Interview with Thrash Or Die

MMP -At what age did you start playing music.

Thrash Or Die - Music?! What's that?! HAHA! 11 years old, I used to see this Death Metal band from Florida called Acrimonium rehearse and my only adult friend who I had back then (who played in the band) gave me a B.C. Rich guitar At the time I was really really into Death Metal (and still am) I was trying my hardest to play really fast and do crazy Kerry King/Rick Rozz/Trey/Hoffman brothers type solos. I've always worshiped the solos from the 1st Deicide album, Always!

MMP -How did you start out as a musician.
Thrash Or Die - I really never considered myself as a "musician" not back then and even less now. I never cared for learning Theory and being technical. I like speed and fast changes, I would consider myself a headbanger who plays guitar

MMP -What bands are you influenced by.
Thrash Or Die -SOOOOOOo Many! VENOM! CELTIC FROST! As Far as Thrash the European Stuff like Sodom, Destruction, etc. American: Atrophy, Devastation (from Illionis), HELLWITCH!!!!!!!!!! Megadeath, Carnivore, Slayer, Metallica (old of course)  I was really inspired by early Deicide, Impaled Nazarene is HUGE for me, Mercyful Fate, Morbid Angel, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath. In my 20s I really got into Eastern European bands, ALSO Polish bands like KAT, Dragon, also Czech, Ukraine, and Hungarian bands too! Pokolgep, Ossian HAHA! Good stuff! That's me, the other guys listen to different stuff, but we all pretty much like the same old school heavy metal bands, Priest, Sabbath, etc. Thrash etc. of course...

MMP -What year did the band start out.
Thrash Or Die - 2007, It was Ralph (Dr. Fukk) and I. I thought we were just joking around...and I think we were HAHA! We got together with some local musicians to record a demo for Wake up and smell the Thrash. I thought it was just going to be something to show our friends, but Ralph had a vision since day one to make a REAL crazy thrash band. 

MMP -How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them.
Thrash Or Die - Only one, Poser Holocaust, it can be purchased on our facebook page, and really anywhere, Itunes, cd baby, etc. Its all over the place

MMP -Who all is in the band & plays what.
Thrash Or Die - I play guitar, Ralph (dr.fukk) vocals who is a true maniac, The other three current members are in Soltice, We have Ryan Talor (nightcrawler) on guitar who is the most insane teenager I've ever met, amazing guitar player, the Mighty Alex Marquez from Malevolent Creation, Soltice of course, Ex-Hellwitch, Ex-ressurrection, Ex-Demolition Hammer, Ex- everything the guy has been in 1,000 bands and was one of my favorite Death Metal Drummers of all time, and we have Josh (Mosh HAHA) Our new bass player who is really great at what he does!

MMP -Where is the band located.
Thrash Or Die -Miami, Florida

MMP -What bands would you like to tour with.
Thrash Or Die -Anyone cool!

MMP -Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there.
Thrash Or Die -YES! THEY ARE GODS AND THE REASON THIS BAND WILL NEVER DIE!!! Thanks for the support, and THRASH TIL DEATH!

MMP -Define your band in one tweet (140 characters)
Thrash Or Die -THRASH METAL FROM MIAMI FLORIDA, NO ADDED TECHNICAL OR MELODIC INFULENCES JUST 100% THRASH

MMP -Whats is the current status of the band from a musical standpoint and why the audiene should give a chance to listening to
Thrash Or Die -We Thrash, That's about it, IF audience doesn't want to thrash, They can DIE! THRASH OR DIE!

MMP -How important are the lyrics, tell us the lyrical concept behind the music
Thrash Or Die -Lyrics are always important in my opinion, with us we have like only 1 serious song "Fatal Fury which is about leading a reckless lifestyle. All of our other songs are about killing posers, fist fucking, Monsters, A shark, nothing that has to do with anything, but it's all written with a lot of humor and aggression. We stay FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR away from politics, people are way to sensitive for that, we agrred from the beginning that we would never do it, plus no one really cares what bands have to say anyway HAHAHA!

Interview With Aura Noir

MMP-At what age did you start playing music.
AuraNoir- I think I was around 11 years old or so when I started playing instruments. The first years I was practising on my fathers acoustic guitar, then after a while I got my first electric guitar and an amp. A close to legendary 10 watt BOSS amp that went from friend to friend back in the early 90s...


MMP- How did you start out as a musicia.
AuraNoir-Where I grew up, Fosser ( a small village 60 km from Oslo) it was a handful of people listening to metal. 1 of the guys there played drums in a local Heavy Metal band and over the course of time we started talking and he borrowed me a lot of music, mainly Speed & Thrash metal, something we both enjoyed. In between his sessions with his band we started playing together, mostly doing cover songs of diverse Thrash & Death metal bands until we gathered our own ideas for a band. So from there onb we formed a band called Testimony (from "Testimony Of The Ancients" by Pestilence) and started writing on doing small local shows around...that was the start. This could have been back in 1988 or so I guess.



MMP- What bands are you influenced by.
AuraNoir- In the early beginning it was all about Metallica, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Slayer etc.


MMP- What year did the band start out.
AuraNoir-  Aura Noir started out in 1992 or 1993 I guess.


MMP- How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them.
AuraNoir-  We have about 5 full lenght albums and 1 EP. These can be purchased anywhere online and at proper record shops worldwide.


 MMP-Who all is in the band & plays what. 
AuraNoir-   Aggressor: Guitars & Vocals, Apollyon: Bass & Vocals, Blasphemer: Guitars, Tank: Drums


MMP-Where is the band located.
AuraNoir-   The band is located in Oslo, although I am living in Portugal


MMP-What bands would you like to tour with.
AuraNoir-  Venom, Slayer, Exodus and the likes...


MMP-Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there.
AuraNoir-   New album coming out next year! Die Hard!

Interview With Voodoopriest

MMP-At what age did you start playing music.
VoodoPriest-I started at 15 years-old to listen Metal music.


MMP- How did you start out as a musician
VoodoPriest- At 18 years-old I'd begin to sing some songs with my first band, RTH. 
 

MMP- What bands are you influenced by.
VoodoPriest-  I have a lot of bands that influenced me, but I remember when I saw Max Cavalera singing. For me it was amazing. Sepultura, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest.. and a lot of another ones forged my life.


 MMP- What year did the band start out.
VoodoPriest- Sincerely, at age 17.


 MMP- How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them.
VoodoPriest- I'd sing in Torture Squad for 19 years and I sung in 6 albums. Right now I have another band, Voodoopriest and we are releasing our first full length called Mandu.


MMP-Who all is in the band & plays what.
VoodoPriest-  The Line-up is: Vitor Rodrigures (vocals) Covero (guitar) Renato De Luccas (guitar) Bruno Pompeo (bass) Edu Nicolini (drums).


MMP-Where is the band located.
VoodoPriest- The Voodoopriest is located in São Paulo, Brasil.


 MMP-What bands would you like to tour with.
VoodoPriest- With lots of band hehehe but Testament and Carcass would be great.



MMP-Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there.
VoodoPriest- I would like to thank you and your support. Spread the voodoo word over the world headbangers.
 
VITOR RODRIGUES Voodoopriest - https://www.facebook.com/voodoopriest.metal
 Thanks a lot! Greetings from Brazil...





 

Interview With Heavy Metal Band Lonewolf

MMP-At what age did you start playing music?
Rikki LoneWolf-(Jens Börner, Vocals & Rythm guitar) : I started to play guitar around 17

MMP-How did you start out as a musician ?
Rikki LoneWolf-Simply listening to my favorite bands and playing air guitar in front of the mirror;) I wanted to learn to play my heroes' songs and wanted to create own songs – so it all began:)

MMP-What bands are you influenced by?
Rikki LoneWolf-The whole german scene : Running wild, Paragon, Stormwitch, old-Helloween etc....of course the Nwobhm and also some epic stuff like Manilla Road.

MMP-What year did the band start out?  
Rikki LoneWolf-We started back in 1991 as « Walpurgis night » before changing the name into « Lonewolf » in 1992. We split up in 1996 and came back in 2000.

MMP-How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them?  
Rikki LoneWolf-We juste released our seventh album, called « Cult of steel ». Fans can find it in some local stores and via internet on the « usual » sites, like Massacre records Nuclear Blast, Emp or E-Bay etc

MMP-Who all is in the band & plays what?
Rikki LoneWolf-Bubu : Drums, Rikki : Bass, Alex : Lead guitar and Jens : Lead vocals & rythm guitar

MMP-Where is the band located?
Rikki LoneWolf-Two of us (Alex and I) are located in Grenoble (South-east of France) and the two other (Bubu and Rikki) are located around Strasbourg (North-east of France).

MMP-What bands would you like to tour with?  
Rikki LoneWolf-Running Wild, Doro or U.D.O. for example. Or playing again with Grave Digger, Manilla Road or Powerwolf for example.

MMP-Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there? 
Rikki LoneWolf-I know that we have support from Russia, so I want to hail all those metalheads around ! It's hard to come to Russia, but one day who knows ? I'd love to !

Interview with metal band Proliferhate

MMP - At what age did you start playing music.
ProlifierHate - I've been playing the electric guitar since I was 14 (Now I’m 22) .



MMP - How did you start out as a musician.
ProlifierHate - I really wanted to play that instrument when I saw for the first time a live video of Iron Maiden on Youtube: the song was “Fear of The Dark”. I literally fell in love with that strong,heavy and melodic sound.


MMP - What bands are you influenced by.
ProlifierHate - I’m influenced by a lot of different genres: Joe Satriani,Steve Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Pantera, Opeth, Iron Maiden, Between The Buried And Me and a lot of other bands.


MMP -What year did the band start out.
ProlifierHate -The band started out in 2012!



MMP -How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them.
ProlifierHate -Our EP will be released in early 2015. By now, we've only released a single, that you can find anywhere on Youtube,Soundcloud,ReverbNation etc…



MMP -Who all is in the band & plays what.
ProlifierHate - The band is made up of four people: Omar Durante (vocals and guitar), Andrea Simioni (bass), Daniele Varlonga (drums) and Lorenzo Moffa (guitar).

MMP -Where is the band located.
ProlifierHate -The band is located in Turin in Italy.


MMP -What bands would you like to tour with. 
ProlifierHate - Obviously with Opeth ,Between The Buried And Me And Septicflesh.

MMP -Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there.
ProlifierHate - Yes! Watch our Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4uOxjE8MMI&s

And Follow us on every possible social network:
Instagram: http://instagram.com/proliferhateband
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/proliferhate
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Proliferhate
Reverbnation:http://www.reverbnation.com/proliferhate
Soundcloud:https://soundcloud.com/proliferhate
Bandpage: https://www.bandpage.com/edit/239836420070461440/profile/about
Thank You ProliferHate


 

Interview with Legendary Band Master

 

MMP-At what age did you start playing music. 

Paul Speckmann -  I began as a singer at the age of 14 in a local band called Whitecross! 

 MMP-How did you start out as a musician. 

 Paul Speckmann -  picked up a bass at 17 years old and taught myself how to play!  

MMP-What bands are you influenced by.

Paul Speckmann -  Black Sabbath, GBH, Motorhead and Iron Maiden, Di'anno era! 

MMP-What year did the band start out.  

Paul Speckmann -  Master began in 1983.

MMP-How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them.

Paul Speckmann -  over 30, master-speckmetal.net  

MMP-Who all is in the band & plays what. 

Paul Speckmann -  Speckmann- bass and vocals, Pradlovsky -drums, Nejezchleba-guitars  

MMP-Where is the band located. 

Paul Speckmann -  Czech Rep 

MMP-What bands would you like to tour with. 

Paul Speckmann -  We tour with different bands every year.  

MMP-Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there.

Paul Speckmann -  Sure, support the underground.

MMP - Thank You Paul Speckmann

Interview With Bloodsoaked

I Had Pleasure to talk with Peter Hasselbrack from Bloodsoaked.

MMP-At what age did you start playing music?

Peter - I started playing guitar at the age of 15-16 I think.  I had always been into heavier music and wanted to play guitar.  My first guitar was a shitty little Kramer but to me it was the best ever.

MMP-How did you start out as a musician?

Peter- After getting my first guitar and trying to learn songs from Metallica and others I had the chance to join a Thrash band called Deslok.  I played guitar and sang back-up vocals.  I was very excited to join Deslok and to be playing in a real band.

 

MMP- What bands are you influenced by.

Peter-Mostly old school Death Metal bands such as Obituary, Deicide, Pestilence, Sepultura and Malevolent Creation.  I like the simple bands playing simple songs with good chorus.

MMP- What year did the band start out.

Peter- Bloodsoaked the band start in 2006 with just me.  I added a second guitarist for a few months, it didn't work out so I went back to having only me in the band.

MMP- How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them.

Peter- Bloodsoaked has 4 albums out now and they can all be bought from Comatose Music, iTunes and many other online places.

MMP- Who all is in the band & plays what.

Peter-At this time it's only me again.  For the past 2 years I had Joseph Darling on second guitar but he recently left the band.  I play the guitars, bass and vocals on the albums and the drums are programmed by Shane McFee.  Shane also mixed and mastered the last few Bloodsoaked albums

MMP-Where is the band located?

Peter-Raleigh, NC (USA)

MMP - What bands would you like to tour with?

Peter- I would love the chance to tour with any of the big Death Metal Bands (Cannibal Corpse, Nile, Behemoth) so more fans can hear and see Bloodsoaked.

 

MMP - Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there.

Peter- Thank you for all the Death Metal fans around the world, without you we are nothing.

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MMP - Thank You Peter Hasselbrack For This Interview Cheers.

 

Interview With Captain Frapat

MMP - At what age did you start playing music? 
Captain Frapat - Hi its Franck ( drummers ) and Patrick ( singer and guitarist )
For me ( Franck ) I was 15 and Pat was 14.

MMP - How did you start out as a musician ?  
Captain Frapat - I begun with a cover band named Ambre 9, I still play with this band and Pat play with me in this band too.

MMP - What bands are you influenced by?  
Captain Frapat - Franck : Manowar, Dio, Dream Theater and many more Patrick : Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Rage Against the machine and many more too.

MMP - What year did the band start out?  
Captain Frapat - We create Captain Frapat in 2012 

MMP - How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them?  
Captain Frapat - They have no album and no label, we have an EP called Walk the Plank that we recorded during the summer 2012 and you can find it on Itune and all the sailing plateforms ( wiseband, deezer, amazon ). We have an new single called Bed of Mud ( our clip ) too.

MMP - Who all is in the band & plays what?  
Captain Frapat - Patrick is the singer and the guitarist Me ( Franck ) am the drummers and back vocalist and Marc is the bassist

MMP - Where is the band located?  
Captain Frapat - We are from France ( Paris )

MMP - What bands would you like to tour with??  
Captain Frapat - With all the bands !!! and specially two bands we love : Alter Bridge and Halestorm !!

MMP - -Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there? 
Captain Frapat - Share our music and we'll hope to play in your country one day et meet you all !!! Rock on and Walk the Plank !!! Cheers thanx for the interview, see you soon :))

Interview With Gruesome

MMP-At what age did you start playing music?
Gruesome-My brother and I both got ONE guitar to share when we were about 9 or 10 ten years old. After we got kind of good on guitar we decided that one of us should play drums so we could start a band. I befriended a kid in school named Chris whom I heard had a drumset and I went over to his house and immediately fell in love with the instrument! I think I was about 12yrs old then...


MMP-How did you start out as a musician ?
Gruesom-At first I taught myself songs on guitar, learning them by ear. I took a few guitar lessons, but once I learned to tune and some chords I was on my way. Then on drums I was self taught for about 5yrs until I met Dave Culross...once I saw him play I asked him for lessons. After he went back to New York, I very fortunately met Sean Reinert and continued studies with him until he moved to Los Angeles. But from those lessons I was able to watch the old VHS drum instructional videos and understand everything enough to further my skills on my own.

MMP-What bands are you influenced by?
Gruesome- In metal I'd say mostly Slayer, Death, Kreator, and Dark Angel. But I am also influenced heavily outside of metal too! I listen to many different styles of music and take bits and pieces from each one.

MMP-What year did the band start out?
Well my new band is called Gruesome and we put it together just this year
MMP-How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them?
Gruesome-We just finished our debut album called "Savage Land" and it will be released early next year through Relapse Records

MMP -Who all is in the band & plays what?
Gruesome-Where is the band located? The band features Matt Harvey (Exhumed) on guitar/vocals, Daniel Gonzalez (Possessed) on guitar and Robin Mazen (Derketta) on bass. I guess we're bi-coastal with 3 of us in Florida and Matt in California
MMP-What bands would you like to tour with?
Gruesome-Old school death metal bands like Deicide, Obituary, Massacre, Bolt Thrower, etc
MMP-Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there?
Gruesome-Well, thanks for the support and don't believe everything you read!! Be sure to check out my new band Gruesome...if you are a fan of the first 3 DEATH albums, you are going to LOVE this band!!

MMP- tell us how can fans get your music?
Gruesome-I would imagine anywhere that Relapse has distribution worldwide. For now they can go to facebook.com/gruesomedeathmetal and follow the links to our bandcamp page.
Thank You.

Metal Madness Promotions                            
I Have Pleasure To Talk With Gus Rios From Gruesome,Create To Kill,Ex Malevolent Creation Thank You Gus Rios Cheers.

Metal Madness Promotions Interview With Worselder

I had the pleasure of speaking with the guys in Worselder
MMP - At what age did you start playing music?
Worselder We all started playing our musical instruments during adolescence. And we have not grown since... 

MMP How did you start out as a musician ? 
Worselder Three of us, Mitch, Yannick and Yoric, started to play music in a heavy-metal band called Gunslinger. Guillaume and James had several musical experiences, including metal band Arclite. And over time, we rub each other until we became friends and form of Worselder...

MMP What bands are you influenced by? 
Worselder  So many… and it depends on the time. We all started by listening to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest,.. But our influences evolved. If we have to select only a few, we could mention Devil Driver, Coroner, Pantera or Machine Head.

MMP What year did the band start out? 
Worselder was born in 2008, as a reunion from bands Gunslinger and Arclite 

MMP How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them? 
Worselder We don’t have any physical album out yet, but our 1st EP “Where we come from” (7 songs) can be listened and downloaded from our bandcamp page. We are now about to finish our last one, 3 new songs. And we are working on a LP for 2015. 

MMP Who all is in the band & plays what?
Worselder  Mitch plays the drums and backing vocals ( when he wants ), Yannick is on bass and backing vocals, Guillaume is the singer, Yoric & James, which are nicknamed The Heckle and Jeckle of Metal , both play the guitars .

MMP  Where is the band located? 
Worselder is located in the south of France, between Toulouse and Spanish border . 

MMP What bands would you like to tour with??
Worselder  We would like to tour with any good-minded band playing good music, all those with whom we could have a beer and laugh ! 

MMP Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there? 
Worselder We love you all, fucking thanks for support, Worselder is coming, stay tuned on the web, join us on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/worselder/
 You're all welcome on bandcamp :
 http://worselder.bandcamp.com/ Up the Worsies
 ! Thank you very much Sasko

Metal Madness Promotions Interview With Sedulous Rouse

I had the pleasure of speaking with the guys in Sedulous Rouse
MMP - At what age did you start playing music?
Sedulous Rouse I started playing music when I was 13.


MMP - How did you start out as a musician ? 
Sedulous Rouse  I loved Guns and Roses and Skid Row and Led Zeppelin as a kid and it inspired me to be in a band. 


MMP - What bands are you influenced by? 
Sedulous Rouse my main influences are Death, Metallica, Opeth, At The Gates and flamenco guitarist Paco De Lucia. But we all listen to a broad range of music from Jazz and Classical to pop and black metal so it all comes into it.



MMP - What year did the band start out?
Sedulous Rouse Sedulous Rouse started in August 2012 with our drummer Dani and I with me on guitar and vocals and our bass player Brendan joined in Oct 2012. He now also does vocals.


MMP - How many albums do you have out & where can fans buy them?  
Sedulous Rouse we have one CD out called Seasons of Triumph and you can get it through our Facebook page or email us at sedulousmetal@hotmail.com

MMP - Who all is in the band & plays what?  
Sedulous Rouse Dani is our drummer and does a lot of our art work. Brendan plays bass and does vocals and I, Roly, do guitars and vocals.

MMP - Where is the band located? 
Sedulous Rouse we our located in Adelaide Australia.

MMP - What bands would you like to tour with?? 
Sedulous Rouse   we would like to tour with Ne Obliviscaris, At The Gates, Opeth, Iron Maiden. But truly just with bands who play interesting original music.

MMP - -Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans out there?
Sedulous Rouse   To our fans we say: thank you so much for the support. We really appreciate those who take the time to listen to us. Please tell your friends and stay tuned for our new album which we have just finished writing songs for