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sobota 30. listopadu 2024

Interview - PUTRIDARIUM - Dead rotting, swamping and dark doom death metal!


Interview with death doom metal band from Germany - PUTRIDARIUM.

Answered Giona (guitars, vocals), thank you!

Recenze/review - PUTRIDARIUM - Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind (2024): https://www.deadlystormzine.com/2024/11/recenzereview-putridarium-necrologia.html

Ave PUTRIDARIUM! Greetings to the German catacombs. First, let me pay my respects. I've been following your band since 2021 when you released your first demo "Putrefaction '21" and you've been one of my favourite bands ever since. But you are not very well known here in the Czech Republic, we are a small country with a small underground community. How did you actually get together and how did PUTRIDARIUM come into being? Please take us through the history of your band.

G: Uuuuaaargh Jakub!

first at all thanks for follow us since the start and thanks for this interview! we slowly make our name in Europe but since our main label is American we somehow are better know there eheh. We really like the Czech death metal scene in particular i’m a big fan of Mordloch!

I had the idea of Putridarium in 2020 probably, i don’t remember actually when but i remember that the same day i got this idea i wrote the Putrefaction demo. was a intense night but was fun and I got completely in to the music and beer helped a lot ahah. The day after i ask J and E to join and we start to work on the demo.


You have a new album out this year, "Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind", which again is full of pure true death metal and doom. With what feelings did you go into the studio? For example, did you have a plan for where and how you wanted to move on from the previous recordings? Personally I find the new record more darker and colder at the same time. I have to admit that the atmosphere of the whole album literally won me over.

G: The plan was to write a album for Death metal maniac ahah. we did’t go in a studio but we build one. Our goal was to record the album live, without any trigger, overdub or any modern shit that influences the sound and the dynamic but the most important thing is that it sound like us and not like every death metal band nowadays.

I always had this dream and ideas to record live my music i always do but since last year we finally find the perfect place and we manage to get a killer clean sound. i’m quite proud about but it didn’t was a easy work it takes years to manage this quality of recording with a proper results.

We rehearsal a lot the months before the recording, the plan was to take the best of the 3. so we play 3times each song and we choose the best one, small error are still there we didn't’’t edit anything. the all process take 2 days and the results are amazing!

Who's behind the sound? I like that the sound is massive, dusty, dirty and cold, but at the same time legible. What studio did you record in and who mixed and mastered the album? Did you have a lot of say in the final sound or did you leave it up to the sound engineer?

G: The sound is the sound of our amps and drums.. we didn't’’t change much, we work a lot on our sound but from the roots.. equipments.. the band have the 90’ feeling so first thing we used only(most) 80/90 equipment.. drum is a fantastic Mapex end 90’ with amazing toms sound, guitars are both 90’ a Ibanez destroyer and a bich from B.C.Rich start 90’ both guitar are played on transistor amp (Marschall and Crate) and same for bass, Ibanez destroyer on peavey 90’ transistor amp. all this stuff make the sound already good so our sound engineer had to record and mix everything but the sound it din’t change that much.. live you will listen the same shitty sound of the album. Of course Chris work was on the end sound really relevant because he manage in the perfect way to mix everything. I had a clear idea of what i wanted have and Chris made the magic!


I'm also a big fan of CD artwork and I really like your covers. Who is the author on the new release "Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind" and what is it supposed to express? I really like the motif a lot, it complements the music beautifully, just please tell us how they relate to the music, how are they thematically interconnected?

G: Oh yes! Maria (Altar of Worms) made a fantastic work. i’m quite happy to had work with her! the idea was to make the cover look like a 70/80 Horror film poster. The bassist is quite into horror films and i’m into Erotic Horror comics was quite a natural logical process. at the end all album is a represent of our passions.

I wrote the cover project before finish the album lyrics let’s say is quite thematically connected if not 1to 1 but nearly.. horror, gore.. killing and a lot of perversions and sex with body parts eheh. you can not ask for better themes.

I would be interested in the process by which a new song is created in PUTRIDARIUM. Are you classical musicians who lock yourselves in a rehearsal room and jam or do you use modern technology and send ideas to each other? Do you even go out for a beer together?

G: 99% of the times i write the song at home or alone and after we meet in our rehearsal room and we work on the song together. In the writing process i don’t use any computer anyway.. i normally play all on my cabinets and i write all on papers (that’’s why my room is full of papers everywhere). one time i finish the song i normally put my telephone nearby the box and i record one time the full song. Drums we do by rehearsal together, we try always different drumming to see which one fit better the riff.

We used hang together at the start, now 2 band members have move from Marburg so is not always that easy party together.


You are experienced dogs who play in your own way. You have your own handwriting, which is something that is sometimes forgotten nowadays. A lot of bands just sound like copies of other bands. Are you sure you had any role models? Who influenced you as a musician and who was your role model? When and how did you actually start playing? What was the first impetus for you picking up an instrument?

G: yeah now are quite some years that i’m releasing my shitty music (sorry for that). Of course by playing old school death doom is difficult to don’’t sound like other bands.. i try to give some more personal taste in my music but i just use feeling i never learn to play guitar, it just happened and probably this is my lucky part because i’m free to do what i like without let the theory interfere with my ideas. i think as role models Tom G. Warrior was quite important for me and his philosophy to do music will always influences me. there are some Guitarist/songwriter that i really like are Kyle (-ex Acephalix) that guys have always the right riff in hand! other are: E.Rutan, Annti Boman and Jeff Hanneman. My first approach to heavy metal was 24 years ago with Iron Maiden and immediately i wanted to be like Steve Harris fo for the first 10 years i just play bass eheh

I think the biggest reward for any band is the reaction of the fans. I like smaller clubs the most, where the musicians and fans are close to each other. How often does PUTRIDARIUM perform? Do you tour, for example? I've searched the internet and haven't found much live footage of your shows. So how are PUTRIDARIUM's live shows? How about a tour in Europe? I would love that.

G: play live is everything we play every time we can! we love Tour be overnight somewhere else and drinking partying knowing new people, that’s why we do music! eheh

we had a tour last September with Trollcave (amazing guys and bad) and we had one show in Czech R. at Tones of Decay fest, where was you? eheh but we have other tours in plan for next year! And we really love to play outside Germany so anybody want us vomiting on their stage please don’t edits to ask! we always ready to rot!


I've always wondered what kind of music musicians actually listen to. Do you have any albums that you like to revisit often? What about any new releases from the last few years? Anything that intrigued you enough to buy a CD?

G: I listen quite a lot of music and i always on search for something new! and i collect LP,Tapes,cds..

yes i have some album that i need to listen in a weekly dose ahah

Acephalix - Interminable Night

Cannibal Corpse . The wretched Spawn

Voivod - Dimension Hatross

Autopsy - Acts of the unspeakable

Cianide . the dying truth

Temple Nightside - the Hecatomb

this album minimum 1 time a week are spinning my head away as the first time i listen to it!

new release that i enjoyed in this last years… a lot but in particularly :

Atramentus - Stygian

Morbific . Ominous sleep of putridity

Mordloch Ep , Dipygus - Dypigus , Scolopendra - VM 18 , Morsch demo… so many ahah last 2 new autopsy!! Uuuuaaaargh!

You're from Marburg, Hesse. What's the state of the underground in your country? Our bands like to come to Germany because you have a strong fan base and the bands support each other here. What is your scene really like? I'd be interested in your perspective as someone who is right at the source. Do people go to a lot of death metal? Do the fans support you?

G: Marburg is quiet outside all germans scene… sad fact, i have to drive every-time a lot of hours for see some good shows, here there is no scene.. probably 10 people that understand about death metal.

I really like the NRW scene. they do always a lot of shows and Berlin too at the end there are always the same maniacs all around ahah i really like more Holland and Poland for playing. the most of our fans are from Usa so one day we rally wanna go play there! is just hard as fuck!

 

Death metal is my favorite style of music. I'm fascinated by the darkness of it, the dusty stench from old graves. Then also the power and the pressure. When I listen to a good record, I'm literally energized. What does it mean to you? How does it affect your life, your worldview, how do you perceive it as a creator?

G: Death metal is everything, is a way of life, if not for everybody but sure for me.. i can’t live without. i love the adrenaline that give. i like the family that create and friendship, partying. It connect disturbed people in all world ahahah i write music but first at all I'm a death metal maniac, is the only way for real understand this music is living it! That’s why we write on the album that this album is from maniacs for maniacs! Uh!

Thank you so much for the interview! I wish not only the new album "Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind", but also the whole PUTRIDARIUM a lot of success. I'm going to listen to the album again! It's really great. Good luck in your personal lives too.

Thanks to you! Feel the madness and stay dead, stay ugly!

Giona/Putridarium

Recenze/review - PUTRIDARIUM - Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind (2024): https://www.deadlystormzine.com/2024/11/recenzereview-putridarium-necrologia.html




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Rozhovor - PUTRIDARIUM - Mrtvolně hnilobný, mokvající a temný doom death metal!


Rozhovor s death doom metalovou skupinou z Německa - PUTRIDARIUM.

Odpovídal Giona (kytara, zpěv), děkujeme!

Recenze/review - PUTRIDARIUM - Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind (2024): https://www.deadlystormzine.com/2024/11/recenzereview-putridarium-necrologia.html

Ave PUTRIDARIUM! Zdravím do německých katakomb. Nejdříve mi dovol, abych vám vysekl poklonu. Sleduji vaši kapelu již od roku 2021, kdy jste vydali své první demo „Putrefaction '21“ a patříte od té doby k mým oblíbeným kapelám. U nás v Čechách ale nejste příliš známí, jsme malá země s malou undergroundovou komunitou. Jak jste se vlastně dali dohromady a jak vznikli PUTRIDARIUM? Proveď nás prosím historií vaší kapely.

G: Uuuuuaaargh Jakub!

Především díky, že nás sleduješ od začátku a díky za tento rozhovor! Pomalu si děláme jméno v Evropě, ale protože náš hlavní label je americký, tak jsme tam nějak známější eheh. Máme opravdu rádi českou deathmetalovou scénu, zejména jsem velký fanoušek Mordloch!

Nápad na Putridarium jsem dostal pravděpodobně v roce 2020, už si vlastně nepamatuju kdy, ale vzpomínám si, že ten samý den, kdy jsem ten nápad dostal, jsem napsal demo Putrefaction. Byla to intenzivní noc, ale byla to zábava a já se do té hudby úplně dostal a pivo tomu hodně pomohlo ahah. Den poté jsem požádal J a E, aby se přidali, a začali jsme pracovat na demu.


Letos máte venku novinku „Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind“, která je opět plná ryzího pravého death metal a doomu. S jakými pocity jste šli do studia? Měli jste třeba nějaký plán, kam a jak se chcete od minulých nahrávek posunout? Osobně mi nová nahrávka přijde víc temnější a zároveň chladnější. Musím přiznat, že atmosféra celého alba si mě doslova podmanila.

G: Plán byl napsat album pro death metalové maniaky ahah. nešli jsme do studia, ale postavili jsme ho. Naším cílem bylo nahrát album naživo, bez triggeru, overdubu nebo jakýchkoli moderních sraček, které ovlivňují zvuk a dynamiku, ale nejdůležitější je, aby znělo jako my a ne jako každá deathmetalová kapela v dnešní době.

Vždycky jsem měl tenhle sen a nápady nahrávat živě svou hudbu, vždycky jsem to dělal, ale od minulého roku jsme konečně našli perfektní místo a podařilo se nám získat zabijácký čistý zvuk. Jsem na to docela hrdý, ale nebyla to snadná práce, trvá to roky, než se podaří takhle kvalitní nahrávka s pořádným výsledkem.

Měsíce před nahráváním jsme hodně zkoušeli, plán byl vzít to nejlepší ze tří skladeb. Takže jsme každou skladbu hráli třikrát a vybrali tu nejlepší, drobné chyby tam stále jsou, nic jsme neupravovali. celý proces trval dva dny a výsledek je úžasný!

Kdo je podepsán pod zvukem? Líbí se mi, že je sound masivní, prašivý, špinavý a chladný, ale zároveň čitelný. V jakém studiu jste nahrávali a kdo album míchal a provedl mastering? Mluvili jste hodně do výsledného zvuku nebo jste to nechali na zvukovém inženýrovi?

G: Zvuk je zvuk našich zesilovačů a bicích... moc jsme toho nezměnili, hodně pracujeme na našem zvuku, ale od kořenů... vybavení... kapela má 90' feeling, takže první věc, kterou jsme použili, bylo vybavení 80/90... buben je fantastický Mapex end 90' s úžasným zvukem tomů, kytary jsou obě 90' Ibanez destroyer a Bich od B. C.Rich start 90' obě kytary jsou hrané na tranzistorových zesilovačích (Marschall a Crate) a to samé basa, Ibanez destroyer na tranzistorovém zesilovači Peavey 90'. všechny tyto věci dělají zvuk už dobrý, takže náš zvukař musel všechno nahrát a smíchat, ale zvuk se moc nezměnil... naživo budete poslouchat stejně posraný zvuk alba. Samozřejmě, že Chrisova práce byla na výsledném zvuku opravdu důležitá, protože se mu podařilo všechno perfektně smíchat. Měl jsem jasnou představu o tom, co chci, a Chris to dokázal!


Hodně si potrpím i na grafickou stránku CD a vaše obaly jsem si hodně oblíbil. Kdo je autorem na novince „Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind“ a co má vlastně vyjadřovat? Motiv se mi opravdu hodně líbí, krásně doplňuje hudbu, jen nám prosím prozraď, jak souvisí s hudbou, jak jsou tematicky navzájem propojeny?

G: Ach ano! Maria (Altar of Worms) odvedla fantastickou práci. jsem docela rád, že jsem s ní mohl pracovat! Záměrem bylo, aby obálka vypadala jako plakát k hororovému filmu ze 70/80 let. Baskytarista má docela rád horory a já zase erotické hororové komiksy. Byl to docela přirozený logický proces. Nakonec je celé album reprezentací našich vášní.

Projekt obalu jsem napsal ještě před dokončením textů alba, řekněme, že je docela tematicky propojený, i když ne 1:1, ale skoro... horor, gore... zabíjení a spousta zvráceností a sexu s částmi těl eheh. Lepší témata si nemůžete přát.

Zajímal by mě proces, jakým vzniká u PUTRIDARIUM nová skladba. Jste klasici, co se zavřou do zkušebny a jamují nebo využíváte moderní technologie a posíláte si nápady mezi sebou? Chodíte spolu třeba i na pivo?

G: V 99 % případů píšu písničku doma nebo sám a pak se sejdeme v naší zkušebně a pracujeme na ní společně. Při psaní stejně nepoužívám žádný počítač... normálně hraju všechno na skříňkách a píšu všechno na papíry (proto mám všude plný pokoj papírů). Jednou, když píseň dokončím, normálně položím telefon poblíž krabičky a nahraju celou píseň. Bicí děláme na společné zkoušce, zkoušíme vždycky různé bicí, abychom zjistili, které se lépe hodí k riffu.

Na začátku jsme se scházeli, teď se dva členové kapely odstěhovali z Marburgu, takže není vždycky tak snadné pařit spolu.


Jste zkušení psi, kteří hrají po svém. Máte vlastní rukopis, což je věc, na kterou se dnes občas zapomíná. Spousta kapel zní jen jako kopie ostatních. Určitě jste měli nějaké vzory? Kdo tě ovlivnil jako muzikanta a kdo byl tvým vzorem? Kdy a jak si vlastně začal hrát? Co bylo prvním impulsem, že si vzal do ruky nástroj?

G: Jo, teď už je to pár let, co vydávám svou posranou hudbu (omlouvám se za to). Samozřejmě tím, že hraju old school death doom, je těžké neznít jako ostatní kapely... snažím se dát do své hudby trochu víc osobního vkusu, ale prostě používám pocit, že jsem se nikdy neučil hrát na kytaru, prostě se to stalo a to je asi moje štěstí, protože můžu dělat, co se mi líbí, aniž by mi teorie zasahovala do mých nápadů. Myslím, že jako vzor byl pro mě dost důležitý Tom G. Warrior a jeho filozofie, jak dělat hudbu, mě hodně ovlivnila. Jsou kytaristé/skladatelé, kteří se mi opravdu líbí, jako Kyle (-ex Acephalix), kteří mají vždycky ten správný riff v ruce! Další jsou: E.Rutan, Annti Boman a Jeff Hanneman. Můj první přístup k heavy metalu byl před 24 lety s Iron Maiden a hned jsem chtěl být jako Steve Harris, protože prvních 10 let jsem hrál jen na basu.

Myslím, že pro každou kapelu je největší odměnou reakce fanoušků. Já mám nejraději menší kluby, ve kterých mají muzikanti i fans k sobě blízko. Jak často vlastně PUTRIDARIUM vystupují? Jezdíte třeba turné? Pátral jsem na internetu a příliš živých záznamů z vašeho vystoupení jsem nenašel. Jak to mají tedy PUTRIDARIUM s koncerty? Co takhle tour po Evropě? To by se mi moc líbilo.

G: Hrát naživo je všechno, hrajeme pokaždé, když můžeme! Milujeme turné, kde jsme přes noc někde jinde a pijeme a bavíme se s novými lidmi, proto děláme hudbu! eheh

Loni v září jsme měli turné s Trollcave (úžasní kluci a zlí) a měli jsme jeden koncert v Čr na Tones of Decay festu, kde jste byli? eheh ale máme v plánu další turné na příští rok! A opravdu rádi hrajeme mimo Německo, takže kdokoliv by chtěl, abychom mu zvraceli na pódiu, ať se prosím neptá, jsme vždy připraveni hnít!


Vždycky mě zajímalo, co vlastně poslouchají muzikanti za muziku. Máš nějaká alba, ke kterým se rád a často vracíš? A co nějaké novinky z posledních let? Zaujalo tě něco natolik, aby sis koupil CD?

G: Poslouchám docela hodně hudby a vždycky hledám něco nového a sbírám LP, kazety, CD.

Ano, mám vždy nějaké album, které potřebuji poslouchat každý týden.

Acephalix - Interminable Night

Cannibal Corpse . The wretched Spawn

Voivod - Dimension Hatross

Autopsy - Acts of the unspeakable

Cianide . the dying truth

Temple Nightside - the Hecatomb

tohle album minimálně 1× týdně se mi točí hlava pryč jako při prvním poslechu!

Nové vydání, které jsem si užil v tomto posledních letech... hodně, ale zejména:

Atramentus - Stygian

Morbific . Ominous sleep of putridity

Mordloch Ep , Dipygus - Dypigus , Scolopendra - VM 18 , Morsch demo ... tolik ahah poslední 2 nové AUTOPSY!!! Uuuuaaaargh!

Pocházíte z Marburgu, z Hessenu. Jak jste na tom u vás s undergroundem? Naše kapely jezdí do Německa rády, protože máte silnou fanouškovskou základnu a kapely se u vás navzájem podporují. Jaká je vaše scéna doopravdy? Zajímal by mě tvůj pohled člověka, který je přímo u zdroje. Chodí lidé hodně na death metal? Podporují vás fanoušci?

G: Marburg je mimo německou scénu tichý... je smutné, že musím pokaždé jet hodně hodin, abych viděl nějaký dobrý koncert, tady není žádná scéna... asi 10 lidí, kteří rozumí death metalu.

Mám moc rád scénu v NRW. vždycky dělají hodně koncertů a v Berlíně taky, nakonec jsou tam pořád ti samí maniaci všude kolem ahah, opravdu mám rád víc Holandsko a Polsko, kde se hraje. Většina našich fanoušků je z USA, takže jednoho dne tam chceme jet hrát! Je to prostě těžký jako prdel!

 

Death metal je můj nejoblíbenější hudební styl. Fascinuje mě na něm hlavně temnota, takový ten prašivý odér ze starých hrobů. Pak také síla a tlak. Když si poslechnu dobrou desku, tak jsem doslova nabitý energií. Co znamená pro tebe? Jak ovlivňuje tvůj život, náhled na svět, jak jej vnímáš ty jako tvůrce?

G: Death metal je všechno, je to způsob života, ne-li pro všechny, tak pro mě určitě... nemůžu bez něj žít. Miluju ten adrenalin, který mi dává. Mám rád rodinu, kterou vytváří, a přátelství, párty. Spojuje to narušené lidi na celém světě ahahah, píšu hudbu, ale především jsem death metalový maniak, je to jediný způsob, jak tuhle hudbu skutečně pochopit, je žít ji! Proto jsme na album napsali, že je od maniaků pro maniaky! Uh!

Děkuji moc za rozhovor! Přeji nejen nové desce „Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind“, ale i celým PUTRIDARIUM hodně úspěchů. Jdu si album znovu pustit! Je totiž opravdu skvělé. Ať se vám daří i v osobních životech.

Díky vám! Pociťte šílenství a zůstaňte mrtví, zůstaňte oškliví!

Giona/Putridarium

Recenze/review - PUTRIDARIUM - Necrologia del sadismo: Excerpts from a Deranged Mind (2024): https://www.deadlystormzine.com/2024/11/recenzereview-putridarium-necrologia.html

sobota 23. listopadu 2024

Interview - TEMPLE OF DECAY - Raw and cold black death metal that reeks of brimstone!


Interview with black death metal band TEMPLE OF DECAY from Poland.

Answered Mortt, thank you!


Ave TEMPLE OF DECAY! On September 20, 2024 your second album "Anti Deus" will be released by Godz ov War Productions and Black Death Production. As the title suggests, it is a blast of honest black metal, death metal. When you left the studio, what were your feelings? Please introduce to the fans a little bit the new album and actually the band.

Ave Jakub. First of all, thank you for your interest in Temple of Decay and for supporting the underground metal scene. Temple of Decay is a solo project that was created in 2019. Since then, I have released in 2020 mini album Last Manifestation of Life and a full album Rigor Mortis in 2022 This year also, in September, the second full album Anti Deus was released. As for Anti Deus, I completed the material in the late summer of 2023. Due to reasons beyond my control, it was released a bit later. As for my feelings about this material, some time has passed since I finished it, so I've cooled off a bit, haha. At this point, I would probably change and improve a few things, etc. But overall, I am very satisfied with the final result.


You're a band, a one-man project called Mortt. How did TEMPLE OF DECAY come about? I guess a good pub and a lot of beer or a visit to a cemetery? When and how did you first get the idea to start playing death/black metal?

Haha, I definitely drank a lot of beer while the idea of creating the project came about. But seriously, I can't hide the fact that the name was inspired by a certain band from Sweden. Hail Mighty Marduk!! As for the idea, the inspiration to play death and black metal started a long time ago. I was involved in several death and black metal bands in the past. Unfortunately, they all came to an end naturally. Unfortunately, I had to wait a bit to finally realize what I had wanted to bring to light for some time. But now I’m finally here and can bring my sick visions and projects to life.

I admit that your new album "Anti Deus" got me on my ass. What I really like about it is that you are not only orthodox and real, but you don't forget about cold and dark melodies. How do you actually compose and create new songs?

My main intention with the music is to knock you in the face or the ass—call it what you want However, I’m not sure about using the term 'orthodox' in relation to myself, as I am open to generally most music genres. But I definitely believe in the principle that when I am creating and expecting from other artists, black and death metal should convey a negative message. There’s no room for mercy here! When it comes to the process of creating melodies and song structures, I do a lot of improvising with ideas. The „COLD“ you mentioned comes naturally, there's no calculation or anything like that involved. But I also fully realize that it’s not something groundbreaking. It’s just me, nothing more nothing less.


What really caught my attention on the new album is the very raw and "dusty" sound. Where did you record the album, mix it, who is signed under the production?

Anti Deus, like my previous materials, was created and mostly recorded at Terror Studio. It’s my home cave that was created specifically for the purpose of crafting black art. The mixing and mastering, if you can call it that, haha, is also my work. It’s great to hear that you liked.

I was also interested in the album cover. If I understand correctly, there's a demon on it. The cover is elaborate, a bit mysterious, but it fits the music perfectly. What is this theme supposed to represent? Who is the author and how did you get together and why this particular theme?

You’re right, there’s a demon on the cover, haha, created by the demon himself Qras from Mental Porn. Piotr is responsible for all the covers and layouts of Temple of Decay. I don’t think he needs much more introduction, as he has done some really incredible work. As for the cover of Anti Deus, it was created a bit differently this time, as it didn’t use computer graphics; instead, Piotr created it by hand. Creating the sketch and everything else. As you said, the cover fits the music very well and carries a strong message.Anti God! Anti Deus!


In your lyrics you deal with dark fantasy, anti-religion, death. What are they about on the new record? What is the main theme and idea behind "Anti Deus"? Where do you get inspiration for the lyrics?

I think the lyrics of ToD are not something complicated or intricate. The message is simple but powerful, which is why I believe the Polish lyrics this time complement and emphasize the essence of this material. I’m even more surprised that people who don’t know Polish can still feel the message and sincerity of this music. In general, the lyrics are very anti-clerical and anti-Christian. The hatred I feel towards this institution and the restrictions it imposes is the main inspiration behind the existence of Tod. Stupidity fuels my hatred!!

I can't help but ask. You play a metal style that's extreme. You live in Poland. How are black death metal bands perceived by the general public? Do you have any problems with that? Do you get any space on TV, in newspapers? How is life in your country influenced by Christianity, religions in general?

I can’t say too much about Poland at the moment since I spend most of my time in Dublin, Ireland. However, a lot has definitely changed over the years. I think Poland is slowly moving away from stereotypes; there is definitely more tolerance for certain things. However, we are still very far behind other countries in Europe. I'm speaking generally about culture and music. Unfortunately, the church and the state are still the biggest plunderers. As I mentioned, everything is slowly changing, but I wouldn't want metal to be everywhere and for everyone. I personally prefer metal to remain underground, inaccessible to everyone and dangerous for a certain group of people.


TEMPLE OF DECAY have only been on the scene for a while. How far do you want to go? Big festivals, long tours? Are you just a project or do you want to be a regular band that will work classically? Are you even considering a live show? I think it could be interesting.

As for how long I will continue with Tod, you will definitely hear something new. However, to be honest, there’s a lack of time and the right people, which rules out the possibility of concerts for now. I really enjoy being a studio project, but I don’t rule out performing live in the future.Time will tell.

Do you use modern technology? Everything has changed over the years - technology, sound, recording studios, we have the internet, downloading music. How have these changes affected the way TEMPLE OF DECAY operates? Have you had to adapt a lot?

Yes, I use and take advantage of technology. It’s thanks to this that I can realize myself as a solo project. It has its pros and cons. When it comes to the internet, downloading, etc., I miss the times when there was less of it and more attention was given to one thing. Today, there’s definitely too much for my old head, ha,ha. But in reality, there’s probably nothing to complain about.

 

I have the feeling lately that as far as extreme styles are concerned, it's really alive in Poland. Especially death and black metal bands are great! I've been coming to review new records, doing interviews and I feel that your scene is very strong. But that's my perspective as a person who lives outside Poland. What is your opinion? What about gigs, promoters, clubs, extreme metal music shops?

Absolutely, you’re right—the Polish black and death metal scene is one of the strongest in the world. I take pride in how incredibly our scene is developing. When it comes to concerts, festivals, and the promotion of this music, I think it’s really good. If you’re looking for something, you can easily find it. We have a few good labels and decent distribution. I think it’s not bad at all. But it can always be better.

Thank you very much for the interview and I wish not only the new album great sales. I wish you all the best in your personal lives as well. May the power be with you! TEMPLE OF DECAY!

Thank Jakub, and I wish you all the best as well.Cheers.

Recenze/review - TEMPLE OF DECAY - Anti Deus (2024):

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Rozhovor - TEMPLE OF DECAY - Syrový a chladný black death metal, který smrdí sírou!


Rozhovor s black death metalovou skupinou TEMPLE OF DECAY z Polska.

Odpovídal Mortt, děkujeme!

Recenze/review - TEMPLE OF DECAY - Anti Deus (2024):

Ave TEMPLE OF DECAY! 20. září 2024 vám vyšlo u Godz ov War Productions a Black Death Production vaše druhé album „Anti Deus“. Jak už sám název napovídá, jedná se o smršť poctivého blacku, death metalu. Když si šel ze studia, jaké jsi měl pocity? Představ prosím fanouškům trošku nové album a vlastně i kapelu.

Ave Jakub! Především vám děkujeme za váš zájem o Temple of Decay a za podporu undergroundové metalové scény. Temple of Decay je sólový projekt, který vznikl v roce 2019. Od té doby jsem vydal v roce 2020 minialbum Last Manifestation of Life a v roce 2022 plné album Rigor Mortis Letos, v září vyšlo také druhé plné album Anti Deus. Co se týče Anti Deus, materiál jsem dokončil na konci léta 2023. Z důvodů, které jsem nemohl ovlivnit, bylo vydáno o něco později. Co se týče mých pocitů z tohoto materiálu, od jeho dokončení už uběhl nějaký čas, takže jsem trochu vychladl, haha. V tuto chvíli bych asi pár věcí změnil a vylepšil atd. Ale celkově jsem s konečným výsledkem velmi spokojen.


Jste kapela, projekt jednoho muže, který si říká Mortt. Jak vlastně vznikli TEMPLE OF DECAY? Tipuji nějakou dobrou hospodu a spoustu piva nebo návštěva hřbitova? Kdy a jak tě poprvé napadlo začít hrát death/black metal?

Haha, rozhodně jsem vypil hodně piva, když vznikl nápad vytvořit projekt. Ale vážně, nemůžu zastírat, že název byl inspirován jistou kapelou ze Švédska. Zdrávas mocný Marduk!! Co se týče nápadu, inspirace hrát death a black metal začala už dávno. V minulosti jsem se podílel na několika death a black metalových kapelách. Bohužel všechny přirozeně skončily. Bohužel jsem si musel chvíli počkat, abych si konečně uvědomil, co jsem chtěl už nějakou dobu vynést na světlo. Ale teď jsem konečně tady a mohu uvést své nemocné vize a projekty k životu.

Přiznám se, že mě tvoje novinka „Anti Deus“ posadila na zadek. Mně se na ní hrozně líbí, že jsi nejen ortodoxní a opravdoví, ale nezapomínáte ani na studené a temné melodie. Jak vlastně skládáš a tvoříš nové skladby?

Mým hlavním záměrem v hudbě je nakopnout vás do obličeje nebo do zadku - říkejte si tomu, jak chcete. Nejsem si však jistý, zda mám používat termín „ortodoxní“ ve vztahu k sobě, protože jsem otevřený obecně většině hudebních žánrů. Rozhodně ale věřím v zásadu, že když tvořím a očekávám od jiných umělců, black a death metal by měl nést negativní poselství. Tady není místo pro slitování! Pokud jde o proces tvorby melodií a struktury písní, hodně improvizuji s nápady. Ta „ZIMA“, kterou jsi zmínil, přichází přirozeně, není v tom žádný kalkul nebo něco podobného. Ale zároveň si plně uvědomuji, že to není nic převratného. Jsem to prostě já, nic víc nic míň.


Na novince mě zaujal opravdu hodně syrový a „prašivý“ zvuk. Kde jsi desku nahrával, mixoval, kdo je podepsán pod produkcí?

Anti Deus, stejně jako mé předchozí materiály, vznikl a byl z větší části nahrán ve studiu Terror. Je to moje domácí jeskyně, která byla vytvořena speciálně za účelem tvorby černého umění. Mix a mastering, pokud se tomu tak dá říkat, haha, je také moje práce. Je skvělé slyšet, že se vám líbilo.

Zaujal mě i obal desky. Jestli to dobře chápu, tak je na něm démon. Cover je propracovaný, trošku tajemný, ale perfektně se hodí k hudbě. Co má tento námět vyjadřovat? Kdo je autorem a jak jste se dali dohromady a proč právě tenhle motiv?

Máš pravdu, na obálce je démon, haha, vytvořený samotným démonem Qrasem z Mental Porn. Piotr je zodpovědný za všechny obálky a rozvržení Temple of Decay. Myslím, že ho není třeba více představovat, protože odvedl opravdu neuvěřitelnou práci. Co se týče obálky Anti Deus, ta byla tentokrát vytvořena trochu jinak, protože na ni nebyla použita počítačová grafika; místo toho ji Piotr vytvořil ručně. Náčrtek a všeho ostatní. Jak jsi řekl, obal se k hudbě velmi dobře hodí a nese silné poselství. Anti God! Anti Deus!


Ve svých textech se zaobíráš temnou fantazií, antináboženstvím, smrtí. O čem jsou na nové nahrávce? Jaké je hlavní téma a myšlenka „Anti Deus“? Kde pro texty bereš inspiraci?

Myslím, že texty ToD nejsou nic složitého nebo komplikovaného. Poselství je jednoduché, ale silné, a proto si myslím, že polské texty tentokrát doplňují a zdůrazňují podstatu tohoto materiálu. O to víc mě překvapuje, že i lidé, kteří polsky neumějí, dokážou vnímat poselství a upřímnost této hudby. Obecně jsou texty velmi antiklerikální a protikřesťanské. Nenávist, kterou cítím vůči této instituci a omezením, která zavádí, je hlavní inspirací pro existenci alba Tod. Hloupost živí mou nenávist!!!

Nedá mi to a musím se zeptat. Hraješ metalový styl, který je extrémní. Žiješ v Polsku. Jak jsou black death metalové metalové kapely vnímány běžnou veřejností? Nemáš s tím nějaké problémy? Dostaneš prostor třeba v televizi, v novinách? Jak je vůbec život ve vaší zemi ovlivněn křesťanstvím, náboženstvími?

O Polsku toho momentálně nemohu moc říct, protože většinu času trávím v irském Dublinu. Za ta léta se toho ale určitě hodně změnilo. Myslím, že Polsko se pomalu vzdaluje od stereotypů, rozhodně je tam větší tolerance k určitým věcem. Stále jsme však velmi pozadu za ostatními zeměmi v Evropě. Mluvím obecně o kultuře a hudbě. Církev a stát jsou bohužel stále největšími drancovníky. Jak už jsem zmínil, všechno se pomalu mění, ale nechtěl bych, aby metal byl všude a pro všechny. Osobně bych byl radši, kdyby metal zůstal undergroundem, nedostupným pro všechny a nebezpečným pro určitou skupinu lidí.


TEMPLE OF DECAY jsou na scéně teprve chvíli. Kam až se chceš posunout? Na velké festivaly, na dlouhé turné? Jsi jenom projektem nebo chceš být regulérní kapelou, která bude klasicky fungovat? Uvažuješ vůbec o živé prezentaci? Myslím si, že by to mohlo být zajímavé.

Co se týče toho, jak dlouho budu s Todem pokračovat, určitě uslyšíte něco nového. Abych však byl upřímný, chybí čas a ti správní lidé, což prozatím vylučuje možnost koncertů. Opravdu mě baví být studiovým projektem, ale do budoucna nevylučuji živé vystupování, to ukáže čas.

Využíváš moderní technologie? Za poslední roky se změnilo všechno – technologie, zvuk, nahrávací studia, máme internet, stahování hudby. Jak se tyto změny promítly do fungování TEMPLE OF DECAY? Musel si se hodně přizpůsobit?

Ano, používám a využívám technologie. Díky tomu se mohu realizovat jako sólový projekt. Má to své klady i zápory. Co se týče internetu, stahování atd. chybí mi doby, kdy toho bylo méně a více pozornosti se věnovalo jedné věci. Dnes je toho na mou starou hlavu rozhodně moc, ha,ha. Ale ve skutečnosti si asi není na co stěžovat.

 

Mám poslední dobou pocit, že co se týká extrémních stylů, tak to u vás v Polsku opravdu žije. Obzvlášť death a black metalové kapely jsou skvělé! Chodí mi na recenzi nové desky, dělám rozhovory a mám pocit, že je vaše scéna velmi silná. To je ale můj pohled člověka, který žije mimo Polsko. Jaký je tvůj názor? Co třeba koncerty, promotéři, kluby, obchody s extrémní metalovou hudbou?

Rozhodně máš pravdu - polská black a death metalová scéna je jednou z nejsilnějších na světě. Jsem hrdý na to, jak neuvěřitelně se naše scéna vyvíjí. Co se týče koncertů, festivalů a propagace této hudby, myslím, že je to opravdu dobré. Když něco hledáte, snadno to najdete. Máme několik dobrých vydavatelství a slušnou distribuci. Myslím, že to není vůbec špatné. Ale vždycky to může být lepší.

Děkuji moc za rozhovor a přeji nejen novému albu skvělou prodejnost. Přeji vám vše dobré i v osobních životech. Ať vás provází síla! TEMPLE OF DECAY!

Děkuji Jakube a také ti přeji vše nejlepší. Na zdraví!

pondělí 18. listopadu 2024

Interview - WITCHTRAP - Devilish black thrash metal ritual from the old moldy catacombs that kills with sulfur!


Interview with legendary black thrash metal band from Colombia - WITCHTRAP.

Answered Witchhammer (drummer), thank you!

Recenze/review - WITCHTRAP - Hungry as the Beast (2024):

Ave WITCHTRAP! Greetings to Colombia, hope you are well! I am, because I just got back from work where I spent the whole day listening to your new album "Hungry as the Beast". I'm working on the computer and my headphones were still in my ears. I'm literally fascinated by the energy I feel from the record. I don't think you can tell me the recipe for where it comes from, but I'm sure you'd be happy to describe how the new record was made? Has the way WITCHTRAP composes changed in any way compared to past albums?

W/ Hey Jakub, I’m glad you like our last album “Hungry As The Beast” and let our music gets blow your brain in pieces by the energy we spread on it. There's not actually a recipe or so, we just want to do the music we like inspired by the great music form 70's and early 80's and let play it at 78 RPM with enough fury and anger as we can. About the About the recordings session it was totally differentc in comparisson to the previous albums. I mean, in the past albums, Eps and so, we always had all material written and composed, but this time we only had some guitar riffs and guitar structures. So, we took them to make a sketch with no idea what would be the drums, bass, solos, and lyrics and we started to compose every arrangement on each song during or while we were starting to record them. We thought that it was the right time for the band to have a new album out, due to the good things we realize it was happening with the feedback from fans and live performance about the band. So, we took this idea to begin the recording sessions, besides we were thinking that it would be like great bands like Judas Priest or Iron Maiden made it in early 80's when they rented the studio without any idea what to record. And let me tell you something, this experience was absolutely enriching and full or leaning for us. Now we know we know each other as we have been for more than 20 years together making Metal from the heart and the feeling we have at the heart of the band.


Personally, there's one thing I like most about "Hungry as the Beast" and that's the melodies. Clear, distinct, relying on interesting riffs, the songs gradually graduate, they have drive and power. To me, these are the things that make good music great. I wonder how you know when a song is finished? Who has the final say? And then how do you feel about their live presentation? Does there have to be chemistry between you and then the fans? Do you also have ideas that you then scrap?

W/ Well, it’s kinda hard tough, basically all is based only on we (B. A. Ripper and me) each contribute with 50% on the album music, for example on this “Hungry As The Beast“ each put 4 songs, once we share the riffs and guitar structure, we start to make arregements and a writting lyrics after the music is fixed and done, but the song ends when Ripper & me think the structure is done including arregments, about production and mixing it takes what it derserves until it sounds great for us, we try to make that our music sound like each isntruments sound clear but enouhg rough and the take has gotten the essence we wanted in our music,you know, not over produced at all but enough clear as 80's or 90's was for the listeners and fans.

By the other hand, performance it’s other thing different, we wnat to give a lot of energy and make our fans enjoy the show, leaving on their faces a big smile and satisfaction with the good fury and desplicent evil show we do at stage, you know fans and the band must have a sinergy on live performance just like a love relationship, I absolutely agree chemistry its a fact between band and fans.

I know a lot of bands that have lyrics to songs just to sing something. What I always liked about WITCHTRAP is that they have an idea, a meaning, an opinion. How do they come about? When does the inspiration come and how do you fit them into the music? Personally, I think writing lyrics is an insanely difficult discipline and on the new album "Hungry as the Beast" in particular, they're great. I often think to myself, yeah, that's exactly right, that's how I feel too.

W/ When we write a song, we first create the main riffs, and depending on what those riffs make us feel we start to have the ideas for the lyrics.

On our early records, writing lyrics was difficult because our English was lacking, and most of those where constructed with dictionary language. However, with time we got better at it.

It can be a hard process and it will alway require a new level of dextertity and mastery, because you shouldn’t just write for the sake of having a rain of words to fill the song, it needs to be artistic.

On „Hungry as the Beast“ we tried our best to give to the lyrics that poetry touch, and the results were very satisfying. One thing that inspired us and led us to create those type of lyrics was studying those created by excelent lyricists such as Rob Halford and Ronnie J. Dio.


You're from Medellin. I found out that 90% of Colombians are Roman Catholic. Wikipedia even states that 21% of Catholics have witnessed an exorcism. Here in the Czech Republic, where we are almost all atheists, this is almost incomprehensible. How has the Church influenced you? Have you ever been banned from concerts? How is black thrash metal perceived by the mainstream society?

W/ I think all Colombians are catholic indeed hahaha. I have never knew about an exorcism or so, you know google has a lot of bullshit on the web.

Well, in someway the fact that I have stidied in the primary and high school in a catholic college, was a point of growing up in kinda way rebel against to that religious statement, I rmember I use to be against all the bible teachings and in the high school, I have to validate at the end of each scholler year about that matter year after year, so those Incoherentic theories written in that book mades me question agsint the teacher at 9th grade, that's why I was fired from that school hahahaha. So at the same time I was got hocked into Metal and realize the Metal music, it was according of the plenty ideas I had in my mind against religion since some time ago. In 80‘s and 90’s the society wasn’t the real problem although it was too, but specially in some part of our family , and the cops that persecuted metalheads all days, and later the stupid factories' manners, that it was impossible for a Metalhead to find a job due to our way of dressing and long hair.

Our scene we use to hung out in some corners and parks of the city to share and home taping and trading the few records of Metal, or talking about how society, religion and politics were against the people and us, this shit that made us feel kind of agry and feel a lot of rage and courage, I think that’s the real fact that made us stay stronger into Metal.

Today, things has changed, in one way now we aren’t like a drugs addicts from their point of view, anyway they see to us like a good people that only enjoy extreme music, although still a small part of the society keeps all tha crappy shit against us, but being honest in early years it was a real pain in the ass for each metalhead here in Colombia.


A long time ago, when I was still in primary school, a friend of mine once drew the logos of metal bands in a notebook. It was during socialism and I was in detention because of it. Still, it was a beautiful time, you were young and discovering new bands at the turn of the eighties and nineties. VENOM came to me then and then of course our TÖRR. How did you experience your beginnings? Can you tell our readers a little bit about how albums were recorded in your country back then and what it was like in Colombia? Please reminisce.

W/ oh man those years were amazing and wonderful times for sure, I remember how hard was to find a Venom, Sodom, Slayer, even Metallica or Iron Maiden record to do a home taping, you know Colombia isn’t the Rock’n’Roll culture at all, here is Vallenatos, Cumbias, Salsa, and all that crapy music that I actually hate so much, this shit sounds in everywhere, in the downtown streets, the buses, the taxis, the neighbor in their high speakers on high volume, it’s absolutely boring and frustating, So, for example: in the whole city were like 4 or 5 copies maybe less of each album that some maniac got it beacuse their families traveled to USA and brought some copy of any Metal band, and that record could run around the whole scene to each one can do a home recording. So we used to trade records for some few time or days to spread the voice of any good great album or Ep when it arrived to the scene.

About how we recorded our own albums of bands from Ultra Metal I mean bands such as Parabellum, Astaroth, Reencarnacion and Danger amog others, actually it was a pain in the ass for all of them even to us, we use to handcrafted our drumkits and even to build our own distortion pedals with some friends that has some few electronic knowledge done by our self and beleive me or not in some cases we built our onw guitar as well same as we did with the drumkits, about the studios were so expensive to pay but some of those bands tried to find economical resuerses to pay these recordings, unfortunately in Colombia at the recording studios the sound enginneers of that time had nothing of knowlege how to record Metal and that's why those bands sounded like raw and nasty, so it was as it was done, and all this stuff has his enchantment and high value not only for us as patrimonium of our music even for international undeground scene as well.

I keep telling everyone and it's clear that once upon a time there was rock and heavy metal and then thrash and black metal. Without the basics there is no evolution. Staying in the past, what musicians actually brought you to music? Is there anyone you still admire today that you'd like to meet and thank for inspiring you?

W/ Acutally I‘ve hung out with couple of Metal icons such as Schmier, Mantas, Abbadon, Katon, Dolan, Tom Angel Ripper and they are so humble and kind to me and really nice guys for sure, total respect and I really love these guys. But about the musicians I would like to hang out for at least to share a beer are passed away: Lemmy, Cliff, Wendy Orlean Williams and Dio. Maybe In Hell I will meet them, if there is a existance after life.


I always take each band as a whole. Not just their music, but their performance, how they treat their fans. Honestly, a band can play like gods, but then I come to a show and they're arrogant and a few slaps and that's it for me. What I've always loved about WITCHTRAP is that you guys are civil, laid back, heartfelt, go-getters. How do you perceive the fans? It seems to me (from what I've seen of the videos) that you enjoy every show immensely. Am I right?

W/ Fuck Off Rock Star attitude, first of all we consider to each one of us as just a Metal fan, we love to go to metal clubs or bars, we go to Metal gigs and festivals to see emerging and local bands and fo course some of the greatest bands we love, so having said this, we think we are just like you or each Metalhead overthere is, we buy physical stuff vinyls, CDs and tapes, and we know we are exactly as a Metalhead that listen and enjoy of our music. So, being among the Metal crowd that come to see us, to share some words, to drink some beers and talking about Metal and so, that 'is one of my favorites times. I mean, when I have had while I'm touring or playing, it's absolutely amazing to feel the love from them to our music but at same time we (they and me) are starting a new frienship, that's something I love to the core even all members in Witchtrap do on every gig.

A band it's something, beacuse the fans give all their support to the music that they do. So the fans deserve to be as closer to them, no matter what happens, fans are everything. I mean, thje fans are loving the music you create for satisfying your self, that's more than enough to understand that the fans are the bigest thing happens to an artist.

How do you perceive contemporary metal? Do you have any favourite bands? I don't know about you, but lately it seems like everyone is playing faster and faster, crazier, more incomprehensible. You stand under the stage, nod your head for a while, what great musicians they are, and then you don't remember anything. Then he goes home and prefers to listen to good old Saxon.

W/ Yeah, Yeah, I like some good bands from nowadays indeed and specially bands from my country they are still trying to keep the real feeling in Metal alive.

I have some similar thoughts about that, although I would like to add something more, the real problem is the trend nowadays is create music with high levels of techninsim, You know, the drummers are playing hihg metronome bits on blastbeats but the groove have been lost in some way, I think they seems being competing betweem them of whom is playng faster to uncrest other musicians, I find this boring and stupid to be honest, I think they are satisfaying their egos and it goes against the musicality, the feeling or the groove in Metal, that's why there so great bands and musicians, but there aren't great songs.

 

You're a memory now. Times have changed a lot since the '80s. You're kind of a legendary band, you have a lot of fans, you get invited to gigs. Still, there's a lot that's different. Nowadays you have the internet, new technologies, a lot of people listen to music in the style - download, listen and then either forget or delete. How do you look to the future? Will metal be just for old people anymore? And how do you see the changes as a musician? And where is WITCHTRAP heading at the moment?

W/ Certainly, we don't know what is gonna happen, but in our way to see the movement, probably the Metal scene will turn slowly to only local bands and all the bands while the time is running will stop of touring around the world, but maybe only if a new band with enough charisma to make to all of us and the scene around the world rejoin, just like the early days, besides with no the intervention of main stream labels trends, then the Metal scen will raise again, like a New Renaissement.

About WITCHTRAP, you know we're not pretencious at all, we just will keep doing what we do since the begining, although right now we have found our mature about how keep doing as we wanted to sound and create our music. So, new material of course, it will come and try to spread and playing in other countries as much as we can to all the die hard Witchtrapmaniacs and new Metalheads that hans't still listen to our music that we know there are thousands, this way they can take their chace to hear the Metal noise from Colombia.

I'm sure you still have some dreams, goals, milestones you want to achieve as a band. Can you reveal them to us? You're black thrash veterans, you're recording great albums, you can still hear the enthusiasm for the music. You tour, you play festivals. Is there anything else missing from the puzzle?

W/ Nah(no), there is no missing nothing, we are living our dream, we have gotten more than we ever thought in our lives about having a band, we have even played in many countries, more than many bands in South America have done, this is something that we infintely appreciate deep inside in our minds and heart. Our music is listened by some underground maniacs all around the world, we know they are not a million, but they are truely Headbangers and it means all. So, if the success of being recognized come to our band, it's welcome for sure, but is not our main target, we are gonna keep doing as it goes and it is perfect for us.

 

We're coming to the end, so I'd like to try a more philosophical question. How would you define the style called black thrash metal? What is this music for you and why did you choose this style?

W/ To tag a band or giving a style it’s a big mistake that many of us into Metal do, but if can define Black Thrash Metal, I think it could be like this: Speed music, Catchy riffing, Aggressive voice, Evil lyrics, and No trendy music, Keep it as classic as it was done 40 years ago.

About WITCHTRAP we play Witching Metal.

If you would merge in a boiling cauldron a band with the following characteristics: NWOBHM together some Punk and Satanic lyrism then you would have Witching Metal, we are not Black Thrash Metal, we are Witching Metal.

What is WITCHTRAP going to do in the next few months?

W/ We have been palning some locals shows and showing to the witchtrapmaniacs our recent album “Hungry As The beast“ besides we have being looking for some tours in South America, US and probably Europe ofr next year 2025, we will see what happens. And of course we are conmposing new song, you know, this madness never stops.

Thank you very much for the interview. You don't even know what it means to me. A boyhood dream come true. I wish you many more great ideas, sold out records, sold out shows and may your private lives prosper as well. See you at the concert! WITCHTRAP RULES!

W/ hey Bro, we are tottaly thankful on you to provide us this space to show something about our band and we have been doing throuhg the years. So, belive me this means a lot to us as well, having in mind our words will runs throught the Metaheads overthre in ou country and area because of you, that’s fucking awesome.

Thank you for your good Metal wishes and of course we will meet again.
Stay Evil, Stay Ugly, Stay Metal.

Hugo “Witchhammer“ Uribe & WITCHTRAP

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