1.Hello Bryce how are things going in Ohio this week?Please introduce yourself to the readers?
Very cold! I'm Bryce Seditz (guitar/vocals) in Plaguewielder.
2.When did you first get the idea to start this band and how did you choose Plaguewielder as the name of the band?What is the current line-up of the band?
I started this band in 2014 with my buddy Cody Cooke who was the og drummer that played on the first two albums. I was recording riffs for awhile at home and needed a name way before we actually recorded the first album. Those riffs/songs were
very punk inspired. haven't used many of those ideas tho. I was listening to alot of darkthrone and looking for names as a working title for the project. Plaguewielder stuck out. Not my favorite album by them to be honest. Worked out tho I guess. Current line
up is me (guitar/vocals) Daniel Kuntz (bass) Tim Roberts (drums)
3.Who would you say are the bands biggest influences and for the readers who have never heard the band how would you best describe Plaguewielder's sound.
Basically black metal in general. I really enjoy Tribulation alot. Type O Negative and The darker albums from The Cure like Pornography and so on. All of our albums have been different so far. from blackened sludge, black n roll, but pretty
much straight up black metal with alot of d beat influence now.
4.Suffering from Self Inflicted Wounds is the bands newest EP. how long did it take you and the band to write the music for the new release?Does the whole band take part in the writing process?
Not that long actually. I pretty much wrote all of the riffs and song structures myself. Besides in the song "Do you hear them howling?) Dan wrote 2 of the riffs at the end of the song. Do you hear them howling was the most recently written.
The others were songs I've had for awhile now. Ive written all of our albums by myself basically. Obviously Ive always let our drummer do what he wants and same with the bass lines. Ill peice the riffs together and structure the songs but everyone still has
their input. It's not a dictatorship by any means. We've been working on writing another new album with everyone included in the writing process. It's already half way done and the songs are coming out better than ever. We are all pretty happy with the latest
material.
5.Who usually handles writing the lyrics for the music and what are some topics written about on the new release?Which usually comes first the music or the lyrics?
I write all of the lyrics. Do you hear them howling was written while I was watching Bram Stoker's Dracula. The others are basically written about suicide and depression. Usually the lyrics are written first before the music. I tend to wait
to put the lyrics to the songs after everything is finished.
6.Besides the Suffering from Self Inflicted Wounds release are the bands previous releases still available? Besides physical releases does the band have any other merchandise currently available for the readers to purchase if yes what is available
and where can the readers buy it?
Yes all of our physical releases/merch are up on our Bandcamp for purchase and at show obviously. We have some brand new shirts and patches. Pins, Stickers, CDs, Back patches. All of it is available here.
plaguewielderoh.bandcamp.com
7.Has Plaguewielder played very many live shows over the years or do you prefer working in the studio?What have been some of the bands most memorable shows over the years?
We've played alot of shows since I started the band in 2014. We've traveled and toured a fair amount. Usually weekend runs. Binghamton NY is always a good time. People lose their shit. Don't see too much of that anymore. and it always feels
good when people get into. Brooklyn at lucky 13 Saloon was really cool minus getting stiffed by the promoter after.
8.Are their any shows or tours planned in support of the new release if yes where will the band be playing?
We plan on doing some runs in Sept and Oct next year. As for now we have one show in Pittsburgh on Feb 22nd with some friends of ours and that's about it for 2020 right now. We plan on finishing writing the new album and recording it. Also we
are playing our first album "Succumb to the Ash" in its entirety for the Maryland doom fest next year in the summer. We've drastically changed our style since our first release. It will be 5 years since our first release came out next march. So it will be
a lot of fun to revisit those older songs live since we don't play any of them anymore.
9.Plaguewielder comes out of Ohio's metal scene what is your opinion of the scene in Ohio?
Ohio?
Hahaha. Where we live there isn't much of a scene. The bar we would play at home was closed down a couple of years ago. So there aren't many venues around here. it's pretty scattered around Ohio. Cleveland has always been good to us and
Columbus has proven to be kinda difficult to book for one reason or another. Last time we played there it was in the basement of a pizza place and it was very legit. We do have a fair amount of friends around tho. Everyone is pretty cool!
10.Who are your all-time favorite bands coming out of Ohio and are their any new bands you feel the readers should check out?
Midnight is easily my favorite. When I was a teenager I was really into this band called Premonitions of War. We have alot of friends that are making good music from ohio. Atomic Witch, Toxic Warlord, Inoculation, Mutilatred, Umbral, Coldfells.
11.Besides working in Plaguewielder do you or any of the members currently play in any other bands or solo projects.If yes please tell the readers a little about them?
Yes. I am in another black metal band called Horse Drawn with my old bass player that was in Plaguewielder. My drummer Tim Is also in Horse Drawn as well. Tim also has a "death metal" band called Salted Earth.
Horse Drawn (hddm.bandcamp.com)
Salted Earth (www.facebook.com/saltedearthoh)
12.When you need to take a break from working on new music or band business what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Killing virgins for sacrifice or some lame ass grim shit people think you do in a black metal band? I just like to hang out with my girlfriend when I'm not working. Not much else to do around here.
13.What does Underground Metal mean to you?
It's been my whole life. Theres not much else to say.
14.Thank you Bryce for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final words for the readers?
No problem! Thanks for the interview. Download our new album on Nov 29th for free (or name your price) when it drops on our Bandcamp. Buy some shit from us.
Band Contactshttps://plaguewielderoh.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/PlaguewielderOH/
