Ritual Killing/New Tribe//Blacksmith Records/2012 CD Review

   Ritual killing  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  very  tribal  form  of  death/thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  2012  album  "New Tribe"  which  was  released  by  Blacksmith  Records.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats  while  mixing  in  some  percussion  playing  at  times,  while  the  folk  instruments  when  they  are  utilized  bring  a  very  tribal  sound  to t he  music,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

   Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  death,  groove  and  thrash  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  and  technical  sounding  thrash  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  to  add  more  variety  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death/thrash  metal  growls  with  some  shouts  being  thrown  into the  music  at  times  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  high  pitched  screams  and  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  corruption  of  the  world,  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  Ritual Killing  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  death,  groove  and  thrash  metal  with  a  tribal  edge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of t his  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Liar"  "My  Owner"  "Headhunter"  and  "Blood  Cops".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.   

Saratan Interview

J â Jarek Niemiec (vocals, bass)
A â Adam Augustynski (guitars)


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

J -  Itâs a really busy time for us! We are few days after the premiere of our third album, and just after that we will play a few tours. Theyâll include plenty of gigs in Poland, and few months later â in April 2013- we are going to invade Europe! Apart from that, we are working on our merch and preparing for a second video!

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

J â Our music has more layers now. Itâs not only the already familiar death-thrash base, but there's also more diversity and complexity. âMartya Xwarâ is a mix of metal and some strong ethnic and classical influences. In my opinion the new album has more dimensions, and itâs a huge step forward for us. Our first albums were more consistent in death and thrash music genre. Thatâs the biggest difference.

A - This album is a huge step forward in almost every possible way! The most obvious thing you'll notice is the increased number of oriental parts. They play the role of nice introductions and give some space to calm down in the middle of the songs. This gives the album a more dynamic feel, and contrasts nicely with the heavier parts of the album. I'd say that the metal parts of the album, on the other hand, move us closer to death metal. We have recorded a faster and more demanding album, yet I believe it's much better thought through and written. For us it's simply better and we've got a hell of a lot of fun playing the new tracks!

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

J â Itâs not a concept album, but there is a common element that some of these songs share. Lyrically, the album touches such topics as: darkness, occultism, rituals... but there are two songs that are more direct. Itâs âVerminous Diseaseâ, and âSilent Sound of Mourningâ. These two songs are written as a critique, against some topics that we do not support.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the band name?
J â It means âcancerâ in Arabic and Persian language. Our first guitarist - Staszek ChorÄ…zki â and I have developed it when we were at oriental studies. Word âSaratanâ exists in both languages. It fits to our lyrics, it is mysterious, and it sounds like Satan!


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

J â We believe that our best shows are yet to come!! But if I had to choose, I would list some gigs from our polish tour with Sadist and Virgin Snatch, especially one in our hometown â Cracow. And about our stage performance? We headbang as fast as we can! Itâs so simple!

A - In terms of playing, the best show is directly related to the size of audience and the feedback they give you. In this sense my personal best concert would be Cracow's gig during our latest Polish tour in 2010. But on the very same concert, first I broke a string and then there was something wrong with the bridge in my guitar so I was rushing behind the stage, trying to borrow a guitar just to finish the concert. Now I always double check my guitars before the show. Talking about our stage performance, I think we're rather natural. We don't plan our scenic moves. We try to be energetic and to infuse our audience with this energy. Sometimes when You see how mad people can be it's even impossible not to headbang!


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

J â Yes, our touring plans grow bigger and bigger! This year we will play 8 gigs in Poland. In the beginning of year 2013 we are going to play the second leg of polish tour, and Eastern-Europe tour. Probably we will visit Western Europe next. I will be able to list more tour dates after some confirmations. For more info, check our websites soon!

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your new album by fans of extreme metal?

J â It is to early to sum up the feedback - itâs just a few days, that âMartya Xwarâ is available. But, for now, the response is more than just satisfying! We made a lot of interviews, weâve got many reviews, but the most important thing â gigs â is just to come!

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

J - If You are referring to our musical projects, then I'd have to say that all of the members of Saratan are
only playing here, we don't have any sideprojects going on.

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

J â We have found our music style, the combination of death-thrash with ethnic influences. Probably we will keep playing this style, but with some new elements. Itâs to early to decide about our direction on the next album, but for sure it will be closer to âMartya Xwarâ then our previous albums.

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

J â Some of the influences are unconscious, moreover I try to not imitate other bands style. However, here are some bands that I listen to nowadays: Anaal Nathrakh, Triptykon, Motionless in White, Tasters, Shinedown, Suicide Silence. It is a little bit diverse, but I donât like to stuck into one music genre, but the songs I really enjoy.

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

J â Persian culture, literature, art and history. Also ethnic culture, religions of Middle-East, languages. Everything thatâs connected with Persian and Arabic World. Moreover I have typical interests like football, summer festivals and traveling.

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

J â Thanks for the interview! Check our latest album âMartya Xwarâ, watch our video âBaâal Zevuvâ and of

Sinister/Years Of Massacre/Massacre Records/2012 Digital Compilation Review

  Sinister  are  a  band  from  the  Netherlands  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  that  I  would  describe  as  being  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  old  school  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  digital  compilation  album  "Years  Of  Massacre"  which  was  released  by  Massacre  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being thrown  into t he  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 v ery  powerful  sound  to them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  old  school  style  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  a  good  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  early  90's  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  sounding  death  metal  growls  with  some  spoken  word  parts  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  violent  and  blasphemous  themes,  as  for  the  production  it h as  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can hear  all  of t he  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  compilation  from  Sinister  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this band,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Summit Of  Sacrifice"  "The  Sin  Of  Sodomy" "Transylvania(The  City  Of  The  Damned"  and  "The  Grey  Massacre".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Saratan/Martya Xwar/Massacre Records/2012 CD Review

  Saratan  are  a  band  from  Poland  that plays  a  mixture  of  death  and thrash  metal and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Martya  Xwar"  which  was  released  by  Massacre  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  folk  instruments  that  are  used  on  the  into  and  a  few  songs  bring  an  exotic,  ethnic,  and  Arabic  sound  to  the  music  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  pianos,  as  for the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  ranged  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  Polish  style  death  metal  with  modern  day  thrash  metal,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  sounding  death/thrash  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  thrash  style  vocals  with  some  death  metal  growls  and  screams  as  well  as  a  brief use  of  clean  singing  female  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  occult and  anti christian  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Saratan  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  death  metal  and  modern  day  thrash  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Mastema"  "Silent  Sun  Of  Mourning"  and  "God  That  Disappears".  RECOMMENDED  BUY. 

Plector Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?I can see that the question is not up to date with current events. The band was disbanded now in September 2012.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous recordings?More solid arrangements and better effort on the vocals for sure. The album has a clean yet heavy sound which I dig.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?I guess that the entire album is a tribute to the bitter failure of the band (laughs). It's a very dark album compared to the last one indeed.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?Vilhelm (drummer) suggested a Latin dictionary due to lack of inspiration for a band name in 2006 and I found the word Plector which means "to be punished". An epic tale indeed (laughs).

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?As far as I can remember even a bad Plector show was a good show even if we fucked everything up (laughs). We were kind of casual in that way or maybe just acted like it in order to hide our flaws. We certainly had an entertainment value without any stiff moments besides maybe tuning the occupational guitar in between songs.

6. I have read that the band is splitting up, what is the reason behind it and is there going to be a final tour?So you are up to date? Forget what I said (laughs)! On a more serious note though, as a struggling underground band we have our reasons. When you have to finance everything for yourself (logistics, recordings, distribution etc.) and there's no or very little improvement in the booking department it gets harder and harder to stay motivated in the long run. Plector is just as underground as any other local band as we've done everything by ourselves through these years. Therefore our decision to quit after 6 years as a band but it's more like 4 years as the last 2 barely count besides releasing 'Punishment Day'.
About a final tour I must say hell no! We refuse to put any more of our own money into this already dead project. Make no mistake, Plector is indeed fucking dead.

7. The new album came out on Discouraged Records, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support that they have given you so far?We've known Kristoffer from the band Moloken for some time before he introduced us to his label which was a natural step for us. They have shown great faith in our music and perhaps too much to be honest. We didn't want to make a regular release with the new album at first, just releasing it on Spotify or something would be sufficient for us but they nagged us for weeks offering compromise after compromise until we gave in. The label try to make do with what they got and we do appreciate it as it's just an Indie label. If they think that this album will get a lot of attention I say let them promote it. We don't necessarily agree on that part.

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your new album by fans of thrash and death metal?As of now the new album barely existed out there, some kind of delay of some sort which really pisses me of so it's hard to tell. That I can say however is that fans seem to like the preview we linked on Facebook. Naturally some fans thinks we are dicks for giving up and others are more understanding to our situation. As far as critics go with their reviewing and opinions, the album gets either great or mediocre points. However I'm kind of skeptical regarding a "massive" impact with this album. As long as the people that wants to hear our music has an easy access to it I'm satisfied.

9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?There's no denying that we are Pantera fans and myself being the biggest nut of them all but they aren't the only inspiration. We got, Sepultura, Slayer, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Gojira, Eddie Meduza, Dr. Bombay and many more. I'm so boring when it comes to music so I'm just listening to the good old stuff and occasionally something newer.

10. Outside of music what are some of your interests?Besides wearing flannel and being retarded in general I've been making videos with Standard Film Team for almost 13 years so I recommend that people check that shit out on Youtube now when Plector being gone and all.

11. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?Support your local Wal-Mart flannel.

Kill/Murder Rips It Path/Let It Bleed Records/2012 CD Review

  Kill  are  a  band  from  Poland  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of t heir  2012  album  "Murder  Rips  It  Path"  which  was  released  by  Let  It  Bleed"  which  was  released  by  Let  It  Bleed  Records.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  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  guitar  with  an  old  school  sound  s  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  an  old  school  sound,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  sounding  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  utilized  at  times  as  well  as  some  samples  being  taken  from  Pink  Floyd  songs,  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  torture  and  murder, as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and brutal  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Kill  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  and  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Rage  Supreme"  "Addiction  Of  Killing"  "Nameless  Prey"  and  "Utopian  Massacre".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Ogatay/Eve Of The Last Day/Let It Bleed Records/2012 CD Review

  Ogotay  are  a  band  from  Poland  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  death  metal  with  some  thrash  influences  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Eve  Of  The  Last  Day"  which  was  released  by  Let  It  Bleed  Records.

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  brutal  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing t hat  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  programming  which  is  only  used  on  the  last  song  it  brings  an  industrial  feeling  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  some  thrash  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  dark  sounding  melodies, while  the  lead  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  are  whammy  bar  style  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  shouting  style  vocals  of  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violence, war  and  anti  religion  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Ogatay  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  and  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  Holy  Nothingness"  "End  Of  The Road"  "Frantic  Laugh"  and  "Bloodthirsty  Madness".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Paganizer/Carve; Stillborn Revelations And Revel In Human Filth/Vic Records/2012 CD Compilation Review

  Paganizer  are  a  band  that  plays  a  very  classic  style  of  Swedish  death  metal  with  thrash  influences and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  compilation  album  "Carve;  Stillborn  Revelations  and  Revel  In  Filth"  which  was  released  by  Vic  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  early  90's  style  Swedish  death  metal  riffs  that are  very  dirty,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  thrash  influences  and  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals range  from  deep  death  metal growls  to  high  pitched  screams  along  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  topics  with  a brief  use  of  Egyptian  Mythology  as  well  as  some  satanic  and  anti  christian  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dirty,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Paganizer  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  and  primitive  style  Swedish  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of t his  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Imhotep"  "Creatures  With  Wings"  "Hatred  Unbound"  and  "Soulrape  Unleashed".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

War Possession Interview

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

The band formed in 2008 in Greece by members of MERCILESS CRUCIFIXION,EMBRACE OF THORNS and WARGOAT in order to perform warlike death metal the old-school way. Our first attack was a self-released promo cd-r simply named "WAR PROMO '08". Our debut EP "THROUGH THE AGES" is ready and it is going to be released by Polish "HELLTHRASHER PRODUCTIONS" in November 2012.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Our musical style is inspired by the old glorious days of bands like BOLT THROWER, DEMIGOD, INCANTATION,ASPHYX, TERRORIZER, performed under our personal touch and sound, trying to create a unique warlike atmosphere.So if you are into the sound of bands mentioned above,probably you'll like our stuff too.

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

Our lyrical themes are inspired by war, its history and all of its impact on human emotions and on mankind generically.

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

We wanted a name that will expresses our lyrical theme and the atmosphere of our sound,and we think with WAR POSSESSION we managed this. And it's a fact that mankind is possessed by war.Isn't it?

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

We haven't play live yet but now with the release of the EP. we'll play some gigs in 2013 for sure.

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

There isn't any by now, but we hope that something will come in the near future.

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

We have received only positive reviews and a very good feedback by fans worldwide waiting for our "THROUGH THE AGES" EP. to be released.

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

WARGOAT and EMBRACE OF THORNS are at the process of writing new material. By the way check their killer latest stuff!! As for my other band MERCILESS CRUCIFIXION, we have written 3 new tracks and weare going to release them in 7 format.

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

In no way we are going to change our sound to something else,but release by release we'll improve our personal style,sound and warlike atmosphere.

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

The first part of the question is answered in question 2 above.So about the other part...lately I'm listening to the recent works of bands like: VENENUM, CRUCIAMENTUM, PSEUDOGOD, BACKYARD MORTUARY, DISMA, HOODED MENACE, HORRENDOUS, COFFIN TEXTS, DRAWN AND QUARTERED, HERESIARCH, ARCHGOAT, THE KILL, TERRORIZER, CULTES DES GHOULES and the new killer stuff of our comrades in Hellenic underground scene NOCTURNAL VOMIT, RESURGENCY, NECROVOROUS, CTHONIC AURA, ABYSSUS ,SLAVEBREED, DREAM LONG DEAD, CHAOSBAPHOMET, SERPENT NOIR, AIMA, BURIAL HORDES.

Vaggelis P.

Weapons To Hunt/Blessed In Sin/Vic Records/2012 CD Review

  Weapons  To  Hunt  are  a  band  from  the  Netherlands  of  members  from  Sinister  with  a  musical  style  that  I  would  describe  as  being  old  school  death/thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Blessed  In  Sin"  which  was  released  by  Vic  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  only  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats,  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.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  early  90's  sounding  death  metal  with  old  school  thrash  metal,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  90's  sounding  death  metal  guitar solos  and  leads.

  Vocals a re  all  deep death  metal  growls  that  have  a  death/thrash  feeling  to them,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and violent themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Weapons  To  Kill  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  style  death/thrash  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  style,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Blessed  In  Sin"  "The  Smell  Of  Victory"  and  "Strike  Force".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Kaotik Interview

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


We are a death metal band from Quebec City, Canada. We started jamming around the end of the year 2007
and we produced a EP entitled NEW BORN KHAOS wich is now sold out. Our debut album was released on October 26 2012
and is called STARVING DEATH. We recorded the album in Quebec City and it was mixed and mastered by the great Dan Swanö
in Sweden !


2. How would you describe your musical sound?

We believe that old school death metal is still relevant today. Our sound is pretty raw and we use simple,
non-melodic riffs. Since none of us is much into brutal and/or technical stuff, we want our music to be straight-forward,
groovy and thrashy.


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

We're really into horror-related topics such as zombies, death, war, diseases and other gory themes.


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


Fred just came up with the name KAOTIK and we thought that it sounded right !
Also, it kinda reflect our eclectic music tastes and our general philosophy towars life.


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


Some of the local gigs we played in Quebec City turned out to be really sick ! We also had the opportunity to play with Kataklysm
in a town called Rimouski near Quebec City. The crowd goes nuts pretty much every time we play, since our music is known
inside the underground metal scene around our home town.
REgarding our stage perfomance, we actually like to move a lot on stage, even if we did'nt had the chance to play
on many big stages yet. As metal fans, we find it important to bring a visual aspect to the show!


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

We don't have any plans yet regarding touring in 2013, but we would really be excited if we could go and play
some gigs in Europe. Shout out to bookers out there, contact us hehehe !


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

The album has gotten some good reviews so far, people seem to like what we do and we are proud to bring back some
old school music that we were raised listening to.



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

Fred, our guitar player, is the vocalist and bassist for a thrash band called Outre-Tombe (''beyond the grave'' in french).
Also, PL, our vocalist, is doing some guest vocals for the Quebec band Superior Enlightement.


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

Actually we are already writing some kick-ass new material for our next album. I gotta say that we are very excited with
the way things are heading. We are going more and more into a European death metal influence, including a couple of
melodies and lots of fast riffs. PL's vocals are also evolving towards a style much influenced by guys like John Tardy,
Martin Van Drunen or Marc Grewe.


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

Bands like Obituary, Pestilence, Asphyx, Death, Edge of Sanity, Autopsy and Entombed could not go unnamed.
As individuals, we listen to a lot of different sub-genres of metal and other music styles.


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

Women, partying and breaking the law !!
Also, we like meeting new people, travel and discover places that we've never been to before.



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

We wanna thank everyone at Occult 26 for your interest towards our music and we hope to see on the road sometime !
Finally you can legally download our album STARVING DEATH via our webpage www.facebook.com/kaotikmetal
under ''Download KAOTIK''. You can also order a copy of the album from anywhere in the world via MASSACRE
RECORDS' website.

CHEERS !!

Alexis, Fred, Sam, Jeff, PL
KAOTIK