Warfare Noise/Geyhaze Records/2013 CD Re-Issue Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  1986  compilation  that is  called  "Warfare  Noise"  which  was originally  released  by  Congumelo  Records  and  has Chakal,  Mutilator,  Sarcofago  and  Holocausto  all  extreme  metal  bands  from  Brazil  and  was  re-issued  in  2013  by  Greyhaze  Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Chakal  a  band  that  played  and  early  form  of  death/thrash  metal.

  "Cursed  Cross"  opens  up  with  some  distorted  and  evil  noises  as  well  as  demonic  growls  kicking  in  and  a  few  seconds  later  heavy  death/thrash guitar  riffs  began  their  assault  along  with  drums  and  then  the  music  goes  into  a  faster  direction  mixed  in  with  high  pitched  screams  and  as  time  goes  on  by  guitar  solos  become  a  part  of  the  song  briefly  and  then  the  music  alternates  back  and  forth  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  closing  with  a  powerful  sounding  bass  riff.

  "Mr.  Jesus  Christ"  begins with  heavy  thrash  metal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums shortly  after  that  which  also  leads  up  to  some  early  death  metal  growls  that  also  takes  the  music   into  a  faster direction  as  well  as  mixing  fast  and  mid  paced  parts  together,  halfway  through  the  song  guitar  leads  start  to  kick  in   for  a  short  time  until  returning  back  to  the  regular  guitar  riffing.

  Song  lyrics  cover  anti  christian  themes,  while  the  production  has  the  classic  raw and  primitive  sound  early  Brazilian  metal  bands  where  known  for  having.

  In  my  opinion  Chakal  where  a  very  great  sounding  early  death/thrash  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  underrated  band,.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Cursed  Cross".

  Next  up  is  Mutilator  a  band  that  played  another  early  death/thrash  metal  band.

  "Believers  Of  Hell"  starts up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  some   drums  before  going  into  a  more  brutal  death/thrash  direction  along  with  some  growls  and  a  minute  later  the  music  goes  into  a  more  mid  paced  German  style  thrash  direction   before  speeding  up  again  and  adding  in  a  guitar  solos  which  appear  for  a  few  seconds  until  the  heavy  guitar rhythms  close  the  song.

  "Nuclear  Holocaust"  kicks  in  with  fast,  evil  and  dirty  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  growls  and  the  song  goes  for  a  fast  direction  as  well  as  adding  in  evil  screams,  as  time  goes  on  by  their  is  a  brief  use  of  mid  paced  sections  being  mixed  in  with  the  faster  parts  as  well  as  some  early  death  metal  guitar  leads  which  add  to  the  extreme  mature  of  the  music.

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  war  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  distorted,  heavy  and raw  sound  to  it  in  true  underground  80's  metal  tradition.

  In  my  opinion  Mutilator  where  another  great  sounding  death/thrash  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  true  80's  underground  metal,  you  should  check  them  out.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Nuclear  Holocaust".

  Next  up  is  Sarcofago  the  most  well  known  band  on   this  split  and  a  huge  influence  on  the  black/war  metal  scene.

  "Recrucify"  comes  in  with sound  effects  and demonic  growls  and  the  song  is  more  of  an  intro and  closes  with  some  high pitched  screams.

  "The  Black  Vomit"  breaks  in  with  fast,  raw  and  primitive  guitar  riffs,  drums  and  black/death  metal  growls  as  well  as  mixing  in  a  variety  of  many  different  riffs  while  also  remaining  fast,  which  also  leads  up  to  the  vocals  getting  more  demonic,  as  time  goes  on  by  guitar  solos  start  making  their  presence  known  and  then  blast  beats  start  kicking  in,  in  addition  a melodic  scream  can  also  be  heard  briefly  towards  the  end.

  "Satanas"  hits  it  off  with  fast,  dark,  heavy  and  dark  sounding  guitar  riffs  along  with  blasting  beats,  deep  growls  and  a  few  seconds  of  melodic  screams,  as  time  goes on  by  the  music  gets  more  diverse  along  with  a  brief  guitar  lead  and  then  it  is  back  to  the  faster  elements  and  demonic  vocals.

  Song  lyrics  cover  Satanism  and  Anti  Christian  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dirty,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  these  songs  Sarcofago  add  to  the  split  are  some  of  their  best  material,  and  if  you  want  to  learn  the  roots  of  black/war  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "The  Black  Vomit".

  Closing  the  split  is  Holocausto  a  band  that  played  an  early  form  of  black/thrash  metal.

   "Destruicao  Nucler"  is  introduced  with  fast,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  guitar  riffs  along  with  drums  and  deep  growls  and  as  time  goes  on  by  the  music  alternates  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  bass  guitars  that  get  heavy  for  a  few  seconds.

  "Escarro  Naplam"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  begins  with  drums  along  with  some  fast,  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  shortly  after  that  as  well  as  growls  becoming  a  part  of  the  mix,  a  couple  of  minutes  later  there is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  leads  and  then  the  song  goes  back  to  the  classic  black/thrash  sound.

  Song  lyrics  are  written  in  their native  tongue  and  cover  war  themes,  while  the  production  is  in  the  same  direction  as  all  of  the  previous  mentioned  bands.

  In  my  opinion  Holocausto where  a  very  great  sounding  early  black/thrash  metal  and  if  you  want  to  learn  the  roots  of  true  underground  metal,  give  this  band  a  chance.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Escarro  Naplam".

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great sounding  compilation  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  death,  black  and  thrash  metal.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.     

Omnivore/Self Titled/Unspeakable Axe Records/2014 CD Review

  Omnivore  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  very  old  school form  of  death/thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2014  album  which  was  released  by  Unspeakable  Axe  Records.

  "Intro"  starts  up  the  album  with  clean  and  dark  sounding  guitar  playing  and  a  few  seconds  alter  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  bass  guitars  and  drums  kick  in  and  then  going  into  a  faster  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats.

  "Dead"  which  is  also  the  first  official  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  spoken  word  parts  along  with  some  samples  before  adding  in  some  heavy  and  old  school  death/thrash  metal  guitar  and  bass  riffs  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  from the  drums  being  adding  in  screams,  growls  and  blast  beats  as  well  as  alternating between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized.

  "Trust"  begins  with  drum  beats  as  well  as  some  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  and  bass  riffs  and  then  the  music  speeds  up  a  bit  along  with  some  screams  and  growls  as  well  as  alternating  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  as  time  goes  on  by  their  is  a  brief  sue  of  back  up  shouts  and  guitar  leads.  

  "I  Hope  The  War  Comes"  opens  up  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  bass  guitars  and  drums  and  you  can  also  hear  some  melody  in  the  music  before  speeding  up  and  adding  in  vocals  and  the  music  also  alternates  between  mid  paced  and  fast  sections  and  towards  the  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music.

  'Hypochrist"  kicks  in  with  spoken  word  parts  and  samples  and  a  minute  later  old  school  metal  and  guitar  riffs  kick  in  along  with  some  drums  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  as  well  as  bringing  in  vocals  and  blast  beats  and  during  the  last  minute  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music.

  "Nothing  More  Than  Dust"  hits  in  with  guitar  leads  that  come  in  and  out  of  the  music  and  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  and  bass  guitars  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  along  with  blast  beats  and  vocals  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  to  alternate  between  slow  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  getting  more  melodic,  halfway  through  the  song  sounds  of  nature  as  well  as  classical  guitars  make  their  presence  known.

  "Omnivore"  which  is  also  the  title  track  of  the  album  begins  with  bell  sounds  before  adding  in  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  before  speeding  up  adding  in  bass  guitars,  vocals  and  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  to  alternate  between  slow  and  heavy  parts  as  well  as  adding  in  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  "Arise"  which  is  the  last  song  on  the  album  as  well  as  a  Sepultura  cover  starts  off  with  fast,  heavy  guitar  and  bass  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  adding  in  vocals  and  after  awhile  distorted  guitar  effects  and  melody  are  added  into  the  music  as  well  as  alternating  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  a  small  amount  of  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Song  lyrics  cover  war,  anti  religion  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  old  school  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Omnivore  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  death/thrash  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Dead"  "Hypochrist"  and  "Omnivore".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Amon/Liar in Wait/FDA Rekotz/2013 Vinyl Review

  Amon  are  a  band  from  Florida  that is  very  well  known  as  being  the  first  incarnation  of  Deicide  as  well  as  the  Hoffman  brothers  using  the  name  for  their  own  project  with  the  music  being  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013 2  album  "Liar  in  Wait"  which  was  re-issued  in  2013  on  vinyl  by  FDA  Rekotz.

  "Among  Us"  which  is  also  the  first  song  on  the  album  opens  up  with  heavy  old  school  death  metal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  death  metal  growls  before  adding  in  melody  and  blast  beats along  with  a  small  amount  of  screams  and  towards  the  edn  gutiar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music.

  "Eye  of The  Infinite"  begins  with  fast  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  adding  in  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  some  melodic  guitar  riffing  and  blast  beats  which  also  leads  up  to  some  screams  being  mixed  in  briefly  which  also  leads  up  to  some  guitar  solos  that  come  in  and  out  as  well  as  the  music  going  into  a  slower  direction  and  then  speeding  up  again  along  with  blast  beats.

  "Lash  Thy  Tongue  And  Vomit  Lies"  starts  up  with  melodic  guitar  leads  and  drums  before  adding  in  fast  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums,  growls  and  screams  and  after  awhile  guitar  solos  start  coming  in  and  out of  the  music a long  with  blast  beats.

  "Liar  In  Wait"  which  is  also  the  title  track  of  the  album  begins  with  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  drums  which  also  utilize  blast  beats  before  adding  in  screams  and  growls  and  the  song  closes  with  a  guitar  solos  as  well  as  alternating  between  slow  and  fast.

  "Reaching  For  Flesh"  kicks  in  with  heavy,  fast  and melodic  guitar  riffs  as  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  which  also  leads  to  growls  and  screams  as  well  as  the  music  alternating  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  towards  the  end  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  music.

  "Semblance  Of  Man"  comes  in  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  from t he  drums  and  you  can  also  hear  some  melody  and  technical  elements  in the  guitar  riffing  as  well  as  leads  that  come  in  and  out  before  adding  in  growls  and screams  as  well  as  alternating between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.    

  "Sentience  And  Sapience"  breaks  in  with  heavy,  fast  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  from the  drums  before  adding  in  growls  and  screams  which  also  leads  to  the  music  alternating  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  adding  in  guitar  leads  towards  the  end.  

  "Spat  Forth,  Forth  From  The  Darkness"  hits  it  off  with  fast,  heavy  and  melodic  sounding  guitar  riffs  as  well  as  some  blast  beats  from  the  drums  before  adding  in  screams  and  growls  along  with  guitar  leads  and  solos  that also  come  in  and  out  of  the  music  and  you  can  also  hear  mid  paced  sections  at  times.

  "Wraith  Of  Gaia"  which  is  also  the  last  song  on  the  album  starts  up  with  fast  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  leads  that  also  come  in  and  out  of  the  music  along  with  blast  beats  from the  drums  before  adding  in  growls  and  screams  and  the song  also  alternates  between  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  Song  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Occultism  and  Anti  Christian  themes,  while  the  production h as  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy and  professional  sound  while  the  bass  guitars  are  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix.

  In  my  opinion  Amon  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  "Among  Us"  "Liar  In  Wait"  "Semblance  Of  Man"  and  "Wraith  Of  Gaia".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.         

Shrapnel Storm Interview

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

We are a death metal band based in Tampere, Finland. To indicate our genre more specifically, we play old school death metal in the spirit of 90's mid tempo death bands. We started things in around 2007 with a bit
different lineup. We've released 3 demos prior to this new promo release.


2.How would you describe your musical sound?

Our songs are based on heavy over driven guitars and groovy rhythm. As it comes to sound, we've taken all the good things from nineties golden era of death metal and mixed those into present-day Shrapnel Storm sound.


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

We explore war-themes from varied angles. Some songs are pretty straight forward death and destruction. Others deal with the consequences of war. How it can cripple nations and destroy people. How does it feel, when you return home from a warzone and are treated like the worst possible trash, while you're trying to deal with PTSD.


4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name Shrapnel Storm?

The idea was to invent a name which describes the most unpleasant conditions in war. Name Shrapnel Storm came out from our guitarist Aki. We were playing ball between some not-so-good name variations, when suddenly Aki sent the name late at night by SMS. At that point, we all knew it was THE name.


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

We have played good gigs all around the southern part of Finland. If we pick something, big festival afterparties have been nice places to play. One good memory is from our hometown Tampere – we played in Sauna Open Air afterparty with Japanese killers, Metalucifer. It certainly was like a metal sauna in there! Possibly most fun we have had outside of our native city of Tampere, was in Riihimäki in 2010. Wild people out there! As far as stage performance goes, we certainly aren't a part of the NO FUN / NO MOSH movement - we just try to enjoy ourselves and encourage our audience to do likewise. Play it loud and play it proud!


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

We're making a small tour in Finland before entering the studio to record our debut album. Confirmed dates are now Lahti 14.12.2013, Tampere 7.2.2014, Helsinki 21.2.2014 and Hyvinkää 19.4.2014.


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

We're looking for a deal, but considering them only if we see, that both parties can benefit from the deal. Today, all the glamour from record deals seem to be gone. Usually record companies do not take any risks,
and deals are often worse than releasing records by yourself. We've been contacted by labels, but nothing mind blowing has been offered yet.


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

It is kinda varied. For the genre we play, it is not so obvious to get noticed in the ”big picture”. It is sure that our music is dividing opinions: some people like us really much, and some can't listen to us at all. Overall we've received pretty good feedback. Strangely, it seems that metal heads in Latin America like us very much.


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

We might drop the speed down a bit and take a small step into the murkiness of sludgish metal. Then again, we might pick up the speed and enter more thrashy territory. The road is open at the moment, but one
thing is certain: we will not be having blast beats.


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

We've been inspired by the bands like Obituary, Sepultura, Bolt Thrower, Asphyx, Winter, Entombed, Cancer, Sadus, Benediction and many others. Ykä (Ville) has taken vocal influence from several great frontmen, mostly David Vincent, Antti Boman and Mille Petrozza. Currently the musical tastes within the band are rather diverse and we can pretty much only agree on the bands listed above.


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

Part of us have families, so in that case there isn't problems how to use spare time. Apart from that, we enjoy other band's live gigs and everything related to music. And of course drinking beer.


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

In case you haven't heard our music, you can find it from facebook: http://www.facebook.com/shrapnelstormband or from our official website http://www.shrapnel-storm.com. See you on the frontlines and trenches. Clutch your gun and hope that the next mortar won't land on your head!

Shrapnel Storm/We Come In Peace/2013 EP Review

  Shrapnel  Storm  are  a  band  from  Finland  that plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  ep  "We  Come  In  Peace".

  "Detracked"  opens  up  with  old  school  death  metal   guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  growls  and  screams  make  their  way  into  the  song  and  the  music  sticks  to  mostly  a  slow  and  mid  paced  direction.

  "Deathroller"  begins  with  some  slow  death  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  a  few  seconds  alter  growls  and  screams  make  their  way  into  the  song  as  well  as  the  guitar  riffing  utilizing  some  melody.

  Song  lyrics  cover  death  theme,s  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  heavy  and  old  school  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Shrapnel  Storm  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  style  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Detracked".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

    

The Beyond Interview

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

Hello everyone and thanks for this interview! We are The Beyond from Italy and we play death metal. At the moment we are busy in promoting our first EP "Decaying Death" and are working on new songs. At the moment two of them are ready and have been already played live, and another couple is on the works. And obviously we are looking for a label and working hard to find new live gigs.

2.How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the ep?

"Decaying Death" presents a sound which is a synthesis of both American and European death metal: in it you can find morbid guitar riffs, adrenalinic accelerations with blast beats and slow-downs. The songs pay tribute to bands like Napslm Death, Terrorizer, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Death and Autopsy.

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

Our drummer Corrado is the lyricist of the band: his lyrics take inspiration from reality and from literature and express great criticism towards society and humanity in general. We can't really predict which topics the new songs will deal with, so far we a new song called "Social Surgery" about Cesare Lombroso and another one entitled "Crawling Worms", which can be taken as a strong disapproval to many aspects of human race.

4.I know that the band was named after an old Italian horror film, what was it that interested you about this movie and made you decide to use it as a band name?

Our monicker is inspired by the Lucio Fulci masterpiece "The Beyond" ("E tu vivrai nel terrore - l'aldilà" in Italian): we are all great fans of this great director, one of the forefathers of splatter and gore and this movie is a mix of gore and supernatural phenomena, with incredibly realistic special effects for that time. What we particularly appreciate about it is the fact that there is no happy ending, there is no space for hope. We thought it would be perfect for a death metal band.

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?

Since we started our band activity, we have played a certain amount of shows, both inside and outside our region which is Trentino - Alto Adige, where there are no places left to play live. We would say that one of the best gigs we have had so far was in Naturns together with Blood Edition: we didn't play as good as we wanted, but the aftershow was a great party and we had a lot of fun with the guys! In addition, we recently played in Riva Del Garda at Lochness Pub and despite the location was very small the response was great and we really enjoyed seeing all the people in front moshing and headbanging. We can't really say we go wild while playing, we just concentrate on playing well and let our music instigate the audience.

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

We don't have any tour planned, but we always are on the lookout for new gigs, especially outside our region and hopefully outside Italy, as we live near the Austrian border. It is quite difficult but we keep on searching and don't get discouraged.

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

Like every band, our goal is to release a full-length album through a label, so we are looking for one that could produce us and release our material. We have had some proposals, mainly from very small labels, but we are taking our time and, most important, we are looking for a deal that could be worth for us: for us it is important to be supported by promoting the band and hopefully receive a financial help fot the recordings, even if we know it is very hard. We will see, meanwhile we keep on searching..

8.Are there any other musical projects besides this band?

Our drummer Corrado plays in a thrash metal band called Final Fright (https://www.facebook.com/FinalFright?fref=ts), which is releasing a new EP soon. Our bass player Moreno and our guitarist Federico play in Battering Ram (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Battering-Ram/81819442456), a metal cover band. As far as our singer Michel and our other guitarist Michele is concerned, The Beyond is their only band.

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

 The response has been great so far! Most reviews have been positive about "Decaying Death" and also the fans appreciated it, both in Italy and the rest of the world. We have done several interviews and during the live gigs people enjoyed the songs and showed us their support by headbanging and moshing! For us it is great to see such emotional involvement, and we all hope that more and more people could know us and like our music.

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

The new material we have we might say that is an evolution of the style of our first Ep. We started from those songs and tried to find a more personal sound incorporating into it some more grind influences. We are also working to differentiate a bit more the riffs played by the two guitars. That is the style we are going to follow for the material we are writing for our next release.

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

The influences for our new material are pretty much the same that inspired the writing of our EP: old school death metal in the vein of the bands we mantioned above.
The musical taste of the members of the band is quite different and goes over the boundaries of the metal genere, but the thing that we have in common is that we are all big fans of death, thrash and sludge. Between the bands that we are listening to in those days there are some very cool italian bands like Viscera/// and Psychofagist, with whom we had the pleasure to play some time ago.

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

We all have different intrestes, but another thing that we all have in common in addition to music is the passion for exploitation movies, vintage horror movies in particular. The horror movies that you see nowdays are mostly standardised and flat if compared to those that came out in the seventies. Those where really creepy and scarry movies that used to deal with extreme subjects. 
Ah, I was almost forgetting our main passion, the one that we share for beer!

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

We would like to thank you for this interview, we hope that your readers will enjoy it as much as we did answering your question! If you are interested in The Beyond you can find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBeyondDeathMetal?ref=hlour page is constantly updated with news, pics, live and all the stuff you need to know about us! In addition, you can listen to "Decaying Death" for free on our Bandcamp page:http://thebeyonddeathmetal.bandcamp.com/
Cheers!

Agony Face Interview

1. For those that have never heard of you before can you tell us a little bit about the band?
We started playing music back in 2004, when we were still kids, but there was a lot of passion, for music and for our instruments, so we decided to keep it seriously and start to make some special music, a kind of music different from all those death metal bands. After some years, we recorded our first album, and from then on we’ve never stopped playing with passion!

2.The band calls itself Surrealistic Death Metal, can you tell us a little bit more about your musical; song?
Like the surreal art, our music needs a deep “look” to understand it. Our songs exhort the audience to think, that’s it. You can listen to our music superficially or you can go deep and explore the extended worlds of music, images, and dreams.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
Our lyrics are full of philosophical concepts, surreal stuff and literature. The main subject that we treat is the human kind, in his form, nature, conscience.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name Agony Face?
There isn’t a particular meaning behind our name, as we told we were just kids and we took a cool death metal band name. After these years, we can say that “Agony Face” is appropriate to our art.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band ha splayed so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
We had the opportunity to play with some of the greatest death metal band of all time like Suffocation and Origin, but we also played with Fleshgod Apocalypse and Sodom!
Our stage performance is a crucial point to understand our music. On stage, we have UV lights and fluorescent make up on our faces, and we want to make a theatrical show.

6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
There will be an album release party on December 7th in Milan, and then we’ll make some other shows!

7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
Thanks to the social networks we’re having a great feedback by fans all around the world, even in countries that we never heard before!

8.The new album came out on My Kingdom Music, do you feel that they have done a lot on getting your name out there heard?
My Kingdom Music has done a fantastic job, even more than we expected, and we are thankful to the label!

9.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?
On future releases we’ll keep high our surrealistic stile, it’ll be more schizophrenic and stunning than ever!

10.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Every one of us likes different kind of music, but all of us loves death metal bands like Death, Cynic, Atheist and progressive rock bands like Yes, Rush, Jethro Tull., and of course those incredible italian progressive band: AreA, PFM, Banco del mutuo soccorso.
Nowadays we’re listening to new music, in particular new progressive metal bands, and looking on the internet, there’s a lot of great bands!

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests?
We have different interests, but we like to stay in contact with Art in all of his shades, we like to watch movies and argue about it, going to the concert, read books, but also take a ride with the motorcycle, climb mountains, everything interesting!

12.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
If you like music but most of all, if you like to question yourself about what you listen, what you see, what you think, about anything, then listen to our music, we’re trying to be no more bunnies towards the top hat of an illusionist.