Interviews: Cardiac Necropsy, Razorwyre and more! Aeternus MetaUurn recommends 6 records! Issue 3
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Since 1990, Septicflesh has been unleashing symphonic death metal to the masses, with last year's The Great Mass definitely highlighting the peak of their career so far. Released in a digipak with a bonus disc containing a purely symphonic version of The Great Mass, entitled The Great Symphonic Mass, Septicflesh certainly takes the symphonic and atmospheric edge of their music seriously. Christos talks more to us about the band's history and their latest masterpiece. Greetings Christos! The band recently played its first show in Mexico and Israel in June. How did the band feel in the first ever performances in these territories, in particular areas like Israel, a religious state? Greetings to you my friend. We have not yet played in Mexico. We will play in a month from now as the last date of our first headline USA/Canada tour. We have played in Israel 2 months ago and were amazing. The fans are really "mad" there. Great experience but not cause Israel's religion state as we are not so religious. It didn't affect us at all to tell you the truth .
How did the shows in Israel, in particular, come about? We had offers all these years but due to various circumstances we couldn't perform there. The promoter also was a fan from the first years and everything was perfect. The band's last album was The Great Mass, released more than a year ago. How has response been for the album so far? The Great Mass stands as our best album till now. Not only because is our most mature work
but also from the reactions from our fans and the press. We had some album of the months in various countries and this makes us really proud. We will continue in the same spirit and we will do our best and I am pretty sure we have more to say. We will overcome The Great Mass. The Great Mass is the band's second full length album since the reformation in 2007. Having 3 out of 4 of the original members coming back together once more to write and play music, was the experience any different from before, and how different was the songwriting process like compared to before? Not so much. Always we try to focus in our music. Of course emotional moments appeared but not so referable. The song process was different from Communion to The Great Mass. In Communion I built the orchestra on top of the metal parts but in The Mass we built everything in my orchestral template. The Great Mass was also a rather special release, with a symphonic version of the album being released in the limited edition collectors' book. How did this decision come about and how different would you say this version is compared to the original? The book edition has scores of mine for the Orchestra and art-designs from Seth's works. The idea was from our label Season of Mist and they have done a great job. The book is amazing. It also contains the songs performed only from the Orchestra and a documentary of how the album was created . It is a collector's book totally different than the original. The Great Symphonic Mass also contains a slightly different track listing compared to The Great Mass. Does this in any way affect the experience of The Great Mass, and what was the reason behind the shift in track arrangements? There is not connection with The Great Mass "original" album and the Symphonic album. As we had so many takes form the orchestra we said why we don't create an album with only the Orchestra and the Choir? On the tracks that we
didn't have a lot of material I expanded and developed some themes in order to get the form of pieces. like the previous album, Communion, the band has once again has The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra handling the orchestral aspects of the band's music. In addition, the band has included the International Choir of Prague as well. How did these collaborations come about, and what was it like recording with the orchestra and choir? During the time of Communion I had a research on the net trying to find an orchestra that would meet our demands. And we found the best. It is a great orchestra combining the best musicians from the orchestras in Prague. I met the contractor and since then we became very good friends . All my projects and of course the new Septicflesh will be again from this orchestra . When something goes well you don't change it. Regarding the recordings what can I say? All the composers want to hear their music from an orchestra and especially an orchestra like that with their unique interpretation makes you feel really pleased with the result. It is a big project and they have a big team to help you cause you need to be accurate and really focus otherwise you might end up loosing a lot of your money. But till now everything ran smoothly. Traditional instruments such as the Kaval and Yayli Tanbur were used on the album as well. How did the inclusion of these come about, and how were segments for these instruments written into the music of The Great Mass? With my band Chaostar I have an amazing player called George Diamantopoulos who plays many traditional instruments. For the Great Mass I wanted an ethnic flavor on the songs The Vampire from Nazareth and The Oceans of Grey. Both instruments are full of expressiveness and tension. And of course George's mystical playing gave a unique color in our music. I explained what I had in mind and immediately he got the point. On top of guitars and keyboards, you also
handle the orchestration in Septicflesh's music. Would it be possible to tell us more about your musical background, and let us know how different is it composing orchestral segments compared to writing full on death metal? Actually I am not involved in the guitar recordings. I am very busy with the parts for the orchestra. We don't use so much of keyboards as we have the orchestra. When I was 15 I took some guitar lessons and around there I heard Mozart's Symphonies and Requiem Mass. I was so impressed from his music that I started to play Mozart's pieces on my guitar. But the work that changed my life was Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. It is a masterpiece that even now after nearly 100 years sounds "fresh" . Then at 18 I went to London to study composition and by 25 I had a Degree and Master's in Composition I Orchestration. In general when I compose music I do not recognize genres but I let my inspiration guide me. Back in 1994 when the band released its debut, Mystic Places of Dawn, Septicflesh could be regarded as one of the pioneering bands playing such symphonic, yet technical form of death metal. How did the musical style of Septicflesh come about back then?
Our aim has always been to create qualitative music and always exploring new musical for each new album. Apart from Septicflesh, you are involved in Chaostar. How do you find time to write music for both bands, and do influences and inspirations cross over when writing material for either band? As I said I let my inspiration to flow and don't discriminate for what I write. I am composer and my work is to give the best. My influences are my tools and have them in balance in order to create something on my style. Of course each work has it's own difficulty. Chaostar is more demanding but this does not reduce Septicflesh. With Chaostar I could say that is my new future as I will have the band ready to tour and play live. Also the release of the new album is planned for beginning of 2013 from Season of Mist. I am very proud and very optimist about the new era of Chaostar. After the upcoming tour in October, what are the plans of Septicflesh? Can fans see new material from the band anytime soon? From January we will start to write the new material. And we are in talks for another Headline tour in Europe for spring of 2013. ~A ~~"""""""""""""
Asian Spotlight: Cardiac Necropsy
ince 1991, Cardi Necropsy has been hitting crowds with gore-infested brand of grindcore. Yet this was not the case when Cardiac was formed as Infernal Scum back in the days. Says Cardiac mainman Yusri, "Initially Cardiac was formed as a death metal band, then gradually we played more grindcore, brutal death, pornogrind and thrash, but as the band progressed, we wanted to be more serious. So we moved back to a more death metal sound ." However, it was not until 2000 that the band broke their hiatus that started in the late 90s, finally releasing new material in the form of last year's debut full length album, Morbid Scum Division . Says Yusri about the reactivation of the band, "It was all because of boredom . Like we always listen to bands so I thought why not just recruit some new members in 2000." The band's notoriety in their perverted porno and gore lyrics, and their fun attitudes in their approach to music have made them quite the crowd favourite, and last year's Morbid Scum Division could easily be one of the sickest local releases so far. "But right now we are a halal band already, hahaha! But all those porno and perverted stuff, all that is just for fun . You know, there are bands that want their image to be extreme like death metal and black metal, that's why we go for porno grind . But the lyrics lean more towards goregrind though, because back then there weren't many bands playing gore-
grind in Singapore, so we why not start off as 1nd band," laughs Yusri. fans of the band can expect a rather different Cardiac with their upcoming full length album, Shayateen . With the audio samples that the band has released from Shayateen so far, there seems to be an increased focus on the technical aspects of the music, with the band moving towards a more technical/brutal form of death metal direction instead of the goregrind that they released a year ago. Yusri explains, " Erm, because everyone's getting more mature. I mean, like I said, we are now going for a more serious kind of musical direction because it's not like last time when we were like a jam band, and one starts writing a song when we hit a good riff during a jam session. For Shayateen, it is more like we brainstormed a good riff, brainstormed a new song structure. It's more to a serious kind of shit, as we call it right now." Guitarist Farid further explains, "When I first joined, there was a problem with previous guitarists because of issues like commitment. At that point in time we were just trying out different stuff when we jammed and played . When I came it was actually just for fun, just to try out and play along with the rest of the band. But from there we realised that there is good chemistry, so we started trying to do something new." Yusri adds in, "Also, because for me, in writing death metal, you can add more groovy or grinding riffs, and create a heavier sound compared to goregrind.
Goregrind for me was like anyhow kind of riff, you know. With Shayateen, it is more serious, more technical. As for the image of Cardiac, we moved to death metal also because now we have new members, so I try to steer the direction of the band back to death metal just like last time when Cardiac was first formed." With a more serious direction and more complex songs, the songwriting process would have definitely been quite a change as well compared to the old goregrind material that the band put out in their career so far. Says Yusri, "The songwriting process has been very different. I honestly enjoyed listening to this new album also because it is more technical, more challenging. Everyone's getting old already. So when can we keep playing the fun kind of music until? At least with Shayateen, we got an album with good production, and good music that we can always remember." 1 Guitarist Hairie adds, "The music on appeals to a different group of peopl different kinds of listeners where Y.O ~ know they look out for something new, and this would probably be one thing that they wanna look out for." On Shayateen as well, the band boasts a new lineup, featuring session drummer Vijesh, so for the creative process behind the writing of the music, Farid explains, "It is just a more serious approach this time. Last time it was like, we came jamming to do songs, but this time it's like more serious. There is a lot of homework to do when we are not jamming and stuff like that." Yusri also handles the lyrical aspects on the album this time. "Because I am the mode of evil. We are trying to focus on something different on Shayateen in terms of lyrics this time, more towards, as they say, the world is ending. So the lyrics on the album, it leans more towards stuff such as the end of the world, the rise of Dajjal." Farid explains, "Basically the themes of Shayateen are of Middle-Eastern origins, and things and concepts like AI Dajjal, Shayateen are based on a Middle-Eastern context. And I actually love a lot of these Middle-Eastern music, so I thought,
why not we just try making music that has that kind of approach?" Yusri adds, "And Seventh, the song, is our first slow song that we have ever made. It is very atmospheric, and it's about the seven gates of hell." As Hairie explains, "It depends on the level of deeds you make in life, so the more you do the lower you go." But Yusri stops us there. "I don't want to tell you everything, just buy our CD can already. The lyrics and everything are there." As to why the heavy focus on Middle-Eastern themes, Farid says, "It's very interesting for people in the West, where they listen to bands like us and Rudra and think about what the hell they are singing about, and they want to find out. That's what I feel. I actually want to do that approach also on this album ." Yusri further talks about some of their influences, "On this new album there are some riffs that are quite differesp ~cially for Westeners if they listen to it. •Something like Melechesh, this album fits that kind of riffing to give it a more sort of Eastern kind of fee ~ " And apart from the traditional, old school death metal influences like Morbid Deicide and Suffocation, the as also attempted to include influences as well. "When I was ng(tii;,~ songs I listened to a lot of Origin, Cryptopsy, DY,ili\g Fetus, and tried to incorporate those influences into my music. Try t'o get more modern influences inside, rather than just those old school kind ofvibe," says Farid.
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So come 28 October, what can fans expect at the album launch party of Shayateen? Yusri smiles, "Vijesh our session drummer, and expect me with my new hair, hahaha! I think they shall expect something new from us, especially when we play the new songs, and it's a totally different direction." Farid concludes, "but there will be a few old songs that old fans that actually requested . Yup, so those crowd-pleasers among these new songs." ,A
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Formed in 2009 as Gaywyre, these fun-seeking Kiwi their name to the appropriate Razorwyre in 2010. The debut full length Another Dimension has gained much positive attention, with their catchy yet energetic music being compared to bands of the recent revival of heavy metal such as Enforcer. Vocalist Z Chlyde and guitarist Chris tell us more about their history, and the insanity that goes on behind the scenes. Razorwyre was formed in 2009 under the moniker Gaywyre. In 2010, the band changed its name to the current one, Razorwyre. Why the change in the band name?
and mixing. We've definitely grown with Another Dimension; it's more refined, and layered. I'm glad people like it. I've heard some insanely positive things back from fans all over. I can't wait to get another record out, and hope people dig it too.
Z: To be honest, a lot of it had to do with me. I joined the band last and was never that into the name. Having fun with things and being lighthearted is fine, but I felt the moniker didn't really reflect fully on what the true spirit of the band was. I suggested to the guys we change it, we did, and I think we're all super glad we did. People were getting the wrong impression about the band, based on that name.
C: As Z said, yes, very overwhelming! I still love the EP, and at the time, that's what we wanted sound wise, was our first time recording as a band and this was also only going to be a demo, but decided to release it. So great to see/hear all the positive things people have to say with Another Dimension!
The band released in 2009 its debut EP, Coming Out, to rather great responses, and this year's Another Dimension has also garnered rather positive feedback so far. How does the band feel about this?
The growth in the band is rather evident as one listens to the material on Another Dimension. This being the first full length release under the name Razorwyre, what was the songwriting process of the album like?
Z: We were genuinely surprised I think, with the overwhelming reception to the first EP. It was pretty rough, and even a little rushed in production . We were eager to get something out, and didn't spend that much time on the recording
C: The first EP I had all the music written before Z Chylde joined. He added all the lyrics on top. This time round, I had skeleton versions of songs and wrote with Z to turn them into what they are. We were able to play with different chord patterns
while we tried some vocals out. Apart from the greats such as Maiden and Priest, what are some of the bands that have influenced the music of Razorwyre when writing Another Dimension? Z: I dunno how much of it ends up coming through in the music really, but I listen to shitloads of old USPM and NWOBHM. I mean there's no real conscious effort to try sound like anyone in particular when writing, but no doubt the influences of a lot of classic bands can be heard. People say they hear Fates Warning, Omen, Liege Lord, Hexx, Savatage, Fifth Angel, Titan Force, Tank, and all sorts of bands. No doubt all that shit, and more shapes how we write, somehow. Not that we're as awesome as any of those bands, by any stretch. C: Some of my favourite bands are Accept, Dio, Exciter, Riot, Overkill. Are there any overarching themes or concepts when writing the lyrics to Another Dimension, and where is inspiration drawn from when writing the lyrics? C: Hahaha Z you should be answering this one. The title track "Another Dimension (of Hell)" is about a dream I nightmare Z keeps having. I guess I should check to see if he is still having it... The cover is based on this song. The rest of the themes are about war, horror, history... Stuff that Z is into A LOT. Apart from the awesome riff work that is on Another Dimension, one other prominent factor of the album were the lead guitars, alternating between neo-classical influenced shredding and more melodic, soaring solos. What are your personal influences in guitar playing? C: Ohhhhhh good question . Hahaha my first guitar related question!! Very correct with that observation, and I guess it comes down to who I like and draw influence from . The melodic stuff comes from guys like Dave and Adrian from Maiden and the classical stuff from guys like Randy and Gilbert and Malmsteen . I guess that's
Razorwyre Another Dimension (2012) [Underground Power] cool with having different influences you can draw from it and create your own style (I hope!) Another Dimension also sees a LP release alongside the CD format. How did the deal with Underground Power come about in the LP release and what made the band decide to release the album in LP format as well? C: I can't remember what happened. Ah no, wait. I do! Helmut approached me via email to order the EP for distro. He kept selling out and kept reordering heaps. He is one of the best guys. While talking a lot we were underway with writing of the new album. We had planned to release it on vinyl, but it was all up in the air as it was still a while away. He suggested we work together and I said ok. Hahaha sounds like boyfriend and girlfriend. He then heard the demos and was VERY happy, like a little kid . This is the first release he has done on Underground Power.
With the increasing number of bands paying tribute to old school heavy and speed metal, what makes the music of Razorwyre stand apart from the rest? Z: Fuck knows, really man. Thing is, we're all dudes really that have been into all that classic metal for a longtime, and I know personally, I've desired to put a band together in that vein for ages. Like eight years or something - Chris too. We're dedicated to that music, and are fucking stoked we're finally able to get albums out and play. Having said that, I listen to a lot of these great bands coming out now- the best ones are Metalian, Skull Fist, Dexter Ward, and Enforcer, I think - and they kick ass, but we don't really sound like any of them. I'm chuffed so many dudes the world over, young and old, still worship heavy/speed/power metal, and there are dudes keeping that shit alive with sick bands. A
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Zombiefication is one of the best illustrations of the spread of Swedish old school death metal. Despite their Mexican roots, their musical roots instead come deep in the history of Swedish death metal, with influences such as Entombed and Nihilist. Mr Jacko discusses the music of Reaper's Consecration with us. Give us a brief history of Zombiefication. How did the band's formation come about in 2009? Zombiefication started in 2009 when I got an e-mail from Mr. Hitch telling me that he had liked my Thrash/Death Metal project called Ticket To Hell and from there on the friendship grew. One day we decided to start a Death Metal band and that night we already had the name and the logo drawn, Zombiefication was that. Next day we had the first song and from there we took off and the voyage has not stopped. Zombiefication is made up of Mr. Hitch and myself, Mr Jacko, and we have 3 session musicians for the live onslaughts, Mr. Kim, Mr. Hammer and Mr. Brains. The band's music can be described as old-school Swedish death metal, despite the band's Mexican origins. What was it that inspired the band to play in this style of death metal instead of other styles of death metal? A
Zombiefication came to life with the idea of paying tribute to the bands that made a mark on us zombies, where Entombed, Dismember, At The Gates and many more played an important role. We believe this is the most intense, dark, pure and aggressive form of Death Metal and that is exactly what we deliver with Zombiefication . The band recently released a new EP entitled Reaper's Consecration. How was the reception of the album, compared to the previous full length, Midnight Stench? Midnight Stench has a great response from the underground and we found ourselves getting great reviews. But the great aspect, is that the Reaper's Consecration EP has surpassed those reviews and the response has been truly outstanding. The sound is better, mixed and mastered at Necromorbus Studios in Sweden, and the music even if it still pays tribute to early 90' s Death Metal, this time it is more varied, has some Black Metal in it and is starting to become 1D
our trademark sound. We haven't reached that yet, but it definitely is starting to sound like us. Compared to Midnight Stench, the production on Reaper's Consecration seems to be more polished yet managing to retain that old-school essence to it. Was this an intentional move on the part of the band, and if so, why? We wanted a thicker and heavier approach on Reaper's Consecration and I think that is what we got. We don't want to sound like the other bands of the genre and this is what we are also working on, an own sound. The EP still sounds Old School, but it definitely has a more modern ton brick vibe to it. We will work more on this in the coming release, which is almost ready in terms of writing. The songs on Reaper's Consecration seem to take a more simplistic approach, though the heaviness and intensity is not compromised, resulting in a personally more enjoyable release compared to Midnight Stench. Was the songwriting process any different this time, and if so, how? The writing process this time was a bit different. I am in charge of writing all the music of the band . In Midninght Stench the approach was a really direct one, where ideas came, felt right and ended up in the song. For Reaper's what we did, was to start the same way, put the songs on hold for a couple months, take them out again, and rework them. That is why I think they flow better and are more direct and punishing. For the new CD, this approach has also been considered. You mentioned that the EP's songs are more simplistic, but I have to disagree. I would even call them more complex. The thing here is that they were worked more on and flow better and more naturally. Evident from not only the band's name but also the song titles and lyrics on Midnight Stench and Reaper's Consecration, the
the themes of Zombiefication seem to revolve around death, zombies and horror. What was it that prompted the band to focus on these lyrical themes? This is the department of Mr. Hitch. He is behind all the lyrics, vokills and the visual aspect of the band. What he tries to represent through his lyrics are themes that have to do with suspense, death and horror just as you mention. He is inspired by Italian movies, Alfred Hitchcock and the Haitian Zombiefication process. Also, what are some of the inspiration that lie beneath the writing of the lyrics on Zombiefication's material? There is no big science in how we write our material. It just flows and when a good idea pops up, you feel the chills and know it is right. One thing always needs to remain though, it must be crushing, dark and filthy. The band currently contains only the two of you, Mr Jacko and Mr Hitchcock. Would this be a permanent lineup, or are there any future plans to include band members into the lineup as permanent members? There are no plans to include band members here. It is just the 2 of us and we don't need more. Sometimes too many heads choosing where a band must go or what it must do, just make the decisions harder and a band may never take of. Here we know what my departments are and Mr. Hitch knows the same, and of course we do ping pong of ideas, but in the end we know our strengths and weaknesses and take advantage of that. As I said, we have a full live lineup, but just for the live environmnent. What are the future plans of the band? We have some gigs in the coming months and we are almost finished writing the 2nd full CD, we are just tweeking the final songs and changing here and there. Expect something even more varied than Reaper's Consecration! ~~
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