Well I'm going out for a night on the town
And everywhere I go they're always hanging around
They pull me over and they put me in jail
They're gonna rue the day when I see them in Hell

Well I'll find a fucking pig and I'll tear him limb from limb
Use a razor blade and I'll peel off all his skin
Cut his fucking dick off and I'll ram it up his ass
Sever his head and I'll throw him in the trash

Cause I'm a psychobilly cop killing maniac
A fucking lunatic and I'm on the attack
I've got an SKS, I'm gonna hunt you down
Put you fascist fuckers all 6 feet under ground

Here comes Johnny Law with a star on his chest
I grab my 12-gauge and I'll put him to rest
Watch in amusement as his blood drains out
Laying in the street like a goddamn gutted trout

Cause I'm a psychobilly cop killing maniac
Another lunatic and I'm on the attack
I've got an SKS, I'm gonna hunt you down
Put you fascist fuckers all 6 feet under ground

The world is full of tyrants and I want to kill them all
Rid it of the filth that enslaves the human soul
Fascism's a disease, I think I've found the cure
Sanctify the earth, make it clean and pure

Cause I'm a psychobilly cop killing maniac
Another demon ted and I'm on the attack
I've got a 12-gauge, I'm gonna hunt you down
Put you fascist fuckers all 6 feet under ground

Wow! That was my first reaction listening to the Pagan Dead's "Spondalia". They describe their music as brutal and damn it's true. This is a punishing mix of psychobilly and black/death metal, which leans a little more to the metal on this release. There are times when the music slows down and almost creates a surfy/psycho sound such as on the slow tempo opener "The Serpent Flame" and the intro to "The City of the Pyramids". Imagine a black metal band with a stand up bass and you have a pretty good idea of what this sounds like musically. Vocally, it's all about the growls and death vocals. The standout track for me was "Daemon of the Abyss 333" Absolutely punishing and brutal. If you like your music seriously evil then this is the CD for you.

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From Neo-Zine

Neo: Please introduce the members of the band and tell us how each contributes to the unique Pagan Dead sound

Hades – double bass, lead vocals

Hecate – drums, backup vocals

Anubis – guitar

Each of us contributes writing songs and/or has input about a song and we all come from different musical backgrounds—although nowadays we all listen to a lot of the same music—so I think that has a lot to do with our unique sound.  

Neo: Tell us why you chose to call your project Pagan Dead?

Pagan Dead is a reference to the Celtic feast of the dead, Samhain. We have much lyrical content about death, the occult and similar subjects, ergo it seemed appropriate.

Neo: How would you explain your sound to those who have not heard your music?

Our sound is a mix of psychobilly and black metal/death metal. There are also, at times, elements of punk and surf. The music is violent and macabre with extreme vocals, frantic upright bass, metallic guitar, and pounding drums.

Neo: What really separates your music from that of other people playing similar styles?

What separates us is there aren't many other bands playing a similar style. There are other bands that have mixed some styles of metal with psychobilly, but not at all like us. We also have a unique way of writing songs and lyrics, and we don't aspire to conform to the standards, like many other bands do.

Neo: Your music is both dark/violent and it is light/fun? How do you manage?

 I don't really think there are any Pagan Dead songs that could be considered "light/fun." We do have some songs, that musically are not as dark as the others, but lyrically they are just as dark and/or violent, perhaps even more so. With some songs, we write them to fit with the theme of the song, such as Vengeance. We gave it a kind of hillbilly feel to go along with the atmosphere/settings of the movie that it is about.

Neo: What sorts of things do you like to write about? Any lyrical examples?

We like to write mainly about magick, mysticism, the occult, death, horror movies, drugs, violence, insanity, anti-Christianity or anti established/organized religion, etc.

For an example, here are the lyrics from a song with an anti-Christian theme, Cry of the Infidel. (It wouldn't make much sense to not post the entire song)

Cry of the Infidel

Enthralled by the slavery of Christendom

Preaching hatred, lies, and superstition

Proselytize cultures force to convert

Killing off those that question the church

Breading credulity

Spreading your disease

Infecting the world

Putrefying thought to Christianity

The doctrines of Jesus the charlatan

Have degraded the world to its present condition

Will we ever find a cure,

For the disease that he left upon the earth?

Breading hypocrisy

Spreading your disease

Defiling the world

Burning those that don't believe

Bound by your laws

But I'm not a Christian

A slave to your god

The bloodthirsty tyrant

Try to tell me how to live my life

Your messiah, the pseudo-Christ

Now the world is come to such a pass

Where the canaille is throned

Leading blind masses

Just like sheep, they follow the shepherd

Infecting the world with their cancer

Breading hypocrisy

Spreading your disease

Defiling the world

Burning those that don't believe

Bound by your laws

But I'm not a Christian

A slave to your god

The Abomination

I will not bow and I will not worship

Fuck your religion

Credulous bullshit

Neo: Any personal philosophies blended into your composition or maybe your song titles?

There are some personal philosophies in our lyrics, from the lyrical example above; one can discern that. Much of our philosophies are too profound to try and begin to expound in the space of an interview, we could possibly take up an entire volume. Our lyrics delve deep into the subject, and are usually very esoteric. 

Neo: Do you play much live? What's the show like?

Yes, the Pagan Dead has played many live shows and have been on 3 short tours. Our first live performance was in March of 2002 in Salt Lake City.

Our live show is focused more on the music than anything else. We have done some theatrics for intros and such, but mainly we are just about playing the music the way you hear it on the album. Fast and Brutal!

Neo: Anyone ever just get confused by your style while trying to decide how to react in the pit?

I don't know that we can pay much attention to people's reactions in the pit while we are performing. The pit just looks like a big mess of people smashing into each other from up on stage, or smashing into you when there is no stage. If there is a pit though, it is already good reaction in my opinion. Our music is violent and has way of bringing out those carnal primal instincts in people. We definitely get much more of rush on stage when there is a good pit. 

Neo: What's a day of recording like?

A day of recording is mainly just some beers and work. I don't know if there is much more to say about it.

Neo: What can you tell us about "Spondalia"

Spondalia is our sophomore album released in September of 2006. It contains 13 tracks and is just under an hour's worth of music. It is quite a bit darker than our previous album MORS IANVA VITAE ET VITA IANVA MORTIS, and delves further into metal territory.

Neo: My favorite song on the CD is "The cry of the Infidel." Do you have any favorites?

Each Pagan Dead song is a favorite in its own right, but yes there are some that we like more than others. When mixing a song, that song usually becomes my favorite song at the time, and then when I start working on the next song, it becomes my favorite. Cry of the Infidel definitely is an all time favorite of mine, because the lyrical content is very personal to me. It is a song—unlike a horror movie song for example—that was written about something I take very seriously. 

Neo: Have there been many reviews?

For Spondalia there have only been a couple so far, but it has only been out a few months. Our last album had quite a few reviews, one of which was in Rue Morgue magazine.

Neo: How do you get your music out there to the rest of the world?

We currently have two albums out that are being distributed worldwide. There is a song of ours featured on the Kicked Outta Purgatory compilation. We have a website www.pagandead.com and myspace page www.myspace.com/pagandead. We have been on several tours in the USA and play shows in our home city frequently. We also get some radio play on various radio shows.

Neo: I think that a lot of bass players out there would love to pick up that big ol' slap bass, but for some reason they are intimidated. Any advice?

I don't see why anyone should be intimidated by a musical instrument. I guess my advice under those circumstances would be; there is nothing to be intimated by, the double bass is one of the most fun instruments to play. If you would love to pick it up and it is your will, don't let anything stand in your way.

Neo: Who did your logo?

Our logo with the zombie and the pentagram was done by Matzi (Hellbound Studio). Our other logo was designed by me (Hades). 

Neo: Who is the Pagan Dead target audience?

I think anyone that likes our music is our target audience. We are not looking to only attract one kind of person. Our music is diverse, so I think our audience should be. We have fans from many different musical backgrounds, e.g. metal, punk, psychobilly, etc.

Many of our fans come from the psychobilly scene, but in Salt Lake most of our audience comes from the death/black metal scene.

Neo: Any big horror movie fans in the band? Any recommendations?

Was Jesus nailed to the cross? The Pagan Dead have several songs about horror movies and we have used many samples from horror movies.

A few recommendations: The House by the Cemetery, The Gates of Hell (aka City of the Living Dead), The Beyond, Zombie, Suspiria, Inferno.

Neo: Anything else you would like to talk about?

Can't think of anything at the time.

SPONDALIA

2006 STYGIAN REALM RECORDS



Track List:
I. THE SERPENT FLAME
II. THE CITY OF THE PYRAMIDS
III. MEMENTO MORI
IV. RITVS LVPI
V. WITCH MOON
VI. THE EYE IN THE TRIANGLE
VII. THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY
VIII. CRY OF THE INFIDEL
IX. NON COMPOS MENTIS
X. VENGEANCE
XI. THE CORPSE WALKS
XII. DÆMON OF THE ABYSS 333
XIII. HYMN TO THANATOS

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MORS IANVA VITÆ ET VITA IANVA MORTIS

2004 PSYCHOBILLY*US Label



Track List:
I. GATES OF HELL
II. N.O.X.
III. GOETIA
IV. LATENT SANGUINARY DEMENTIA
V. VOODOO BLOODBATH
VI. AUTO DA FE
VII. PSYCHOBILLY COP KILLER
VIII. ONE BY ONE
IX. NECROPHILIAC
X. CONGRESSVS CVM DÆMONE
XI. THE STALKER
XII. COME JOIN THE DEAD
XIII. SAMHAIN

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After what seemed like forever, the SLC Psycho-Death band, The Pagan Dead has released a new album. This new effort is entitled, Spondalia and is a far cry from their previous release (MORS IANVA VITAE ET VITA IANVA MORTIS). The disc, as a whole, is much darker and more sinister than before - if you can believe that!

Although I can't say Spondalila is the greatest disc I've heard this year, it's still a coherent release from an underground band with lots of room for growth. What you can expect with Spondalia is a little under an hour of unbridled Psychobilly, Death and Surf madness in the vein of The Meteors meets Cannibal Corpse while feasting on the brains of Xasthur! It's lo-fi, kvlt, noisy, violent and at times abusive to the senses. Alas, I still get where the band is coming from thanks to the lyrical content and the clips from classic horror movies. As for the tempo of the album, it ranges between lighting speeds to mid-paced death rompers that could peel flesh from bone. Definitely, not something you'll want to play at your next barbecue, not unless you've summoned the ghost of one Jeffrey Dahmer! The strongest tracks off the album are as follows - "House By The Cemetery", "The Eye In The Triangle", "Hymn To Thanatos" and "Memento Mori".

If you like your music evil as all hell with a sadistic bite that won't let up then The Pagan Dead has something for you in Spondalia.

Black Angel Promotions 12/2006

The Pagan Dead have been terrorizing the countryside for awhile now. Their first record MORS IANVA VITAE ET VITA IANVA MORTIS struck fear in our hearts and mind, and let the underground world know just how dark and harsh psychobilly could get. It even further proved how original and depraved a band from ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Salt Lake City could be. After hitting the road hard as hell with the Hellbats and numerous other bands, the Pagan Dead bring us SPONDALIA, a record that further delves into the dark realms than their previous efforts. "House by the Cemetery" has got to be the best Pagan Dead song to date. With vocals that scare animals away, new axe man Anubis' heavy dirge like guitar, and grinding rhythm changes this record pushes the band into new territory musically. They still attack Christianity, and they still use audio clips from obscure horror movies to set the tone. These guys and gal are really doing something different than just falling into the usual molds that are so easy to get trapped in. Looking for something scary, original, and fun look no further than the Pagan Dead.

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Auto Da Fé

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Then--in the spirit of the season--turn it up fucking loud and read the lyrics below...

Lo! There's Jesus with a thorny crown
Nails in his wrists, the blood drains out
Scourged and burned and crucified
He's the one that I despise 

-Chorus-
Burn the Christian
Burn the Christian
Burn the Christian
Dead

Take the lamb down to the slaughter
Immolate him on the funeral pyre
I am evil, your heretic
The epitome of pestilence

-Repeat Chorus-

Upon the cross he expiates
His soul enkindles in death's embrace
His words egregious, solely lies
I don't pity your demise

Soon there'll be a deicide
The moribund of Jesus Christ

-Repeat Chorus-

This really interests me. It starts out noise, then moves into psychobilly/surf territory, before going more horror grind/metal. Even in metal mode, there are still rocka-psychobilly chops hanging in there. The vocals are really evil sounding, very harsh, screamy, and gaspy, often with multiple tracks to add to the creepyness. The lyrics seem to keep to gothic/horror themes. The guitars are sharp and metallic backed by "slap double bass" and a variety of drumming styles. The whole thing is a bit sloppy, but it is also very catchy. This three piece has a whole bag of innovation. Some of it works better than other parts. You might want to get his just to hear the blending of the bass, guitar, and the harsh vocals. Its quite a lot to get used to, but worth the effort. The song "Cry of the Infidel" is going to be my new unofficial theme. Wow, you could really put a hurting to a hardwood floor stomping around to that one. Hardliners are not going to take this band seriously because they lack the "purity" of an elite style band. fukk um!! This is much more entertaining. My only negative critique is that the beginning of the CD takes a bit too long to kick into gear and show us what the band is really like. If you cut that, the CD is an A+ effort.

Neo-Zine 11/2006

New Pagan Dead album entitled SPONDALIA available now for sale on our profile and our website. SPONDALIA contains 13 violent tracks and is just under an  hour's worth of music. Featuring a guest appearance on vocals from the Zodiac of Ibex Throne.