Magus Dux Adramelech - Vocalist

CG:  Hail Adramelech thank you for taking the time to do this interview with me today!! You are member of the Unholy Horde known as Blackmass!! Can you give us a brief history of the band and how Blackmass began?

 Adramelech: Blackmass started in 2001 just with Lord Aeshma and me. For some time we were looking for a drummer but as at that time it was impossible we decided to record the first CD-Demo by ourselves. Then I played drums, vocals, and Aeshma guitars and bass. In 2002/2003 Verberibus necare joined us to be the drummer and with him, we started to compose an EP called "Espiculum Servo Servorum Satanii" which was recorded with Aesham on guitars, Verberibus on drums and I as vocals and bass. With this line-up in 2005 we recorded our first full-length called "Gloria Diaboli" that was in 2006 release world-wide via Sinister Sounds from Canada.

CG: The Blackmass Horde is made up of 3 band members. Tell us something interesting about yourself and the other members we would want to know.

 Adramelech: Well, Verberibus Necare is graduated at University as Engineer (Environment), Lord Aeshma is a business man with a well-know metal store here in Brasil, I'm graduated at university in Portuguese and Latim, Well, almost everyone thinks that just because you play in a metal band you have no other possibilities, and almost everyone who knows about these points of us get wondered. 

CG:  Do you plan to add any additional band members in the future?

Adramelech: We tried it for so long time, mainly to add another guitar player that could give us more power on the stage, but it's really complex, as we ought to find another person who'd like to keep the same Blackmass' lines, enjoy the way of playing this kind of music, etc… nowadays we gave up about looking for another member. 

CG:You are from Brazil. Tell us about the metal scene where you are from. Is Brazil's metal scene mostly black metal, death or Grindcore metal, and have you seen a change in metal scene where you are from?

 Adramelech: Well, the metal scene in Brazil is really powerful, but it's a little hidden from the public, it means, there are many people who enjoy metal here, but as this kind of musics aren't swell-know, many people still with a bad imagination about metal. Here the most are Heavy Metal, but there are a big mass of black mettalers. We're hoping that in a near future the situation here change to better, with more promotion, events and space in the musical business to metal.

CG:  You released your first gull length album in 2005 called "Gloria Diaboli" on Blasphemy Productions. But it could have been released the previous year on a different label. This was a good decision on the band to wait, how has this worked out for you? Any advice to other bands in regards to choosing a record label?

Adramelech: Well, in fact, we got many problems with labels before release  "Gloria Diaboli", because we had signed down with a label that just in the time to take the material ready just faded away, then we were obligated to wait and wait for a new label contract, then appeared "Blasphemy" and as the work of "Gloria Diaboli" was getting old, as we had recorded everything but just around 1 year later we got the chance of being in another label, we signed down to Blasphemy" to release the song. Advice is: Be careful with labels as there are many of them which wishes just "play" with a serious and professional work. Get as much information about the label as you can before sign a deal.

CG:  Gloria Diaboli is 9 tracks of true evil on an album!!! The track "Alse Nocturne' is sung in Latim! What is your favorite track off the album and why?

Adramelech: Well, there are many I could say you, here in Brasil "I Call Upon Thee" is said as the best one, but in fact for me the best one should be "Infernal horned God" because on this track we have many themes, it means, Blackmass shown all of itself there, with blast part, slow down parts, several ways of vocals, great guitar works… but the one I think is the most interesting is "Alae Nocturnae" as it's all in Latim, a thing that everyone finds mystic, and mainly it became a kind of Blackmass' mark. 

CG:  Has the album reached any black metal music charts that you know of?

Adramelech: Well, specific information about that, unfortunately I don't have, but I can say that Blackmass was featured at Sollarfall radio from Sweden as the "Band of Month", and in the Radio from Canada Metallurgy. I know that CD had a good response by the media and people in Europe.

CG:  Youre now writing songs for an upcoming album due out at the end of this year called "Nemeis". How are rehearsals going? And you still expect it to be released late this year? And what can our readers expect from the new album?

 Adramelech: For sure, we started to compose new material for a forthcoming album, we had planed it for late of this year, but we're not so sure about it, as the date can be changed by the label. The rehearsal are being great, we're exploring many new possibilities of playing for adding more aspects to the songs. The new album will keep brutal and technical. Once we'll have a song sung in Latim, and people can expect a powerful album with a great production. 

CG:  Have you taken time off from live shows this year to devote all your time to rehearsals for the new album? Or can your fans expect upcoming gigs from you?

Adramelech: We decided to get such time off from gigs for writing this new album. We decided it because we're wishing concentrate all of our efforts to write really great songs, to have more time for rehearsal and then be able to explore new ways. Then fans will need to wait for some time until see us again. 

CG:  Will you be performing any new songs off the upoming new album at the shows before it is released?

Adramelech: Yes, we'll introduce to the fans 2 or 3 songs of the forthcoming album in the gigs we'll do before realease the new album. It's a good way to promote the new CD as fans can listen to a little potion of what's coming, and they can have the time for the anxious grows up inside them to buy the CD. 

CG: Tell us about some of your shows. Have they been mostly around Brazil or have you performed outside of your country and can you tell us of some of the bands you have performed with in the past?

Adramelech: Almost all of them were in Brasil, mainly because our country is really a big territory, then we had and we still having a big filed to explore here. We've planed with bands like Vulcano, Evilwar, and many others which I cannot remember pretty well now… 

CG: Any plans for tours in the future?

Adramelech: We're wising a tour for promotion of new album, we'll try to have a North America & Europe tour for that, but it's a thing which promoters must to work to become true, but we have the hopes for that.

CG: What are some of your personal favorite bands that have inspired you?

Adramelech: I like Marduk, Setherial, Gorgoroth, and many other…ah King Diamond! 

CG:  You have one of the best websites I have seen!! It really is awesome! Our readers can check it out @ www.blackmass.com.br. They can check out those bad ass t-shirts you have!!! They rule!

 Adramelech: Thank you very much. We're tying to work as professional as we can in all the fields that are possible. And a good website helps the band, giving information to the fans, to promoters, to label, and mainly a good work shows respect to the ones who wish to know the band better. 

CG:  The artwork for "Gloria Diaboli" is really great. Will you be using the same artist for the cover of "Nemesis"? And when can we get a sneak peak at the new cover art?

 Adramelech: Once, thank you! This time the artist won't be the same, but the new artist is as capable as the one from Gloria Diaboli. New cover will represents "NEMESIS" the destruction, the vengeance…it's better wait a little to check it. 

CG: Is there anything you would want us to know that I have not asked yet?

Adramelech: NO, no. I think all the questions were great ones, and let the readers know us better. 

CG: I want to thank you for the interview and let our readers know they can check out your songs on your bands myspace page www.myspace.com/blackmass .

CG: Last Rites???

Adramelech: Well, thank you very much for such questions and space. Thank you the ones that are reading this interview, and I'd like to let my addrees with someone wishes to contact us for information or to keep a contact, you can find me at www.myspace.com/mdadramelech And to everyone keep looking for our news and check the new material. Thank you all! Hailz.  

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CG:  Hi Steph, :) thank you for taking your time to do the interview. How are you doing today?

STEPH: Hello there, i am doing fine thanks. Preparing myself for the questions.

CG:  Inborn Suffering was born in autumn of 2002. Can you tell us briefly how Inborn Suffering began?

STEPH: Basicly I was in another project band with Nicolas Favard (Ex Despond). It was rather experimental. Later on Manu and Tom met with us and we decided to create a doom band together. The first jam session went ok, but Nicolas Favard's style was incompatible with what we wanted. We then decided to
create a doom band influenced by the 90's doom scene, Inborn Suffering was born with Thomas on drums, Manu on bass and me on guitars. We decided to complete the line-up then with Loic on guitars (guitarist of Nydvind and Heol Telwen), Seb (Keyboards) and Fred (vocals).  That is the original line-up. In these times we have changed line-up and we are quite satisfied with the way it is going.


CG:  You have 5 members including a keyboardist. Tell us something about yourself and the other band members.

STEPH: Well we are friends before being a band. We are doom worshipers and quite cool i must say. ;) We have a new recruit, Laurent on the guitars and Vocals. He is also the frontman in Mourning Dawn (black doom). Since the departure of Loic it was
quite difficult for us to find a talented guitarist.

CG:  You are from Paris France. Is there a big doom metal scene there? Why did you choose doom metal over other genre of metal?

STEPH: The doom scene in France is kinda non existant compared to countries like Finland, Sweden etc .. But i think it will get bigger in the future. People really start to dig that music here, and they are starting to put asside same old boring black metal etc .. Not that i don't like black metal, but at a point you need new stuff happening in the scene. I see all that in a positive way. Inborn Suffering, Ningizzia, Monolithe, Ataraxie, Lethian Dreams, Remembrance. The french doom scene is small but has quality stuff to offer

CG:  Your website is great! Our readers should check it out @ http://www.inborn-suffering.com. Youre a great web designer as well! Do you or the other band members have any side projects or hobbies we would want to know about?

STEPH: Thanks for your comments about our website. Well i did mainly the ergonomy and coding and Seb did the graphic part. This combination works quite well. Webdesign is my job, so i..'m kind of used to all that. As side project, i have ningizzia, a dark doom band that has released one CD already. This is the project i share with Niclas from forest of shadows. I am also in Mislead, another band more paradise lost, rapture sort of that i share with Seb. And Abysmal Abbhorentia, my brutal deathcore band. I really have all sorts of projects on my mind also .. medieval music etc. Thomas and Laurent play in the black doom band  Mourning Dawn. Hobbies, well its quite diverse, Seb is into Alien stuff  i'm into medieval instruments and other strange stuff , manu is into video games ;) haha ... Tom likes world of warcraft

CG:  Your 2006 release "Wordless Hope" has recieved some very great reviews making you number one doom metal band in your country! Did you expect such a great response from your first release?

STEPH: Well number one doom metal band, i wouldn't say it like this. But as the scene is short here, we do seem to be quite known and liked as a trad doom death band. Wordless hope got some nice results yes, we are very happy about the positive response it receives. Its a pleasure to do music that we like and that people seem to appreciate. We didn't expect that much good response
to be honnest. We know the album has flaws, but we also know that our album will be much stronger. We can say nevertheless that we are proud of what we achieved.

CG:  Where is your album distributed? And where are most of the sales at the moment

STEPH: We have no idea as of now. But we can say that we sold quite a few in France. The album should be available worldwide. Sound riot has good distribution thanks to century media, firebox etc.

CG:  Some of your influences include Anathema ( I love them), Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Mourning Beloveth. Describe to us what is similar with these bands and also what sets you apart from them?

STEPH: Well to put it short, we like traditional doom death. We like the doomy atmosphere, the melodic lyrics, the powerfull riffs etc ..We do before all that what we like and what we feel. This is music we can feel.

CG:  You recently played at the Dutch Doom Day V. What other bands played at the show? Did go well for you  and what was most memorable about it?

STEPH: We played with bands like Ataraxie, Funeralium, Saturnus etc .. it went very good! There were 3 french bands as you can see. It went good for us, except we had mediocre sound. The response was good, but we were deciding whether to stop or continue playing because of our shit sound. But it remains a great souvenir overall.


CG:  You are now composing new songs for your upcoming 2nd cd! Can you tell us at this time how is that going? What can we expect from the new songs? When do you think the new cd will be ready to be released?


STEPH: That is going very well. Our new material is more evoluated and better constructed in our opinion. You should expect doom death with a slight finnish touch. The new Cd might see the day somewhere in 2008.


CG:  What are your plans for Inborn Suffering in 2007? Have you set any goals to accomplish by the end of the year?

STEPH: Well we have many plans, but it is difficult to achieve them all. We want to compose a lot,  but we will also be doing gigs. We will be appearing in a doom festival in Paris with bands such as pantheist and esoteric. We want to do a video clip of one of our new songs also.

CG:  Do you anticipate any more shows this year

STEPH: We have some confirmed shows for June September etc .. Actually We had also for April, to play with My Dying Bride. But part of the band will not be available on that period. I was shocked to learn that My Dying Bride wanted to play exclusively with gothic metal bands here in paris. I..'m really not into their new stuff anyways, even if they stay cult to me.

CG:  Is there anything you would want us to know that I havent asked

STEPH: hmm,  .......

CG:  What do you guys do for fun in your spare time

STEPH: Well, we talk, we drink etc . all sorts of stuff... haha..

CG:  Do you like or participate in any sports of any kind?

STEPH: I like martial arts, for example krav maga of aikido. I did Judo and tae kwon do in the past and want to do martial arts again... but need to find back the motivation and time.

 CG:  Steph I thank you for doing the interview with me and I want to let our readers know they can visit the official Inborn Suffering myspace page @ http://www.myspace.com/inbornsuffering

STEPH: Thank you Paula for all!  Doomed shall thy be!

steph

11th Annual AthFest
June 20-24, 2007
Downtown Athens, GA
www.athfest.com
info@athfest.com
706-548-1973

 
ATHFEST 2007 CD COMPILATION ANNOUNCED

Lo and behold, the AthFest 2007 compilation CD lineup has been announced and features ATHENS BOYS CHOIR*, NOW IT'S OVERHEAD*, M COAST, NANA GRIZOL*, LIZ DURRETT*, SLEEPY HORSES, KING OF PRUSSIA, DOWN WITH THE WOO*, THE RENEGADEZ, NELO*, MUSIC HATES YOU*, TIN CUP PROPHETTE, BLOODKIN*, TRAVIS WILLIAMS*, DARK MEAT*, KIMBERLY MORGAN & THE EVERLOVIN' BAND*, MIKEY DWYER*, BEYOND TOMORROW, THE EMPTIES* and THE LOVENOTES FAMILY*. (* denotes a previously unreleased track). Find out lots more about the CD at www.athfest.com/cd. It will be officially released on May 1 with a CD release party TBA.

 
FIRST EVER VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY & ATHFEST 2007 KICKOFF

On Tuesday, March 6, AthFest volunteers and supporters will meet at the Melting Point (295 E. Dougherty Street at the Foundry Park Inn & Spa) to celebrate the success of AthFet 2006 and to Kick Off AthFest 2007. Our schedule is...

- 6:00-7:00: Listen to Milligan... mingle, eat and drink
- 7:00-7:30: "AthFest: Where We've Been, Where We're Going". A brief history of and vision for AthFest, offered by Board members, and a brief look ahead at AthFest 2007
- 7:30-8:30: More music, mingling, eating, and drinking

This event will be open to any AthFest supporters, but ONLY 2006 AthFest Volunteers may enjoy the free food (it's our way of saying "thanks" for all of your hard work)! Everyone else may pay a small charge for the food we're providing or arrive after 7:00 p.m.

And if you're interested in volunteering, this is a great event to come find out more about how to do so! If you can't make it, check out www.athfest.com/vol/volunteer.htm for details.

 
ATHFEST NAMED A SOUTHEASTERN TOURISM SOCIETY TOP 20 EVENT
 
For the third straight year and fourth time overall, AthFest has been named a Southeastern Tourism Society Top 20 Event for the month of June. The STS Top 20 is the cream of the crop from 10 states that make up the STS, so we're honored to have been, well, honored yet again.

 
OUTDOOR STAGE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 1

Bands and solo artists - look no further than the AthFest Web site (www.athfest.com/festival/music/booking.htm) for details on how to apply for consideration to perform on the outdoor stage. Venues do their own booking.
 
ARTISTAN MARKET APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 2
 
Applications for the 2007 Artisan Market (renamed this year) are now available online at www.athfest.com/festival/art/art.htm. Applications must be postmarked by April 2.
 
As always, visit www.athfest.com to find out the latest news and information.

AthFest 2007 • June 20-24
Athens, GA Music & Arts Festival
Downtown Athens, GA
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STEVE HANDEL  WITH HIS DEAN V AND LANCE LANGE WITH IS BATTLE AXE!! 



LANCE- KILL EM!!! KILL EM ALL!! /m/

THEIR NEW SONG "SILENT SCREAMS" KICKS MAJOR ASS FOR REAL!! I LOVE IT!!

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CG:  Hey Steve, thank you for doing the interview with me.

SH:  "Your are very welcome.  I've been looking forward to it".


CG:  Will you introduce your band members to our readers and tell us a
little about them and where you are from?

SH:  "Sure.  From left to right.(laughs)  Just kidding.  We have Lance C. Lange on lead guitars
and lead vocals( and deadly objects)  Michael Poplees on the bass.  Our
co-producer of our debut album Jamie Strobach on drums-percussion.  
And, myself, Steve Handel on lead vocals and lead guitars.

Well, Lance, he has been my brother in this for many years.  Had we
known then, what we were getting into! (Laughs)

Then we have Jamie Strobach.  He has been a great help with everything
from the inception of our album and beyond.  Also, owner of Triple 4 studios
in St. Paul, MN.  This is where we recorded our album at.


CG: Who is this Michael Poplees character you have playing bass for
you? *laughs*

SH:  "Michael is a great guy.  We are totally excited to be
working with him in this.  He comes in with the experience that is needed.  It
is great to be working with solid musicians that understand what it takes
to get the job done!  Most bands out there know what I mean.  It just
helps the machine move much more smooth."


CG:  Can you give us a brief history of how Seventh Calling came
about?

SH: "Yeah, in short, Lance and I each had a vision of what we wanted to
see in a metal band.  We each had many of the same influences.  Some more so
than others.  But, when we listened to our favorites, we tried to pick out,
what we would do differently if it was our album.  So, we set out on our
goal."


CG:  How did you and Lance meet?

SH: "Ha. Many beers ago! (laughs)  We were
right out of high school.  It was 1989.  Long time ago.  I actually
answered an ad that he had posted for a guitar player for hire.  So, I
called him up.  The rest is history."


CG:  You formed Seventh Calling in 2001. What projects or bands were
you involved in before you formed Seventh Calling?

SC:  "Well, there were a couple.   Cover bands.   I was in a group called Razor Kane from 1992-97.  We
actually did an AC/DC tribute set.  Along with two other sets of originals
and covers.  We released two albums(sort of).  The second was a >re-recording of some songs off of the first one, with a couple of new ones.   From 97-01 I played in another project that was called Vertigo.  We put >an album out with this project as well, but the disc never saw the shelves.   There were some internal problems with this project.  Then comes
SEVENTH CALLING.


CG:  The big news is you recently have been signed!! Congratulations
guys!! Can you tell us about this?

SH:  " Well, thank you.  Actually, this is something that we cannot get into detail yet. There will be an announcement made
from our label very shortly.  we are very excited though.  We can tell you that!


CG: How does this affect the release of the "Monuments" album? What
can we expect?

SH:   "Well, what this does is help us with the release.  The self done album is not exactly the same album that will be released in late spring of 07.  The album will be redone and released with all new artwork.  Lyrics and all, and it will be on a label and distributed to stores.  This is what we have been looking for since we had released our self done album.


CG:  I know you are planning to have a 2nd release. Can you give us any information about this at this time?

SH: "well, the first thing that we are focusing on is traveling the first album.  We know that there are many places out there that we need to get to and perform our material live for the fans.  But what I can say is If you like our first album, our new stuff is gonna blow you away."


CG: What are some of your goals for Seventh Calling for 2007? What can
we expect from you next year?

SC:  To get our business established inside the industry with very strong ties.  And, of course,
destroying the live scene.  This is what we do best!"


CG:  What bands would you say have influenced you and your music the
most?  

SH: "100%, without a doubt, JUDAS PRIEST, METAL CHURCH, SLAYER, FIFTH ANGEL, FATES WARNING, just to name a few.


CG:  What does your music sound like? Would you say old school death metal? Or something different?

SC: "That is a good question.  Some have said classic US heavy metal, some progressive, and some have mentioned thrash as an >element as well.  We are very happy with the term HEAVY METAL.  But, so far, we really do not sound like anyone besides SEVENTH CALLING.  So, would say: Something different. Ha.

CG: HAHAHA


CG:  You have an upcoming show with Metal Church January 15th! That is so exciting! Do you expect a big turnout at this event? Do you have street teamers promoting it there for you??

SH:   "Yes, we expect to have a very good turnout.  The show has been advertised very well so far.  We are
actually planning on shooting a dvd of our set that night.  So, everyone get out to the show if you are near St Paul MN on Jan. 15.


CG: I got to have that DVD!! It will be an awesome show!  I think this is the very beginning for you guys. You have an
upcoming battle of the bands on KWTF The Edge. Can you tell us a little about this?

SH: "Yeah, actually.  We are gonna be the first featured contestant on the opener of season 5 on "Rock Solid Pressure".  The airdate is Mon.  Jan.1 at 9 pm EST USA time.  This is also on Pure Rock Radio and on WDYN 100.1 FM in New York.  What it is, is tune in to the show and vote for our song when it is playing.  You can only vote for the song you like when it is on.  
Anything else will not count.  Our goal is to win 5 times in a row.  That would be sweet!  All votes are taken at rocksolidpressure [at] yahoo [dot] com.  
LISTEN AND VOTE FOR SEVENTH CALLING!"


CG:  Steve what do you like to do for fun in your spare time outside of making music?

SH:  "Ha Ha.  Sorry, spare time is hard to come by.  But, when I do get the chance, I like to go out and see other bands that I know.  guess it still has to do somewhat with music, but, I am the one in the crowd with a drink on these occasions!!  As opposed to being on the stage.


CG: Any special hobbies or interests or side projects any of you are involved in you think our readers would finding interesting?  

SH: "Here is the best one.  Lance is the hunter of the group.  So, what we have is Taxidermy and eating alot of DEAD STUFF.  He gets a good clean cut with that axe of his! (LAUGHS)


CG:  Is there anything else you would like for us to know that I did not ask about?

SH:  "I guess, from everyone here at the Calling camp, Thanks to all e fans for your support and belief in METAL.  Stay true.  Like I
said before, we have a release set to come out in late spring of 07.  More details will be announced about that within the next couple of weeks.  So everyone PAY ATTENTION!  And, also, we do have 3 song samplers available of our upcoming release.  Stop by our site and hit us up for one.  Unfortunately, these are only available in the US at this time.  So with that, we will speak again.  Paula, a true pleasure as always!  And to all the fans, METAL FOREVER!



CG: Thank you so much for the interview. I enjoy your music and being your promoter. You guys really ROCK!   Good luck for 2007! Wish wonderful things for you!! Visit their website www.seventhcalling.com and check them out on myspace: www.myspace.com/seventhcalling .

Brutalz,

Paula
Cemetary Gates Promotions

Phone Interview with Oscar Dronjak, the guitarist of Hammerfall

He called on time and had a pleasant friendly voice. I didnt know if he would have such an accent that I wouldnt understand him. But no, not at all. This was a great conversation about 22 min.

Oscar: Hello this is Oscar from HammerFall, I dont really do these phone interviews so you will have to do most of the talking.

Paula: Hi Oscar.. Its great to talk to you and I do have some questions ready to ask you. (I wanted to make him feel comfortable with me). I read your blog and I laughed because you had truck problems.. because I just had truck problems. What kind of truck do you have and what was wrong with it?

Oscar: Yes I did.. I have 89 Ford Bronco, you know the OJ Simpson style. and it was having some overheating problems.

Paula: I know mine just left me stranded at work I was so embarrassed. I also read that you like football alot and you play pool!

Oscar: Yes I like to play football and Im not so good at pool.

Paula: I am very good at pool and I would love to play a game with you and beat you.. hahahahahaha

Oscar: You probably could.

Paula: I read you like ice cream alot too.. tell me what is your favorite flavor.

Oscar: I like anything with nuts in it.. and chocolate.

Paula: I like chocolate and cherry and peach!!

Oscar: We dont have peach over here in Sweden.

Paula: Im from Georgia, this is the peach state! haha

Paula: If you could give a shout out to any good upcoming bands who would you choose?

Oscar: Umm I would say Nocurnal Rites, they are not new, they been around for 10 years and maybe I am biased because Im good friends with them

Paula: Who are some of your favorite bands Oscar?

Oscar: Accept, Judas Priest

Paula: So you guys will be touring in Jan & Feb.. what bands will be touring with you?

Oscar: Im not sure yet.. we havent gotten the bands that will be in the tour. We are working on that and we will let everyone know.

Paula: Okay!! So how is the weather there?

Oscar: Im in New York actually and its windy.

Paula: OMG! Youre in the United States?? Cool! You doing shows here??

Oscar: No Im here for the weekend and we hope to do a tour here maybe late next year.. its in the works.

Paula: Well I sure hope you come to Atlanta!!

Oscar: We were in Atlanta in 2002, we played at The Masquerade with DIO!

Paula: Awww man I didnt hear of that show. I missed it.

Paula: You have a new album coming out in just days. What can we expect from the new album?

Oscar: It will be the best one, I know bands always say that, but we have added the excitment from live shows that the other albums dont have.

Paula: Which song best describes the last album Threshold.

Oscar: Fire Burns Forever I would say..

Paula: Whats more important in HammerFall, the good riffs, music, or the lyrics and why?

Oscar: Everything is important. Even the appearance of the band as well.

Paula: Well you guys are awesome you have the total package on that!

Oscar: Why thank you. We appreciate your support.

Paula: Could you tell us about future cooperations with Nuclear Blast because you have the new E.P. without Udo (ex-accept)

Oscar: Really good, never better, We are pleased with Nuclear Blast and will continue with them for the future.

Paula: Cool! I am on myspace..if you have a computer you can check me out.. www.myspace.com/darkangelwatchingoveryou

Oscar: I do actually ....... Cemetary Gates Promotions?

Paula: Yes!! Thats me.. I am a promoter and I am Sound Riot USA and I am on Nuclear Blast Records Street Team.

(through this conversation it had been static and he would fade in and out and I lost the connection and Im like awww. but we had a great conversation anyways!! I was glad I got to speak to him!! Then the phone rang again, HE CALLED BACK!!)

Oscar: Im sorry we got disconnected..

Paula: Awww well that was very nice of you to call back!

Oscar: Of course I would it is the most courtious thing to do!

Paula: What are you plans today? What are you going to do tonight?

Oscar: Well I have one more winner to call and then Im off to the Skid Row release party!!

Paula: Awesome! How many winners were there for the phone call from you?

Oscar: Only 3 were chosen to recieve a call.

Paula: WOW!! I am so lucky to have talked with you today! I never win anything.

Oscar: Thats what the other winner said!!

Paula: Okay.. I will let you go Oscar and it has been an honor and a pleasure talking with you today..

Oscar: Same here.. you have a great day.. nice talking with you. bye..

Paula: bye!

It was awesome!!! Make sure to get a copy of their new cd!!

HammerFall

Cemetary Gates Promotions

CG: Hailz Morthvargr! Thanks for the interview! I have been to your
myspace
site and I can say Im very impressed. Your site looks great. So do your
banners and album artwork. The marketing for a new band like yours is
great.
Who does your artwork and marketing?

MV: The band does all it's own artwork, however Christophe S. did our
logo
itself, he is a very talented and generous artist, he offers his work
free
to any band.

CG: Who is doing this interview with me?

MV:  I, Nauthiz will be doing the interview with you today.

CG: Can you introduce your band members to us?

MV: On vocals we have Malicya, Drums Tagore, Guitar Nauthiz, and 2nd
Guitar
Tacitus. We are currently also working with a new bassist.

CG: How did you meet?

MV: I met Tacitus in highschool towards the beginning of our senior
year,
and we were the two originating members of the band as we started
jamming
almost two years ago. Malicya was in a previous band with me awhile
back, so
when i asked him to join morthvargr he fit like a glove. Tagore moved
to
Arizona where we are currently located from california, he heard we
were
looking for a drummer and sent us a email. After trying out it was
obvious
that he was the drummer we needed.


CG: Are you still needing a bass player? (I can post a bulletin for you
if
you need me to just let me know).

MV: We were searching for a bassist until recently, We just picked up
Mike
I. on bass and he is working on intergrading himself into the band as
we
speak.

CG: Do yo have any immediate plans to have an official website for
Morthvargr?

MV: We hope to get one very soon we just have been very busy getting
ready
to play shows, lots of practice and not alot of time to spare.


CG: Great vocal sounds you have! You have a 4 song EP out called "The
Sky
Opened Wide". Tell us how do we get a copy?

MV: Currently the sky opened wide is scheduled for a limited 50 copy
release
later in sept. which is almost already sold out from pre-orders. We
don't
have plans to have a full release at this time.

CG: Share with us how Morthvargr began and what bands influenced you
the
most.

MV: Like i said morthvargr started out with me and the other guitarist
in
highschool. I would say from our sound the biggest influences we had
were
melodic blackmetal. Bands such as dissection, graveworm and my dying
bride.

CG: Who does most of the writing for the band?

MV: I do almost all the writing, but we really do it in a systematic
way
almost. I write the song( all the guitar parts). After that i pass it
to
Tacitus who critiques it and cleans it up a bit. Then we have Tagore
write
the drums, and either Malicya or I write the lyrics.

CG: How old are you guys and are you still in college?

MV: I am 20, Tacitus 19, Tagore 21 and Malicya 24. Currently me and
Tagore
work full time, Tacitus is attending college and Malicya has graduated
college and is working full time.

CG: What other interests, hobbies, businesses or side projects do you
have?

MV: As far as my personal interests, i follow alot of paganism from
Northern
Europe; Asatru, Odinism. We like to do most things that most bands do,
which
includes lots of drinking and jamming. As far as side projects we are
just
trying to focus on Morthvargr for now.

CG: I see you will be playing October 14th at AZ DEATH GRIND FEST. What
bands will be at this show with you guys? There are going to be alot of
bands on this gig. There is 10 bands, all from Arizona. Its going to be
a
great show, they are giving out free comp. cds with all the bands on it
as
well as other give aways.

CG: Have you played many shows? What was your most memorable?

MV: We have only played a few shows due to us securing a lineup that we
desired. Since we just have done so we plan on playing alot more shows
in
the very near future.

CG: What are some of the greatest bands you've performed with?

MV: We havent performed with alot of bands yet, like i said we are just
beginning our live reign of terror.

CG: Do you have any plans to tour the US yet?

MV: We hope to sometime early next year do a west coast tour. Basically
south west tour such as AZ,CO,TX,NV,UT,CA etc.

CG: What are your upcoming plans?

MV: Our main upcomming plans right now is just to get out there. We
have the
material that i think alot of people will enjoy. Our sound is very
different
than most metal bands in this area so we hope to bring something new to
the
scene here.

CG:Any new news or final words for us?

MV: Just check out our website there will be many new things coming in
the
near future!

CG:I want to thank you for the interview and I will let our readers
know
they can check out your band on myspace @ www.myspace.com/morthvargr

MV: Thanks Paula we enjoyed the interview!


Brutalz!
Paula
Cemetary Gates Promotions


-Morthvargr

Bands I will distribute your flyers @ Athfest 2006!!

 This is a festival from June 21-25th- with over 175 bands.. I cant wait!! plus party with Cinjed at DT's Down Under..

Send your flyers to me by the 20th if you want yours distributed.

Paula Marquise
PO Box 214
Stephens Georgia 30667

www.athfest.com

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ATHFEST SAMPLER STILL HAPPENING: Still going on - it might move to the porch, but come on out. The 9th annual AthFest Sampler, presented by the Athens Folk Music & Dance Society, will take place on Monday, June 12 at Loco's Courtyard on Harris Street with Ralph Roddebery, Nate Nelson, The Campbell Sisters, Bob Hay & the Jolly Beggars, and host Susan Staley. Find out more and come out!

HEADLINERS & OVER 175 BANDS: Headliners Modern Skirts, Now It's Overhead, and Drivin' N' Cryin' join over 150 bands at 17 venues.And that's just the music. Check out those listings by venue or by name or by the outdoor stages. Thanks to a suggestion from someone surfing, you can now view a General Schedule of events day-by-day.

ATHFEST PODCAST NOW VIDEO: Adam Kemmerick, a former UGA student, with the help of the UGA New Media Institute, is producing a 10-part series of AthFest podcasts - the remaining ones are all video podcasts - leading up to the festival, with new episodes appearing every Friday. Thanks to Adam and the NMI for putting this together. Check it out.

YARD SIGNS & POSTERS: Not only do we have yard signs, but we'll soon have posters that you can place in stores, on bulletin boards, etc. Posters are available for download as PDFs in letter-size and 11x17 size versions. E-mail us at info@athfest.com if you have questions or locations needing a yard sign or poster.

WRISTBANDS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE & IN STORES: Why wait? Go ahead and grab an AthFest 2006 wristband either online or in stores in Athens at Schoolkids Records, Wuxtry Records, the Athens Welcome Center, Musicians Warehouse (Downtown), Musicians Warehouse Showcase (between Best Buy & the Mall), Kingpins, and Borders. They are only $15 and used for the club crawl.

WIN A 10-DAY TRIP FOR 2 TO CORTONA ITALY: In honor of our 10th anniversary, AthFest is giving away a 10-day trip for 2 to Athens' sister city, Cortona, Italy on the outdoor stage the last day of AthFest (you do not need to be present to win). The value is around $5000 and includes airfare, transportation to Cortona, lodging, and more. Raffle tickets are only $100 and only 300 will be sold. Find out more. Questions? E-mail us at info (at) athfest.com or call 706-548-1973. You can also purchase raffle tickets online using Paypal/credit cards to the right. Tickets will also be available during AthFest if any from the 300 still remain.

ATHFEST 2006 A TOP 20 EVENT: AthFest 2006 was selected by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top 20 Event in the 11 states of the STS for the month of June. This is the third such designation for AthFest.

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