Interviews
Joe catches up with Jae and Chris of Shrapnel at the London Underworld while they are supporting Destruction. How are are you both? Jae: Yeah Good. Chris: Very excited, tonight should be fun. Jae: Soggy! I was going to ask you how the tour has been going but I may as well ask you how your residency at the Underworld has been going also as you have …
So what’s up guys? Took something like a whole life for this first full length of yours but you finally made it! What were the obstacles you had to overcome in order to complete “Utter Depression”? Well, a lot of setbacks actually. We released “Cerebral Chaos” in 2005 and for the next five years it was difficult even to rehearse because of our job …
I just got your album “This Will Decay”, is this first album for Horror Pain Gore Records? Yes. It is the first of hopefully of many more. Correct me if I’m wrong, the band was on Prosthetic at one time? Correction. You might have us confused with another band. We have worked with quite a few labels in the past (some of which may not be around anym …
Kindra Ravenmoon gets some insight on the band Nothgard and their latest album titled “Age Of Pandora” from the band’s drummer D. Ziegler. On your website you state the history as to when and how Nothgard came to be however my question is: what is it that inspired you to put together such a band and create music of this nature? At the very beginni …
Hola amigo. Hello and congratulations on your new EP man. It really packs a punch. Give us a short bio of Morbid Flesh. How did it all start? When a band called Undertaker split up, some members formed Morbid Flesh. I joined the band just after the recordings of “Reborn In Death” LP, because they had no guitar players. Shortly after that, Gusi stop …
Hell-o Gore Minister, well-cum to BRUTALISM, how are you? Pretty fine… Just molested a nice rotten corpse, drank a beer and so the day can start in a good way. You started in 1993 as a black metal band called Funeral but only one demo after you change your name and style. What was the reason to take other way? We were never a fucking Black Metal ba …
First of all, welcome to BRUTALISM.com Ela, how are you? Hola amigo! All is fine here, preparing for party at Obscene Extreme Fest! Could you introduce Clitgore for the readers of this interview? Clitgore is an perverse goregrind band, with brutal death influences and good black humor. We are from Romania, and have 3 members: Calin – guitar/vox, El …
You’ve just released your second album entitled “Amorphous”. Now that it’s out there and finished what are your thoughts? Are you happy with the finished article or are there things you would have changed? Is there a sense of pressure, a weight lifted off of your shoulders now that things are complete? Greetings from the south of Italy! Yes, we hav …
Joe catches up with David Porter of rising British metallers Ageless Oblivion. How Are you today? I’m doing pretty well, I didn’t get drunk last night so I’m starting off a Saturday actually refreshed! You just finished a tour supporting Vital Remains and Gogoroth How did that go? It was great fun. It was a bit intimidating at first, we had no idea …
The last time I interviewed was for Let The Devil in, seem like a long time? Might be indeed! Time is not more than a passing breath of decay anyhow… Yesterday the band unleashed the fourth album feeding on crawling shadows are happy are you that the album is finally out? Yes, definitely. It is by far the culmination of our creation both musicall …
Hello, I hope all is well with you Hi! Thanks, same to you 🙂 So what’s been going on with Diabulus In Musica? We have been working on the new album and then on the promotion. Also rehearsing for our upcoming show at “Masters of Symphonic Metal” in Switzerland next Saturday. When I first I heard your music the first band that came to mind was Epica …
Create in 09 out of Barren, Rotting Bowls of Nashville, TN and Huntsville, ala. Wormreich is a unholy trio of kindred souls who decided to create music as a vassel to the morning star. With upcoming release “Wormreich Revelations” which will unleashed on April. 14 on Moribund Records. Founding member V reveals the works of the “Wormreich Revelation …
Sweden for years had a long standing metal tradition. Even many people think of Europe even it wasn’t my type of metal but with due respect they did help put Sweden on the metal map. At one time Deep Purple recorded ‘Smoke On The Water’ in Sweden. The Swedish metal scene really blew up when Entombed and Dismember reared their ugly heads. Yes most o …
When the Poema Arcanus album ‘Transient Chronicles’ landed at my door I wasn’t really sure what to expect. A lot of this doom death thing has been done to…well… death over the years, but Poema Arcanus were something above the usual. They invite you into their world and introduced some prog, some various influences and some thoughtful and deep lyric …
So here we are with Steven Tucker, probably one of the most distinctive death metal voices out there. So Steve, back with a new band called Warfather, and of course we could expect nothing less than extremity filtered through death metal! Nice to be back bro. Probably the most boring question out there, but since your bio is a little short on backs …
Purification Kommando were a raw Danish black/death outfit that had some pretty in your face material, so much so that when a recent review of one of their releases was aired, PK got in touch. So we had a chat about some of my comments in the said review, but also got to find out a little more, it is more than meets the eye, or ears in this case! P …
Hell-o Alessio, welcome to BRUTALISM.com, how are you? Hello Hijo Del Dolor, I’m great. It’s a pleasure for me! Could you introduce SpermBloodShit to the people who are reading this interview? SpermBloodShit is a grindcore band that was born in 2007 and since the beginning it released two full albums, some different split 7” and CDs and various t …
To many Rogga Johansson is the renaissance man of death metal. With many projects like Those Who Bring The Torture, Ribspreader and Paganizer. Rogga is a man with a full plate. Rogga got together with another death metal veteran Dave Ingram former Bolt Thrower and Benediction vocalist the end result Down Among Dead Men. Sometimes I wonder if he eve …
Soul Remnants from Massachusetts blew me away with their second album ‘Black and Blood’ recently, this is authentic US death metal with some influences that travel really well, especially across the pond. With this is mind, I was eager to hear some thoughts from Tom Preziosi the guitarist of this band. Hi Tom, well what can I say, “Black And Blood …
Hate Force One is a death metal band from Westfalen, Germany and founded in the Winter of 2008 by drummer Manuel and bassist Florian. After filling in the other band positions the writing began and in 2011 the first promo was released named “Ready For Take Off”. Followed with opening slots for Bloodwork, Contradiction, Ulcerate and Svart Crwon and …
I just had the privilege to catch up with Immolation on a string of local dates. They opened for Carcass at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC to a sold out crowd. Immolation ripped through a set of mostly new material including “God Complex”, “Spectacle of Lies”, the title track plus a few older ones. This band seem truly invigorated and offered their fi …
We meet one of the world’s most iconic rock bands, Metallica, during their stopover in Chiles Punta Arenas. From there, they will head to the Antarctic to play an exclusive gig, organized by Coke Zero, at the Argentinean Carlini Station on King George Island. Everything starts on Friday, December 6th, when the band arrives at Punta Arenas’ Carlos I …
First of all, please introduce yourself so we know how is answering. Hi, I’m Alex, the singer, guitarist and Grand Puba of Razormaze! As you are not the only member please say something short about the others. Good and bad habits. Sam is an idiot. Joe is a dingleberry. Nick is a husband. So congrats with the new album and how does it feel to see th …
Please give us a short introduction of yourself so we know who is answering. Hi this is Rick Bouwman, guitarplayer for the Dutch Metal Legends Martyr Do you also have something to say about the other members in the band? Wilfried Broekman – Drums Rop van Haren – Vocals Marcel Heesakkers – Guitars Jeffrey Bryan Rijnsburger – Bass (Jeffrey is our new …
Hello ladies. Hope you’re doing alright. What is the story behind Perverse Suffering? Give us a short bio of the band as I am sure there are people who are not aware and would definitely be interested in the band! Perverse Suffering were born about October 2010 in the city of Bucaramanga – Santander – Colombia, with the idea of creating the first f …
So here we are with John, from ‘Mortal Torment’. But where the hell do I start with you man?. I mean… I am sure you are aware you got a mental problem. You’re definitely passing it through to the rest of the band. Hehe..so I’d rather skip obvious questions like ‘Why aren’t you still arrested’, ‘When did you break out of the mental institution’ an …
Long serving Danish thrasher’s Artillery are about to unleash an amazing album of melodic thrash in the form of ‘Legions’ through their new record label Metal Blade. Artillery have had a couple of comeback’s in recent times, but their last two efforts ‘When Death Comes’ and ‘My Blood’ are really damn fine releases. Awash with ideas, a new album (wh …
Video interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike of High On Fire.
Let’s cut the crap; Down Among the Dead Men’s self-titled album is an absolute masterpiece. There, I said it. Again. It’s a glowing example of what death metal is supposed to sound like – short and punchy tracks, minimal displays of technical arrogance, lashings of punk influence, and of course a lineup featuring Rogga Johansson and… Dave Ingram. …
Romanticizing rape, torture, and cannibalism since 2007, Paroxysmal Butchering delivers unrelenting guttural sickness, exemplifying the essence of Brutal Death Metal, while incorporating elements of Grindcore and Black Death into a full scale aural fist fuck of blasting perversity. Churning out misanthropic disgust from the festering bowels of Sout …
Hello there Pete, and congratulations on a great album! It is released under the name ‘The Pete Flesh Deathtrip’. When did you decide to change the band name, and why was such a change necessary? Thanx for the words. I decided to change the name during the process of the new album due to the fact that I felt that I would take this project into a mo …
The band was founded in March 2004 by Polina “Grace Dis” Berezko (vocs) and Alexandr Istchenko (guitar). Very soon Andrey “Snakebass” Kornienko (bass) and Andrey “Kuzya” Kuznetzov (drums) joined them. The name Grace Disgraced appeared at once and it means what you think it should mean, as the reality where they live in is drawn by their own percept …
First of all, please introduce yourself so we know how is answering. My name is Ryan, I play guitar and do backing vocals in Countress. As you are not the only member please say something short about the others. We got Miles on vocals, Jesse on drums, Joe on bass and Alex on guitar as well. Good and bad habits. They’re good habits are that they are …
Ever since the release of their debut “Spelleater” California metal band Huntress been paying their dues playing anywhere, anyplace and anyone that’s willing to listen to unique brand of occult power metal. With their second album under their belt “Starbound Beast”. Huntress will be terrorizing many unsuspecting clueless posers on the Mayhem Fest t …
French death metal is having a healthy resurgence of late, Demented are one such band leading the charge and with the release of their second album ‘Across The Nature’s Stillness’, Demented are proving to be no followers, more so they are leading the charge from the underground. You could give us a brief introduction to yourself and the band so we …
Please give a short introduction of yourself so we know who is answering these questions? I am Fall, the founder, vocalist and songwriter is answering the questions. Nice that you take some time for making an interview with me. Are you interested in saying something about the other members as well? Must be something about them to share. In december …
Inmate is a 5-piece creative power engine that is not afraid to push the limits. Strong guitars, striking rhythm section and powerful vocals place the band among modern new age metal groups. Debut album “Free At Last” was released in 2012 and got good critics. Currently the band is working on their sophomore album which will be released next year. …
Hello and congratulations on your new full length my friend. A real blast and I believe your top release so far. Tell me a little on the reactions you’ve had concerning “Of Martyrs’s Agony and Hate”. What’s the feedback so far? Hello from Spain!! Here Jorge, lead guitar of Scent Of Death. I’m glad to be here, in the great BRUTALISM, hehehe… Until n …
Nadimac is a Serbian thrash metal/crossover band from Belgrade, formed in 2003. Released a demo in 2007, EP and debut album in 2009. In 2011 they released their second album and currently working on their 3rd album and DIY European tour. Check out the answers vocalist Danilo came up with. Please give a brief introduction of yourself so we know who …
Estampida is a band hailing from Argentina and existing since 1995. For the last 10 years the band is living in Spain and in 2012 they released their third album. Between the several gigs two band members found the time to answer some questions regarding their movement, long career, shows and girls. Let’s see what Lucas and Juan has to answer. Plea …
Musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, songwriter, sound engineer, record producer, Tommy is one of those hard-working guy for whom Music is not just a matter of playing a musical instrument, at least not even one at time! Music is life, and he needs to get involved in all kind of aspects in “making music” to live it. Besides playing …
I have always been a Jester since I bought “Whoracle” back in 1997. In Flames was one of the bands that just lived in my car stereo throughout high-school, college and now regular old life. On March 8th 2013, I had the privilege of sitting down with Peter Iwers of In Flames for a little short interview. How is the tour going so far? Really Good. Th …
The Netherlands has a healthy death metal heritage, one such band were Dissect. Taking inspiration from Asphyx and Grave, a recent 2CD re-issue of their back catalogue is a pretty special album to own. I caught up Vinnie McShave, one of the original members responsible for guitars and vocals. Welcome back! For those who may not be familiar with you …
Guitarist Bor and Vocalist Shamen took time to enlighten me on the values behind ‘Planet of Ruins’ recently released via Eclectic Productions. Underneath musically entertaining death metal there are actual influences from other sources as was explained in the later text. I also gained a valued insight into the concept of this album, the bands thoug …
Hello there clitworshiperzzzz! New album, and of course new plague called “Cliteaten Back To life”. What’s the feedback so far on your new stuff? First of all I wanna thx BRUTALISM for putting energy and support in us, we appreciate this very much, just like your review on our new album. Our album is now out more than a month and the critics are ve …
