Sinatras/Drowned/logic(il)logic Records/2017 CD Review

  Sinatras  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  death'n'roll  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  'Drowned"  which  was  released  by logic(il)logic  Records.

  Clean  yet  distorted  playing  along  with  classical  guitars  start  off  the  album  as  well  as  some  melodic  vocals  which  also  leads  up  to  a  heavier  musical  direction  which  is  also  very  heavily  influenced  by  thrash  metal  with some  touches  of  modern  rock  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a very  melodic  fashion  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  they  also  add  in  a  brief  use  of  funk  music  samples  and  crowd  noises  and  some  tracks  add  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  word  parts  while  a  later  song  adds  in  acoustic  guitars  and  stringed  instruments  and  there  is  only  a  few  seconds  of  death  metal  growls.

  On  this  recording  Sinatras  move  way  from  the  death'n'roll  style  of  their  previous  release  and  create  an  album  that  is  more  of  a  mixture  of  melodic  thrash  and  mainstream  rock,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  real  life  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  this  is  a  decent  sounding  recording  from Sinatras  and  while  some  death  metal  fans  of  their  earlier  material  might  not  like  the  new  style,  I  can  see  them  winning  fans  of  melodic  thrash  and  mainstream  rock.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Behind  The  Fire"  "Burning  Down"  "Pull  The  Tail"  and  "Eat  The  Gun".  7  out  of  10.

Warlord U.K/Maximum Carnage/Transcending Obscurity Records/2016 CD Re-Issue Review

  Warlord  U.K  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  1996  album  "Maximum  Carnage"  which  was  re-issue  in  2016  by  Transcending  Obscurity  Records.

  Dark  sound  effects  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavier  and  melodic  musical  direction  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording  and  after  awhile  death  metal  growls  are  added  onto  the  recording  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard.

  A  great  amount  of  thrash  influences  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts and  screams  can  also  be  heard  at  times  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  while  a  later  track  adds  in  a  small  amount  of  classical  guitars  and  they close  the  album  with  2  live  bonus  tracks. 

  Warlord  U.K  played  a  style  of  death  metal  on  this  recording  that  was  done  in  the  British  style  but  also  standing  out  a  bit  more  with  the  thrash  influence,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  the  era  it  was  released  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  political  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Warlord  U.K  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  "Maximum  Carnage"  "Alien  Dictator"  and  "Race  War".  8  out  of  10.

The Ritual Aura/Taether/Lacerated Enemy Records/2016 CD Review

  The  Ritual  Aura  are  a  band  from  Australia  that  plays  a very  technical  and  progressive  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Taether"  which  was  released  by  Lacerated  Enemy  Records.

  Atmospheric  sounding  synths  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  guitar  leads  being  added  onto  the  recording  a  few  seconds  later  which  also  leads  to  a  heavier  direction  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  the  vocals  also  bring  in  a  mixture  of  high  pitched  screams  and  death  metal growls.

  A  great  amount  of  technical  elements  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  they  also  mix  in  synths  in  with the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs  at  times  and  there  is  also  a brief  use  of  clean  singing  vocals  and  the  riffs  and  leads  also  add  in  a  decent  amount  of  progressive  touches  and  some  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length.
 
  Acoustic  guitars  are  added  onto  the  recording  briefly  and  some  of  the  tracks  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  as  the  album  progresses  and  there  are  also  a  couple  of  brief  instrumentals  along  with  some  elements  of  Japanese  folk  music.

  The  Ritual  Aura  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  progressive  and  technical  while  also  adding  in  influences  from  non  metal  genres  to  create  something  very  original,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  folklore,  mythology  and  horror  of  ancient  Japan.

  In  my  opinion  The  Ritual  Aura  are  a  very  great  original  sounding  progressive  and  technical  death metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Ghostgate"  "I  Am  No  Longer  I?"  "In  Our  Hearts" and  "Farewell  To  Being".  8  out  of  10.  

   

Sinister/Syncretism/Massacre Records/2017 CD Review

  Netherlands's  Sinister  have  returned  with  a new  recording  which  remains  true  to  a  pure  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Syncretism"  which  will  be  released  in  February  by  Massacre  Records.

  Epic  sounding  synths  start  off  the  album  and  they  add  in  a  touch  of  classical  before  going  into  a  heavier  musical  direction  that  is  mostly  rooted  in  the  mid  80's  and  early  90's  as  well  as  introducing  death  metal  growls  onto  the  recording  and  they  also  bring  in  a  modern  touch  to  an  old  school  genre.

  High  pitched  screams  can  also  be  heard  at  times  and  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  brutal  blast  beats  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording  and  acoustic  guitars  are  also  used  briefly.

  You  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  thrash  in  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  and  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  fashion  and  synths  are  also  added  onto  some  of the  other  tracks  and  they  bring  in  an  epic  atmosphere  while  one  song  also  adds  in  a  brief  use  of  melodic  chants  while  the  main  focus  remains  more  on  a  heavy  and  old  school  style  of  death  metal  and  one  song  also  adds  in  a brief  use  of  ritualistic  spoken  word  parts  and  a  couple  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic  in  length. 

  Sinister  creates  a recording  that  takes  their  old  school  and  brutal  style  of  death  metal  and  mixes  in  some  epic  sounding  synths  to  take  their  style  into  a  newer  direction,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  Darkness,  Anti  Christian  and  Violence  themes.  

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Sinister  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Convulsion  Of  Christ"  "Syncretism"  "Rite  Of  the  Blood  Eagle"  and  "Confession  Before  Slaughter".  8/5  out  of  10.

Inexorable Interview

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

Hi , after finishing the work on the CD-release of „Sea of Dead Consciousness“ we started to write new songs. So currently we are writing new material. This will take a while but our goal is to release a full length album in 2017 with some dark, twisted and chaotic death metal.


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

The sound is like the whole music – challenging! It is important that music and sound link to a unit to unfold the full atmosphere. When you for example listen to Incantation´s "Onward to Golgotha" you can perfectly hear that. Everything has to fit together and so the musical and technical sound of our release is dark, brutal and chaotic. It takes the listener deep in the drowning abyss of the sea of dead consciousness and there he remains. Nobody needs a production like an steril scalpel, just for the sake of hearing every tiny sound! We would like to see the musical scene to be more courageous concerning the sound and production.



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

The Band is a worship to the death in all facets. Everything ends in dust and nobody can escape. The lyrics are very important to the music, we don´t like death metal lyrics about politics and crap like that. Everybody has his opinion, but in death metal the lyrics have to be dark and negatively. For us the lyrics support the music to fall into the abyss when you hear our notes. Bringing the listener to the point where he realizes the full meaning of death to him as an individual is the goal of music and lyrics in combination.



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

The name goes hand in hand with our lyrics. Death stands over all and inexorable means the relentlessness of death.



5.Currently there are only 2 members in the band, are you planning on expanding the line up in the future or do you chose to remain a duo?

We have some plans for a new session drummer, but nothing is concrete. As a duo we had the best output and the best imagination of our sound. It‘s hard to get people who like also this type of music and can play it.



6.Your last ep is getting re-issued in 2017 by 'Godz Of War Productions', are you happy with the support that they have given you so far?

Yes, Greg is really doing a good job for us. He is a very busy man and we feel that we fit very well in the label’s general musical direction.



7.On the ep you had done some Mayhem, Immolation and Mysticum covers, what was the decision behind doing your own versions of these songs?

Logically we are fans of these bands and they influence us a lot, Mayhem = vocals, Immolation = guitars, Mysticum = madness. So the three songs are a homage to some of our musical gods. The decision why we chose these songs and not any other is easy to follow: the songs are absolutely outstanding in the bunch of the music these bands made. Not that other songs are bad or something but these songs are very special, at least to us.



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

Very polarizing, the people love it or hate it. It’s no easy listening and that was very well reflected in the people who liked and disliked our music. You have to open yourself to our music and you have to listen carefully. When you like bands in the style of Gorguts, Immolation or Portal then Inexorable can be yours. When you are more into melodic, standard death metal Inexorable may be a hard try to you.



9.When can we expect new material and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

We hope that we can release a full length in the fall of 2017. The general style will definitely stay the same. But naturally we try to improve the music within the style it has. So the new songs will be more negativ, dissonant, confusing and of course, challenging.



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?

Uh, too many to count. But a small choice may be Immolation, Incantation, Mayhem, King Diamond, Morbid Angel, Black Sabbath, Dodheimsgard, King Crimson and some Jazz and Blues Stuff. Other bands we are impressed of are Deathspell Omega, Portal, Antediluvian and Autokrator. But as mentioned before there are too many to count.



11.Does Occultism play any role in your music?

No.




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


Thanks for the interview . Drink Beer and listen to the new Deathspell Omega record. And always keep in mind that there is no hope, only darkness and death!

Vultur Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit bout the band?
Hello mate and thank you very much for the interview!! We are a death metal band from GREECE formed 3 years ago by our guitarist George Natsoulis when he left his previous band Resurgency. We had some changes in our line up until the previous year but now we are in a complete and solid  line up and ready to desecrate humanity with some deadly music.


2.How would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the demo?
The sound of the demo is raw, aggressive and concrete as it should be in every death metal DEMO. We only wanted the right balance between the sounds of the instruments in the recording and it turned out to be solid and we were satisfied.


3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
    Great question !! I am always happy and glad to talk about our lyrical themes!! Well, we like blood, tons of blood, stories with bloodshed for example, an ancient tribe of cannibals were performing some rituals where they were kidnapping people and have them smothered on the altar and slowly peeling their skin off because with this way they summoned their gods, this story is in our track Ritual Excarnation. Of course we love stories of serial killers like our track Murder Castle which is talking about the insane murderer Herman Mudgett. Also we 1.    love to transmit darkness and claustrophobic horror through our lyrics like the track Entangled In The Webs Of Fear and of course we love to talk about true but disgusting life stories like a mother who were suffering from paranoia and hallucinations and see saw her child as a monster and stabbed it to death and when she recovered and came in sober state she killed herself, this story is represented in our track Void Of Hallucinating Torment. That’s all about our subjects and lyrical themes.



4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Vultur'?
    Vultur is the latin word for Vulture. Vultures are the birds - scavengers who stalking to eat you without mercy. Always better when you are dead because they love to feed from rotten corpses and dead flesh. So for us this is a pure ‘’death metal’’ fact, an ugly and monstrous flying scavenger descending to devour your dead skin !!! VULTUR !!!


5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
    I will disappoint you in this question because so far we didn’t have the chance to play live but we will extremely soon!


6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
    Yes we are discussing to play in some local gigs and we will inform everyone through our page!


7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of death metal?
    We had great response from everyone who listened the demo and generally we received very good comments in reviews and from death metal maniacs.


8.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that the band members are a part of?
    Basically all the Vultur  members except George Natsoulis and Alex Kalfakis  are playing with the death metal band Ectoplasma and Alex Kalfakis is playing with his other black metal band Akrotheism and also George Natsoulis with Giannis Grim are preparing a killer grind/death metal project which you will be informed soon!


9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
    For now we are trying to finish the final stage of mixing of our upcoming full album and soon to give some live shows!


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?
    Oh fukk !! Difficult question!! As a band our common influences in the music we play are bands such as Cannibal Corpse, Death, Immolation, Demigod, Vader etc… And about nowadays listening I can tell you only my personal soundtracks, hmm let’s see… Blood Incantation, Cruciamentum, Timeghoul, Indesinence, Chthe’ilist, Sulphur Aeon and for sure Triumvir Foul got my attention very much! Great bands who totally have my ears smothered on their albums!


11.What are some of your non musical interests?
    Basically we are under a spell of some sort of curse to don’t have the luxury of killing time!! We all work a lot and play in other bands too and George Natsoulis is married with two great kids. So, not a lot of time for other interests, only music and work apparently.


12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
     We would like to thank everyone who keeps supporting death metal when all common humans see us as repulsive monsters!! We will continue to spread death metal like a virus and we really hope to get infected very rapidly!! Hails !!

Eufobia Interview

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

Well. A lot has been going on with the band recently. We started the promotion of the new album a few months before the actual release by presenting the first single, called "Liquid of Creation" to the public. It has a nice video, that one can see on youTube. Then we gave some concerts, the most important of which were our participation in the Metalhead Meeting festival in Bucharest Romania, which is one of the biggest and most important festivals in the whole Balkan Peninsula and our participation in the Sea of Black festival, that took place in the town of Varna. For me, personally, the most important concert however, was the one in which we played as an opening act for the show of Rotting Christ in Sofia, simply because this was one of my favorite bands and I had wanted for so long to share the stage with them. For me it was a dream came true. Meanwhile we were constantly teasing the public, talking about the new album. In the autumn it was finally released. Soon afterwords we dropped the bomb, that we had kept in our arsenal as a secret weapon. We released the video of the song "Hater". It was a kind of video, that one could rarely see produced by an underground band. If you don't believe my words, just go on youTube and watch it. I'm confident that most of you would agree with me afterwards. The director was a totally unknown Bulgarian graphic designer and video director, which goes by the name of Val Volegna. He's without any doubt the most talented person, that I have ever met. He was responsible not only for those two videos, but for the awesome artwork as well. We certainly wouldn't succeed without his help. Now we're about to start shooting a new video for the song "Graveyard" and he promised us that it would be even better than this one. Moreover some of our songs have been played by radio stations from all over the world and thanks to our friend Alexander from the Grand Sounds Promotion we have given interviews for many metal media, including this one here.

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

This is our third album, but I have to say, that it surely is the most important of them all. That's why it was called simply Eufobia. It took us almost five years to complete. It was a long and painful process, but it was totally worth it. During the making of our previous releases we had to make a lot of compromises, so therefore the final result was not exactly what we wanted it to be. When we started recording this one however, we decided that that time the album wouldn't be released until we were totally satisfied with the sound. It's true that our music has changed, compared to our previous releases, but I can assure you that we, on the other hand, have remained the same crazy bastards and we've still got the same ideas and beliefs. The only difference is that now we've got more experience and know how to do things better. Our music had been changing before this release, because we had been trying to find our own distinctive voice. That was the main reason, but when we heard the album, when it was finally ready, for the first time we had the feeling that the quest was finally over and that we had found what we had been looking for. For the first time we thought, that we wouldn't change a thing, even if we could.

3.This is the first album to be released in 5 years, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time frame?

This is a very long period of time, isn't it? There are lots of fine underground bands, popping in and out of existence, making just one or two good albums before they disappear, meanwhile surviving on stage for a period shorter than five years, aren't they? This thought sometimes scares me. I've just explained to you why we didn't release any album during that time, but we didn't just hide in the basement composing the album far away from the outside world. Not at all actually. We were touring a lot across Europe during that period. We went to countries, that we had never visited before, and met a lot of interesting people. The most important tours, that we participated in during that period were "The Signs of Hell Tour" in 2011 with Vader, Gorgoroth and Valkyrja, "Carpe Mortem Tour" in 2012 with Soul Sacrifice and "European Conspiracy Tour" 2014 with Immolation, Broken Hope and Sweetest Devilry. We gave also many single shows and participated in some important festivals like, OST Mountain Fest in Rasnov Romania, Tattoo & Music Fest in Iasi Romania, Rockomotiva Fest in Craiova Romania, Rock Station Festival in Ankara Turkey, Thrashing Mania Festival in Sofia, Massive Wasted Festival in Sofia and so on. Not bad for an underground band. is it?

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

Well. I have to confess that music has always been more important for us than the lyrics and that we have often underestimated them. Sometimes the exact meaning of our words is left intentionally unclear, so that everyone could imagine something personal, while listening to the song. We sing mostly about evil people, corrupted souls, social injustice, greed, murder, death, suicide and so on. One of our favorite subjects, however, still remains the forbidden pleasures and sexual desires, but who wouldn't fall for that? Our main source of inspiration is the life itself. We've been through a lot, as most people have, but metal music gives us the opportunity to transform the negative energy of the world around us into beautiful music and meaningful lyrics. Sometimes we're inspired by the books that we read or the movies that we watch. There is also a political message in some of our songs. In the video of the song "Hater", for instance, we play the roles of some prisoners. There is also an evil dictator. One can see that we stand at a big city square. We didn't choose the location randomly. This place is located in the center of our hometown Sofia and ironically it's called "The Independence Square". Three years ago, thousands of people were going there every evening to demonstrate against the corrupt government of the former Communists. The people stayed there for a whole year, then finally another government came to power, but of course, until this very day still nothing has changed. No one demonstrates anymore unfortunately, but we wanted people to remember what had happened there, when they watch the video.

5. I know that the bands name means 'fear of good' in Greek, how does this name fit in with the musicalstyle that you play?

The truth is that when we had to give the band a name, we simply made a list of names and then we chose the most suitable one, which happened to be Eufobia. The name sticked perfectly though. I believe that it fits so good because the fear of good makes a person a cautious realist and we're realists. That's why we like it so much. The word Eufobia  means  nothing but "fear of good" for us, but there are many people, who think that the name of our band actually means "fear of the European Union". That's not true, though. We're not afraid of the Union. Now, in order to explain, I'll have to talk about politics again and I usually talk reluctantly about that, but unfortunately we live in troubled times and that makes this subject extremely important. The nations of Europe have always shared the same values and the continent itself has always been united by its culture. During hard times people need leaders, but what have we got nowadays? I'll tell you what. Some dumb-ass good-for-nothing bureaucrats. This Union of free nations was the dream of visionaries like Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. The people, who are in charge of the politics nowadays, would have served those true leaders the coffee, if they had been still alive.

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?

For us each and every show is special, no matter if we play in front of a thousand people or in a small club in front of our closest friends. We try to do our best each and every time, so even on the most important events we play just like as usual. Of course, we enjoy sharing the stage with bigger bands or playing in important well attended festivals, but sometimes we feel even greater joy while playing in front of just a few people, if these people are the right ones and if they support us enjoying every single track of our set list. Every shows gives our band the opportunity to win new supporters. We're one of the very few Bulgarian bands, that tour regularly across Europe. We have shared the stage with countless underground or well known bands such as Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquility, Rotting Christ,Vader, Immolation, Onslaught, Malevolent Creation, Pyogenesis, Gorgoroth, Sinister, Broken Hope, Christ Agony, E-force, Agathocles, Negura Bunget, Suicidal Angels and we have learned a lot from each and every one of these bands. We've got friends from all over Europe, who come to our shows and listen to our music and we're grateful to have their support. When we found the band, we didn't even imagine that one day we would have given all these amazing concerts. Back then we surely had a lot of enthusiasm, but things like going on tour abroad or being an opening band for a great metal artist were absolutely unthinkable.

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

We adore going on tour with the band, so of course we're looking forward to hit the road once again. We have already booked our next tour. In April we're going on tour with the polish metal machines of Christ Agony in Bulgaria and Romania. We really like this band. We played once together, so we know the band members personally and they seem to be nice people. I'm sure that we'll have a lot of fun together. Although we've been touring regularly across Europe, we play mostly in these two countries, because that's where most of the people who know and like Eufobia live. Bulgaria is our motherland, so normally there are many people who are interested in our band here. On the other hand we've played many times in Romania, so we've already got a lot of friends there as well and we're looking forward to seeing them again.

8.The new album was released on 'Wizard', can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

We wouldn't succeed without the support of our label. That's for sure. Wizard is the biggest Bulgarian distributor of rock and metal music. The company's been using its excellent relations with some of the biggest metal labels or distributor in the world in order to get our albums distributed worldwide. We're extremely grateful to Peter, the owner of the label for standing by our side in this struggle to get noticed abroad. It's not easy for an underground metal band to achieve that. Believe me. I can assure you that Peter doesn't do it for the money. He didn't make a fortune selling our albums. He simply believes in our band. Our partnership started with the very first release and he practically released or distributed all of our albums. Our first album was released by the Romanian label Axa Valaha, but it was officially distributed by Wizard in Bulgaria. That was the beginning of a beautiful and long lasting friendship. The label has stood by our side to this very day and was involved in the release of all of our albums. We're looking forward to inking a deal with our friend Peter for the next album of Eufobia as well. 

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

Most of the feedback from both the public and the media has been quite positive so far. I really like the music, that we play, so I'm surely glad that I'm not the only one who does. On the other hand I don't think that Eufobia has ever been a typical Death Metal band. Especially now. The music, that we're currently playing, is much closer to Thrash Metal, or even to Rock’n’Roll, but I'd rather not try to describe it. One should hear it with one's own ears. Once a great guitar player gave me the advice, never to twist a riff in order to make it fit into any particular style, and I keep on following this advice to this very day.  It's sometimes hard to make such stand. Much easier would have been for us to stick to the genre boundaries of an already established style. But that's why we play in an underground band, so we can play, whatever we like and for me, personally, this freedom is extremely important. We would certainly never make a song, that we dislike just to please the audience. We're happy that nowadays there are enough people out there, who appreciate us for what we are. I don't think that we lost any Death Metal fans, when we changed our stile though, but I have noticed that we have won some progressive and thrash metal fans, which is great. After all, we're all just metal heads, aren't we? 

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

Some of these bands are doing just fine, like the Death Metal band Coprostasis or the Rock and Roll project Dreg Satrz, for instance. Both these bands, make new songs, give concerts regularly and are about to release some new stuff. Some others projects like the old school Death Metal band Prokaza are unfortunately rather inactive nowadays. The Grind Core band Mizerere stands somewhere in between, as far as I know. I don't think, that I would exaggerate if I told you, that in Eufobia were playing some of the best Bulgarian underground musicians and I'm proud to play in the same band. I personally play only in Eufobia, but I'm glad that the other musicians have got other bands as well, because it helps them bring new musical ideas in the music of our band. It's quite normal for the underground musicians from all over the world to play in more than one band. After all the underground is one big family, isn't it?

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

Our main goal has always been to create good music and share it with the underground community. We feel more inspired than ever. We're constantly creating new songs. We've got enough rough material for a brand new album and we'd like to go back to the studio as soon as possible. Some of the songs are already ready, by the way, and soon we'll present them to the public. We don't want to rush it however, so we won't start recording them until we're absolutely sure that every little note sounds just right. We're very pleased with the current style of the band, so our intention is to explore the same musical concept, but making the music sound even better, of course. We cannot wait to start recording, but there are some things that have to be done before that. Now we've got a brand new album to promote, so its promotion is going to be our main priority for some time.

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

I believe that our strength and creativity is due to the fact that everyone of us listens to diverse kinds of rock and metal music. Thus we've got diverse musical influences and that makes our own music sound more interesting and unusual. We don't want to copy any particular band. We'd rather be ourselves instead. Creativity should have no boundaries. I personally listen to rock, grunge, punk, black metal, death metal, hard core, grind core and basically to everything that has a distorted guitar in it. I could easily name hundreds of bands that I admire, like Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, Motorhead, Gojira, Dark Tranquility, Rotting Christ, Vader, Immolation. Behemoth, Korn. System of a Down or Tool, for instance, but if I had to name just one band it would be Death. I believe that Chuck Shuldiner was one of the most talented musicians that had ever lived. For me personally he's a true role model. May he rest in peace and long live his legacy. 

13.What are some of your non musical interests?

Everyone of us has got some other interest, besides music, of course. I'm interested in medicine, world history astrophysics and foreign languages for instance. I also like reading. There's always a book on my night shelf. I'm constantly reading something. My favorite book is Nikos Kazantzakis' "The last temptation of Christ". I like watching movies too. My favorite one is "the Crow" with Brandon Lee. This movie tells all about the rock music, by the way. If I had just two hours to explain to somebody what the rock music was all about, I would show this movie to that person. Music has always been the most important activity for me though. 

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

I'd like to thank you for giving us the chance our voice to be heard. We'd be quite happy if your readers decided to check out our band online on our official website www.eufobia.com, where they could listen to our music and watch our videos.We'd be even happier if they found some time to write to us and share some thoughts about our music thereafter.  Looking forward to seeing all of them and you in front of the stage on one of our upcoming concerts. Cheers and best wishes!