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Here is a new interview with Finland's Gorephilia who discuss their new cd "Severed Monolith" which will be released through Dark Descent Rec.
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Interview with Jukka Guitarist for Gorephilia done by Patrick
1.Hello Jukka how are things going with you these days and please introduce yourself to the readers?Hello Patrick! Doing fine, thanks. I'm Jukka and I play guitar and mostly write the songs in Gorephilia.
2.At what age were you when you first got interested in playing the guitar?And are you self-taught or did you take lessons when first starting out?
I think I was 12 or 13 when I got my first guitar. It was a beat up Rockson or something. I strummed on my friends' guitars for a while before that. Never took any lessons.
3.Who are some of your influences and favorite guitarist? Besides handling the guitars do you currently play any other instruments?
Some of my favourite guitarists are Eddie Van Halen, Trey Azagthoth and Tony Iommi. I'm always more impressed by great songwriters than crazy shredders, but once in a while they come in the same package. Besides guitar I have a passion for drums. I actually started playing drums in my classroom during the recesses before I had even touched a guitar. Drums were a bit too expensive and I never had a place to play them at home. Fortunately I can now desecrate my bandmates' sets from time to time!
4.Gorephilia was formed in 2007 what gave you all the idea to start this band? And how did you all come up with the name of the band?
In 2006 we came up with this crazy idea of making old-school death metal with a western theme. The band was cleverly named GoretexX with an extra x to differentiate from the water resistant fabric. We got fed up with the concept quite fast and moved on to a bit more serious subjects. For some reason we kinda just tweaked the name and stuck with it after I did the logo.
5.What is the current line up of the band and for the readers who have never heard Gorephilia's music how would you best describe it?
Henu on the vocals, Kauko on drums, Tami on bass and Pauli and me on guitars. We play this thing called Death Metal.
6.Gorephilia is getting ready to release their second full-length "Severed Monolith" how long did it take to write the music for this release? Does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything? The writing took like 3-4 years and that was much too long for my liking. I'm satisfied with the end result, but I wish it came about faster. I write most of the music, but sometimes the songs are shaped further in the rehersal jams.
7.Who usually takes care of writing the lyrics and what are some subjects you all wrote about on the new release?
Henu, Tami and I all write. On this new album most of them were penned by me with Tami doing the text for two tracks. The new album is about death, nihilism and the deconstruction of the individual as a part of a whole and as a whole.
8.Besides the upcoming Severed Monolith release are their any copies of the debut still available besides the releases does the band have any other merchandise available for the readers? If yes where can the readers buy it from?
A lot of distros carry the debut on vinyl and CD. Safest bets might be the webshops of our labels - Dark Descent Records and Me Saco Un Ojo Records. We also have some shirts. Check our official page gorephilia.com and our facebook page for details!
9.Do any of the members currently play in any other bands or projects if yes please tell the readers a little about them?
Tami plays bass in Solothus - doom death with great melodies. Kauko drums in Gloria Morti and Aegrus - technical and melodic black/death savagery and straight satanic black metal worship, respectively. I play guitar in Krypts - lumbering death with tastes of doom and black metal.
10.Gorephilia comes out of Finland's metal scene what is your opinion of the metal scene in Finland these days?
I wouldn't be worried about it.
11.Who are your all-time favorite Finnish bands and are their any new bands you can recommend to the readers?
Stone, Demilich and Wigwam. No new bands come to mind right now...
12. Jukka when not working on new music or band business what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I like to play video games, especially older stuff. I go swimming couple of times a week. Trying to get into programming. Right now I'm watching StarGate SG-1. And of course I like to do a bit of drinking with my friends.
13.Thank you Jukka for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final comments for the readers?Thank you for reading this. Reading is important. Also thanks for the interview!
Band Contact
http://www.gorephilia.com/
Label Contact
http://www.darkdescentrecords.com/store/
Monday, February 27, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Interview with Aborted Fetus done by Patrick posted on 2-25-16
A new interview with the Russian brutal death metal band Aborted Fetus who are getting ready to release their newest cd "The Art Of Violent Torture" which will be available through Comatose Music.If you enjoy brutal death metal then be sure to pick up Aborted Fetus's newest release today.
Stay Brutal
Patrick
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Interview with Aborted Fetus done by Patrick
1.Hello please introduce yourself to the readers? and when did you first get into brutal death metal?
Alexander: I am guitarist, founder band, death metal I began listen when I was young boy, at 10!!
Sergey: I am drummer, and I began at 10-12.
Igor: Vocalist, precisely death metal at 13!!
2.Who were some of the first brutal death bands you listened to? Who are some of your current favorite bands?
Alexander: old school bands 90-2000,and I listen to them now.
Sergey: It is difficult today now…definitely bands old school.Of the more famous this Deeds of Flesh
and Dying Fetus.
Igor: Bands old school : Pestilence, Melevolent Creation, of modern like Animals Killing People, Human Mincer, Orchidectomy, Foetopsy, Guttural Secrete.
3.You all formed Aborted Fetus in 2000 what gave you all the idea to start this band? What is the current line up of the band?
Alexander: I don’t know, I spent my childhood music, playing the guitar, I came up with brutal riffs and it is possible to assemble a band.
Igor: Current line up of the band:
Alexander – Guitar
Sergey –Bass
Igor – Vocal
Sergey - Drums
4.How would you say Aborted Fetus's music has changed over the years and who are some of the bands biggest influences?
Alexander: biggest influences bands from 90-2000,for example Brutality,Morta Skuld, Ressurection, Disgorge, Morpheus Descends, Internal Bleeding,Pyrexia….
5.Aborted Fetus is getting ready to release their new cd "The Art Of Violent Torture" through the mighty Comatose Music how did you and the band come in contact with Comatose?
Alexander:I send him our stuff on labels, Steve answer first, he like our music and he release our album.
6.Does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?
Alexander: I write guitar riffs, then on rehersal we are finish songs.
Sergey: Main material brings Alexander, further on rehersals, we are contributing to the tracks.
Igor: Fully agree with Sergey
7.Does Aborted Fetus get to play "live" very often and what have been some of the bands most memorable shows over the years? Who have been some bands you have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with?
Alexander: We are play gigs with many bands, but unfortunately I do not remember, as it focuses more on my band concert.
8.Are their tours coming up in support of the new release?
Alexander: It comes a lot of offers play tours, but unfortunately not always possible to fly, because problem to take on the work holiday
9.Besides the upcoming release of "The Art Of Violent Torture" are any of the bands past releases still availible? Besides the physical releases does the band have any other merchandise available for the readers to buy?
Alexander: All that is on sale can be found on Bandcamp.
10.Aborted Fetus comes out of Russia's brutal death metal scene what is your opinion of Russia's death metal scene over the years?
Alexander: On scene have many groups, regularly spend gigs,make tours, in general, the scene came to the world level
11.Who are your all-time favorite Russian metal bands and are their any new bands you feel the readers should check out soon?
Alexander: Listen Scrambled Defuncts, Mortem, Septicopyemia….cool bands!
Igor: From our city, listen ByoNoiseGenerator
12.Besides bands are their any good, reliable labels or distro's you could recommend?
Alexander: Good label Ungodly Ruins, release interest bands.
Igor: Label LORD OF THE SICK!!
13.When not working on band business or new music what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Alexander: Drink Vodka and listen death metal with friends.
Sergey: All my time is occupied drums, because I participate in several other bands.
Igor: Drink Russian moonshine and listen death metal with friends.
14.Other then playing in Aborted Fetus do any of the members currently work with any other bands or solo projects? If yes please tell us a little about them?
Alexander: Also it was founder black metal band Groth,and play in Act of God
Sergey: Now play black metal in Ill Omened and Serpentrance. Before I played in Offalmincer and Pseudogod.
Igor: Participated in Lethality.
15.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?
Alexander: Thanks for the questions!! Support the brutal!
Sergey: Support bands, go to the gigs!!
Igor: Expect us with gigs in USA!!!
Label Contact
www.comatosemusic.com
Band Contacts
http://abortedfetus.ru/
https://abortedfetus.bandcamp.com/music
Stay Brutal
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com
https://twitter.com/PDeathrasher
https://plus.google.com/110515263288050247357?hl=en
Interview with Aborted Fetus done by Patrick
1.Hello please introduce yourself to the readers? and when did you first get into brutal death metal?
Alexander: I am guitarist, founder band, death metal I began listen when I was young boy, at 10!!
Sergey: I am drummer, and I began at 10-12.
Igor: Vocalist, precisely death metal at 13!!
2.Who were some of the first brutal death bands you listened to? Who are some of your current favorite bands?
Alexander: old school bands 90-2000,and I listen to them now.
Sergey: It is difficult today now…definitely bands old school.Of the more famous this Deeds of Flesh
and Dying Fetus.
Igor: Bands old school : Pestilence, Melevolent Creation, of modern like Animals Killing People, Human Mincer, Orchidectomy, Foetopsy, Guttural Secrete.
3.You all formed Aborted Fetus in 2000 what gave you all the idea to start this band? What is the current line up of the band?
Alexander: I don’t know, I spent my childhood music, playing the guitar, I came up with brutal riffs and it is possible to assemble a band.
Igor: Current line up of the band:
Alexander – Guitar
Sergey –Bass
Igor – Vocal
Sergey - Drums
4.How would you say Aborted Fetus's music has changed over the years and who are some of the bands biggest influences?
Alexander: biggest influences bands from 90-2000,for example Brutality,Morta Skuld, Ressurection, Disgorge, Morpheus Descends, Internal Bleeding,Pyrexia….
5.Aborted Fetus is getting ready to release their new cd "The Art Of Violent Torture" through the mighty Comatose Music how did you and the band come in contact with Comatose?
Alexander:I send him our stuff on labels, Steve answer first, he like our music and he release our album.
6.Does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?
Alexander: I write guitar riffs, then on rehersal we are finish songs.
Sergey: Main material brings Alexander, further on rehersals, we are contributing to the tracks.
Igor: Fully agree with Sergey
7.Does Aborted Fetus get to play "live" very often and what have been some of the bands most memorable shows over the years? Who have been some bands you have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with?
Alexander: We are play gigs with many bands, but unfortunately I do not remember, as it focuses more on my band concert.
8.Are their tours coming up in support of the new release?
Alexander: It comes a lot of offers play tours, but unfortunately not always possible to fly, because problem to take on the work holiday
9.Besides the upcoming release of "The Art Of Violent Torture" are any of the bands past releases still availible? Besides the physical releases does the band have any other merchandise available for the readers to buy?
Alexander: All that is on sale can be found on Bandcamp.
10.Aborted Fetus comes out of Russia's brutal death metal scene what is your opinion of Russia's death metal scene over the years?
Alexander: On scene have many groups, regularly spend gigs,make tours, in general, the scene came to the world level
11.Who are your all-time favorite Russian metal bands and are their any new bands you feel the readers should check out soon?
Alexander: Listen Scrambled Defuncts, Mortem, Septicopyemia….cool bands!
Igor: From our city, listen ByoNoiseGenerator
12.Besides bands are their any good, reliable labels or distro's you could recommend?
Alexander: Good label Ungodly Ruins, release interest bands.
Igor: Label LORD OF THE SICK!!
13.When not working on band business or new music what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Alexander: Drink Vodka and listen death metal with friends.
Sergey: All my time is occupied drums, because I participate in several other bands.
Igor: Drink Russian moonshine and listen death metal with friends.
14.Other then playing in Aborted Fetus do any of the members currently work with any other bands or solo projects? If yes please tell us a little about them?
Alexander: Also it was founder black metal band Groth,and play in Act of God
Sergey: Now play black metal in Ill Omened and Serpentrance. Before I played in Offalmincer and Pseudogod.
Igor: Participated in Lethality.
15.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?
Alexander: Thanks for the questions!! Support the brutal!
Sergey: Support bands, go to the gigs!!
Igor: Expect us with gigs in USA!!!
Label Contact
www.comatosemusic.com
Band Contacts
http://abortedfetus.ru/
https://abortedfetus.bandcamp.com/music
Monday, February 20, 2017
New reviews done on 2-20-17 posted by Patrick
Hello,
Here are a few newer reviews for you to sink your teeth into hopefully you all will find a band to your liking. If you do be sure to buy their releases and merchandise. More reviews and interviews will be posted soon.
Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com
https://twitter.com/PDeathrasher
https://plus.google.com/110515263288050247357?hl=en
Here are a few newer reviews for you to sink your teeth into hopefully you all will find a band to your liking. If you do be sure to buy their releases and merchandise. More reviews and interviews will be posted soon.
Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com
https://twitter.com/PDeathrasher
https://plus.google.com/110515263288050247357?hl=en
Aborted Fetus--The Art Of Violent Torture cd {Comatose Music}
Russia's Aborted Fetus return with a brand new release of violent,brutal death metal.Featuring thirteen songs of blasting,vicious death metal with some slam influences mixed in the music.The band knows how to write and perform excellent death metal madness even showing off their expertise writing skills with two instrumentals.The guitars are played with feriocus fast patterns but there are also some heavier mid paced guitar chords mixed into a few of the tracks.The vocals are low death metal growls that really fit this bands musical style.If you are a fan of brutal,slamming death metal then be sure to pick up The Art Of Violent Torture today.
Label Contact:
http://www.comatosemusic.com/
Gorephilia--Severed Monolith cd {Dark Descent Rec.}
Gorephilia come out of the Finnish death metal scene with their second full-length Severed Monolith.Featuring ten tracks of crushing powerful death metal that is extremely tight and well written.The guitars are played with mainly mid paced guitar patterns that have some well performed structures.The guitarist can and does play crazed,faster speeds that are really good.The drumming is equally as good played with both well performed and played mid paced drums to an all out assult of fast drumming patterns.The vocals are powerful death metal growls and even some gruff screams are used in a couple of the songs.If you love heavy death metal that is well written and performed then be sure to pick up Gorephilia new release soon.
Label Contact:
http://www.darkdescentrecords.com/
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/
Grave Plague--The Infected Crypts 7 Inch{Give Praise Rec.}
Coming out of the Cleveland Ohio old-school death metal scene is Grave Plague with their debut two song EP.The Infected Crypts.The first song is "Arise The Infected" combing both elements from the U.S and European death metal scenes.The guitar work is done with a lot of skill and changes going from a fast guitar pattern to a more mid tempoed heavy guitar pace.The drums are with precise and with a mix of well done faster drumming patterns but do slow to a more mid paced range in the middle of the song..The second track is "Halls Of The Rotten" which is in the same vein with a little more furious and fast paced guitars that really work for the band even mixing in some solo's into the song structure.The vocals are death metal growls with some screams mixed into the song.If you are a fan of European and U.S influences with the bands own style then be sure to check this band out today.
Label Contact:
https://www.facebook.com/givepraiserecords/
http://givepraiserecords.com/
Hell's Coronation--Antichristian Devotion cassette {Godz Ov War Prod.}
Poland's Hell's Coronation are a new band to my ears who play a raw,mid paced dark style of black metal.The guitars are played with a mix of mid paced guitars and slower almost doonmish guitar patterns used in a few of the songs.The guitarist knows how to write some good structures and patterns while maintaining the raw style and sound.The vocals are harsh black metal screams with some raspy type of vocals used in a few sections.If you are a fan of mid paced raw black metal with elements of doom then be sure to check out Hell's Coronation new ep.
Label Contact:
http://godzovwar.com/
https://godzovwarproductions.bandcamp.com/
Petrification--Summon Horrendus Destruction demo cassette {Sentient Ruins}
Petrification are a band who come out of Portland Oregon's old-school death scene with their debut demo.Summon Horrendus Destruction features four tracks of solid death metal done in the mid 90's style.The guitars are played mainly in the mid paced range but do speed up to a faster pace in a few parts.The guitarist does a good job of writing and playing old-school death with some solo's mixed into the music.The vocals are death growls that really fit Petrification's music. If you enjoy semi raw old-school death metal with influences from the Finnish and Swedish scenes then be sure to pick up the debut demo today.
Label Contact
http://sentientruin.com/
https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/
Question--Gnosis Primordial Mcd {Chaos Rec.}
Question come out of Mexico's death metal scene with their newest Mcd featuring four songs and very well written and performed instrumental.The guitars range from fast guitar patterns to a more controlled mid paced pace.The guitarist even adds elements of slower,melodic tones used within the instrument Silhouettes Of Reality.The vocals range from deep growls to a more gruff old-school vocal pattern.To anyone who loves old-school death metal be sure to check out Question's newest Mcd today.
Label Contact:
http://www.chaos-records.com/
https://chaos-records.bandcamp.com/
Ritual Lair--Mother Of Misery And Repugnance cassette {Godz Ov War Prod}
After a five year hiatus Poland's Ritual Lair return with a brand new Mcd featuring five tracks of fast blackend death metal.The guitars are played with both crazed,raw fast riffs and some heavier mid paced chords used.Vocals are a mix as well with both old school death growls and some blackend screams entetwined within a few of the songs. If you are a fan of crazed,old school blackend death metal then be sure to pick up Ritual Lair's latest EP. today.
Label Contact:
http://godzovwar.com/
https://godzovwarproductions.bandcamp.com/
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Interview with Streams Of Blood done by Patrick posted on 2-19-17
Germany's Streams Of Blood return with their third full length "Allgegenwartig" through Folter Rec. if you are a fan of fast black metal then be sure to buy the bands releases and merchandise.
Regards
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Interview with Streams Of Blood done by Patrick
1.Hails how is the new year starting off for you and the band? Please introduce yourself to the readers?
The new year just started as the last one – fucked up! Time was running rapidly, cause I fell behind with the album and so I had to finish songs and artwork until the 3rd of february 2017 while internally we had some pretty devastating bad news. Anyways, in the end everything went fine with the deadline and the album went into pressing just in time.
2.You all formed Streams Of Blood in 2009 when did you all get the idea to start this band?And what is the current line-up of the band?
I myself formed the project in Juli 2009. It became a real band when Tavor joined shortly thereafter. During the following years the line-up changed multiple times, you may have a look at metal-archives.com for the chronology (LINK).
The current line-up is fixed since 2015/2016 and is as follows:
Thymos – vocals, guitar
Wudur – guitar
Seroque – guitar
Solvex – bass
Terrorin - drums
3. Streams Of Blood is getting ready to release their third full length "Allgegenwartig" does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?
Until this point I am composing the majority of the music on my own, later adding the drums during jam-sessions with the drummer.
4.What are some subjects the band wrote about on the mew release "Allgegenwartig" ?
"Allgegenwärtig" is about the ever-present that surrounds the Band, and the dissonating insights they gain. About life and death, light and darkness, excesses and spirtuality. It is Streams of Blood's inner voices roaring from the abysses of souls, fed by the chaos of the worlds.
5.Allgegenwartig is the bands third full length release how do you feel the bands music has changed over the years? And who are some of Streams Of Blood biggest influences?
The music changed in the way that I more and more found my own style of expressing myself. Arrangements and compositions became more thought out and coherent compared to the old stuff. The major influence still is life, its darkness, and death.
6.Besides the upcoming release are their any copies of the bands first two releases still available ? Besides the releases is their any other merchandise available for the readers and if yes what is available and where can the readers buy it?
The first two albums , Ultimate Destination and The Descent to the Scource of Disorder, are still available at a few shops and of course our own. So you may contact us, find them online or at the vendors of mostly german concerts and festivals. But I know that the remaining stock is limited and already running out. Merch like t-shirts, hoodies, patches and such is exclusively available via the band's shop and at our concerts. www.streamsofblood.com www.bandcamp.com http://streamsofblood.bigcartel.com/
7.Does Streams Of Blood play live very often or do you prefer working in the studio? What have been some of the bands most memorable shows over the years?
We're playing like 10 shows on average per year. One of it especially stuck to my memory, it was the „Zeremonie der Schatten“ („Ceremony of shadows“) in 2016. Overwhelmingly intense show, the sound wasn't perfect, but the athmosphere of this evening was pretty unique, pure aggression and anger on stage and in the crowds. Another special moment was a gig in Arnheim – Netherlands, where we played a show prior to Mgla, Aosoth and DeusMortem. We had a short tour together with Deathrow and Ars Venificium through Belgium and the Netherlands at this time, and were lucky that the organizers managed to get us to play at this special occasion. Those days held great experience for all of us, and we met a bunch of bloody great guys!
8.Are their any upcoming shows or tours in support of Allgegenwartig if yes where will the band be performing and who are some bands you all will be sharing the stage with?
We're having our record-release show on the 25th of february together with Angelcorpse and The Committee in Berlin. Followed by a local, smaller gig to promote the album once again on the same weekend. In april we'll be sharing the stage with Inquisition, and in june/july we'll be playing at Under The Black Sun in Berlin with acts like Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, In the woods, Corpus Christii and some more. We've got some more shows confirmed for 2016 as well as 2017, not only nationally, but are not ready to release dates yet.
9.What does black metal mean to you?
It is certainly more than only the music itself. It is a part of me that accompanies me every day, every second of my life. It gives incredibly much in a spiritual way, but it has also already taken incredibly much away from me. It is a double-edged sword, cannot be put in words any better.
10.Streams Of Blood comes out of the German black metal scene what is your opinion of Germany's black metal scene?
Its a big, wide spread and diverse scene. I'm not as active and interested anymore as when I was younger. But I had a great time in the 2000s, and I won't forget this ever.
11.Who are your all-time favorite German bands and are their any new bands you feel the readers should check out soon?
Accept, Bethlehem, Chaos Invocation, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Katharsis, Nagelfar and Sodom are all-time faves. I was very impressed by a recent release of an acquaintance, „Daubuz – In finstrer Teufe“.
12.Besides bands are their any good German labels or distro's you feel the readers should check out soon?
Amor Fati, Blasphemy Halls, Folter Records, Ketzer Records, Iron Bonehead, Undercover Rec., W.T.C. and many more
13.Besides working and playing in Streams Of Blood do any of the members currently play with any other bands or solo projects?
Nothing worth to mention in this context.
14.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final comments for the readers?
Thank you for your interest.
Band Contacts
http://www.streamsofblood.com/
https://streamsofblood.bandcamp.com/
Label Contact
http://www.folter666.de/
https://folterrecords.bandcamp.com/
Regards
fiendformetal@live.com
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Interview with Streams Of Blood done by Patrick
1.Hails how is the new year starting off for you and the band? Please introduce yourself to the readers?
The new year just started as the last one – fucked up! Time was running rapidly, cause I fell behind with the album and so I had to finish songs and artwork until the 3rd of february 2017 while internally we had some pretty devastating bad news. Anyways, in the end everything went fine with the deadline and the album went into pressing just in time.
2.You all formed Streams Of Blood in 2009 when did you all get the idea to start this band?And what is the current line-up of the band?
I myself formed the project in Juli 2009. It became a real band when Tavor joined shortly thereafter. During the following years the line-up changed multiple times, you may have a look at metal-archives.com for the chronology (LINK).
The current line-up is fixed since 2015/2016 and is as follows:
Thymos – vocals, guitar
Wudur – guitar
Seroque – guitar
Solvex – bass
Terrorin - drums
3. Streams Of Blood is getting ready to release their third full length "Allgegenwartig" does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?
Until this point I am composing the majority of the music on my own, later adding the drums during jam-sessions with the drummer.
4.What are some subjects the band wrote about on the mew release "Allgegenwartig" ?
"Allgegenwärtig" is about the ever-present that surrounds the Band, and the dissonating insights they gain. About life and death, light and darkness, excesses and spirtuality. It is Streams of Blood's inner voices roaring from the abysses of souls, fed by the chaos of the worlds.
5.Allgegenwartig is the bands third full length release how do you feel the bands music has changed over the years? And who are some of Streams Of Blood biggest influences?
The music changed in the way that I more and more found my own style of expressing myself. Arrangements and compositions became more thought out and coherent compared to the old stuff. The major influence still is life, its darkness, and death.
6.Besides the upcoming release are their any copies of the bands first two releases still available ? Besides the releases is their any other merchandise available for the readers and if yes what is available and where can the readers buy it?
The first two albums , Ultimate Destination and The Descent to the Scource of Disorder, are still available at a few shops and of course our own. So you may contact us, find them online or at the vendors of mostly german concerts and festivals. But I know that the remaining stock is limited and already running out. Merch like t-shirts, hoodies, patches and such is exclusively available via the band's shop and at our concerts. www.streamsofblood.com www.bandcamp.com http://streamsofblood.bigcartel.com/
7.Does Streams Of Blood play live very often or do you prefer working in the studio? What have been some of the bands most memorable shows over the years?
We're playing like 10 shows on average per year. One of it especially stuck to my memory, it was the „Zeremonie der Schatten“ („Ceremony of shadows“) in 2016. Overwhelmingly intense show, the sound wasn't perfect, but the athmosphere of this evening was pretty unique, pure aggression and anger on stage and in the crowds. Another special moment was a gig in Arnheim – Netherlands, where we played a show prior to Mgla, Aosoth and DeusMortem. We had a short tour together with Deathrow and Ars Venificium through Belgium and the Netherlands at this time, and were lucky that the organizers managed to get us to play at this special occasion. Those days held great experience for all of us, and we met a bunch of bloody great guys!
8.Are their any upcoming shows or tours in support of Allgegenwartig if yes where will the band be performing and who are some bands you all will be sharing the stage with?
We're having our record-release show on the 25th of february together with Angelcorpse and The Committee in Berlin. Followed by a local, smaller gig to promote the album once again on the same weekend. In april we'll be sharing the stage with Inquisition, and in june/july we'll be playing at Under The Black Sun in Berlin with acts like Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, In the woods, Corpus Christii and some more. We've got some more shows confirmed for 2016 as well as 2017, not only nationally, but are not ready to release dates yet.
9.What does black metal mean to you?
It is certainly more than only the music itself. It is a part of me that accompanies me every day, every second of my life. It gives incredibly much in a spiritual way, but it has also already taken incredibly much away from me. It is a double-edged sword, cannot be put in words any better.
10.Streams Of Blood comes out of the German black metal scene what is your opinion of Germany's black metal scene?
Its a big, wide spread and diverse scene. I'm not as active and interested anymore as when I was younger. But I had a great time in the 2000s, and I won't forget this ever.
11.Who are your all-time favorite German bands and are their any new bands you feel the readers should check out soon?
Accept, Bethlehem, Chaos Invocation, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Katharsis, Nagelfar and Sodom are all-time faves. I was very impressed by a recent release of an acquaintance, „Daubuz – In finstrer Teufe“.
12.Besides bands are their any good German labels or distro's you feel the readers should check out soon?
Amor Fati, Blasphemy Halls, Folter Records, Ketzer Records, Iron Bonehead, Undercover Rec., W.T.C. and many more
13.Besides working and playing in Streams Of Blood do any of the members currently play with any other bands or solo projects?
Nothing worth to mention in this context.
14.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final comments for the readers?
Thank you for your interest.
Band Contacts
http://www.streamsofblood.com/
https://streamsofblood.bandcamp.com/
Label Contact
http://www.folter666.de/
https://folterrecords.bandcamp.com/
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Interview with Diabulus In Musica done by Patrick on 2-11-17
Hello
Here is a new interview with Spain's Symphonic metal band Diabulus In Musica who discuss the bands new release "Dirge For The Archons" and the bands past and future plans.If you enjoy extremely well written and performed symphonic music check this band and the new release today.
Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com
https://twitter.com/PDeathrasher
https://plus.google.com/110515263288050247357?hl=en
Interview with Diabulus In Musica done by Patrick
1.Hello please introduce yourself to the readers?And at what age did you become interested in playing music?
My name is Zuberoa and I’m a singer, flutist and composer from Spain.
Music is a very important part of my life since I can remember, so I couldn’t tell exactly. I come from a family of musicians and I’ve been singing my whole life. I started singing in the choir my mother conducted when I was a child. Then I started to study flute and guitar when I was 8 years old so I wasn’t really conscious about my capacity or not to do music. I think I realized that later, when I was around 20. I remember the first time I joined a band, I was 18 and a friend of mine convinced me to apply as a singer in a rock band. I didn’t want to because I was very shy, but the band convinced me. Until then, I just sang in choirs and studied music, but I had never thought about joining a band. My “metal” career started by chance. I just was a metal fan, but no more than that. Back then I was singing in a rock band and then a metal band (Dragon Lord) called me to record some choirs. They liked the result and asked me to join the band as main singer. This was my first contact with a metal band as a singer. After this I started to compose songs and then decided to found my own band and that’s how Diabulus in Musica was born.
2.When did you first meet the other members of the band and how did you all choose Diabulus In Musica as the band name?
I met Gorka in Dragon Lord. He was the keyboard player. When The band split up I proposed him to start a new project. I had already written some songs that I showed to him. He liked the idea and we searched for new members. They were some other musicians friends we already knew. The lineup has changed since then (except for Gorka and me), but all the members are friends we knew from the local scene.
Regarding the name, it was me who chose it when I started the project. “Diabulus (or Diabolus) in Musica” is a Latin mediaeval word which means ‘the devil in music’. It was like that as they called the triton or the interval of the augmented fourth. The medieval ear was used to hearing perfect fourths and perfect fifths, (early music instruments are tuned different, in meantone tuning). The augmented fourth, being half-way between these two most common intervals, was about the worst discord imaginable. That’s why they thought that the devil was inside the triton.
The reason I chose this name was because of my music studies and my passion for Early Music. I studied classical signing but I’ve been above all focused in Historical singing. The name was perfect for us not only because of the meaning it has to me, but also because it sounds a bit dark, as our music sometimes. We like this ‘dark romantic aesthetic’ as well as Early Music (actually we have included these elements in our music more than once), so we thought Diabulus in Musica was the name that fit us the best.
3.Diabulus In Musica is getting ready to release their fourth cd "Dirge For The Archons" how long did it take the band to write the music for this release?Does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?
It’s usually me who writes most of the music. In general, I write the whole song and then if the rest of the members think they can improve their instruments they do and if not it stays as it was. For this record, the rest of the guys have also written some tracks, generally riff structures, then it’s me the one who writes the vocal-lines and most of the “classical” arrangements. Gorka is the one who makes the job of a producer, deciding how the song works better and making the final structures. He usually works in the orchestral arrangements with me.
Anyway, I love when the guys write some structures because it is always challenging to put the “melodic” elements in a base you haven’t done. I think it’s richer than making everything oneself. Besides, the guitar and bass-player come from the death metal and metal core scene, so that makes our songs even more interesting. I personally like very much that mix between those styles of metal and the symphonic part, so I hope we can work this way for more songs in the future.
4.Who usually writes the lyrics for the band and what are some topics you all write and sing about on "Dirge For The Archons"?
It’s me who writes the lyrics. I talk about different topics, but there are some that I usually repeat: nature is always very present, psychology and philosophy as well, nowadays social issues and personal feelings are probably on my top. I sometimes use mythology as a metaphor too.
In the case of this album and its title, the Archons were the governors of a province in the classical Mediterranean world, but there is also a second meaning to the archons. According to some cosmologic theories, they are an alien force that intrudes subliminally upon the human mind and deviates our intelligence away from its proper and sane applications. In short, Archons here are representing control and mind manipulation over humans. With this title we claim for freedom and consciousness. The control systems (governments, multinationals…) are constantly playing with us and it seems we are not aware about it.
Also, most of the songs in this album are talking about perception. We humans are limited by only five senses to perceive all we have around (a perception that can also be manipulated by other factors, here the Archons), but these five senses are just physical… And what about our spiritual condition? We are losing this capacity and I think that’s very dangerous and one of the reasons why the world is getting so scary.
5.As mentioned "Dirge For The Archons" is Diabulus In Musica fourth release how do you feel the bands music has changed over the years?
I suppose the music is more mature now. We have grown with the band and the band with us. When we recorded our first album, we just wanted to do something good and work hard to achieve a high quality result. We had our music in our minds, but mixing all those elements (orchestra, choir and metal) was not easy sound-wise. That was our main obsession back then. We could have never imagined that our first album would be distributed worldwide. We actually had never thought what would come later, but once we got signed we couldn’t stop making more music. We are very passionate about it and very restless: we always want to improve and learn more and more and that’s actually what we have been doing with all the releases. We do everything by ourselves (except the mixing and mastering), we work as composers, sound engineers, producers, arrangers… So we are very proud of all we have learnt and achieved through all these years. The good thing is that we never get bored and we have always something new in mind that allows us to write more stuff and experiment with new sounds. I guess we will keep on evolving and trying to learn and search for new sounds in the future too.
6.Are their any tours or shows planned in support of the new release and if yes where are some countries the band will be playing?
Yes! We are very excited about the upcoming tour. Our label mates Amberian Dawn and us, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary and we are starting an European tour This Friday 10th (February). We’ll play ten dates in UK, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
7.What are some of your most memorable shows over the years and who are some bands you have shared the stage with?
There have been a lot! We enjoy live shows very much so each show is special. We love big festivals but also small club shows, as it allows us to have a more direct contact with the audience. One of the most special shows for us is the one we played last year in the main opera house of our city, with a full symphonic orchestra and big choir. We were 100 people on stage! One of our dreams came true because our music is conceived to be played that way, even if it’s not always possible to do so and we usually have to take the choir and orchestra recorded. It was fantastic!
We have shared stage with many great bands. We supported Manowar in Spain, Tarja in Belgium or Theatre of Tragedy in their farewell show in Mexico to name a few. Of course in metal festivals we have had the chance to share stage with many others: Doro, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Lacuna Coil, Therion…
8.Does the band have any plans to make a video for any of the songs off the new cd? If you could make a video for any of the bands songs which ones would you like to see made into a video?
We recorded one for “Invisible”. I personally would have loved to make another one also for “Ring around Dark fairies’ Carousel”, but it should be a very special one. For this song I was inspired by D. Elfmann and Tim Burton films so I would love to make a video in that style. Of course that would be really expensive to do, so not possible for now
9.Besides the newest cd "Dirge For The Archons" are any of the bands past releases still available and where can the readers buy them?
Sure! Our three previous albums are available in Napalm’s store or in our website diabulusinmusica.com
10.When not working on new music or band business what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I personally have very little time as I spend most of it working on music. Apart from Diabulus in Musica I have my solo project (Zuberoa Aznárez, ambient-folk music) and the folk trio Dryades as well as my classical projects and teaching. My other passion is Nature. I really enjoy hiking, trekking and climbing, so when I have the chance I run to the mountains. I also do natural soaps as a hobby. I like reading, yoga… In general I’m a very active person who loves to do quite a few bunch of things!
11.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?
Thanks a lot for the interest, it was a pleasure answering your questions. Thanks also to the readers for taking the time to read and we hope to meet you all on the road one day! Love, Zuberoa.
Band Contacts
http://diabulusinmusica.com/
https://twitter.com/diabulusinmusic
Label Contact
https://shop.napalmrecords.com/
https://twitter.com/napalmrecords
https://plus.google.com/+napalmrecords
Here is a new interview with Spain's Symphonic metal band Diabulus In Musica who discuss the bands new release "Dirge For The Archons" and the bands past and future plans.If you enjoy extremely well written and performed symphonic music check this band and the new release today.
Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com
https://twitter.com/PDeathrasher
https://plus.google.com/110515263288050247357?hl=en
Interview with Diabulus In Musica done by Patrick
1.Hello please introduce yourself to the readers?And at what age did you become interested in playing music?
My name is Zuberoa and I’m a singer, flutist and composer from Spain.
Music is a very important part of my life since I can remember, so I couldn’t tell exactly. I come from a family of musicians and I’ve been singing my whole life. I started singing in the choir my mother conducted when I was a child. Then I started to study flute and guitar when I was 8 years old so I wasn’t really conscious about my capacity or not to do music. I think I realized that later, when I was around 20. I remember the first time I joined a band, I was 18 and a friend of mine convinced me to apply as a singer in a rock band. I didn’t want to because I was very shy, but the band convinced me. Until then, I just sang in choirs and studied music, but I had never thought about joining a band. My “metal” career started by chance. I just was a metal fan, but no more than that. Back then I was singing in a rock band and then a metal band (Dragon Lord) called me to record some choirs. They liked the result and asked me to join the band as main singer. This was my first contact with a metal band as a singer. After this I started to compose songs and then decided to found my own band and that’s how Diabulus in Musica was born.
2.When did you first meet the other members of the band and how did you all choose Diabulus In Musica as the band name?
I met Gorka in Dragon Lord. He was the keyboard player. When The band split up I proposed him to start a new project. I had already written some songs that I showed to him. He liked the idea and we searched for new members. They were some other musicians friends we already knew. The lineup has changed since then (except for Gorka and me), but all the members are friends we knew from the local scene.
Regarding the name, it was me who chose it when I started the project. “Diabulus (or Diabolus) in Musica” is a Latin mediaeval word which means ‘the devil in music’. It was like that as they called the triton or the interval of the augmented fourth. The medieval ear was used to hearing perfect fourths and perfect fifths, (early music instruments are tuned different, in meantone tuning). The augmented fourth, being half-way between these two most common intervals, was about the worst discord imaginable. That’s why they thought that the devil was inside the triton.
The reason I chose this name was because of my music studies and my passion for Early Music. I studied classical signing but I’ve been above all focused in Historical singing. The name was perfect for us not only because of the meaning it has to me, but also because it sounds a bit dark, as our music sometimes. We like this ‘dark romantic aesthetic’ as well as Early Music (actually we have included these elements in our music more than once), so we thought Diabulus in Musica was the name that fit us the best.
3.Diabulus In Musica is getting ready to release their fourth cd "Dirge For The Archons" how long did it take the band to write the music for this release?Does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?
It’s usually me who writes most of the music. In general, I write the whole song and then if the rest of the members think they can improve their instruments they do and if not it stays as it was. For this record, the rest of the guys have also written some tracks, generally riff structures, then it’s me the one who writes the vocal-lines and most of the “classical” arrangements. Gorka is the one who makes the job of a producer, deciding how the song works better and making the final structures. He usually works in the orchestral arrangements with me.
Anyway, I love when the guys write some structures because it is always challenging to put the “melodic” elements in a base you haven’t done. I think it’s richer than making everything oneself. Besides, the guitar and bass-player come from the death metal and metal core scene, so that makes our songs even more interesting. I personally like very much that mix between those styles of metal and the symphonic part, so I hope we can work this way for more songs in the future.
4.Who usually writes the lyrics for the band and what are some topics you all write and sing about on "Dirge For The Archons"?
It’s me who writes the lyrics. I talk about different topics, but there are some that I usually repeat: nature is always very present, psychology and philosophy as well, nowadays social issues and personal feelings are probably on my top. I sometimes use mythology as a metaphor too.
In the case of this album and its title, the Archons were the governors of a province in the classical Mediterranean world, but there is also a second meaning to the archons. According to some cosmologic theories, they are an alien force that intrudes subliminally upon the human mind and deviates our intelligence away from its proper and sane applications. In short, Archons here are representing control and mind manipulation over humans. With this title we claim for freedom and consciousness. The control systems (governments, multinationals…) are constantly playing with us and it seems we are not aware about it.
Also, most of the songs in this album are talking about perception. We humans are limited by only five senses to perceive all we have around (a perception that can also be manipulated by other factors, here the Archons), but these five senses are just physical… And what about our spiritual condition? We are losing this capacity and I think that’s very dangerous and one of the reasons why the world is getting so scary.
5.As mentioned "Dirge For The Archons" is Diabulus In Musica fourth release how do you feel the bands music has changed over the years?
I suppose the music is more mature now. We have grown with the band and the band with us. When we recorded our first album, we just wanted to do something good and work hard to achieve a high quality result. We had our music in our minds, but mixing all those elements (orchestra, choir and metal) was not easy sound-wise. That was our main obsession back then. We could have never imagined that our first album would be distributed worldwide. We actually had never thought what would come later, but once we got signed we couldn’t stop making more music. We are very passionate about it and very restless: we always want to improve and learn more and more and that’s actually what we have been doing with all the releases. We do everything by ourselves (except the mixing and mastering), we work as composers, sound engineers, producers, arrangers… So we are very proud of all we have learnt and achieved through all these years. The good thing is that we never get bored and we have always something new in mind that allows us to write more stuff and experiment with new sounds. I guess we will keep on evolving and trying to learn and search for new sounds in the future too.
6.Are their any tours or shows planned in support of the new release and if yes where are some countries the band will be playing?
Yes! We are very excited about the upcoming tour. Our label mates Amberian Dawn and us, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary and we are starting an European tour This Friday 10th (February). We’ll play ten dates in UK, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
7.What are some of your most memorable shows over the years and who are some bands you have shared the stage with?
There have been a lot! We enjoy live shows very much so each show is special. We love big festivals but also small club shows, as it allows us to have a more direct contact with the audience. One of the most special shows for us is the one we played last year in the main opera house of our city, with a full symphonic orchestra and big choir. We were 100 people on stage! One of our dreams came true because our music is conceived to be played that way, even if it’s not always possible to do so and we usually have to take the choir and orchestra recorded. It was fantastic!
We have shared stage with many great bands. We supported Manowar in Spain, Tarja in Belgium or Theatre of Tragedy in their farewell show in Mexico to name a few. Of course in metal festivals we have had the chance to share stage with many others: Doro, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Lacuna Coil, Therion…
8.Does the band have any plans to make a video for any of the songs off the new cd? If you could make a video for any of the bands songs which ones would you like to see made into a video?
We recorded one for “Invisible”. I personally would have loved to make another one also for “Ring around Dark fairies’ Carousel”, but it should be a very special one. For this song I was inspired by D. Elfmann and Tim Burton films so I would love to make a video in that style. Of course that would be really expensive to do, so not possible for now
9.Besides the newest cd "Dirge For The Archons" are any of the bands past releases still available and where can the readers buy them?
Sure! Our three previous albums are available in Napalm’s store or in our website diabulusinmusica.com
10.When not working on new music or band business what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I personally have very little time as I spend most of it working on music. Apart from Diabulus in Musica I have my solo project (Zuberoa Aznárez, ambient-folk music) and the folk trio Dryades as well as my classical projects and teaching. My other passion is Nature. I really enjoy hiking, trekking and climbing, so when I have the chance I run to the mountains. I also do natural soaps as a hobby. I like reading, yoga… In general I’m a very active person who loves to do quite a few bunch of things!
11.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?
Thanks a lot for the interest, it was a pleasure answering your questions. Thanks also to the readers for taking the time to read and we hope to meet you all on the road one day! Love, Zuberoa.
Band Contacts
http://diabulusinmusica.com/
https://twitter.com/diabulusinmusic
Label Contact
https://shop.napalmrecords.com/
https://twitter.com/napalmrecords
https://plus.google.com/+napalmrecords
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