Abriosis Interview

Taylor Lipton answering for Abriosis:

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

 We are a 4 piece progressive death band from Vancouver ,BC. Formed in 2008 we have a self titled E.P., Full Length (Tattered And Bound) , and are excited to release our next E.P. "Vessel" Feb 1st . 

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

 I would describe our sound as Dissonant , Groove Heavy , Death Metal haha hard to say, we try to make every song completely different from the last,.....maybe unpredictable ?

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

  Well we've had a different Vocalist on every release so far , so I won't speak for our past vocalists but Alxs states that each song on "Vessel" takes its own tangent lyrically, but they all contain esoteric themes approached from a playful, poetic point of view. The lyrics were written after the music was composed, so the lyrical content was directly inspired by the overall feeling and personality of each song.

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

It really can mean whatever you like because its not a real word.  We took the word "ABIOSIS"  and put an "R" in it and it sounded cool so we kept it . 

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

Fredericton, NB with Endast in 2011 was memorable, hottest bar ever and we gave every bit on stage , felt like puking when i stepped off haha
We also had the honor of opening for Hate Eternal and Origin  .
DiecemberFest in Vancouver is always great  , and Edmonton at The Brixx with Death Toll Rising was great also , packed house Death Toll is always great to watch too.
Ever since Alxs has joined ABRIOSIS though I think our stage presence is at its best , we really get into the tunes live,  you can usually hear me screaming to myself on stage through my mop of hair .

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

 Yes , we've toured Canada a bit now and we'd really like to venture down the Pacific Coast of the U.S. as soon as possible. Hopefully by 2014. Eventually Europe too .

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

 Generally great . We do not refer to ourselves as Tech Death but have been called Tech Death , we have lovers and occasional haters in the "Tech Death" world . That whole genre seems like 1 big pissing contest to me and not very musical alot of the time, so it doesn't bother us if someone doesn't think were tech enough yet listens to Braindrill all day . We love bands that write memorable music and we hope to be 1 ourselves. You can't please everybody.

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

 I think since 2008 we have been crafting our sound and "Vessel" is what we've been forging towards and we couldn't be prouder. "Vessel" is what ABRIOSIS should sound like and we will be building off of that.  More dissonace, disorienting riffs, lots of vocal experimentations and new ways of phrasing and arranging our songs. We are excited for the future , we never plan what an album will sound like. We just take it one song at a time and by completion  it will have its own story.

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

 Some bands that have influenced our sound I think would be  Martyr (Can), Voivod, Gorguts, Immolation, Converge,Cannibal Corpse,Dillenger Escape Plan, Morbid Angel, Pantera, Slayer,Meshuggah, and Napalm Death. I can't speak for everyone but recently I've been listening to  Rush, Gojira, Cattle Decapitation's Newest Album , Lots of Converge, Guthrie Govan, Joe Pass , Jimi Hendrix , Squarepusher, Dave Matthews Band, Opeth , Beck, Incantation, Pink Floyd ,...haha I could keep going but I'll stop so many great albums lately!

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

Everyone in the band will make fun of me for being a GAMER but i love Gaming Ps3 , like watching hockey(screw the lockout),and Formula 1 racing .  Robin has seen pretty much every movie in the world and loves burgers, Ryan when he's not playing is usually listening to 80's pop tunes , and hes a bartender so he can make a mean drink,and alxs writes reviews for Abort magazine, exercises regularly and counter exercises with beer.

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

Just that ABRIOSIS "Vessel" will be released feb.1st 2013 for FREE download at ABRIOSIS.com.  Everyone should keep their eye on Vancouver because the metal scene here has so much talent .  We will be releasing 2 MUSIC VIDEO COVERS in  early 2013 for CANNIBAL CORPSE "Fucked with a Knife" and SLAYER'S "Bitter PEACE"   . Thank you for the interview and Review. Evceryone watch out for Abriosis in 2013!

Overtorture/At The End Death Await/Apostasy Records/2013 CD Review

  Overtorture  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  with  some  veterans  from  that  scene  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "At  The  End  Death  Await"  which  was  released  by  Apostasy  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  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  Swedish  sounding  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  old  school  sounding  with  some  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  at  times  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  with  some  high  pitched  screams  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  horror  themes,  as  for  the  production  it has  a  very  old  school.  powerful,  strong  and  heavy  sound  to  capturing  the  classic  death  metal  sound  perfectly.

  In  my  opinion  Overtorture  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Murder  For  The  Masses"  "The  Outer  Linmits"  "The  Coming  Doom"  and  "Suffer  As  One".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Ogotay Interview

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

Firstly, I'd like to welcome all the readers.
Ogotay the band, though maybe not well-known, consists of
following musicians: Gufi, guitar, Mess Age; Pieczar, guitar,
Fulcrum; Simon, drums, Pandemonium; and SVierszcz, bass and vocals,
Yattering

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Death metal. If anyone's interested in rating our music, feel invited to check out our profiles at reverbnation, soundcloud and youtube.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
Since Yattering I've been writing about pathologies of our society. In Ogotay I pay much attention to accentuate the decline of the civilization.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
Ogotay was a man who called himself a god. It's taken form the comic book series Thorgal. Ogotay is the bloodthirsty master of QA people in pre-columbian era.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
For the time being we're playing in Poland only. We're focusing on production of our new single 'Bastards and Orphans' and next album.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new release?
For the time being we're playing in Poland only. We're focusing on production of our new single 'Bastards and Orphans' and next album.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been  to your music by fans of death metal?
These are the roumors mainly the journalists are interested in. Bands come and go, obviously there's a lot of them around. It may be only your impression that at certain moment there's more bands of a certain genre, I don't see it that way.

8. What is going on with the other musical projects these days?
According to my knowledge, only Pandemonium still exists out of our previous bands. Personally I promote Yattering as a brand by selling our t-shirts for example.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?
You can judge by yourself while listening to our new single soon. It's gonna be as brutal as always.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
If I had to choose my guru, It'd be Devin Townsend. Besides, I listen to many different kinds of music and I doubt that Ogotay could take any inspirations from very 'light' Massive Attack, Hybrid or Muse. I'd rather want you to judge by yourself after the new material is released, and then compare our style to other bands.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?
I am a physiotherapist interested in sniper military units.

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

Thank you for your time and see you at our concerts.

Polluted Inheritence/Ecocide/Vic Records/2013 CD Re-Issue Review

  Polluted  Inheritance  where  a  band  from  the  Netherlands  that  played  a  very  technical  form  of  death  metal in  the  early  90's  vein  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  1992  album  "Ecocide"  which  will  be  re-issued  by  Vic  Records  in  2013.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times, while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  technical  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  death  metal  riffs  that  where  considered  technical  for  the  time  it  was  released  with  some  thrash  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  early  90's  technical  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the a coustic  guitars  which  are  only  utilized  on  the  last  song t hey  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  progressive  elements  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  all  early  death  metal  growls  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  philosphical  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  heavy  sound  for  the  time  it  was  originally  released  but  raw  and  primitive  sounding  by  today's  standards  but  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Polluted  Inheritance  where  a  very  great  sounding  early  technical  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Faces"  "Memories  Of  Sadness"  "Afterlife"  and  "Look  Inside".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Eternal Solstice/Mourning/Split Album/Vic Records/2012 CD Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Eternal  Solstice  and  Mourning  from  the  Netherlands  which  was  originally  released  in  1991  and  re-issued  by  Vic  Records  in  2012  and  we  will  start  off the  review  with  Eternal  Solstice  which  plays  death  metal  in  the  mid  80's  and  early  90's  vein.

  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  original  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy, r aw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  thrash  influences,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

   Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  with  some  high  pitched  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it h as  a  very heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  which  was  common  for  that  era.

  In  my  opinion  Eternal  Solstice  are  a  very  great  sounding  death  metal  band  from the  classic  era  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Path  To  Perdition"  and  "Melancholic  Characters".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Mourning  another  band  that  plays  early  era  death  metal.

   Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  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  violins  which  are  only  used  on  the  last  song  they  bring  an  original sound  which  was  not  really  heard  much  in  death  metal  until  a  few  years  later.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  early  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive sounding  with  some  thrash  influences  being  thrown  into the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  which  are  only  utilized  briefly  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals a re  all  early  death  metal  growls  and  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  in  the  early  death  metal  tradition  without  the  production  of  modern  day  death  metal.

  In  my  opinion  Mourning  where  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  death  metal  band  from t he  early  area  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Free  Evil"  and "You're  Sold".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.    

  In  conclusion  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  mid  80's  and early  90's  era  death  metal.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Chapel Of Disease Interview

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

 

We just came back from Berlin, where we had our releasegig on saturday. It was fucking crushing! Up next is rehearsing our asses off to present some good shows in the UK, where we'll be playing 5 dates together wit Occvlta. Actually, our main focus is pretty much rehearsing at this time. The album is just out and we got quite some shows to pull off next year. Me and Ced already got some new riffs, but at the moment there is not much time for songwriting, which can be a fuck up from times to times, but I think after the UK Tour we'll definitely get started with that as well. At the moment we just have to organize ourselves a bit, since this is our first full length release and it's getting a real cool amount of positive feedback... Something new for us.

 

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album?

 

To me, we've achieved exactly what we wanted with "Summoning Black Gods". The album is holding on to that old school spirit at the end of the 80s and early 90s, yet it doesn't sound like we are ripping off or only want to reproduce what we think sounds best. Furthermore there is an own sound to it, something to characterize the band. You hear and should be able to say "thats Chapel Of Disease" straight away but at the same time you should be able to realize your listening to some plain old school death metal.

 

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

 

Our lyrical themes are strictly based on ancient horror or phantastic literature. It is pretty much worshipping authors long gone, that have created something shocking to their time, or something new.    

 

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

 

Hehe, we get asked that a lot and every time we have to admit, that we do not truly remember how it came up. All I can say is, that it doesn't have some sort of deeper meaning, it just sounds perfect as a name for an old school death project. I am pretty sure that the first Morbid Angel had something to do with the creation of the name as well...

 

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

 

Berlin on saturday was really fun! We always try to keep the same level during a gig and are not the kind of guys who just all like to stand around, stare at their instruments and bore off the ones in front of the stage. Meaning, we always try to give it our best and deliver something like a show to the crowd, without fucking up the playing of our instruments. I for myself am quite critical after leaving stage, I hate mistakes, even if no one noticed. Even tho' we're talking about rough old school sounding metal, I still think it is important to present a more or less professional show to your audience. Meaning that a band has to keep the level it has on its' records on stage and still go fucking nuts on it.

 

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

 

We're doing the UK Tour with Occvlta from january 29th up until february 2nd. We're really looking forward to it, it will be our first time in the home of the queen. After that we will be playing a minitour for two days in Germany together wit Deserted Fear and Lifeless. When that is done we will be playing a good amount of individual gigs but are trying to not overplay ourselves. There is nothing more boring than being able as a fan to go out every weekend and see one of your top bands play at every single club you can think off. We dont know if there is a bigger tour to come yet. It's quite difficult to organize something since we all have regular jobs or are still in our studies.

 

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

 

So far so good, really. Up until now I have not read a single negative review and we are getting some really cool messages from people all over the place giving us a thumb up (more or less literally). We can only say that we are more than happy about the last 10 months. After the demo came out in April, it all went really quick and one thing led to another without the band losing its' quality. We wouldn't have thougt that it would all kick off in such a dramatic speed. 

 

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

 

I have no clue, seriously. Like said before, we haven't had the chance to be working on new material yet, but I think Chapel Of Disease will always be a band sticking to its' sound but still be evolving from album to album. What way that evolution of our sound will turn out we don't know yet. But we would never start to go in a complete different direction, since we all know what that feels like as a fan. Meaning, if we would have the idea to start a progressive fusion metal band, it sure enough wouldn't be called Chapel Of Disease anymore. We'll stick to old school death, but throw in some interesting elements here and there to keep it interesting over the years. That's my vision for now, let's just see how it will turn out.

 

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

 

It's pretty much all about that early death and thrash metal stuff. A time where one could not really say what the definite difference between real aggressive thrash metal and simple death metal is. That was the plan in 2008 and it more or less still is, although we really do listen to quite a lot of stuff nowadays, doesn't matter what genre it is as long as it fits our ears. I'm really enjoying the last Witchcraft record (Legend). It doesn't sound like those typical 70s bands that are going around at the moment. A lot of songs on it could be spinning in the radio, but I really admire their songstructure. It feels like you're listening to 3 different songs in only one song, yet it harmonizes just perfect. Mogwai is spinning in my room quite often these last weeks, Ced recently showed me stuff from Joy Desaster and I'm really impressed by it. When winter kicks off, I always gotta listen to the last 3 Solstafir albums, a pure must for me.   

 

10. how would you describe your views on Occultism?

 

I have none. I don't know anything about it and don't feel like learning anything about it. Not because I truly have something against it, I simply can't stand any sort of religious thinking. All I'm noticing, is that "occult metal" is becoming a very, very trendy thing to be called nowadays. Many people have called our music occult death metal. It seems as if it's the new word for "satanic". Satans Metal was 80s. Now it's Occult Metal. It gets me pissed from time to time, since it is hard to be taking one seriously by now who calles himself occult and on the other hand, bands are being labeled the same that never wanted to be called that way. But as long as the music fits my taste and the band is not going into some extreme shit, I dont give about what one might call them.

 

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

 

Hard one. It is incredible what kind of a huge amount the music can have on one's life. But beside of it, we all have our own stuff we like to go along with. Since we're not only a band, but also just real good friends, we meet up quite often to check out some classy movie, freak out on stupid internet videos or just drink a few beers.

 

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

 

First of all, thanks a lot for having me. I can only salute to all those dudes and ladies who have supported us in such an amazing way in less than a year... We hope to be hitting some different roads next year and have the chance to meet some cool people along the way. Cheers and let the rotten times roll!

 

 

Cannibal Rites/Demo 2009 Review

  Cannibal  Rites  are  a  band  from  Boston,  Massaechuesetts  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  primitive  form  of  old  school  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2009  demo.

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

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  old  school  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  heavy,  dark,   raw  and  primitive  sounding  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  gore  and  horror  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  that  goes  back  to  the  early  90's  era  death  metal  days.

 In  my  opinion  Cannibal  Rites  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  old  school  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cannibal  Rites"  and  "Undead  Horror".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.