A few questions - interview with death metal band from Romania - SCYTHE.
Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?
Hello maniacs! We're Scythe, a four piece death metal band from Constanta, Romania. We like bad jokes, fast, evil metal, booze and partying like demented maggots feasting on a rotting corpse.
Scythe is, was and always will be:
- Andrei "Nașu" Constandache - Bass, vox
- Andrei "Oglan" Oglan - Rhythm guitars
- David Rolea - Drums
- Mihai "Mișu" Panait - Lead guitars, vox
Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?
We recorded Boiled Alive at Crossover Studio in Constanta, under professional conditions, but also quite expensive for a band of our age. For the mix we hired Cheynne Brandt and John Paul Braddock for mastering. We are very pleased with how the album turned out and we thank them for their work.
How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?
At the moment, we only released it in digital form, which we did through online distribution services for all platforms except Bandcamp. Soon, we will produce a number of CD's through Awakening Records (CN), some of which will be found at our upcoming shows. The rest will be available through 50+ record labels. Also, we're going to make a very limited run of MC's with Grindestroy Records. If they sell well, we will make more for sure. At the moment we are looking forward to collaborating with a label for vinyls.
Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal With?
Misu is the creator of the lyrics.Most of the songs don't really have a certain meaning, most of them were born out of frustration on particular subjects. Still, we have two songs, Necrophilic Corpse Orgies and Pervertor’s Crypt, which more or less have a meaning, a story behind them. We wanted to approach a very gory and disgusting way of writing, something that is not really common in the romanian underground scene.
Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?
Our first logo was created by Uriel from Putred, which was later redesigned by Jesper Nobbe, who made our final logo.
Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takés care about you?
We chose to self release our album, believing it is the only way in this day and age for a starting band, which has no prior experience in the industry. After releasing our album on digital platforms, we are only collaborating with labels for the distribution of physical format. We chose these labels based on the offers that they made us, looking for a wide distribution of our music.
Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?
As you may observe from our songs, which were mostly written by Mișu (Lead guitar and vocals), the influences consist of his favourite bands: Molder, Impetigo, Ripping Corpse, Depravity and Gorement.
For the rest of us, we have different influences in terms of genres like NWOBHM, Doom Metal, Speed Metal and Black-Thrash.
Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?
We messaged so many labels we forgot all the names haha. Many of the labels were fully booked, some didn't think we were a great fit for them, but in the end we found these two labels mentioned above to collaborate with us.
How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether its (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?
We played 23 concerts up to this point. We love playing at all types of events, but the festivals are something special, the atmosphere, many people and all the bands that we can get drunk with. One of the best concerts is for sure the one from Burgas Bulgaria with our bros from Unbaptised and Phantom, which we did in september 2025. Another great one was at Rift of Hades festival in spring 2025.
What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?
Our biggest achievement that we have in mind, which we wish for the future, is to get called to play at Obscene Extreme Festival. We plan to continue to work on our band, to evolve and to get our music heard by more and more people.
How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?
Our fans can easily contact us on Instagram and Facebook, and also after buying our music on Bandcamp, we believe there is a section for sending a message to us.
Thanx for the interview.
Thank you for having us, it was a pleasure!
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