can get and go to studios we know can do quality and make sure we release something that is the best it can be. The same goes for all the artwork and such, we spend a lot of time making sure a release is a whole package that fits together and everything has been thought about. We always try and give the fans something worth owning and we hope we do not disappoint people. So as far as our releases and music I would have to say we are dead serious. On a Fondlecorpse release, thought went in each and every last detail. And each release has a fuckload of hidden things in them and nods to things that are important to us. Each release is like a piece of ourselves.

Tell me something about the “Creature Gore” vinyl – version. It seems vinyl has its comeback, that´s cool I think!

We always dug the idea of doing shit on vinyl, I always liked the idea of having the art displayed much bigger since for me that is always an important part of a release also. And the Creaturegore art by Adam Geyer was made for LP really. And actually most our material is available on vinyl, except the MCD for now but even that might change. Our first two demo’s were on 7” ep´s also before it was thrown on cd. The idea to also unleash the album on LP was always there but we didn’t pursue it at first. Actually we only announced our interest in a blog somewhere a few times. First we heard nothing and then suddenly multiple interested parties popped up. Funny how that work. But we chose to go with Cannibal Impalement records for the simple reason that they ended their email with “Couch potato warriors unite!” and felt right. We are a fan based band and to work with fellow minded fiends who “get it” is always a sure way to have some fun and release something quality. And I have to say Dan, Wren and Tim have been awesome to us and are awesome to work with and went above and beyond the call of duty to unleash something special. This release was fucked with by pressing plants and shit causing a lot of delays but they stuck with it and got it done. Nothing but props for them. And the end result is awesome I think and shows how much care and love went into it. Their awesome guys and I am honored to call them friends. I never imagined really we would one day have our own LP but here it is. So to all the naysayers CHOKE ON IT haha.

And well I don’t think vinyl ever went away, especially the real underground death metal and grind bands always stayed true to the format slinging out tons of 7” ep´s and LP’s even when big labels called vinyl DEAD and OVER. I guess it is because the underground people made music from the heart and loved the format even when it didn’t make them money or a profit and wanted something special and quality while the “moneymakers” saw it as expensive and not profit worthy. Funny how those all jump back on the bandwagon these days and release everything they got on LP now and rip you off pricewise for it. Some things never change.

You cover art are collages mostly, but the song on your releases as well, if you know what I mean. Am I right?

As for the cover art, for some reason the last two cd´s have been covers with an insane amount of shit happening in them and being a collage of a million crazy things we love. But they pretty much grew to become that, it wasn’t really planned. A lot of things we do with the band just happen really kinda like it has a life of it’s own and grows. I guess the releases and art are a trip trough a deranged mind and are an accumulation of a million things. Which makes the albums very personal also. Like I said before, everything has a purpose, to the littlest detail. I am not sure really when the collage thing started though, usually it was just a simple idea that spun out of control, Especially with the Creaturegore art we started with a simple idea and was supposed to be a simple basic cover but started adding things and me and Adam kept up thinking up more references and it just snowballed to the awesome madness that that cover became haha. That whole cover is amazing and a feat by itself by the master Adam Geyer. If you look at it every day you can still spot new shit all the time! I would say like the music the art has many layers and you can keep on peeling haha. When you see or hear a Fondlecorpse album you always know it is Fondlecorpse, there are not many people as messed up in the head as us like that haha. I guess watching so much horror and cheese does rot your brain. The albums are my brain scrambled and shaken and then poured out into lyric / concept form. I have tried to bring structure in the past but, things just become what they become out of their own. It has a life of it’s own and I don’t know what it is going to be until it is finished myself. There is a twisted form of logic to everything though. Also when I get a song I never know what the song will be, riffs and intro’s always decide what the song will be about. I don’t decide what a song will be but the song chooses what it will be if that makes sense. Ill hear something that reminds me of a movie or idea and then once that happens the song picked it’s topic.

Do you still design some cover art for Razorback bands? Do you free hand with it or do you get strict templates?

I help out on things here and there, and did some art for people and releases. Basically if a band needs help I usually help out if I have the time. Some bands need me to just put something together while other ones need me to design the whole thing from beginning till end. But especially on Razorback I´ve had my hand in the creation and put together of a lot of releases in the past. I always ask the band what they want and try to give form to what they want. So I wouldn’t call it strict. It’s as easy going or strict as the band wants it to be. I just help them give for to what they want their release to look like. I am doing it for them not for me I am just the peon who helps out. I´ve done tons of stuff for lots of bands and labels. If someone needs a hand with something and I have the time I do it.

You still walk on the red line of old school Grindcore without a step aside. Why do you hang onto it like on a mothers tits?

Well I don’t hang on to that tit, but other tits are very welcome, nothing beats having your face squished between nice natural floppy boobies, what was the question again? Oh yeah. Well for me growing up, the scene was small, underground and you had to work to be a part of it. Snailmail with fellow fiends, buy zines to know what is up and trade tapes, trade flyers and buy demos. You had to work to be part of it. To me that was always a healthy way to be. You couldn’t be lazy, and to be part of it you had to be involved and everybody had a band a zine or distro going. It made things more like a tight knit unit and in those days everybody wearing a metalshirt on the street you would immediately feel a connection. In a way it felt more real. You put effort in and you got something back. These days I feel like people have gotten lazy, you don’t have to do nothing anymore really and like fastfood whatever you wanna get you can just go online without effort stuff your face with whatever you want. I guess I stay true to the old ways because to me that feels more natural and more logical and music wise I play today what I played when I first started in the 90’s I pretty much always stay the same, maybe some slight changes but I never was one to hop on trends musicwise, I have always been in the state of mind that you either like it what I do or you don’t, I am too old to change. And I hope I never forget to respect each and everybody along for the ride and stay down to earth, and that it is about friendship and fun and everything else is just empty and will fade in time.

What about your love for 80th horror stories? Why is it so delightful for you?

Well born in 70’s, grew up in the 80s and those were great times, awesome cartoons, awesome movies that are still classics today and to me the hayday of insane monster movies. It is no big secret I am nuts about monsters and mutants and sorts and the 80’s brought forth some of the craziest shit. Growing up in the 80’s you were confronted with monsters and creatures daily, be it toys, cartoons movies, advertising, ah great times indeed. So a lot of it is nostalgia but also I still think those days were the haydays of great monster movies and hayday of many grand directors and special FX masters. If you make a list of movies that are utterly awesome and classics I am pretty sure most will come from around the 80s start 90s, be it sci-fi, monster movies and of course HORROR in general!!! I mean just google what was happening in the 80s and you get tons of awesome shit.

Have the kind of stories to many stereotypes to take them serious?

Well isn’t that part of the fun, the clichés and stereotypes make horror what it is, and directors playing around with them. You got the famous rule of thumb of Blood, Boobs and Beast haha the ingredients that are needed to make a low budget movie. I don’t take life seriously so I definitely don’t want to watch serious shit movie wise most of the time unless it is documentaries. If I want serious horror I will just watch the news and be revulsed by what humanity has done now. Nah fuck it for my movies I watch to relax I want the cheese! I want the stereotypes and the fun and the cheap scares and thrills and creepy atmospheres. Sure a lot of creatures or killers are ridiculous, but they are cool and it is fun to see them cause havoc and carnage. I don’t bother asking myself is this realistic I rather strap myself into the rollercoaster cart and let it take me wherever it takes me, Why mess up a cool ride with the question if it can happen or is realistic. I am sure if you made movies realistic you would get VERY boring movies. After all if all the victims escape then you wont get any cool kills right? For instance the whole torture genre bored me to death. You see a person on a chair being realistically tortured, FX making it look real, and then what? no story, no fun, no use. I watch movies to be entertained. Besides I also have an interest in true crime and human behavior and truth is stranger than fiction. I read a lot of books on the subject and watch documentaries. But as far as movies go. They should just be a fun ride like a kid going into a haunted house, Sure you know it is all fake but I’ll be damned if you didn’t love the ride!

Are you not afraid that you must be finished with writing lyrics about that? I mean, you have gutted out all almost known horror flicks on earth!

Nah not nearly finished I haven’t even begun yet, I am a horror / b-movie fiend. With all the genres and subgenres alone I can write lyrics about movies till the day I die and not even come close to having covered them all. The genre is immense and next to that you have hundreds of subgenres. That and I also have a lot of other influences, a lack of ideas and song material is not something I have to worry about anytime soon. Just now I just have to look at my wall in front of me and I see my over 1000 horror movies that is a potential 1000 songs right there. Then I have books and comics, the potential inspiration is endless. I would say I am not running out of material, I would say I have just started to scratch the surface, there is still a lot left. The trick is to keep finding a new angle to tell a story, to avoid repeating yourself, that I will admit is tricky. But topic wise and movie wise.... I still discover new awesome movies daily, I think if I write songs till the day I die I will still not have run out of movies to write about.

Are there other things that influence your lyrics?

I have always been inspired by tons of stuff but pretty much everything is rooted in horror, monsters, creatures and mutants really, but it is movies, horror, gore and all its subgenres, sick and old horror comics, books, documentaries, true-crime stuff, history, art history and medieval times stuff and art like woodcuts and such, 80’s nostalgia crap, and a good dose of misanthropy because people are stupid.

Today all so called 70th / 80th classics get their remakes, because less of ideas and they are a safe source of income? What do you think about the continual wave of horror film remakes?

I think it should fuck off, this whole trend is devoid of quality and originality and we are now in a place where a remake done 2 years ago gets remade again so your having remakes of remakes oh wait no now they call them re-imaginings. Fuck that shit. If they were good it wouldn’t even be much of an issue but pretty much all the ones I see are so mindnumbingly BAD and boring, they destroy icons that once were cool, they strip the shit that actually made it fun from the movies and your left with a gigantic celluloid turd. Remakes aren’t the issue, you had some killer ones in the 70/80s. I mean The Thing, The Blob, The Fly. But these days it is all Hollywood crap mostly that is fueled by a quick buck, marketed to brainless kids. You know what? Movies might have been silly in the 70/80s but at least they were amusing, this new shit bores me to tears more often than not. The new movies forget things like a good story, or setting up a good atmosphere or building up a proper character and usually rely on a one or two gross out scenes done well but the rest is mediocre boring stuff at best. The problem is that it is just crappy and doesn’t amuse me.

Let´s take a view of some of that flicks and tell me your honest opinion!

Well I have for the longest time and still do really, refuse to support any shitty remakes and they will not receive one penny from me. If everybody would quit going to the shitty movies, then they wouldn’t get made anymore and we force them to find something new to do and hopefully original and get off their lazy asses and create some new icons. The sad thing is that some movies have some interesting new FX and ideas, but they then waste them on a shitty remake that falls flat on it’s face while it could have been part of a good original movie. Some of these I caught on TV. Mostly though. I wish I hadn’t. But for this interview I submitted myself to all the movies here, borrowing them or seeing them on TV so I can make a honest opinion of them. I won’t hate things beforehand and will give them a chance and then we will see what happens. Let the experiment begin! Will I retain my sanity after submitting myself to all these horrors! Let’s find out.

- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3 D (2006), for me that new version was horrible!

I did not see this and even for this experiment I could not get myself to watch it (even if I could find it). I do not wish to spoil that classic that is so important to me. I will take your word for it that it was shit. I wasn’t able to even track this down to watch, nobody owns it. And never saw it on TV. Like it doesn’t even exist. Probably a good thing.

- DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004) zombies can run, huuu, what the hell…but cool!

This was sold as a remake of the brilliant Romero original and also one of my favorite zombie movies ever, so I already was annoyed that they touched a movie that pretty much was unbeatable. First thing that annoyed me is the fact that they ran.... to me zombies are to be dreaded because they shuffle in big groups and never sleep. They might be slow but they will shuffle after you till they get you, a feeling of impending doom, you have to sleep, they don’t, you need shelter, they don’t. Seeing them run made me annoyed. Some people will say, well why care? I don’t mind the running, but I mind the remake pretty much taking a shit on the original. If you want to do another movie then call it something else and don’t touch the original and the title. I would have had less problems if it was called something else and someone tried it’s hand at something new and original. 28 days later had running “infected” people, I was fine with that. The guy had a cool idea, his own world, his own rules. That is what should happen. Did the movie have a few highlights, well I thought the signs on the roof was cool, using the signs to talk to other people trapped in another building across the street. Inventive and cool idea. But overall..... obsolete and should never have been called Dawn of the Dead. If you sell it like a remake then I judge it accordingly.

- FRIDAY THE 13. (2009) Jason can run, ridiculous, but the victims are the same dumbasses like ever!

I have to say, it is almost impossible to fuck up a character like Jason, put a sack or hockeymask on his head and have him kill people in cool ways and have him stroll around menacingly, there is nowhere you can run and then the trademark tss tsssss ah ah sounds when he goes in for the kill. But they fucking did it, they managed to break Jason. I can tell you a lot but I didn’t feel even one minute that I was watching a Friday the 13th movie. It might resemble it and pretend to be it but..... totally disappointed with it. What a turd, keeping prisoners? living under the ground? running, playing hide and seek. WTF the first kill he hacks a kid in the throat and it is just a cut? A MERE CUT? he should have lobbed that head clean off. They pretty much neutered Jason and turned him into some weak loser that runs around crying. I am sorry but fuck that movie. Even the worst sequel was more amusing than this fucking turd of a movie. And I actually WANTED to like this one mind you. I really wanted to like this, but it is shit to me, it doesn’t deserve to be called Friday the 13th, sorry.

- NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET (2010), pretty scary I think.

I just finished watching this..... and they broke another character in my opinion, I was pretty bored, they ripped out the witty funny stuff, they ripped out the stalking, inventive ways to kill people with their fears, and now the movie is about a pervert, you sleep he kills you right away.....boring. This series was Robert Englund, he IS Freddy to me. Nobody else can play Freddy I think. I mean Englund made it what it is. And Freddy Krueger to me is like a trademark, his scared face, his trademark wit, trademark way how he looks for peoples fears and weaknesses and uses them against them and oneliners about every fucking minute. It looks to me that they ripped out everything that made Freddy, Freddy, all the things that made it fun and special and your now left with a pervert burnt to a crisp killing people, I am sure they wanted to go for realistic, but honestly..... BORING. The special character is gone, Freddy is now a dude with a head like a burnt match, realistic yes, did I want that? no. And the actor wasn’t bad, he is a cool guy does nice shit. But Freddy he aint, only Englund is real! This killer now to me can be interchanged with any burnt to a crisp person, while the original Freddy you will recognize in a second.

- PROM NIGHT (2008), disappointing remake of a boring original!

Prom night the original wasn’t rocket science but even and looks like an achievement in cinematic history compared to this turd..... is it even a horror? does it even qualify as a thriller? Does anything horrific even happen in this damn thing? Total obsolete movie that wouldn’t even scare a 2 year old. What a gigantic turd...... holy shit......... if I would have bought this I would have gone back to the store and slapped around the storemanager for allowing this crap to be sold in the store in the first place. I give this zero points. How did this remake ever get greenlighted to begin with!

- MY BLOODY VALENTINE (2009), in 3 D it becomes not better!

It delivered tits and ass and the gore, kept to the story mostly, and maybe if you haven’t seen the original some might dig it. Was there any reason to remake this though? nope not really. The original had a better story, a better atmosphere I think and better kills if you watch the uncut one especially, that adds some killer extra gore to it. It had more charm to me. This remake was doable with a bucket of popcorn but unnecessary remake really. But at least it didn’t mess shit up like other ones. I’ll stick with the original version yet again that was much creepier and more enjoyable to me.

- HALLOWEEN (2007), Rob Zombie has punch! But I don’t like his sequel from 2009!

I am biased since I love Halloween so much, my gripes are in the original where Meyers is a child that is pure evil, a seemingly innocent kid that embodies total darkness and adds to the mystery and creep factor, but gets turned into this remake into a fat crybaby..... great, instead of being an embodiment of evil we now get a crying fat kid that gets teased and has a dirty mask fetish to compensate, that grows up to become an emo killer...... FUCK OFF, again this trying to add realism and motivation. How about NO. Totally destroyed the whole coolness of the character and turned him into a wimp. For me Halloween is and will be the first two original movies. I always watch those back to back. The later sequels I admit weren’t that great either or even shitty and especially those without Donald Pleasance. For me Halloween was as much about Loomis as it was about Meyers, it was about Donald Pleasance as Dr Loomis who was a magnificent adversary who tried to stop evil at all costs and he played an awesome roll as semi deranged hunter of Meyers because only he knows the darkness that dwells within. For me there can be no new Halloweens without him. For me personally Halloween was Meyers Versus Pleasance and the first two movies I think played out wonderfully. Some people will argue it was gory, I will say I don’t give a shit. For me there is nothing but the original two movies.

- TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003), Sherriff Hoyt is an awesome guy!

I have to agree that Sheriff Hoyt was a cool character and that actor always brings the rule, but as a remake I think it was redundant and I watch the original at least once a year and it honestly didn’t need an overhaul at all. And I think the original is still a lot more creepy than this remake. The remake might have a nice detailed gory scene here and there, most people will remember the chick that shoots her brains out and you can look through her head and such, nice effect, nasty, interesting. But otherwise I still find it redundant as a remake..... it can’t touch the original I think. The original had a way better atmosphere and was a lot more gritty and nasty overall. This is a typical example how they could have made something cool and original with the cool scenes and the Sheriff Hoyt character, but as part of the TCM remake no thanks, out of place and pisses me off in that context.

- CRAZIES (2010), this has blown me away!

Crazies the original is a cool cult flick, Romero doing his thing so what would this bring? But I was intrigued by this remake, and was surprised. The story was nice (maybe because Romero was attached himself for this as co-writer and producer) and characters that worked for me. I found this one to be a cool ride, and nice story. Infected town, army comes to purge that shit and people trying to escape the clutches of the government cover up. They did a good job showing a massive containment attempt. Nice feeling of dread. And I am a sucker for these kind of stories. Not bad.......not bad at all.

- THE FOG (2005), to much computerized and too little real horror atmosphere!

I love the original, a Carpenter classic, awesome story and cool atmosphere, but the remake.......holy fuck! what were they thinking!!!!! from the digital shitty effects (if you can even call them that) to the shitty changes in the story making it ridiculous. There was nothing scary or menacing about the whole damn thing. Obsolete turd that should never have been made. It had no redeeming value and wasted my time. What a fucking shitty movie!!! What was the use of this? Really? What was this supposed to be? Only use this movie has is the dvd disc that can be used as a coaster or frisbee.

- LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (2009), the new one is almost as nasty as the original!

I couldn’t find this one, so I had to watch the trailer, can’t base much on a trailer but from what I saw the original had some true sleaze going on and you felt a bit menaced and sleazy for watching, but this remake these “bad” people wouldn’t even scare my 90 year old grandma..... I am not convinced they found someone as sleazy and nasty as David Hess or can capture the sleaze and nihilistic mood of the first one. But I haven’t seen the whole thing so I can’t say for sure.

- THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006), I love fucking freaks!

I had heard mixed reviews from my friends on this one, so I went in wondering what it would be. The end result is for me that it had some alright things and it had some lesser things. The freaks were done excellent, how they looked. The one freak in the antique wheelchair with droopy melon head was excellent and looked properly nasty, amazing FX. And one of the main guys looked like a brother of Sloth from the Goonies haha, which was a plus also. The story was mostly like the original. My gripes with this one was though that a lot of the sleaze was cut, the helping freak in the original was a grown woman and here a child? Strange. The cannibalistic theme was lessened and more vaguely hinted at, while in the original they pretty much have it in the open and talking about how to eat the baby and shit and the crazy rants from their leader while talking to the burnt corpse of the dad was missing making the new movie less brutal to me. In this remake that was all gone and it seemed to me they toned down a lot of shit. I am undecided on this one. But the original definitely had more of a sleaze and filth vibe going on. But this remake did keep my attention and was doable.

If you would have to reanimated an old flick, which would it be and how would you do it?

That is a hard one, I think if I could spend some money I would give Coscarelli a big budget and have him finally make the ultimate Phantasm movie with no budget limits...... that would be awesome! One can dream.

Last spot is yours my creepy friend!

Thank you very much for this cool in depth interview it was awesome to do, hope you dig the end result. And anybody interested in some brutal Creaturegore drop by www.myspace.com/fondlecorpse or dig around for us on Facebook and join the horror worshipping ranks of Fondlecorpse!

DEFLORATION

2010-12-13T06:19:00.004+01:00

Each serious death metal maniac has to check Germany´s DEFLORATION and their new album “Abused With God’s Blessing” released by WAR ANTHEM RECORDS. I have talked with drummer Christian about the cd and the band in general. Don´t miss these bastards with their brutal gunfire – sound!

Hi, how are you, are you excited to showcase the new album to the crowd?

Hello! Sure, for every band it is an honor and pleasure to release a new album. First reactions are really cool!

Tell me something about “Abused With God’s Blessing” and the work you have put into the studio!

“Abused with Gods blessing” is our fourth full length album and our first release on “War Anthem Records” We recorded it in April 2010 in 10 days in the “Sound Lodge Studios”. The work in the studio was harder than before because we weren’t as prepared as on the other recordings. But with much sweat and patience it became our best record so far.

The title stands for a serious topic, or is it just a gimmick that fits to your music?

No, it is a serious topic decorated with gore and typical Death Metal lyrics. We wrote the new songs for the new album and the topic of Mixa (German ex - bishop,) and abuse of children was in the media. So we thought to make a kind of concept album.

Who came up with the idea and why? Too much yellow press?

The idea came from our vocalist Uwe. And the reason I mentioned in the previous question.

Have you had bad luck as acolytes in your childhood? And what is it about the good old sex, gore and rock´n roll?

No, that’s not the reason. We all had a childhood without church or religious stuff. Mixa was a good topic to do this album at this time. Sex, Gore and Rock’n’Roll is still an actually lifestyle. On Concerts or Open Airs we enjoy this lifestyle every day.

Is provocation a subject into death metal? Actually, I mean outside no one registered brutal music and into the scene we have had all kinds of provocation.

All Metal Bands, Black, Death or Heavy provokes in any way. It’s a part of this music. This starts in the early seventies with Black Sabbath and anno 2010 it’s also a topic. Who wants to see a metal band with white clothes and lyrics about lovely god?

My favorite song is “Mr. Finster”, but is not those kinds of mass murder stories to much stereotype?

Yeah, that’s right in some way! But this belongs to every Brutal Death Metal album and why not also to us. I have to say, it was also one of the first songs for the new album!

How convinced are you about the new one?

In my opinion it is our best album so far. In the past we were too playful and wanted to do more technical songs. This time we wrote a little bit more in the old school vein. More catchiness, straight forward and cause of that more brutality. But that’s a matter of opinion.

Tell me something about the collaboration with WAR ANTHEM, was it a spontaneous decision? How much free space do you have to do what you want?

With WAR ANTHEM we were already in contact for a longer time. Mieze wrote us an email that they are looking for bands and we have a good chance. After our third album with “Remission Records” our contract was finished and so we decided to collect a new experience. Until now we are very satisfied with this cooperation! And I have to say...We have more free space as in the past!

You cover has that usual Death Metal comic style look. Tell me about the artist! Had he had free hand or did you gave him some targets? To be honestly, I like more the older cover art work.

The idea for this Cover Artwork was also created from our vocalist Uwe! He is
the sickest brain in the band! There are different opinions about this artwork. Some like it, some hate it. We think it is a good variety and shocked maximum. The older artworks are still the same. A monster in the background and it seems very computer animated. But they are still good.

What do you think makes your album something special?

That’s a difficult question. But I think Uwe has a really good and deep voice and also the guitar work is very interesting. Surely we didn’t invent death metal but it rocks.

If you draw a comparison to “Necrotic Nightmare”, are you walking the same way?

Absolutely not! “Necrotic Nightmares” was more technical and not so catchy. It was a good CD with a little bit progressive feeling and very good songs. But “Abused With Gods Blessing” was the next logical step.

The reviews seem positive, is not it scary…a bit. Do you think the mags and zines tell their readers always their true opinion?

Why not? What is the advantage for the zine if they lie in a review. We have also reviews which are not so good. But that is normal. I have more the impression that some writers even don’t hear the whole CD....

If anyone reproaches you and tells you that you are close sounding to a band like CANNIBAL CORPSE, I’m sure it is nothing that offended you, am I right?

Never! CANNIBAL CORPSE is one of our greatest influences and we all love them! Also SUFFOCATION! It’s a big honor for us if somebody says it sounds like CANNIBAL CORPSE!

Are the possibilities you have into the death metal exhausted any day, maybe the scene is limited because their own borders?

I don’t know. But Death Metal is still alive since about 20 years. I think and hope it will never die! In the moment Death Metal is really big I think. So many bands around the whole world...great!

How long will you still do that pulp? Until your liver collapses, or your children feeling awkward?

So long we are healthy and have fun with the music, we will do it. At the moment I can’t imagine a life without music. It's so great to visit festivals and wear metal shirts! And my child must hear Metal!

Last spot is yours!

At first ! Thank you for the interview! Metal fans, come to our concerts, buy our new CD “Abused With Gods Blessing and have party with us!
Greetings
Christian & DEFLORATION / http://www.defloration-deathmetal.de/

ABOMINANT

2010-12-10T06:30:00.006+01:00

17 years of existence, 9 albums, dedicated to Death Metal without compromises, this is ABOMINANT from Kentucky. I have talked with Mike (vox) and Tim (guit) about their latest release “Where Demons Dwell” So let’s see if demons dwell in Kentucky!

What does a band in Kentucky do besides releasing an album every two years?

Mike - We drink....Alot! We like to do shows in and out of state every few months and a couple fests a year...but most of the thrill of the band is just getting together and coming up with new ideas, and even playing a few covers for fun.

"Where Demons Dwell" is the perfect soundtrack of a post apocalyptic age. Under what influences is it originated?

Tim - Watch the news, read the paper. Mostly World War 2. What perfect way to write an album than base it off war in general.

Tell me something about the work and recording session for the new release!

Mike - We went to a different studio this time. Velocity studios in Cave City, whereas we had done 6 albums in a row at Canyon Studios before this. Turned out to be not only a fresh start for us but ended up being alot less stressful and less expensive than any album in our history.

In compositional regard the songs are tight together. Could discuss one as an example?

Tim - The song "Where Demons Dwell". is really the depth of the human mind, a dark side so sadistic that it has no conscience for humanity at all. I feel all the songs fall to this subject.

My favorite is "Rain Of Ash", tell me something about it!

Mike - I believe that was one of first songs we wrote for this album and one of our favorites still. It has very fast War metal aspects going on as well as a midsection that reminds me of Mercyful Fate. I'm glad you like it!

Is "Where Demons Dwell" just another album of ABOMINANT or is it something special?

Tim - To me it's very special. Me and the guys really came as one when writing W.D.D. All the past material was great but what I brought to the table was much more eye opening to the guys. From the line up changes, I felt we were still feeling each other out like starting the band over again, and now I feel we found our root. We are working well together better than before. This unit works the best and we do it for ourselves.

The riffs of the songs are often similar. Are you not afraid someone could hold it against you?

Tim - Simple is sometimes better than technical. Jim (our drummer) said that to me when I was trying to come up with new material. I was racking my brain out writing riffs that to me really had no flow to them. This time around I decided to let the vox and drums be the forefront of the songs and the guitars be the binding. Of course the riffs are catchy, that’s what I was going for. Some death metal bands you can't tell what they're playing, just a chain saw in the back ground going somewhere.

You are not the guys who make compromises, or am I wrong?

Mike - That’s a positive, ghost rider...In a scene as small and trendy as where we live, we don’t feel the need to change our style to try to be a hit with the Hot Topic kids. After years of playing together, we just have to do what makes us happy, because in the end that is the only thing that is important.

It seems separating Death and Black Metal is not your cup of tea. Could you explain it?

Mike - I think we all listen to both styles to varying degrees of favoritism. Also traditional metal and thrash are in all of our daily intake as well. Personally, after years of listening to mainly death metal, I think it’s nice to see a band like our mix it up, because alot of bands stick to traditional and pretty boring styles that continue for years and years. I don’t see much sense on continuing writing songs if they are all gonna sound the same anyway.

Are your lyrics serious, entertainment or is it that sort of metal thing you just have to do?

Mike - I think they’re all in good fun, but we do have a pretty innate sense of hatred for humans in general. Mike B. seems to pretty good with the lyrics conveying the attitude of the music we play underneath.

Is the musical closeness to a band like VITAL REMAINS comfortable for you?

Mike - Hmmmmm....maybe to some extent. We don’t write songs as long as they do , that’s for sure! I think we enjoy their music but most of our influences may just come from the same place (older death/thrash/black metal) not so much form Vital Remains themselves.

In what tradition do you see the band and where will you go in future?

Mike - Never can tell, and that’s the way we like it! Hopefully, we'll never become too predictable. The war themed fast songs we play now seem to be gelling pretty good. I think we’ve talked about leaning a bit harder on the death metal aspects in the future, but that could change.

You work reliably like a German craftsman. Are you the kind of creative guys who can release an album every 2 years without problems?

Mike - Mostly, we just get along like brothers and like to write new material. I think alot of bands in general have problems with egos or attitudes, and that’s just not the case with us. We all know each other so well, and we try not to step on each others toes too much, be respectful, you know...I think that’s the secret of us staying together this long and continuing to do what we like, is just the fact that we all still really want to be here and move the band forward. I can't imagine my life without the band, and my brothers of metal!

Are you not afraid of stagnation?

Tim - No, not at all. It’s basically to the ears of the beholder. Each album is different than the last and support each other in some aspect in the sum of the same style and influence. Honestly, there is no stagnation in any of our albums and there will never will be. There is alot of death metal bands that are far stagnated that I have reach to other shores to hear something fresh. Hell, sometimes I'll just pull out some good old rock or old thrash albums (Heathen, Dio, Priest) and something there will influence me.

Maybe the possibilities for expanding in a musical way in the Death/Black scene will be exhausted some day. What do you think?

Tim - I feel it will always be there. Unlike screamo bands or At the Gates type bands. They to me follow a trend like US top 20's music; there will something new the next year.

ABOMINANT has not had the same high profile in the DM scene as other some bands. Does that bother you?

Tim - No. We don't do a whole lot of touring, we may do a weekend thing at times but the one thing we all look forward to is getting together and jamming, writing and drinking. But that’s good that we're not in that same profile. I still consider us an underground band. We're defiantly not Cannibal Corpse nor Dimmu Borgir, we are Abominant.

What is the meaning of the underground for you? Maybe it is just a cliché phrase nowadays? Or has it the same meaning as in the past?

Mike - Just trying to keep stuff true and not do what others in the mainstream want. Support other bands, and never give up on your past.

What can we expect in 2 years? Are you good enough to surprise us?

Mike - I would guess we'll still be here, doing what we do and having fun as a Brotherhood of Metal Warriors! We're looking at maybe doing a min cd/ep next year , which we've never done , so you may want to check back for that!

Last spot is yours!

Mike - Just thank you to Fatal Grind for the support and to all our Metal Family worldwide...Metal Above All! http://www.myspace.com/abominant

DESPONDENCY

2010-12-07T06:17:00.004+01:00

This is some kind of farewell – interview with Konni (vox) and DESPONDENCY. The band , after 11 years of brutal entertainment, closed the doors now. So let´s see what´s behind that decision!

Hi Konni, how are the last days of DESPONDENCY going?

Hey, we’re fine ,thanks for the Interview!!!We have just played our last show at the Houten Deathfest and it was great . Mike, Patrick, Jochen (Infested-rip-), Jan ”Blastphemer” Benkwitz and me are working on our new Band called “Chapel of Atonement” The Music is pretty heavy maybe a little bit more technical than Despondency but it’s still brutal and fast Deathmetal!!!!!

Your MySpace statement says “it is time to move”, means that, that DESPONDENCY was in stagnation?

That means some of us have to move on in Life, starting a family, getting Kids……

That your drummer has left the band, seems not to be the real reason to quit, it feels more like you use that fact to come to an overdue decision. Or am I wrong?

Well it was the main reason. Dirk and me where the only founding members left so releasing stuff under the name Despondency with only the original singer wouldn’t feel right .But you’re not totally wrong we had other (personal) reasons as well

What prevails, melancholy or pragmatism?

Can’t really answer that question right now coz as I’ve mentioned before three of us are playing together in a new band, it’s even the same rehearsal room and Dirk lives just a few minutes away from me .You should ask me again next year haha.

Is it not true, that this kind of brutal Death Metal with its possibilities to act inside the music, hits its own walls anytime?

It is true even there are a couple of great new bands out there. Unfortunately a lot of bands try to be as fast, guttural, technical as possible nowadays instead of creating a own style.

Has DESPONDENCY to fade from the spotlight because Dirk and you are involved in other bands?

No!!!I’m the only one who’s involved in other bands. Dirk was just playing a few shows for Disavowed in 2006/2007

Are bands like INGURGITATING OBLIVION or GALLERY OF DARKNESS a greater challenge as DESPONDENCY ever could be?

No. Of course IO are playing a way more technical style of Deathmetal than Despondency but I wouldn’t say it was/is more challenging than Despondency. It is just another kind of Music.

What will you miss the most?

Hanging with the boys, touring …..but I’m playing a lot of shows with another German band and we’re also planning to play shows/Tours with Chapel of Atonement .

On MySpace are some wistfully responses. Does it touch you?

Yes of course. I’m thankful for all the kind words and the support and sorry for the people who will miss Despondency.

Is the Houten Death Fest the ultimate end? Have you planed something special? Or do you let it just fade away?

Yes Houten Deathfest was the ultimate end of Despondency. We didn’t had a special show we have just played a couple of old songs we haven’t played for a while.

If you look back a decade, what do you see?

Nothing but great memories!!!

Please describe the enthusiasm of the early days!

Hard to describe a feeling but it was a great time. I’ve founded my first Deathmetal Band 1993 and played in a couple of Death and Blackmetal Bands before I have joined Dirk and Steffen to complete the first line up of Despondency .We’ve played a few local shows and recorded the “Extinction” album. I remember how awesome it was to open for a bigger band and getting good responses from the audience or reading the first reviews in Rock Hard and Metal Hammer Magazine. Also I was totally enthusiastic about the “Womb of Shit” promo because it was probably the sickest and most uncompromising music ever recorded in this part of Germany at that time!!!

After your 2001 ep you have changed your musical style. Was that the point where it all began? Or do I see it in a wrong way?

Mike joined Despondency 2001 and he was pushing us into a more brutal direction.

“God On Acid” your first album was released as a vinyl version too. 500 pieces is a high edition for a young band, how long do you needed to sell them all? Who is the vinyl freak in the band?

Harry from Autopsy Stench/Merciless records wanted to release “God on Acid” on Vinyl and everyone in the Band wanted to have it on Black Gold, don’t know how long we needed to sell them coz we had only 25 copies, but it’s great to have one of your records on vinyl!!!

Can you say you have reaches all with DESPONDENCY that was possible?

Probably not… but at least we’ve recorded a few good songs and played a few good gigs hahaha. I’m proud of what we have reached.

How do you see all that brutal bands and the scene of these days? It must be hard to find his own place?

It is hard!!! Of Course we’ve had our influences but we never wanted to sound like Band XY, I think you can say we had our own sound. I hate all these beatdown slam gurgle MySpace Bands… oh and I hate Deathcore too.

Last spot is yours!

Once again thanks for the interview. Hail the Metal of Death!!!

FACEBREAKER

2010-10-26T12:14:00.005+02:00

On the first of January FACEBREAKER started to record the new studio album called ”INFECTED”. This time they choose to work together with Jonas Kjellgren at Black Lounge Studios and Peter Tägtgren at ABYSS studios. This is their most brutal and best played album yet, with the intensity and horror that makes them Facebreaker. I have talked with Mika Lagreen about it.

Congratulations to “Infected“, that album includes some unique shit. Tell me something about the incurrence!

Thanx!! We just did what we always do and this time as well it turned out really great. We have some new elements on this album and perhaps some stuff is unique.

Detractors assert you will copy yourself again. What can you hold against it?

All band copy themselves I think otherwise they would not be that special band. Look at Maiden, Entombed or Motörhead to name a few. You can instantly hear what band you are listening to. I am not comparing us to these bands at all that would be ridiculous but you get my point.

I know you don´t like it to be compared with others, but I see no negative facet on it. I´m sure FACEBREAKER has its own irrevocably identity, am I right! Was it a long way to stay where you stay today?

You always get compared with other bands unless you start a new genre. If someone thinks that we sound like some other band then I really don´t give a shit. We are not trying to sound like anybody else, but since we play death metal we have of course been influenced by many other death metal bands. This kind of music is not a new born genre.

I asked this because I want to name some inevitable parallels. You have got a common touch to BOLT THROWER (such as “Mankind Under Siege). How far am I away from the truth?

I think that Bolt Thrower is going to like that song and maybe they even would like to have done it as well hehe. “Mankind Under Siege” is a perfect song that should be performed on a late night festival stage.

Can you explain why this symbiosis of Swedish death and British war machinery works so excellent?

This is something that we love and the combination is just something that came out naturally and not something that we were thinking about that hard.

I also have noticed, that “Cannibalistic” has some peripheral similarities to Illdisposed´s “Submit”. Is it easy to assimilate that kind of groovy attitude into the sound of FACEBREAKER?

"Cannibalistic" is perhaps the grooviest song on the album, it is all about that kind of groove that you mention. As we are not into the new and technical death metal that many new bands play, we do it like this because this is the way we like it to sound ourselves.

How important is it to have a sound that shows you are Swedish?

It is not that important to me at all. If you listen to our albums and compare the sound you might recognize that we have a much more cleaner sound than before. We don´t try to sound old it is just that we play some kind of old school death metal and that’s why it sounds that way.

Is the Swedish Death Metal history actually influential for the band?

Yes it is since we all grew up with it.

Tell me about the title track and its introducing guitar riff. And why have you chosen it as the last song. Is it not a bit stepmotherly?

Although it is the title track we felt that it was not the typical Facebreaker song so it ended up as the last song on the album and what a great way to end “Infected” it is. The intro riff is something that I came up with a long time ago and since the song “Infected” is one of our most melodic songs I thought that a melodic intro would be a great thing. I recorded the intro and showed it to the other guys and they liked it so that’s why we have a intro on that song. Don´t know if we will play the intro ourselves or just let it be a played back intro to the song. Anyways it is going to be really cool to do that song live.

What about the bonus track “The Return” and why did you release a limited digi pack version?

Because we wanted to do something special this time for the Digipack and Vinyl.
The extra song is not some song that we recorded just because we needed to. It is actually the first song that we made for this new album and it stands out from the rest of the songs just because it is so god damn slow and exploding groovy.

Was the work with Jonas Kjellgren and Peter Tägtgren determining for the final result?

I would say yes. The collaboration between Jonas, Peter and Facebreaker turned out to be a great combination. They are really professional guys and they know what knobs to turn in the studio. Facebreaker is also not their typical band they get to the studio so I think that they really enjoyed it and put allot of effort in making it special.

The change from Pulverized to Cyclone Empire opens some doors to make FACEBREAKER more popular, am I right? What are the advantages being on Cyclone Empire?

Cyclone Empire has been acting very professionally from the day that we started to talk about the fact that we wanted to sign with them. I think that we have made the right choice joining Cyclone. This time we will get the proper distribution that we deserve and we will also release it through Metal Blade in US and Canada. That will be a new thing to Facebreaker as well. We have also signed a deal with Sure Shot Worx to do the publishing thing. So we have more behind our backs this time.

After “Dead, Rotten And Hungry” you have left the shadow of the masses and foreshadowed you own. What happened to FACEBREAKER in the last 2 years besides recording a damn cool album?

We did some festival gigs and a European tour. Then we concentrated on making new songs.

Is your musical heaviness, your way of dull and brutal warfare your secret ace in the hole, because no one can avoid that tank.

Hehehe man ….. you have the fieriest questions. Hopefully no one will be able to avoid the Facebreaker tank that we have become. We are heavy just because we can´t do it any other way.

Now, when you hold the finished album in your dead cold hands (LOL) are you absolutely satisfied with it? What chance do you give it in the confusing scene of today?

We are totally satisfied with it and I don´t know at all what people might think of it. If I would rely on the reviews we have gotten so far I might say that we are in for a ride this time. I hope people like it because we have put allot of effort in it, and it would be a shame to let this album go to waste without anybody listening to it.

Do you have another view about the scene with the years? Are you more quiet or more determined or more confident and more hardened or what ever now?

The death metal scene has been finding it´s way back from the dead and I think that we are just right in time to release this epic album Infected. We have done our best album so far, so we are pretty confident about it.

Is FACEBREAKER that kind of band who runs forward with all power or do you see it easy, drifting with time on your side?

To this point we have had some time to do whatever we want besides Facebreaker, but I guess that we take it is more serious now. We have put our foot down with this album and it is time to prove that Death Metal is here to conquer you all.

Last spot is yours!

Well I have nothing more to say than this as always: Keep Supporting death metal or I will come and Kill You !! See ya out there Mainiacs !!
Cheers // M Lagreen
http://www.myspace.com/facebreaker_mail

DECAYING PURITY

2010-10-05T05:38:00.005+02:00

They are far away to be exotic birds, they are brutal, strong and offer lots of neck breaking tunes. They are Death Metal! They are DECAYING PURITY! Check out the most intense band from Turkey!

Hi Mustafa, how are you? What has happened with the band since releasing the “Phases…”album back in 2008

Hi, everything is good, thank you. Since releasing “Phases” we spent our time on playing shows and working on our second album. During this time we recruited a second guitarist for a short time but it didn’t work out. We also changed our label. “Phases” was re-released a short time ago and we’re working on some material for our second album.

Give me some brief information about the band to make my readers familiar with you!

Decaying Purity is a brutal death metal band founded in 2005 by me and Onur, we completed our line-up with Malik and Serkan shortly after. We’re a band that puts out death metal material we like to play and trying to stay out of the shitty, spiritless and inadequate trend of new school bands.

Where are your musical ideas from and how do you turn them into music?

Actually this defies explanation. Musical ideas can come from everywhere, everytime. It’s not necessary to have my instrument ready to have some ideas. We’re all living with death metal and we try to arrange the ideas in our heads as songs.

To what extent is Death Metal accepted in an Islamic-based country?

Contrary to what most people think, Turkey is not an introvert islamic country. As extreme metal bands from Turkey, we’re facing this question in almost every interview. There is a pretty fine death metal scene here. Deliberate or not, the support to death metal and output is growing day by day.

Do you relate any of your song ideas to religious themes in general, musically as well as personally?

There are some songs about the hypocrisy and senselessness of religion, but most of our songs are about torture, sadism and hate.

Do you think conservative conventions and metal really exclude each other inevitable?

In my opinion, conservative conventions are one of the most important topics of death metal. If performed correctly, metal is a great tool to crush those ideas right into the asses of those narrow minded people.

Where do you see your band musically? Reflect the critics and fan – response your purposes?

We haven’t done too much promotion (paper or internet) but I feel the band is in a good place. We only have one album and we didn’t tour aggressively but people know DP very well and I can say we had pretty good responses. These responses show us that what we’re doing is correct and that makes me feel good.

For what stand “Phases…” musically and ideological?

Phases was written 5 years ago without giving too much thought. It released 3 years after we wrote it and we had good responses which exceeded our expectations. I can say Phases is a brutal death metal album to the core with its sound full of spirit (caused by the recording conditions) and stories told in lyrics.

What about the idea to re-release it now?

We were searching for a label after we parted ways with Grotesque Productions and the first press was almost sold out. We asked Sevared if they would want to re-release it. They were willing to do it and we decided to re-release it with new artwork, layout design and 3 bonus songs.

Have the innumerable good reviews had any influence on the number of sales anyway?

The sales were really satisfying. As far as I know, Grotesque Productions sold out all the CD’s they pressed. The response to the album really exceeded our expectations.

Do you think you sometimes gets screwed on money because your music get ripped and uploaded to the Internet and then downloaded for free?

There’s not an end to it. We’re all in this shithole down to our neck. It’s not really important for us as we do it too when appropriate.

How are you financing the band? Are the production costs affordable in Turkey?

I can say that the band finances itself for know. The biggest source of income for the band is merch sales. When extra income is needed, we all do what must be done. The production costs are neither expensive nor cheap in here but the real problem for us is not costs, but finding people who understand what we want to do.

How far away is DECAYING PURITY from classic metal bands? Do they still play a role in your music?

Everything can play a role in music. I think it’s pointless to talk about what has a role and what doesn’t. I can’t say classic metal bands have a big role in our music but they have their place in our individual musical backgrounds.

What about your deal with Sevared ? Do you think they have the power to push DECAYING PURITY?

Sevared Records is one of the few labels around that does justice to what it does. It was a label I followed and liked already. They actually wanted to do US distribution of “ Phases” but they had a falling out with Grotesque Productions and it didn’t happen. The new version of “ Phases” is released now and as far as I’m concerned it’s distribution is great. People seem to show a great interest in the re-release. Sevared Records is a top-notch label and I think it’s great for both DP and other bands in its roster.

You have never played outside of Turkey, don´t you think it is time!

Actually we played outside of Turkey. We played a show with Inveracity and Human Rejection in October 2008 at Thessaloniki, Greece. But yeah, we must do more shows abroad. We were on the bill of Ludwigshafen Deathfest 2008 in Germany, but forced to cancel it because of financial conditions. We had lots of offers for tours and festivals but we couldn’t make it because of the members’ personal things like schools and jobs, and bad timing. We’re getting tons of mails about this thing. People find it strange. But we’ll arrange abroad shows for the promotion of our second album. We’re in talk with some festivals for summer 2011 and we’ll announce it when it’s time.

Have you guys enough breath to go on for another album? What are your motivations in that overcrowded scene?

We’re working on our second album now. I can say we’re a little bit too late actually. We had songs enough for an album but we scrapped some of them to write better songs and the period between our albums got huge. We’re planning to record the album during the end of this year. Brutal death metal scene is really overcrowded and there are lots of bands coming out everyday. We never thought about our place in the scene. We just did what we could do.

Last spot is yours!

Support the bands you like. Never make concessions over brutality! Thanks for the interview.
http://www.myspace.com/decayingpuritytur

ENTRAILS

2010-09-26T08:11:00.005+02:00

ENTRAILS are the best proof that Swedish old school death metal works until now. As I heard “Tales From The Morgue” first time, I felt a kind of nostalgia into my arthritic knuckles. So give it a listen and support that amazing band! I have talked with Jimmy, the leader of the pack.

Hi Jimmy, how are you. To release an album after 20 years is shit for the Guinessbook man. You must be a patient person!

Hey Jörg. Things are great. I'm working on some new stuff for the moment, but I'll answer your questions.
I'm quite patient, hehe. Better late than never. The story of my band is written on our myspace, very detailed.

Seriously, where have you been in the last 20 years?

After I put Entrails to sleep around the middle 90´s I began racing with cars instead, and didn't play at all for a several years. When I got tired of that I started playing in a small scale again, and bought a new guitar to see if the lust and spirit were still going....
I found my old box deep in the closet with tapes that contained all the old material from the early days. So I started to record some of them again after a few years and when I got to much nostalgia in my life so to speak. And 2009 I decided to make a demo and after that I managed to do one more before the end of the year... and now we are here with a fullength album. hehe

Tell me something about you and your comrades and the idea to re – animate ENTRAILS!

Hmm, I'm just an ordinary guy who lives in the bush and works alot when I don't play music. Mathias Nilsson is an old friend that I found again after 15 years, and he joined the band after a small discussion.
Jocke Svensson got in the band after Mathias recommended him. The same way about Adde Mitroulis. They both play in Birdflesh and some other bands.
The idea to restart the band has always been there, but it wasn't possible until now, because I had not the musicians. It became serious when I signed a record deal with FDA Rekotz. Before that it was just homemade demos for fun. Now we are going to do a small tour in Germany in November. If you miss it you must die!

I hope the songs on “Tales From The Morgue” are more than recycled legacy issues!

Well, all the songs are made from old material, because I have ALOT at home to go through and re-record. But that doesn't make it bad, in my opinion. Great riffs are great riffs, no matter when they were made.

Have you never thought about where the band might be today had ENTRAILS released these songs in the early days of Swedish Death Metal?

Actually, I met my old drummer some year ago and we discussed Entrails and how it should have been today if we had continued playing. We both agreed that we probably wouldn't be sitting in our apartments with shitty jobs today. But what can you do?
We missed the train at that time but hopefully we will catch it this time. hehe

What do you expect from your CD today? The scene has changed in the last 20 years for sure!

That someone will buy it, and that we get some good response. It's not easy to sell alot of albums nowadays, as it were before. But I think metalheads are pretty supportive though.
And that is really important for the bands..

Nevertheless this album is amazing, so please give me some details about it!

Oh thanks alot! It's old material in it's best that I made in the early 90's, that never was released. I found the material a few years ago and decided to re-record it. After releasing two demos, I chose the best songs from those to and recorded them again for the fullength, plus one new song. And I got help from a real drummer this time, and also the legend Dan Swanö to mix it.

“Euthanasia” is a variation of the main theme of the horrorflick “Phantasm.” Why do you like those kinds of stories?

I have always liked horror movies, so it was natural for me to make such sounds. I had alot of fun making it. I like creepy melodies and sounds. If i make a melody everything else comes naturally and it always become pretty cool.. hehe

It seems you are not impressed about much of today’s new kinds of “metal” these – metalcore, deathcore, etc. Why do you walk the old – school way ?

That's correct. I don't care for that kind of music. It's too modern and everything has to be so technical and too melodic like In Flames.
The cliché that everything was better before is something I live up to and believe in 100%.

What will you do in order to prevent the band from splitting up again, like it did the first time?

There's not much I can do, just fill the holes if someone leaves the band. But I don't think anyone will do it, I hope.

The album includes a classic and morbid intro. Who has written that monotone melody and where are the screams and other noises from?

Hehe, I made it quite quickly, because I needed some cool intro, and something that reflected the album cover. I think I managed to do it pretty well. The victims and the zombiekillers want´s to be anonymous, haha.

How do you manage to write songs that have those harsh down-tuned riffs, yet still have melody?

Well, after listening to good old bands like Slayer, Venom, Hellhammer etc, until the death metal came into my life around 1990, I did a mix with all those bands and the death metal bands like Entombed, Nihilist etc, and got the right sound for Entrails. The melody comes along in the mixture between those all influences thru the years of all music I think..

Why is Dan Swanö the best man who could give your music that venerable sound? (stupid question…probably)?

He knows death metal and how it should sound. He has been around since the early days, so no one knows it better. He was the best of the ones that tried to mix the album, of course. No hard decision there.

How many old songs do you have and will they be released at some point?

Wow, I think I have around 15-20 songs left to choose from, before I dig deeper into my box to find more, hehe.

What do you say to people who persist in saying ENTRAILS is a copy of DISMEMBER, CARNAGE and co.?

Well, I can only say thanks and take it as a compliment, because that's how Entrails wanted to sound like in the old days, and still of course.

Tell me about your relationship to Rico and FDA REKOTZ. Why is he the right man to promote ENTRAILS?

A really cool guy that gave us the possibility to release our first album. He has promoted us well and we have reached out more that I thought we would. I'm satisfied with his work. He has also put together a minitour in Germany in November, that will be awesome.
And if you miss it... ITS YOUR PROBLEM. hehe

How important is morbid feeling and deranged lyrics in to the music you play?

It's important, of course. It must be a terrifying and morbid feeling in the lyrics. It goes natural with the music. And play DM without that sort of theme is not very cool.

Is it easy to orient oneself in the scene of today, to find a place for a “new” band? The laws of the marked have changed a lot I think!

Yeah, it's quite difficult. You have to be out playing every weekend to get yourself a name that people remembers. And we will hopefully do more shows later on..

Do you miss the old days? Are the challenges of today different than in the past?

I miss it a little bit. There are so many things I'd do different. But I'm satisfied anyway.
Hard to tell... but sure there a challenges in all kinds of ways I think.

Last spot is yours

Keep buying our album, merchendise and come to our shows in November! We will bring you hell in the shape of Entrails!
A new album is planned, and will be recorded this winter, Hopefully

http://www.myspace.com/entrailsreborn is were you can find us

Only death is real!!!

DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY

2010-09-18T07:06:00.005+02:00

After 5 years of waiting DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY, a two – piece from Charlotte / North Carolina with preference for disharmonize and brutal, technical tunes, have released their second album “Masochist”. I have talked with Joe Payne and got some interesting details.

Hi Joe, 5 years is a long time. What have you done since the first D.T.I. album?

Hallo und Guten Tag! Well...directly after the release of "Essence of Brutality", I joined Nile on bass for a couple years, then Divine Heresy, also on bass, following my stint with Nile. I also started my more progressive metal band called Pain After Death. With all of these projects going on, I'm sure one can understand my lack of availability to work on our latest album, "Masochist". I wrote a lot of it by recording the songs with a drum machine on my laptop and sending mp3s to my drummer, Jordan Varela, since I was on the road so much.

Now your new opus “Masochist” is released. Was it worth to wait so long?

To me, the wait was worthwhile in the long run. From 2004 when I started writing the album to 2009, when we actually recorded it, I feel I grew a lot as a musician which if the listener pays attention, you can hear the difference in the writing. I think it made for a very versatile album, overall. The real question is: Was it worth the wait for the fans?

You give your fans a money back guarantee if they don´t like it. Are you kidding? I mean you don´t sell vacuum cleaners or cornflakes!

Haha! That was, for the most part, a joke. I'm surprised somebody payed attention to that post, wherever it was online. In reality, if somebody really hated the album and shipped it back to me, I would refund their money because I take such an immense pride in my work and hope others enjoy it as much as I do.

And that offer is not valid in Utah? Could you explain that “nonsense” to a clueless German?

Haha. Once again, a joke. In a lot of offers you hear on American T.V. or the radio, there's always a disclaimer at the end where a guy speaks fast and says the offer isn't valid in certain states. I just picked Utah because nobody gives a fuck about that state. HAHAHA! (just kidding)

So give me some details about the album!

Well, there's a drum solo on the album that I hate, but I let Jordan keep it in there because it was the only spotlight he got because my amazing talents overshadow him throughout the length of the entire album. Haha! When I was recording vocals he wasn't there and I did a jazzy "scat" vocal part accompanied by a trumpet performance over the whole drum solo and emailed him the track. He was pretty pissed off but thought it was ultimately funny. I thought it sounded better that way, but once again, my amazing talent would have supremely overshadowed his drumming, so I took it off. haha. As for the tracking, Jordan recorded his drum parts in about 4 hours with about 2 hours of minor edits. I recorded all stringed instruments in 14 hours for the album because we were at an expensive studio but I got to spend a week on the vocals since I recorded at my friend, Dan Royer's studio (Still Undead Studio).

Are you maybe a masochist a little, because you torture yourself with that complex and technical music? Or are ideas just flowing out of your mind?

Actually, I think mankind in general has a bit of masochism woven within our mental structures. We tend to destroy ourselves in one way or another and we get off on it. Wars, drug abuse, greed, etc. I don't see my writing as masochistic. I think it's more sadistic because my writing is torture for Jordan at times. haha. I do like to push myself and my musical abilities whenever possible and "Masochist" was no exception.

What is the origin of your ideas, and how do you connect progressive disharmonies and brutal tunes?

Generally, I'll come up with ideas from riffs from guitar exercises and from mistakes while working on guitar exercises. Mistakes can sometimes turn into awesome ideas. I always have music playing in my head, also. Sometimes I'll have a riff that I created in my head, maybe subconsciously, and if the riff stays in my head, I'll put it on guitar and make a song. That's how I came up with the main riff in "The Dead Within".

Why do you prefer that kind of music? What about simple, raw and primitive Death Metal?

It might sound weird but I don't really listen to very much metal these days. I listen mostly to classic rock, which is where I get a lot of my ideas, and modern rock. I feel a lot of times that raw, primitive death metal has been done so many times by so many people that it wouldn't be fun for me. I love challenges so I play technical death metal.

Are you looking for musicians to play live? That music has to be on stage!

We are not currently looking for musicians since, for the most part, Domination Through Impurity is a studio band. Who knows, though? Maybe we'll get a tour offer that is too good to turn down and I'll have to assemble a full band, which won't be very hard since Jordan is such a slow drummer and my riffs are easy to play! Ha, ha!

You have had a bass player for some time. Was he overwhelmed with you guys?

Our former bass player, Dan Royer, was 18 when he played with us. We practiced at 6 in the morning usually since that was the only time mine and Jordan's schedule intersected and Dan couldn't keep up with our crazy rehearsal times. Jordan kicked him out then I talked Jordan into letting him back in then Dan didn't show up to the next practice. Ha, ha! He really made me look like an asshole. Dan is still my best friend, though and lead singer in Pain After Death.
It can be an advantage because we don't have to worry other members not being able to keep up with us musically, or schedule-wise but honestly, it is nice to have other ideas and opinions during the creative process as well as other people to help me insult Jordan at practice and tell him how gay he is. Hahaha!!!

How important is sophisticated music within the Death Metal scene? Do you think the fans understand what you want?

If the fans understand what I want, maybe they could tell me! haha. I'm not even quite sure what I want out of this other than to entertain those who find some kind of happiness listening to the music I create. I'm not really sure how to answer the importance of sophisticated music in the Death Metal scene. Sophistication is a matter of perspective and my perspective is a little out of date. I think variety is important in the Death Metal scene. If we all sounded the same, this shit would be boring.

Sometimes I think your music has something futuristic besides the brutal tunes. Does the cover stand for that maybe?

The cover is supposed to represent somebody being taken over by something dark and evil which will make them stronger but will ultimately destroy them. I don't know about the futuristic thing. A lot of people say they don't like the cover but I don't buy albums to sit around and look at the cover all day. I buy albums to hear music.

You have to separate different musical projects. How do you distinguish D.T.I. and DIVINE HERESY musically, for example?

It's pretty easy. The styles are very different. Divine Heresy writing is more "inside the box" and 90 percent of D.T.I. riffs wouldn't fit in the band. If I come up with a riff, I just think about which band it would fit it and build a song accordingly.

What does D.T.I mean to you, just a nice change from the other projects you do or is it in your absolute focus?

D.T.I. is a band where there are no deadlines, no stress outside of playing our instruments, and mostly very fun. It's all about the playing and having fun, not about the bullshit politics that I've had to deal with in the bigger bands I've played in. When money and egos are involved, it becomes a job and loses a lot of the luster. There have been times where I've hated touring and playing music because of fights, politics, percentages, mismanagement, along with a long list of other headaches. D.T.I. is fun and hopefully always will be.

What keeps you going in the scene? What do you like and what pisses you off?

What keeps me going is the fact that I feel like I belong in music. I don't think I only belong in death metal but definitely in heavy music. Also, sometimes I'll hear another badass metal album and I think "Oh yeah? Well look what I can do!" and I release another record. haha. I like the fact that I can inspire people and even relate to them through my writing. People I don't know. I think that's a pretty powerful thing and I can only hope that in my lifetime, I'll be able to see the full extent of whatever impact my musical creations make.

Have we to wait another 5 years for the next blast? Is it maybe question of time to promote the band?

Maybe I'll make the metal scene wait 10 years this time! haha. I'm not really sure how long it will take to write and record the next album. I promise, though it will be worth the wait, or else I'll refund your money personally! (not applicable in France). haha! Danke schön und hoffentlich werde Ich bald Deutschland wieder besuchen.

Last spot is yours!

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.
http://www.myspace.com/dominationthroughimpurity

INTRORECTALGESTATION

2010-08-31T07:17:00.007+02:00

INTRORECTALGESTATION aka IRG is one of the most brutal and young bands from UK.
Taking into account that "young" is relative. But for sure they are responsible for an damn murderous musically tempest with their current ep “Hooves Of Human Teeth”, that is out on Amputated Vein records. I have talked with Doug and met an intelligent dude, total dedicated to his music.

Hi, how are you. Your band name speaks volumes! Are you in therapeutic care giving?

Hey Jorg! We're great thanks, hope you are well too! Haha, our band name provokes a number of responses from the sublime to the ridiculous, we generally just shorten it to IRG to save offending our family members! Doug used to be a nursing auxiliary prior to becoming an archaeologist and brutal death metalist - so I guess the band name is quite apt - although we know of no known medical case of a baby actually being born out of an asshole!

How has the band found common ground? Where are you stumbled about each other?

The band formed in the early part of 2007 around a core group of people who knew each other loosely through the Hull metal and hardcore scenes. Through our journey so far, only 2 members of the original band now remain (Doug and Kris), yet the new members who have come into the band - such as Reese from mid 2008 are of course an integral part of the band in addition to the newest members (Ben Southern on guitar and a new bassist soon!) who are of course just as important. The common ground is music and personality compatibility - the desire to write to most intense and kick-ass riffs and songs AND get along.

Tell me about your Ep!

"Hooves of Human Teeth" was recorded during December 2009 and January 2010 with Rob Hobson of Silent City studios (Leeds, UK). The work involved was hard and we waited a long time to get a record label to release the EP as it was. We have always had interest from Masakatsu and Amputated Vein Records, so after over more than a year - our close collaboration with AVR paid off and they released the MCD (which is the 4 song Hooves EP and our 2008 2 song promo) on August 2nd 2010! This is such a big thing for us as we all know who great Amputated Vein are, and all the cool bands that they have released in the past. His distribution is worldwide also, which really helps us to get the band known more around the globe. Our MCD was released on the same date as Cease Of Breeding's new album (also on AVR) - so we now know it as Double Brutality Day!

You have to explain the Ep title! What perverse idea is behind it? This shit is an anatomical impossibility, isn't it?

It appears to be the worst in sexual, surgical, depraved backwoods hillbilly shack debauchery! When you read the lyrics it is clear the story evolves around one person taking one, or several, women apart and reconstructing them in, as you say, an anatomical impossibility, to fulfil a desire which cannot be sated. One can imagine that the person doing this doesn't even know themselves, and is expressing their ego and id through twisted, despicable ways. Reese worked incredibly hard on the lyrics to bring these visions alive with this song and the rest on the MCD also.

The artwork is pretty sick too, in what a deranged brain is it born?

That depraved and dispicable brain belongs to the one and only Tom Bradfield of Infected Disarray and Grindethic Records. Without doubt, he is a very good interpreter of lyrics to fit visual themes and as well as the artwork, we feel that Tom has always been supportive of our band with putting us on shows, and getting us on the Damn and Blast compilation cds from a couple of years ago; he even did the layout for our website. We hold him in very high regard for many aspects - he is a legend and massive pillar in the UK, European and Global Death Metal scene - I don't really think he even knows how much, the humble and friendly man that he is.

Why comes that release now, are you too impatient to wait for a full album or are you too sluggish to write one?

We are confident that the material on the MCD can stand on its own two feet and we are very proud of it. It is a culmination of a couple of years very hard work in many ways, and we feel as though it represents the band in the best possible way at this moment in time. We also wanted to get that material out to the fans who had been waiting for it a looooong time! The songwriting process in IRG is necessarily slow and torturous - for example, it took 5 guys almost 2 months to write and perfect the first 52 seconds of 'Scrotalitarian'. Kris is a consummate percussionist, just as Doug is a egotistical maniac guitarist and these personalities work great together but it is very hard work. With our newer members in the band, we are working hard to write more songs to make a full length album, but with members living in the Hull areas, Leeds, and Preston, it can be a little difficult to get all the band members together in one room to write due to organizational difficulties and personal lives. However, it is going really, really well at the moments and we anticipate that we will be ready to record an albums worth of material in the nest year or so. We feel that it will be worth the wait!

Your label is pretty far away. Do you think that works? What about local companies?

Your question is a very good one Jorg! Amputated Vein approached us initially in late 2009 to release the EP. As you say, AVR is a half a world away! We had thoughts of maybe getting a UK or European label to work with us, but even after sending out the promo and such, most record labels, understandably, wanted a full length release - this was something we did not have at the time, and as mentioned above, we really did want the material on the MCD released 'as it was'. AVR have always been cool to do that and communication with AVR has always been superb. The record label is very well known throughout the death metal scene globally which helps us as a band immeasurably and in the end, we could think of no one better at this moment in time to release our music. With his distribution and reputation being global, we know that our little death metal band from Hull, UK is in the stores in the USA, Europe, Russia and the Far East. We can think of nothing better than that for us.

Your blurb comes up with comparisons to Cryptopsy and Devourment. Do you have the balls to see your music in that way? Is that mixture successful?

Oh yeah, we have the cajones from a musical standpoint. This is not an ego thing for us in any way - we just know that we aren't a bunch of guys who played Green Day or Atreyu cover songs or something then just downtuned and chugged our way into the scene. All the musicians in the band who helped to write the music are so diverse musically that the end product was something that we are all universally proud of - it is something that we will live with forever, so will always be proud of that. The bands mentioned in the promotional blurb are big influences on us musically, so I guess it is more a way of paying homage to that rather than saying 'we are like this!' The Devourment reference is pretty cool right at this moment in time as we had the chance (thanks to Paul McGuire of Cerebral Bore) to play the opening set of the Dead Haggis Death Fest in London, UK recently where Devourment played their first ever UK show! I tell you, seeing those guys for the first time live was sooo incredible - they are the nicest guys you could want to meet, and course they completely slayed live with the whole room being one, big pit!

What is your plan to push to the front of the endless line of brutal death metal bands?

There is no plan for worldwide, brutal domination. Right now there are soooo many good bands out there, better bands than us by far. All we can do is to carry on and write the music that feels right for us. Doug has been playing guitar for nearly 20 years and IRG is the first band that he has been in which has actually gotten anywhere for him, so that is enough - although he is in a kick arse project with Eddie from Infected Disarray called Sorrow of Depletion! Reese has been in a number of well known, underground bands (Reth, Microsleeper). Kris is currently doing percussion for a number of projects, most of which are not death metal related whatsoever. Ben plays with his brother in The Lotus Tree. What we are trying to say, is that we are proud of being in the death metal scene, as that is what is very close to our hearts, but we are certainly not attempting to rise to the top - all we can do is write music that means something to us and if that happens to gel with what everyone else wants to hear then that is incredible and is something we cherish wholeheartedly. Plus, we love being brutal haha!

On the first view your music seems raw and primitive, but that deludes, am I right?

Thank you for that insight! The production on the MCD makes it clear that there is a lot going on musically; it is fast, chaotic in its construction almost, but we are happy with a arrangements and note placement. We made it clear when we were writing that if it was hard to play, as well as enjoyable, then the riffs stay. Even a year or more later, we find playing the music difficult, especially live - but this just spurs us on even more to become better musicians. There was no cheating on the recording with digital wizardry - pure hard work and take after take - we feel it was worth it.

“…lift the bar of UK Death Metal to another level” Do you like it being snooty? Have you guys big balls?

The advertising blurb is just that - advertising. Would you really pick up a CD where the description says 'Here is a standard chug blast chug bree bree death metal bland band'. We wouldn't. We hope, that although the advertising is slightly provocative, that it is also fairly accurate! Of course, we love and support UK death metal to the fullest - the band are still very much underground in nature and without doubt, some of our favourite bands are from the UK also: Infected Disarray, Cerebral Bore, Ingested, Kastrated, Neuroma, Regurgitate Life, Decrepit Womb, Revokation, Embyronic Depravity, Dyscarnate, Bludgeon. These are just a very few, there are many more and we suggest to all our European brethren to check out the UKDM myspace page to hear these bands and many more. Of course, we just mentioned the more underground bands there, but equally, we love the 'bigger' UK bands too, Carcass, Mithras, Napalm, Anaal Nathrakh and so on. In any case, there is a difference to being proud of what we have accomplished so far and being snooty, although we are far from being offended - being British means being snooty, eh? Hahaha!

And why that straight reference to UK Death Metal, when it sounds like Yankee – music? What differs it from UK sound?

An interesting question. We refer to UKDM as we are part of that whole scene inclusively - our friends and peers form this group and the myriad of styles within that take their influences globally of course. We thank you for inferring that our sound is kind of American, many of our favourite bands come from there, and Doug is Canadian by birth so that is good. However, we guess the difference may stem from the fact that the majority of UK death metal bands are heavily urbanised, just like many of the black metal bands also. We hail from a country which used to be a big player globally in history, now we as a country ride on the coat tails of Europe and America politically and financially. It is important to try any keep our own identity within this morass of the global community (a good thing regardless). Whether these are just words or they have more meaning is up to the listener, make your own choice, we are just a band trying hard to make our way in a very busy, friendly and musically competant scene.

Please prove that INTRORECTALGESTATION stands for more than raw noise!

The proof in is the pudding as the Brits would say! On the back of the music, we have been on UK tours with some of our favourite bands, we have undertaken a European tour, we have played shows with bands that we never thought we would have dreamed to have met in real life ever. When people in established, long running death metal bands turn around to us and say 'we like your music' and mean it, that speaks volumes to us. We aren't looking for notoriety, infamy or fame. We aren't looking for money. We are looking for achieving the best in ourselves as musicians - it just so happens that our genre in our hearts is death metal which by its very nature demands the best in techicality, grooviness and, we guess, brutality (such an overused word, but very apt!). To put it bluntly, death metal is just pop music played 4 times as fast, so how can it be noise?

Who of you has to hide his cock behind a black joist on MySpace? Are you island dudes such freaky birds? And why is the joist on the picture so damned long?

Hahahahahahaha! That man is Reese, vocalist for IRG. He WISHES it was that big! The picture is meant of course to be a bit of a joke - there is much humour in the band as laughter makes the world go round. We tried the whole photoshoot where we stood around looking mean and surly, we couldn't pull it off!

Do you see your band as a serious act or is it all just a big fun? Is there a lot of work behind the band?

We are a very serious band who have fun. The music is so serious, we mean every single note, every riff, every drum hit and every vocal pattern - it is all meticulously planned and executed. However, the whole point, for us, of being in a band is to have fun. And man, we have had so much fun so far it is crazy! When the band stops being fun, and becomes 'work' is when we stop. So we try to keep everything as enjoyable as possible while making some of the best music that we can as a group. It took between 2008 and midway through 2010 and a couple of band members to realise the MCD. Much money was spent on rehearsal rooms, much money lost on playing gigs early on, but we don't care about that side of things at all; it is the experience and friends gained which means so much more. In terms of practicality, all the band members have full-time jobs which we actually like, we are lucky in that way. It that sense it makes the band work hard sometimes as there are less hours in the day to do the band stuff than we would like - however, we feel as though we are doing a pretty good job so far.

What makes brutal music so fascinating for yourself? Is it maybe more than music?

I can only speak for myself here (Doug). I am the eldest in the band at 34 (Kris for example is 22 - not that it matters as age means nothing when it comes to music). I got into metal with the 'Big Four' in the late 1980s, but was a classical musician before that. I got into bands such as Carcass, Terrorizer shortly after. I then got into the international punk and hardcore scenes of the 90's loving bands such as Larm, Spazz, Hard to Swallow etc. I take my influences from all those 'scenes' as it were and put them into a melting pot and out come the riffs. Oddly enough, as a guitarist, I take more influence from percussion and vocal patterns than guitars (apart from Morbid Angel, who I worship). All I can say about brutal death metal, is that that is how the music turns out when we write as a group. It is just another label, another tag. It is one I am happy with - although I personally, I just write riffs.

What do you think, how intensive you can conduct your band in future?

With Ben coming in on 2nd guitar and a new bassist in tow, both of whom are very capable musicians and have strong song writing skills, IRG hope to carry on with our tradition of writing very silly and crazy music. The core of the IRG music with Kris and Doug is still strong and we hope to bring all these new influences together with Reese's insane lyrical visions to produce music that we love to play and hopefully people may like? We push forward, we progress, not regress.

Last spot is yours!

Dear Fatalgrind readers,
Keep your hearts and minds open and free from negative and divisive influence. Brutality may open your eyes and ears, but you must learn to see and hear too! You can check the band out at http://introrectalgestation.com and all the usual online places (twittermyfacefuck etc.) or write to us at introrectalgestation@gmail.com. Mega thanks to Amputated Vein for the release of the MCD 'Hooves of Human Teeth' and many thanks also to Jorg for giving us this chance of an interview, you are the man!