Worstenemy Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?


Hi. Thanks for the interview. On November 17th our new album DECEPTION came out. We are working hard to promote it as best as we can during our live shows. Our manager is busy organizing our future gigs in Italy and abroad.

2.Recently you have released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?


DECEPTION is just the result of 5 years trying to put our ideas into words and music; it is pretty different from the other works since we have decided to add some brand new elements such as keyboards, acoustic guitars and clean vocal lines. We wanted to exploit more appealing solutions in order to make the album either polyhedric or eclectic, always in a Death Metal way.

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

Our lyrics are usually drawn from everyday’s life, the way we live I mean, what we are going through or what we experienced in the past; there are also some personal insights; further topics can be our concept of war, religion and the anti-catholic philosophy. That’s roughly what all our songs deal with.

4. Originally the band was called 'Karnak' what was the cause of the name change and also the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Worstenemy'?

Damn straight! Our band was born in 1997 as “Karnak” but in 2000 we turned it into “Worstenemy” since we found out there was another band with that name, so I chose the new one, inspired by a song by Deicide called “Worst Enemy” and I just put the two words together.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has payed over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

We surely enjoy all our gigs since, every time, there is something new and different happening and  we do our best to entertain the audience and to please our followers: if people watch you playing for one hour, it is just amazing: it works just like “fuel” for the Worstenemy machine ON stage.
We want to pass our power over, always.

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

As I told you before, our manager is organizing our gigs’ timetable. Right now, we know for sure that we already have something planned in Italy between January and February. In March we will be heading to Germany. We will add more European dates soon.

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

Generally, we get pretty good feedbacks; we would like to play abroad more often, for our music to be known or to played for people who have never seen us playing live. We are working to improve this.

8.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?


I am not engaged in other projects at the moment and so Arconda. Luigi is also playing in two other bands: Deathcrush and Malignant Defecation. Deathcrush are also promoting their new album “Hell” which came out along with our Deception.

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

I cannot really answer your question right now. We will keep doing what we have always done and are still doing: Death Metal with our own ideas and influences.! We still have some goals to achieve but we keep on having fun as it has always been!

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

American Death Metal for sure, such as Morbid Angel or Cannibal Corpse: they have influenced our way of dealing with Death Metal. Recently I have been listening to Mastodon a lot, but that depends on the mood; I can easily skip from Black Sabbath to The Cult,  Alice in Chains or Bolt Thrower. I listen to several bands.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

I do Wing Chun (Kung Fu) and I go to the gym; I also enjoy cycling. These are my three main passions apart from music.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

I just want to great all the readers of Hatredmeanswar and I wish to invite you all to listen to our new album and to have a look at our page www.facebook.com/worstenemyband.
See you soon! Death Metal Rules! \m/

Concrete Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
Peter: We are Concrete from Shumen, Bulgaria and we play old school death metal! The band was founded in 2011 and, going through some minor changes in the past, the line-up consists of Kalin Kolev (vocals, guitar), Zhivko Stoyanov (bass), Peter Dimitrov (guitar), and Ivo Ivanov (drums).

 2.How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings you have released so far?
Kalin: With each record we strive to capture the raw sound of the ‘90s death metal. It's just a bonus with today's technologies that we can present the classic feel of the familiar scene with a nice production.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you explore with your newer music?
Kalin: When we first started out, I did dwell a lot on typical gore and straight in-your-face-horror movie stuff, but as we matured as musicians, my lyrics did shift to a bit more obscure, mystical or supernatural type of horror. Nowadays I enjoy presenting a story almost with some philosophy in there.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Concrete'?
Kalin: Back in the day, when we were looking for something to name the band, we wanted to be something unique and that would stick in people's head, but we also wanted to make sure it wouldn't sound stale or commonplace. So me and ex-member Ivan Ivanov figured out that 'concrete' would fit perfectly with the abrasive sound and general musical direction we were going for. It did.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Peter: Some of the best shows we’ve played were in Sofia since the culture there is a bit more ahead than the rest of the country in terms of venues, tech and stage sound quality. Last time in Sofia we played at the annual Chuck Schuldiner Tribute and the place was sold out. Sick! Our stage performance consists of precise riffage combined with tons of headbanging and windmilling.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
Kalin: Well, we always give our best to be out there and perform as much as we can. So there's no reason in changing that for the future. Apart from studio time, touring is the second most pleasant part of being in a band. Plus you get to meet new people and see new places.

7.The last few albums where released through 'Rebirth the Metal Productions', are you happy with the support that they have given you so far?
Peter: The support from the label is immense. Andreas Rieger (the guy behind it) has connections all over the globe and promotes our music internationally which is amazing!
Kalin: RTM Productions has been treating us super nice ever since we started working together. They are very caring for their bands and keep deadlines short and all the things you would expect from a label. We are happy being on their roster!

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of old school death metal?
Kalin: Great, man! Ever since the last album came out, there have been a lot of good words for it. People are looking for the album and merch, shows are doing great. I'm happy that there are so many people that enjoy what we do as much as ourselves. Cheers!

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Peter: The band has certainly progressed in terms of technicality and precision, and we hope to continue improving our playing. Otherwise, in terms of style we believe that we’re on the correct path and that we shouldn’t try and fix what isn’t broken.
Kalin: I don't see us sitting down trying to write something 'more technical' than the previous effort. Sometimes it works itself out, sometimes not. All we do is writing stuff we would enjoy listening and playing later. I guess that's how the whole thing started and it seems to work well for us.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Peter: Nowadays listening mostly to thrash and death metal, some punk, and some bands from my childhood.
Kalin: The bands that really got me into forming a band are pretty much what I still listen to today. You know stuff like Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Death, Gorefest, Bolt Thrower, Demolition Hammer,  Some S.O.D. Pretty much anything that was produced by Scott Burns or had a Dan Seagrave artwork, haha.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
Peter: Besides music, I enjoy weightlifting, watching football, getting high, and playing video games!
Kalin: Well, I work as a graphic artist and I enjoy my job, so I guess that counts. I enjoy BBQ parties and beer breaks and I love me a good movie occassionally.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Kalin: Come to shows, buy CDs, get out there and check out smaller bands too. Thanks to everyone that has been with the band through the years, and to 'TheTrueBringerOfDeathZine' for reaching out to us.
Peter: Keep metal fucking alive!

Revenger Interview

1 .For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

Definitely. The band started in 2012 by JP Poulin and Chris Warunki. JP (currently on bass) wanted to put together a band that thrashed and had elements of his favourite bands such as Pantera and Revocation. He started on guitar but with a few member changes, he decided to move back to his first love, the bass. With the current line up (JP Poulin, Sean Parkinson, Julia Geaman and Andrew Bailey) our sound has definitely become more technical but still has a strong thrash pulse. We've released a full length album 'To The Wolves' and are getting ready to release our upcoming EP 'A New Mythology Vol.1' in Feb 2018. We will be touring across Canada in the spring and have some festival shows coming up in the summer.

2.How would you describe the musical sound that has been presented on the recordings that yo have released so far?

Our sound is very bass heavy. We wanted the sound, especially on this new EP to have a lot of low end so that the punch could be heavier. Live we get a lot of compliments on JP's bass tone and I think having that as a foundation on top of thrashy drums and Sean's guitar tone work really well. We definitely wanted to capture that energy on the recording. This new EP definitely sounds heavier and more intricate than the first album.

3.The lyrics on the new ep have a concept to them, can you tell us a little bit more about them?

On this EP, Andrew definitely decided to have more conceptual lyrics. He is a huge comic book fan and although the songs are inspired by comics such as Carnage for 'We Want Blood' and Scarlet Witch for 'Hex', you don't really need to be familiar with them to follow. The broader idea and inspiration of the lyrics and behind the name of the EP 'A New Mythology Vol.1' is the idea that any myth or story can in the future become a sort of dogma. He mostly writes and sings from the perspective of each character, trying to express their motives and ideologies.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Revenger'?

JP and Chris went back and forth for a while when they formed the band. They definitely wanted something that was to the point but maybe wasn't really a word. It was something that was said and it stuck. It sounds thrashy and angry but I think it's a name that can take on new meaning as the band evolves.


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

One of the last shows we played was really rad. We played a tiny opening slot for a Suffocation and Black Dahlia Murder show. It was one of the biggest audiences we played to and shows where you gotta set up, play and get off as quick as possible can be hectic but that one went really smoothly. Some shows in really small cities in BC or Alberta have been really sweet. I think in Revelstoke, some of the people there had never even been to a metal show, I remember they applauded after our sound check and were really stoked to participate. On stage, I think all of us playing instruments are very locked in to what we're doing, which is great because that gives Andrew as much room as he wants to run around. He definitely has a lot of energy and I think it was the Revelstoke show too where he caught his foot on something and bailed pretty hard. I remember laughing and trying to stay focused enough to keep playing.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans once the new ep is released?

Absolutely! We have a few cluster of shows in Feb right when we release the EP in our home town of Vancouver and also on Vancouver Island. Check out our Facebook page for updates on those. Also we are currently planning a cross Canada tour in April all the way to Quebec. We have some plans for Western Canadian Festival shows in the summer and then beyond that we'll have to keep you guys updated.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

At the moment we are doing everything ourselves. There's a great sense of freedom in that although it is a lot of work. Distribution help, especially in Europe will definitely be welcome off course and that is something we will look into for sure this coming year.

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

Over all the response has been great. We released a song from the new EP on youtube for 'We Want Blood' and people really seem to like the bass tone and the fast drums. Even when we play in Canada there are people visting from around the world that say you guys have to come to Croatia or Mexico because we would do really well there. We obviously would love to go to all of those places and the support feels great.

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?

We wouldn't be true Vancouver musicians unless we were in multiple projects off course. Sean Parkinson plays in West Of Hell and has actually pulled off a whole tour doing double duty. They are also working on releasing new music and some videos as well. I am in an experimental Neo Classical Instrumental band called Alchemy Chamber. We just recorded our full length album and I'm really excited about it. Andrew has also just released an album (Ghost Pimp 2000) with his awesome doom band Olde Worlde Nudists and JP likes to fill in on bass for Pantera Tribute shows locally. I don't know how we even coordinate it all.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

Our eyes are definitely set on playing as much as we possibly can for this whole year. We would like to get on more festival dates, tour places we have never been before and get some distribution world wide. We have more music to record and I'm most excited about continuing to develop our sound and tone on stage and meeting a lot of cool people.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

For me, I have recently become a little nostalgic and gone back and listened to some of the bands that got me into drumming like Megadeth and Anata so that has been cool but currently listening to the new Cytotoxin album and if I'm gonna be honest, also really old and creepy Medieval plain chants which sounds weird but so am I. I also listen to a lot of pop or anything that has a cool beat like Daft Punk or Sia. Andrew listens to a lot of Doom metal and has introduced us to some cool bands but I think still has a thing for 90's alternative stuff like Sound Garden and Deftones, Sean obviously likes guitar driven bands, no matter what the genre. Death metal, black metal, thrash, acoustic and classical guitar virtuosos, classic heavy metal and rock, Michael Jackson, just about anything. JP's favourite band I think has always been Pantera but also Meshuggah, Cryptopsy, Gojira, lots of classic bands. I think we are all influenced by all of that but predominantly with the thrash and death bands that we grew up with.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

I used to like to write poetry and draw but lately I have been spending most of my time practicing and generally just educating myself more and more on musical history, theory and even business. Sean is a Football hooligan, I mean soccer fan, he's part of a club, they like to drink sometimes. Andrew is also into sports and JP is a dad so he likes to spend time with his son and wife.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Ya, we are really excited to release our new EP. We will have a new music video up mid January for a song off our EP called 'Hex'. We also just set up pre-orders on our bandcamp so if you want to get on that we have a deal for the next 2 weeks where you can get our previous full length album for just $2 if you pre-order the new EP.



https://revengermusic. bandcamp.com/album/the-new- mythology-vol-1

https://youtu.be/xWSqnAoL62U

https://www.facebook.com/ revengermusic/

Morbid Zombie/Self Titled/Atomic Zombie Records/2017 EP Review

  Morbid  Zombie  are  a solo  project  from  Lawrence,  Kansas  that  plays  an  old  school  mixture  of  death and  groove  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their self  titled  ep  which  was  released  by  Atomic  Zombie  Records.

  Powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  start  off  the  ep  along  with  old school  style  guitar  leads  and  after  awhile  the  music  goes  into  a  heavier  direction  along  with  some  elements  of  groove  metal  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  which  are  also  very  easy  to  understand  as  well  as  the  music  being  rooted  in  the  90's.

  All  of  the  songs  stick  to  mostly  stick  to  either  slow  or  mid  paced  direction  with  no  fast  playing  or  blast  beats  ever  being  utilized  and  the  music  always  remains  very  heavy  and  sounds  like  it  could  of  easily  been  recorded  and  released in  the  mid  90's.

  Morbid  Zombie  plays  a  style  of  death/groove  metal  that  is  mostly  a tribute  to  Six  Feet  Under,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  are  a  concept  album  based  on  a  zombie  horror  story.

  In  my  opinion  Morbid  Zombie  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  mixture  of  death  and  groove  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  solo  project.  RECOMMENDED   TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Road  Kill"  and  "Dead  Eyes".  8  out  of  10.