Sophicide/Perdition Of The Sublime/Willowtip/2012 CD Review

  Sophicide  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  very  a  very  brutal  and  technical  form  of  death  metal  with  a  melodic  edge  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Perdition  Of  The  Sublime"  which  was  released  by  Willowtip.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while t he  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout the  recording,  as  for  the  synths  they  are  only  utilized  on  one  song  and  bring  a  very  symphonic  sound  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  brutal  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  technical  sounding  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  and  some  groove  metal  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while the  lead  guitars  are  very  technical  and  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilize  they  use  exotic  sounding  scales  to  add  more  variety  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  thrown  into t he  music  at  times  as  well  as  some  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  violent  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it h as  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Sophicide  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal,  technical  death  metal  band  with  a  melodic  edge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style  of  music,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Art  Of  Atrocity'  "Of  Lust  And  Vengeance"  "Freedom  Of  Mind"  and  "Dawn  Of  A  New  Age".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Rocking Corpses Interview

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

Rocking Corpses is a fairly new band and just now releasing debut album called Rock 'n' Rott through Abyss Records. The whole idea was to combine rock, death metal and various horror themes. The trio consists of Tony D.K., Leper Laze and Vile.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

I think the sound is a combination of the aggression and balls of death metal but also harmonies and groove of rock. Vocals have two main styles with low guttural death metal grunts and cleaner rock stylish vocals mainly in choruses. Also the gain in guitars have been toned down a bit to bring out the rocking side of the music.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music/

The first album Rock 'n' Rott is a theme album telling the story of one zombie crawling out of it's grave and rocking out in a city. So the main theme is horror but black humour is also a big part of the lyrics as well. The first album is about zombies doing crazy rocking things but in the future there will be other horror themes also.

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

I think the band's name sums up pretty well what we are all about, rock, death, corpses, zombies, monsters, etc. It's also pretty funny name when you visualize some corpses rocking out but for me it's a strong and coarse name too.

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

So far we haven't done any live shows. In the studio I played all the instruments and we haven't rehearsed all the songs yet with our new drummer Vile, who btw did all the artwork for the album. All the guys have played many shows with different bands and I think it will be great to do shows with Rocking Corpses when we are ready. It will be energetic and crazy rockin' gigs.

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

No plans so far.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

The album is going to be released on July 13th so there's not that much feedback yet. Maybe for rock fans the death metal side of our music may be too much but for a death metal fan, i'd think our stuff will be something new and exciting. A fresh breath of putrid air.

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

All the guys have different things going on too but Rocking Corpses is a solid unit and not just a side project. I also play in other bands but all my creative energy goes to Rocking Corpses.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases/

Now with an amazing new drummer we can maybe explore into more extreme death metal also. Without forgetting the groovy rock, of corpse. Also the sound will certainly evolve with future releases as the drums will be real drums and not electronic like the ones I played on our debut. The lyrical themes will be more varied too and not concentrating only on zombies.

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

Maybe I'm getting old 'cause I find myself listening to so much blues and bluesy rock. Motörhead and AC/DC are some of my all time favourites but lately I've been listening a lot of stuff like Clutch, Joe Bonamassa and finnish band Viikate. I also got really excited when I found Ghoultown. Their latest album is just amazing. Also I've been excited about Autopsy coming back with a great album! Other favourites are Pungent Stench, Necrophagia, Rob Zombie, Macabre, Entombed.. So many.

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

It's pretty obvious in our music that I really love horror movies. Everything from classic black & white to new stuff. Laze has been riding motorcycles all his life but just lately I've been getting interested too. I bought my first bike last summer and now I've been thinking about buying a Harley. It's just too bad that the summers in Finland are so short..

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

Be sure to check out our debut album Rock 'n' Rott! Listen with full volume and a case full of beer. More info from www.rockingcorpses.comand www.officialabyssrecords.com - Horror & Gore!

-Tony D.K.

Rocking Corpses/Rock'N'Rot/Abyss Records/2012 CD Review

  Rocking  Corpses  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  death  metal  with  a  rock'n'roll  edge  and  this is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Rock'N'Rot"  which  was  released  by  Abyss  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  fast  playing  or  blast  beats,  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  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  death  metal  with  rock'n'roll  with  some  riffing  having  a  blues  music  feeling  to  them  as  well  as  some  clean  playing,  while the  lead  guitars  are  classic  rock  style  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  mixed  in  with  some  clean  singing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  high  pitched  screams  in  addition  there  are  some  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  gore  themes  with  a  sense  of  humor,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Rocking  Corpses  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  death  metal  and  rock  music  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  style,  you  should  check out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Up  From  The  Grave"  "Life  For  A  Life"  "Necrophiliacs"  and  "Dead  End".  RECOMMENDED  BUY. 

Southwicked/Death's Crown/Abyss Records/2012 CD Review

  Southwicked  are  a  band  from  Florida  that  plays  a  very  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Death's  Crown"  which  was  released  by  Abyss  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow, mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  only  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats,  while t he  bass  playing h as  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  heavy  death  metal  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording  with  a  southern  feeling  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  old  school  Florida  style  death  metal  riffs  that  dont  utilize  the  more  modern  or  technical  sound  of  the  newer  bands,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  old  school  death  metal  guitar  solos  or  leads  that  have  a  southern  rock  feeling  to  them  at  times.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  and  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  serial  killers  and  murder,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Southwicked  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  style  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style  of  music,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Death's  Crown"  "Killing  Spree"  "Charming  Karma"  and  "Green  River  Killings".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Hour Of Penance Interview

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

Giulio : At the moment we're practicing a lot for our next shows , we're confirmed to play at the Hellfest this June , which is pretty much the biggest festival in Europe and we're working on some tours..we keep ourselves always busy !

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

Giulio : As we did with the other albums so far we tried to improve and change things here and there by adding new elements to our music and fixing what had to be fixed and Sedition will be just the results of that kind of work..Of course having a new singer and a new drummer helped a lot with that. Changing “skin” through every album without compromising the band original sound is one of our strong point.  At the same time we kept embedding our influences in our music, staying “death metal” without exceeding in experimentations.

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

Giulio : “Sedition” is a title that explains clearly what is the main theme of this work: rebellion against everything that stands in the way of knowledge, embodied by the serpent in the cover. We want to get back our future and regain the glory of our past, where Italy was the cradle of art, knowledge and power. The catholic church must be swept away for this to happen, since it has dumbed down every positive force in this country, and now we’re left with nothing. So every song tells the story of  a new holy war, from different point of views, to finally destroy the jew-christian ideology and establishment and be again free from all their lies.   

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

Giulio : We had a ton of memorable shows.. one i will never forget is the Death feast open air 2007 where we had more than one hundred metalheads on stage moshing on stage with us during a song - that was fucking unbelievable. it was hilarious to see the next year a warning signs with "Please don't get people on stage with you - this goes to Hour of Penance especially" written on it.

We give our 100% on stage , it's very hard to play such a complex music and in the same time interact with people as well but i think we achieved that doing show after show.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?

Giulio : We're just returned from a very successful tour with The Black Dahlia Murder , Nile and Skeletonwitch.. that was our first tour in the U.s and we're planning to come back as soon as possible. Actually we have already a great option for this fall , we're keeping our finger crossed for that , it's gonna be a kick ass tour.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer music by brutal death metal fans?

Giulio : Feedback from the fans is just great , i think we've satisfied our die hard fans as well as reached some new fans with our music. SEDITION received only but good reviews from the worldwide press. We were surprised to see good reviews even in some magazines that usually don't cover extreme metal , like Legacy mag. , and only two months passed since the release date.. so far so good !

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

Giulio : Paolo is the only one who has a side project , his band Aborym , is probably one of the most innovative and crazy industrial black metal band that you can find out there.. they released an album on Season of Mist two years ago and now they're about to enter the studio to record the newer album.

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

Giulio : It's too early to talk about that , even if we have some ideas already.. We don't sit too much on the table and talk about what to change and what not about our music. I'm sure we will not change too much , we'll stay loyal to our fans without exceeding in some weird experimentations , that's the key behind every successful death metal album.. you got to keep it brutal!

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

Giulio : I tried to stay away from death metal while i was writing SEDITION because i didn't wanted to be influenced by any death metal band to be honest so i also lost some of the releases that came out on the last year. I've managed to get a copy of Torture , the new cannibal corpse album , while we were playing with them in a show in the U.s , and i have to say that i'm literally in love with their new record. Chaos Inception is about to have their new album out , they're a killer death metal band , you should really check them out! 

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

Giulio : Music keeps us busy for the most of the day , when we don't play music you can probably find us at the gym!

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

Giulio : Thanks for having us onto these pages , be sure to check out our new album SEDITION and keep supporting DEATH METAL! 

 

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Master/The New Elite/Pulverised Records/2012 CD Review

 Master  are  a  band  from  Chicago,  Illinois  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  history  that  goes  back  30  years  and  one  of  the  original  death/thrash  metal  bands  and  this  is  a review  of  their  2012  album  "The  New  Elite"  which  was  released  by  Pulverised  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  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  heavy  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  death  metal  with  thrash  as  well  as  some  punk  influences,  while the  lead  guitars,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  death/thrash  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death/thrash  screams  and  growls  along  with  some  more  traditional  death  metal  style  growls  in  addition  there  is  a  brief  spoken  word  part  on  the  last  song,  while the  lyrics  cover  hateful,  everyday  and  anti  religion  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  album  from  Master  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  one  as  well.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  New  Elite"  "Remove  The  Knife"  "Redirect  The  Evil"  and  "Souls  To  Dissuade".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.   

Binah Interview

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

Not many have heard of us, we have come out of nowhere, spawned forth from death metal's rancid and rotten womb to unleash floods of fetid grue. There was death before and death after, nothing else.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Our sound is akin to being at the depths of a caldera, being gradually consumed by wave upon wave of nebulous, thick and bubbling viscera.

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

Death, spirituality, death, occultism and death.

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

Binah is the second of the sephiras in the kabbalistic Tree of Life. It symbolises processes of rational understanding as ingrained in the psyche of each individual, and is often visualised as a chamber of mirrors upon which the emerald-green light of knowledge is reflected and in turn multiplied as it is projected outwards. It is asociated to the feminine gender, as death and life themselves tend to be. 

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

Our best shows have been on our tour of the Seventh circle of hell, that was a much better tour than our tour of the Eighth where attendance and merch sales were poor. The audiences were generally much more appreciative on the Seventh, and the onstage sound was better....we hope to tour there again. Our stage performance is best described as interesting.

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

We toured all the levels of hell apart from the Third so we want to go there. Of course we would like to revisit the Seventh as that is where most of our fans reside. Fuck the Eighth level bastards...fraudulent desperadoes!!

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

The worldwide reaction has been massive...almost global in its size!

8. Are there any other musical projects besides this one or is this band full time?

Life and death are our only full-time endeavour. Most activities, including this band, are just by-products designed to enhance and share the exhilaration of the experience.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases/

The direction of death.

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

Autopsy, Fairport Convention, Gil Evans, Lubricant, Vomit Drenched Mutilated Corpse, Vinnie Vincent and of course, Yes (80s output only).

11. How would you describe your views on Occultism?

It is a fundamental part of who and how are are as people and how we approach and perceive the experience of life. Much like sunlight, illness or wildlife, it is difficult to express an opinion on something that simply happens and is there.

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

Sitting in a corner of a room, eyes closed, contemplating life.

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

Thanks for the great questions....death metal til death!

Offending Interview

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

Hi! Actually we have lot of work : prepare the release of the album, update websites, search gigs, put on line the new video clip... And also look after interviews and reviews obviously!

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

For this album, we wanted to go farther than the first and we have finally written something more brutal, sombre and also more technical songs I think. For Human Concept, we had some songs that we recorded from our demos but for Age of Perversion, everything is new and the band's level has gotten higher so it finally gave this album what it needed.

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

All texts of Age of Perversion have the same subject: How the human became the slave of society, religion and everything around him. He doesn't live, think and do something by himself, but only by the strongest who tell him how he is supposed to live. It's very important for us to be aware of that but also to denounce that. When can the human  break his own chains and start living for himself?

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

I don't really know how this name have been chosen because It was decided by V.R (drummer) and G.P (guitarist) in 2002 and I came in the band only in 2007.

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

For me our show in HellFest in 2009. It's the biggest in France and one of the biggest in Europe. It was really a dream to play on the same stage as Vader, Immolation and so many others. Offending's show? It's a brutal, intense and so "Death Metal" performance!

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

Not actually. We are contacted by people but not for a tour. But we would like to ! I would really like to play elsewhere and see new places and new fans!

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by brutal death metal fans?

We are really surprised about people's reactions : We usually receive posts on websites or email from guys who listen or buy albums and really like them. It's really nice to have listeners around the world who appreciate your work and motivate you to continue.

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

For my side, I have others bands, not as big as Offending, but I also play with them when I'm free. The other bands aren't Death Metal but Hard Rock.

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

 

We'll continue to write and play what we really like and it's Death Metal! Songs could be different, like the difference between Human Concept and Age of Perversion, but it will be always Death Metal, Offending Death Metal !

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

Unfortunately, I'm not really aware about releases. I follow my favourite bands (Cannibal Corpse, Vile, Vader, and others) but I don't like the way we do for "Core" Metal nowadays! Metal Core, Death Core... It's really too much and I have the feeling that all these bands do the same thing you know? I like Death Metal but not only that; I like Heavy and Prog Metal too.

11. How would you describe your views on Satanism, Occultism and Anti Christianity?

I don't want to say "Death Metal is Satan music" or "We play this style because we hate Jesus and God"... I see this religion like others : People identifie themselves with on some points and only believe in this truth. But like others, all is not right.

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

I'm a big fan of comics, BD and mang ! When I don't play, I spend lot of time in stores buying new ones!

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
Thanks to you for this interview! Follow us and STAY BRUTAL!

Binah/Hallucinating In Ressurrecture/Dark Descent Records/2012 CD Review

  Binah  are  a  band  from  the  U.K  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Hallucinating  In  Ressurecture"  which  was  released  by  Dark  Descent  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  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  heavy,  raw  and primitive  sounding  in  the  early  90's  tradition  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  with  some  melodic  parts.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  death  metal  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  and  heavy  sound  to  it  capture  the  classic  death  metal  sound  of  the early  90's.

  In  my  opinion  Binah  are  a very  great  sounding  old  school  style  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a fan  of  this  musical  style,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  New  Rotten  Dawn"  "Eminance  of  The  Sombre"  and  "Crepuscaler  Trancesdence".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.   

Offending/Age Of Perversity/Deepsend/2012 CD Review

  Offending  are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  brutal  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Age  Of  Perversity"  which  was  released  by  Deepsend.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  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.

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

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Anti  Christian  and  Gore  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound to  it  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Offending  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  satanic,  anti  christian  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style  of  music,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Within  This  World"  "Religion  Depravity"  "Age  Of  Perversion"  and  "Raped  By  Religion".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Blood Mortized/The Key To A Black Heart/Chaos Records 2012 CD Review

  Blood  Mortized  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  that  I  would  describe  as  being  Swedish  style  death  metal  in  the  early  90's  tradition  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "The  Key  To  A  Black  Heart"  which  was  released  by  Chaos  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrownn  into  the  music  at  times,  while the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  Swedish  style  death  metal  riffs  in  the  early  90's tradition  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  that  are  very  easy  to  understand  with  some  high  pitched  screams  and  spoken  word  parts  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times  in  addition  there  is  a  brief  use  of  a  choir  being  utilized  towards  the  end  of  one  song,  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  gore  and  anti  religion  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  an  early  90's  feeling  while  still  being  professional  enough  to  the  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  while  not  taking  away  from  the  raw  and  primitive  nature  of  the  music.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  album  from  Blood  Mortized  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  their  previous  material,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Heretic  Possession"  "Doomsday  Architect"  "To  Murder  A  God"  and  "Bringer  Of  Eternal  Death".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Zombiefication/Reaper's ConsecrationPulverised Records/2012 EP Review

  Zombiefication  are  a  band  from  Mexico  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  that  I  would  describe  as  being  Swedish  style  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  ep  "Reaper's  Consecration"  which  was  released  by  Pulverised  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  brutal  sounding  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  sound  very  powerful.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  in  the  classic  Swedish  vein  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  shouts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  recording  from  Zombiefication  and  if  you  where  a  fan  of  their  previous  album,  you  should  enjoy  this  one  as  well.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Death  Rides"  and  "We  Stand  Alone".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Disaffected Interview

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

Hi! We have just finished our first release party gigs and are now still considering more shows and rehearsing for them. This phase should go on until September/October. By that time Disaffected will be back to composing. 

2. How would you describe your musical sound of the new album and how it differs from the older recording?

Disaffected is normally regarded as a progressive death metal act. This is a label we are quite comfortable with, yet there is still a bit more to our music than “just” progressive death metal. We also include jazzy, tribal and industrial elements. All this was of course already present on the “Vast” album, but in “Rebirth” we took it all a step further. As such, the new record picks up in the same atmosphere as the previous, but it is a lot more complex. It is a record that takes its time to understand.

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

“Rebirth” is a concept album. It metaphorically tells the story of the long road the band has travelled since 1997 till 2012: its hardships, its death, its hopes and, finally, its rebirth. Lyrically you are taken on a long journey, from the worst of feelings to the best of them.

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

Back in the early nineties it was all about not conceding to mainstream music and culture. There was a certain rebellion about it. Nowadays we still believe we are sort of “non aligned” musically. It is still very hard to catalogue our music, so there is something disaffected about us as a band. 

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

The release party gig in Lisbon was really a blast! We played in an old cinema and made use of the old projection material by means of a VJ. The result was very exquisite. A very strange trip. Everybody loved it! So did we.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?

We have a few other shows booked it Portugal and Spain, but that is about it. We are really very eager to play central and northern Europe. Hopefully it won’t take to long to achieve!

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer music by extreme metal fans?

Almost all reviews from webzines, magazines and radio stations have been fantastic. As for the fans, so far we have received only compliments. Many people were a bit skeptical about a band coming back after 15 years of silence, but after they heard “Rebirth” they really seem to appreciate our effort. Even considering the patience it takes to understand the record everyone has been really generous.

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

Disaffected is the full time line up of all its elements. We have other jobs, but musically we are 100% committed to this band.

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

We trust we have our own formula and our very own particular sound and we are really very pleased with it. As such, we should be taking more steps down that road but always experimenting with different stuff. Our motto has always been and forever shall be: “innovate and complicate or just don’t bother to create”.

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

Ouch! That is a hard one! There is so much good music out there that it is almost impossible not to make an immense list! A wide range of styles and bands influences us. Anything from “Obscura” to “Dead Can Dance”, from “Atheist” to “My Dying Bride”.

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

We are all quite different outside music. Sergio, for example, is a biker and is very much into his own bike club. Gião on the other hand is more of a cinema guy and knows all about movies (porn included! lol). I myself (Octávio) am more of bookworm and devour books by the dozens every year. 

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

Yes! Thank-you very much for your time and your interest in Disaffected. It really means a lot to us! Keep up your great work on your publication. Hope your readers find the chance to check our album out. Cheers!

Calcined Interview

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

We do death metal since 2008 in Switzerland.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Nothing expectionnel, our music is clearly inspired by our influence rather oldschool, adding a good touch of disorder, which gives it a slight tinge of modernity

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

Often the issue revolves around a person somewhat troubled, tight and misunderstood by society. Many of our texts sounds of apocalyptic history with respect to oneself, of things that happen in our head.

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

The effect of calcination is used in mineralogy, now imagine this process on a human body and there a lot of ideas come.

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

During the release party of our latest album Ep "thwarted", we played in a pub in our regions with "Daigoro," a group of friends. We gave everything and the public felt that the well has created a great chemistry!

In our concert, we are as captivated by the music. We are 100% in our trip. The public is not as receptive whenever

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

We hope so! It is difficult to find help that would allow us to leave the country.

7. Recently you have came out with a split album, what are your thoughts on the other band that participated and how much impact did Evil Chuck and Death have on your music?

The band  "Death" has always inspired in general. We have great respect for the work of Chuck and what he has brought on the metal scene. One can regret never having seen, being too young.  Able to honor him with this album is like thank him for all his contributions!

Paths "Regicide decease" and "Calcined" it is a little cross by chance, but we quickly became friends and had the same intentions, to pay tribute!

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?

As we mentioned at the top, we are not common worldwide, this split-album will also be helpful on this point

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

In hopes to create an exchange in our respective countries, but nothing has been done to date.

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

The death metal in general, we do not really like the new wave "Deathcore", but we are relatively open.

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

We hope to continue in this direction without asking any questions.

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

The simpsons, the beers, the music festivals ...

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

All are said. Thanks for everything, greetings

 

Lionel (Drums) and Piffeux (Bass, backing)

Regicide Decease Interview

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

----Hell-o ... What can I say we are young band and we are playin a some oldschool thrash and death metal since 2009 we have a fun for that what we are doin and I think its really cool for us so far hehehe :)


2. How would you describe your musical sound?

----Damn ..it really hard too me describe our music what should I say ? ... maybe I say some description from other interviews we`re little Slayer , Death , Obituary and ? Coroner , Atheist and what else ? old Sepultura ? I think its good describe hehehe maybe little wide but ..... :)


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

----Hmm....Death ..... Destruction ... Occult.... Black Magic and Satanism ...and obviously anti clericalism

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

----Regicide its mean ,,killing of the king,, or other monarch, Decease its mean when sombody is dead its two things what is one after the other first its Regicide next its or was probably suddenly Decease so ... its only one really meaning of our band name ...about inspiration in some Middle Ages kings was strictly relative with the church right now in Poland we have really big problem with those fuckers in habits we have 21st century but they are fucking kings in our country they are plague and I think few of the regicide are really necessary in here

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

----We played only few shows so far about our stage performance I can say we are not of course behemoth or dimmu borgir we are not givin a show almost theatrical we tried focus on the music few of our bandmates newer played before on stage so they need focus much more on the music not on the ,,show,, and all others ,,fireworks,, but we work and still learn ewerything what we dont know

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

----Yes ofcourse in June we are playin with sweden Intestinal and guys from poland called Hell United it`ll be a minitour on three cities in Poland next we are goin for Metal Crowd in Belarus in august ..right now we are try too play as many concerts as we can

7. Recently you have put out a split album, what is your opinion on the other band that was involved and how much of an impact did Evil Chuck and Death have on your music?

----I think the influences are very strong maybe not too strong .. I mean we never ever try to copy Death or Chuck style ...when I compose a song I try to not listen too much music.... metal music ....to not copy something of course right now we have 2012 and its really hard to not copy something hehehehe even in that kind of weird music like Thrash /death metal :)

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been toy your music by fans of death metal?

----I think from fans was really different someone like our style someone not ...otherwise we was happy what we read about our music in zines off all countries I can say we was really surprise because no one of us think about that we can have that good notes !

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

----I think our future music will be more agressive.... much more heavy .....little wonky ? hehehe we`ll see ;) its hard too say

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

----Influence like I say of course Death and Chuck ( RIP ) Trevor Perez from Obituary , John 5 , James Murphy  especially Disincarnated band , Gorguts ( first albums ) and many more in early days I can say Iron maiden and Helloween .... what I listening in novadays ? really different music for example Leszek Mo¿d¿er , Alice Cooper , Steie Ray Vaughan and meny other many bluesmans like Albert Collins , Johnny Copeland , Otis Rush , Buddy Guy ,.... Dream Theater , Steve Stevens projects , WASP , Jordan Rudess , MSG and maaaaany more :) its hard to count them all ....

11. What role does Occultism play in your music?


---- Yeah the role is quite big beceuse our lyrics of our latest works talk about all this misticism of the occult black magic and I think all we( in the band ) are really like this subject hehehehe


12. Outside of music what are some of your interests

---- Aviation ....... and military little bit of japanese culture eighter :) but I`m really big fan of everything what flying especially from WWII its my biggest interests after the music :)


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

----What can I say .. see you soon on our gigs and on Metal Crowd ! I hope you won`t regret :) thank You for the cool chat and Take Care !

Annihilation Interview

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

Fabio: Annihilation began in 2004 in a small town called Almeirim, about 80 km from Lisbon with this big idea of creating his own vision of Death Metal. Within a couple of years of hard work, a demo was recorded with the idea to be used as a promo for getting gigs and festivals in our own country so we could get exposed. After some gigs and festivals with lot of people interested in our music we began the recording process of our debut album in 2011. The Band suffer many line up changes until we found the right people to continue. Being me the started of all this process the band is now consisted by: Fábio Silva - 30 years old - Rhythm guitar/Vocals (founder of Annihilation), Daniel Pacheco - 23 years old - Lead Guitars (Session musicianmainly, too many to tell), Diogo Silva - 23 years old - Bass / Backup Vocals ( Exhumer ), Paulo dos Santos  - 27 years old - Drums ( The Ladder, Side-effects, They Were Gunshots, BlackSunrise ).

 2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Daniel: “In the beginning, we had a lot of influence from Morbid Angel, Gorguts, Cannibal Corpse, Hateeternal and such. I think that it’s pretty obvious for anyone who listens to the album. Every one of us tries to listen to as many music possible, from all the genres and styles. But, since our formation changed heavily after the recording, and since we found very talented people, we could start to arrange and compose more technical stuff and now basically the band stands at the more technical side of the genre like The Faceless, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Obscura and Hour of Penance.

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

Fabio:  most of the lyrics were based on the more personal aspect and the main topics were the negative aspect, inner war and misanthrope of the Human Being. For the new tracks we’re actually aiming more for dualism, space and conscience awareness, since that’s how our music is progressing for.

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

 Fabio: The idea for the band’s name “Annihilation” actually came from Nile’s album “Annihilation of the Wicked”. This was the album that I listened a lot during the formation of Annihilation and still today is one of my favorites! So this is my way of saying thanks to the guys of Nile.

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

Fabio:“We’ve played in some of the big festivals in our country and some venues too. Now we’re getting some tour dates around Europe and, with some luck, some US dates too. Our stage performance is pretty directly to the music itself. We try always to have the best sound and equipment so our fans and crown can have the best experience ever!

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

 Fabio: “We are currently making plans to tour our country then Europe and maybe a mini US tour so we can our debut album at its best .We have already a date in Spain on a festival down there too, so lets see what we can work from there.”

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by brutal death metal fans?

Daniel: “Pretty positive I must say! We’re getting a ton of good reviews and the people are buying the album, so I must say things are going as expected! That´s why worldwide distribution was so important to us, so we could get to the most people out there! “

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

 Daniel: “This is a full time line up. Some of us have other projects but this is top priority. For instance I work in music mainly as session musicians but currently have a grindcore project called Hiroshima and in process of recording my own stuff. Paulo dos Santos also plays drums on “The Ladder” too.

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

Daniel: “Since now we found a stable and very talented formation, we are working on the more technical and experimental side of the genre. Bands like Hour of Penance, Obscura, The Faceless, Origin and The Faceless became major influences. This is the new direction we are heading and all the composition are following these direction. We are pretty excited to perform these new works and record them!”

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

 Daniel: “We listen to a lot of music from all genres and styles. I listen to a lot of jazz, free jazz and djent. Paulo listens to aggrotechfor example. So we pretty much listen to everything and try to use all of that as influence during your composition stage”.

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

Fabio Silva: “Well I work for BlackBerry providing technical support for the BlackBerry PlayBook in Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and USA. Daniel Pacheco works in his family’s engineering firm on the instrumental and inclinometer readings part. Paulo dos Santos is taking his major at informatics engineering and Diogo Silva is  a domestic contractor.

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

Daniel “Just to say a big thanks for this interview, we really like it! A big thanks to all our worldwide supporters out there! It´s for you we do this! We will be touring this summer, we have already a date in Spain at Skulls of Metal fest in 7 July. Spanish fans don´t forget this we wanna see you there!! More dates will be announced since we are finishing our plans for this year tour. After that we will continue our pre-production work and have some news about the new album! Keep checking our facebook for news and events! A big word of appreciation to all out there !