Nephelium/Coils Of Entropy/2012 CD Review

  Nephelium  are  a  band  originally  from  the  United  Arab  Emirates  but  now  has  relocated  to  Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released   album  "Coils Of  Entropy"  which  will be released   in  Feburary  of  2012.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  in  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  brutal  death  metal  riffs  that  utilize  alot  of  harmonics,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic,  technical  and  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  thrown  in  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  annihilation,  vengeance  and  ancient  mythology,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Nephilium  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECEMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Hellborne"  "Coils  Of  Entropy".  RECEMMENDED  BUY.

Truth Corroded Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

 

Interview is with Greg Shaw, bass player, band manager.

 

We are about to do our first ever tour of Europe in support of ' Worship The Bled '. Truth Corroded will be supporting Krisiun , Malevolent Creation and Vital Remains on the Sounds of Extreme Tour from Jan 27 to Feb 19.

 

In April we released the album in Australia and toured across Australia, Japan and South East Asia. In September the album was released in Europe and officially in Japan.

 

On top of that we have recently also filmed a clip for the song ' Pride of Demise ' which will be available early next year. A live clip featuring footage from our April tour  for the song ' Knives Of The Betrayed ' is currently online.

 

We are also starting the writing process for our next album.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?

 

It is a heavier and at times more extreme album. It is also more dynamic. Our sound is thrash, or extreme thrash, and I think this album has pushed the extremes to the point where some songs border on a death metal edge.

 

The album is also more dynamic in that Mark ( guitar ) and myself looked at what we had created with our last album ' Upon The Warlords Crawl ' and looked to expand the bands scope further, while maintaining our distinct sound.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new release explores?

 

The album ranges from the personal to the political with Worship The Bled. This is unlike our previous two albums which were almost all political.

 

Mark ( guitars ) and myself explored a range of subjects and topics on Worship The Bled. The album looks at fundamentalist religious beliefs ( Tear Out The Eyes Of Your God ) U.S political ideals behind the war on terror ( Pride Of Demise ) frail notions of personal power ( Hunt All Heroes ) through to songs such as Remnants and Scavengers, both of which were reactions to the Cormac McCarthy book ' The Road '.

 

 

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

 

Mark ( guitars ) came up with the name. It means that truth is subject to the designs of the powerful, or even the designs of the individual, to be shaped to what serves such interests. As such, it is corroded from its true form. The name is a declaration that to find the truth it requires seeing the true form, and find how it has been corroded, and why.

 

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

 

Playing in Japan has always been incredible - likewise touring China. We have played two of our most intense shows ever in Guang Zhou, China - in 08 and 09.

 

Supporting Lamb Of God to a sold out venue in our home state of South Australia was huge. Supporting Behemoth in Beijing, China was also immense.

 

But for the founding members - three supports are very important, because they were with bands we grew up listening to - Sepultura, Death Angel and Forbidden.

 

When we perform we give it our all - and always look to make the best of any show - no matter how large or small. It is just great to be able to travel and play and for that we are very fortunate and grateful.

 

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

 

As stated above, we are about to tour Europe with Malevolent Creation, Krisiun and Vital Remains. We are then looking to return to Europe during the summer festival period - we are currently working on that.

 

If we can get back to Japan, and possibly China or South Korea late 2012, that will be killer also.

 

 

7. On a worldwide level how has your new album been recieved by extreme metal fans?

 

On a critical / media level the album has received really strong and positive reviews from Australia, the U.S and Europe. Our last album, Upon The Warlords Crawl likewise had really good reviews and it was the first time our music really reached out to foreign media - thanks to our publicist Alex, who has really helped develop our international profile. So it is really great to see that the new album has so far been received very well.

 

Extreme metal fans can identify with our music, particularly if they listen to bands that started out in the late 80's or early 90's U.S and European thrash and death metal movement - that is where our roots come from.

8. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?

 

I think we really expanded the dynamic further with Worship The Bled. While we aim to create an album that has the aggression of early Sepultura or Slayer, we also look to bring a level of heaviness and range that has been inspired by bands such as Neurosis or Cult Of Luna. To a point that has been achieved - I do not think we have gone as far as we want in expanding our boundaries with that element of our sound as yet, but the new album definitely has pushed a bit further to achieve that. So that will be one part of our sound that will develop on future releases.

 

But the other side to our future music is that the thrash sound is our identity - and that is the sound we will continue to develop - both in the context of the core influences that have shaped our sound, and as a continuing growth of Truth Corroded as a band. Both of these elements will continue to shape our future releases, and each album I believe will build on from the previous recording.

 

 

9. Are there any projects besides this band or is this a full time line-up?

 

This is a full time line up. Each new band member has been involved in previous bands that are no longer active, such as Closed Casket and A Red Dawn. Our new drummer Kieren also plays in an extreme death metal band, Five Finger Disintegrator.

 

Mark and myself have always had a side project called Wasted Gods that we talk about getting active. It is always a possibilty, as we both have a drive for grind in the vein of Nasum, Pig Destroyer, Napalm Death and Lock Up.

 

But Truth Corroded is a full time band for all of us, and demands alot of work.

 

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

 

The main bands that have influenced our music are late 80's / early 90's thrash and death metal bands such as Sepultura, Slayer, Testament, Vio-lence, Dark Angel, Forbidden, Exhorder, Malevolent Creation, Obituary and Entombed. These bands form our roots - and the albums released between 1986 - 1993 had a major influence on our sound. Bands such as Testament, Kreator, Exodus, Forbidden and Death Angel continue to release incredible music - perhaps some of their best music - to this day, and that continues to inspire us.

 

Other bands that have been a major influence include first and foremost Neurosis - for the original band members of the band, Neurosis have been an immense inspiration since hearing Enemy Of The Sun. Other bands over the years include Gojira, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Misery Index, Napalm Death, Behemoth, Decapitated, Machine Head ( selected albums ), Fear factory ( selected albums ), Cult Of Luna and Burnt By The Sun.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

 

Each of us is different. Some of us have a common appreciation for movies, particularly Asian film - Korean, Japanese - and also particularly French film, movies that are challenging and confronting. Some band members are avid about English and European league soccer. I really appreciate food and wine of late - maybe too much haha, but also have an interest in martial arts. Politics is a constant interest, and an inspiration to Mark and myself lyrically and thematically. But one interest we all share in common - good beer !!! And one thing we all do far to well is drink good beer excessively after we play - so this tour in Europe will be fun but punishing haha.

12. Any final words or thought before we wrap up this interview?

 

If you are reading this interview - thank you, and please continue to support Hatred Means Warzine. If have not heard us - then please check us out and spread the word - visit www.truthcorroded.com or seek out our album Worship The Bled through Ultimhate Records in Europe and Japan. If you live in Europe, please get along and catch us on tour with Malevolent Creation and Krisiun Jan / Feb. Thanks !

Blood Mortized Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Sure I can! I am now mixing the upcoming album which is called "The Key To A Black Heart", it will be released in Feb/March 2012 on CD via FDA Rekotz and on vinyl via Chaos Records. We recorded the album at my studio Underworld Recording and it will once again be a true DIY project. We have our favorite artist, Thomas Kynst doing the artwork for both editions, the vinyl artwork will be revealed soon and it will be released as a really grim gatefold vinyl. The vinyl will have a bonus track called "Burn & Die". The CD version will also feature amazing art from Kynst and have a new recording of "Shadow Of The Quarter Sun" as a bonus track. You can check out Kynsts´s work onwww.kynst.com

 

2. How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the new ep and how it differs from the previous full length?

The first album was a bit chaotic in terms of song writing and the styles were shooting off in a bit too many directions, if you ask me at least. For the EP we really focused on writing songs and we tried to find a Blood Mortized style, which I think we managed to do. I mean of course you hear that we are a Swedish band but I think that we have our own twist musically speaking as well as sound wise. I also recorded, mixed, mastered and produced the whole EP while for the first album we recorded all parts in different studios (I mixed it though...).  The EP sounds more like what I have in mind production wise which is raw and dirty death metal the way we like it.

 

3. How would you describe the lyrical content of the newer material?

Parkkila and me shared writing the lyrics for the new album. They deal with, surprise tadaaaaa! Death, insanity and the fall of mankind. Most of the lyrics have a story behind them, but like always it´s up to the listener to decode them.

 

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Haha! It just means Deah Metal the old way! Of course there is a story behind it and there is a meaning behind it, but I prefer to not go into details how the name came about.  Hmm, a small clue would be: take a look on the inside of the jewelcase of the debut album, you can see a photo, which in one way or another has something to do with the name Blood Mortized.  Who knows, you might just solve the riddle behind the name!

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Well here´s the thing, for the new album we do have a full line-up. For the full length debut we did not have a bass player (Anders and Benny played bass on the debut album) and on the EP Anders played all guitars and also bass. We now have a new guitar player, Gustav Myrin, an old friend of Anders who made very cool solos on the new album, and we have a new bass player, Mattias Söderlund who put his own and really unique touch on the bass playing. This means that with the new material we will be able to go out and play live gigs. So far, because of the line-up, we haven´t played any gigs with Blood Mortized, but they are coming. We only have one thing in mind, get up on stage and play the crap out of our songs... So stay tuned and swing by when we drop by your town!

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

We have a few gigs booked, in March we play in Wolfsburg and then the Blusvente festival in Berlin. We will see what the future holds in terms of playing live and touring. 

7 On a worldwide level how has your music been recieved by death metal fans?

So far so good! Well to be honest the debut got mixed critisicm, some loved it while some loved to hate it haha... The EP has only gotten very very good reviews and feedback which of course feels great. I should point out that none of us do this in order to please others, we do what we want the way we want to do it, if some one else likes it that´s a great bonus of course!

 

8. What is going on with the other projects these days?

I just recorded all my percussion parts and some choir for the upcoming Arcana album it will be released early 2012, Parkkila has been busy with Malfeitor and they will release a full length next year, Söderlund is playing gigs with the punk legends Charta 77 and Anders has written some songs for a "Biazzi" project.

 

9. What direction do you see the music heding into on future releases?

The same direction as the "Bestial" EP and our upcoming album "The Key To A Black Heart", raw, dirty, unpolished with good songs, that´s the thing we aim for with this band. Pretty simple actually...

10. In your opinion who do you feel are the most important death metal bands or albums that have came out?

Oh, for me personally it would be Bathory: Blood, Fire, Death, Slayer: Reign In Blood and Bolt Thrower: Realm Of Chaos. Bathory and Slayer are maybe not the traditional take on Death Metal, but for me very important. 

 

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

I don´t have the time for anything else, I work with music in one way or another 7 days per week. I would like to get more into for example layout and video editing and photography though, I guess if I ever retire that would give me some more time haha... Biazzi is a barbecue maniac so maybe that is his main interest? Haha! Oh, that´s right, he is also really into collecting Special Editions of cult movies. Parkkila likes football (I mean soccer just for the record) so I guess he likes to watch football games (maybe because football and beer go well together, at least if you only watching and not playing haha!) Söderlund told me to tell you that his interest is to cook small animals haha, but he likes to talk about food which means he is also into cooking it. Myrin is also into football, he´s a football fanatic (that might also lead us to the conclusion that beer and watching football is a great combination hehe)

 

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thanks for the support, truly appreciated! Be sure to get your dirty hands on the "Bestial" EP out now via Chaos Records and keep them dead eyes of yours open for the upcoming album "The Key To A Black Heart" out early 2012! Cheers!

Horrendous/The Chills/Dark Decent Records/2011 CD Review

  Horrendous  are  a  band  from  the  east  coast  that  has  had  their  previous  album  as  well  as  being  interviewed  by  this  zine  that  plays  a  mixture  of  Florida  and  Swedish  style  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2011  album  "The Chills  which  was  released  by  Dark  Descent  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them,  as  for  the  synths  they  are  only  used  briefly  on  one  song  and  they  add  a  darker  edge  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,   mid  paced  to  fast  90's  style  death  metal  riffs  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  in  at  times,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  and  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  that  are  very  easy  to  understand  with  some  spoken  word  passages  being  thrown  in  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  standard  dark  and  gory  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy 90's  style  death  metal  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  album  from  Horreendous  and  if  you  where  a  fan  of  their  previous  album,  you  will  not  be  dissapointed.  RECEMMONDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Womb"  "Altars"  "The  Ritual"  and  "The  Eyes  Of  Madness".  RECEMMONDED  BUY.

Blood Mortized/Bestial/Chaos Records/2011 CD Review

  Blood  Mortized  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  consists  of  many  veterans  from  the  death  metal  scene that  plays  a  very  old  school  style  of  Swedish  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2011  album  "Bestial"  which  was  released  by  Chaos  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  in,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  Swedish  style  death  metal  riffs  that  have  the  early  90's  feeling  to  them  as  well  as  producing  some  dark  sounding  melodies,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  and  melodic  sounding  death  metal guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  mixed  in  with  some  high  pitched  screams,  spoken  word  parts  and  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  death  and  gore  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy  and  powerful  sounds  in  the  90's  death  metal style.

  In  my  opinion  Blood  Mortized  are  a  very  great  sounding  classic  style  Swedish  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECEMMONDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Bestial"  and  "Shadow  Of  The  Quarter  Sun".  RECEMMONDED  BUY.

Hate Squad Interview

1.Can yo give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Our new album is just released in Europe and we#re preparing us for the upcoming tour in early 2012. Also do we have to replace one of our old buddy’s on guitar.

2.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?
The previous album “deguello wartunes” got more influences from hardcore.
Our new album is more thrash metal/death metal and less hardcore

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects that the band explores with on the new release?
our life, everything what’s up today and in the past what is real and  happens in our daily life.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
We are a group of strong men loaded with hate!!!

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
Difficult to say but for me 1998 at the With Full Force Festival!!
Our show was then very wild and powerful

Do you have any touring plans for the new release?
Sure, for 2012 we’re just checking out with our booking agency

6.On a worldwide level how has your new album been recieved by fans of extreme metal and metalcore?
so far I saw and read, went  the reviews and reactions  very good, our label are happy too so should be cool in the end of the day

7.I have seen the band being labeled as metalcore but when I listen to the music I hear a little bit more death metal and thrash how do you feel about that label?
You ‘are right but when we started we sound more crossover between death metal and hardcore

8.Are there any other projects besides this one or is this a full time line-up?
our singer got some more projects but this is his and our full time band

What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
its up to who is writing the songs and how many are involved, but we won’t play pop music or country, we will be heavy as always with little differences you know

9.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Bay area bands like Testament, Exodus for example, I listen to a lot hardcore like Terror, and right now Ghost Inside is my favorite band

10.Outside of music what are some of your interests?
All kind of sports, my girlfriend, my family and my label named Swell Creek records est.2000

11.Any final words or thought before we wrap up this interview?
-believe in yourself and do it your own way “my life, my way” god bless you all and buy the album, thanks!!!

Bauke de Groot (bass player)

Truth Corroded/Worship The Bleed/Ultimhate Records/2011 CD Review

  Truth  Corroded  are  a  band  from  Australia  that  plays  a  mixture  of  thrash,  hardcore  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2011  album  "Worship  The  Bleed"  which  was  released  by  Ultimhate Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  in,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  siund  with  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  influences  from  hardcore,  thrash  and  death  metal,  while  the  lead  guitars  have  a  very  meldoic  sound  to  the  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  death/thrash  style  growls  and  screams  mixed  in  with  some  hardcore  influenced  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  politics  and  misanthropy,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  heavy  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Truth  Corroded  are  a  decent  thrash  band  that  mixes  hardcore  and  death  metal  in  their  sound  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  9out  this  band.  RECEMMONDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Knives  Of  The  Betrayed"  "Leave  Nothing  Alive"  "Remants'  and  "Tear  Out  the  Eyes  of  Your  God".  RECEMMONDED  BUY.

Enfuneration Interview

Dave Thompson / ENFUNERATION

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

We are a 4 piece death metal band from Oklahoma City, Ok. , U.S.A.. We are all old school guys with traditional roots in death metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, and some black metal. We have been around since late 2006, and released a 7 song e.p. entitled "Souls To Burn" in 2007. After a few drummer changes, we now have a very solid line-up with Bryan Nikkel on guitar / vocals, Rodney Cochran on drums, Bryan Carman on bass guitar, and myself on guitar / vocals. We just released our split cd with Sacrificial Slaughter (ca.), entitled "American Death Thrash". Combing forces with them has worked out killer and the cd is strong, with both bands delivering some true metal.

 

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

We try not to sound like anyone else, as do most bands, and hopefully we have achieved that. I believe we have a raw gritty sound that a lot of death metal fans will dig. We have many musical influences among the band, and we all have a variety of stuff we grew up on and that combination has warranted some cool songs that have different styles even within the same song.

 

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjecs the band explores with the music?

We sing about serious matters, real life, real death. We are not a gore band, or a porn band, that's just not for us. As an example, the song Bearing Their Scars is based on the perils of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the story of the men that lived through it. But brutal reality is the main content throughout our songs.

 

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Its so hard to find a name that is cool and that nobody has in this day and age, so I made up a word by just adding some letters on the front of an existing word. EN-FUNERATION..The word funeration means to be buried with last rites, so adding the en on the front to me would turn it into the opposite, which would mean to me, mass graves, not being buried, and no religious figures to say your final rites, or to pray for your soul.

 

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

I would say for this band, the best show has been the ILDM Spring Bash 2, in Milwaukee Wi. earlier this year. As far as local shows, they are all killer, especially opening for killer national, or international bands. we have opened for quite a few nationals, but Vital Remains was probably the sickest of the national shows that we have opened.

 

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

We will see what comes up, but in this day and age, everything has to be right to be able to afford the trips, and making sure the venues are all set up and stuff. It's a lot tougher nowadays but we still plan on doing some fests, and as many out of state shows as we can pull off.

 

7. On a worldwide level how has your music been recieved by death metal fans?

So far I have heard nothing but good things. Of course we aren't trying to take over the world, just get our music out to the real metalheads that will enjoy it...!!

 

8. Are there any other projects besides this band or is this a full time line-up?

Nobody else has any side stuff, but I do studio vocals for a power metal band from here called Forte'. I have been in that band since 96', and have sang on the last 3 studio albums. The new one comes out inJanuary 2012, on tribunal records, and is entitled "Unholy War". Pure power thrash..!!

 

9. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?

Just trying to maintain our style without becoming too repetitious, and of course stepping up the writing the best we can...

 

10.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Like I said this bands members have been around for a while, so we have a wide interest in music, from Iron Maiden to Judas Priest, Suffocation to Nile, etc etc. Recently I purchased the new Arch/Matheos, "Sympathetic Resonance", and it is one of the best cds I have bought in a long time. Of course we listen to a lot of stuff.

 

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests

 

Bryan Nikkel is a bike builder, Bryan Carman is a mechanic, Rodney Cochran is a tattoo artist, and I refinish cars and bikes, and also do wood-burning. Also hockey is a big part of my existence as well. Horror movies and good metal all around.!!!

 

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Support the music you love, stay true to your heart, and keep it fucking METAL...\,,/

 

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Sacrificial Slaughter Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Right now we are touring in support of a split release we just put out on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions.
    

2. How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the split album and how does it differ from the previous recordings.

The tracks we did for the split are relentless.  Aggressive, pissed off and in your face from start to finish.  Definitely our best work to date. Previous recordings document a lot of different stages in the band and a lot of trying to find our sound.  From Death Metal to Grindcore. gorey, guttural, drum machines, we've done it all.  But I think we have finally found ourselves in the music and really enjoy playing the new tunes we have out today.  Everything we write gets better and better and more fun to play.  Thats what its all about.

3. What is your opinion of the other band on the split?

Enfuneration is great. We met them on the road in 2010.  We played in their hometown Oklahoma City and they impressed the fuck out of us to say the least.  More like gave us a run for our money.  Also their hospitality during our stay in their town was unmatched.  So we got to know them real well and when the idea came about of doing a split release I knew exactly who I wanted to work with.

4. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new recording?

I would like to think we have progressed in this category.  Breaking away from the cliche, generic, blood guts and gore Death Metal lyrics and referring to more everyday life situations that people can relate to.  Often in our case that consists of Whiskey, Weed and pussy.  But those are topics that we deal with in many ways on an everyday basis.  Even topics from problems with the law to drinkin a bottle so you dont get the shakes, or just straight up whoopin someones ass.  These things happen in our lives.  Some people think thats cheesy.  But we dont just play this music.  It is a lifestyle and we live it every single day.

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

I started the band 10 years ago with the current Gravehill/Exhumed axe player BodyBag Bob.  I remember jamming in my parents garage throwing around different ideas for band names and he actually said "Sacrificial Slaughter" as a joke.  I thought it was bad ass, so after extensive research online I was able to confirm that the name was available and it stuck. 

6. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Someone actually asked me this question the other day and I rattled off my top five.  I think i'll stick with those and say Switzerland,Germany, Mexico, Chicago and New York City.  These are places we have had extremely successful and fun shows.  They are all memorable for different reasons but alike in the ways of big, energetic crowds hanging by our every note. There is no better feeling then sending a sea of people into an all out frenzy with the power of music.  Our stage presence is intense.  Whether there is 5 people or 500, we pride ourselves in giving 100% in our performance and playing our hardest each and every night.

7. Do you have any touring plans for the future?
Nov.17th - El Paso, TX @ Badlands Billiards
 Nov.19th - San Antonio, TX @ The Korova (The Goregrowler's Ball 5)
 Nov.20th - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
 Nov.22nd - Albuquerque, NM @ The Lions Den
 Nov.25th - Denver, CO @ 3 Kings Tavern
 Nov.26th - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Expose
 Nov.27th - Las Vegas, NV @ Boomers

8. When can we expect a full length recording.

  After this tour the writing process will commence once again.  Ideally we would like to have a full length out in the Spring of 2012.  Hopefully our new split release will have success and generate enough positive feedback and label interest to propel us back into the studio early next year.

 9. On a worldwide level how has your music been recieved by death/thrash fans? 

We have connected with thousands of fans all around the world and the reception has been extremely positive.  Like I said before, we reach out to our fellow metal brothers and sisters and relate to them on many levels through our lyrical themes.  Combine that with the unprecedented aural assault of our music that we like to call "Extreme Fucking Death Thrash" and it has been a winning concoction for us so far.

 10. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?

Right now I am happy with the direction of the material we are creating.  Sky is the limit and the songs get better and better with each one we write.  In the future I hope to get us in a real studio with a real producer that can hopefully help us really capture our true sound and full potential.  Everything we've done to date has been self funded, self produced and in some cases self recorded.  Our next release we hope to have more label support and work with new people that have these skills and capabilities  

 11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

We have been fortunate enough to tour with some of our favorite bands like Pestilence, Master, Vital Remains, Goatwhore, Anal Blast and others.  These are all bands we were fans of from the beginning and having the opportunity to work along side them has been very influential.  A short list of other bands that have influenced our style might look something like Monstrosity, Misery Index, Obituary, At the Gates, Massacre, Autopsy, Aborted, etc.

 12.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

These days the music consumes a large portion of our lives.  It's a cutthroat business in this underground scene and there are thousands of bands out there trying to make it just like us.  In a genre where just about everything has been done a million times and in some cases beaten to death, it can sometimes be hard to keep your head above water.  The strong will survive and the weak will be cast aside.  So we work hard and dedicate the majority of our time to making sure we continue to thrive and stand out amongst this blood red sea of bands.

 13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Be sure to pick up our new Cd "American Death Thrash" on Horror Pain Gore Death productions and SUPPORT THE UNDERGROUND!!

 

Sacrificial Slaughter/Enfuneration/American Death Thrash/Hore Fore Pain Productions/2011 CD Split Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  California's  Sacrificial  Slaughter  and  Oklahoma's  Enfuneration  and  we  will start  of  the  review  with  Sacrificial  Slaughter  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death/thrash  metal.

  Drums  range  from  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  in,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  death  and  thrash  metal  together, will  the  lead  guitars  are  very  distorted  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  sounding  death  metal  growls  with  a  brief  use  of  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Anti  Christianity  and  gore, as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  heavy  and  brutal  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Sacrificial  Slaughter  are  a  very  great  sounding  death/thrash  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  this  band  out.  RECEMMONDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Reign  of  The  Hammer"  and  "Compund  Fracture.  RECEMMONDED.

  Next  up  is  Enfuneration  from  Oklahoma  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death  metal.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  apced  to  fast  drumming  with  alot  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  in,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  brutal  and  heavy,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  and  traditional  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  sounding  death  metal  growls  with  some high  pitched  screams  being  thown  in  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it has  a  very  dark,  heavy,  powerful  and  brutal  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Enfuneration  are  a  very  great  brutal  sounding  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check out  this  band.  RECEMMONDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Bearing Their  Scars"  and  "Stygian  Darkness".  RECEMMONDED  .

  In  my  opinion  this  is  a  great  split  with  Sacrificial  Slaughter  having  the  best  music  and  I  would  recemmond  this  to  all  death  metal  fans.  RECEMMONDED  BUY.

    

Morta Skuld Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band members these days?

Some of us are married and some divorced. Myself I have a 19 yr old daughter and a 9 yr old son. Kent has 3 kids and Jason (o'connell) has 2 and Kevin has two as well. Myself and Jason Hellman went on to do a band called 9mm solution, which did two albums and also toured. Jef went on to several projects as well. Kent, Jason O'Connell don't play at all. 


2. I have read that over the years the band changed it names, what was the decision behind that?

what happened is Morta Skuld broke up and after a year or so I couldn't seem to find a band or anyone I really wanted to jam with. No one around me would give up the Morta history and wanted to have a good name for the new project. So when I wanted to rename the project some fans got upset, we played under the Morta moniker for a while and then the same fans felt it wasn't cool, So then changed the name to MS2. Which eventually turned into 9mm solution. 


3. How would you describe the lyrical content of the lder music?

It is tought for me to say, I'm so close to it. I had alot of help on Prolong from Jef. Him and I had a different view of what the lyrics should be, I wanted to be all dark and Satan stuff, And he wanted them to have more thought behind them. We then came togther and said let's be dark but talk and write about the act of certian things that may have happned back in the dark ages.

4. What was the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Brian from viogression actually helped me with that, we were sitting around the table and he just had a few names written down, one was Puss and other weird things, and then he said the name and I was like that's it! 


5. What where some of the best shows that the band played live and how would you describe your stage performance?

Do date our Metal fest shows always went very well, But the show we opened for Slayer was by far the best, we were in are home town on our home turf and just brought it. 


6. Recently Relpase Records re-issued your older demos, what are your feeling about the re-issue?

It's a good story, Eric Grief and I were hanging out at my house and he asked if I had the old demo's we did on CD. I said yeah but they don't sound very good, I then went into the studio to clean the tracks up. Couple months went by and Jef and i crossed paths again and I mentioned to him I cleaned up the demo's. He then took a listen and was like I can clean this up even more and fix some stuff, then we went back in the studio 2 more times and mastered the final CD. I'm very proud of this work and happy Relpase Decided to release this, it sounds great and feel it still stands the test of time. 


7. I know that over the years the band was on a few record labels, out off all the ones that you worked with, which one do you feel that did the most to support your music?

Hands down Peaceville was awesome for us and really helped us along with are career. 


8. On a worldwide level how was your music recieved by death metal fans?

We had a lot of great response from fans, the bigger fan base was in the UK and oversea more so then the US. We were selling records and playing out with are favorite bands. 


9. What where some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Back in the day we were all heavy into Metallica and Testament, and thrash in general. But before I started playing Death metal i was really into Sabbath and Ozzy and Alice cooper. With music being so different these days i'm very picky as too what I listen to and just feel there are so many bands and just too much to choose from. I listen to Morbid angel still and the new Forbidden is awesome, Mnemic and Threat signal are two of my favorite bands these days, and the new Fear Factory is awesome too. 


10. What role did Satanism and Occultism play in the music?

At first alot, and then Jef joined and wasn't confortable with the content, so we agreed to write about the act of or feeling one would feel if they were nailed to a cross or have a parasite inisde of them. Eric and I would read through different books of religion and and the occult and that's kinda where it started. 


11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

To be honest not alot, the other guys have there wives and stuff, if I'm not with my kids I'm having a cold one and or hangin at the music store checking out the guitars, I do like going to see movies quite a bit. Other then that i"m pretty broing, I love to play. 


12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Yes please people go buy a copy of are CD and show these new age kids that old school still support there bands by buying a copy not stealing it, and thank you to all the fans that have and do support us, Big thank you to Eric and Relapse for there support as well. 

Morta Skuld/Through The Eyes Of Death-The Early Demos/Relapse Records/2011 CD_Reissue Review

 Morta  Skuld  are  a  band  from  Wisconsin  that  where  around  in  the  90-'s  and  played  a  very  heavy,  dark  and  occult  form  of  death  metal;  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  early  90's  demos  which  where  re-issued  by  Relapse  Records  as  "Through  The  Eyes  of  Death".

  Drums  range  from  slwo,  midpaced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  in  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  some  dark  sounding  death  metal  riffi9ng.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  midpaced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  also  have  a  thrash  edge  and dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  in  on  ocassion,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark,  melodic,  primitive  and  chaotic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  sounding  death  metal  growls  with  some  horror  film  samples  being  used  on  one  song,  while  the  lyrics  touch  on  dark,  occultic,  satanic  anti  christian  and  gory  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy  and  dark  sound  to  it  while  still  having  that  raw  demo  feeling  to  them.

  In  my  op0inion  Morta  Skuld  where  a  very  good  early  90's  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECEMMONDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Sacrificial  Rite"  "Preacher  Of  Lies'  "Of  Evil"  and  "Eternal  Suffering'.  RECEMMONDED  BUY.

Perversity Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Kazatel: Well, we have released our fourth album "Ablaze" via Lavadome Productions on August 31st. Besides that, we are planning to play some gigs in Slovakia to promote it. And also we are making some interviews for zines, radios and other promotional stuff.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?

Kazatel: Our new album was recorded in the professional studio Klakson, so the sound is very unique and of course more obscure and we are really satisfied with it.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new release?

Kazatel: On our demos and the first two albums the lyrics were mainly written by Jozef (guitars), they were about hatred, wars and other social issues. On our third album the lyrics were written by myself, except two of them were done by Jozef. They were about the dark corners of human mind, apocalypse and heresy. On our new album the lyrics were written by myself and they are about blasphemy, occultism and devil worship. But we dont wanna be seen as a　satanic death metal band.

4. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Kazatel: As far as　I　can remember...the best shows that we played,were supports for Suffocation and Vital Remains. But every show is a　good show for us. And how can I　describe our stage performance? It´s very simple, come to visit a gig and you will see:)

5. Do you have an ytouring plans fo rthe new release?

Kazatel: Like I　said...we are planning to play some gigs here in Slovakia. Maybe we will do some shows in the Czech Republic or Poland. Time will tell.

6. On a worldwide level how have death metal fans worldwide react to the 　new album?

Kazatel: Until these days we have received many e-mails and reactions of fans are very good. Also some reviews have been made, so the worldwide response is really good.

7. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Kazatel: We will do what we like...pure blasphemous death metal at its best.

8. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced the sound of the new album and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Kazatel: Like a　death metal band we were and are influenced or inspired by many bands. Some of them are Incantation, Suffocation, Immolation or Deicide, but we dont wanna be described as a　copy of them. And what about me? Well, I　don´t like gospel music and technoshit...but I　can listen to everything from prog-rock till goregrind. I　have many favourite styles and bands.

9. What role does Occultsim play in you rmusic and how would you describe your views on this topic?

Kazatel:Occultism is a　very good theme to discuss, but we have no time to do that.But I　have always been inspired by it from the very childhood.I have really been enchanted by everything that has dealt with it.I own some grimoires,books and poems in my collection.So,You can see me as a　laic student and fan of it, that likes to read about it and writes lyrics for his band.

10. Outside of music what are som eof you rinterests?

Kazatel: Well,my band and whole musicianship is not my main income, it´s my hobby.I am employed as a　security officer, so sometimes I　have no time to rehearse.

11. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Kazatel: Thanks a　lot for showing interest on our band and don´t forget that DEATH METAL IS ETERNAL!

Perversity/Lavadome Productions/2011 CD Review

  Perversity  are  a  band  from  Slovakia  that  plays  a  very  dark  occultic  form  of  brutal  death  metal  in  the  old  school  vein  and  this is  a  review  of  their  2011  album  "Ablaze"  which  was  released  by  Lavadome  Productions.

  Drums  range  from  midpaced  to  fast  drumming  with  alot  of  brutal  blast  beats  being  thrown  in,  while  the  piano  which  is  only  used  on  the  intro's  brings  a  very  tragic,  dark  and  evil  sound  to  the  music,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  sounds  very  strong  and  powerful  with  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  album.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  midpaced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  in  the  old  school  vein  that  are  very  brutal  and  heavy  sounding  with  alot  of  skill  being  utilized  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  distorted  and  technical  sounding  death  metal  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  a  good  amount  of  high  pitched  screams  being  thown  in  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  Necrophillia  and  other  dark  themes,  as  for the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  poweful  and professional  sound  to  it  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  coming  out  with  a  very  brutal  sound.

  In  my  opinion  Perversity  are  a  very  good  brutal  occultic  death  metal band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECEMMONDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Behind  The  Diabolical"  "Merciless Messiah"  "Necrophilliac  Beast"  and  "Blood  Of  Hastur".  RECEMMONDED  BUY.

Supreme Pain Interview

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> 1. Can you update us on what is going on with the band these days?
As you maybe know our new record came just out, so now we are preparing for the live shows.We have also practise with a session Bass player  at the moment because Alesa is pregnant but after this she will come back in the band. Also i like to say that the reactions on this new records are absolute amazing.

> 2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it
> differs from previous releases?
I think this record is much more dark evil death metal .. the other ones are where more normal brutal death.
We also had this already in mind before we started creating new tracks .. that it still sounds like Supreme pain but more dark .. and it turnt out killer.

> 3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new release
> explores?
When the record is more dark and evil than you can image that the lyrics on this record are also like this.We try to make by every track a cool story.

> 4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
By a brutal band like us you need also a cool name that fits by your sound .. and a name that stays easy in your head .. so Erwin the guitar player came with this name and we all liked it. But there is no deeper meaning behind the band name.

> 5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and
> how would you describe you stage performance?
We didn,t play that much live show .. but the ones we did where really good. Our music stands for Brutality and Aggression and that is what you get when you come to see us. We give our selfs for 100% and not less.

> 6. What are the touring plans for the new album, any plans to hit North
> or South America?
Man .. that will be so amazing when this can happen with Supreme pain. We are prepard to work really hard but than also people have to ask for us. We really hope that with the new record the band will be bigger and that we can start doing cool live shows.

> 7. What is going on with the other projects these days?
Now first i like to say that Bastiaan from Supreme pain joint Sinister and i am really happy about this because he is great guitar player. For my self i still do Absurd Universe (Sinister project but fucking cool old school death/thrash) the record will come out late October on Punishment 18 records. I have also Weapons to hunt .. we recorded already our c.d but now we have to wait how like to bring this out for us.

> 8. On a worldwide level how has your new album been recieved by death
> metal fans?
Man .. the reactions are so amazing. Before you only can hope that people and magazines will like the record .. but till now its so much more than we expected .. we are happy and pround because we worked our ass off for this record.

> 9. What direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?
For sure we will go on with the sound that we have now dark and evil death metal.We from supreme pain are all death metal lovers so we will never play anything els than this.

> 10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your
> music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
I think you can hear in our music .. Morbid angel (old one) Behemoth and maybe some Suffocation .. but NO COPIE !!! we do our own thing and try to make supreme pain better and better. Now i only can speak for my self .. but i lisen alot to Suffocation(the best) and to  new bands that came out .. like Ichor (great band from Germany) and alot more.

> 11. Outside of music, what are some of your interests?
That is my family i have to say .. but after my family comes music .. music is my hobby and like to do this the best i can and spend all my free time in this.

> 12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
Thank you so much for the interview .. and to all metal heads .. check out out Divine Incarnation from Supreme pain maybe you like to get it.

Aad & Supreme pain