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 !

Resurgency Interview

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

Hello there!Yes..The band started in August 2009,from members of other death metal acts ,that  had the same aspect and influences in death metal and wanted to revive the whole spirit of it and embrace it.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Our musical sound is an approach to the old school death metal scene.An attempt to reach all this and of course to express our personal taste under the influences but also our expierences individualy.


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

 It's all about chaos,darkness and our vision of the anti-universe...


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

The name means the revival or renewal.. a name that could express fully what our music is all about.Resurgency came out as the one forfilling it ...in this case the mirroring of our lyrical topics and the
rejuvenation and evocation of eternal spirits of Death Metal...

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

Well,all the gigs we played so far was a special thing for us.Each and everyone was a burst so we can't compare or decide wich one is the best or not..we believe that playing live is the ultimate way to express our music..that's the purpose afterall!

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

We got some gigs scheduled but no touring so far..

7. Currently you are signed  to Hellthrasher productions, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support that they have given you so far?

Hellthrasher and Bartek Kosinski are true companions of the band.All started from myspace,as weird as it sounds.Bartek offered as immediately a contract and we accepted it.First we had a split release with Swedish Desolator,presenting our first demo entitled "Dark Revival" and now comes our debut full length album "False Enligthenment".The labels support is unbelievable and we are really satisfied with it.

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
 
The feedback so far is very good! with every of our releases ,people get to know us better and support us and we are really pleased of all this!

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

There is no plan directions..We will keep writing music ,forfilling our musical taste and aspect until this gets drained or faded..for sure it will continue to be dark and violent..

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

Yes..Actualy some of us  are also playing in a band called Necrovorous,but Resurgency is the main band.

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

Major influences is bands of death metal like it was formed back in the 90's in Europe as long as America like Brutality,Gorguts,Incantation,Carnage,Napalm Death ,Autopsy,Morgoth and many more..We keep our selfs updated in the music scene but we can't escape the maze of old school death metal swallowing our fucking brains haha!

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

We all have bits and bites ,and working alot,but our main interest is music..

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

Thanks for the interview and support! "False Enligthenment"  will be out on 15th of June so give it a listen! Hails!

Fallen Angels/Engines Of Oppression/Metal On Metal Records/2010 CD Review

  Fallen  Angels  are  a  band  from  Seattle,  Washington  that  has  had  their  previous album  reviewed  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  that  mixes  death  and  thrash  metal  together  and  this  is  a  review  of  their 2010  album  "Engines  Of  Oppression"  which  was  released  by  Metal  On  Metal  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  is  not  as  powerful  as  the  last  recording  but  you  can  still  hear  it  times  and  it  seems  to  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars  while  still  sounding  very  powerful  at  times  with  some  heavy  bass  leads.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  influences  from  both  death  and  thrash  metal  together  along  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars are  very  melodic  and  technical  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  adding  in  more  traditional  and  classic  metal  influences  that where  not  so  much  on  the  last  recording,  as  for  the  classical  guitars  which  are  only  used  a  great  amount  on  this  album  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  variety  to  this  recording.

  Vocals  are  mostly  traditional  sounding  thrash  growls,  shouts  and  screams  with  some  gang  back  up  vocals  while  still  retaining  some  of  the  death  metal  influenced  growls  of  the  last  album,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  everyday  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  the  recording

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  recording  from  Fallen  Angels  that  shows  alot  more  progression  as  well  as  a  more straight  forward  thrash  sound  then  the  last  recording  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  one  as  well.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Engines  Of  Oppression"  "Rebirth"  "Legacy  Of  Pain"  and  "Laid  To  Rest".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Fallen Angels/Rise From Ashes/Metal On Metal Records/2008 CD Review

  Fallen  Angels  are  a  band  from  Seattle,  Washington  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2008  album  "Rise  From  Ashes"  which  was  released  by  Metal  On  Metal  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  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  riffs  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  death  and  thrash  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  that  get  technical  at  times.

  Vocals  range  from  death/thrash  style  growls  and  screams  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  deep  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  samples  being  utilized  at  the  end  of  one  song,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  everyday  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  Fallen  Angles  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  if  you are  a  fan  of  this  style  of  music,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Rise  From  Ashes"  "The  Essence  Of  Violence"  "Silent  City"  and  "Massacred  By  Madness".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Annihilation/Against The Storm/Casket Music 2011 CD Review

  Annihilation  are  a  band  from  Portugal  that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2011  album  "Against  The  Storm"  which  was  released  by  Casket  Music.

  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.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  modern  day  brutal  death  metal  riffs  that  are  heavy  sounding  with  some  technical  parts,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  chaotic  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  in  at  times.

  Vocals  are  all  deep death  metal  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and   professional  sound  to it  capturing  the  modern  day  death  metal  sound.

  In  my  opinion  Annihilation  are  a  very  great  sounding  modern  day  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Tortured  With  Hate"  "At  War"  "Hear  Them"  and  "Disbelief".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Poisonous/Perdition's Den/Metalhit.com/2012 CD Re-Issue Review

  Poisonous  are  a  band  from  Brazil  that  plays  a  very  heavy,  dark  and  evil  form  of  early  90's  style  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  201o  album  "Perdition's  Den"  which  was  originally  released  by  Blood  Harvest  then  re-issued  by  Metalhit.com  in  2012  which  was  released  by  Metalhit.com.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  synths  which  are  only  utilized  briefly  they  bring  a  very  dark  and  ritualistic  sound  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive sounding  the  the  mid  80's  and  early  90's  tradition,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  and  primitive  sounding  old  school death  metal  guitar  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  demonic  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  ritualistic  passages,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  anti  christian  and  occult  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  band  going  for  more  of  the  classic  death  metal  sound  instead  of  the  more  modern  day  technical  approach.

  In  my  opinion  Poisonous  are  a  very  great  sounding  evil  old  school  style  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Worthless  Christ"  "Demons"  "Under  The  Blessing  Of  Death"  and  "The  Black  Vomit"  which  is  a  Sarcofago  cover.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.