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Dienstag, den 09. Februar 2010 um 22:37 Uhr |
Enjoy an interview with Tommy and Magnus from Denmarks best Newcomers in 2008 (DMeA)... CROCELL
Sven: Tommy, little princess. Hope you´re doing good?
Tommy: I'm doing absolutely great, thank you.
In Germany Crocell are still relatively unknown. Would you please introduce the band with a short history?
Magnus and Ken had previously played in a band called Adversary and when they called it quits, they decided to start a new band. We already knew each other and quickly started talking about joining forces in a death metal-band. Ken plays with Andreas in Compos Mentis and persuaded him to be a part of the band, which was great as he's an exceptional drummer. All that was left was for me to get hold of the amazing Onkel Kusse, and the band was reality. We began writing and rehearsing in January 2007 and very quickly settled on our particular style. The songs we wrote way back in the first half of 2007 are what you're hearing on "The God We Drowned".
Not long ago your debut album "The God We Drowned" was released. In my opinion a very successful debut. What I really like is the fact that Crocell don´t sound "typical danish". Was it planned that you won´t work with Madsen/Hansen or were they just too expensive?
 First of all, I don't think it's just our sound that isn't typically Danish, it's our songwriting and general style as well. As for picking a producer, I happened to be old friends with Christian Bonde, who offered us a very good deal. Because of this good deal, we never really considered visiting some of the more famous Danish producers. Economy is always an issue when you're playing death metal, and we probably wouldn't have been able to afford it anyway. We are very pleased with the sound of the record and working with Bonde was great, so there's no regrets about our decision. But now that you mention Tue Madsen, the record was in fact mixed and mastered at his Antfarm Studios by his very proficient helper Jacob Olsen, who is now our regular sound guy.
You recorded "The God We Drowned" over a year ago. How was the feeling when you first held the finished album in your hands?
Very good. Finally holding the record we recorded so long ago in my hands was amazing. It was a long wait, but definitely worth it.
The cover of your debut looks amazing! Who was responsible for it?
We all agreed that we didn't want a Photoshop-cover, but a real painting and Andreas' girlfriend happened to know this young, extremely talented artist. He sent us his portfolio and we immediately knew that we wanted him to paint the cover art. Working with him was a breeze as we loved the very first drafts he sent us. Actually, the final cover is very close to the first drafts.
What about the songwriting? Whos responsible for this shit and what are the lyrics about? Are they just a means to an end or do the lyrics have a deeper meaning?
Ken and I have each written about half the songs on the record. Generally, he has done the faster, more aggressive stuff while I've written most of the slow-paced, melodic stuff. As for the lyrics, that's Magnus' responsibility, so I've gotten him to talk about those.
 Magnus: The lyrics are definitely not just means to an end, although you sometimes have to compromise in order to make the vocals work out in a good way. The lyrics are related to the general mood of the songs, for instance "Winter Is Coming" is very bleak while the title track features a lot of aggression with an epic feel to it. The general theme of the record (and I actually hadn't really considered this until the record was finished) is one of knowledge, remembrance and coping with the unknown. This is also reflected in the album's title, the "God" not being a religious entity as much as an idea or a set of morals, and the word "Drowned" and the water on the cover being a reference to memories and forgetting. Some of the lyrics, I have to admit, were written in a bit of a hurry and aren't that great but generally, I'm very pleased with most of the songs.
At this year "Royale Metal Fest" in Aarhus Crocell hit the stage very spontaneous because "See You Next Tuesday" had to cancell their show. How did you get the gig?
Even you had a very bad hangover the show from Crocell was bombastic! Were you satisfied as well?
We basically all happened to be there and when the organizers got word of the cancellation, they got hold of Ken. He quickly gathered the band and we all agreed to do it even though we were suffering a bit under the combination of hangovers and the flu. Taking our condition and the lack of a soundcheck into consideration, we were quite pleased with the show. The crowd was absolutely great, and we were very happy to hear the roar when we were announced as the replacement band.
Your bass player and Entombed fanatic Onkel Kusse (Onkel Fotze) has a very "special"
Name. How did he get it???
That's a long story, haha! Basically the mom of one of his friends misheard his real name and heard "kusse" and it's stuck since then. He's wearing it with pride!
At the last Danish Metal Awards Crocell won the award for the category "Best Newcomer". Congrats! How does it feel to have this award?
It's a great pad on the back and it made us even more sure that we have found a style that fits us well and that our songwriting is working. It was also just about the best publicity we could have asked for as we received the award just two weeks prior to the album's release.
Tommy, what are the plans for Crocell in 2009? What about upcoming shows and when can we finally see you in Germany/Hamburg f.e.?
 We've got loads of plans for 2009! We're writing the next album as we speak. We've got some very good songs already and I think we're expanding the style of the band further with this stuff. There's lots of different stuff, it's very varied. We have quite a few shows booked, unfortunately only in Denmark. We would love to play in Germany, not least in Hamburg. Basically, if you want us to play in your city, get hold of a booker that can make it possible or have a go at booking a show yourself! We're hoping to play as many shows as possible, after all, that's the greatest part about making music.
The danish metal scene is very busy at the moment. Tell us your thoughts about the fact, that a little country like Denmak has that huge amount of interesting and ass kicking metalacts.
That's great of course, but I don't really know why that is. We've been in the shadow of our Scandinavian neighbours for years. I hope we're just beginning to ascend.
Beside established acts like Illdisposed, Hatesphere, Mercenary and Raunchy there are other bands like Dawn Of Demise, Koldborn, Pilgrimz and Crocell. New bands to us, that metal fans should know. What danish bands do you like best?
I really like a technical death metal band from Århus called Die, who are still unsigned. And we've got a very, very young group called Avarice, who've got a lot of potential. More experienced acts like Exmortem and Koldborn are very good as well.
Tommy, thank you very much for your precious time and your answers!
The last words are yours...
As I said, we're really hoping to kick ass in Germany in the near future. We'll bring a bucketload of snaps (or Korn as you call it) and make sure that you're made aware of how we do it in Århus. Prost!
www.myspace.com/crocelldk
Sven
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Zuletzt aktualisiert am Dienstag, den 23. Februar 2010 um 09:15 Uhr |
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Geschrieben von: Sven Meier
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Dienstag, den 09. Februar 2010 um 22:36 Uhr |
Hey folks, here´s an exclusive HateSphere-interview for you. We talked with Pepe about the new album "To The Nines", about the past and the future plans. He gave us some very interesting answers. So go and check it out...!
Sven: Hey Pepe, everything fine with you and your little family?
Once again congratulations on your son’s birth! I hope, your girlfriend overcame everything well?
Pepe: Thank you, yes she overcame everything in an impressive way... I am very proud of her!! All respect to women giving birth...
Your new album “To The Nines” will be released soon. Are you excited about that?
Oh yes  I am always excited about releasing a new album. How will people react to the sound, the music, the lyrics, the cover, the videos etc.? These same questions are popping up in my head this time... just ten times more than usual, as this is our first album with the new line-up. But we have been in this constellation in more than a year now, have toured heavily and have worked extremely hard on the new music, which we feel is the best, we can do. So we are confident in the album.
HateSphere experienced some quite bustling one and a half years. Four new members had to be integrated into the band, you have been playing your asses off live und along the way you composed a whole new album and recorded it... How did you experience this time?
It was both nervewrecking, exciting and very healthy, hehe. I mean, first of we had to get the machine rolling, like it had always been doing. That of course demanded a lot of work. Then we had to convince everybody that we were still just as alive, as we have always been – and we had to get people to accept the new line-up. The Dismember tour and the two new tracks we uploaded really helped with that – and with that in mind we had the necessary peace to write and record the album. And now it’s here... and we cant be more excited about the time to come, than we are right now
Many discussions on the line-up-changes had been up. It is like it is. Whatever.
Could you tell us something about the “new” members, who apparently did not appear that much in Germany before playing in HateSphere.
 Our drummer Dennis is also playing in a band called The Downward Candidate. He is the drunk granddad of the band – shit he hates me for saying that, haha – and have been playing in various metal bands over the years. Before he came in the band, we had already worked with him, as he were supposed to be stand-in drummer on a US-tour we had planned in 2007. So it wasnt hard to integrate him. Our bassplayer Mixen had been in contact with us regarding another possible US-tour, where he was supposed to stand-in as well. Both Mixen and Dennis already came in the band in June 2007 – and had at that time been rehearsing quite a bit with us. Actually Mixen is no stranger to the German crowd – just in a quite different connection. He has previously played in a Ska-band called Furillo, and have been feared in every bar north of Munich, haha!!!
Jakob, guitar, have played in the two death metal bands Dawn of Demise and Koldborn, before joining us in September 2007. I had been playing in a glam project with him, and I have known him – and HateSphere have toured with his other bands – for quite some while. So it wasnt a hard decission there! He joined the band at our supporttour of Behemoth in Poland in September with only 12 hours notice... how’s that for commitment?!!!
Joller also plays in a band called Scarred by Beauty – quite different from HateSphere – and has also played in a band called Mudslide. I guess not many knew him before, but he took us by surprise, when he did the audition after Jacob left. Never having played outside of Denmark, he has had a great time this first year in the band – and he has been doing an amazing job!
Pepe, let’s face it: what did you honestly think when Jacob Bredahl told you that he was about to leave the band and according to that the already booked “Dimmu Borgir”-tour had to be cancelled?
I was both sad and mad! Sad, because I thought the band was over, and mad because the whole band had been counting on this Dimmu Borgir tour – no shows, mean no income, and at that time I didnt have any job apart from the band. I thought – and still think – that he should have told me much earlier, as he had apparently been feeling like that for quite some time. If he had done that, we would have had the chance to find someone new for the tour. But, but, but, it didnt happen, and we got through this period much stronger. And we have a good relationsship today – so let’s leave it with that, shall we
You have found a very young, though very talented new singer in Jonathan “Joller” Albrechtsen. Was he your first choice and how did you get into contact with him?
 We had a lot of guys coming in for auditions from not only Denmark but also Germany, Scotland and Italy, but we ended up with a local Danish guy – and we are happy about that! We actually had guys from far-out places like Brazil and USA showing their interest as well, but I guess that would have made rehearsals quite difficult, haha. But anyway great to know that people far away were aware of the band.
Anyway, we had some difficulties finding the right guy. Joller was actually not even coming to the first auditions, as we didnt know that he existed at that time. We then chose somebody else but he ended up saying no. We then starting looking again, and this time one of our friends/fans from Copenhagen suggested us trying out this young guy – a friend of his – that he felt would be the right guy. I then called Joller, got him over, and we actually imidiately hired him. This happened only 12 days before our next show – and 13 days before our show at the Danish Metal Awards in front of 1100 people... so you can imagine that both Joller and the rest of the band where quite nervous, haha.
www.xxl-rock.de were on ten concerts of HateSphere last year and rightly so can I say that the new HateSphere are different but cool though. How has the response to the new line-up been so far?
It has been really good. As our second show with the line-up was a fantastic one at the Danish Metal Awards, I think we already there convinced most of the critics. As we then almost imidiately after that toured Europe with Dismember, we then hopefully convinced the rest, hehe... at least it felt like that. At first people had to check us out, but as they realised it was still one hell of a ride to be at a HateSphere show, they started the moshing. Anyway, since that we have toured Denmark and Italy, and played a lot of festivals, so I think most people are aware of the fact that HateSphere is back – just with different faces... and very beautiful faces, might I add, haha
On March 27th the new album “To The Nines” will be released. What is the meaning of its title? Is it more than “just another” HateSphere-album to you?
 It way more that just another HateSphere album to me... quite obvious! People are eager to hear how the new HateSphere sounds like, and this is like a new beginning to us. Not only the fans are excited but the band as well. We have worked hard on making this the best possible slap to the face on all our critics, and we therefore have a lot of feelings involved this time... more than usual  The other guys in the band are excited about finally making their own HateSphere music instead of only playing the old stuff, and I am excited about making a new strong album with the new line-up... because at one time, I never thought this would be possible. So it is with great pride that we release this album.
The title refers to the number 9 – the highest number of them all, and therefore the symbol of perfection. “To the nines” means doing something to perfection – aiming for perfection! The guy on the cover thinks highly of himself – he is so self confident that he can cut off his own ear without caring!
You already showed the new album “To The Nines” several times to us when we met last time in November. To be honest: I have not been expecting such a powerful album. The vocals sound more Death Metallike and the songs are faster and more aggressive. What can you say about each single song? How long did you record?
Thanks. We feel this album is more aggressive than our last one as well. I guess, we felt that we had a lot to prove – and therefore just made all our aggressions come out!
The album was recorded very quickly. All in all it only took us 10 days – and then we of course had to do the mix. We had been preparing ourselves extremely much for this album, and that really helped in the recording process. Ok, here comes a bit about every song:
"To The Nines": title- and video-track. Starts right on in a fast pace – only slows down a bit in the middle – but takes no prisoners. One of the fastest songs of the albums – and therefore – as we feel it – a perfect opener!
"Backstabber": A typical HateSphere tune, which represents a bit of everything we stand for: fast thrash, great melodies, grooves and melodic solos. It starts out fast, slows a bit down in the choruses, before slowing totally down in the middle section. Of course it ends in a riff o rama – dont worry The first song to be revealed from the album.
"Cloaked In Shit": This one you might already know, as it has been up on our myspace-page since July – in a demo version. Fast and groovy and with a very melodic middle section. Again, typical HateSphere!
"Clarity": Slow and groovy all the way through – the dance track of the album. Most definately a song that will stand out – in a good sense – on the album. Ends in wirlwind of drum fills...
"Even If It Kills Me": fast and straight to your face. With only a little over a minute in lenght this song is by far the shortest on the album – and the most direct one as well. You never know what hit you, before it’s over!
"Commencing A Campaign": atmospherical instrumental track that serves as an intro to the next song
"The Writing's On The Wall": Super groovy and melodic. In the middle we experiment with quite different melodic stuff, before the song ends in a faster than fast riff!!
"In The Trenches": also available on our myspace-page. A groovy and old school thrasher. Reminds a bit about Exodus at times, I guess...
"Aurora": again a song that stands out. Quite groovy and slow before speeding up in the middle. The verse riff is totally old school thrash.... I love it!!!!
"Oceans Of Blood": fast and evil – the perfect last song, as it has got a bit of everything. The song starts out at a crushing speed, and first slows down after a couple of minutes – this time with an atmospherical and evil middle piece! Absolutely a highlight of the album!! We have been playing this song live for quite a while now – so maybe you know it...
Once again Tue Madsen took care of the production. What makes him so important to HateSphere that you mostly record with him?
Well, he is simply a world class producer. On top of that he is a friend, and living not far from us – actually it takes me 15 minutes on bike to reach his studio – so we have great confidence in him. He has been involved in four HateSphere releases so far, and he knows our music. Therefore he is good at giving us inputs and criticism – things we can actually use. But the most important reason for choosing him must be that he is just as happy about wigs and cream pies, as we are, haha
There is a video about to come out with your new album. Which song is it going to be? I heard the video is supposed to be very wicked with you wearing weird costumes. Do you think that music videos are still important in 09?
The video is going to be for the title track, To the nines. Videos are still very important. Maybe not that much in regular TV but on the internet people watch videos like never before! This video is for sure the best we have ever done... and it is so brutal that we have had to do a censored version as well... so people, be ware!!!
How do you handle the songwriting? Four out of five members live in Copenhagen, you live in Århus – which apparently makes rehearsing quite difficult. In what way did the “new ones” play a part during composing?
 Well, during the songwriting process of this album we were still two people living here in Aarhus – so that made things a bit easier. But well, Copenhagen and Aarhus are not that far apart, and we have been travelling a lot! But if you just arrange your logistics, it can be done
I have been writing most of the songs, like I always do, but there have been a lot of great inputs from the new members. Jakob has been writing a song as well, and Mixen and Joller have been working extremely hard on the lyrics and the vocal structures. So all in all these new members have had a great impact on the music!
Let’s talk about the lyrics: what do we have to expect? Is it still about “blood, beer and Satan!” or are there any variances? I imagine Mixen might bring some interesting stuff into it ...
Hehe, as told before the lyrics are way more worked through this time. Mixen and Joller write lyrics that is deeper than we are used to – and it will be exciting to see, if people will realise what they are about. Though to make Jakob, Dennis and me happy they have of course written at least three songs about blood,beers and satan, haha...
Rike and me recently were in Århus at the “Royal Metal Fest” and met some of the musicians in “The Burning” and “Crocell” who already listened to “To The Nines”. All of them were pretty thrilled. How important are the opinions of fellow musicians, media and fans to you?
Well, it would be a pity if everybody hated it, haha, so of course it matters that people like it. And to know that people close to you likes the album always warms. The fan reactions so far have also been very positive, so we are happy. But in the end you have to be satisfied yourself – nothing else really matters!
HateSphere left SPV and signed with Napalm Records. Can you give any reasons for this change?
A band needs support, and SPV couldnt give us that. Especially after the line-up changes they showed very little interest – even though we could tell them great news like winning a Danish Grammy etc. And they didnt seem to know what was going on – apparently didnt even know which members had left the band. We knew that we needed a label that believed in us, so luckily we were able to come out of the contract and sign to Napalm – which has shows great interest in us from the beginning!
Bands like “Amon Amarth” and “Legion Of The Damned” for example seem to make an effort releasing their albums with unimportant gimmicks. Fortunately HateSphere have not harassed us with crap like that so far. But when the hell can we finally get an action figure of Mixen with a removable beard? 
Haha, we didnt think about that idea... until now!!! If you have a great design for action figures, we are more than willing to do it Maybe a Joller bowler hat as well... no ideas are too stupid here...
The “Alive and dresses to the nines”- tour will start next April. www.xxl-rock.de is going to join you on at least five shows (three cheers for that!). The tour is about to last for almost a month. You and Jakob have children now and this circumstance raises the question if HateSphere will keep on touring as intensely as before?
The touring will go on, but we just need to plan more now. This tour has two parts, and then a break of one week in between, so we have time to be with the family. So we have thought about that. Anyway, this is what we want, so if we tour a lot, I make a big deal about being there, when I am home! So I dont fool too much around back home – I make out with the family instead
Pepe, I want to thank you for taking the time to answer! The last words are yours.
Thanks for the great support. This last year and a half has been busy and exciting to us – and we wouldnt have made it without the support of the fans! So people, see all of you on tour in April – we will definately make a big party!!!
Oh, and by the way: make sure to buy the album
Cheers
Pepe/HateSphere
www.hatesphere.com
www.myspace.com/hatesphere
HateSphere - "To The Nines"
Release dates:
25.03.09 – FIN & Spain
27.03.09 – GAS, Benelux, FRA, ITA, SWE
30.03.09 – Europe
07.04.09 – USA / CAN
ALIVE AND DRESSED TO THE NINES Tour 2009
02-04-2009 K17, Berlin, Germany
03-04-2009 Martys Club, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
04-04-2009 DK Serikova, Plzen, Czech Republic
05-04-2009 Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
06-04-2009 Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia
07-04-2009 Viper Room, Wien, Austria
08-04-2009 Bergwerk, Millstatt, Austria
09-04-2009 Salzhof, Freistadt, Austria
10-04-2009 Titans of Metal Festival, Dresden, Germany
11-04-2009 Easter Metal Meeting, Essen, Germany (w. Gojira)
12-04-2009 Juze, Oettingen, Germany
13-04-2009 Motorship Stubnitz, Rostock, Germany
14-04-2009 Logo, Hamburg, Germany
15-04-2009 Roxy, Flensburg, Germany
16-04-2009 Posten, Odense, Denmark
17-04-2009 Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark
18-04-2009 The Rock, Copenhagen, Denmark
24-04-2009 Dachstock Reitschule, Bern,Switzerland
25-04-2009 Salzhaus, Wintertur, Switzerland (w. Gojira)
26-04-2009 Backstage, Munchen, Germany
27-04-2009 Nachtleben, Frankfurt, Germany
29-04-2009 Klangstation, Bonn, Germany
30-04-2009 Exhaus, Trier, Germany
01-05-2009 Vera, Groeningen, The Netherlands (w. Will Haven)
02-05-2009 W2, Den Bosch, The Netherlands (w. Will Haven)
03-05-2009 LVC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Zuletzt aktualisiert am Donnerstag, den 01. Dezember 2011 um 08:06 Uhr |
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Interview mit Buried In Black |
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Geschrieben von: Sven Meier
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Dienstag, den 09. Februar 2010 um 21:50 Uhr |
Die Hamburger Metalszene brodelt wieder. Neben altbekannten Acts wie Dark Age oder Stormwarrior schlagen viele Newcomerbands mächtig Alarm und wollen gehört werden. Die Death Metaller BURIED IN BLACK sind eine der interessanteren Bands, die Live schon einiges Abgefackelt haben. Fronter Ron stellte sich xxl-rock.de dem Interview, das via Email geführt wurde.  Tach auch, Ron. Alles im Lack bei Dir? BURIED IN BLACK sind ja vielen (noch) recht unbekannt. Am Besten stellst Du Euch mal kurz vor. Moinsen Sven! Danke der Nachfrage, alles gut soweit – kann nicht klagen. BURIED IN BLACKs Zusammenschluss begann vor etwa zwei Jahren… Ich traf mich seinerzeit mit Ben Liepelt, der zuvor Fronter bei Mad Doggin (R.I.P.) war und zukünftig nur noch als Axtmann aktiv sein wollte. Wir kamen schnell überein, dass wir gemeinsam was in Angriff nehmen würden. Die Suche nach geeigneten Mitstreitern hat dann ne Weile gedauert, aber letztendlich hat sich unsere Mühe und Ausdauer gelohnt. Denn jetzt hat BURIED IN BLACK mit Torsten Eggert (Bass, früher Dark Age) und Etienne Belmar (Gitarre, früher Undercroft) sehr erfahrene Leute im Team. Letztgenannter hat sogar in den 90er Jahren in Stockholm gelebt und in der dortigen Death-Metal-Szene mitgewirkt. Nicht weniger wertvoll hat BURIED IN BLACK mit Sören Teckenburg einen absolut fähigen Mitstreiter an den Drums gewonnen. BURIED IN BLACK steht für Death Metal der guten alten Zeit mit ein bisschen Moderne. Kurzum: Unser Panzer rollt, drückend, groovig, mit Melodien und ein paar Soli bewaffnet, schlichtweg geradeaus. Aus welchen Beweggründen (außer den üblichen Klischees wie Drogen, die Weltherrschaft und unendlich viel Sex) habt Ihr Euch zusammengetan? Gibt es tatsächlich andere Beweggründe? Na dann sag ich’s Mal so: Wenn Du ein Mal Blut geleckt hast, weißt Du wie gut es schmecken kann. Ich denke, dass kann jeder nachvollziehen! Das Ganze in unserem Fall nur mit dem kleinen, aber entscheidenden Unterschied, dass wir keine Teenager mehr sind. Es ist ein exzellentes Gefühl, mit Bandkollegen an einer Sache zu arbeiten, die wissen, was sie tun. Dass sich bei den aktuellen Aufnahmen zu „Arms Of Armageddon“ nur derjenige von uns im Studio aufhielt, der auch einspielte, spricht wohl für sich. Eine Band, die ihre Stärke aus den Stärken der einzelnen Mitglieder bezieht und dabei ohne Stress durch Vorgaben anderer für sich arbeiten kann, sollte es sein und ist es mit BURIED IN BLACK auch geworden. Inzwischen sind die Aufnahmen zum Debütalbum „Arms Armageddon“ abgeschlossen. Wie geht’s nun weiter? Zeigen sich die Labels interessiert oder bringt Ihr die Scheibe in Eigenregie auf den Markt?„Arms Of Armageddon“ wird von uns als Demo angesehen. Wir sind eine Band ohne Deal, die mit ihrem Erstwerk erst ein Mal darum bemüht ist, Gehör zu finden. Es gilt, den Leuten zu beweisen, dass wir gute Musik machen und dass es sich lohnt zu unseren Konzerten zu kommen, um die Nackenmuskulatur zu trainieren. Dementsprechend bieten wir es auch auf www.myspace.com/buriedinblack666 für all diejenigen, die ein Ohr wagen wollen, komplett zum Reinhören und obendrein kostenlos zum Download an. Was assoziierst Du mit dem Albumtitel? Wie seid Ihr auf „Arms Of Armageddon“ gekommen? Habt Ihr vielleicht ein Konzept am Start? Songtitel wie „Slow Death“ oder Euer Motto „hate is our religion“ lassen vermuten, dass es bei BURIED IN BLACK inhaltlich nicht unbedingt um Strandpartys, Sonnenblumen und Hundebabys geht…Der Titel passt einfach wie die Faust aufs Auge. Konzeptalben sind mir bis auf wenige Ausnahmen viel zu kopflastig und verschachtelt. Hinzu kommt, dass nichts auf der Welt so eindimensional ist, dass es unter einer Überschrift abgehandelt werden könnte. Wie viele Songs werden schlussendlich auf dem fertigen Album stehen? Es wird insgesamt 7 Songs beinhalten. Neben dem Titelsong und dem bereits genannten „Slow Death“ werden darauf „Act Of Caprice“, „Below“, „My Empyre“, „Cry For Vengeance“ und „Pure“ zu hören sein. Summa summarum gibt’s damit ne Spielzeit von etwas mehr als einer halben Stunde. Wo habt Ihr das Album aufgenommen?Ein Freund der Band, Markus Geiger, hat sich mit uns in seinem „Kick That“-Studio eingeschlossen, um die besagten Songs aufs Band zu bringen. Er hat uns zuvor im Proberaum besucht, um einen Eindruck von unserem Material zu erhalten und war derart angetan, dass er uns sofort zugesagt hat. Ich denke, das Ergebnis spiegelt unseren Sound und die Band sehr gut wider und klingt absolut authentisch. Wer verfasst Eure Songtexte? Sind alle Bandmitglieder daran beteiligt?
Wie wichtig sind Euch die Texte und was inspiriert Euch?Die Texte stammen alle aus meiner Feder, denn ich bin zum einen kein Freund des Auswendiglernens und zum anderen überzeugt, dass eigene Aussagen nachhaltiger wirken. Lyrik ist jedoch generell ein heikles Thema… Die Wenigsten interessieren sich noch für Selbstverfasstes, manch anderer hätte am liebsten die passende Erläuterung namens „Was uns der Autor mit seinem Werk sagen will“ gleich zum Text dazu, um sich bloß selbst kein imaginäres Bild machen zu müssen. Trotz aller Widrigkeiten beuge ich mich diesen Uninteressierten nicht und gebe bei meinem hauptsächlichen Anteil des Songwritings nach wie vor mein Bestes. Für BURIED IN BLACK bin ich in die Rolle der dunklen Seite der Macht geschlüpft und befasse mich mit all dem, was die Menschheit reell so an Teufelswerk anbietet. Daher auch der Fingerzeig mit der Ansage „hate is our religion“. Alles weitere bitte ich aber, selbst herauszufinden.  22.06.09 Grünspan, Hamburg w/ All That Remains Foto:Saskia Gaulke Live seid Ihr im Hamburger Raum bislang im Vorprogramm von Bands wie Disbelief, All That Remains oder Maroon in Erscheinung getreten. Wie seid Ihr denn da rangekommen? Gute Kontakte zahlen sich wohl aus, oder? Da wir alle keine Neulinge in der Musiklandschaft sind, haben sich über die Jahre natürlich zahlreiche Kontakte zu verschiedenen Leuten in der Branche gebildet. Es wäre ja nun wirklich grob fahrlässig, diese nicht auch weiterhin zu nutzen! Man sollte dabei aber nicht vergessen, dass einem auch die besten Kontakte nicht viel weiterhelfen, wenn man uninspirierende Songs schlecht spielt und sich vor Ort nicht zu benehmen weiß. Jeder von uns hat sich durch seine vorherigen Bands bei Bookern, Promotern, Journalisten, anderen Bands usw. einen guten Ruf erspielt, der sich nun auch auf BURIED IN BLACK überträgt. Ich denke, dass wir diesem Ruf bisher mehr als gerecht geworden sind und bin optimistisch, dass wir auch in Zukunft für großartige Bands eröffnen dürfen. Wir sind jedenfalls schon gespannt, was sich 2010 für uns ergibt. Auf Eurer Myspace-Seite nennt Ihr Bands wie Six Feet Under, Bolt Thrower und Gorefest als Eure Einflüsse, was den Nagel wirklich auf den Kopf trifft. Es ist Mal wieder so richtig erfrischend, den guten alten, groove-orientierten Death Metal zu hören, der nicht „tot gefrickelt“ wird.
Wie beschreibst Du den Stil von BURIED IN BLACK?Frickeln ist bei allem Respekt nicht meine Welt. BURIED IN BLACK wird das Rad nicht neu erfinden und nie eine vorrangig technische Band werden. Wir machen lieber das was wir können, anstatt getreu dem Motto „gewollt, aber nicht gekonnt“ zu scheitern. Anders gesagt: Mitunter ist weniger einfach mehr und deshalb gibt’s gradlinig auf die 12 (hehe). Ganz ehrlich – Du steckst ja mitten im Leben. Was denkst Du, was für eine Band wie BURIED IN BLACK möglich ist?Mit Death Metal wirst Du notgedrungen zum Millionär. Millionen Mal versucht, aber letztendlich springt der Taler doch nicht ins eigene Portemonnaie, so dass es sich im Idealfall finanziell unabhängig leben lässt. Die Maidens und Metallicas der Welt schaffen dies als Vorreiter einer ganzen Szene, aber mit Death Metal kommt man nicht um ein bürgerliches Leben herum. Für BURIED IN BLACK gebe ich enorm viel und das auch nur zu gerne, aber die Frage, meinen Arbeitsplatz als Lebenszeitbeamter für ein unkalkulierbares Risiko aufzugeben, stellt sich für mich nicht. Vielleicht hat es ja auch was Positives, dass ich die Zeit der 2Job-Gesellschaft miterlebe und für den Fall, dass ein verlockendes Angebot bei uns eingehen sollte, meinem Amt walten UND rocken könnte. Euer Video zum Song „Pure“ wurde von youtube gelöscht. Ich frag mich, warum?
Soweit ich weiß, waren die einzelnen Szenen allesamt bei youtube zu finden.Was soll ich dazu sagen, außer dass ich absolutes Unverständnis für die Lösch-Aktion durch youtube habe, denn Du bist in der Tat bestens informiert. Wenn man Krieg zeigt, der stattgefunden hat und vor dem man nicht die Augen verschließen sollte, darf man diesen anscheinend nicht mit der Kernaussage “PURE DEVOTION AND YOU’LL SEE BLACK IS MORE THAN A COLOUR CAN EVER BE“ vertonen. Wir als Band können die Fakten nicht ändern, nur darauf hinweisen. Wenn öffentlich zugängliche Bilder (zudem Zeitzeugnisse) mit Ton jedoch – allem Anschein nach ohne detaillierte Prüfung – prinzipiell gelöscht werden, dann gute Nacht. BURIED IN BLACK behält es sich nun vor, den Link zum Video jedem zukommen zu lassen, der uns via Mail darum bittet.  22.06.09 Grünspan, Hamburg w/ All That Remains Foto: www.metalmagazin.com Mal was anderes: Welche Alben haben Euch in der letzten Zeit umgehauen?In der letzten Zeit ganz, ganz wenige. Die erste Divine Heresy war ne Hausmarke, Katatonias „Long Cold Distance“ Mal wieder ein Meilenstein, die aktuelle Scheibe von Muse ist Kunst in Reinkultur, aber um beim Metal zu bleiben… Wir sind alle – wahrscheinlich altersbedingt bis auf unseren Drummer Sören – Kinder der frühen 90er als Entombed noch den „Wolverine Blues“ anstimmten und Bolt Thrower mit „For Victory“ in die Schlacht zogen (Hell Yeah! - Sven). Natürlich habe ich aufgrund meiner aktiven Zeit mit Nayled (R.I.P.) auch eine Metal-/Hardcore-Vergangenheit und Bands wie Chimaira und Hatebreed lieben gelernt, aber nach dem Zählen der Toten liegen doch die Altmeister vorn. In Hamburg geht zurzeit mächtig die Luzie ab: Dark Age haben erst vor kurzem ein starkes Album rausgehauen, The Retaliation Process, Gods Of Hate und Aeons Confer kommen nun endlich aus dem Quark. Wie beurteilst Du die heimische Szene? Mir ist durchaus bewusst, was Hamburg für einen Bandpool hat. Leider hat die Nachwuchsszene hier – im Großen und Ganzen betrachtet – nie verstanden, gemeinsam anstatt gegeneinander zu agieren (das stimmt wohl! - Sven). Ich kenne die von Dir genannten Bands alle gut und die dazugehörigen Personen mehr oder weniger auch persönlich und weiß, welch wahnsinniges Potential hier wie dort an der Tagesordnung ist. Ohne die anderen Bands als Verlierer darstellen zu wollen, hat Aeons Confer für mich das beste Werk in der Mache. Ich würde es gern hören, wenn es eines Tages Mal fertig sein sollte… Die letzten Worte gehören Dir.“WE’LL DIE AS REBELS TONIGHT WE’RE ON OUR WAY TO REVIVE WE’RE BURIED IN BLACK AND PRIDE WE CREATE YOUR GREAT WHITE LIGHT – AS OF NOW” Stay tuned and black! Danke für den Support! www.myspace.com/buriedinblack666
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Johnny: Storm the walls did what it was intended to do. That album was written for us to have good simple songs that would translate well in a live situation, cause we knew we need to tour a lot before writing new material. We are very proud of that record, it is super intense, and really "cut to the bone" Fortunately for us, the media really liked it, and it got raving reviews through all of europe... He he, that just goes to show sometimes you don't have to make thing to complicated for people to enjoy them. As far as respect from musicians: I remember checking our myspace account a while ago and there was a mail from Mille from Kreator saying that he really liked our music, that was a very big day for me, I've been a fan of his band since I was young... 
) , in your case the award for best performing band. And rightly so must I add, because your liveshows are always loaded with a whole lot of energy. This leads us to your new album "Reawakening" which captures your live-qualities far better than the first one did. The songs sound heavier, more dynamic and straight. Would you call this a regular development? Where do you see the differences? 
Ralle: Germany is the land of Currywurst and Sauerkraut - so where else would we want to record? Well on a more serious level - we thought Jakob Hansen did a great job on our debut and everybody loved the sound. But with the direction that our music has taken and the fact that almost every metal album in Denmark is produced by the same two guys (wether you like it or not it just makes the productions sound more and more alike) - we said to our selves "lets do something else". And Kohle has produced some great stuff and in very different in genres - wich shows that he has huge talent and great understanding of music - not just one part of music. We are very happy with the result - the production ended up just as we had imagined it in our heads before driving 1000 kilometers to a studio no one in Denmark knew of at that time. 
Johnny: The artwork is done by a brazilian artist named Mariano Villalba, We found 2 paintings by this guy that we really liked, one is of a axe carrying warrior, the other is of a slave pushing a trojan horse. I wrote him and asked if we could buy the rights to the paintings, and if we could mix the two pictures together, and luckily he agreed.
