Erro Interview

1.Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

The ERRO is a grindcore band formed by the trio Guido drums Alex guitar Alexandre bass and vocals which began in October 2012. We were part of other bands here in our area such as Ajudanti di Papai Noel, Chuck Norris, Zero Zero, Los Muertos vivientes, I Shit on your face and Gritos. We release our demo Error ((( Ao Vivo))) Vol. 1  recorded  in 2013 from our first show here in our town, after that we were invited to take part  in a national grindcore anthology entitled “ Zombified Humanity “ vol. 2 which recorded two new songs, and should be released soon, more recently we just recorded four songs that should be released on Vinyl format Ep 7 ", if we can find any label that is up to the task of releasing us

2.How would you describe your musical sound?

Our music should be basically described as grindcore, but with some other influences like, from punk, Crust and harcore to the experimental and  instrumental music

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Much of the lyrics presented as main subject the effects of life in the chaotic world controlled by large corporations and institutions who incessantly try to absorb and assimilate us to their phalanx

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

we chose this name because it has so much shit going on in the world we can only think of one word that could describe the magnitude of these events and that word is ERRO   ( Error )

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Well we’ve played two shows so far hehehe and  then we can say that the first show  was the best heheeh

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

We have no show scheduled here and we will only schedule some short tour when we launch our Ep 7 "then we can say that it will take some time to happen

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or received any interest?

Yes we are unsigned to any label at the moment, and so far none of the labels we talked seems to be interested in release us… fuck !

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of grindcore?

worldwide humm I think that word still can’t be part of your question hehehe anyway we have not yet arrived at the worldwide level hehhe the feedback we receive is only through local people and other states of Brazil, and has so far shown positive

9.Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

This is our main band we tire of the other projects we spend a lot of money without recognition of what is being done because of that we can not afford to have several bands

10.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Going forward we believe in letting the sound increasingly heavy and aggressive and increasingly merging with the music being produced here in Brazil

11.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

We listen to a lot of stuff but here a some of the best things listening nowadays
Ratos de Porão, Facada, Naifa, Besta,Sons Of  Hate, Morto Pela Escola, Zero Zero, Test,Örror, Obliteração,Lepra,Urutu, Crânula, Desalmado,DER, Merda,Lepitospirose and so many others

12.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Alexandre enjoys working with special effects for films and worked in some low-budget films
Alex works by creating gadgets for mobile phones and is also a music producer in his free time
Guido struggle to finish their college of architecture and besides being fond of drumming he likes to draw illustrations and comics

13.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

don't forget to brush your teeth  and  eat your vegetables !!!
thanks for the opportunity !!!

Mumakil/Flies Will Starve/Relapse Records/2013 CD Review

  Mumakil  are  a  band  from  Switzerland  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  hybrid  of  death,  grind  and  crust  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Flies  Will  Starve"  which  was  released  by  Relapse  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while   the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  are  very  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  combining  death  metal,  crust  and  grindcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls  to  high  pitched  grindcore  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  warfare,  death,  violence  and  anti  authoritarianism,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Mumakil  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  grindcore,  crust  and  death  metal  and if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Dawn  Of  Slugs"  "Designed  to  Fail"  "Waste  By  Definition"  and  "Behind  The  Mask".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Erro/Zombified Humanity Vol 2/2013 EP Review

  This  is  another  review  of  an  ep  from  Erro  which  continues  their  crust/grindcore  with t he  ep  being self  released  in  2013  and  called  "Zombified  Humanity  Vol  2".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into t he  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid   paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  crust,  grind,  and  hardcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there a re  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on t his  recording.

  Vocals  are  mostly  crust/hardcore  style  yells  and  screams,  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  their  native  tongue  and  cover  violent  and  hateful  themes, as  for the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

 In   my  opinion t his  is  another  great  recording  from  Erro  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  crust/grind,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Morto".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.   

Erro/((( Ao Vivo )))Vol. 1/2013 EP Review

  Erro  are  a  band  from  Brazil  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  crust/grind  and  this  is  a  review  of t heir  self  released  2013  ep  "((( Ao  Vivo )))Vol. 1".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  heavy  riffs  that  combine  crust  and  grindcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this recording.

  Vocals  range  from c rust  style  shouting,  deep  grindcore  growls  and  high  pitched  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  all  of  the  songs  being  recorded  live.

  In  my  opinion  Erro  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  crust  and  grindcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Delirium"  and  "Mongadroll".  RECOMMENDED BUY.  

Cranula Interview

• 1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

  1 - We started as a project. Ex Members of some well know Brazilian bands. Rodrigo (g) and Carlos (d) played at Are You God? and Caio, (v) still singing at Desalmado, both death/grind bands.
  Are you God? was a very good band, we supported the first tour/ first live appearance for Brujeria in Sao Paulo, 2004.
  And Desalmado has been good buzz about the band nowadays.
  We've got a very good response after launch this first EP - Paralaxe and looking for some record label to release a vinyl / cd, 
  Also, lyrics has been translated for english and an idea to record it in english would be great too..let's see..

  2. How would you describe your musical sound?

  2 - We try to not sound similar, as others. Of course, some riffs and beats are the same, the chalenge is to create the whole thing with identity. Mix of grind, death, crust, hc trash, doom; mostly from old influences, not as many "new" bands..

  3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

  3- Political, religion, self knowledge, how to live in this world (to survive), filosofy.

  4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

  4 - Man, i Just create it, heheh, its means nothing...or you can name it as you like. The first idea was to create a strong and small name, Crânula reminds me "Crânio" (Skull) and at the same time, reminds some mistic/obscure thing.

  5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

  5 - Is funny, we made only one show till now. We gonna play at a big festival held at the whole downtown here in Sao Paulo, 18th may. There will be photos and videos, for sure.

  6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

  6 - Not yet

  7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or received any interest?

  7 - Yes, we are looking for it.

  8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of grindcore?

  8 - Was unexpected good, well received. Its means we have to open and spread our sound to worldwide.

  9. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

  9 - I play Bass for 16 years on Oponente (hardcore) and Caio sings on Desalmado. Carlos currently plays on Crânula only.

  10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

  10 - Keep it original as many as possible

  11.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

  11 - Personally i`m keep listening some old bands and old albuns more than new releases, such Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Corrosion of Conformity, many hardcore/crust bands and of course, some new stuff, Mastodon, Down and a very good band, not so new, Scrotum Grinder
  I like many kind or music, from Dinosaur Jr to Discordance Axis.

  12.Outside of music what are some off your interests?

  12 - Family, Art, Play, Work, hehe

  13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

  13 - We would like to thank you for listening our EP, interested to make this interview, and looking forward to to do our best and make news fans, doesn't matter where.

  Thank you !

  
  here are the links

  http://www.desalmado.com/

  https://www.facebook.com/OponenteHardcore

  https://www.facebook.com/AreYouGod

  
  

  
  

Cranula/Paralaxe/2013 Demo Review

  Cranula  are  a  band  from  Brazil  that  plays  a  very  experimental  form  of  grindcore  and  crust  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  demo  "Paralaxe".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  crustcore  and  grind  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  experimental  elements  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  at  times  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal/crust  growls  to  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Porteguese  and  civil  dark  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  and  heavy  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Cranula  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  experimental,  grindcore  and  crust  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out t his  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Sepultado_Vivo"  and  "Socialfobia".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.     

Flesh Police/Demo 2013 Review

  Flesh  Police  are  a  band  from  Australia  that  plays  a  mixture  of  grindcore  and  power  violence  and this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  demo.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into t he  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they h ave  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  riffs  that  combine  power  violence  and  grindcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of t heir  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals a re  all  deep  grindcore  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.  

  In  my  opinion  Flesh  Police  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  grindcore  and  power  violence  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Sanctify"  "Ignorant"  "Parasite"  and  "Failure".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Circle Takes The Square/Decompositions: Volume One/Gatepost Records/2012 CD Review

  Circle  Takes  The  Square  are  a  band  from  Georgia  that  plays  a  mixture  of  screamo,  experimental,  punk  and  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Decompostions: Volume  One"  which  was  released  by  Gatepost  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to mid  paced to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  present  on this  recording,  while  the  keyboards  bring  a  very  experimental  sound  to  the  recording,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  screamo,  grind,  punk  and  experimental  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  soft  and  clean  playing,  as  for  the  lead  guitars  they  are  very  melodic  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  experimental  elements  to  the  music  as  well  as  some  guitar  slides.

  Vocals  range  from deep  grindcore  growls,  screamo  style  shouts,  punk  rock  vocals,  clean  singing  and  spoken  word  parts,  while  the lyrics  cover  everyday  and  philosophical  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Circle  Takes  A  Square  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  screamo,  grind,  punk  and  experimental  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of t his  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Spirit  Narrative"  "The  Ancestral  Other  Side"  "Singing  vengeance  Into  Being"  and  "North  Star,  Inverted".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

  

Fascists To Ashes/The Return Of The King/2013 EP Review

  This  is  the  final  review  of  a  recording  from  Fascists  to Ashes  with  the  music  being  humorous  punk/grind/power  violence  with  the  ep  being  self  released  in  2013  and  called  "The  Return  Of  The  King".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  punk  rock,  grindcore  and  power  violence  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  punk style  yell,  high  pitched  grindcore  screams,  humorous  clean singing,  and  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  humorous  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Fascists  To  Ashes  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  grindcore,  punk  and  power  violence,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Grin/bnp"  "Politician  Grinder"  and  "Fish  Molester".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Fascists To Ashes/15 Things You Didn't Know About Kangaroos/2011 CD Review

  This  is  another  review  of  an  album  from  Fascists  To  Ashes  which  continues  their  hybrid  of  comedy,  power  violence  and  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2011  album  "15  Things  You  Didn't  Know  About  Kangaroos".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  riffs  that  combine  power  violence  and  grindcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  at  times  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording, a s  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  full  chords  to  enhance  the  comedy  elements  of  the  music.

  Vocals  range  from  high  pitched  grindcore  screams,  punk  style  yells,  humorous  clean  singing,  and  some  spoken  word  parts  and  samples  in  addition  there  is  a  brief  use  of  pig  squeels  being  utilized  on t he  last  song,  while  the  lyrics  cover  humorous  and  comedy  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Fascists  To  Ashes  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  humorous  power  violence/grindcore,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Theodocy  Of  Hypocricy"  "Sydney  Opera  House"  "Catz"  and  "Bummin".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Fascists To Ashes/Big Trouble In Little China/2011 CD Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Fascists  To  Ashes  which  continues  their  hybrid  of  comedy,  power  violence  and  grindcore  with  the  album  being  self  released  in  2011  under  the  album  title  "Big  Trouble  In  Little  China".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from s low,  mid  paced  to  fast  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  riffs  that  combine  power  violence  and  grindcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from  punk  style  shouting,  high  pitched  grindcore  screams  and  some  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  humorous  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  to  it  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Fascists  To  Ashes  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  humorous  power  violence/grindcore,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Rich  Fuck  The  Poor"  "Brians  Band  of  merry  Hawkmen"  "Politician  Grinder"  and  "We  Put  The  Grin  Into  Grindcore".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

Fascists To Ashes/Silly Billy/2010 EP Review

  Fascists  To  Ashes  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom t hat  plays  a  mixture  of  comedy,  power  violence  and  grind  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2010  ep  "Silly  Billy".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  are  all  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  riffs  that  combine  power  violence  and  grindcore  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on this  recording.

  Vocals  range  from   hardcore  style  shouts,  high  pitched  grindcore  screams  and  deep  death  metal  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  humorous and  comedy  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Fascists  To  Ashes  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  comedy,  power  violence  and  grindcore  and  if  you  are  a f an  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Moustache  Moustache!"  and  "War  Is  For  Whores".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

  

Reproacher/Nothing To Save/2013 CD Review

  Reproacher  are  a  band  from  Wyoming  that  plays  a  mixture  of  power  violence,  grind  and  hardcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  album  "Nothing  To  Save".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  power  violence,  grind  and  hardcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  hardcore/grind  style  shouts,  screams  and  growls,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  violent  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Reproacher  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  power  violence,  grind  and  hardcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Casemate"  "Marginal  Being"  "A  New  Dark  Age"  and  "New  Skin".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Tears Of Martyr Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Hi and thank you for giving us the chance to share some lines with you.
This past weekend we had a bunch of big news as our second full-length "Tales" has been released by Massacre Records and we celebrate it appearing at Lisbon Dark Fest playing alongside with metal masters Therion.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it
differs from previous releases?

Well, one of the improvements in Tales is the production, we are very happy with the results and having worked together with Enrik Garcia (Dark Moor) and Luigi Stefanini at New Sin Studios. Regarding the musical sound you can find all the elements usually present in Tears of Martyr sound, maybe we have put this time even more detail in the orchestra and how entwines with the rest of the instruments.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new release
explores?

We have tried to combine both music and lyrics as we always do, so the lyrics can stand alone as stories by themselves. In "Tales" there are a lot of   short stories. Some of them are inspired in novels and classics as "The Scent no. 13th" which is inspired in The novel "The Perfume" or "Lost Boys" an adaptation of Peter Pan to the Tears of Martyr Universe. You could also find "Of a Raven Born" my personal vision of Poe's classic "The Raven".
There are also original characters like "Golem", "Mermaid and Loneliness" or "Fallen Hero". There are also songs  inspired in some stories and legends from Spain, like "Vampiress of the Sunset Street", "Ancient Pine Awaits" or "Wolves and a Witch", so we hope the listener could really enjoy all the emotions and feelings that come from these stories!


4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Tears of Martyr always had quite a somber touch in our songs, this is most of the times present, there is a tragical sense in our stories and our characters find their selves inside a stormy spiral of emotions and having to fight or escape from the role of suffering and despair they have been put through. We had an strong influence of classic greek and romanic mythology in our origins, so the idea of fighting against some kind of gods who wickedly play with our fate and destiny remains there.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and
how would you describe your stage performance?

We have had the chance to play with many great bands, like Dark Tranquillity, To Die-For, Epica, Dark Moor and a long etcetera, i could chose any of these shows but I will tell you the last one playing with Therion at Lisbon was amazing, the fans gave us a huge support and it was a very special night celebrating the release of Tales. We are a band who loves to play live, for us is always something very special as is the moment when we can canalize all your feelings straight to the crowd.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the new album?

There are no confirmed dates for the fests season and at this moment we are looking for promotor to work with. It will be great to schedule some dates after summer so we will be able to tour consistently with Tales and share it on stage with the fans.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans
of gothic metal?

We have received a lot of good reviews and comments from many countries so for us it would be really great to have the chance to tour and play for the fans abroad!

8. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

We are a band who has slowly shifted in our style since it was formed back in the nineties, so you could not expect a dramatic change for the next I guess hehe. Anyway, we have never said no to new things... so there is always room for at least a couple of surprises!


9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music
and also what are you listening to nowadays?

I listen to many kind of music styles but metal is the biggest influence. As for bands I started listening to bands like Kiss, Ozzy, Dio, Wasp when I was a kid, and later added some extra heaviness and darkness to the mix with bands of death and doom of the early nineties.


10. Does Occultism play any role in your music?

I should say yes, there are some references to the occultism and there is a lot of space for the 'unknow' in our lyrics, anything related with mistery, the unsual and the occult is a big source of inspiration for me.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

I think I gave you some hints with the previous question ;) I also love poetry and cinema a lot (horror, suspense and thrillers the most!) but I like watching all genres. In my case lyrics have a big visual influence so when I am writing the story it usually comes to me in flashes.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thanks again for these lines, I hope it will give Occult readers the chance to know a bit more about Tears of Martyr and our new album "Tales"!

Cheers,
-Miguel Angel

Hybrid/Angst/Deepsend/2013 CD Review

  Hybrid  are  a  band  from  Spain  that  plays  a  mixture  of  brutal  and  technical  death  metal,  gindcore,  progressive  and  experimental  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Angst"  which  was  released  by  Deepsend.

 Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very   strong  and  powerful sound  with  heavy  and  progressive  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording,  as  for  the  saxophones  which  are  only  used  briefly  they  bring  an  avant  garde  jazz  sound  to  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  technical  and  brutal  sounding  death  metal  with  grind  and  hardcore  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  while  the  soft  and  clean  elements  bring  elements  of  jazz,  experimental  and  progressive  music,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  technical  sounding  death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  enhance  the  progressive  elements  of  the  music.

  Vocals  range  from  high  pitched  grindcore/noise  screams,  deep  death  metal  growls,  hardcore  style  yelling  and  some  spoken  word  samples  being  utilized  at  times  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Chaos  Theory,  New  World  Order,  and  Alienation,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  brutal  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Hybrid  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  grindcore,  technical  death  metal,  progressive  and  experimental  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Enter  The  Void"  "Self-Implosion"  and  "Doomed  To  Failure".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.