MUSIC EXTREME MAGAZINE # 2 - JANUARY 2001

Editorial After an extremely succesful first edition of Music Extreme I would like to thank everybody that have trusted us: bands, labels and distros.

As days pass more interviews are being made and the CDs and demos that are starting to arrive are being reviewed almost inmediately. Hopefully in the following months we will have more of them for you to read.

I have learned a lot in this month that have passed since I started this project of constructing this Virtual Magazine focused on all types of music that are underrated by big record companies and the media. I have learned a lot about music, about inspiration, about personal philosphies. It was like a personal reborn too. Like the musical beast that I have inside that was asleep for all kinds of problem that mainly arises from living in a third world country (difficulties of doing a musical career, ignorance of the people that if they can not dance with music they inmediately discard it as useless, difficulty to find a job, lack of cultural identity) woke up. Yes, the musical beast was there but have been sleeping for a long time. But now has surfaced again and it will stay awake forever. It´s time to make a change. It´s time to start to show stupid people why are the stupid (usually they are so stupid that they don´t even know why they are stupid), it´s time to show that media is not the only way through which culture arises, time to show that media has a commercial side that forbids a lot of art and culture to be known and developed, it´s time to wake up sleeping musical and cultural beasts that are in a letargic dream in other people´s souls.

Join me in this battle. I am not alone. We are millions. Just show those assholes that we exist !!

Federico Marongiu Editor

Antithesis is a progressive metal band that has beeen fighting for recognition since 1997 when they first formed. They have an album in stores called "Antithesis" that was recorded in 1999. We talked to bass extraordinaire James Lewis to know more about the philosophy and artistic output of this band.

Is it correct to describe the band as a Christian metal band? Do you lyrics reflect a Christian way of thinking or a positive attitude regardless the religion that anyone worships?

chemistry of the band has improved greatly. As for the main difference between Tom and Paul...height.

It seems that your main influences are from technical bands...Do some bands that are not so technical influence your music?

I guess. Megadeth is not a really technical band and Sean loves them, some of his writing is influenced by Mustaine.

Otherwise, I really can't think of any other "not as technical" bands that creep into our music.

It is more accurate to say we are Christians playing in a band. The lyrics are designed to make people think, be positive, and provide messages of how to be a responsible adult. What religion people choose is of no importance to us.

The teachings of Christ apply to all people, not just Christians (in my humble opinion). We have both Christians and non-Christians who like our music.

How was the return of Paul to the band after Tom Guignette departure? Which are the main differences between both players?

The return of Tall Paul to Antithesis has been very good. he and Sean write extremely well together and the entire

How do you incorporate the jazz influence into your music? Do you feel that jazz influence is really strong in Antithesis music?

Some of the chord progressions are jazz oriented and the insane use of odd time we use (I like odd time and try to write odd time as often as I can) are where the

jazz influences lie. I just got a John Patitucci (my favorite jazz bassist) instructional video for Christmas (from Tall Paul) so the third CD should have some even greater jazz influences.

How are the plans of recording the second album? are you going to release it through Intromental?

The new CD is done, it just needs mastered.

Intromental is our management and they will be shopping the disc to metal labels in Europe in January.

A couple of cuestions regarding the debut CD. Why was it remastered? Why were the vocals changed in Sword of Mouth? All Paul´s solos were redone by Tom? How different was the final result?

Because we thought there were some things we could do better. the vocals in Sword were redone because we decided we hated the effect used on the original and that same effect was not reproducible live. The solos were redone, yes. The final result was better production and tighter performance.

I see that you have toured with bands whose styles are really different: thrash, rock, progressive. With which kind of bands you are most comfortable when you tour?

Doesn't matter really. We play with all sorts of bands because there are few bands around our area who are in the same genre as we are.

Do you feel that the type of music that Anthitesis does is more popular in Europe than in America? Why do you think this happens?

More popular in Europe for sure. I suppose the reason may be that European radio station formats are more open to our style of music, where the U.S. stations are not. There is just not the push and exposure here as there is in Europe.

What do you think of editing both versions of the debut CD for people to actually listen the changes? That could be quite an interesting experience.

That would be interesting but at our stage of the game we wouldn't have the

finances to do such a thing. There is 1,000 people who have the first disc, maybe they can hook up with one of the 2,000 other people who have the second version and then compare.

Any final words for people in Argentina?

Only that we appreciate the efforts and support of all the fans and media such as yourself. I would also encourage people to check out our web site for MP3's of the new material. I can guarantee the new tunes will blow you away! Go to http://www.antithesismusic.com We have about 40 CDs left of the remastered version of our first release, so check out those tunes as well on the site and order your copy today! Thanks so much for your time

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

How was the experience in Sonshine Fest and Lifest 2000?

We had a great time! We met a lot of really nice folks and enjoyed talking to all of them The crowds were good sized and the response from them towards Antithesis was overwhelmingly positive!

We look forward to the opportunity to do those festivals, and others, again.

ANTITHESIS - DISCOGRAPHY ANTITHESIS - CD (1999)

ACTUAL LINEUP Ty Cook - vocals Sean Perry - guitars James Lewis - bass Paul Konjicija - guitar Paul Kostyack - drums

It seems that the band started as a thrash band and later evolved to a death metal style. What motivated the change?

professionals. We simply produced 2000 copies, totally without any promotion.

Our biggest help was Nuclear Blast Records, who distributed this CD. At that time our music was brutal and somewhat demanding. Some guys used "Techno-Death Metal" to describe our music. It looks as if a couple of people liked or still like our stuff.

Do you find big differences between the production and the studio where you recorded "Heliopolis" and M&M Productions or Tonstudio Gress?

This is due to a long-time Making-up-ofmind. It is not the case that we met and decided to play Death Metal. It was a natural development at that time.

Our music was quite simple at the beginning. After some time when our instrumental abilities developed, we ventured playing some more demanding songs.

Why did you decide to start your own record label Contraption Records?

Because we did not find a label that suited our wishes. Beyond that, nobody was able to foresee the things to come.

The first Mini-CD "Gateway to the Underworld" was a success in the underground? Why do you think this happened?

Openly, I can't tell you. Success depends on too many factors as to be calculated precisely. At least for non-

Sure. M&M Productions or Tonstudio Gress are highly professionally equipped studios. At least M&M Productions was one.

Exponent Studios in Hlohovec/Slovakia (where we recorded Heliopolis) is no expensively equipped studio. The mixing-desk, harddisc and other recording-devices are high-class, no question.

But there is nothing in there, which is unnecessary.

While the other studios have one and the same special effect in 4 or 5 different machines, the guys at Exponent have it just once. But Tomas and Roman know exactly, what they can do with their stuff.

We are very contented with their work.

Why does it seem that the band keeps on changing bass players so often?

Ask the bass players ha, ha. Our first bass player wasn't interested in our music very much. Most of the others didn't fit into the band in the long run (some weren't all too reliable).

I think that Gert, who has been with the

difficult to create a straight song, which keeps interesting, than to create a songs with 12 different parts and 20 different rhythms. And that's the road we're travelling now. But don't worry: We still have songs, which will kick ass!

Are you releasing material from other bands through Contraption Records? band for one year already now, is best choice for us. He is an excellent bassplayer, he is very motivated and kind of kicks our butts. I am happy that he and Peter are with us.

How is the recording and composition of the new material going?

We just finished recording a 3-TrackPromo-CD. We want to apply for recording contracts since we got out of the contract with Morbid Records.

The songs are really cool and on the next CD you will hear the first APOPHIS-ballad ever.

We plan to enter the Easter or Pentecost. The be announced but it Exponent in Slovakia or Budapest/Hungary.

studios during studio is still to will be either another one in

How do you see the evolution of the band since "Gateway to the Underworld" until "Heliopolis"?

At the beginning we wanted to play fast, rough and wild music. Before "Gateway to the Underworld" our style tended to become more technical, but was still fast and brutal. It was at that time that we realized that melody should play a major role in our songs (a fact which has not changed ever since).

Our second CD "Down in the Valley" was more of a straighter kind of music.

Nowadays we think that it is far more

No, since Contraption Records no longer exists. We received some applications mainly from Swedish Bands, but we told them that Contraption only serves one purpose. We simply didn't have the money to produce another band's music.

Did all the songs of the "Promo-CD 1997" ended in "Heliopolis"?

Yes, they did. Of course in a different running order.

Is there any plan to tour supporting the new CD? Yes, we will be touring Europe this year.

It's either April or June. We still don't know for sure. This tour will not be the CD-Support-Tour.

Let's see if we can manage to get on a tour as a support band to support our new CD. I would love that, since I wasn't able to play our 2000-Tour myself. I am a teacher and therefore it isn't easy to have time when you need it. I have got to stick to school holidays.

How did you ended signing with Morbid Records?

We sent them our "Promo-CD 1997" and they liked it. Before long we agreed on the terms. But our co-operation turned out to be disappointing. Meanwhile we ended and cancelled our co-operation. We are looking for a new contract at present.

Any final words for people in the south of the world?

I wish you all the best in this new millennium. I wish we could tour Argentina one day.

Our new CD should be available in summer/fall 2001.Stay heavy.

APOPHIS OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://www.morbidrecords.de/bands/mr /aphsengl.html Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

APOPHIS - DISCOGRAPHY Gateway to the Underworld - CD (1993) Down in the Valley - CD (1996) Promo 1997 - CD (1997) Heliopolis - CD (1998)

ACTUAL LINEUP Erik Stegmaier - drums Roger Kirchner - guitar Jรถrg Bartelt - guitar Kristian Hahn - vocals Gert Wiedmann - bass

Archetype is a band that can be defined as progressive metal. Their influences range from metal to classical, from jazz to blues and their music clearly reflects it. We talked to Archetype´s main man Chris Matyus, guitarist from the band.

Well, what can you tell me about "Dawning", the new CD?Are you going to release it independently?

Yes, we will be releasing it independently after waiting quite some time to get it completed. It has been a long, painful journey with this recording and finally releasing it will hopefully make it all worth while. We originally promoted the first version to labels with no real interest.

The main reason was that we had to transfer the original recording to another system for mixing and the whole thing basically sounded like garbage after that.

We salvaged what we could for the promo version and have decided to rerecord all the guitars, bass and vocals. I decided to undertake the re-recording and mixing myself and engineer the whole thing. I'm planning a large release for the CD and the final version will be unbelievably better than the first! I can't wait to hear the response from the

people who have heard the first version when they hear the new one.

What were the troubles in finding a singer?

Since we play such a different style and most bands in our area play popular stuff, there was definitely a clash when we auditioned singers. We were quite desperate at times and even though we knew almost all the singers we auditioned would not work, we kept at it for many months.

We played instrumentally for quite a long time, yet still could not find the right singer. We finally found our singer Greg through a classified ad after we had stopped looking for a while. We were sick of searching, but I said we should try one more ad and amazingly it worked out. It's so hard to find dedicated, talented individuals anymore. I find it really frustrating that people only want to do what's popular at the time to try to make some quick money. I guess they soon realize they made a mistake when that style is out and no one cares about it any more.

Do you think that "Dawning" is a major advance respect to "Hands of Time" musically and production wise?

wanted to play my music in front of people so I didn't mind not having a singer, I though it was a great experience.

What do you think that Greg Wagner has that the other vocalists lacked of?

Well, all four songs from "Hands" will be included and the other six were written pretty much in the same time frame, give or take six months or so. They all have their own uniqueness and originality and will always give something new to each listener. As on "Hands", the length of the songs vary, there is a 12:30 epic and an instrumental. Plenty for fans to feast upon! As far as production goes, there will be a massive improvement from "Hands" to "Dawning". I've spent countless hours learning about sound engineering and recording and will not put out an inferior product. Since we didn't re-record the drums, they are the biggest task on the CD. Luckily, I've had some assistance with the system I use and have found out some very cool 'tricks' in getting things to sound better. In general, everything will be on a much bigger scale this time.

Was the first four song demo instrumental? How did it feel to play your music in front of people without a singer?

Yes, our first EP was instrumental.

Eventually once we found a singer, we added vocals and remixed it for "Hand Of Time". I found playing instrumentally to be a good starting point for the band.

Instead of most of the attention being focused on the singer, people would hear everything we did and it helped make us tighter on stage. Ever since college, I had

First of all, the patience and understanding to basically do what I asked him to. There aren't many singers who would join a band and sing someone else's lyrics right away. After searching for an eternity, I sent him our EP and some lyrics. When he sang at the first practice, I knew he would be a good fit. I really liked the power, diversity and range in his voice. Those were things that no other singer we auditioned had.

Coming from a power metal background, he had to also adjust to a new style of music which is not an easy thing to do.

How would you define your music?Are any new influences going to surface in your music?

Very original, diverse, melodic, progressive metal. I don't like labels on the music we play, but it's definitely very musical and unique. It's more technical, but not to a point where it can't be followed, it's heavy at times and clean at others and always takes you into something new yet remains within a sound structure. There is a big classical influence in my writing and I strive for originality both in the music and lyrics.

My influences are pretty diverse also, but there really isn't a new style that I listen

to. I still love death and black metal, progrsssive and some power metal, classical and new age music. Of course I can't do an interview without mentioning Coroner, my all time favorite band and original technical/progressive influence!

It would be cool if they got back together even under a new name. I have recently been writing on a 7 string and will definitely include some songs on the new CD. Do you compose all the songs? Which are your influences as a guitarist and as a composer?

Yes, I do all the composing and write all the lyrics. I started playing after seeing Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest on a live video. After that, I knew what I wanted to do! From that point on I came across players such as Tommy T Baron of Coroner, Criss Oliva (RIP), Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Waters, Alex Skolnick, John Petrucci and a few others. They all played an important part in my development as a player and composer. I also can't go without mentioning classical composers such as Antonio Lauro, Agustin Barrios Mangore and J.S. Bach just to name a few.

Are you and the band musically trained?

You know, learning musical theory and scales, etc.

I graduated from the University of Akron (Ohio) in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in classical guitar performance. We didn't get into scales as heavily as jazz guitar,

but with all the various classes I had to take (theory, fretboard harmony, arranging, etc. ), I learned quite a bit about everything. Our drummer Keith has had drum, percussion and rhythm training (obviously). How else do you think he plays all that stuff!! We're the only two with training, but Jamie and Greg are very talented and we all work well together.

How was your experience Powermad festival?

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Pretty good, we would have liked to have had a better time slot (first band Saturday -1:00 PM), but I can't complain. Those who heard us really like us and kept asking when the new CD would be done.

There were a few label representatives there, but I didn't talk to them because they were some of the labels who denied us (damn them!!!! haha). The whole festival was set up well with a lot of good bands, but we couldn't stay for the whole thing. It was nice to play on a real stage instead of the local bars and the sound system was excellent. If we're available, we'd like to play it next year.

Is there any plan to tour supporting the new CD? With any luck, yes. We'll just have to wait and see the response from the release.

Are you planning to use another guitarist to add new elements to your music?

Everything I write is for two guitars.

Originally, we were a two guitar band, but I haven't been able to find a worthy replacement in a very long time. I find metal to be so much more enjoyable with the power and harmony of two guitars.

Our live show suffers a bit in those regards with only one guitar, but the show must go on. The CD will contain a few 'large' guitar sections, but I don't want to give anything away yet. As I

mentioned before, I'll be searching for a second guitarist once the CD is complete.

ARCHETYPE - DISCOGRAPHY 4 song demo - CD (1997) (as Prototype)

Any final words ?

Hands of Time - CD (1998) Thanks for the interview and I want to ask your readers to definitely check out our new CD "Dawning" which will be available soon. We'll definitely work to get distribution in South America so hopefully there won't be problems getting the CD. Go to http://www.archetype1.com for more information, downloads, etc..

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

Dawning - CD (2000)

ACTUAL LINEUP Chris Matyus - guitar Greg Wagner - vocals Jamie Still - bass Keith Zeigler - drums

Ashes You Leave is a band that comes from Croatia and makes a music that can be difficult to describe ( they prefer to be called Ashes You Leave instead of being categorized in narrow categories such as doom, death,etc. ) . We spoke to Neven that explained us their music and ideas.

Are you considering replacing Dunja since she left the band? Have you any candidates?

We already replaced her with this great singer, Marina. I think that our fans won't be disappointed because she has quite a mesmerizing voice, while Dunja often had a cold voice.

Do you consider yourself a doom metal band or do you think this term is too narrow to describe your music?

I resent people labeling us as this and that, comparing us to all these bands. We are Ashes You Leave. Period.

How important are instruments like violins and flutes to your compositions?

Violins often bring sadness to a song, whether it be that the instrument is opposed to distorted guitars or just an acoustic part. Flutes on the other hand are great for bringing atmosphere to a song. It's like taking all these green dewsprayed and fog permeated mountains and putting them into one instrument. It's all that. Just great.

How is the Croatian metal scene? Are there other bands that you would like to mention?

There are a couple of bands that try to make it in the music world but they are not getting too far. A couple do have

a chance if treated Manifest for one thing.

properly,

How are the songs in Ashes you leave composed?

Depends. Often either Bero or me would come up with a part and then we'd work around it in the rehearsals. Sometimes we jam and a great part comes out of it and we make a whole song around it. It really depends on what mood we are in.

What do you think of "The Passage Back To Life" your debut album?

People compare it to My Dying Bride at their prime. Maybe. But it's such a powerful record because the female singer can often bring more sadness thanthe male one. I love playing the title song, it's a very fierce piece and we always put a hundred and ten percent of ourselves into it when we play it.

Are new songs being composed? Are they going to be very different than the ones in the three first albums?

Yeah a bit. We found a darker voice, a kind of a harder side to everything.

I love the combination of power with emotions, it always got me on my feet whenever I heard a band like that. the new songs are like that, filled with everything we are.

Can you explain the content of your lyrics? They seem to be very profound...

One word: life. The lyrics are about everything that is the least bit inspirative.

Whether I have an interesting encounter with someone, something, whatever or go through something enchanting, I will write lyrics about it. That's who I am.

And I turn to myself in all of my lyrics because that is what we should all do. Just reach into our deepest and grab a handful. I imagine one could find a lot. Don't idolize, be yourself.

Which are the musicians that have influenced the band?

My Dying Bride and a lot of doom heroes in the early stages.

Now, the band progressed to find it's own voice. You should hear it to know what I mean.

How do you see Ashes You Leave in the future? How do you consider the evolution of the band is going to be?

We will venture onwards the roads we have built. I believe people are starting to get the hang of what we really are. that's what I've always wanted, to play to an audience that just knows what we know and thinks how we think. A silent agreement.

Any final words for people in Argentina?

Send me an airplane to take me to Argentina, I'd like to see how it is out there. Just kidding, take care all you AYL fans, the funeral band is late.

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

ACTUAL LINEUP Marina (vocals) Breislav Poje (guitar)

ASHES YOU LEAVE - DISCOGRAPHY

Neven Mendrila (guitar) Vladimir Krytuija (vocals,keyboards)

THE PASSAGE BACK TO LIFE - CD (1997)

Marta Batinic (violin)

DESPERATE EXISTENCE - CD (1998)

Kristijan Milic (bass)

THE INHERITANCE OF SIN AND SHAME CD (2000)

Gordan Gencic (drums)

From the ashes of Paganizer arised Carve, this massmassacre metal band from Sweden that is recording their first effort. We talked to Rogga who is in charge of the vocals and guitar in the band and also is taking care of most part of the composition.

Why did you change the name of the band to Carve?

material were meant to be on our first split-ep.

We´ve had some major line-up changes, and also moved in another musical direction since our last drummer was the one writing the more thrash oriented material. Hence we decided to change the name of the band to Carve.

Are you using Sideway Studio again to record the new material? Who is producing it?

What do you think of "Deadbanger"? Are you totally satisfied with it?

I fucking hate that album now, haha! It´s really not that bad actually, but the dry shitty sound really kills the album.

Are there going to be musical changes in the new release?

Plenty! From now on me and the new lead guitarist writes most of the music

Sideway was a shithole and now it´s also put out of business, which no one probably will regret... From now on we´re using the Stockholm based Necromorbus Studio which brings us the sound we desire...the sound of exploding missiles...

What can you tell me about "Stormfire"?

Well, it was our first effort and it pretty much sucks. Nevertheless it put us in contact with our label and got the band going. Some of the tracks on are still quite grim in their own primitive fucked up way.

Are you still signed with Psychic Screams?

Are you satisfied with the way they promote your music?

which leads the sound into pure fucking death metal territory. A bit like the

I really don´t know, if they put out our next album as they´ve said we´ll be satisfied. Otherwise...fuck´em.

I read that you are influenced by Maiden, Witchery and Defleshed. there any other bands or musicians you consider very influential for band?

iron Are that the

That was the influences of our former drummer, yet Defleshed really kicks ass.

Other influental bands are Grave, Vader and Driller Killer. Especially the Swedish crust scene have had an impact on me for several years, which will be heard on future material.

How do you think Carve is going to evolve in the next few years?

Hopefully we´ll evolve into a precise and merciless slaughter machine that will play live and defile virgins throughout the known world...haha!

How are Carve songs composed? has the method changed since the way you did it in Paganizer?

Not really, we still write stuff on our own.

Then we fight until first blood...the winner decides which songs to use...Usually someone ends up stabbed which explains the frequent line-up changes...

What can we expect from Carve from now on?

Total murder I would say. The new material is both brutal yet catchy in a twisted rapelike way.

Any final words for people in Argentina?

Keep up the spirit of massgenocidal music, if we unite we really CAN murder the world...

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

CARVE - DISCOGRAPHY Stormfire - EP (as Paganizer) (1999) Deadbanger - CD (as Paganizer) (1999)

ACTUAL LINEUP Rogga - rhythm guitars/vocals Emil - lead guitars Diener - bass Fiebig - drums

cD Reviews FKDDD - Dipnoi (Moonza Rec., 1999): This is a MCD from the brazilian band DIPNOI. The band practices a thrash metal style that may bring to the mind some of the great thrash bands of the eighties. Particularly the songs seem to be influenced by bands like Exodus, Anthrax (pre-Sound of the White Noise era) or Testament. There is also some Ride The Lightning-era Metallica influence. The guitars are really tight (Mario Izzo and Marcos Mello are a crushing team with big rythms and tasty solos) and the bass and drums are totally precise in its work.

Ricardo Matsumoto´s vocals remind me sometimes of John Bush (Anthrax, Armored Saint), sometimes of the more melodic Chuck Billy (Testament) and also of Phil Anselmo in some parts (this style of vocals I think that can give a lot of identity to the band). Also the rythms and choruses are really catchy and it is no surprising that you will be singing them while you are listening the CD: for example in "Iron". It seems that the band is recording the follow up to this MCD. We will see the evolution of Dipnoi after "FKDDD" to see where the band is heading. This is a great record for fans of thrash metal. Check something about the band at: www.dipnoi.com. My favorite tracks: "FKDDD" and "Iron"

Eclectic Collaborations - Echosilence (Independent - 1998): I have to admit that this four song CD blew my head off. This is an instrumental and extremely technical band. Their sounds remind me of the great CYNIC sometimes and sometimes to bands as Pestilence, Death, Believer or Chick Corea Electric Band. But this guys are really original in what they do and you can see the big influence that jazz have in their music. I have not listened to bands that can mix styles with metal in such a good way as this guys from Estonia. The band is really tight and there are passages where their technical skills really overwhelm you. Since I am a guitar player myself I have to really admire Marek Kivi and Mart Karu guitar work. Also Risto Mötus is a monster behind the drumkit and Arian Levin plays the fretless bass that gives a different touch to their music. Only one thing: We want more !! It seems that they have also an older nine song demo called "… And Sorrow" and they used to have a female singer. I would really like to listen that material. I take my hat off for this superb and young musicians. My favorite tracks: All the CD is amazing. Four songs for lovers of people that can obtain the most from their instruments. www.echosilence.ee

Antipop - Primus (Interscope - 1999): This latest offering from primus shows the band perfecting what they do: this kind of experimental rock with extreme predominance of the bass (courtesy of Les Claypool) with guitars that give power and texture to the band in a Robert Fripp style. Some of the tunes are better composed than others but the overall result of the record is extremely good . The band is in well shape as always and show their skills in every songs. The only thing that I think that they can do better are the vocals but they have made the a lot better than in other albums such as "Pork Soda" or "Frizzle Fry". My favorite tracks: "Eclectic Electric" and "Dirty Drowning Man".

The Gathering - Testament (Burnt Offerings/Spitfire - 1999): The first thing that strikes you of this record is the great sound that it has, courtesy of the mixing of Andy Sneap. Testament has changed his musical approach since "Low" ,the first one after guitarist Alex Skolnick departure, becoming a heavier band with subtle use of melodies and guitar solos. "The Gathering" is the real follow up to "Low" since "Demonic is quite different and more raw. What marks the similitudes between "Low" and "The Gathering" is the presence of guitarist James Murphy rejoining the band. His solos are always great but in this album he seems a little bit restrained, like he could have done much more if he had participated in the composition process. Vocalist Chuck Billy is as versatile and powerful as always (going from death like growls to more melodic stuff with no difficulties) and guitarist Eric Peterson is as always the foundation in which Testament´s music is based. This record has also the appearances in all tracks of Dave Lombardo (Grip Inc., exSlayer) on drums that provide the beats for this powerful music and bassist Steve Di Giorgio (Sadus, exDeath) that shines through all the records (and can be appreciated thanks to the clear sound that the record has. My Favorite tracks: "Riding The Snake", "D.N.R. (Do Not Resucitate)" and "Allegiance". www.testamentlegions.com

Crowning of Atlantis - Therion (Nuclear Blast - 1999): After two great albums (three, if we count "A´Arab Zaraq Lucid Dreamin") like "Theli" and "Vovin" comes this MCD consisting in new material from Christofer Johnnson plus three live songs ("To Mega Therion", "Wings of the Hydra" and "Black Sun"). The new songs are quite similar to those that can be find in any of the two above mentioned album with orchestral and chorus arrangements and a lot of female vocals that contribute to the climates in the songs. Particularly interesting are the collaborations of Waldemar Sorychta (Grip Inc.) (solos in three songs plus additional guitars) and Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, exGamma Ray) that cointributes to the vocals in the Manowar song "Thor". This is a great MCD and leaves you expecting more from the band as always. My Favorite songs: The three live tracks and "Clavicula Nox" (Acoustic version from the song from "Vovin").

Genuine Parts - Wasteland (Independent, 1998): This is a great thrash metal band from Wolfsburg, Germany. Their style is close to the one practiced by Kreator (Endless Pain, Pleasure To Kill, Terrible Certainty era) with lots of guitar riffs over anguish vocals. Some riffs remind me also of two other great german bands: Sodom and Destruction.

The CD starts at full speed with "Infernal" but the best songs are the ones were the band plays kind of more catchy and rythmic riffs with the guitars, such as in "Heart Winter" or "Mania". There they live a lot of breath for the songs and for the drums to be listened at full capacity. I liked a lot the drumming in this CD, it is clear, rythmic and original and gives a lot of power and speed. Also the guitars and bass are really tight and the songs seem truly rehearsed. A must for fans of german thrash metal. You can buy a CD by sending $12 to Frank Neuberger, Heidkamp 21, 38422 Wolfsburg, Germany. Also you can check information on the band at www.wasteland-thrash.de . My favorite tracks: "Agony of Christ", "Mania".

Symphonica Millenia - Zanister (Leviathan Records, 1999) I would be lying if I tell that this is what I was expecting from a group that features guitar masters David T. Chastain and Michael Harris. I expected more from this duo. The music in the CD is good but lacks something and I think that most of the guilt goes to vocalist Brian Sarvela. Comparing him to two great vocalist that were in Chastain´s band such as Leather Leone and Kate French, he clearly looses the battle. I think thatb the band needs a more versatile vocalist that can give the music what it deserves vocally. The rest of the bands is really precise (there is not much room in the music for bassist James Martin though) and there are good solos from both guitarists. There are certain moments that remembered me clearly of Chastain´s main band (like in the opening in "Fighters in the Sky") and others that brought to my mind shadows of Helloween and Yngwie Malmsteen. My favorite tracks: "The Edge of Sanity" and "Feed the Fire". www.leviathanrecords.com

Demos Promo 2000 - Carve (Independent, 2000): This band formerly known as Paganizer changed its name due to some lineup changes and also due to some changes in their musical direction. From what Rogga (guitars, vocals) told me their music is much more death metal oriented than it was before. In fact their} style is called mass murder metal.

Carve seems to be a band that gives more importance to the groove of their songs than to speed. The result is much more brutal and interesting than in bands that merely conform in doing blast beats and speedy stuff without thinking that much in the rythms. There is a lot of influence of eighties early death metal in this recording, especially in the way the bass, drums and guitars are put together. The vocals are brutal (two types of vocals, one more growling, death metal style and the other one in a black metallish way) but you can understand perfectly the lyrics. This promo CD consists in three songs: "Promoting Total Death", "Brutal Way To Die" and "Only Ashes Remain". That were recorded in Necromorbus Studio. My favorite track: "Only Ashes Remain"

Discern is a solo project that makes a fusion of two styles that it seemed impossible to join: blues and death metal. We talked to Discern´s creator Billy Fraser that explained us his particular philosophy and the way in which he does his music.

Is Discern a solo project or are you looking for permanent musician to get a band approach ?

Discern may be very well a solo project.

At this point in my life, I don't know if I could get the time to get a band going.

Also, the main reason that Discern is a solo project is that I can't find members to jam with that think and believe the same things and can play this style. After my old band Oblation broke up, I was like, " I am not going to quite playing because of this, I will be making music no matter what!" The option to stop because of no other members to play with is not an option. Thing is, I treat Discern as a band itself, not my " solo" project. This is what I put my time and effort into.

I read that the band is considered Christian Death Metal. Is that correct?

I guess you could call it that, but then again, that is kind of a weird label to put onto it. Music is music period. I don't single Discern out of any other scene and put myself into a different category than other death bands. Most reviews have been great about the music of Discern.

Discern is death metal which sings and

preaches Jesus Christ crucified, not pointless religion that man fights over and creates oppressive ideals about. I care enough about my listeners to offer some hope in this disgusting world, which is the peace of the Lord Jesus. That does make me different from others though...ha...ha....

What can you tell me about "Revive and Rebuke"? " Revive and Rebuke" is the name of the album and focuses on two points. First, the message overall is to revive those listening with the grace and love of Jesus.

He loves each one of you and wants to be Lord. The rebuke is to those who call themselves Christians and their actions prove otherwise. You probably have seen them, the TV preachers who beg for your money and preach a gospel of greed and selfishness. I will always be rebuking such nonsense! That is true Biblical Christianity.

Are you composing new material for a new Discern album?

Yes, I have for the most part 9 new songs and I am working hard to get more done

so I can start recording the second onslaught.

How do you compose the songs in Discern? Is the approach different than in Oblation?

Yes, in Oblation there was more people to put in ideas and arrangements for songs. Being the only one, you have to be careful and not let every song or idea sound the same.

Oblation was more technical and melodic. Discern is much more simpler and straightforward.

Are different types of music going to surface on Discern material. Types of music that could seem "out of place" in Oblation?

Usually, I come up with the drum beats first while I have an idea in my head since I am a drummer mainly first and foremost.

After I record the drums on my jambox, I play the guitar around it and finish it up from there.

One thing that makes the music of Discern different is that I put a little bit of blues here and there. I love blues and have always wanted to do that. While I was in Oblation, I tried to get that done and none of the others agreed to it. The new material has more of that. Most like it, especially people who have listened to it and hate death metal. It is done to be somewhat original.

Which are your influences as a composer and as a guitarist?

Is there something more you want to say?

There is so much to choose from as far as influences. Anything from Suffocation, Razor, Deicide, Death, Napalm Death, Mortician, Vader, Incubus ( the real Incubus from Louisiana that put out the album Beyond the Unknown ), Crimson Thorn, Paramaecium, to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sonvolt, Buddy Guy, and Trisha Yearwood. Of course not all of these are metal, but so what? I love all types of music, except the popular " Jumpy Core" MTV Rage Against the Korn Bizkit bands.

Thank you so much for the interview Frederico! I appreciate it so much!

As a guitarist, my influences would be Kiss and anything else I can learn!

Are you trying to form a band with hired musicians to play Discern material live?

I have been asked that quite often and I would like to see how the new album comes out first.

Does Discern allow you to experiment more than Oblation?

Discern cds are only $10 US postpaid.

Send cash, money orders or checks payable to: Billy Fraser / Discern 11408 Audelia Rd. #4778 Dallas, TX 75243 DISCERN - DISCOGRAPHY REVIVE AND REBUKE - CD (1999) ACTUAL LINEUP Billy Fraser - guitars, bass, drums, vocals Andrew Albert (guest) - lead guitar

Disciples Of Mockery Craig Pillard, Jim Roe features death and everything about the making.

is a band formed by exIncantation members and Ronnie Deo. They are a brutal band that doom parts in their songs. Craig told us band and about other projects that he is

What is going on with Disciples of Mockery?

Right now D.O.M. is now disfunctional as of Oct. 8th our last show at CBGB's, N.Y.C. We are satisfied with what we have achieved with "Prelude to Apocalypse" For we will not pass this way again! We have future plans to play on a more Doom/Sludge level, along the same style of the slower parts played in D.O.M., We might in fact bring back the name WOMB! Womb was an older Doom project of Me, Jim, and Ronny (ExIncantation, "Onward..." lineup) from '95, and we recorded a 5-song demo, but never released it! Until now, as a split with our now sold out 3-song D.O.M. promo CD! Available for $10.00 U.S., $12.00 world buy sending cash or a money order made out to D.O.M. 1150 Foster Av., South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 USA!

of Paul Crook (Anthrax) doing the engineering, excellent job!!! The sales are doing ok, I do it through mail order directly out of my house, and I get some bulk wholesale amounts out there to some underground labels, so that helps!

Is the split CD of Disciples of Mockery and Womb ready? How is it? Are there any rarities?

It is being pressed as I write this!! It will be available towards the end of January 2001!! So reserve a copy now!!!

Are you satisfied with "Prelude to Apocalypse"?

How different is your work with Disciples of Mockery compared to your previous experience with Incantation?

Yes we are pretty happy with the outcome!! We did it in about 2 weeks in our own house!! With the help

I would say a bit more brutal, driving, more Doom parts and tuned down to B instead of C as with Incantation! My voice I would say has progressed also, any Die Hard "Onward to Golgotha", "Upon the

Throne of Apocalypse" Incantation fans would definetly be into it!!! It is like a continuation of Incantation after "Upon the Throne.." Chemistry in a band says it all!!! Without Me, Jim, and Ronny together it wouldn't be a band!!

Are you composing new material for the band? How is it?

I was doing some Dark/Ambient solo work under the name "Sturmfuhrer" and self released a 4-song CDR 41.min's long also available for $9.00 everywhere!

Starting in January/February I will start writing more Doom material on guitar, and with Jim on drums! Probably bring back WOMB!!! It will be very Brutal!!!!

Which are the differences between Disciples of Mockery and Womb?

D.O.M. has doom parts, mid-paced, and fast parts, and has the furry of the early Incantation!! As for Womb is more of a Doom/Sludge sound and more of a feeling of falling, and hopelessness!!! But I plan to write some mid-tempo parts with Womb along with the Doom parts!!!

Are you planning to start new projects now?

Just Womb, and probably record some more solo Dark/Ambient stuff this year as Sturmfuhrer!!!

Are there any plans of touring when you release new material?

Probably not! Unless we where compensated for our bills at home! It is very hard nowadays to just drop everything and just go on the road and live from show to show, as we did in the early '90's. We already put in our dues to the road plenty of times!! I have lost jobs, lost places to live, practically living in the van!! Not anymore!! Those days are over!

We will probably once in a while do a local show, but that´s about it!! If this shit gets big cool, if not I don't give a fuck!!!

It's what I like to do!!!

Any final words ?

Thanks for the inte!! And anyone interested in purchasing our D.O.M. 9song "Prelude to Apocalypse" CD can by sending $13.00 U.S., $15.00 world cash or money order made out to Disciples of Mockery 1150 Foster Av., South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 USA And the info on getting our WOMB/D.O.M. split CD is in the interview! Thanks for the support, and KEEP IT BRUTAL!!! Lables and stores get in touch for wholesale prices to my EMAIL: twocount@bellatlantic.net Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

DISCIPLES OF MOCKERY - DISCOGRAPHY

How is the process of composition in Disciples of Mockery?

3 song demo - CD (1998) Prelude to Apocalypsis - CD (1999) Disciples of Mockery/Womb - Split CD (2001)

Me, Mike and Ronny would write the riffs and then we would show them to Jim on drums! After the music is completed I would place the vocals in to complete the song!! I have written that way now since 1986!!! It is definetly the best way for me!

ACTUAL LINEUP Craig Pillard - vocals, guitar Ronnie Deo - bass Jim Roe - drums Mike Boyce - guitar

Ditchwater is a metal band that comes from Chicago and mixes diverse influences into a unique style ( grunge, metal, hardcore) .

Their album " Breakdown" has been out for awhile and they are recording new material to prove people that they are one of the best bands in the Chicago metal scene. We talked with Mark Anderson ( guitar) and Bill Matthews ( vocals) to see what is going on with the band.

Are you mixing death metal, grunge and hardcore into your own music?

at a local record store. I grabbed a flier for a band that was looking for a singer (obviously Ditchwater), and I called the number.

Are you recording new songs now? How are they compared to "Breakdown"?

MA:Yes we will have a new 4-song CD out around late February/early March.

BM:We mix a multitude of styles, and death metal, grunge, and hardcore all play a big role

BM:. The songs are close to the ones on "Breakdown", except for a few things.

For one, we're a lot better(talent, tightness, and song writing ability), and for two, we've had a lot more studio experience, hence the overall product will be ten times better in the sound area.

How were the beginnings of the band?

MA: The name Ditchwater has been around since 1993, but me and (drummer) "J.J." Romero started seriously around 1996. We found (bassist) Bret Basick in 1998 through a former singer. (vocalist) Bill Matthews joined in late 1999.

BM: I decided I wanted to sing in a serious band, and I went to place an ad

How is the Chicago metal scene? Do you consider yourself a part of it?

BM: .The Chicago metal scene is bigger than ever, but not necessarily better than ever. There's a thousand Disturbed spin offs, and that just makes it harder to get shows! We have our friends, bands like us that understand that it's a brotherhood, not a competition.

Those bands are the ones we prefer to do shows with. I love Chicago, and like they say, "If you make it here, you can make it anywhere!"

MA: Well we are somewhat a part of it, but still go about as if we were on the outside looking in. There is a tremendous amount of ego, and gossip that goes on between bands. Also it is extremely political in the Chicago scene. If you don't know the right people you'll have a very hard time getting anywhere in it. But that is really the case in almost everything it seems!

How has been the radio promotion that you have found for your music up to now?

BM: Radio promotion in Chicago is next to nothing, except for Rebel Radio. www.rebelradio.com Rebel radio is the only heavy station in Chicago, and it's on from midnight to 6 a.m., making the listening audience kind of hard to reach.

Are your lyrics inspired by real life situations?

BM: All of my lyrics are inspired by real life situations. If I tried to write anything else, it wouldn't feel like metal to me.

MA: Well Bill writes about 80% of the lyrics with me writing the other 20%. I tend to write about how I am feeling at that particular moment.

How has Ditchwater´s music changed with the addition of Bill Matthews?

MA: Well with a stable line-up we are able to be more consistent. And with that we are allowed more freedom and can be more creative, and as a result we write better songs. it is very hard to concentrate on making a song the best

it can be when you are constantly starting over. We searched 4 years for the singer to bring our music to the next level and we believe we have achieved that.

And how have the lyrics changed?

MA: Well I used to write the majority of the lyircs before, and still have input in them so in that aspect they haven't changed much. Bill's lyrics have meaning and aren't put there just to fill up a song which is something we have always strived for.

Do you think that Ditchwater is a band that is better playing live or in studio?

BM: Ditchwater is a band that is best experienced live. Our full energy and emotion can pretty much only be expressed and experienced in person at a show. With all that said, I personally think that we are one of the few metal bands out there that can capture that live energy in the studio, without sacrificing sound quality.

Which is your live and studio equipment?

MA: We use the same equipment live as we do in the studio. Lots of bands sound great on their albums, then you see them live and you wonder if it's the same band! We don't have that problem. I use Gibson Guitars with Marshall Amplification. Bret uses Ibanez Basses with Hartke Amplification and "J.J." uses Pearl drums.

Which of this things are more important to Ditchwater´s music: aggression, melody or dynamics ?

BM: .Aggression, melody and dynamics are all equal parts of our music. The fact that we incorporate all of those areas into our music is what makes us so unique.

Anything more that you want to say ?

BM: Well, in closing, I'd like to say that the heavy music scene is in for a jolt of real emotional music! Whether or not people want to be a part of it is up to you, the fans!! p.s., thanks for the interview!

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

DITCHWATER - DISCOGRAPHY Breakdown - CD (2000) ACTUAL LINE UP Bill Matthews - vocals Mark Anderson - guitar J.J. Romero - drums Bret Basick - bass

We talked to the man behind Epilog 6. His name is William Hodges.

And he is the author of all the music and lyrics behind the " Witchhunt" album. He is busy at work with Epilog 6 new release called " Revelations" but he took the time to answer our questions to give us information about the band.

As Epilog 6 is a solo project, are you planning to include other musicians in the future to have more than one composer in the band?

"Definetely. I did not start out with the intentions of making Epilog 6 a solo project. It simply worked out that way for lack of finding anyone else serious enough to take on a project of this size. I consider myself the captain of the ship at this point, just helping to steer it in the right direction. I'm working with my second guitarist, Marek, who has already had input on the upcoming "Revelations" album, and I am always open for input and ideas from other people. But since the "Witch Hunt" album and the entire concept of the band was elaborated in my own mind, I already have a clear vision of what I want to achieve with this project. I actually auditioned a couple other people at the beginning of the "Witch Hunt" sessions for vocals, I had no intentions of doing them myself. But as it turned out, I had the clearest picture in my mind of what I wanted them to sound like, and I realized that the best person for the job was myself. It was just easier to do it that way rather than try to describe my vision to someone else and make them sound like the voice in my head! " "Witch Hunt" has a concept in its lyrics, can you explain it?

" At the beginning of the Witch Hunt sessions, I had no intentions of making a conceptual album. Witch Hunt was one of the first songs I recorded for the album and it set a certain atmosphere that just grew upon itself. The idea behind it all is the Inquisition and Witch Hunts and Trials that plagued the world during that time at the introduction of Christianity. It was a very violent and dangerous time of change, and one of those time periods in history that I have always been intrigued by. I tried not to introduce any of my own beliefs into the lyrics, I just wanted to tell the story and capture some of that atmosphere. Another lesson in history, and human ignorance... it amazed me what we, as human beings, are capable of when facing the unknown.... and the ignorance and prejudice that can kill so many people and ideas. Things like this make great topics for lyrics of Metal Music!!!"

How do you think is the most adequate form to describe Epilog 6's music? " Sheer, terrifying, powerfully bombastic, straight forward Heavy Metal!!! With a little touch of everything else!!! (loud laughter) No, really.... I'm a metal-head. I grew up in the 80's listening to the likes of Priest, Maiden and Dio, Powerful, driving heavy metal. But I have so many other musical interests as well that tend to sneak into the picture now and again. I went through the death-metal thing, and the industrial craze like everyone else. But the music I listen to is extremely wide. I play metal, because nothing else can capture the power and verocity like metal can, and it will always be where my heart is... it expresses so much. There is so much emotion and atmosphere in metal. But I really listen to almost anything if it's done well. It's not unusual for me to listen to and thoroughly enjoy classical music, opera, or great talented legends from Roy Orbison to Cher!!! I love music and live performances of all types, I love BIG shows!!! There is far too much good music out there to limit yourself to one single category, you are cheating yourself out of so much if you do this. I'm just a music lover, metal is just what I enjoy playing the most."

Are you influenced by literature and history as well as music?

"Absolutely, as evident in the lyrics of "Witch Hunt". I love to learn, and I love

history and culture of all kinds. There are certain times in history that I am especially intrigued by... The Arthurian legends, The Witch Hunts, WWII.... I'm all over the place! I love to read, but don't seem to have much time for it anymore....

I spend my free time watching The History Channel on television, or Discovery."

Is Epilog Studio your home studio? Which equipment does it have?

"Yes, Epilog Studio is here in my home in Minnesota. I am very comfortable here and find myself most at ease in my own home, where I can concentrate and reach for ideas and spend as much time on them as I want. I love being alone sometimes, and it's very peaceful and inspiring here.

My equipment and studio have grown a lot since the recording of the Witch Hunt album, probably three times as much gear now! Witch Hunt was recorded with the very basic of gear... that is evident when you hear the tracks from the new album and compare them. The sound quality is so much better now, and I have more experience and knowledge of my own gear. Everything is Digital. I record through a Fostex Digital multitrack recorder and transfer that onto DAT (also Fostex) through fiber optic cable. I use Alesis M1 Active studio monitors for playback, they are awesome!

Guitar-wise, I'm using Marshalls, Valvestate power amps and Marshall preamps. I run through a variety of effects processors like Zoom's and an old Digitech GSP5. I have Nady EQ's and Compressors, and a variety of sampling capability, drum machines, and toys.... I love gear!!! My favorite guitars are my trusty American-made Charvel Jackson strat, and a Jackson Kelly Pro, both which I've modified with a variety of Seymour Duncan and Dimarzio pickups."

I read that you are planning to take Epilog 6 to live shows. Do you already have the musicians? Who are they? " I am very excited about taking Epilog 6 on the road, that's what it's all about for me. I love to travel and see new places, and the power of this band live will be fucking awesome! I'm working with my second guitarist, Marek Krawczyk from Chicago, who will probably be playing on the new album as well. We've known each other for many years and have shared this dream as well as a great friendship, it will be awesome to have him on stage with me. I have another guy here in Minnesota who is anxious to do some drumming for me and play live, another close friend. I am still searching for the perfect bassist!!! And I also need someone who can play a little background keyboard as well as run samples and effects to help create that atmosphere that I talk so much about.

Anyone interested in joining the ranks of EPILOG 6 should contact us at epilog6@lakes.com " Is "Revelations" a conceptual album? Can you explain the lyrics?

"Revelations will not be a conceptual album like "Witch Hunt" was. Though it may have a few familiar threads that tie everything together, that just happens when I get into a certain vibe or feel. I'm working on a piece now for the new album which actually flows two completely different pieces into one long song.... it's very cool and atmospheric. I think that's a major key to Epilog 6, Atmosphere. I like to create moods and emotions with my music, like painting a picture. Lyrically, no, it will not be a conceptual piece. I'm having a lot of fun creating lots of different ideas. It has given me much more freedom in the lyrics to explore new ideas rather than making everything fit into a certain storyline. There will be a little something for everyone on this new one, and some of

the best lyrics I've written, I think. Very powerful. And I'm working very hard on the vocal attack too, I think you will be impressed with the vocal approach I've taken to the new album.

How is the recording of "Revelations" going? " Fucking Heavy!!! I don't set out to record really heavy, it just happens. I'll record something then play it back, and say.... 'Fuck, that's the heaviest shit I've ever done!' . Very atmospheric, as Epilog 6 is. The new album is taking much longer to record than I had previously anticipated. I'm really taking my time with it, because of course I want it to be perfect. I have a lot of new gear this time also, and the production will be very much improved from the "Witch Hunt" album. "Revelations" will be the album that I want the whole world to hear. It's about half done right now and will be looking toward an early Spring release, March or April if all goes well. I have certainly impressed myself so far, which is very important to me.... and I think everyone will realize that is worth the long wait."

What can we expect from Epilog 6 live?

Is the music going to be accompanied with a theatrical thing?

"Epilog 6 live.... this is my dream, one that will become reality very soon. I can't really put into words the visions I have of this band on stage.

Very powerful, atmospheric, theatrical.... yes. I have always been a strong believer in putting on a great show for people. When you see Epilog 6 live, you will definately know it! This is a very theatrical project, and I will definately do all I can do to bring that atmosphere to the live arena. I want people to really be taken away into a different time and space, the ultimate escape... this is my goal."

Do you have another bands in which you play or other solo projects with different music than Epilog 6?

"Since I started recording the "Witch Hunt" album, Epilog 6 has been my only love as far as music is concerned. I've dedicated myself to this project full heartedly. As I said, I'm a lover of many different genres of music, and would love to have the opportunity to spread out in different directions when that time comes. But for now, I truly believe in Epilog 6, and it is where my heart and soul are. I can see myself going into the studio and coming out with something really bizarre, perhaps some weird mix of industrial, trance, gothic, of course atmospheric..... maybe someday I will do something different, but not now.....

Epilog 6 is a jealous lover."

Where do you get your inspiration from? " I think inspiration can come from anywhere at anytime.

A good conversation, a book, a movie. Sometimes just listening to a great album that I love inspires me to create. An awesome live show. Sometimes it's deep, sometimes it isn't. I think it has to do more with being in tune with your surroundings. Many people drift through life and never take the opportunity to look around at the wonderfully magical life that we are surrounded by. I can be inspired by anything really. Nature inspires me, a sunset or sunrise. The snow outside my window, a bird in my back yard! It's endless. The human spirit is probably the biggest source of inspiration that I know, sometimes you just have to look inside yourself. I'm inspired by the life and people around me in this world.... it's a very emotional existance."

Is there any message you want to give to artists like you that choose to work alone?

" Yes, find a band!!! (amused laughter) I didn't start out with the intention of being a solo project, it just happened that way, and I couldn't wait any longer for the 'right people' to come along. My time was ripe, and I took the project upon myself because there was nobody else to help me with it that understood the vision I had for this project. It has been very difficult to achieve what I have when nobody else believed in it. The first song from the new "Revelations" album is entitled "Isolation", and it pretty much sums up the struggles and the lonely feelings that I experienced when trying to launch this project. Though I don't regret how it has turned out, I have had total freedom to do whatever I want, and I rather like that idea! But also, I missed out on having that extra input from a full band, I find it very limiting at times.

If there is a lesson to be learned here, or a message, it's simply this. Do what you feel inside, wether anyone else shares your vision or not. Don't let the little things in life set you back from your dreams. All you have to do is believe in yourself, and the rest of the world will come around to it in it's own time.... as long as you're doing what makes yourself happy, fuck everyone else! When you have a dream this big, there is really nothing that can stop it.... it simply will not die."

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

EPILOG 6 - DISCOGRAPHY WITCHHUNT - CD (1999) REVELATIONS - CD (2001) ACTUAL LINEUP William Hodges - All instruments

Forgotten Silence comes from the Czech Republic and makes eclectic music defying categorization. We interviewed vocalist and bassist Krusty who answered our questions and explained certain concepts.

Is your third album out now? How can you describe it?

Yeah, our third full length CD (and our fourth full length material) is out these days. Title is Ka Ba Ach. It´s a bit strange for me to talk about it, because I simply can´t be 100% objective. I´m one of the composers... Ka Ba Ach is our first album recorded without keyboards in the line-up. On the other hand we use differences between guitar play of Medvěd and guitar play of Biggles our two guitarists. And the album is still very colouful...but it´s my private opinion. And as I said I can´t be objective.

Line-up was following: MEDVĚD guitar, BIGGLES guitar, back vox, HANKA female vox, KRUSTY bass, growls, CHROBIS drums (he recorded three songs and left us) and MILOŇ drums (he joined us and recorded two songs).

Why was "Thots" inspired by "The House of the Spirits"?

The House Of The Spirits is definitely one of the best films I´ve ever seen...and the same goes for the sametitled novel itself (originally La casa de los espiritos). That story is so magical, mysterious and sad...and at the same time very human, usual and optimistic full of inner power.

I´m sorry I don´t want to talk about this movie. My english is too poor to describe such beautiful and strong masterpiece.

It´s much better to read or see it. I was amazed by The House of the Spirits.

How important is the role of female vocals in your music?

More important than in our early days.

Hanka´s vocals aren´t bad at all, I guess. So why not to use them ?? I love a lot female vocalists and not only from heavy music. MADONNA, SADE, ENYA, SUZANNE VEGA, DIAMANDA GALLÁS, Annette from CHARISMA, Sandra from GUANO APES, Monika from ATROX, Zuzana from DYING

PASSION...etc...etc. Music of FORGOTTEN SILENCE wouldn´t be complete without female vocals.

Do you consider yourselve a progressive death metal band?

Hmm...it´s not my business. I´m not very interested in style-labels. Zine editors write we are band playing industrial death, death doom, avantgarde death, grind doom. In my opinion it´s not very important for our existence. Maybe we are progressive death metal band, maybe crossover band, maybe avantgarde country band... it´s wasting of time to try to define every fucking band on Earth!!

How do you compose the songs? How was composed for example "The old memories (The House of the Spirits)"?

Somebody brings some musical ideas and if it is OK, everybody try to develop it. The most melodies and riffs comes from my and Medvěd´s brains. But the final sound is the result of the whole band. There´s no main composer in our band. As for The Old Memories: the main melodytheme comes from my former band REMEMBRANCE and their song The Black Fire. But the rest is typically made by FORGOTTEN SILENCE.

Is literature important for the way you create your music?

Of course. Literature is among the most important sources of inspiration. Films, books and our life itself inspire us a lot.

Our debut demo The Nameless forever...the last Remebrance was a bit inspired by Bram Stoker´s Dracula (film and book), Thots by The House ... and books helped me a lot this year again.

Our new album Ka Ba Ach is highly inspired by Egypt and believe me I read a lot of Egyptian books to complete my knowledge about this strange country.

Has czech folklore influenced you in the way you compose Forgotten Silence´s music?

No. Although Czech folklore music is interesting and sometimes harder and faster than death metal, we are not influenced by that style. Maybe in the future...

Are you planning a tour to support the new album?

We played one gig only...so far. Together with SAD HARMONY and DARK GAMBALLE our label colleagues. The second Ka Ba Ach-gig will be played next week. Then 2 or 3 concerts will follow and that´s all. We want to focus on something new. Concerts aren´t definitely the most important thing on Earth for us.

Have the members learned music in some place or are they self taught?

We are self made men and woman. To be honest I learned to play piano for seven years, but I ´ve forgotten everything. It´s a shame...but that´s true. The only exception is guitarist Biggles. He´s a student of musical academy, he plays guitar and piano...and he is unrivalled musician. The best and the only real musician in our band. Some zine editors think we know how to handle our instruments but that´s nothing but lie.

We are still absolute beginners.

Which are the bands or musicians that you consider a big influence?

Everybody who compose GOOD music.

In my opinion there´s no black, pop, folk, jazz, grind, noise...there´s only good or bad music. We listen to a lot of artists and no matter what style they play. KING DIAMOND + MERCYFUL FATE, NILE, YES, VADER, URIAH HEEP, TESTAMENT, CHRIS REA, CRYPTOPSY, TOM WAITS, MADONNA, MISANTHROPE, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, JOHN PATITUCCI, CANNIBAL CORPSE, MEMENTO MORI, MESHUGGAH, ATHEIST, PESTILENCE, CYNIC, NOCTURNUS, CHICK COREA, SOLITUDE AETURNUS...

It´s very narrowminded to listen to the only one musical style.

What can you tell me about "Senyaan"?

Uhh...what to say ?? It´s our album from 1998. We released MC version firstly and then REDBLACK edited double CD with two bonus trax. Music is in veins of...hmm...maybe experimental doom or something like that...but these fucking style definitions suck !! It´s a concept story about long and neverending journey through the snowcovered mountains and dark forests. A few people try to search for their dreamland: Senyaan... We recorded it at AUDIO LINE studio situated near our ex-rehearsal room. Line-up was: Medvěd, Krusty, Hanka, Chrobis and another Hankakeyboards. I like Senyaan it´s very long, epic and moodcreating album full of winter demons...ha, ha, ha. It sounds very cocky, but I still really like it.

Any final thoughts?

No another thoughts, because I´m no philosopher or preacher. Firstly thanx a lot for your support and for the possibility to appear in your mag. Keep up the good work. I wish you the best in your life !!

STAY DARK

FORGOTTEN SILENCE: Alexandr Nováček, Máchova 487, ROSICE U BRNA, 66501, CZECH REPUBLIC, Europe, The 3rd planet, EARTH Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

FORGOTTEN SILENCE -DISCOGRAPHY THE NAMELESS FOREVER...THE LAST REMEMBRANCE - MC (1994) THOTS - MC (1995) CLARA split with Dissolving Of Prodigy 7" EP (1996) THOTS - CD (1996) THE HILLS OF SENYAAN Pt.II split with Agony - 7"EP/MC (1997) SENYAAN - MC (1998) SENYAAN enriched with two bonus trax doubleCD (1998) HATHOR´S PLACE split with Notre Dame - 7"EP (1999) Song on TRIBUTE TO MASTERS HAMMER - comp CD (1999) KA BA ACH - CD (2000) ACTUAL LINEUP MEDVĚD - guitar BIGGLES - guitar, backing vocals HANKA - female vocals KRUSTY - bass, growls MILOŇ - drums

Can 'Eve of the Conqueror' be described as 'Warrior Metal'? Is that the way you want your music to be defined?

I think that when one first looks at the front cover you could expect them to say this. It depicts everything that 'Gospel' is all about. The Horned God, the Dark side and all it represents, but when you listen to the music and read the lyrical content you soon realize that there's some pretty fuck off stuff. The "I'm gonna smash your face in" kind of stuff which we all enjoy.

So I would have to say that overall it is 'Warrior Metal', although I think that we are still good old fashioned Death Metal.

The basic fundamentals which make up Metal are all there.

Howitzer moved to Melbourne (Aus.) to help Destroyer666 with 'Unchain the Wolves' and in '98 he joined up with Marauder (who at the time was jamming with me in Bestial Warlust), and they reopened 'The Gospels' with the 'Sinners' demo and the 'Monuments of Impurity' 7".

After helping Anatomy with 'The Witches of Dathomir' album, I joined 'Gospel'. We recorded 'Eve of the Conqueror' and did a bit of an Australian Tour. After a couple more shows in Melbourne we embarked on our European Tour. We trampled

Can you tell me a little bit about the history of the band?

Holland, Paris, Dublin, London and Belgium and played with the likes of Pentacle, Enthroned and Primordial.

Gospel of the Horns formed in Brisbane (Aus.) in '94. Howitzer and the other guys released the 'Satanists Dream' Demo.

How have bands like Bathory influenced your band?

Bands like Bathory, Iron Maiden, Frost, Judas Priest etc. would have influenced just about every metal band known today.

They were the first ones to do this stuff.

We all grew up listening to it . So naturally our music would be of a similar style.

It's these influences and similarities that makes us Metal. I'm sure 'the Backdoor Boyz' are influenced by Michael Jackson and The Village People.

Can you describe the concept behind your lyrics?

Our lyrical content mainly deals with Satanism, the forces and energies which surround it, the Pagan suffering which we've endured at the hands of the Christian/Judaic God, his people and their false beliefs. Which is what Metal is all about. This message obviously hasn't gotten through to some people. Even in Australia. Right Stevey?

aswell. There's a wide variety of styles, but as far as Black/Death Metal bands go, I think we have some of the most intense in the world. Bands like Destroyer666, Sad-Ex, Nazxul, Abominator and Vomitor.

We've got some Classics like Bestial Warlust, Necrotomy and Slaughter Lord.

There's some good new bands also like Grenade, Hellspawn, Anarazel and Encabulos. Unfortunately not all these bands play on a regular basis and sometimes there's a bit of a wait between gigs.

What do you think makes Gospel of the Horns a unique band?

The fact that we've only released a M.L.P, 7", a couple of Demos and we've already done a European tour before even doing an album. That's unique I think. And we haven't strayed from our original sound, even with all the line up changes.

How is your contract with Damnation Records?

I'm not too sure what the exact agreement is, I'm only the drummer. I think it's for a M.L.P and a Full length.

You'd have to ask Howie about that one.

How big is Australia's Black Metal scene?

How is the work on your new material going? Have you started the recording yet?

The Black Metal scene and the Metal scene in general is pretty healthy. There's a lot of good bands and some shit ones

The new stuff is coming along slowly. We don't want to release an album just for the sake of getting one out We've completed a couple of songs and the rest are still being worked. I've still got some drum arrangements to do and there are still lyrics, leads and art work to worry about before we even consider going into the recording studio. We should be recording in the next few months. That's our main priority rather than playing gigs which we've done a lot of recently. We also need some more new songs live because we've played this set to death.

That'll happen when we release the album.

GOSPEL OF THE HORNS WEB PAGE: http://www.ausmetal.net/gospel

Are new influences surfacing in your new music?

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

I don't think there are any new influences in our new music really. The basic Gospel style is still there. I'm a big wrap for the song on the M.L.P called 'Desolation Descending'. It's more in tune with my natural drum style so I'll be looking at putting in a couple more faster tracks.

Marauder has some Rockier type tunes and Howitzer's got some epics. It will be a fuk'n killer album overall.

GOSPEL OF THE HORNS - DISCOGRAPHY THE SATANIST´S DREAM - demo (1994) SINNERS -demo (1998) MONUMENTS OF IMPURITY - EP (1998) EVE OF THE CONQUEROR - CD (2000)

Which is most important aspect of your music. Brutality, melody, speed, etc.?

These are all important aspects of our music. They all have there place. If a riff is going flat out and the drums are following the tempo of the riff the vocals have to compliment the piece also. Or you can't be playing a Blast beat if the music, picking and vocals have been toned down . Certain riffs or a certain piece of music ask for certain elements.

Some suit, and some don't.

Anything more to say?

Thanx Federico for the interview. If anyone wants a copy of the M.L.P or M.C.D you can buy it through Damnation Records.

Damnation's e-mail is: damned66@xs4all.nl T-shirts also available. Look out for the new album.

ACTUAL LINEUP Howitzer - bass, vocals Marauder - guitar Hellcunt - drums

HERRIOT Herriot is a death metal band from Malaysia. Coming from the southeastern side of Asia we talked with Chen the band leader and vocalist of the band who explained us their projects and their approach to music.

Are you recording your full length debut?

Yes, we're going to enter studio on February to record a full length album, and the title is "Beyond Sun".

Well..the difference can only be seen when you're playing live. Doing a recording, it's easy to do many layers of guitar riffs but it has a drawback. You can't do that while playing live with only 2 guitars. Our songs have got many harmonic guitar solos, so, we need at least 2 lead guitars to do that job while playing live. We're just trying to play as close as we could to our recordings.

Are you influenced by music that is different from death metal? Who are they?

A lot of heavy metal bands, such as Iron maiden, Gothic bands like Sisters Of Mercy, thrash metal like Kreator and Sodom..mostly metal.

Do you think you are going to use more clean vocals in the future?

Not much.I will only do clean vocals for slow gothic tinged songs.

What can you tell me about the new material that is being composed?

How did you ended signing with Psychic Scream Records?

Eric from Psychic Scream contacted me to ask us to join a compilation album under his label. Besides that, he also wanted us record an EP with him. And now, we're gonna have a full lenght under the same label.

Do you consider Herriot a death metal band?

Yes we are. We're a melodic death Metal band. We play aggresive death metal with lots of melodic parts.

How is the work of three guitars in one band? Which is the main different compared to a two guitar band?

Hmm..much more complex...lots of good riffs..atmospheric and aggressive as usual. These new materials are really great in my opinion. The band mates have really put a lot of effort together in creating good tunes.

Are melodies an important part of Herriot´s music? Do you think that they are the main characteristic of the band?

Definitely yes. We focused more on melodies and grooves to create our tunes.

I'm not really into the straight forward brutal kind of songs, i mean, i like cannibal corpse and all, but my musical taste has always been melodic ones, but yet still maintaining the aggressiveness aspect.

Are you touring to support "Celestial Obelisk"?

No. But with "Beyond Sun" we might.

Is there something you would have changed in "Celestial Obelisk" if you had to record it again today?

Yes. I will do a re-arrangement on the music. When we did Celestial Obelisk, we were still green, having formed for only a year. We never did any studio work before and were seriously lacking in experience. I think Celestial Obelisk is too straight forward and a bit flat but still it is really a good effort and it came out really great.

Any final thoughts?

Thanks for the interview Federico, really glad to hear from a metal brother from Argentina. Stay True!!!

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

JEFFREY RYAN SMOOTS Jeffrey Ryan Smoots is a guitarist and composer that has been recording his work in numerous bands since 1986. His two main projects now are J.R.S ( a solo project) and Inner Resonance ( a progressive band) . Jeffrey took the time to answer our questions and demonstrated a great predisposition to do the interview.

Do you consider yourself more a composer than a guitar virtuoso? Why? Good question! Something I hadn't thought of before. I think I consider myself more of a composer than a guitar virtuoso. To me, guitar virtuosos are people like Eric Johnson, Steve Vaipeople who have devoted all their energy to the guitar.

Now I don't want to put myself down, but I'm don't see myself in the guitar virtuoso class. I love the guitar, but I equally love songwriting.

Being into progressive rock, I need to have good chops, so I continue to practice guitar regularly. I try and spend an equal amount of time composing music. Lately, I've been trying to expand my horizons by writing in different styles (electronica, and classical, for example.

Can you describe your different projects in which you are involved?

I have two main things going, my band Inner Resonance, and my solo projects.

My band, Inner Resonance, recently rounded out its line up to a four piece.

We added Brian Mathiason on bass, and Moyer Smith (formerly of McQueen Street) on drums. We're busy now writing our second album. We've actually

completed most of the compositions for the album, and are now rehearsing and refining the songs. Our singer, Peter Orullian, is busy writing lyrics for the album, which will be a concept album.

Our working title for this album is "The Dark Comedy".

As for my solo projects, I've been writing music in other genres, as a way of stretching and growing as a composer.

Awhile back I released an electronica album, called Spank Your Inner Child. This was an experiment for me: try to write short (i.e. more commercially acceptable) songs, using only keyboards, yet still include some progressive elements, like interesting drum rhythms, key changes, solos, etc.

In between working on the Inner Resonance CD, I'm also writing a classical album. This is another experiment for me, forcing me to think and compose in new ways. I hope that these experiments with other styles will improve my progressive rock compositions.

What do you think of your work with Axis now that many years have passed?

Well, I laugh at some of it, and enjoy the rest! We were trying to make melodic, Queensryche-like music in a period when grunge was becoming popular.

Consequently, we never had a large following in Seattle. Everyone was busy buying Nirvana, and being impressed by simple, grungy music. They didn't want to hear metal, or shredding guitar solos.

Perhaps if we had being doing our thing a few years earlier, we would have been more popular.

Anyway, I had a good time, got to play clubs in Seattle, and act like a rock star. It was a fun time in my life.

about the excellent instruments Dean is producing. I promote them on my websites, and in interviews (like this one!).

Dean will be adding information about me to their website soon, which should do great things for my exposure for my music.

(The website address is www.deanguitars.com) I must say, this endorsement has been a very positive experience for me.

Are you using mainly the 7-string guitar now? What guitar effects and equipment are you using to get your sound?

My main guitar is the Dean EVO Special Seven. I'm using the seven string guitars all the time now. In fact, I'll be getting Dean's acoustic 7 seven string soon, so I can play seven string acoustically.

What can you tell me about your deal with Dean Guitars?

I approached Dean Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars, and now head of A & R for Dean Musical Instruments. I sent him a demo CD, and explained how interested I was in their Dean EVO seven-string guitar. A few weeks later, I received an email telling me that I'd been accepted as an official Dean endorsee. As you can imagine, I was excited!

A few weeks later, I received my Dean EVO Special Seven, which is my main guitar. It's a seven string electric, with a Les Paul shape. It has a quilt maple arch top, and mahogany neck and body. All in all, a beautiful guitar, both to play, and to look at!

In return for the endorsement, it's my job to help promote and inform people

My sound is created using the Digitech 2120 Valve Guitar Preamp. It has a tube preamp, and tons of digital effects. This unit is so powerful, that I don't use any other effects. I just go from the Digitech into a power amp, then to my ADA 2 x 12" speaker cabinets.

Has learning musical theory had a big impact in the way you compose?

Yes, musical theory has had a huge impact on me, both in my composition and in my solo playing. Knowledge of scales, modes, keys, etc. opens up music and makes anything possible. I highly,

highly, recommend all musicians learn as much as they can about music theory. It's like learning to read-it opens up your universe. Check out my website, www.jrsmoots.com for some online lessons to get you started.

Are you satisfied with the way "Spank your Inner Child" came out?

Well, I'm pretty happy with it. As I said before, it was an experiment for me, trying to write in a style that I'm unfamiliar with. I'm a perfectionist, so when I listen back to it, I hear things I might change. But, overall, I'm pleased with it. It was a learning experience for me. I have a new appreciation for electronica composers!

What can you tell me about Sonic Implant sounds?

Sonic Implants is a company that creates extremely realistic samples in a variety of formats. I use their Soundfont samples, with my Creative Labs Soundblaster Live card on my computer. What's exciting about Soundfonts is that anyone with a Soundblaster (like the AWE, Live, Platinum, etc) card can use the Sonic Implant samples and vastly improve the sound of music on their PC's.

I realize I sound like a salesman, but you really should check out their sounds.

Long before I was a Sonic Implants endorsee, I was buying their Soundfonts and loving them. They have tons of examples on their website, www.sonicimplants.com. Give them a listen!

What can you tell me about Hybrid or Tempt?

Oh, ancient history now! Tempt was my first real band. We did a two-song demo, and got one song a compilation record.

Remember vinyl records? Man, that was awhile ago. One day I was in a local

record store, and I saw a copy of album for sale. That was very exciting for me. I was convinced that huge rock stardom was just around the corner! Well, reality has turned out a little different...

Hybrid was a punk rock/metal band I was in. We did a demo tape, and played live around Seattle. The music was pretty aggressive, and we were intent on playing fast. Looking back, I have no idea why I was making music like this. I mean, I'm a huge Rush fan, and here I am making punk metal! I had a good time though. I was able to convince the other guys in the band to play Rush songs once in awhile, so I got my Rush occasionally!

How big is in your playing the influence of guitarists as Yngwie Malmsteen, paul Gilbert, Vinnie Moore, David Chastain, etc.?

Yngwie Malmsteen: Huge influence. Ever since I first heard his song Black Star, I was enthralled. I love his combination of classical and metal. I love his vibrato. I learned the harmonic minor scale from his records, and I use it all the time! My own compositions are influenced by him.

Paul Gilbert: For awhile, I wanted to be the fastest guitarist in the world. Paul Gilbert was doing absolutely unreal playing in Racer X, and I really enjoyed it.

This was at a time when guitar playing was almost an athletic competition.

Everyone was shredding, trying to be the fastest, and I wanted to take part. I think the lesson I learned from Paul was to play accurately. Before hearing Racer X, I was kinda sloppy. After hearing Paul shred, I cleaned up my act.

I enjoy Paul's solo albums. He's writing pop songs now, but he still has that killer guitar going. I also love the recent Racer X reunion CD. Vinnie Moore: Another excellent player. I have a few of his albums. I think Vinnie

was one of the first shredders to really concentrate on writing good compositions. He was concerned with more than just playing really fast. I respected that, and learned from it.

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

JEFFREY RYAN SMOOTS - DISCOGRAPHY Bristol Shore - CD (1986)

David Chastain: Great player and nice guy too. I keep sending him music, trying to get him to sign me to his label! He's helping keep progressive music alive and kicking, and for that I thank him.

Of Sound Mind - CD (1989)

Do you have a final message for people that likes your music?

Axis - CD (1991)

I just want to say thanks from the bottom of my heart for the support and kind words I've received from fans all over the world. Being independent and playing "unpopular" music puts me in the underground of the music scene. What I've learned though, is that the underground scene is strong and thriving. The fans are incredibly loyal and supportive. My message is: keep supporting the music you love! We don't have to buy the crap the major labels try to shove down our throats. Long live independent music!

Tempt - CD (1988)

Hybrid - CD (1991)

Prelude - demo (as Simple Truth) (1995) Wings of Gold - CD (as J.R.S.) (1998) Solar Voices - CD (as Inner Resonance) (1999) Spank your Inner Child - CD (as J.R.S.) (2000) Axis - Live in Seattle - CD (release of Axis live material from the early nineties) (2000)

We spoke to Andy Bomberg, guitarist from the finnish band Lost In Tears. This band has three guitarist and that can make their sound unique. Here Andy speaks about their music, about their projects and about their detractors.

Returning to the question, we do try to build a style of our own but you can still hear many of our influences through our music. We have gotten some feedback saying we're unique and some that labels us as cheap Sentenced post-Amok copies.

We don't pay too much attention to what people think though it is very encouraging when someone tells us they like the music and we know they really mean it. We're just trying to make music we like.

Do you consider yourself a doom metal band?

It seems that Finland is a permanent source of new bands, but they all seem to be different: Amorphis, Nightwish, Children of Bodom. How do you see Lost in Tears in this context?

Well first of all I don't really see us among the bands you just mentioned, not yet anyway. They have done so much for the metal scene here in Finland, especially Amorphis, and we haven't even made our first album yet so we have a long way to go.

Not really. Some of our music does have all the characteristics of doom metal.

Then again what people see as doom metal differs a lot.

I don't really have a clear picture of what doom metal is anyway. I usually refer to us as a gothic/doom metal band when sending out promo stuff.

On a not so serious note we have come up with an own genre name, Melodic Martyr Metal.

How is the recording of the new material going? What can we expect?

So far the recordings have gone pretty much as planned but now it seems as if though we are forced to

postpone the mixing and mastering due to financial problems.

What you can expect. To begin with better quality in all aspects. The sound is better, the artwork will be very good and we also like to think that the music has progressed in a positive direction. What will be most noticeable is probably Lasses vocals and the fact that they are crystal clear, except for the grunt parts of course. On .ad mortem the mixing on that wasn't too grate.

And other thing that might be noticed is the extensive use of three guitars in the new songs.

Are you satisfied with "...Ad Mortem"? Is there something you would have changed?

things will turn out. We do hope that we will find a label willing to work with us and with whom the work would benefit both parties.

Are you going to use female vocals to enhance the songs?

No. No female vocals for the time being.

How important is the role of keyboards in your music?

It's almost non existent. There will be keyboards in one of the new songs but only to bring a certain atmosphere to that one song. Three guitars gives us a lot to work with.

If we would have had unlimited studio time and lots more of money "...Ad Mortem" would have been better. On the whole I am still satisfied with the musical content of it. The artwork however could have been better.

Which is the message underneath your lyrics?

You'll get the first taste of lyrics written by me with the new album. I don't really have any message in them. They are small pieces of my life, moments of longing and loneliness put down on paper.

Our songs have always been more about emotions that anything else and this will continue on the new album.

Have you find any label interested in releasing your music?

Are the atmospheric parts the first to be composed ?

We have a few labels interested, all just waiting for us to finish our album so that they can listen to it and decided if they would like to work with us. Sounds pretty good when you say it like that but you never know how

Personally I don't have any method I use to make new songs. They pretty much come out of the blue so to speak.

Sometimes it grows from a melody that suddenly leaps in to mind other times from a line of text.

Is Lost In Tears going to play live when the new material is released?

LOST IN TEARS - DISCOGRAPHY UNTITLED - 4 song Demo (1998)

We sure hope so. I dream of being able to play somewhere outside of Finland this year maybe on a open-air festival or something. I guess it's much up to which label sings us.

FOREVER ALONE - MCD (1998) AD MORTEM - MCD (1999)

Anything more that you want to say?

ACTUAL LINEUP

Please be patient with us and our new album. It will be worth the wait. And I'd also would like to thank all the fans for their support!

It really means a lot to us. Lost In Tears web page: is http://listen.to/lostintears

L.H. Sjöblom - vocals Liljeberg - drums H.C. Frondén -guitar M. Rajanen - guitar A.Bomberg - guitar B,C.F. Sjöblom - bass

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

How do you see this heavy metal "rebirth" that is going on in Europe and the USA? The Heavy Metal scene in Australia has a habit of following the trends from Europe and the USA, so we see the resurgence of Metal over there as a good thing. Anything that helps the Metal scene anywhere in the world has got to be good for us all.

were going to go back into the studio later on in the year, when we had some more time.Unfortunately our drummer, Patrick, decided to leave the band at the start of September, so we spent the last 3 months of 2000 finding and breaking in our new drummer Scott. We played our first show with the new line up on New Years Eve and everything went great, so hopefully in the next few months we will get back into the studio to record some more and we hope to have something new released before the middle of the year.

Are you a band whose music makes a balance between heavy and thrash metal?

Our music is probably closer to "Old School Heavy Metal" than Thrash, but we do incorporate elements of thrash into what we do, as well as some elements of hardcore and nu-metal. We just kind of mix it all up untill we get something we like the sound of.

Have you recorded the follow up to "Zero life"?

We started working on the follow up to "Zero Life" in June 2000. We got 4 new songs recorded in that session. We

Why Wayne Dwyer is not with Medusa anymore?

When we parted company with our original vocalist, we asked Wayne if he was interested in joining the band because he was a friend of ours and we knew he could sing really well. Wayne said he would help us out and do some shows over a couple of months and see how it worked out. In the end Wayne decided that Medusa wasn't what he was really looking for in a band. We auditioned some other singers, but couldn't find anyone that really fitted in, so we just decided to continue as a threepiece and I started doing the vocals.

Are you recording the new material with Wez on vocals?

Yes, we are.

How has been "Zero life" received worldwide? Are you touring to support it?

"Zero Life" has been received very well worldwide.

Being an un-signed band, it has been a little difficult to get it out everywhere, but thanks to the internet we've been able to distribute it to some interesting places around the world. Canada, USA, Brazil, Russia, Europe and some places I've never even heard of before! We have been touring as much as we can to support it across Australia. We've been playing shows in Sydney and Adelaide, as well as here in our hometown Melbourne. We haven't been able to do any international touring yet, without the support of a record company it gets a bit hard to find the finance for an international tour. We are working on it though, we've spoken with some international promotors, so you never know what might happen.

we've demo'd so far has been really good, so, if it ain't broken why fix it?

What made you turn to a heavier direction?

I don't think we deliberately went in a heavier direction.

The newer songs we were writing just seemed to have a slightly heavier style and we were happy with the way it was all going. I think it just sort of happened all by itself!

It seems that you are comfortable working as a trio...Are there any threemembers bands that have influenced your music?

Do you have plans to add another guitar player or maybe a keyboard player?

No, we're all very happy with the way things are going as a trio. The live shows have been killer and the stuff

As a whole, we have a lot of different influences. Our new drummer Scott is into bands like Stuck Mojo and Slipknot as well as older stuff like Slayer and Fight.

Our gutarist Greg is into Slayer, Metallica and Anthrax. He also likes the guitar god stuff like Van Halen and Steve Vai. I'm into a lot of "Old School" metal, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Motorhead. I am also a huge Pro-Pain fan. I guess if I had to name one three piece that's influenced us, it would have to be Motorhead. The best thing about being a trio is that the drink rider goes a bit further!

Do you always record in Toyland Studios?

What make them so special for you?

We really like recording at Toyland. It's a geat studio and we feel very comfortable and relaxed when we're working there. Adam Calaitzis is an awesome engineer and he really helps us get the sounds we're looking for.

Any final thoughts?

We would like to thank the Metalheadz all over the world who have supported Medusa (and Metal in general) by buying the C.D. and checking out the website. Stay LOUD, PROUD & HEAVY. MEDUSA´S OFFICIAL www.medusa.au.com

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MEDUSA - DISCOGRAPHY Zero Life - CD (1999) ACTUAL LINEUP Wez - bass, vocals Greg - guitars Scott - drums

INTERVIEW WITH CARLO/ RESURRECTURIS JAN 4TH 2001 ( first RESURRECTURIS intie of the new millennium!)

It seems that your music is a combination of a lot of different styles. How would you describe it?

I wouldn't call our music a combination of different styles... I don't think this definition makes us justice. We do our own thing, a music that is only Resurrecturis' one. We have a lot of different athmospheres in our songs because we like to explore all kind of different feelings that we experience in our lives and I don't think that bashing a drumkit at 3000 beats per minute is a sufficient representation of life as I see it...

With our music we are trying to draw a painting that represents the world in its entirety: life and death, pain and joy.

That's why our music is so varied!

The band was formed 10 years ago...

How do you see in retrospect the career of Resurrecturis?

For the first 5 years we were basically learning how to handle our instruments and we were having a lot of fun. Then we started thinking of the band as something really important in our lives. We decided it was time to become serious and start releasing our music, so we did 3 demos and we got

a deal and released some more music.

We are quite happy with our tapes and vinyls and cd's. We have done a lot of gigs, many killer ones!! So I feel I have not wasted my time with Resurrecturis... Sure, we could have made more money, or sold more records, but that is nothing when one is happy with the quality of the music he has produced. Also many great things are happening to us! We have a lot of fans and supporters and I believe that not many bands have achieved as much as we have with so inconsistent label suport. I ain't complaining about our friends from Backwoods (who released our tapes) or from Quamby Hill (who did a couple of vinyls of ours) or Wild Rags (who rereleased our demo #2 on MCD)... But it is a matter of fact that we have never had the chance of working with an estabilished label.

Also the promotion/distribution job done by Power Records (who released the CD version of "Nocturnal") was poor and inconsistent, but that's another story!

It seems that your music has really good lead parts which is not common nowadays. Do you reharse these parts a lot?

Over the years we have developed our musicaltechnical abilities a lot. Every new song is a challenge and we always do our best to come up with something that will push our limits a bit further.

Nevertheless the technical aspect is not our main focus, when we write our songs all we want to do is make a good song,

we don't need to impress anyone with ultrafast leads and so on we just want to make something that sound cool and meets our tastes!

Are you mixing clean vocals with growls? Are there going to be more clean vocals in the future?

The new material that is gonna be released this spring has a lot of clean vocals interspersed with brutal yells... So yes we like to have a lot of different vocal patterns in our songs. But the latest material that we are writing now, well, it's like growls and fucked up vocals all the time, so it varies a lot, we don't have a fixed scheme. We always try to do different things.

before, he seems to feel uneasy with that, but after a bit of effort the result is generally great... Besides that, on stage he is the perfect charismatic character. He goes really wild and knows how to get the audience crazy!

Is the follow up to "Nocturnal" ready?

Are you going to support it by touring in Europe? How about touring outside Europe?

What has Ivan Di Marco brought to the band musically speaking?

What happened with Jerry Di Tullio?

Jerry left the band because he felt like exhausted...

He had done what he could and I think that he wanted to make a change with his life. In fact he has quitted singing and is now working as a graphic.

He wanted to have a more stable life and could not live a double life with a day-job and the band.

Probably that was too much for him to take! I was angry with him at first, but I can't complain about everything he has done. He is a very good friend and I can appreciate the fact that he came to us and told us that he wanted to leave. He has a great talent, a very skilled vocalist!

Ivan is another killer vocalist! He has more talent than he is fully aware of! When we ask him to do things he's never done

Yeah, we have 25 minutes of new music already recorded that should be unleashed this spring... Around June we should do some gigs abroad, in the meantime we'll keep ouselves busy doing shows in Italy on weekends... This summer we plan to organize a killer festival here in Fermo with many good bands. So we have a lot of things going on for the time being!

About gigs outside Europe, I don't know, we'd go everywhere, but the expenses for plane trips are quite high and I ain't sure that some promoter would settle to pay for the travel for Resurrecturis. We ain't enough popular to do that!

Are you going to reedit the "No Flesh Shall Be Spared" demo + the "Leichname Fur Immer" 7" on one CD for the fans to have them both?

Actually all our demos, our split 7", our debut album and some inedit songs have been re-released on one double cassette

box by Backwoods Productions, so anybody who wants to listen to our past material can get in touch with BACKWOODS PRODUCTION - Làszlò Kaposvàri - H-3530 Miskolc - Corvin u. 17 2/2 - Hungary. This release has excellent production values like full colour two sided J-cards with lyrics, notes, photos and band story, so they are really nice.

Also the sound is pretty good!

How different is "Evil Confronting Evil" when compared to "Nocturnal"?

fashioned shit. On the other hand Janos is more into eighties thrash metal, Gianluca Mandolesi (our new bassplayer) is into NWOBHM, Omar likes Pink Floyd and many nowadays metal bands while Ivan is into Cannibal Corpse, Brujeria and so on... So it's pretty varied and it's difficult to say what influences us, still I believe that a lot of different Bands/books/movies/art influence us in some way: it would take a book to make a complete list!

Why are some songs in italian and some in english?

The demo is really different from the album... We matured a lot from 1996 to 1998 and you can hear it clearly when you listen to these two works in a row.

Also the sound on the album is 10.000 times better than the demo, so that also adds to the differences!

Anyway I think that the style of the band has not changed much from the beginning: sure we have become better musiciens and we have focused better on our goals, but the basic ideas and ideals have remained the same from day one of Resurrecturis' history.

Which are the band's main influences and which are those of each individual member as a musician?

This is pretty difficult one to answer, mainly because we have really varied tastes like I'm into grindcore and early death metal and all that extreme old

We've been the very first extreme metal band to write an italian lyric ever.... We wouldn't say that with our italian lyrics we ever intended to pay any homage to our mother land, the fact that we have some songs in italian hasn't anything to do with the fact that we are proud to be italian. It's just that it's easier for us to express certain feelings and athmospheres in our mother tongue...

We were doing this way before the norse black metal trend started: "La Paura del Buio", our first demo's opening track, was written in early 1991... At first people seemed to be confused by that, but as time went by more and more bands started doing their stuff in italian like God Of The Stone, Cultus Sanguine, etc., but we were the first, no one can take that away from us!

Lately the english material is taking over the italian stuff, but from time to time it still happens that some cool italian lines emerge, so that we may want to use them.

Corpses - promo (1997) Evil Confronting Evil - CD (1997) Leichname fĂźr Immer - Split 7" (1998) Nocturnal - CD (1998) ACTUAL LINEUP Ivan Di Marco - Vocals Carlo Strappa - Guitar Gianluca Bassi - Bass Janos Murri - Guitar Omar Moretti - Drums

Any final message?

Yeah, thanx for the interview... It's been a pleasure to reply to your questions, I hope you are satisfied with my answers and that some more people is curious to listen to Resurreturis now... Our new opus shall be released in spring, so keep your eyes well open... CIAO RESURRECTURIS Via Medaglie d'Oro, 73 - 63023 Fermo (AP) - Italy Fax 0039 - 0734 - 62 27 88 (attn. Carlo Strappa) resunoiz@tin.it www.gammapop.com/resurrecturis RESURRECTURIS - DISCOGRAPHY No Flesh Shall be Spared - Demo (1995) Evil Confronting Evil - Demo (1996)

The swedish band Soils of Fate ( whose drummer Jocke recently splitted) is an important member of the new death metal scene that comes from Scandinavia. Mange Lindvall their guitarist answered our questions and explained us about his influences and the new record that is coming out in February.

Is the debut full length CD being released now?

Right now all the artwork is being put together so we´re looking at a release in early February.

How different is the new music compared to that contained in "Pain...has a face" or "Blood Serology"?

It´s heavy as fuck with lots of experiments going on yet still the S.O.F sound. I think

that this album puts us in amongst the elite.

Is Jocke a permanent member of the band? How was Soils of Fate´s music affected by his style?

I´m sorry to say that Jocke has now left us. He´s been a great drummer, friend and trustee for the past 2 and 1/2 years.

Without Jocke we wouldn´t be where we are today and we wish him all the best.

Are you looking for a second guitar player? Do you have some candidate in mind?

Well, kind of. Good guitar players with the right attitude and same taste in music are very hard to find. But we´ll try to fill the void sometime in the future.

Why do you think that the "Pain...has a face" demo was well received by worldwide fanzines but not in swedish ones?

I don´t know, maybe it´s because we do something that´s new to the swedish scene and they´re afraid that we will pollute the heavy metal phase that´s going on and just throw it in the trash without giving it a good listen first.

What happened with "Trevor" Kolbjer?

SOILS OF FATE - DISCOGRAPHY

He just lost interest in our music and decided to quit.

Pain‌has a face - Demo (1997) Blood Sereology - Promo (1998)

Which bands are your main influences?

Sandstorm - CD (2001) Too many to mention but some huge influences are Internal bleeding, Dying fetus, Malevolent creation, Divine empire, deeds of flesh, Broken hope ETC...

How do you see the swedish death metal scene compared with the one of the beginning of the nineties?

Actually I hate the old swedish death scene, the bands that are coming along now are great musicians and well aware of what this country needs.

Are there any strange influence that you would like to mention?

Lots of them: Yngwie J Malmsteen, Firehouse, Mike Tramp, Sepultura, Korn, Meshuggah, Fear factory and alot of other bands.

Which is the concept behind your lyrics?

Violence and hidden thoughts of the human psychee.

Are there any final words that you want to say?

Thanks for the interview dude and to all sickos who likes Ultra guttural blasting sickness, get our new cd called "Sandstorm". It´s the sickest shit ever to hit the swedish scene. SEE YA!!!

SOILS OF FATE WEB http://come.to/soilsoffate

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ACTUAL LINEUP Henke Crantz - Bass, vocals Mange Lindvall - guitars

Ulcerate Fester is a band from the Netherlands that started playing a death-grind metal style and evolved into a more classic metal format in their release " Souled Out" ( with a new and more melodic singer) . We talked to Michel De Groot the singer of the band that told us about the evolution of the band and other interesting things.

Are you planning to reedit the "Unceasing Life" and "Contradictio Interminus" demos on CD?

You can compare it to the demos, because they are death-grind-metal too but you surly can not compare them to Souled Out. Souled Out is recorded with a new singer nl. me ( Michel) and the music is more metal-like with a little stoner the new album will be a stonergrooved based-one with a little metal influences. We go with the flow.....

Which are the main differences between your style and Vince´s style of playing?

Vince was the death-grunt man and I´m much more of a melodic singer........Fits the music better !

No because that´s not the music we are making today. Maybe in the future as a collectors item ? I don´t know.

Did the music of the band suffer a great change when Mark joined the band?

Yeah, because Mark really had some great ideas en the sound became fatter ( 2 guitars instead of 1) It´s been 5 years since you recorded "Sonatorrek". How do you see that debut album in retrospect? How would you compare it with the two demos and with "Souled Out"?

Why did you choose Harrow productions again to record "Souled Out"?

Harrow was an obvious choice because at that moment I was also singing in the band Harrow ( just for a short time ) and we where always very pleased with Harry

and Eric´s ( Harry Wijerink and Eric de Boer: producers from Harrow studio ) approach of our music. So it was a natural choice.

How would you describe "Souled Out"? Is the follow up ready?

Souled out is a metal-based album with stoner influences....We will be recording the next one in January 2001 at again the Harrow studios. It will be called " Welcome to the Spanish Harbour " and it will be a stoner album with a bit of metal on it..............

How would you describe an Ulcerate Fester gig? Are the crowds that go to watch your shows getting bigger?

After we won the Aardshok metal bash ( May 2000) the crowds did get bigger because people wanted to see the band that won. Now we just focus on the new album and see what it will do..

Any final reflection?

I hope you like our new album !!!!!!!!!

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How are the four new songs that you recorded at the beginning of this year?

ULCERATE FESTER - DISCOGRAPHY Unceasing Life - Demo (1990) Contradictio Interminus - Demo (1992) Sonatorrek - CD (1995) Souled Out - CD (1998)

If you listen to them you will hear what´s on the new album. A few of `m will be on the new album: woman How did your music evolved since when you started as a death/grind band?

ACTUAL LINEUP Gertin Smit - drums Mark Portier - guitar Erik Schoemaker - bass

From death to heavy and from heavy to stoner-metal...Maybe in a few years we will be playing country and western ( that´s a joke ha ha ) Which are your plans of touring?

I don´t know what the new album´s gonna do it all depends on the new one....

Michel de Groot - vocals Ardy de Jong - guitar

NEWS EPHEL DUATH (Italy) are now remixing the songs of their impressive debut-CD "Phormula" with a Crazy Jungle-Big Beat DJ... expect the unexpected from them, as usual... (www.ephel.cjb.net ) The band TSJUDER from Norway will play in Montreal on march 4th 2001 BALLUM {US} has released their new demo "Army of the Black Death Demo" The album features ultra raw production, the band makes music similar to Judas Iscariot and Bathory VIRUS is scheduled to start recording their next album tentatively titled "The Drama Hour" on February 8th with Ingar of Bogus Bimpassisting production.

ULVER is finishing the touches to their new album "Perdition City". The album is being pressed and packaged right now. It will include the LimboCentral video and a 46-page booklet with pictures and manifesto.

Bestial Records have just released the new album of NEGURA BUNGET "Maiastru Sfetnic".

The album is available as a tape ($5) or DigiCD ($15) - postage included worldwide.

The 1997 debut full-length of OFFICIUM TRISTE will be re-released on vinyl later this year through Badger records from Holland. It's gonna be a limited release which will be remastered and might contain a bonustrack.Furthermore there will be a new full-length CD as well which will be called The Pathway DIABOLICUM (Sweden) are still in Studio, adding the final touch to their second album, titled "The Dark Blood Rising (The Hatecrowned Retaliation)", out in Late March on code666. Jon Nodveit from Dissection wrote some lyrics, as well as Dirge Rep from Enslaved, while Martin From Pungent Stench/Hollenthorn and Wrath from Setherial/Nagflar/Bewitched performed the leading vocals on two different tracks.

IRON MAIDEN, HALFORD AND QUEENS OF THE STONE AGES along with Argentinian band CABEZONES kicked ass in Buenos Aires. The show was in Buenos Aires and 30,000 persons went to the concert.

CABEZONES Started the show at 6.30 p.m with a short set demonstrating their powerful show. After that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE made a 40 minutes long set presenting the material from their latest album. At 9.00 p.m. HALFORD took the stage and man‌they really kicked ass!! They presented most songs from "Resurrection" and some JUDAS PRIEST classics along with one song from FIGHT. After that IRON MAIDEN took the stage demonstrating that after 25 years they are still a great band (how big is the change when the singer is Bruce Dickinson compared to the weak Blaze Bayley!). A five stars show !!!

RAKOTH (Russia) just finished the recording of their second Album titled "Jabberworks", which will be soon released on Digipack-CD by code666. The "Russian Grotesque Live Orchestra" from Moscow helped them during the recording sessions, adding a Real Orchestral Touch to the Rakoth-Metal of the band!

On June 15-16, 2001 at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, you can see all of the following bands appearing at a metal event: Abattoir, Agent Steel, Manilla Road Anvil, Damien Thorne, Deceased, Exciter, Hades, Halloween, Iron Cross, Liege Lord, Vicious Rumors, Catch 22, Cauldron Born, Destiny's End, New Eden, October 31, Solitude Aeturnus, Steel Prophet, and Suburban Funeral. This is an event organized by the Metal Music Foundation.

DRACO HYPNALIS has released a split CD with ROMANTIC LOVE containing six tracks of extremely technical death/black metal.

Beware. The Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway is on 13-14 April 2001. There are at least twenty black metal bands Names as Borknagar, Hypocrisy are confirmed, Other bands that maybe will be playing are Mayhem, Immortal, Bloodthorns, The Kovenant, Enslaved, Zeromancer.

You can check further news about the Festival on http://www.infernofestival.net The black metal band DARK ENDLESS is issuing his album "Somber Existence" CATHEDRAL's fonew album called "Endtyme" will be out in Japan through Toy's Factory on February 21st...

ABLATED RECORDS PROUDLY PRESENTS: OHIO DEATH FEST 2001 April 27th and 28th in Lorain (OH) at the Flying Machine3970 Josephine Street Lorain.

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There is a new Dark Throne Tribute album called "The Next Thousand Years Are Ours - A Tribute To Darkthrone", on Destroy Records. It consists on two CDs. CD-1 : ATROXAEON - under a funeral moon CONQUEST - skald av satans sol LYCANTHROPY - kaatharian life code THESYRE - the hordes of nebulah DEMON REALM - skald av satans sol THOR - triumphant gleam MEGIDDO - earths last picture DARK DOMINION - under a funeral moon RAMPAGE - in the shadow of the horns MUTORKSEHT - transilvanian hunger MYRDDRAAL - en as i dype skogen IBEX THRONE - the serpent's harvest GORT - skald av satans sol CD-2 : Consists in a multimedia CD containing : demos, lyrics, photos, reviews, artwork, rehearsals/live gigs, tablature, interviews, discography Contact : Destroy Records PO Box 5113 GLADSTONE Q 4680. AUSTRALIA email : hatred@fuck-the-skull-of-jesus.mit.edu

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