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Buried Future (madison Wisconsin U.s.)If the listener is willing
to pay attention, and not get discouraged after hearing the
dizzying blasting, the music m a k e s a l o t o f s e n s ea n d t
h a t ' s w h e n t h i n g s g e t f u n : w h e n t h e chaos and
different elements come together and things become clearer. There
is here basically none of the main elements that some expect
(singing, melody, rhythms and riffs that are easy to remember).
Instead, it's riff after sharp riff at ridiculously high speed,
jet-propulsion drumming and guttural growling. As the band
explains, there is a lot creativity going on, but the l i s t e n e
ri s c h a l l e n g e d o b e a l e f t , o t h e r w i s e t h i
s w i l l s o u n d o n l y t l i k e o v e r w h e l m i n gf o r
c e , a n d s / h e w i l l m i s s t h e m - u s i c . Their album
"Symphony of UnnecessarySurgery," is available at their shows ($8),
through Relapse ($9), The ExclusiveCompany and Earwax in Madison.
Or just get in touch with them and check it out for yourself. Bobby
de la O - Lead Guitar; Jesse Hendrix - Rhythm Guitar; A n d y K n u
t s o n - B a s s ; P h i l " P h i l b l a s t "H a r r e l s o n
- D r u m s ; Dave Labedz - Vocals www. myspace.com/buriedfuture It
has to be exciting to finally have your hard work in the form
albu.! of an A N D Y : P r o b a b l yt h e m o s t e x c i t i n g
p a r t w a s n e a r t h e b e g i n n i n g of the whole process
when we were first experiencing the reality that soon we would have
an album. However, after dealingwith it for so long, we more just
got used to the idea. In a sense, I think that worked in our
advantage. Had we been waiting to get excited about it, there's a
good chance that the financial commitment or something might
have
changes,adding in tom rolls or triplet accentsthat help give the
"extra flare" or "zazz" or "spunk" or my favorite"moxy" that makes
Buried is. Future it what The lyrics to "Tertiary Thrust" sav:
"Attending classeshalfW asl eep,/ i th no i ntenti on l earn./Onl y
brai ns dism ant le. / to to And liversto burn./ They see no
short-term benefit./And so maintain. for lack of it./ Their
long-held superstitions/ R eoardi no ohereducati on. hi " What
would you say are these superstitions? DAVE: Dictionary.com defines
"superstition"as "a belief or notion, not based on reason or
knowledge, in or of the parti cul a r t hing. " omi nous si gni fi
cance of a R unni ngw i th that, I feel l i ke the opi ni ona l ot
of people have about academiais "not based on reasonor knowledge,"
but instead on whatever ill-informed stereotypesthey've developed
tweedy, liberal, out-of-touchprofessors. of Due to this lack of
understanding,they view the university as a somethi ng w i th " omi
nous si gni fl cance,"a t hing t hat disseminates ideasthey don't
understand, and thereforedon't trust. So I wouldn't say there are
"superstitions" regarding in academia any folkloricsense,but
insteadthat there'sa fearderived from misunderstanding. Think about
it this way: hundreds of years ago, people had very little idea of
how stuff worked. So they made shit up myths and folktales - in
order to explainthe things they didn't understand. I feel like a
similar thing is happening to academia: people don't understand
what's valuable about having universities, so they make shit up to
explain why they're not valuable that they slave away studying
disciplines with no practical value, that they "brainwash" " l i
bera" etc. l students with ideology,
are rooted Just like ancient mythology, these explanations that
vaguelyin real observation: there certainlyare professors study
things with little practicalvalue, and there ceftainlyare
professors that attempt to mold students in the likenessof i but by
and l argetheseaccusat ions thei r ow n pol i ti caldeol ogy, are
lies,spreadfor no purposeother than to allowuneducated peopleto
justify their own laziness and lack of interest.That and mi ght
sound l i ke a pretty harsh accusati on, w hile I could go on to
expl ai nw hat I mean by that, I thi nk most peoplewill anyway.
reading by now have stopped s Wh a t tyoes of s ounds /i ma g ed o
e s d ru mme r P h i l H arrel son hear/seein his mind to come up
with those monster beats? Y our song" Identi ty C ri si s"states:"
I have beento ld. / SinceI a PHIL: When we are constructing song a
lot of factors run was able to speak,/ That I am free in this
place,/ Through through my head while in the processof putting it
together' That I may l i ve as I w i l l ./ A nd I ma y act as I h
o w a part nati onal i ty./ o As th e d r um m erI hav e th e u n i
q u ei n fl u e n c e v e r ol ease./A nd that the w orl d envi es
me,/ For my exem pt ion in a so n gc an be hear da n d u l ti ma te
l yc h a n g eth e mood of a from their constantstate of /
Poveftv--/And that they cannot s i n g l ep a r t . Now when Bo b b
y i s s h o w i n g m e n e w riffs and That these poor soul shave
been/ Denieda thi nk/ P rooerl y--/ p a rts a n d ideasf or s on g
s b o th h i m a n d I g e t o n th e same sal p a rt to s o u n da
n d h ow w e g-od--/W i thout vati on they w i l l / B urn i n H e
ll- - / Wit hout wa ve l e ngt has t o how w e w a n t a w
democracv i l l / R ot on earth..." want it to flow into a song. If
I have a drum beat that takes In your view, what is the relation
between American i t, I try a nd keep a w a y from t he r if f it '
s be h i n dth a n I c h a n g e i mperi al i sm's war s? A meri
can nati onal i sm and a as e ve ryth ing t ec hnic al s I c a n b
u t s o me ti m e si t c a n be too D A V E : Imperi al i sm i s
nothi ng more than the pr act ical song. t mu cha nd c anac t
uallya k e a w a y fro m th e If mani festati on nati onal i sm.
you thi nk your count r yis t he of a As fo r what I s ee or t hi n
k a b o u t w h e n c o n s tru c ti n g drum greatest country on
earth, then you see it as your duty to and very straight beat
reallyI start off makingthe beat simple to spreadyour i deol ogy
the rest of the w orl d.Thi s, nat ur ally, forwardso that I can
get a feel for the part at hand. I almost i s bul l shi t,but i t
doesn' t keep one from bei n! t he logical puzzleespecially the
parts that have for break it down like a perfectl y ogi cal can st
ill be l of concl usi on the other.S omethi ng . mu l ti p l et im
e c hanges Fo r e x a m p l e ,i f a ri ff i s i n 1 7 18ti me
perfectly bullshit. l I 'm n o t goingt o c ountt o s e v e n te e
n i,t' s i mp ra c ti c aa n d w ay A t the end of the song,there
are a coupl el i nesthat , whileI t mo re d i ff ic ult han it nee
d sto b e I w i l l b re a k i t u p i n to 3 sets don' t l i ke
them poeti cal l ybecauseI thi nk they'r e kind of of 5 and then a
set of 2, it's way easier to count to 5 three cl unky,they sti l l
sum up the song w el l : " W ar for ever kills / So times and2
oncethan it is to count to seventeen. from the Thosewithout the
will To retract their creed / Of identity." / simplest form from
which I start I then start making little
tracks. our ln us stopped However,insteadof coming down hard
from our recording lev hi g h ,w e had alr eady e l e d u r h e a d
sb y th e n a n d w ere abl e o to concentrateon actually dealing
with the obstaclesthat came up, and doing whateverwas needed to
make sure that things kept movingforward. I think in the end we
were less excitedthan we were relievedthat we were finally done
with it. Certainlynow, however,there is a great sense of pride in
lo o ki n gat our albums id e b y s i d e o n a ra c k w i th s o
me of the heavyweights the genre and knowing that we measureup.
of
What I mean by this is that you can't have countries without
having war, becausecompetition always follows division. You can
observe this at every level: Capitalism vs. Communism, U.S. vs.
Iraq, Yankee vs. Dixie, Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings.
All of these conflicts exist because both groups considertheir
ideology to be superior, and they want to impose their "superior"
ideology on the "inferior" group, causing that group to submit and
recognize them to be superior. That's never going to happen. So the
way I see it, we can keep beating our heads against the wall to try
and make everyone think like we do, or we can try to understand why
o t h e r p e o p l et h i n k d i f f e r e n t l y .A t t h i s p
o i n t , I d o n ' t h a v e t o t e l l you option. what I is
bqtter th ink the I also want to clarify one last thing about that
song, which is that while it is about the U.S. insofar as I'm an
American, it's really a more general criticism of every country's n
a t i o n a l i s m .T h e l i n e s y o u q u o t e i n y o u r q
u e s t i o n a r e t h i n g s that are true for almost every
person in almost every country. Everyone is told that their country
is the greatest country on earth, and that everyone else is an
infidel/demon/heathen whose fellow countrymen are unethical
bastardsthat would let him starve. That's what makes the whole
situation so ridiculous. Every country can't possibly be the
greatest country on earth, just like every religion can't possibly
be the one true path to salvation.To think so is delusional at
best, worst. m ur d e ro u s at and Do you think that people who
say that vour vocals are "monotonous" are reallv listening to the
sonos? Is this legitimate? or for intelliqibility credible demand
ANDY: Certainlythe vocal issue is one of the more common c r i t i
c i s m s .F r i e n d sw h o h e a r u s t e l l u s o f t e n t h
a t t h e y l i k e t h e music a lot, but can't stand the vocals.
Personally,I find it very strange that they even make that
distinction, because to us, the vocals and the music aren't
separable elements. The vocals are a part of the music as much as
any of the instruments. The death growl is less of a set paradigm
so much as a break from the set paradigm of what constitutesa song.
Most people are conditioned to think of a song as something that
they can sing along with, and they generally expect the vocal track
to be presented as the most important part of a tune. Death metal
rejects that idea, in favor of bringing the vocals into the mix as
a rhythmic element. The vocalist doesn't sing so much as he plays.
Though I will say this: It seems like a cruel joke that we have a
writer of Dave's caliber who puts together extremely well
constructed lyrics about very thought provoking subjects, that
nobody can really understand without a set of liner notes in front
of them. Moreover, when people tell us that the music is great but
the vocals are crap, they're likely iust trying to be nice. It's
hard to imagine the people who have said that sitting around l i s
t e n i n gt o i n s t r u m e n t a ld e a t h m e t a l a n d t h
i n k i n g t h a t i t ' s j u s t the bee's knees. The vocal
track is just a default complaint from people who are used to
listening for the vocals in particular.If we didn't have Dave, it's
not like they wouldn't find anything else to complain about. "Oh,
it's just too fast", or "it sounds so angry", or "what the hell is
going on? How many beats was that?" In the end it doesn't really
matter' We're not doing this to please everyone, and the people who
get that. who ones the are like us really BOBBY: What people don't
understand about technical death metal is that, unlike most
pop-metal bands and other forms of mainstream music in general, the
music is focused around the whole band as opposed as the band being
there to serve the vocals. The vocals in death metal are there to
add to
the intensity of the overall sound, just as the guitars and
drums are. You don't really have the option to "sing" over music
that is atonal, asymmetrical, and that rapidly changing. The lower
guttural vocals go great as a boosting rhythmic instrument with the
rest of the music, not to mention how evil they sound help heighten
the mood. So you can call them about as "monotonous" as any other
instrument in the band What do you look for in a guitar solo? Also,
how much i m p r o v i s a t i o ni s t h e r e l i v e ? C a n y o
u s a y w h a t y o u r g u i t a r s a r e tuned to and equipment
both of your guitarists use? B O B B Y :A s l e a d g u i t a r I h
a v e a v e r y s i m p l e s e t u p , I j u s t u s e a Peavey
XXX, the most evil distortion on the planet, and a RandallJaguar
cab. We simply tune in standard, because if you have heavy enough
distortion low tunings are i n s i g n i f i c a n t ,i n m y o p i
n i o n . M y m a i n a x e i s a M e t a l l i c a s i g n a t u r
e K H - 6 0 2 , w h i c h w a s b u i l t f o r m e t a l a n d s o
l o i n g .J e s s e uses an Ibanez Xyphos with a PeaveyISX head
(Heavy as all hell). I t i s i m p o s s i b l et o c o m p l e t e
l y r e p l i c a t e a n y s o l o t w i c e . W h e n you are
playing sixteenth or thirty second notes at tempos of around 220
quarter notes per minute, the impoftant thing is to recapture the
feel of the solo, not necessarily hit every single note in
sequencewith the CD. If I were to play a super fast solo for you
twice in a row, it would probably sound the same to you; however,
when you are playing lightning fast scale sequences, some things
are bound to change. What other events, news, merchandise,etc. do
you have for for 2010? second h al f 2009 and the of P H I L : W e
a r e w o r k i n g o n s o m e n e w T - s h i r t D e s i g n sw
i t h D a v e Fisher(if you haven't seen his aftwork, it really is
incredible). I'm personally excited to see what comes of it. Also,
a few new songs are in the works for hopefully another album, but
THE END. r e c o r d i n gi s n ' t e v e n a t o p i c o f d i s c
u s s i o n .
Nefandus (sweoentNefandus'music carries a vision that, it seems,
maybe could be summed up as: keep metal black/death in
atmosphereand feel, as there is a strong, twisted, raw, somber
feel, resulting i n i m a g i n a t i v ey e t v e r y c a u s t i
c m u s i c . However, in addition to the fact that this is raw and
twisted, what gives Nefandus its identity, besidesthat black metal
foundation, is the way the music builds and uses variety in
different vocals: there is lots of throat-burning black metal
vocals and done well, includingthe more sickening/disgusting
moments. That's one major thing. Another one: there is additional
atmosphere created through what I will here call
chanting/singing,but it's loud and projected, not whispered' The
result is an atmosphericvocal feel. "Death Holy Death" is the name
of the album and it is serious quality, creative black metal with a
good, solid, unpolished production. It's improbable that your path
and Nefandus'path will be crossing often in the future, so might
want to investigate this music for yourself' In addition, Nefandus
is related to other bands (mentioned in this interview)that also
have particularmusical perspectives' Kristoffer "Ushatar" Andersson
- Lead Guitars, Bass Belfagor V o c a l s ,G u i t a r , B a s s ,
D r u m s questions here. these Belfagor answered i . w w w . n e f
a n d u s o r g o r m . b e l f a g o r @ h o t m al .c o m Who
olavs the drums, guitars and bass? Belfagor is credited with "all
vocals" and "all instruments" on tracks 1-5. Does that mean that
Ushatar does not play anything, except for songs 7 and 8? Do vou
use a drum machine?
I play all instruments on mentioned songs, yes, as well as I
peform all vocals on the entire album. yes, this means that Ushatar
plays no single instrument on songs 1-5, and on tracks 7 and 8, I
play only the drums, while Ushatar handles the rest of the
instruments. I would never use a drum machine on any of my musical
projects. You cannot capture that same magical vibe that can be
captured with human hands. I see recording with your instruments as
a kind of ritualisticprocedure, as is the creation of a song, which
also occurs while holding and playing an instrument, until you
reach the state of trance required for the qliphothic forces to
begin to flow out into manifestation through you and the instrument
you are using. This is of course true only for the musicianwho
works with the anti-worlds of qlifhoth magically as well as
musically. Do you have plansto tour? Is that a goal? No. We are
both busy with our main bands, myself with Ofermod and Ushatar with
SargatanasReign and The Legion, that we have no time to plan too
much when it comes to N e f a n d u s .W e g o i n t o t h e s t u
d i o a n d c r e a t e s o m e D e a t h M e t a l magic, and what
comes after that simply comes. Maybe we will do a single gig or
two, but that is no priority, and touring is out of the question at
this very moment at least. We are slowly but surely working on
material for the next album i n s t e a d , w h i c h m o s t p r o
b a b l y w i l l b e r e l e a s e do n m y o w n l a b e l L e f
t L i g h t E m a n a t i o n s ,w h i c h b y t h e w a y h a s b
e e n j o i n e d b y Andreas of Satanic Propaganda Records, so
that we can continue to together release monumental albums like
Death Holy Death, which was released as a co-operation between Left
Light Emanation and the late Satanic propaganda Records. Us going
together under the banner of L.L.E is a good way for us to
collaborate and yet forget the crap my partner releasedon his own
in the past and focus merely on the best of the best within the
underground cult of true Black and Death Metal in the future. Would
Nefandus start playing live we would have to find a complete line
up with the correct ideologicaland musical foundation, which was
hard enough w h e n i c o l l e c t e ds o u l s t o O f e r m o d
, s o m o s t l i k e l y N e f a n d u sw i l l wait for a while
with any live plans, and focus on being a studio band. What do you
mean bv "Qliphothic"? The Qliphoth are the opposing counterparts to
the Sephiroth, which in the Qabalah, a Hebrew system of mysticism
and magic, are the emanations of all life, from the loftiest of
heavenly heights to the grossest of matter. The eliphoth are the
anti-words where all demonic forces have their i n h a b i t a n c
ea n d a r e u s e f u l s y m b o l s i n t h e d a r k m a g i c
o f t h e Left Hand path. As Nefandus deals with the forces of the
Qlihoth the epiteth QliphothicDeath Magic befits our music, it a l
s o h a v i n g m a g i c a l p r o c e d u r e si n t h e m a k i
n g . What would vou say your lyrics do? Are they directed at s o m
e o n e . w h a t a r e t h e i d e a s . a r e t h e v a n t i r e
l i q i o u s .p e r s o n a l . etc. ? R a t h e r t h a n a n t i
r e l i g i o u s ,m y l y r i c s a r e h i g h l y s p i r i t u
a r ,t h o u g h on an esoteric and magical plane. They are not
directed at anything outer, but are invocations to the mighty
forces of Sitra Ahra and sometimes poetical storys about them,
often with profound mystic meaning. My words are between the
demonic forces and myself, and if the listener finds them
stimulating, then maybe he is worthy of the entire Nefandus
experience.
" S a m a e l i c M a d n e s s C o d e " h a s a n i n t e r e
s t i n g v o c a l i z i n qa t t h e beginninq. t soundslike
chantinq. I It's myself chanting some hebrew words of power. Once a
g a i n ; i t ' s b e t w e e n m y s e l f a n d t h e f o r c e s
. . . S o m et h i n g s a r e best left unexplained. Who is Eliiah
Beau Pre, whose artwork you use? Where can Leople see more of this
artwork? Elijah Beau Pre is a pseudonym for a gentleman from a
magical order I happened to run across one day, and when I saw his
artwork I knew that it would be perfect for the N e f a n d u sa l
b u m . L u c k i l y E l i j a h w a s k i n d e n o u g h t o l e
t u s u s e some of his art. What I liked about some of the symbols
are that they are similar as those used within the order to which I
b e l o n g , a n d t h e g e n e r a l f e e l i n g i s . . . w e
l l ,s p e c i a l ,i n l a c k o f a better word. I don't think
this gentleman's art can be found anywhere. Not that easily anyway.
There is a myspace page but it does not seem to be vours. I have
nothing against this sort of pages as long as it comes clear that
it is a tribute page. Actually I was not aware that t h e r e e x i
s t s t h i s k i n d o f s p a c e c o n c e r n i n g N e f a n d
u s .M a y b e w e w i l l h a v e a n o f f i c i a l m y s p a c
e .p a g e d o n e f o r u s , a s I d i d w i t h Ofermod, but it
feels quite useless as I very seldom even check it out. I try to
stay as far as possible away from the internet when I absolutely
don't need to use it to be in contactwith people or look up some
information. On the cover of the cd, is it the shadow of a dead
person? Is there a significance in the way you write your logo,
with H e b r e w - l i k ec h a r a c t e r s ?W h a t d o e s N e
f a n d u sm e a n ? The cover is symbolism for initiation into a
higher state of q l i p h o t h i c c o n s c i o u s n e s s . n e
h a s t o m e t a p h o r i c a l l yd i e t o b e O b o r n a n e
w w i t h t h e p o w e r s t h e n e w i n i t i a t i o nb r i n
g s . Our new logo is drawn in the fashion that the letters
resemble hebrew letters, and hebrew letters are very i m p o r t a
n t i n t h e Q a b b a l a ha n d i n m a g i c i n g e n e r a l
,t h i s i s w h y I wanted the logo to have the shape it has, so
as to at first sight show that Nefandus is no ordinary band, but
follow the s p i r i t u a lc o d e o f t h e o r t h o d o x c u l
t o f D e a t h a n d B l a c k M e t a l . N e f a n d u si s t h
e l a t i n w o r d f o r a b o m i n a t i o n . What are your
plans?Can people hear vou on vour website? We have no
specifictimelines for our plan, which is to write and record our
next album. No, people cannot hear us on any websitehopefully, but
only on CD or LP.Hail DeathlTHEEND.
Mastercastle rrtatvtphoenix" Mastercastle's album "The is
traditional heavy/power/prog metal, done well and with talent. They
have those heavier, rocking, sing-along songs that have a very
melodic, traditional heavy metal feeling. Then, they do those
midtempo tracks, which let the traditional singing soar a n d b a s
i c a l l y ,t a k e o v e r t h e s o n g . T h e n r o c k o u t
s o m e m o r e . Then it's an instrumental, rock, rock, major
guitar-driven melody, where, of course, it's the guitars that take
over and it's guitars, solos, licks, hooks, riffs, and more
guitars. So on a n d s o f o r t h . T h a t i s t h e b u s i n e
s so f M a s t e r c a s U e . G i o r g i aG u e g l i o- V o c a
l s ; P i e rG o n e l l a- G u i t a r ; S t e v e V a w a m a s -
B a s s ; A l e s s a n d r oB i s s a - D r u m s
myspace.com/mastercastle I**. Hello! You live in Genova, correct?
what is the situation for your band in Genova? P I E R G O N E L L
A :H i M a u r i c i o , t h a n k s a l o t f o r y o u r i n t e
r v i e w ! H e r e i s P i e r G o n e l l a , M a s t e r c a s t
l eg u i t a r p l a y e r . y e s , I l i v e i n
G e n o v a . G i o r g i a G u e g l i o ,t h e s i n g e r , a
n d S t e v e V a w a m a s , t h e bass player, live in Genova
also. Only Alessandro Bissa, the drummer, lives near Brescia, in
the Northeast part of Italy. Here all things are going in the best
way. On 19 June we make a gigs in Genova, the official album
presentation. We played in an enormous Crazu bull and there were
also a lot of journalist of Italian magazines and webzines. Than we
are making some acoustic shows in the Italian FNAC, Genova, Milano,
Torino, Bari, Roma. We are very happy for the feedback of the
people and we are planning more gigs in the winter. next for of Ita
ly th e rest How are things now with your new cd "The Phoenix"? P I
E R G O N E L L A :F i n a l l y I c a n s a y t h a t " T h e P h
o e n i x " a l b u m i s going very well. It's not easy for a new
band t6 get attention and positive response from the first time.
The album is out from L7 April 2009 and I understood that people
like it reading first reviews on Italian magazines (metal hammer,
metal maniac, Rock hard). All magazines made a really great
reviews. Than all webzines (as metalun.it, eutk.net, flash m a g a
z i n e s . i t ) .T h i s i s g r e a t b e c a u s e a l w a y s
j o u r n a l i s t a r e v e r y strict with new band. We get more
visibility in other countries, also. I'm still making many
interviewsfor webzine around the world. In particular we had really
good review from UK and great us' for result is a this USA, And is
there a common theme or topic for all the lyrical ideas of the
album? Are the lyrics connected in some way? PIER GONELLA: All
lyrics are written by Giorgia Gueglio' GIORGIA GUEGLIO:There is not
a common theme in this Mastercastle album. I take inspirations by
my life, my s e n s a t i o n s , m y e x p e r i e n c e s .I n t
h e o p e n i n g t r a c k " W o r d s a r e swords" I tell about
the courage to always say what we really think, and to find the
forces even if we are alone behind some
important Italian metal band. It's a great person and
musician.We respected all contract limitations,organizing his
engagements and our also, we had no problems to work together. He
played the drums in first gigs we made, and we pl ay next. will tn
the What are some of the most important metal bands from Italy in
the 1980s?Also, do vou know or work with the people from Pathosray,
Rhapsody, Labyrinth or other bands in Italv? P I E R G O N E L L A
:I p l a y e d w i t h L a b y r i n t h b a n d f o r 5 y e a r s
. I made 2 studio albums with them, and 2 Japan tour. It was a
really great experience. Actually I play guitar in Necrodeath also,
that is a historical Italian thrash band that plays since 1985. I
had also some collaborations with Fabio Lione, Rhapsody singer. All
of them are great and famous band. popular Italy? in Is McDonald's
PIER GONELLA: Of course, McDonald, Burger king etc are popular in
Italy. There are one of them in all big cities of Italy. But not
many people are obese because of them. We often don't go to
McDonald to have launch or dinner, but just to heat something and
have goodtime. We have also many traditional food and wine. Italy
is often known as "Pizza or g reat food s. ma ny other Pasta" but a
re there GIORGIA GUEGLIO: yes, we know the problem of people obese
and overweight, especially teenagers. Fortunately, in Italy we have
a great regional tradition of natural food, and w e u s e o l i v e
o i l , e s p e c i a l l yi n t h e s o u t h o f I t a l y , s o
t h e r e ' r e n o t food. our into many fat i n gr e d i e n t s
so
How long has Pier Gonella been playing guitar? What are the
bands or guitar players that made him want to play guitar? Vawamas?
Steve What about P I E RG O N E L L A :I ' v e b e e n p l a y i n
g g u i t a r f o r 1 5 y e a r s . I s t a r t e d situations.
then I was fifteen years old. At this time I listenedto many p ro b
l em s music, from Scorpionsand Deep Purple to Joe Satriani and. I
In the song "Greedy Blade" I tell about a disaster that studied a
lot with different teacher to find a great technique happened in
Italy. In the 1963 in the Vajont valley (in the and a personal
style, but I studied a lot by myself' I made 9 North of Italy), an
enormous mountain slid in a damn, s t u d i o a l b u m s t i l l n
o w , w i t h L a b y r i n t h , a n d M a s t e r c a s t l ea n
d creating a giant wave that "cancelled" some towns in the other
guest band. Everyone can see them and listen to some valley and
killed almost 2000 people. After the disaster it was s o n g s i n
m y s i t e w w w . p i e r g o n e l l a . c o m .I ' v e b e e n
l i s t e n i n g t o discovered that the constructors known the
risk of the making a l l k i n d o f m u s i c , f r o m W h i t e
s n a k e o S l a y e r o r c l a s s i c a lm u s i c . interest
and they this damn, but there was big economical I'm very proud of
Mastercastle album because it represents c h o s e t h e r i s k .
I n t h e s o n g " P r i n c e s so f l o v e " i t e l l a b o u
t a n music. of composing my way style and my princess that
represent some emotions I have imaginary Steve Vawamas has also
been playing for a lot of years. I v i s i t i n g p a r t i c u l
a rp l a c e s l i k e c a s t l e s , f o r e s t e t c . I l i k
e t h i s s o n g played guitars in his album Athlantis, that he
records some and we have just finished making a videoclip that
everyone can see at our web site: www.myspace.com/mastercastle
albums with the Italian power metal band Shadows of Steel Prometeo.
or Dogma like The band other and song? Mastercastle a elements of
What are the In the news there have been reports of racist soccer
fans who I P I E R G O N E L I - A : t h i n k t h a t M a s t e r
c a s t l em u s i c a l s t y l e b o r n s guitar style with the
particular scream insultsto players who are Black in Italy' by the
mix of my virtuoso Y P I E R G O N E L I , A : e s , t h e h i s t
o r y i n s p o r t e s p e c i a l l yt e l l a b o u t female
voice of Giorgia.So We are the principalcomposers.I many racist
fact. Of course, the racism is a very stupid thing. project in the
past with her, but We never had many musical F o r t u n a t e l y
,I d o n ' t k n o w I t a l i a n m e t a l b a n d o a n o t h e
r a r t i s t i c tried to unit our forces in a main project. from
the first song raclsm promoting the union of my sort of
neoclassical movements we wrote I noticed that guitar style with
her voice become an original melodic hard singino? been Giorqia has
lono How rock and metal stuff. Steve and Giorgia can play or write
some GIORGIA GUEGLIO: I've been singing from 1994 into many simple
guitar lines too, but our composition always start by different
bands. The style of music I prefer lt's hard rock as some my riffs.
I give them to Giorgia and she wrote some Rammstein. as Metal and
Whitesnake those vocal melodies. Than we work together to optimize
PIER GONELLA: The vocal style of Giorgia gives to melodies.At this
point steve and Bix work for the bass and a rra n gernents. M a s t
e r c a s t l eh i s u n i q u e a n d o r i g i n a l s o u n d .
S i n c e f i r s t c o n t a c t d ru ms with the label Lion Music
her voice was considered "melodic and powetful". She has a
backgound from American and played by Bix as a quest. Do vou On the
album. the drums are great thing. is a this and rock English hard
have a permanent drummer now? Is Bix in other bands? Bix plays also
in Vision Divine, an G I O R G I A G U E G L I O :Y e s ,
What events, news. recordings. etc. do you have for the second
half of 2009 for 2010? and PIER GONELLAT ctually we are playing and
programming A some gigs, not only in Italy. But we have started
composing new songs. We have many ideas and we are planning to
releasea new album on 2010. If the time will be enough we like also
to make another videoclip, so stay tuned on our m y s p a c e p a g
e : w w w . m y s p a c e . c o m / m a s t e r c a s t l e .T H E
E N D .
want another show then it should be done. Also it is a good idea
to bring up bands from out of your area. It gives the audience
something new to see and keeps your local scene fresh and
interesting. Is there a "competition" or a rock star mentality?
Yes. If you want to act confident on stage and put on a good show
that's fine, but when you step off the stage you are same as the
guy that watched you play. What it is that people would be
"competing" for? I t h i n k t h a t s o m e b a n d s a n d p e o
p l e a r e c o m p e t i n gf o r b e i n g i n the best band or
being the #1 person in their metal scene. What are some problems
with mentalities? I think that people don't realizethat being a
part of the metal scene is a way of life for us. If people think
that they are in the best band or the #1 person in the scene that
they will be r e c o g n i z e df o r i t . H e l l , w e a l l l i
k e a p a t o n t h e b a c k o n c e i n a while, but you can't do
it by making enemies. D o e s n ' t " r o c k r a d i o " ( l i k e
i n M a d i s o n ) r e p r o d u c e i g n o r a n c eo f metal?
Why not go to a local show and hear bands like Upon E x t i n c t i
o n .B u r i e d F u t u r e o r w h a t e v e r . y o u k n o w ?
! I got into metal by listening to Motley Crue, Guns N' Roses, P o
i s o n ,R a t t a n d a l l t h e o t h e r h a i r b a n d s . T
h e n i t m o v e d o n t o h e a v i e r s t u f f l i k e P a n t
e r aa n d S l a y e r . I t h e n f o u n d f r i e n d s t h a t
listened to Death Metal and Black Metal and it took off from there.
Everyone gets into metal somehow, but then it's a matter of if they
want to go more extreme or not. Some people just don't know that
extreme metal exists, because they don't have friends into it. They
should check out local metal It shows. helps out . everyone What
are your drummer's favorite metal albums? "Leviathan", Mastodon
Parasytic "Hymn", Tragedy "Vengeance" Witch "Self-Titled", and
Wartorn "Tainting Tomorrow With The Blood Yesterday." Of What are
the lyrical concepts of your songs "What Winter Brings" or "Go Eat
Worms"? Does having humorous lyrics s u g g e s tt h a t y o u d o
n ' t t a k e y o u r m u s i c s e r i o u s l v ? What Winter
Brings is just about winter. Go Eat Worms was our old singers
(Erich) lyrics. He wrote a song about a song his mom sang to him.
We are going for a more serious a p p r o a c h l y r i c a l l y n
o w . W e s c r a p p e dt h e " w o r m " i d e a a n d n o w it
is called"Into The Abyss," which is about being in a rut and not
knowing how to get out, but to just try. Life knocks you down and
you just have to get up and grab its balls. We do like to joke
around a lot, but with the departure of our singers (not including
Dusty) [most recent vocalist; now not with the band.-editorl we
have rewritten the lyrics and titles of some songs to make them not
so juvenile. The c u r r e n t t i t l e s o f o u r s o n g s a r
e : B u l l e t W o u n d A g g r e s s i o n ,F e a s t WithinThe
Flesh, Surreal Nightmare, With PeaceBrings War, To Evolve In
Darkness, Ones We Lost, Out Of The Abyss, What Winter Brings, Man's
Search For Meaning, Disillusioned Farewell, and Predator. Other
events, news. recordings, etc.? We'll page keep our myspace updated
(www.myspace.com/uponextinctionand if you are lookingfor ) local
shows you can check out the WisconsinExtreme Metal p a g e ( w w w
. m y s p a c e . c o m / w i s c o n s i n e x t r e m e m e t a
lf) r i n f o o n o Fox Valley shows. We're looking to put out a
full length, but it p r o b a b l yw o n ' t h a p p e n t i l l 2
0 1 0 . T H E E N D .
UPorl Extinction
(Rppleton. wisconsin. u.S.\
Upon Extinction is a three-piece (Andy-bass/vocals;
Mattguitars/vocals; Brandon-drums) who describe themselves as " p r
o g r e s s i v e / m e t a l / t h r a s h "a n d w h o , t o m e
, s o u n d l i k e b l a c k metal riffing lashing out with death
metal growling and pounding, heavy, groovy drumming and at other
times it does s o u n d l i k e v e r y h e a v y g r o w l , m i d
p a c e d p r o g r e s s i v et h r a s h , Categories are so
silly. Let's try this again: Upon Extinction is motivated by the
love of metal and their songs reflect that. It's heavy, as in
doom-heavy, but it's uptempo (not slow) and
blackmetal/thrash/proggy-memorable. C a t e g o r i e sa r e s i l
l y . R e a d t h e i n t e r v i e w a n d c h e c k t h e m o u t
for yourself. www.myspace.com/uponextinction Hello!Give us an
update about vour recordings! We are recording a three song demo,
one song that hasn't been recorded yet and two updated versions
from the old demo. Just want to have something to give away while
we focus on a full length. How can people obtain vour new music?
They can get it at one of our shows or just email us and we'll send
one out. What does Matt hear in his mind that turns into guitar
work? Before I work on my music I go to a place called "Planet
Matt." Not many people know where this is, except the guys i n U p
o n E x t i n c t i o n .T h o u g h t h e y ' v e n e v e r b e e
n t h e r e . I u s u a l l y have an idea for a song and what I
want the feel to be, then I write l a c c o r d i n gy . On your
myspace you mention beer drinking a lot. Can your d r u m m e r , B
r a n d o n ,p e d o r m i f d r u n k ? LOL, we love beer, but we
keep it under control for shows. Our first priority is to play the
best we can for the crowd, so we keep it to a couple beers before
we play. We are heavily experienced in the art of beer to face
combat. One of your mvspace blogs talks about problems of the metal
s c e n e i n W i s c o n s i n .W h a t c a n p e o p l e d o t o
k e e p m e t a l g o i n g ? I think the biggest problem in the
scene is egoism. Too many bands and people have egos. We are all on
the same playing field. Our band lovesto go out and support the
other bands in t h e F o x V a l l e y . H e l l w e e v e n g o t
o M a d i s o n , M i l w a u k e e ,a n d L a Crosse for shows.
We've made a lot of friends by supporting them. If you set up shows
you have to treat the bands you bring in with respect. If you treat
them bad then they will have a negative image of you. It just comes
down to what do you love and do you want to be a part of it. We
love metal and punk and go to the shows, whether it's at a bar or
in a basement, and hang out with the people that love doing that
too. It's been a great experience for all of us in Upon Extinction.
I think a way to help the scene for bands is that when they ask
another band for a show to return the favor. It shows that you have
respect for the metal scene and are willing to help out bands. I
get too many requests for shows, but bands don't return the favor.
It's not required, but if you 6
Blaspherian
( H o u s t o t e x a s .u . s . t n
D e d i c a t i o ni s a k e y c h a r a c t e r i s t i co f B
l a s p h e r i a n :d e d i c a t i o n t o a sound of the
heaviest possible of death metals, with jackhammer, drill-style
drumming and serious doom, accentuated with a guitar sound centered
on the massive, swirling crunch. The vocals focus on a general
atmosphere of t h e d e e p e s t ,t h i c k g r o w l i n g . The
sound captures the experience and knowledge of a band whose
statement centers on playing music in a c o n f i d e n t , c o n s
i s t e n tw a y , d i s r e g a r d i n g c h i l d i s h i l l u
s i o n sa b o u t " s u c c e s s " .T h e s u c c e s so f B l a
s p h e r i a ni s t o k e e p m a k i n g d e a t h metal in the
manner they see fit; and what fits them is the subject of this
interview. Wes Infernal - Guitar; Apollyon - Vocals ; _ Matt Mayhem
- Drums " I n f e r n al " answered. Wes Weaver m y s p a c e . c o
m / b l a s p h e r in a l**. Hi! Can you give an update on your
recordinqactivities?H A I L S M A U R I C I O R I G H TN O W W E A
R E F I N I S H I N GU P T H E W R I T I N GF O R I ''INFERNAL O U
R D E B U T F U L L L E N G T HC . D . , W H I C H W I L L B E T I
T L E D WARRIORS F DEATH". O WE HAVE OUR C.D."ALLEGIANCTO THE WILL
OF DAMNATION" E F , A V A I L A B L E O R 1 0 $ U S , 1 5 $ W O R L
D W I D EA N D W E H A V ET H E S P L I T 7 " I F W / A D U M U SA
V A I L A B L E O R 6 $ U S , 1 2 $ W O R L D W I D E , K N O W I T
S E E M S WE ALSO HAVE SHIRTS, THEY LIKE ALOT, BUT POSTAGE
EXPENSIVE. IS A R E1 3 $ U S 2 0 $ W O R L D W I D E . You live in
Houston. Texas. correct? What of interest Houston in metallers
death/thrash/black to is there besides
I N T E R E S T E I N M A K I N GM O N E Y ,S O T H E Y M A K ET
H E I R B A N D SS E L L O U T D M U S I C A L LT O S E L LM O R E
.F U C K I N G A Y . Y G And given Blaspherian's un-marketability.
how do you view what vou do in relation to metal's constant trends?
WE DO IT BECAUSE WE LOVETO CREATE SATANICDEATHMETAL,WE ARE N O T I
N T E R E S T E I N T H E M U S I CI N D U S T R YO R M A K I N GM
O N E YW E D O I T D , . B E C A U S E E L O V E I T , A N D I T S
F U C K I N K I L L E RT O W R I T E M U S I C A N D W T H E NH A V
EI T C O M EO U T O N V I N Y L , H O L D I N G H A TY O U S P E N
TM O N T H S W O N T O C R E A T EI,N Y O U RH A N D . . . . I T '
S W E S O M E . A Is your 2006 "Summoningof I T ' S S O L DO U T ,S
O R R Y ! Infernal Hordes" available?
What do you mean with the sonq "Sworn to Death and Evil"? T O M
E , I T M E A N SS W O R NT O M E T A L ,S W O R NT O S A T A N I S
MT H A TT H E S E , T H I N G SA R EA W A Y O F L I F E N O T A P A
S S I N G R E N D .T O N E V E R E L LO U T , T S TO ALWAYS STAND
UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVEIN, TO SUPPORT TILL Y O U RL A S TB R E A T
H N E V E R I V E U P , M E T A L T I L L E A T H . . D G What are
the motivations for lyrics? S O F A R ,O U R O L D S I N G E RD E A
K R A T O R R O T ET H E O L D E R O N G S ,N O W W S H T I C O U R
N E W V O K I L L I S TA P O L L Y O N A N D L E S H E L Y R I C S
, U S U A L L Y O M E T A U P W I T H T H E S O N GC O N C E P T S
, N D S O N GT I T L E S ,T H E NI E X P L A I N H E M T O A P O L
L Y O N , E T H E NW O R K SO N T H E MT I L L H E ' S F I N I S H
E D . H EARTH, WHAT DRIVES US LYRICALLY OUR HATE FOR THIS WRETCHED
IS AND THE PEOPLE ON IT. THE BLIND CHRISTIAN IAND ISLAMIC] F O L L
O W I N G F A G O D T H A T D O E S ' N TE X I S T [ A N D D O E S
' N TC A R E , A T O T T B B E S T ]A N D D E V O T I O N O S U C
HP R I M I T I V E L I N D F A I T H ,H A V I N G O D E A L W I T
HT H E S E H E E P A K E S E W R I T ET H I S M U S I C . M M S
What thinos do you seek in a set of riffs to work in a song? And
do you record your guitar work sessions? R W W E R E C O R D O N G
S ,A N D S O M E T I M E E R E C O R D I F F S .W E T H E N P I E C
E S vourselves? S . U . W E D O L I V E I N H O U S T O NT H E S C
E N EH E R EI S G E T T I N GB E T T E R S O M E T H E S O N G ST O
G E T H E R N T I L W E A R E S A T I S F I E D ,S O M E T I M E S
O N G S O G O O D B A N D S H E R E A R E : G A T E S O F E N O C H
, B A H I M I R O N ,G O L G O T H A , C O M E Q U I C K L Y ; S O
M E T I M E S T H E R ST A K E A W H I L E , S O F A R I H A V E N
Y W R I T T E N 9 % O F T H E M U S I C ,T H A T ' SP R O B A B L W
H Y W E T A K ES O L O N G 9 IN I M P R E C A T I O NU N C L E A N
S E D , S I D E O U S D E C R E P A N C Y , O D E N S , A N D , T O
F I N I S HS O N G S , OTHERS.THE SCENE HERE IS FINALLY GETTING
BETTER,THANKS TO OF ARTUROAND REALMS METAL, NIGHTMARE PRODUCTION,
CARLOS-LAST T TH A N D A L S O L U I S - T H EA D V E R S A R Y . O
R G , E Y ' V EA L L C O N T R I B U T E D O the are metal. What
and death About technology HELP. production/sound quality qoals
that you have for Blaspherian? WORKS BEST WITH DEATH METAL.A SLICK,
I THINK RAW PRODUCTION And what about local metal venues in
Houston? L P O L I S H E D O U N DI S B E S TS U I T E DF O RC O M
M E R C I AM U S I C .I N F A C TI ' D S T H E R EA R E S O M E V E
N U E SH E R E . M A I N L Y W A L T E R SO N W A S H I N G T O N ,
EVEN GO SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT POLISHEDDEATH METAL IS FAKE A N D T H
E W H I T ES W A N . DEATH METAL. SO YOU COULD SAY I HATE
OVERLYPOLISHEDMETAL S N R E C O R D SA N D . . . . T H A T S O T T
O S A Y I T H I N K T H E YA L L S H O U L D O U N D , F N S I Is
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because L I K E S H I T . . . . I E N ] O Y M U S I C , N O T L IO
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h o w s o n the radi o. R W E W I L L P R O B A B L Y E C O R DA T
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E R A D I OS T A I O NF O RR I C E U N I V E R S I r y 'I ' M O N T
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A V I N E S SS C O N C E R N E D , I Y N A I R O N S U N D A Y I G
H T S , l OP M C E N T R A L O U C A N C H E C K T O U T O N T H E
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HE DEPTHS' T M A T W W W . K T R U . O R G Y S H O WI S C A L L E D
WEB THAT HEAVYRAW SOUND. On Morbid Angel's "Altars of Madness"
thank list there is a
. ,1 T Y E S ,T H A T I S M E . I F I R S TW R O T E O M O R B I
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That'syou, correct? WesWeaver.
In the magazine
Metal Maniacs feature
on Blaspherian. you
, Y I W A S S P E C I F I C A L LT A L K I N G A B O U T T O O M
A N Y H A R M O N I E S F E M A L E ACOUSTIC GUITARS,I HATEALL THAT
SHIT IN VOCALS,VIOLINS, FLUTES, METAL. What other events, news,
recordings, etc. do you have? WELL, RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE A FEW THINGS
IN THE WORKS, 'INFERNAL WARRIORSOF DEATH" O SPECIFICALLY UR DEBUT
C.D. I H O P E F U L LW E W I L L B E R E C O R D I N GT T H I S Y
E A RF O RA 2 O 1 OR E L E A S E . Y R A T H A N K S F O R Y O U R
I N T E R E S TA N D S U P P O R T ! L W A Y SS U P P O R T E A L O
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y -d ri v e n usi nessn sel c hangean d a d a p t to w h a te v e
rs e l l s . L a bel s l w h i ch labels g.othrock, emo or core and
market it as "metal." When you Imperius Profanus (erazitt did i l
rte d B las pher ian y o u th i n k th a t v o u ' l l b e -s e l
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the lyrics, O SIGNED, 99O/O F THE THAT'STHE DOWN SIDE TO THE MUSIC
INDUSTRY,BIG LABELSARE ONLY raw unpol i sheddrummi ng of the
destroy-yo ur - inst r um ent
variety, and traditionalblack metal fast picking in combination
Do a lot of Brazilians buy illegal copies of cds? Cds are so with
some galloping riffs. I think the tremolo picking works e x p e n s
i v ee v e r v w h e r e , t h a t m a k e s s e n s e . h e r e a
s a w a y t o d o m e m o r a b l e s o n g s w i t h o u t u s i n
g m e l o d i e s , Today it's very easy to download cds on the
internet. Is a s i n c e t h i s b a n d i s u n m e l o d i c ,o f
c o u r s e . reality in this world, and here is no different. Cds
are Raw and decidedly unfancy is the idea the band works expensive
here in the Brazil. But some people like to collect from. Some
bands may play fast and some may be loud, but original CDs. I am
one of those people. rsrsrsrs this band works a lot on their
technique of being noisy and a b r a s i v e .A s B o r a t w o u l
d s a y , " G r e a t s u c c e s s l " What is your favorite food
and what is a good drink? Emperor Diavolos-guitar/bass; Lord
Blasphemation-vocals; I love to barbecue, pizza, hamburger...
Attached to a good Malevolo-drums drink is beer and coca-cola. E m
p e r o r D i a v o l o sa n s w e r s . w w w . m y s p a c e . c
o m / i m p e r i u s p r o fn u s . a Do metallers in Brazil read
metal zines? Do vou read the w e b s i t e " B l ab b e r m o u t
h" ? Hellol How are things with vour album "Barbaria"?! Y e s ! W e
h a v e m a n y u n d e r g r o u n d z i n e s i n B r a z i l .I
D o n ' t k n o w " Blabbermouth". Hello! First I want to thank you
for this opportunity! We are website he? the Where is c u r r e n t
l y d o i n g s h o w s t o d i s s e m i n a t et h e d e m o " B
a r b a r i a " . W e got the support of Ventto Florestal
Productions to distribute A n y o t h e r e v e n t s , n e w s , r
e c o r d i n q s ,e t c . ? the CD throughout the country, 1.000
copies limited. For the second Semester of 2009 are scheduling
shows to d i s s e m i n a t et h e d e m o . W e h a v e 5 n e w s
o n g s i n c l u d e d i n t h e You recorded"Barbaria" live in
the studio. but vou have only r e p e r t o i r e .W e w a n t t o
r e c o r d i n 2 0 1 0 . THE END. three members. How did you plav
bass live? Oh yes, rsrsrss... In this case I recordedthe bass
separately. Orisha Shakpana (:amatcat We still cannot find the
right person to play bass in Imperius Black metal entity Orisha
Sha,kpana is the work of Lord Ifrit. Profanus. O r i s h a S h a k
p a n a g o e s f o r t h e o l d - s c h o o lw a y o f b l a c k
m e t a l o f rawnessin which the most important thing is the
creationof a W h a t i s t h e i n s p i r a t i o nf o r " B a r b
a r i a " t h e s o n g ? ! s p e c i f i cs o u n d o f u n m e l
o d i c a n g e r , w h e r e s p e e d , g r o w l i n g , a n d O
u r b i g g e s t i n f l u e n c e sa r e h o r d e s : M a r d u
k , E n t h r o n e d , A b s u , such elements are present, but
they do not dominate: what is N a r g a r o t h , E l i t e , S a t
a n i c W a r m a s t e r , T r i m o n i u m , D i s s e c t i o
n. . . predominant is Ifrit himself, whose music sounds internally
W h e n I c o m p o s e dt h e s o n g " B a r b a r i a " i n s p
i r e d m e m u c h t h e s e driven (un-commercial; un-trend) and
his reaction to the hordes. outsideworld. At the same that lfrit's
preferences lean heavily in the According to Metal Archives, some
Brazilian bands promote black metal direction, there is a love of
death and thrash that racism and white supremacv in Brazil.What do
vou think?! i s i n t h e r e , s o m e t i m e s m o r e p r e s e
n t i n p a r t i c u l a rm o m e n t s , a s I d o n o t k n o w
t h e s e b a n d s . N o r a m i n t e r e s t e dt o m e e t t h
e m ! I t h e r e a l s o s e e m s t o b e a s p e c i f i cd o o
m - a n d - g l o o m / d e s t r u c t i o n am totally against
racism. In a country like Brazil that is t e n d e n c y . B a s i
c a l l y ,t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t c h a r a c t e r i s t
i ci s t h e ridiculous! The Brazilian people have offspring of
several feel, the old-school mentality that shines through the und
i f f e r e n t r a c e s . M o s t l y i n d i a n s a n d b l a c
k s . T h e B r a z i l i a np u b l i c polished, DIY recordings.
This is just b e g i n n i n g! mostly does not ractsm. accept
myspace.com/orishaoft heeaft h :**. What is going on Adviser.your
other band? going How are things for vou?ll T h e A d v i s e r i s
p a r a l y z e da t t h e m o m e n t . . . w e a r e l o o k i n
g f o r I'm currently in the U.S, not for good, not planning on a
drummer and a bassist. The album "The Tragedy of j ust relocating.
work. here for Tomorrow", the lyrics talk about social issues as a
result of w a r s a n d t h e c a u s e s o f r e l i g i o u sf a
n a t i c i s m . T h e m u s i c i s q u i t e What are some
things you've been doing in 2009? diverse, with influencesof
various aspects of metal: thrash, I'm currently working on a death
metal album called power death, black, doom, and nwobhm.
"Decapitation Lust." Why does Imperius Profanus have lyrics in
Portuguese and A d v i s e ri n E n g l i s h . In my opinion the
English language is better to sing and disseminate. But for this
cd, we chose the Portuguese language. There are many brazilian
bands that sing in p o r t u g u e s e .I c h o s e t h e a d v i s
e r t o t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e . What work do you do
and how do you financeyour band? Work in commerce, in a clothing
store. We have great d i f f i c u l t yt o g e t t h e r e c o r d
a n d f i n a n c e t h e b a n d . I n B r a z i l i t i s
difficult to find financial support. The cost of recording is very
high. How did Lord Blasphemation prepare to record in the studio
with that vocal intensity? Is it more difficult than concert? M u c
h t e s t i n g a n d c o n c e n t r a t i o n .T h e p e r i o d
o f r e c o r d i n g i n t h e studio is very tiring. Playing for
people is great! Much excitement. Sometimes there is much
nervousness and anxious before climbing to the stage. 8 You have
recently done two recordings,an E.P. and a demo. people get How can
music? copies of this I haven't done any distribution as yet, but
as soon I get it you'll done, know, You me can at contact joker46
_7 0 5_9@ hotma il. com. your What is current status as
band/project? At first, I wanted a 3 or a 4 piece band. In
Jamaica,metal is not that known or liked for that matter, so it is
very hard to find people to take part in a black metal band or a
rock band much less.Those were old blogs I had up back when i
wasn't so serious about having a band in the first place. A solo
project is not so bad actually, I really like to be alone, I get
more create energy alone, but I prefer to find people with the same
music taste as me and from Jamaica, if not then i'll just go
solo.lol. Jamaican Black Metal only by Jamaicans, don't want any
outside help for this will go against all Orishastands for, not
xenophobia or anything. Just Jamaican pride, that's all. I was born
here in America, and I wouldn't mind half
J a m a i c a n sl i k e m y s e l f t o h e l p o u t . O r e v
e n f u l l a m e r i c a n s b u t for sessions only. Not racist
because there are white J a m a i c a n st o o , a n d I r e a l l
y d o n ' t l o o k a t t h a t . Y o u h a v e t o b e Jamaicanso
you can help me write about the country or you can get the feel of
the music the you grew up around, like me for example I grew up
around reggae, metal, rock, jazz and blues music. Look at the
Swedish death metal scene, see any P o l i s hg u y s i n t h a t s
c e n e ? I w o u l d n ' t m i n d a f e l l o w C a r i b b e a n
band member. Look at Mayhem with Dead, Dead was a Swede and the
other guys where Norse and that worked well. They kept it
Scandinavian and I want to keep it Caribbean. W h a t ' s b e e n t
h e r e s p o n s et o y o u r m e t a l w h e r e v o u l i v e ?
! ! Jamaica is extremely christian and miniscule amount of rockers
are the social outcasts. I purposely mbde my music not in the taste
of the typical Jamaican.The Typical Jamaican loves dancehall, hip
hop, r&b or any form of pop music. What is the topic of your
song "Ancient Ghana 1265"? It's history about the dahomey wars, the
enslavement from muslim africans and the grand kingdom that was the
oyo kingdom. Ok, mostly fact. The factual part is that in medieval
times and before, West Africa had the largest kingdom on the
continent, mainly becausethe prime resource was gold. This
attracted muslim arabs, 300 years later, which in turn enslavedthe
blacks for their gold and then started the trans atlantic slave
with the europeans. In the 1200's the kingdom of Oyo was locatedin
Ghana was the biggest of the kingdoms of the Yoruba. Also the other
kingdoms of that time were the rivals. were Dahomey all and tribes,
Ashanti "sleepino Giant"? about What l o l , t h i s i s a n o n -
h i s t o r i c a ls o n g , s o m e w h a t o f a p e r s o n a l
o n e , about 3 immature girls I encountered in my life. Sleeping
Giant means someone with so much potential but doesn't do what
their potentialshows. Almost like they're asleep. Also, a giant is
so big they're not aware of who they hurt. Just c r u s hi n g .
your songs? in history have role does What Some songs are
historical, some songs are political, some s o n g s a r e a b o u
t c u r r e n t d a y J a m a i c a a n d p r e - h i s t o r i cl
a m a i c a . For each genre I do I try to get the topic for that
genre. For example, current black metal is about Misanthropy, War
Death, Evil and Satanism, I try to cover each topic for each genre.
What instruments do you play on the recordings? I ' m t h e v o c a
l i s t ,t h e g u i t a r i s t t h e b a s s p l a y e r a n d I
u s e a d r u m machine. More of a computer program called "fruity
loops" which mostly used for hip hop or dancehall (again none of t
h e s e a r e i n f l u e n c e si n m y m u s i c ) O n F r u i t
y l o o p s , y o u h a v e a drum program, which i like because it
sound like the real thing. But, it does bore me and I'm not amped
to play.lol home? at you music record Do Your Yes, I recordat home,
again, I hate this, I wish to find people jam least. at with, can I
You say you are a misanthrope and give the impression vou you about
think what do so. war. OK. like c o l o n i a l i s t / i m p e r i
a l i s tw a r s a n d t h e s l a v e t r a d e t h a t k i l l e
d Africans? millions of millions upon millions upon I ' m a m i s a
n t h r o p em a i n l y o u t o f a n g e r , l o l . I ' v e b e
e n b e t r a y e d b y p e o p l e t o o m u c h . E s p e c i a l
l yb y p e o p l e w h o i t h a t c a r e d , a p a r a s i t et h
a t h a s b e e n a r o u n d f o r y e a r s , a n d t h e n a t t
h e t e n t h
y e a r h e d e c i d e st o b e t r a y y o u . T h a t ' s h o
w p e o p l e a r e , y o u j u s t can't trust them. A girl you
marry for over 2 decades stay committed to you, but at the 20th
year she chooses to cheat. That's how people are. I prefer the
company of my cat and my dog and my music. They've never betrayed
me so far. I could care less about people dying or whatever. The
slave trade, my ancestors sold their fellow blacks into slavery,
all for money and personal gains. There is no race,(in my opinion)
just about self. War is a good thing to me, people die from it. So
if p e o p l e d i e f r o m i t , l e s s p o p u l a t i o n so n
t h e e a f t h . I t ' s w h a t w e want truly anyways, the death
of ourselves. And do you support U.S. imperialist war in Iraq and
Afghanistan. since vou are misanthrope? And is it not a problem
that a "misanthropic" oerspective happens to be c o n v e n i e n t
a n d s u p p o r t i v e o f r a c i s t . i m p e r i a l i s t
.c a p i t a l i s t w a r against countries and peoples for
centuries oppressed by colonialism and imperialism? Misanthropy is
true hatred, everything else is shit. Racism is just stupidity
funded by a capitalistregime to make money in means of music or
other ways to spend their money making propaganda. The only reason
I support my race is because of self pride, but fighting and
killing for it is shear stupidity. You have confidence and
over-confidence. You have racial pride, this is ok, but racial war
is stupidity. And I'm only against stupidity and
organizedstupidity. I'm all for hatred, but single sighted hate is
not real hate. You love your race but you hate the rest is not real
hate. If you truly are hateful, hate all. Black, white, whatever,
hate, true hate is not discriminative. like other disease. cancer
or any Just What was the metal scene like in Jamaica in the 1980s
and 1990s? You say vou are the first black metal band. I t w a s n
o n e x i s t e n t .T h e r e i s a r o c k s c e n e t h o u g h
, b u t n o m e t a l scene, and yes Orisha Shakpana is the first
Black metal band in the english speaking Caribbean. There is a
black metal scene in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and they are our spanish
neighbours. but nothing in Jamaica, and to the looks of it n o t h
i n g w i l l e v e r b e a s u c c e s s o ro f O r i s h a S h a
k p a n a , m a y b e i n Trinidad or Guyana but not here. In
Trini, they have a death metal scene. Really don't get it, we are
so similar, similar c u l t u r e s ,s i m i l a r h i s t o r y ,
a n d w e u n d e r s t a n de a c h o t h e r ' s A f r o C a r i
b b e a nd i a l e c t ( P a t o i s ) . I g u e s s i t ' s a r a
c i a l w i t h t h e m t o o , becauseI most see East Indian guys
with metal bands there, but no black guys(not that i've seen) I've
never been there before just what I know of the internet. The rock
scene in Jamaica started around the mid-90's, with reggae/rock
bands like Downstairs and etc. I don't really pay attention to it,
because it sound way more reggae than it does rock. What
international metal bands come to Jamaica?What are you attended?
have best shows the of some None no one is really interest in metal
if you have people interested it a very small number of people, no
exaggeration but I think i know all the metalheadsin jamaica right
now that a r e t h e o n l y m e t a l f a n s f o r t h a t i s l
a n d .A f o r m e r f r i e n d o f m i n e did a survey and he
got just 200 people that like rock and metal. It's Jamaica so the
majority of that 200 is mostly the rock fans and no, I've never
been to a metal show. Unless youtube.com counts, kidding. But like
I said, metal is non band other have this in Jamaica, you existet
Anthirium(Christia/Prog metal band), who like me is trying to n
have something, but there is literally no scene in Jamaica.
mention? you to like would else What I would like to say that I am
getting ever so close to my
revenge, my revenge upon mankind. The people of my past, mainly.
What do vou have planned for 2010 and bevond? Hopefullyby then I
can get on a label that accepts my views and art direction and in
turn start my own label. THE END. ( w i s c o n s i n .u . S . )
Efbus Erebus, a groove/thrash/politicalband, has a vocalist that
during a performance gets in your face while he's growling and
screaming. But wait, that's not your only problem. The real problem
is that he_ is holding a sledgehammer and pointing it at your face,
and seeing that you are probably a little inebriated at that
moment, and just t h i n k t h a t t h e v o c a l i s t i s g r o
w l s c r e a m i n gh i s l u n g s o u t , w h a t i s about to
happenwill be a good time. All the while, the band is playing this
sort of violent, mosh-friendly songs that get people banging their
heads, moshing, doing karate high-kicks, and just generally people
gyrating their skeletons in a manner most pleasing to said, s l e d
g e h a m e r - w i e l di n g v o c aIi s t . m You'renot going
home now. D a v e F r a z e r( V o c a l s ) ;G a g e T r a d e r (
G u i t a r ) ; D e r e k S i l l o w a y s (Bass); Drummer:
currently seeking new drummer myspace.com/erebusw i :y* It seems
like you have been busv recording new music! Dave: Things have been
really busy and exciting for us in the last few months. We signed a
promotion contract with HM management, a company based out of
Cleveland,Ohio. We hope they can work their magic and get us a deal
like the one they got Madison's Luna Mortis earlier this year. G a
g e : W e t r a v e l e d t o C l e v e l a n da n d d i d a 3 s o
n g d e m o . W e are very pleased with how our recordings sound,
and are excited to have them mixed and mastered. A new recording
isn't likely in the immediate future, but you can listen to all our
new tracks on myspace (you can't actually download them, though).
Also. where did you record? How was that experience? D a v e : T h
e e x p e r i e n c ew a s . . . i n t e r e s t i n g . W e s p e
n t a w e e k i n Cleveland, sleeping on the floor of a batting
cage in the studio, eating micro-waved macaroni and cheese,
showering in the local YMCA... that's real metal for you, folks.
Our producer implemented interesting methods of recording that I
was not used to. I had to record all my vocal tracks twice for
depth, which was rough on me, since I really s t r i v e t o d e l
i v e r a p a s s i o n a t ea n d i n t e n s e p e r f o r m a n
c e . M a n , was my neck tired after ten hours of that! That's
what she said. Gage: The experience for me was really great. I
loved every second of recording, and I was especially interested in
learning more about the actual recording process.It was a lot
easier than I expected it to be, even if some interesting (i.e.
not-so-great) things happened along the way. Being together with
the guys for a week was a blast and I think it really helped
strengthen the core Erebus. of Derek: As far as was it what I
expected?I think it'd be fair to say we were all a little
surprisedat our first outing into the p r o f e s s i o n a lm u s
i c b u s i n e s s .I t w a s s t r e s s f u l , h a r d w o r k
a n d a t t h e t i m e s i t w a s k i n d a d i s c o n c e r t i
n g ,b u t n o w l o o k i n g b a c k I loved it. What can say
about your songs "Life and Death in the Land of Hope" "The and
Great Satan"? l0
Dave: Life and Death in the Land of Hope is about the s e e m i
n g l y o v e r w h e l m i n g s e t o f c h a l l e n g e sf a c
i n g t h e O b a m a administrationand the hopes that so many have
attached to his finding solutions. In the song, I explore a
multitude of problems that face the average American throughout his
or h e r l i f e t i m e i n o r d e r t o p o i n t o u t t h e s
e c h a l l e n g e s .T h e G r e a t Satan is a criticism of the
United States anti-terror policies, the name of course referring to
the popular Iranian nickname for the United States. Practically
everything the United States 'war' on terror has been has done to
fight a c o u n t e r p r o d u c t i v e ,a n d e x a m p l e s c
a n b e f o u n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e son9. Gage: Life and
Death was my first forray into writing an entire Erebus song. I'm
pretty happy with the way it turned out - it's much darker than
other Erebus songs, and it has a sort of tech deathy feel to it. I
find this one a lot of fun to play because it's challenging and
catchy at the same time. The Great Satan is another more
death-metal oriented song. It also dabbles into doom metal with the
brooding opening and carries a harmonic dark minor feel throughout.
So. how many new songs have you recorded then? Is there you'd other
info like about that? share Dave: We have recordedthree new songs,
Hegemon, Life and Death in the Land of Hope, and Good for Nothing.
Since we were only able to record three songs, we chose these three
because they really demonstrated the versatiliiy and genrehopping
madness that Erebus brings to the table. Our hope is that record
companies hear Life and Death, say to themselves "Oh, ok, another
tech death band," and then BAM!They hear G o o d f o r N o t h i n
g a n d c o m e t o t h e i m m e d i a t e r e a l i z a t i o nt
h a t i t s o u n d s p r a c t i c a l l yn o t h i n g l i k e t
h e f i r s t s o n g . T h e y g e t u s e d to the groove-tastic
vibe of that song and then BOOMI They hear Hegemon and realize that
it is completely different from the previoustwo songs! Few bands
bring that diversity to the table, and we hope it will be our
selling point. You tend to make people want to mosh. Maybe it's the
"hammer of Erebus" vour vocalist Dave Frazer waves and swings
about. At anv rate, how's your music received in Illinois or
Minnesota or other places you have played? Dave: Haha, well that is
certainly our intent. We stafted off playing basement shows for all
ages crowds all around the s t a t e , w h i c h r e a l l y g a v
e u s o u r s t y l e o f e n c o u r a g i n gt h e c r o w d and
involvingthem in our shows. As we have played around, we have
played for more older crowds, and have found that that style isn't
always appreciated(such as the time I jumped on a table,
spillingdrinks all over a patron, or when I dumped a n a s h t r a
y o n a t a b l e f u l l o f n o n p a r t i c i p a t o r s ) ,b
u t w e s t i l l stay true to our roots and never hold back when
it comes to a performance. Either way, everywhere we play we get
some people who don't like the in your face style, others that get
totally into it, and that's great for us. That way all the scene
kids and bar flies make room for all the real metal heads to enloy
the show!! Gage: Yeah, I don't think I've seen us do a show without
someone moshing. People seem to enjoy it the same pretty much
everywhere (especially when there's beer involved). What do you
think the metal public can do to support metal m u s i c i n W i s
c o n s i ni n g e n e r a l ? Gage: Going to shows is an obvious
one. Being part of the Wisconsin Metal Alliance really helps
everyone. The more c o n n e c t i o n st h a t c a n b e m a d e t
h e r e , t h e b e t t e r o f f b a n d s a r e . Dave: Well, the
best way the public can support independent bands is to go out and
see them. I think the
sceneoverallcold be improved if bands were able to unite and
work together to build a scene. There is too much cutthroat
competition and rivalry in the scene, at times it seems like bands
have'turf'that they don't allow other bands to encroach upon. The
Loft is a great example - Erebus has never been allowedto play
there due to our 'bar band' image. Metal bands need to stop
complaining about the scene in M a d i s o n o r M i l w a u k e ea
n d s t a r t t o r e a l i z e t h a t t h e c i t i e s w i t h
the best scenes are those that have bands that work together. You
are a member of the Wisconsin Metal Alliance. Can vou explain what
it is and how people can participate in it? Dave: The WMA is a
forum that brings metal heads from all around the state together to
support their favorite independentWisconsin bands. With both bant
members (all members of Erebus frequently post on the forums) and
fans combined, the Alliance is a great way to network, meet people,
build bands and just hang out and talk about metal. Its about the
only thing this state has going for it as far as goes. building a
state wide scene As for participation, go to www.wimetal.org and
start postingl We have all sorts of interesting discussions, for
example, currently we are holding nominations for the first annual
"WMA Awards", in which we will hand out awards to the pinnacle of
Wisconsin metal, in 20 different categories. Log on today and
nominate your favorite bandsl Gage: Dave said it pretty well,
really. We're an online community that strives to help bands better
themselves, showcase Wisconsin metal, and connect metalheads. Is it
possible to combine the "hammer of Erebus" and the "turtles of
Erebus" for new t-shirts? Mavbe the two turtles should hold one
hammer each and say "Join the hammer b r i g a d e ! ! "o r " W e a
r e t h e h a m m e r b r i g a d e . W h o a r e y o u ? " o r
"Don't make me come get you!!" or "Mosh or elsel!"?! Derek: I want
to make a t shirt where I am slapping someone w i t h a p i g f i s
h . . . p e r h a p sa t u n a . O r s t u r g e o n . I t s h a r
d c o m i n g up with a new shirt design that will be as good as,
and dare I sdy, classic ds, the turtle fucking shirt. We'll see
what happens. Gage: Yeah, that was actuallythe original intent with
our shirts, but we like to keep costs down, so that idea ended up
getting nixed. I like the slogans though...those are pretty badass!
We've been kicking around ideas for a new shirt, but we want
something as fun as the turtles...to this point we success. had any
haven't Dave: Hahaha! I love your ideas! The turtles shirt is
certainly a favorite. I sometimes see people mowing their lawns
wearing it, or tagged on facebook. It might just be time for a new
shirt, we will certainlyconsideryour ideas! Hopefully you will see
us on the Tonight Show with Conan O'brien in the next few months.
At that time, I will wear a large fireretardant suit, light myself
on fire and chase Andy Richter studi o. the h throug
so that the sound is thought out well. The changes from chaotic
speed to more somber moments take place in smooth transitions that
are not very noticeable, making the songs flow. The
Bearer-guitars/vocals; The Revenant-guitars/vocals; The
Dreamer-percussion/ambience; The Wanderer-bass/spoken word; The
Watcher-keyboars/vocals www. myspace.com/old corpseroad Has
"Echoes" spread your name a bit around? We are extremely pleased
with the reaction we have received from the "The Echoes of Tales
Once Told" demo. Since it's release we have received many excellent
reviews and so far nothing bad (touch wood!). We have been
surprised by the interest and have sold copies of the demo
throughout the world. The demo has been key in securing us a split
release CD with fellow UK black metallers, Worms of Sabnock,
through UK label Godreah Records. Can you explain the storiesor
ideas behind the songs"The Old Corpse Road," "The Wild Hunt." and
the Oakmen of Naddle Forest"? Each track is told from a different
perspective, be it personal or third person etc. The Old Corpse
Road was inspired by a corpse road in the UK Lake District, more
specifically Haweswater. The song tells of lengthy trail people
used to walk when carrying coffins to a cemetery. The legends tell
that these roads led over harsh terrain and were haunted by f ai r
i e s and spir it s. The Wild Hunt is told in the first person
perspective. The story is about a man who is subjected to the
terror of a fabled hunt known throughout Europe in many
differentforms. In our take of the story a traveller is swept up
and then becomes part of the hunt itself looking to claim more
innocent souls. The Oakmen of Naddle Forest is told from a
storyteller's point of view. The story is an amalgamation of two
ideas. Oakmen are legendary creatures thought to haunt bluebell
woods in nodhern England and be protective of oak trees. Naddle
Forest is a woodland in the vicinity of Haweswater (home to the Old
Corpse Road) famed for its oak trees and bluebells.The story is
told as though speaking to a group round a camp fire and serves as
warning to beware of the protectors forest. Oakmen, of the W h a t
i s v o u r o p i n i o n o f t h e m e t a l s c e n e a t t h e q
r a s s r o o t sl e v e l you live? where U n f o r t u n a t e l
y ,i n o u r p a r t i c u l a r r e g i o n t h e m e t a l s c e
n e i s s m a l l to non existent. We have to travel reasonable
distances gigs. good metal to see around the country And do you
play shows in your region or city? Sometimes, bands are formed as a
response to current attitudes or trends. you case? is true in vour
Do this think So far Old Corpse Road have dedicated all our time to
writing and recording and are now starting to focus our effotts to
rehearse for live shows. The band was formed between friends and
likeminded musiciansas a vehicle to express our musical ideas
irrelevantof the time of which it was formed. Do vou use theatrical
elements when you pedorm live? We plan to have onstage visuals to
enhance the live experience. We wanted to stay true to our normal
casual scheme. natural colour earthy with an clothing You have
three people that do vocals and one that does narrations. Is this
the case on the recording, too?
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Old Corose Road ru.r.tMy impression of their recording "The
Echoes of Tales Once Told" is that Old Corpse Road has a lot of
musical ideas that they implement in their blasting and atmospheric
black metal. They, of course, do lots of blasting, frenzied music,
but they also include other elements to balance things out with a
feel/mood of spoken word and narratives. In this manner the band
creates an imaginative type of black metal based on myths,
histories, stories and traditions akin to those. The music is
already very developed, as are the lyrical concepts, ll
Yes, the vocals on the recording are reproduced by the same
members in the practiceenvironment. The Revenantand The Bearer
share equal amounts of the main vocals, whilst The Wanderer
provides narrative. All of the aforementioned and additionally
keyboardistThe Watcher all provide clean vocal harmonies both on
recording and in practice. With regards to f u t u r e r e c o r d
i n g s ,w e h a v e f o u n d a w o r k i n g f o r m u l a w h i
c h w i l l remain the same. We will always be open to explore new
ideas anses. if the opportunity What other events, news,
recordings, etc. do you have for the 2010? for half 2009 and second
of W e h a v e a s p l i t r e l e a s ew i t h t h e W o r m s o f
S a b n o c k d u e o u t i n the later part of 2009 which will
feature th?ee new and exciting tracks. We are preparing for the
live circuit and our focus is on promoting the band and our current
demo "The Told". Echoes Tales Once of Any future news will be
featured on our website END. THE www.oldcorDseroad. uk. co.
just say fuck them and move along with our music and hope will
listen. influence who to those to on What is the story behind the
song "Eye of Hate"? Josh: Basically, Mauricio, Eye Of Hate is about
a ruthless king that stands strong with no remorse for anyone in
his way. It explainshow much fury and rage and disgusthe holds it.
in the beings world and toward the Is your song "Retribution" about
getting revenoe? Josh: Retribution is simply about the end of the
world like how some songs may be, but this one tells it from a side
w h e r e f e a r i s s h o w n a n d e x p r e s s e st h e t h o
u g h t s a b o u t i t . " E x i s t e n c ea t C r e a t i o n "
i s a b o u t w h a t ? Josh: Existence At Creation is about a
creator who dreamt of life and to bring it to his reality, instead
his dreams created am abominaton which destroyed his dream and
formed into a nightmare which spawned an abomination upon the
world. W h e r e d o e s J o s h g e t i d e a s f o r l y r i c s
?" O f F i r e B o r n " r e a d s l i k e angrv ranting and
raving. for example. Who are the violent thouqhts directedat?! l o
s h : M a u r i c i o ,m y l y r i c s a r e ' a l l f r o m i n s
i d e m y o w n h e a d . Actually a while back Adrian wrote the
song and titled both Existence at Creation and Of Fire Born, I
simply created images and stories of how I wanted the song to play
in my h e a d , I l i s t e n e dt o w h a t e l e m e n t a n d t
h e m e t h e s o n g s r e a c h e s out to me, and I tell a story
in the lyricsI write. What tvpe of books or literature that Josh
read? Josh: I actually do not read or study literature, books, or a
u t h o r s , b u t i a m g r e a t l y i n f l u e n c e db y m a
n y m a n y b a n d s o u t there. I will sit down and listen to
their music, I read their words and it simply blows my mind of how
they can just be so f u c k i n g m u s i c a l l yt a l e n t e d
. I l i s t e n t o t h e m a n y t y p e s o f v o c a l s from
bands out there from Daylight Dies to Vital remains, their lyrics
are so insanely technical and amazing ipush them. like write myself
in hopes to Where does Josh see his vocals going in the future?
What is h i s o w n e v a l u a t i o n o f h i s o e r f o r m a n
c eo n t h e r e c o r d i n o ? Josh: Hm...in the future I want my
vocals to reach an i n c r e d i b l er a n g e t h a t I n e v e r
t h o u g h t I c o u l d b e f o r e . R i g h t n o w at every
practice Vacillation has, I practice from deep gutteral to thrash
and black. I am mainly influencedby melodic and p r o g r e s s i v
e d e a t h m e t a l , f o r e x a m p l e : t h e F a c e l e s s
,D a y l i g h t Dies, Satariel, and Old Scar Symmetry. I do have
high hopes that one day i can jump from the most heart racingpure
clean vocals to nasty eye gouging straight brutal vocals. At the
moment I try hard to expand the range of my lows to highs so I can
have more opportunies in the near future if some await me. W h a t
i s A d r i a n ' s p e r s p e c t i v eo n g u i t a r s o l o s
? w Adrian:Well man, lately ihave been experimenting ith a lot o f
v e r y o d d s w e e p - t a p p i n gp a t t e r n s , a s w e l
l a s s t r u g g l i n ge a c h day to get better and cleaner at
my solos. My initialapproach to soloing was to make the leads very
smooth, fast, and very m e l o d i c . I a m i n f l u e n c e d v
e r y m u c h b y n e o c l a s s i c a lg u i t a r players such
as MichaelAngelo Batio, Muhammed Suicmez of Necrophagist, Per
Nillson of Scar Symmetry, and James Hetfield of Metallicaas well as
other Death and Black metal bands such as Dark Funeral, Immoftal or
Deicide,
e V a c i l l a t i o n ( H o u s t otn .x a s .u . s . )S p e a
k i n go f t h i s b a n d i n a p r e v i o u s i s s u e ,t h e r
e v i e w s a i d : "Vacillation(Texas, U.S.) has the positive
quality of s o u n d i n g l i k e t h e y m e a n b u s i n e s s
.T h i s i s n o t a s m a l l m a t t e r becausetheir high-speed
riffing, mean-thrash drumming and the energetic, twisted growling
vocals make up for the fact t h e s e f i v e s o n g s h a v e a b
a r e - b o n e ss o u n d q u a l i t y . All this goes to show
what? That when you do things right-attitude-can carry you through,
despite obstacleslike not having the sound quality you would like.
The guitar work has some cool, promising soloing, kind of fast and
melodic, but memorable. The drummer does a good job of attacking
the instrument and getting a raw, pounding thrash/speed metal
quality. It is true that this sounds like a garage recording.
That's probably because it is or something like it. However, there
is good potentialhere. This is demo songs, so you know what to
expect, but I think the vocals, drumming and riffs/solos work well
and will likely get a lot better in the future, if this is anything
to go by. "Drift fast, is a Away" Song number 5, thrashing/death
song. It has very brief moments of clean vocals. I think this does
not work here because the clean vocals sound weak. However, it is
only a very brief moment (like one vocal line, done twice). Maybe
don't do clean vocals or maybe do clean vocals, but do them better.
Right now, the a l l - g r o w l i n ga p p r o a c h s o u n d s j
u s t f i n e . " Nick-bass; Josh-vocals; Adrian-guitar; currently
seeking w w w . m y s p a c e . o m / v a c i ll a t i o n m e t aI
dru mme r . c What has happened so far in 2009 with your band since
your recording? losh: Well Mauricio. things have not been looking
up for Vacillation. Vacillation is currently on break, due to our p
r e v i o u s d r u m m e r M i c h e a l L u c i o . . . i fy o u
c a n e v e n c a l l h i m a drummer. But we are currently looking
for a new drummer so that we with Vacillation. can continue on What
can vou tell us about the Houston metal scene? Josh: Unfortunately
we are not very lucky with the music scene we are forced to cope
with. If it's not rap then its your Screamo Rap influenced
Deathcore with the constant 3-5second pause breakdown followed by
some raunchy kid scream. We don't get much applause or attention at
our shows to be honest because of that, if you're not with the
media down here, you're not worth listening to, but we
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What are some bands from Houston that you think have s o m e t h
i n g i n t e r e s t i n go r c r e a t i v e g o i n g ? Adrian:
Its pretty hard to even find any decent true metal b a n d s h e r
e i n H o u s t o n M a u r i c i o ,b u t t h e r e a r e p l e n
t y n e a r a n d around such as Predominant Mortification, To
Scale the Throne, Gates of Enoch, Engraved (a band that our bass
player nick currently plays in), Averse Sefira, Sakrefix, those a r
e a l l p r e t t y a m a z i n g b a n d s e s p e c i a l l yw i
t h t h e c o r e i n f e s t e d here. scene down Does it seem to
you that it will be easy to find good-paying jobs? Are you
optimisticabout the future or do you have your doubts about the
"American dream"? Josh: As far as we are concerned we know that
even if we were to be signed to a contract it would not be-anything
great t o m a k e u s o r g i v e u s a s u c c e s s f u lf u t u
r e , e a c h a n d e v e r y o n e of us Me, Adrian, Nick are
striving hard in school,for me and Adrian were trying hard to make
it through college, im not sure exactly what the "American Dream"
is. I suppose it could be whatever makes us happy? If that's the
case then I am still looking. What other events. news, recordings,
etc. do you have? Josh: Well, as far as news or planning we are
currently just l o o k i n g f o r a w a y b e t t e r t r u e d r
u m m e r f o r V a c i l l a t i o n ,w e w i l l kick it off with
finishing our 2 newest songs(not yet revealed) and we'll be looking
to book a couple shows around here. Adrian: We are very excited for
the next few months, h o p e f u l l yw e c a n g e t a s t a b l e
a n d d e d i c a t e d d r u m m e r t o f i l l i n so we can
record our two newest songs. So far, no live shows will be set up
until we can find a stable drummer but that will h-opefullynot be
too long from now! THE END.
t h e f i r s t p r i n t i n g , a n d w e ' r e c u r r e n t
l y o n o u r s e c o n d .T h e C D i s available online on
iTunes, Amazon.com, Napster, Rhapsody, ju e M u s i c ,e t c . . .
. b a s i c a l l y , s t p u t i t i n t o g o o g l e a n d y o u
' l l f i n d a way to buy it. We've also got a DVD of our live
performance available for purchase at our shows. You can see clips
on YouTube as well. Reaction to the album has been very good. The
frozen people of Wisconsin and Minnesota have been using it to
prepare themselves for battles against other snow tribes, I've been
told. Also, one woman in Chicago said that she would "follow us to
our grave" and stared at me like a crazed witch. I believe this was
a pickup line. So overall, very good! In the new talkie "Terminator
Salvation" robots run amuck destructioning manv a structure and
human. And you have songs about "terminating." Will this new talkie
inspire your guitar lords Asian Metal and Killius Maximus? How do
two warriors manage to work tooether without killinoeach other in
guitar duels? And, do their guitar solos have the abilitv to change
the chemical composition of thinqs? Ah yes...I've heard of this new
Terminator picture. Obviously influencedby our song....I've yet to
hear from those strange warlocks called "Law-yers" about our cut of
the deal. W e t a k e i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m m a n y t h i n
g s . . . u s u a l l yt h e b a t t l e s we've had. But know
this: The LORDS OF THE TRIDENTare constantly composing new
material. The problem is, usually the songs are SO metal, the sound
will kill anything that stands in front of it. That's why we go
through many, many t e s t a u d i e n c e sb e f o r e w e r e a c
h a g o o d t u n e . K i l l i u sa n d A s i a n Metal do a great
job of striking the balance between deadly metal riffs and time
bending solos so as to create an amazing song without accidentally
killing any of our fans. Killius Maximus and Asian Metal have
almost destroyed each other (and our practice spaces) more often
than I can r e c a l l .A c t u a l l y , t h i s i s a c o m m o n
t h e m e w i t h a l l o f t h e L O R D S , myself included.
We've tried everything, from sound isolation liquid oxygen tanks,
to diging through the earth's crust in order to practice in the
Mohorovidii discontinuity (we later found out that our practices
were the cause of many earthquakes). We've now taken to practicing
in a secret underground army base that's used to test small nuclear
e x p l o s i o n s .I ' m h a p p y t o s a y t h a t , a s o f n
o w , i t ' s h o l d i n g u p well. fairly As far as their guitar
solos, I've seen them do many a strange thing, from blasting the
bark off of trees, to blasting the clothesoff of women. So yes, I'd
say they have the ability things. alter to chemically In the art of
pillaging, what skills does lead bassist Captain Bluddbeard bring?
Song, composition, lyric skills, numchuck skills, cage fighting
skills? And is the Captain related to fame? cereal he of the
Crunch, Captain Capt. Bluddbeard doesn't like to talk about his
half-cousin Crunch much. Obviously the entire Bluddbeard clan is
EXTREMELY mbarrassed by Crunch, and between you and e ffie, they
have sought to destroy him numerous times' I suppose if we weren't
busy enough ourselves, Bluddbeard now. r i gh t looking out be
would As for the Captain's role, he plays a bass as deep and
powerful as the mighty oceans themselves. H, of course, writes all
his own pafts from the helm of his ship (which he carries around
with him for good luck). He's been known to help out on a few
lyrics as well. Being a pirate, his numchuck skills don't hold a
candle against Asian Metal (neither do mine), but he's learning.
Give that man a cannon, rapier, or octopus launcher, though, and
you're as good as dead.
n u L o r d s o f t h e T r i d e n t ( r q a c i s ow i s c o n
s i n . s . tThe ever-battle-ready, battle-tested, battle-loving
and battlelording Lords of the Trident live in castles protected by
heavy metal dragons schooled in the arts of ultimate fighting c h a
m p i o n s h i pa n d m a r s h m a l l o w - d e s t r o y i n gm
e t a l f l a m e s t h a t melt steel and tupperware shields. If
you know of anyone who does not like the Lords' music, they want
you to send them a list of those people. The Lords will gladly
provide you with a messengerfalcon that will come to your castle
and pick up the list. The falcon will take it back to the Lords who
will prepare for mighty and fearless cow tipping battles in the
vast prairies of the kingdom of Wisconsin. T h e L o r d sh a v e a
r r i v e d .Y o u r v i l l a g e i s d o o m e d ! ! ! F a n g V
o n K i l l e n s t e i n- L e a d V o c a l s ;