1 How old are you? How long have you been listening to
Death Metal and which DM bands did you listen to first?
I am 16 years old, I’ve been listening to
Death Metal for only 2 years or so I’m still a
Death Metal n00b. I know this might
Insult some people but my first
Death Metal band was
Cannibal Corpse, their album
Kill was a
Killer (see what I did there?). I knew that when I first heard
Kill, I was hooked and one band led to another, and another and so on.
2 How many hours do you spend each day listening to
Extreme music? Would you say you're addicted?
Hell yeah I’m addicted. Depending on my
Mood, if I’m in a black metal/death metal
Mood I might just sit there for hours on
End just going through youtube and websites looking for new music to listen to.
3 Which bands you
Saw live were the best?
I’ve never seen a DM band live… its on my bucket list though
4 What is your favorite
Death Metal album,
Black Metal,
Thrash Metal and/or Grindcore?
Oh golly, this is a very hard one
Death metal:
Krypts – Open the
Crypt Probably my favourite
Death Metal album, well… it’s the only one that comes to mind when I think of “death metal” and “favourite”
Black metal:
Taake - Hordalands doedskvad
Easy, this album is just amazing, its so uplifting and adventurous it gets my
Blood boiling at some points. I could probably sit there for a whole day just listening to this album.
Thrash metal:
Megadeth – Rust in Peace
I’m not a
Thrash Metal fanatic, but holy cow Rust in Peace is an excellent album and I found its super
Addictive right from the very beginning.
Grindcore:
Carcass – Reek of
Putrefaction One of the only
Grindcore albums I know of
5 Though they may not be the best, which records did you most play up till now?
Cannibal Corpse’s
Kill album, according to my itunes library, I’ve played it 225 times
6 What are the tracks/songs you just can't get enough of?
I just can’t get enough of Rose Funeral’s
Desolate Form. Ok, if you haven’t heard their 2011 album, you’re probably thinking “hey, they ain’t
Death Metal, they’re deathcore… know the difference retard”. I don’t know about everyone else, but I reckon their album is in a similar vein to Fleshgod Apocalypse’s Mafia album which is by no
Means deathcore. I just love the structure and texture of that track, just amazing
7 How much do you value your CDs (or tapes or LPs) and what do they represent to you?
Because I have parents who interrogate me on everything I buy and due to the
Fact that the CD shop in town has a terrible selection, I have to resort to online stores such as i-tunes. So I don’t have many CDs at all.
8 Do you listen to less
Extreme music or are you without
Mercy for any other genres?
I’m definitely not a metal elitist and I hope to never be one. I listen to everything from post-rock to raw
Black Metal and
Beyond, go figure.
9 What is the country that does best represent
Death Metal in your opinion? Do you like one period in particular?
Well it depends on which type of
Death Metal we’re looking at, if we’re talking about OSDM and modern
Death Metal in general it’ll definitely the United States. If I ever visit that country, I’m definitely going to pick up a t-shirt or two.
If were talking about melodic death, Sweden takes the cake. Bands like Arch Enemy were pretty much the face of melodic death and I believe they still are.
10 Is there some visual content that you find laughable and/or bands you think that really suck eggs?
Uhhh… I’m not sure what is meant by this question but a lot of the cover art in pornogrind is completely and utterly retarded. Not to mention some of the lyrical themes as well.
11 You're a band manager, what would be the Death Metal dreamteam for you: drummer, bass player, guitar player(s) and vocalist.
Hmmm, I don’t know many (any) artists… Put it this way, I judge bands as a whole, I don't just pick out a single member.
12 Looking back at the previous year (2008), which albums do you think have become cult classics?
By 2008, you mean 2011 right?
Just kidding, I’m not entirely sure about this one. I think that Anaal Nathrakh’s Passion seemed to be really popular around the metal community.
13 In your opinion, which 5 Death Metal bands are today's champions (please no ultra underground band, bands that really count in today's Death Metal)?
Necrophagist (they’ve been dormant for a while now)
Bloodbath
Suffocation
Nile
Origin
14 You've heard of deathcore, do you think it's Death Metal?
Ummm, deathcore is just deathcore. Although now there seems to be a lot of overlap between the two scenes.
15 Last but not least, here's your chance to pick up the 10 best Death Metal records of all times.
Well, If I had a chance to pick up 10 death metal CDs it would be
Nile – Those Whom the Gods Detest
Skinless - Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead
Carcass – Heartwork
Guttural Secrete - Reek of Pubescent Despoilment
Ossarivm – Emanation (don’t even know if CDs exist)
Portal – Seepia (thanks to Mercenarion)
Bodysnatch - Insights Of A Rotten Theatre
Severed Savior - Servile Insurrection
Rotten Sound – Murderworks
I remember having fun once, it was terrible...