Profanity Interview

Profanity interview with Daniel (bass)
1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
Hello True Bringer of Death Zine, at the moment we are preparing for the recordings for our next album which will be a full length this time and will be called “The Art Of Sickness”. This takes a lot of time, not only for the recording itself but for synchronizing our computers, instruments, sounds etc…. We are also practicing a lot for a few upcoming shows we will play this year.

2. Recently you have released a new ep, 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?
Well, this was the first CD we recorded completely on our own, so we spent a lot of time to make it as perfect as possible. So we had the opinion to work more on things like sound, fill ins, breaks, a bit on orchestral sounds and so on. You don´t have the time for such things when you are in a professional recording studio and not a band who has a big contract and you have to hurry. That’s the main difference compared to the former Profanity albums, which were recorded in a studio. The music itself is on the highest technical level that Profanity reached so far (my opinion). The finished recordings were mixed and mastered in the Iguana Studios by Christoph Brandes (who  already worked for Necrophagist for example), and he did a great job and gave us an awesome sound on this ep.

3. This is the first new material since 2002, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time frame?
In fact all what happened was….Life!  After the European tour with Cryptopsy, Haemorrhage and Spawn in 2004 we decided to take a short (hahaha) break and then start with new recordings and concerts… but then all things changed. Tom and Martl met the girls who became their wives, both became fathers, Martl got a new job, Tom went back to school and Armin also went to school to become a master engineer. So the short brake that was planned got finally 8 years long! Then back in 2011 the time was right again for Profanity to continue, we decided to meet and so to start again. But then Martl told us that he will move to Australia with his family (his wife is Australian) and that he will not be able to play bass for Profanity any more. But luckily they got in contact with me again. I played bass for Profanity for the first time from 1997 to 2000. I agreed to replace Martl on Bass, and here we are….still the same Death Metal freaks like we were 1997, when I first joined Profanity.

4. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?
Martin had written all the lyrics for the songs on the ep “Hatred Hell Within”. They are very personal and they go very deep. The artwork of “Hatred Hell Within”, which was done by Federico Musetti from Italy, reflects the content of the lyrics very good. I think everybody who is interested in our lyrics can read it, and make their own thoughts about.

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Profanity'?
I don´t exactly know what Tom had thought about to give the band the name “Profanity”. But what I know is that he just took a dictionary and “founded” this word. The word Profanity has also different meanings, and that is good. For us it means also, to have no boundaries and this fits also very good to our vision of extreme music, I think.

6. What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Impossible to say….there are too much of them. The European tour with Cryptopsy and Haemorrhage of course, opening for Cannibal Corpse, the Maryland Deathfest in the US, the Party San festival, Fuck the Commerce, Obscene Extreme, Ludwigshafen Deathfest, Fistful of Metal, Insane Insanity … just to name a few. But we also played a lot of club gigs where we met so many nice people, so that these gigs became highlights too. To name a personal emotion highlight was the NRW Deathfest 2014 which was the very first show with me again, 14 years after I played my “final” show for Profanity.
We actually don´t have big special effects on a Profanity live show, but we always do our best to deliver high technically Death Metal and we always work our asses of to give the audience a great event.

7. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
Yes, we will play several shows this year, also bigger ones like the Death Feast Open Air with Nile, Suffocation, Asphyx, Inhumate, Fleshless just to name a few. A few other shows for this and next year across Germany, Austria and Czech Republic are already confirmed. Due to our families and jobs we are not able to play a longer tour anymore (or  just for the moment….who knows ;-) )

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
Absolutely awesome. It is so refreshing for us to get contacted from Death Metal maniacs around the world, from Australia to Denmark, from Indonesia to the US, who tell us that they like our stuff…that is the best compliment a musician can get. That is our fuel that always gives us more energy to continue what we are doing. Thanks to all Profanity fans and supporters worldwide on this way, you guys rule!!!

9. When can we expect another full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Hehe….maybe you can tell us ;-) .Like I said before, we are preparing right now to record a new full-length album and we will start to record as soon as possible. We will do the recordings on our own again, so it is impossible to say how long they will take. It will NOT take 12 years again, I promise. The new songs will straight continue the stuff from the ep, technical and brutal Death Metal, or just extreme music. Be prepared….

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?
When you ask for influence for our kind of music then you have to name bands like Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Cryptopsy, Deeds of Flesh, Necrophagist and Death of course followed by many others, but for influence generally we also have to name Bands like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater or Dio. And all of us still like to hear all of those, the brutal ones and the not so brutal ones. We also had always our own vision of extreme music, and I think with every new song we write, with every new release we will put out, we are always getting closer to our vision of extreme music.

11. What are some of your non musical interests?
 In first line our families of course. We also like to meet as often as possible for barbecue, that’s always a highlight. All of us do a little sports to stay in shape (more or less).

12. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
We just want to say a big THANK YOU to all the great people we met the past years who supported us in so many great ways, like emails, interviews, reviews or a little like on our FB site. You guys are awesome, it is a pleasure to play for you. Take care, hope to see you all very soon at a Profanity show, wherever it may be! I also want to thank you John and True Bringer of Death for this interview and for your support of our music. We really appreciate this.

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Morbid Vomit/Return To The Crypts/Blast Head Records/2015 CD Compilation Review

  Morbid  Vomit  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  a  very  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015 compilation  album  "Return  To  The  Crypts"  which  was  released  by  Blast  Head  Records.

  A  very  heavy  and  old  old  school  Swedish  death  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  growling  vocals  and  morbid  sounding  melodies  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  and  some  of  the songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  high  pitched  screams.

  All  of  the  songs  sound  like  they  could  of  easily  been  recorded  and  release  in  the  90's  and  the  talent  and  production  id  on  par  with  some  of  the  better  known  Swedish  bands  of  the  early  90's  and  when  solos and  leads  are  finally  utilized  they  add  even  more  melody  into  the  bands  musical  style  and  all  of  the  musical instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  they  close  the  compilation with  a  cover of  Ghost  B.C's  "Prime  Mover".

  Morbid  Vomit  are  another  band  that  plays  an  old  school  Swedish  influence  form  of  death metal  and  con  also  compete  with  the  best  of  them,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  murder  and  blasphemy  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Morbid  Vomit  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  compilation.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Blood  Shall  Be  Shed"  "Another  One To  Die"  "I  Breathe  Hell"  and  "Torture  Ritual".  8  out  of  10.

 

Tormention/Chaotic Delusions/Murder Records/2015 CD Review

  Tormention  are  a  band  from  Sweden  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  Swedish  death  metal and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015 album  "Chaotic  Delusions"  which  was  released  by  Murder  Records.

  A very  heavy and  brutal  death  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  growls  and  melodic  riffs  and  leads  that also  dominate  throughout  the  recording  and  you  can also  hear  clean  playing  being  utilized  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  the  music  also  brings  in  a  great  amount of  blast  beats.

  High  pitched  screams  can  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  while  a  later  track brings  in  a  brief  use  of  middle  eastern  sounds  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  band  also  brings  a  more  modern  approach  to  an  old  school  style  of  death  metal  and  they  also  bring  in  a  brief clean  instrumental  before returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction  on  the  following  tracks  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recoridng have  a very  powerful  sound to  them.  

  Tormentation  plays  a  style  of  Swedish  death  metal  with  a  more  modern  take  and  a  touch  of  American  influenced  brutality,  the  production sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  zombies and  murders.    

 In  my  opinion  Tormentation  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this   album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Not  My  Hands"   "Chaotic  Delusions"  "Schizophrenic"  "St(r)anken".  8  out  of  10. 

WRTX/A Message Left Behind/2013 Full Length Review

  WRTX  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of their  self  released  2013  album  "A  Message  Left  Behind".

  Rain  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  humming  and  after  a  few  seconds the  music  starts  getting  a  little  bit  heavier  along  with  some  guitar  solos  and  leads  that  dominate  throughout  the  recording  and also  bring  in  traditional  metal  style  melodies  and  after  the  intro  the  music  starts  adding  in  more  death  and  thrash  elements.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording h ave  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  vocals  that  are  used  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  you can  also  hear  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  you  can  also  hear  clean  playing  and  spoken  word  parts  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording.  

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  music  also  utilizes  both  modern and  old  school  extreme  metal  influences  and  the  bass  guitars  also  add  a  few powerful  leads  onto  the recording in  some  of  the  songs  and  there  are  also  a  few  tracks  that  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  acoustic  guitars.

  WRTX  takes  the  old  school  death  and  thrash  metal  styles  and  mixes  them  in  with  more  of  a  modern  metal  sound  to  create  their  own  musical  style,  the  production  sounds  very professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  WRTX  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  death  and  thrash metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Son"  "Black  And  Yellow"  "Dead  Bird"  and  "With  Love".  8  out  of  10.     

 

Inner Sanctum/Legions Awake/2015 Full Length Review

  Inner  Sanctum  are  a  band from India  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2015  album  "Legions  Awake".

  A very dark  and  atmospheric  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some epic  elements  that  bring  in  a  feeling  of  a  historical  or  fantasy  film  soundtrack  and  after  the  intro  the  music  starts  going  into  more  of  a  melodic  and  heavy musical  direction  that  goes  for  an  80's  thrash  metal  style  but  done  in  a  more  modern  way.

  Screams  and  growls  add  the  death  metal  influence  to  the  recording  and  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  groove  metal  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  songs  also  bring in  a  decent  amount  of  back  up  gang  shouts  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  songs  stick  to  mostly  a  mid paced  direction  while  also  speeding  up at  times  and  bringing in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  and  when  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  more  melodic  fashion  and  a  later  track  also  brings  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing.

  Inner  Sanctum  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes old  school  thrash  and  modern  groove  metal  and  mixes  it  in  with  the  heaviness  of  death  metal  to  create  their  own  style,  the  production  sounds  very professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  misanthropy,  chaos,  religion  and  turmoil.

  In  my  opinion  Inner  Sanctum  are  a  very  decent  sounding  mixture  of  thrash,  groove,  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Wake  Of  Destruction"  "Legions  Awake"  "March  Of  the  Wounded"  and  "Guardian".  7/5  out  of  10.         

Nex Carnis/Obscure Visions Of Dark/Nightbreaker Productions/2015 CD Review

  Nex Carnis are  a  band  from Iran that  plays  a  very  brutal  form  of  death metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Obscure  Visions  Of  Dark"  which was  released  by  Nightbreaker  Productions.

  A  very  heavy  and  brutal  death  metal  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  you  can  also  hear  some  melodies  in  the  guitar  riffs  and  the  vocals  are  all  growls  and  th e music  also has a  very  raw  and  old  school  approach  to  this  genre  at  times   while  also  soundign  very  moder.

  Throughout  the  recording  there  is  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  vocals  also  bring  in  screams  at  times  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  very  dark  and melodic  sounding  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  some  of  the  tracks  also  bring  in  elements  of  thrash  while  another track  also  brings  in a  brief  use  of  atmospheric  sounds.  

  Nex  Carnis  plays  a  style  of death  metal  that  mixes  the  modern  brutal  sound  with  the  more  old  school  style  of  the  mid  90's  to  create  some  very  heavy  sounding  music,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Obscurity,  Existence  and  Annihilation.

  In  my  opinion  Nex  Carnis  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cryptic  Depths  Of  Unlight"  and  "Abolishing  Rancid  Throes  Of  Deceit".  8  out  of  10. 

  

Abyssus/Summon The Dead/Chaos &Hell Productions/2014 EP Review

  Abyssus  are  a  band  from  Greece  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  ep  "Summon  The  Dead"  which  was released  by  Chaos  &  Hell  Productions.

 A  very  old  school  death  metal  sound  starts  off  the  ep  giving  the  music  more  of  a  mid  80's  feeling  and  the  music  also  brings  in  a  great  amount  of   morbid  sounding  melodies  and  the  vocals  that  are  utilized  are  growls  that  are  very  easy  to  understand  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams  and  the  songs  also  use  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats. 

  When  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  remain  true to  an  old  school  death  metal  direction and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  you  can  also  hear  some  thrash  influences  in  some  of the  riffs  and  all  of  the  songs  sound  like  they  could  of  easily  been  recorded  and  released  in  the  mid  80's  and they  close  the  ep  with  a  cover  of Sodom's  "Outbreak  Of  Evil".

  Abyssus  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  mid  80's  and  also  adds  in  a  touch  of  thrash  and  the  ep  never  has  a  soft  moment  with  all  of  the  songs  being  heavy, the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  death  and  war  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Abyssus  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  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Summon  The  Dead"  and  "Remnants  Of  War".  8  out  of  10.