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Thursday, October 29, 2009 
We´re pretty fed up with this. A band can either gather their fans by convincing with their music or they are not worth spamming other bands with crap like that.

So - in the future every band that requests us to vote for them will be immediately deleted from our friends list.

Thanks for keeping this place clean.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 

Current mood:  groggy
Sunday - after seven years of musical cooperation and friendship Marius decided to quit playing drums for Fetocide.

We are astonished about his decision but we all knew it would be happening. Playing drums caused severe injuries to his knees and being forced to move away from our location finally got him to this decision.

Being a friend and musical partner to me in the past seven years had a severe impact to the whole entity of fetocide. Without Marius the whole band would not be in the shape I enjoy so much today.

So - at the moment we are just a three-piece - Jens on Bass, Heiko on Vocals and me on guitars.

We will take a break and just watch what will come up in the future.

Marius: you will always be a close friend to us!

All luck for your future and hope to see you soon again!

Ingo - Fetocide

Monday, March 12, 2007 
Germany:
Obscure Domain Productions
Remission Records
Revenge Productions
Lärmbelästigung Mailorder
Merciless Records
metribution.com
Rebirth The Metal Productions (also ebay)

Poland:
Seflmade God Productions

Nice To Eat You Rec. (Czech Republic)

Espania:
Grotesque Music

USA:
Unmatched Brutality
Sevared Rec.
Gorgiastic Records (also ebay)
Darksoul (for USA/Canada)

Forensick Music (Slovakia)

Russia: Relics Records

or directly at www.fetocide.com
Monday, March 12, 2007 
English:





Unholy Cult Zine:

Germany is a splendid place that I am severely partial due to their culture. They have exceptional beers like Paulaner, Salvator, and German Weißbier. Tasty sausages ripe for clogging the ole arteries like Bockwurst, Bierschinken, and my fucking favorite Weisswurst, goes down perfect with rye bread, sweet mustard, and beer. Along with booze and the Autobahn, Germany has a variety of Metal bands that blister the country with a sense of spiteful malevolence. One of their newest bands is Fetocide who have put out a debut called 'Redefine.'


The most obvious thing in hearing this band is a gritty semi-technical Death Metal style. Each song is filled with breaks, off kilter tempo shifts, and exceptional guitar soloing. Another fun aspect of hearing Fetocide on 'Redefine' is a harmonious mixture of blast beating spread over stop start time signatures. Where the riffing is concerned, the style comes across uniquely discordant. This may be a result of the guitar tone being aerial, in that they sound like a Sturzkampfbomber (Stuka) swooping and diving with deadly insane precision. Wrapped together, the blend of a rotund rhythm section with air raid guitars gives Fetocide a sound saturated in dynamic harmonics. Contrasted against the backdrop of technicality is the fathomless vocalization that fills the music with a sense of destruction. This vocal style is rapturously antagonizing in its deepness forcing the listener to curl into a beaten pulpy mass.


Influences of the Fetocide sound are ubiquitous. If I had to try and pin down their style I would say the guitar tone is reminiscent of what was found on Cannibal Corpse's 'The Bleeding,' and the type of harmonic riffing heard off of Iniquity's 'Serenadium' is present. Other elements that funnel through in the mix are a less bouncing Pavor bass, the technicality of Ingurgitating Oblivion, and the time changes of Suffocation. Overall the Fetocide sound is mostly their own, and I get the idea that with their next album they will have further forged their identity.


Making the musical found on this album top notch is that the production is extremely clear. Obviously, this adds to the heaviness conveyed though the music while displaying Fetocide's musical prowess. Fans 'Redefine' is a damned good debut and worth $10 bones spent at your favorite label. Buy it and spin it with several German beers to keep your head afloat amidst the carnage.





Review from vomitzine.com

FETOCIDE (GER) ..Redefine.. CD06 Obscure Domain prod.

Originally born from the ashes of EMBEDDED, FETOCIDE comes here with its
first full length made of 9 tracks of a very powerful Brutal Death
Metal!! Nothing comparable with average EMBEDDED band.. If the main
inspirations of this album ..Redefine.. are MORBID ANGEL, NILE and HATE
ETERNAL, a lot of different influences can be heard during the 35
minutes of this album! Especially, the technical touches remind of SPAWN
OF POSSESSION and VISCERAL BLEEDING, some more basic ones are more in
the CANNIBAL CORPSE vein, whereas some more catchy elements remind of
SUFFOCATION and WELKIN. A very nice release with so much diversified
ideas, a good dosage of originality melted with classic and of course
efficient elements! An excellent release with a nice mood and a good
massive sound!! Great release!!!

Empire of Death Review

What would be the expression of your face if Selen (Italian porn star)
would be naked in your bed waiting for you? I guess, the same expression
of mixed incredulity and surprise will be impressed on your face during the listening of the debut album of this amazing band, called Fetocide. The five
guys come from Germany and in 2005, after seven long years of wait, they
finally managed to produce their first full-length, Redefine, feeding us with a true masterpiece. Perhaps, its not a big surprise, due to the fact
that Teutonic lands are constantly exhibiting very talented bands, as for
example Necrophagist and Death Reality, more than ever. However its very
hard not to be completely fainted by an album like Redefine; during the
listening of this platter also the most apathetic death metaller would be
taken by convulsions! The band, from the top of their huge class, show us
how to play an excellent american brutal-death metal which takes
inspiration from bands like Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Nile and, shouldnt this
be enough, Morbid Angel. When your mentors are the bands I just mentioned,
its impossible not to be the authors of an explosive sound, like hundreds
hydrogen bombs. The five guys really dont steal riff from other bands
(otherwise I wouldnt talk of them in this way!), but they give their
release a very personal mark, showing to be great fucking musicians! What
do you have to expect from this album? Ill tell you what: so much wickedness
and violence that you wont be able to recover, technique everywhere both
for rhythmic sections, Marius is a blasting demon at the drums, and guitar
riff, Floris and Ingo really show all their preparation playing very
reckless and incisive riff. Of course we can find these features also in
other bands, but the thing which separates and exalts Fetocide from the
others is the geniality of the songwriting: without that the technique
would be useless. It is sufficient listening to the opener, Morbid Mental
Misery, to understand that Fetocide are not a band just like another. A
short intro precedes the extermination which begins in the best way: an
ultra fast blast-beat interspaced by sudden stop-and-go make people
understand there is no possibility to survive from this kind of massacre.
Also the axe-men Floris and Ingo show in few seconds what they are made
of, with sequences of riff pulled to the maximum and supported by an
unexceptionable execution. From the beginning we can hear the main guides
of their sounds, in fact we can feel the heaviness of Suffocation with some
patterns leading to the sound of both Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse and
finally a riffing composition inspired by Nile. In general the average
speed is high but we can also see some changes of time which contribute to make
the overall performance more varied. It is very embarrassing for me to
choose other songs which most represent the band because every one of them
is an excellent example of what we can define as Fetocide Style. I would
say Lies, Faces or Visual Deformity but the final result is always
the same: youll find brutality mixed with technique in every track of this
album. Of course the songs are never repetitive, on the contrary they have
great variety of contents. You have to listen to this album from the very
first second till the last one, not jumping from a track to another one;
the atmospheres will surely conquer your brain and your soul and will keep you
in front of you stereo astonished! Finally, the production gives a hand
to Fetocide, showing a powerful sound thanks to the recording session both
clean but with some spaces to more harsh sounds. 2005 will be definitely a
year to remember both for the band, with their debut album, and death
metal fans everywhere in the world, because we dont see this kind of albums
released every day! By purchasing Redefine your money wouldnt be spent
in a better way!

88/100



Voices from the Dark Side Review

The debut of northern German FETOCIDE is also the first release on the new label Obscure Domain Productions run by Hacker and S..nke from Unholy Terror and Endzeit Zine. Besides coming up with selling points you can't argue with (hehe), one is provided with a piece of interesting modern Death MetaI. Having improved vastly from their demo (which was recorded to look for new members anyway), FETOCIDE now present nine brutal tracks leaning towards the technical side of American Death Metal. This sounds like nothing new under the sun, admittedly, and it isn't but the band is quite versed in balancing speed with grooving midtempo passages and details like effective drum rolls, partly disharmonic riffs and atmospheric leads adding up to an enjoyable and personal sound. Newer CANNIBAL CORPSE as well as NILE (in some leads) and of course MORBID ANGEL are somehow influences which are audible to varying degrees. The overall impression is a bit more hectic than these acts are due to the breaks and riff changes in the songs. In another review I saw the band being compared to DERANGED which gives a good hint as well yet the soloing and the overall slightly progressive / technical riffing is definitely giving the material on Redefine a different, more varied edge than the Swedish brutalizers. The vocals are deep and throaty with exceptions of very few screeches and one spoken David Vincent-like part in the final track. Considering the fact that the band produced this record on their own, the clear sound is satisfying enough, even though the guitars and drums could sound a bit thicker but that is nothing which seriously collides with the impact of the songs. Definitely a band to check out if you are into the newer generation of Death Metal like for example DEADBORN or north american styled Death Metal with technical overtones in general! The songs 'Lies' and 'Displaced Exaltation' can be downloaded at www.fetocide.de so go there for first hand listening impressions. Label: www.obscuredomain.com.
Ulrich Kreienbrink



Vampire Marazine Review

Fetocide started out in 1998, back then stil named Deformity. The next year they changed their name and recorded (as a two piece outfit) a demo that was partially meant to find new band members. They found a couple of blokes who were up to write and play some musical mayhem and after completing the line-up and changing a few guys (again) the band entered the studio late 2005 to record their debut album Redefine.
Redefine is also Obscure Domains debut, as its their first release. I also received Vomepotro of these guys, and I was afraid they would have a bad taste in death metal, as that last band hadnt much to offer. Fortunately thats not the case and this German band is way different. Brutal technical death metal that often goes beyond a humans comprehension with over-the-top breaks, riffs, leads and so on. Man, these guys include some weird shit in their music, that even raised a few eyebrows on my face. Its quite clear that this band is heavily influenced by the American death metal scene, no doubt about it. Cannibal corpse, Angelcorpse, Nile, Morbid Angel, clear examples if youd ask me. Only this band adds some personalized elements that make the music more distant and less human in a way, which is meant positive, in case youre wondering what I mean. The first few songs it seems that the band can only produce the faster-than-fast blasts but further along the album Fetocide includes more than enough room for more slower moments, groovy beats and slow, dragging pasts with cool solos, that reminded me a bit of country mates Necrophagist. The guttural vocals are low and sewery and could use some more variation but fit the music quite well. If you like Nile, Incantation and such, you know what Im talking about.
This aint exactly music you put on and easily listen to. Most of the time you have to concentrate to what the band is playing, if you want it to make sense to ya. At times its a difficult death metal band that some might have problems with. On the other hand, today we are far more known with technical and absurd death metal bands than, lets say, seven years ago. So its more of a matter if this style is your style. And again, I think this has grown more on people than several years back. So Fetocide can probably count on good responses. Sometimes they need to put some structure in their songs, and the leads shouldve been provided with a better sound, but apart from that, Redefine turned out to be a strong debut that contains a surprise in the last song for you. A surprise that really sounds good on this album and brings more balance. A good, brutal and bloody job if youd ask me!



Ingurgitated Decapitation review

Do you enjoy low vocals like old Nile,Incantation, tasteful technical riffs
like Hate Eternal, Spawn Of Possession, with relentless brutality of
Disgorge CA? These guys play some really good fucken' death metal. Very
talented guitars. Guitarist Ingo used to play for Embedded but left due to
boredom. Not a suprise. Fetocide kills Embedded!

These riffs on this cd are very well structured even down to the solos. You
won't find any cheese here. Every solo was well thought out. A few remind me
of Mortal Decay's style. There are plenty of harmonics of every variety,
too. The guitar work just flows really well throughout the whole disc,
making the entire listen very enjoyable. It's not all the same exact stuff.
You'll hear little things here and there that will pop out at you and make
you go "Hey! That was cool!" Like different harmonies encorporated in the
faster shredding riffs, along with the breaks. Ingo is very talented I must
say. I have respect for anyone who had to play drums, sing, and write the
riffs. I know exactly how hard it is.

He did find a good drummer (Marius) who appears on this new disc. He's right
up there with Robbe from Pyaemia/Disavowed. Fucking flawless, fast
perfection. They also have a good bass player to back up those awesome riffs
(Timo) who you can faintly hear. He jams with Tears Of Decay. Their vocalist
(Dirk), which I immedeately described as low as fuck, is vocals for
Ripped2Shreds. Now this production is fucking killer! This band isn't
exactly the most brutal shit out there, but brutal enough to please fans of
the most extreme. They have a bit of harmony like I said, but done right.
Not in the gay way, that is flooding and killing our metal today. It's done
aggressively and sparingly.

Tracks are: Morbid Mental Misery, Lies, Shedding Liquid Flesh, Displaced
Exaltation, Visual Deformity, Reduced By No One, Utterances Unheard,
Ceremony Of Delusion, and Faces. These aren't all exactly your typical
deathmetal themes, which brings the whole "Redefine" title of the disc. It
seems as though they have some meaning to their themes which always gives
the music a stronger vibe. I totally sense this when listening to the cd.
Thanks to Hacker from Obscure Domain Productions for turning me on to
Fetocide!
/Brian ARTERY ERUPTION




www.supremebrutality.net review of fetocide debut REDEFINE

I was really surprised when I first heard Redefine mainly because this is a self financed release and it's so professionally done. If Fetocide don't get to release this through a label soon then it's totally unfair. The music is technical death metal and the band appear to be somewhat influenced by Death [RIP] and early Iniquity [RIP], but still they maintain their own identity. The songs are varied with lots of temposhifts and breaks. Not to mention some very good leads. The music is mostly kept in a fast pace, but the music does slow down a bit on a regular basis adding further to the diversity and making the songs even more memorable. All the songs are good, but of course there's always songs that are better than the other and Redefine is no different.

In particular the ultra fast "Shedding Liquid Flesh" and "Visual Deformity" which remind me a lot of Iniquity, but without sounding the exact same, as well as "Utterances Unheard" appeared to be the most worthwhile, but as I wrote before all the songs are pretty good so it's kind of hard to chose. The production could have been a little better as the guitars tend to sound somewhat thin at times. A fatter and juicier guitar sound would have suited the band better. Fetocide know how to write some death metal that can stand lots of listens without stating to get boring. The more I listen to Redefine the more evident this become. With a fatter and juicier production Redefine could easily have gotten 5 out 6 or even higher. Redefine is a very good effort and I hope the band soon get the deal they so righteously deserve.

Rating: 4/6

http://www.supremebrutality.net/reviews/redefine.php








raw nerve promotions review of REDEFINE

Coming to us in a DVD case, with an unreadable logo, and an unrelenting approach to their immense sounding death metal, Fetocide have much for me to love and adore. Massive riffs, excellent breakdowns, powerful vocals mostly of the deeper variety but with the occasional higher holler, and the whole thing is intensely dark sounding.

The more we move through the tracks though, they show off an air of unexpected progression amidst the battering, along the same lines that Cannibal Corpse would include some weird ideas, Fetocide throw riffs, lurches and roaming solos. Whilst also including influences from Exmortem, Visceral Bleeding, Deeds of Flesh, the main sonic comparison would be to Deranged with lots of squeals and the chaotic atmosphere.

This is a top album that will hopefully see the name Fetocide placed a few rungs higher on the death metal pecking order.


http://www.rawnervepromotions.co.uk/index.php?categoryid=28&p2_articleid=1996





from brutalism.com

Fucking brutal death metal. No other words can be mentioned for this band. Fetocide comes from Germany and was founded in 1998 under the name Deformity. After some problems the band stopped and was re-grouped in 2002. But back to the music. It is brutal with deep gutteral voices and stunning guitars. Some insane riffs and great solos. The songs are mostly played in the fast gear but containing enough breaks with groovy midparts. Besides the brutality you also discover enough catchy melodies to like this disc. In the end this is just a very nice disc that would fit your collection!

Fetocide
band@fetocide.com
http://www.fetocide.de

Obscure Domain Prod
unholyterror-666@t-online.de
http://obscuredomain.com








German:




Eternity Magazine:



Fetocide

6/6 -> Tip!
Redefine
Obscure Domain Productions
Spielzeit: 35:25
Wer im DM- Bereich anno 2006 behauptet, dass technisch versierte Musiker nur von jenseits des großen Teiches kommen, der hat entweder die letzten Jahre tief und fest genächtigt oder nimmt es mit der Wahrheit nicht sehr genau. Denn Fetocide (Ex-Deformity, *1998) beweisen mit ihren neun Kompositionen , plus Hiddentrack, ab ca. 3:10 Min., überzeugend wie gut technisch/brutaler Death Metal " made in old Germany" klingen kann. Mit Fetocide trifft man gleichzeitig auf ein paar bekannte Namen, denn die Band besteht zu 2/3 aus Ripped 2 Shreds Mitgliedern (siehe auch Interview), nämlich Dirk Frenking (Vox), der hier stimmgewaltig den gleichen Job, wie bei erstgenannter Band macht, Ingo Neugebauer (Ex-Embedded/ Ripped 2 Shreds /Dead Memories) an der Klampfe und Timo (Ripped 2 Shreds/ Tears of Decay) am Bass. Ergänzt werden die Jungs von Floris Funk (Klampfe) und Marius von Beckerath (Drums). Manch ein Hörer mag sich nun fragen ob sich beide Bands durch die personellen Überschneidungen ähneln. Doch dies ist nicht der Fall. R2S spielen geradlinigen Death/Grind, während Fetocide technisch anspruchvollen DM zocken und in ihren Sound eine Menge Einflüsse von Bands wie u.a. Gorguts (bspw. bei ..Lies.., ca. 0:38-0:51 Sek. oder auch ..Displaced Exattation..), Death (bspw. bei ..Visual Deformity..), Cannibal Corpse (bspw. bei ..Utterances unheard.., 0:40-1:07 Min), aber auch Incantation und Nile (z.B. ..Morbid Mental Misery.. bei ca. 0:42-0:44 Sek. oder ..Shedding Liquid Flesh.., ca. 1:06- 1:17 Min ) inkorporieren. Die Songstrukturen sind abwechslungsreich, reich an Tempowechseln, die Einflüsse, aus denen sich der Stil Fetocides zusammensetzt dürfte (technischen) Todesbleijüngern wohl zusagen und der Sound ist auch gelungen. Also, was soll ich da noch lange meine Tastatur malträtieren? Brutal, technisch, gut und mir allemal einen Tipp wert. ..Redifine.. ist ein Kleinod, dass Freunden der technischen Krachkunst zu empfehlen ist. Speichellecken beiseite.., mit Bravur feiert das ..neue.. Label Obscure Domain Productions mit Fetocides ..Redifine.. seinen Einstand. Man kann nur zum richtigen Riecher gratulieren. (Hinter dem Label steckt u. a. übrigens eine Hälfte des Unholy Terror Mags, Hacker. Daher der gute Riecher). Label: www.obscuredomain.com, Email:unholyterror-666@t-online.de Band: Kontakt: band@fetocide.com
www.fetocide.com

metal-owl.de



FETOCIDE Redefine
Deathmetal

Okay, nehmen wir mal an, du besitzt ein riesiges altes Gebäude, das abgerissen werden muss. Was tust du?
Möglichkeit A: du bestellst ein Sprengkommando, das tagelang rumbohrt, Strippen zieht und schlußendlich den verdammten Kasten mittels zig Kilo TNT in einen Schutthaufen verwandelt.
Möglichkeit B: du stapfst in eine örtliche Disse, leihst dir die dortige Anlage aus, baust das Teil vor deinem Gebäude auf legst "Redefine" ein, drehst auf 10, drückst PLAY und ballerst das Scheißteil als Staubwolke in die Strathosphäre.

FETOCIDE aus dem halbhohen Norden nehmen keine Gefangenen. Das hier ist brutaler technischer Deathmetal der Marke KATAKLYSM, DEATH oder CANNIBAL CORPSE, vertrackt, durchdacht und auf die Fresse. Atempausen werden dem Hörer nicht gegönnt, nahezu nahtlos reiht sich eine Phonattacke an die nächste und in einem Song passiert mehr als bei anderen Bands auf einem ganzen Album. Obwohl das Feld "Deathmetal" ein sehr enges ist, gelingt es FETOCIDE durch kleine Nuancen genug Akzente für einen gewissen Wiedererkennungswert zu setzen.

Ein einziger Wehmutstropfen ist dabei: obwohl "Redefine" gut produziert aus den Boxen ballert, kackt der Sound in die unterste Lautstärke ab, sobald eine Gitarren - Bridge nur auf dem linken Kanal gespielt wird (a la MACHINE HEAD). Das passiert zwar nur an zwei, drei Stellen auf der Platte, bringt einen aber einerseits beim Moshen aus dem Takt und andererseits verwundert es halt, weil die Kiste sonst 1A gepackt ist, auch beim coolen Artwork.

Deathmetalfans sollten auf jeden Fall mal reinhören, weil: Geiles Teil, das!

Mai 2006


Lärmbelästigung Review

Mein lieber Herr Gesangsverein, was für ein mächtiges Brett, das uns die
Jungs von FETOCIDE hier vor den Latz ballern. Redefine ist die erste
Veröffentlichung des neuen Labels Obscure Domain Productions, hinter dem
sich die Macher vom Unholy Terror Mag (Hacker) und Endzeit Zine (Sönke)
verbergen. Das die beiden Herrn ein Gespür für Death Metal haben dürfte
unlängst bekannt sein und somit ist es auch nicht verwunderlich, dass man
uns mit dem Release des Quartetts aus Norddeutschland ein absolutes
Sahnehäubchen serviert. Die Truppe existiert bereits seit 1998 (anfänglich
firmierte man noch als DEFORMITY), aber so richtig Leben wurde der Formation
erst im Jahr 2002 eingehaucht, als zwei Mitglieder der Horde EMBEDDED
verließen und FETOCIDE wieder reanimierten. Auf den neun Tracks des Albums
wird erstklassiger, brutaler und technisch äußerst versierter Death Metal
geboten, der die besten Elemente der alten Schule und dem neuen US Stil zu
einer unschlagbaren Mixtur verbindet. Die kraftvollen Songs strotzen nur so
von aggressiven Riffs und Läufen, jeder Menge Breaks und Tempowechsel und
werden mit exzellenten Leads verfeinert. Atemberaubende Drum Rolls und
präzises Geprügel kriegt man ebenfalls auf die Löffel gehämmert. Trotz des
sehr hohen technischen Anspruchs verliert die Band nie den roten Faden. Das
Material kommt jederzeit brutal und flüssig aus den Boxen geschossen, dass
es eine wahre Freude ist. Augrund der vorzüglichen Songstukturen wird das
Album nie langweilig und kann einen auch nach dem X-ten mal Hören fesseln.
Es gibt immer wieder neue Feinheiten zu entdecken. Wie heißt es doch so
schön: alles hat Hand und Fuß! Tempomäßig wird geschickt zwischen
ultraschnellen Blasts, morbiden mittelschnellen Passagen mit vertrackten,
disharmonischen Riffs und schweren, groovenden Abschnitten gependelt. Das
Album verfügt über eine düstere Grundstimmung, so wie das bei einem
richtigen Death Metal Werk sein muss. Vokalmäßig ist man voll auf der Höhe
und die tiefen Growls, die hier und da mit ein paar vereinzelten,
abgefahrenen Schreie aufgelockert werden, können auf ganzer Linie
überzeugen. Dieses Debütwerk hat meiner Meinung nach einen erstklassigen
Sound verpasst bekommen, der von der Band selbst zusammengeschustert wurde.
Die Produktion klingt brutal, macht ordentlich Druck und klingt trotzdem
keineswegs überproduziert. Redefine ist ein ohne Zweifel schon jetzt eines
der Highlights dieses noch jungen Jahres. Einige wohl bekannte Akts sollten
sich spätestens jetzt erst mal warm anziehen, denn FETOCIDE treten gewaltig
Arsch. Absolute Kaufempfehlung für Fans von hoch technisierten Todesblei!
Michael





Review of metal-dungeon.de

Fetocide - Redefine
Man könnte jetzt streiten, ob für diese CD die Underground-Messlatte rausgeholt wird oder eben nicht. Ich bin für die strengere Variante, denn obwohl im musikalischen Keller entstanden und selbst produziert/finanziert konnten sich FETOCIDE mit Redefine völlig zu Recht einen Deal bei Obscure Domain Productions ergattern und haben sich eigentlich die Messlatte mit der gebotenen Qualität selbst auf internationales Terrain gelegt.
Ohne Innovation zwar, aber mit bestechender Vehemenz und hochtechnisiert setzen sich die Norddeutschen ihr erstes richtiges Denkmal. Feinkost für Fans von Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Golem etc.
FETOCIDE haben den Bogen raus, nicht die ganze Zeit mit Geschwindigkeitsextremen zu langweilen und setzen auf viel Abwechslung und eine Menge extravagante Gitarrensoli. Nicht zuletzt und wie so oft sind gerade die etwas langsameren, groovigeren Parts auch die brutaleren. Der Grad der Verfrickelung ist aber auch schon recht hoch angesetzt, so dass sich dem geneigten Techno-Death-Metaller ein wahrlich traumhaft-schönes, musikalisches Knüppel-Mosaik bietet. Genau das richtige, um nach zuviel Kaufhausgedudel und unfreiwillig konsumierter Weihnachtmusik den Schädel wieder frei zu kriegen.
Die Produktion ist ebenfalls klasse, sehr heftig brutal ausgefallen und dabei differenziert. Die Snare hätte vielleicht ruhig etwas ami-mäßiger nach Kochtopf klingen dürfen, aber das ist wohl auch stark geschmacksabhängig.
Fazit: 9 Songs Hiddentrack machen den X-mass-Terror gleich viel erträglicher und alle, die sich durch dieses Review angesprochen fühlen, sollten sogleich mal bei der oben rechts verlinkten Homepage vorbeichecken, dort kann man gleich zwei Stücke von der Scheibe runtersaugen!

Punkte 8/10





Review from carnagedeathmetal.de

FETOCIDE - Redefine, CD (Obscure Domain Records 2006)
Jetzt weiß ich warum mir ENDZEIT Sönke auf der Plattenbörse erst in dern Schritt griff und dann mal eben zwei Promos in die Hose steckte - zusammen mit UNHOLY TERROR Hacker haben die mal eben ein neues Label gegründet. Ihr Füchse ihr. Den Anfang der VÖ`s machen die Deutschen FETOCIDE die sich u.a. aus ehemaligen Mitgliedern von EMBEDDED und RIPPED 2 SHREDS zusammensetzen. Diese Burschen hier liefern ein sattes Kraftpaket an schnellem old schooligem U.S./Brazil Death Metal ab, der keinen internationalen Vergleiche zu scheuen brauch. Das Ganze ist hervoragend produziert und läuft echt geil ins Ohr. Vergleiche kann ich fast keine ziehen, wenn ja fallen mir MORBID ANGEL und oder NEPHASTH ein. Immer schön straight auf die blutunterlaufene Mütze und wenn mal nicht gerade geballert oder geblastet wird, so kriegen FETOCIDE es auch mal hin, ein schlürfenden Part hin, der den Kopf zum bersten bringt. So ist`s richtig, Jungs. Ein sehr guter Einstand, meinen Herren, möch`ich meinen. Vielleicht bekommen HEADHUNTER D.C. jetzt ja auch nen vernünftigen Deal, hähähä.

Punkte: 8 (ms)





www.metalglory.de review of fetocide debut REDEFINE

Die norddeutschen FETOCIDE gibts seit 1998. Damals hießen sie noch DEFORMITY, änderten den Namen jedoch im darauf folgenden Jahr in FETOCIDE. Nach den üblichen Besetzungsänderungen treten derzeit Dirk (Voc.), Marius (Dr.), Timo (Bass), Floris (Git.) und Ingo (Git.) an, um uns die Gehörgänge frei zu sprengen.

Es gab zwar in der Vergangenheit schon ein Demo (Shredding Liquid Flesh, 2002) von FETOCIDE, jedoch war dies einzig und allein dazu gedacht, einen neuen Sänger und Drummer zu finden. Dann kann man diese selbstproduzierte Scheibe wohl als das eigentliche erste Lebenszeichen der Fünf bezeichnen, oder? Egal! Die Bandinzucht macht auch vor FETOCIDE nicht halt. So ist der Sänger Dirk nebenbei auch noch bei den Deathgrindern RIPPED 2 SHREDS aktiv und Basser Timo geht einer Nebentätigkeit bei den Wahnsinnigen TEARS OF DECAY nach.

Angesichts der Tatsache, dass FETOCIDE dieses Scheibchen selbst finanziert und produziert haben, ist es schon eine beachtliche Leistung. Die Songs können jederzeit mit den Releases etablierter Bands mithalten. Der gelegentlich etwas undifferenzierte Gitarrensound könnte noch verbessert werden, aber das fällt wirklich kaum ins Gewicht. Stilistisch bewegt man sich im technischen Death Metal. Manchmal geht es eher mit mehr Geschwindigkeit (Morbid Mental Misery) manchmal auch eher frickelig (Ceremony of Delusion) zu Werke. Gelungene Mischung!

Death Metal Jünger jeglicher Spezialrichtungen werden mit dieser Scheibe etwas anfangen können. Dieser Silberling bietet einen guten Querschnitt aus teils brutalem teils technischen Death Metal, ohne sich dabei in einer Nische zu verrennen. Die Songs sind gut aufgebaut und werden auch nach 10maligem Hören nicht langweilig. FETOCIDE sind auf der Suche nach einem Label und ich kann nur jedem in dieser Richtung Verantwortlichen den glühend heißen Tipp geben, sich FETOCIDE zumindest einmal anzuhören. Ich bin echt gespannt, zu was die Band in der Lage ist, wenn sie sich durch Labelunterstützung noch mehr auf die Musik konzentrieren können. Unbedingt auch live anchecken.

Doof finde ich an dieser Promo lediglich die Verpackung (DVD Hülle passt nicht ins CD Regal!!) und den Hiddentrack. Sowas ist out wie Omas olle Schlübber.

7.0 Punkte von Karsten (am 02.10.2005)


http://www.metalglory.de/reviews.php?nr=2623





osnametal review of REDEFINE

Und wieder habe ich eine neue CD, einer relativ neuen Osnabrücker Band in der Hand, die Rede ist von Fetocide. Die neue CD Redefine wurde in Eigenregie aufgenommen und produziert, das Ergebnis ist eine hochwertige Silberscheibe, welche sich ohne Probleme auf dem Metalmarkt behaupten könnte. Um dies endgültig zu realisieren fehlt leider noch ein Label, welches der Band unter die Arme greift. Musikalisch ist die Zielgruppe schnell gefunden: Technisch versierte Death Metal Fans, mit eine Hang zum Masochismus. Wie sonst kann man sich erklären, dass man sich ca. 30 min hinsetzt um sich mit solch einer technischen Breitseite verprügeln zu lassen.
Und da wären wir genau beim Thema. Die Band macht Musik, welche nach vorne geht und einen eigenen Druck aufbaut, dass einem die Ohren schlackern. Auf Kosten der Vielfalt, wird US Death Metal mit technischer Orientierung zelebriert und das auf einem sehr hohen Niveau, an das andere Bands erstmal heranreichen müssen. Bei manchen Songs hat man unweigerlich große Namen wie Nile im Kopf, was der Band allemal als Kompliment ausgelegt werden kann. Und dass man trotz technischer Ausrichtung noch ordentlich grooven kann, beweisen Fetocide allemal. Die Jungs verstehen ihr Handwerk, dies braucht wohl nicht weiter erläutert zu werden, sonst wäre auch so eine Platte nie im Leben realisierbar gewesen.

Fazit: Eine feine Platte, atmosphärisch und komplex genug um länger in der Anlage zu verweilen. Mich würde es nicht wundern, wenn wir die Band das nächste Mal in fester Labelhand sehen. Verdient hätte sie es.

Score: 4,0 von 5

http://www.osnametal.de/reviews.php?mode=2&id=302








Italian:

Recensione di Paolo 'cernunnos' Vidmar


Negli ultimi tempi la scena teutonica ha dato il massimo nel campo black metal partorendo un numero impressionante di buone band. Nel death metal i tedeschi non sono mai riusciti ad imporsi sulla scena internazionale come nazione trainante, ma anche qui qualcosa inizia a muoversi e giovani gruppi stanno emergendo dall'underground. Uno di questi porta il nome di Fetocide, e con "Redefine" si affaccia sul mercato internazionale lanciato dalla Obscure Domain. Il gruppo si muove entro il reticolato ruvido imposto da Incantation, Necrophagist e ovviamente dai Cannibal Corpse. Le velocità qui non sono altissime, il riffing è molto contorto e ai Fetocide piace un po' sperimentare, per quanto questa parola possa esser usata in uno degli ambiti musicali più statici di sempre. A ripartenze di batteria velocissime, le chitarre rallentano il proprio riffing, spezzettandolo e dando un curioso senso di rallentamento a dei passaggi che in realtà marciano a velocità sostenute. A volte c'è la pesantezza dei Nile a far capolino, più spesso la band evita intelligentemente di somigliare troppo a una band in particolare e gioca tutte le sue carte con le doti tecniche non di poco conto. Da sottolineare due brani in particolare: "Reduced By No One" e la successiva "Utterances Unheard". Ah, una particolarità i Fetocide ce l'hanno: fanno fischiare le chitarre che è un piacere! A dei debuttanti non si può chiedere di più, persino la produzione è infatti di alto livello.



Empire of Death Review

Che faccia fareste se vi trovaste Selen nuda nel vostro letto?
Ecco, quella stessa espressione mista incredulità e stupore vi si stamperà in faccia ascoltando il debut dei fantasmagorici Fetocide.
I cinque ragazzi giungono dalla Germania e nel 2005, dopo sette anni dattesa, riescono finalmente a produrre il loro primo full-lenght Redefine, dandoci in pasto un vero e proprio capolavoro.
Forse non cè molto da stupirsi visto che le terre teutoniche continuano a sfornare in continuazione band di classe come Necrophagist e Death reality, però non si può non rimanere basiti davanti ad un disco simile; ascoltando Redefine anche il deathsters più apatico verrebbe colto da convulsioni.
I Fetocide, dallalto della loro immensa classe, ci mostrano come si suona dell' ottimo brutal/death americano che trae ispirazione niente popò di meno che dai Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Nile e per concludere, come se non bastasse, Morbid angel.
Quando i propri mentori sono i suddetti gruppi non si può che essere autori di un sound esplosivo quanto un centinaio di bombe ad idrogeno.
Il quintetto ovviamente non si limita a scopiazzare qua e la, anche perché se no non ne parlerei in toni così entusiastici, ma danno unimpronta personale alla loro proposta, dimostrando quindi di essere dei musicisti con i controcoglioni.
Cosa vi devete aspettare da un disco simile?
La risposta è semplice: così tanta cattiveria e violenza che vi incartapecorirete su voi stessi per non riprendervi più, tecnica a fiotti sia per la sezione ritmica, Marius fa il diavolo a quattro per pestare sempre di più, sia per quel che riguarda le chitarre, Floris e Ingo fanno sfoggio di tutta la loro preparazione suonando riff cervellotici, però senza mai perdere di incisività.
E vero che queste caratteristiche le hanno anche altri gruppi, ma ciò che eleva la band in questione al di sopra di tante altre è il songwriting geniale, senza il quale ovviamente la tecnica non servirebbe a nulla.
Basta l'opener Morbid mental misery per comprendere che i tedeschi non sono un gruppo come tanti.
Un brevissimo intro precede lo sterminio che ha inizio nel migliori dei modi: un blast-beat fulmineo, intervallato da stop-and go repentini, fa comprendere che non cè speranza di sopravvivere ad un massacro simile.
Anche gli axe-men Floris ed Ingo mostrano nel giro di pochi secondi di che pasta sono fatti con una sequenza di riff tiratissimi, sostenuti da unesecuzione ineccepibile.
Le coordinate del loro stile si fanno subito sentire, infatti è riscontrabile la pesantezza della band di Hobbs, accompagnata da alcune trame che riportano alla mente sia Trey e soci sia le sonorità tanto care ai Cannibal, per poi giungere ad un riffing di chiara estrazione nileiana.
In linea di massima la velocità rimane sostenuta, ma ci vengono proposti dei cambi di tempo che contribuiscono a rendere la performance più sfaccettata.
Il brano dura quasi quattro minuti e per tutta la durata i cinque ci mostrano tutte le loro potenzialità, sbattendoci in faccia un sound si poderoso ma anche molto intelligente.
Scegliere altre tracce che rappresentino meglio il gruppo o che siano superiori alle altre è davvero imbarazzante dato che ogni singola track è un eccellente esempio del Fetocide style.
Potrei citarvi Lies, la conclusiva Faces o Visual deformity, ma il risultato sarebbe identico: la stessa efferatezza e la medesima classe la troverete in egual modo in ognuna di esse.
Ovviamente, pur seguendo gli stessi stilemi, i brani non risultano mai ripetitivi, anzi le trame godono di una grande varietà.
Questo disco non va ascoltato saltando da una canzone allaltra ma merita di essere sentito dal primo secondo sino allultimo.
Le atmosfere di ogni singolo pezzo vi conquisteranno e vi ipnotizzeranno, lasciandovi inebetiti davanti allo stereo.
La produzione dà una mano ai Fetocide a sfoderare un sound ancora più poderoso grazie ad una registrazione per lo più pulita ma anche leggermente ruvida, che calza a pennello con il loro stile.
Il 2005 sarà un anno da ricordare sia per i tedeschi,vista luscita della prima release, sia per tutti i deathsters, perché un album di tal fatta non viene pubblicato tutti i giorni.
Con lacquisto di Redefine i vostri soldi non potrebbero essere spesi meglio!







Spanish:



Menudo debut el de esta banda alemana que se hacen llamar FETOCIDE; Desde el primer tema de este "Redefine", la banda rebosa una intensidad increÃble, y el primer corte "Morbid Mental Misery" entre de forma aplastante como un tanque abriendose camino dentro del campo de batalla; un tema realmente fertoz, con alucinantes cambios de ritmo y unos ritmillos egipcios que recuerdan mogollÃ�n a los americanos NILE; pero no solo de influencias de NILE se nutre la banda, ya que podremos encontrar partes a medio tiempo muy pesadas que os traerÃ�n a la mente a una mezcla de MORBID ANGEL y algo de INCANTATION o partes a toda velocidad al estilo de los HATE ETERNAL de Erick Rutan; otro aspecto que llama muchisimo la atenciÃ�n en todo el CD es la excelente calidad tÃ�cnica, plasmada en riffs retorcidos y endiablamente tÃ�cnicos; el baterÃa es un animal y le pega a su instrumento de manera inhumana y en el apartado vocal, pues registros realmente brutales y oscuros alternados en forma de doble ataque vocal con otros mÃ�s cortantes y agresivos... estamos ante un tremendo trabajo de Brutal Death que no debeis dejar pasar en absoluto.

Monday, March 12, 2007 
English:




1) First of all, can you describe to the readers of Empire of Death your fist
album "Redefine"(if you want track by track)?

First of all hello and thanks for your interest in fetocide. Actually, we
had a demo recording before the redefine album ("shedding liquid flesh" in
2002). The songs "reduced by no one", "Shedding liquid fles", "faces" and
"ceremony of delusion" were already on this demo, which was just dedicated
to finding new band members to recover fetocide back then. So these are the
oldest songs on redefine. The other tracks were written in our first proper
line-up and show our first technical development during this period of time
(for we are always achieving new skills with each new song). The bonus track
was written during the recording sessions. There´s no particular order of
songs on this recording, but we wanted to show an impression of our older
songs and intensify it with the impact of the more contemporate tracks.
"shedding..." for example takes far less technical abilities than any newer
song but is still one of my favorite songs due to his sheer brutal riffing.
I think we obtained a decent mixture of technical riffing and more
versatile, melodic and brutal parts.

2) The album it's called "Redefine":What's the meaning?
Maybe do you mean that with this release you have redefined death
features?

We didn´t mean to say we would be able to redefine the whole death metal
music. The titel is kept ambiguous. We redefined our whole musical concept
way before the recordings. You can redefine the cover, the lyrics and your
personal approach to our music every single day. But these are just some
interpretations and everyone is free to interpret us as he wants to. It´s
just an open space and a hint to free your mind before approaching our music
(for you might find some new surprises in every single track). We like to
play with the unexpected and avoid cliché-thinking.


3)Your sound is e melting pot of different influences such as Nile,
Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Suffocation.
Which are, in your opinion, the features that you have in common with
these bands?

It´s a real honor to us to be compared with these bands. Actually we all
agree that we don´t sound too familiar with Morbid Angel. But the named
bands are definately bands we´re all into. I think the main thing we have in
common with these bands is our strife to combine technical versatility with
brutal and morbid music. It´s always like roaming on a sharp edge between
straight and weird riffing.

4)Define in few words your style.

We play technical death metal. Not much more to say about it. I think the
answers to the previous question give a good insight in our musical
approach.

5)How is born the partnership with Obscure Domain productions?

Obscure Domain is a new label founded by Sönke of "endzeit" zine and Hacker
of "unholy terror" zine. Sönke happened to read a review of our
redefine-promo and became interested in us. Shortly after that Hacker sent
me an email asking for a promotional copy and we seemed to be convincing to
both of them. So we obtained the deal. We´re absolutely satisfied with
obscure domain because both guys are really cool and helpful and they
definately have a wide understanding of death metal. We couldn´t think of
any label that would suit us more.

6)Which are the main themes of your lyrics?

The lyrics deal with the darker shades of human nature. As I mentioned
above, we leave a lot of space for ambiguity and try to avoid too explicit
gore lyrics.

7)Can you tell us the most important death metal bands/albums that marked
your life?

This is a hard question because you are able to find loads of cool new bands
every single day. I think some recordings that definately had an impact on
us are(in no particular order):

Monstrosity - Imperial Doom
Sinister - Hate
Gorgasm - Bleeding profusely
Origin - all
Dying Fetus - Destroy the opposition
Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction
Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity
Meshuggah - Chaosphere

But I´m afraid I could fill up some more pages with this.... ;)

8)Which are your future plains?

Playing gigs has a superior meaning to us. We´ll try to play as many
concerts as we can obtain - also to promote our album, but being on stage is
simply the most intense feeling for us. Besides we´re rehearsing on a load
of new songs and ideas and are thinking of recording three new tracks. If we
do so, we´ll probably put them on our homepage for free download as a first
insight of the contemporary fetocide-status. And if we make it through our
newest songs, we´ll perhaps record our second full length about this winter
and hopefully release it again on obscure domain. But as you can see, the
recording planning is still rather vage and we´ll see when we are absolutely
satisfied with our new stuff.

9)How is the german death metal scene?Are there interesting new bands?

In my opinion the german death metal scene is really strong and vivid. There
are loads of cool bands around. Just to mention the most worthwhile (no
garanty I didn´t miss one) there are the great Ingurgitating Oblivion,
Gorezone, Despondency, Necrophagist, Profanity, Sudden Death, Tears Of
Decay, Ripped2Shreds, The Awakening and many others... Most of these bands
are even located just nearby and it´s really cool to hang out with these
guys and enjoy their music.

10)The interview is over...now it's up to you, say whatever you wanna say!
All we can do is wishing you all the best for this album and for your
future endeavours!! Thanks again for the interview!

I have to thank you again for supporting us and for making up such an
interesting interview. Every death metal maniac is invited to go to
www.fetocide.com and contact us. Interested anyone can leave his email
address for receiving our newsletter. And of course we´d love to sell some
more copies of our album throughout the world. So support the death metal
underground!

Stay brutal!




Currently unsigned German death metallers Fetocide recently sent me their newest release Redefine, an effort that beautifully combine technicality and brutality. In conjunction with receiving this release I decided to ask founding member and guitarist Ingo Neugebauer some questions about the band, the recording of Redefine as well as some other things.

Have you found a label to release Redefine or are you still looking?
Unfortunately we still haven't found a label that is interested in releasing Redefine, but we still hope to find a label that will support us.

Your music is quite technical and diverse. I assume this is something you deliberately work on, but how much time and effort do you spend on writing the songs before you think they sound the way they should?
It's a never-ending process. When we reformed Fetocide, Marius and Timo still had to learn a lot in order to play the music we intended and I as well worked very hard on my skills. So we spent about two years in order to get to a technical level we all could cope with. But we're all still improving our skills and are pushing each other to his limits. Honestly we don't spend too much time on the songs. Either Timo or I come up with some new ideas. We are all "addicted" to music so new parts just come up when we're playing at home. I spend some time on a song before the first rehearsal. When I write a new song I always have a rough structure of it in mind. The fact that I'm playing drums as well helps me that I'm always thinking of suitable drum tracks for each part. So before rehearsing a new song there's always a pre-production of it featuring a drum computer and guitars and I type every song in `powertab´ to keep the structures in mind. We start listening to the pre-production and discuss possible changes in the structure. Then Marius works out his drum-parts and always comes up with some really weird stuff - always trying to support the guitar tracks with his kind of drumming. We usually spend three to four rehearsals to complete a song [we're just rehearsing once a week]. It's really great to have found such great musicians that you can watch a song develop and grow in a rather short period of time. In fact we have already written seven new songs that are all more technical and diverse than those on Redefine.

A thing I noticed on Redefine is that you have relatively many solos on it. Is this something you have in mind when writing the music?
It's more like a natural process while writing a song. When we play a new song it simply appears to us that there are some parts that are yearning to be decorated by a lead. Leads are great because you can add completely new spheres to a part. But none of us will ever play a solo just because he wants to show his skills.

Are there any bands in particular that have been a source of inspiration?
I could name thousands of bands because every band you are listening to somehow becomes a source of inspiration to you. We all listen to brutal and technical death metal and this is the kind of music we intend to create, but besides we listen to black metal, a lot of grindcore and sometimes even to bands such as Tool or to some jazz recordings. But to name some of the bands that shaped our understanding of brutal and technical death metal there were Necrophagist, Death, Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, Origin, Goratory, Monstrosity, Deeds Of Flesh, Disavowed and Gorgasm.

You've recorded the album in two different studios. What were you reasons for this?
We decided to record the album in two different studios in order to save money. Actually, "Bonecracker" where we recorded drums, bass, vocals and some guitars is my own small project-studio in my flat. Sven "Sieve" Sievering is a friend of us and he offered us to record the additional guitar tracks and to do the mixdown and mastering at his Trollheim Studio. Another positive aspect by recording the first tracks on our own was that we could record in our spare time.

Did you achieve the sound you were hoping for? The guitars sound a little thin at times.
We're quite satisfied with the sound of Redefine. Of course there are always things that could have been done better, but these are the things that keep you developing. We didn't want a too juicy guitar sound because we wanted to leave enough space for small details from the drums and bass.

What kind of things do the lyrics deal with?
Our lyrics deal with the deeper shades of human nature. We try to avoid too explicit gore lyrics and rather want to leave space for ambiguity and interpretation.

You recently found a new guitarist in shape of Floris Funk so do you now have stable line-up?
After Kai had to leave the band we didn't find a new guitarist for about half a year. Floris has not just become a new band member but also a very good friend to us - as we all are more like a family than like a band. He has never played in a death metal band before and we think it might take him another year to obtain the skills he needs but he really has the strife to work on it and we will wait for him. Until then, we're writing new songs and play gigs as a four-piece, which worked out quite well.

Are any of you currently involved in other bands besides Fetocide?
I was afraid you would ask this question [laughs]. First of all, there's Ripped2Shreds - a death/grind band where I'm playing drums and Dirk is shouting. Timo joined Ripped2Shreds as new guitarist when our old guitarist had to leave because of a serious wrist injury. Timo is also playing bass with the east Frisian death metal lunatics Tears of Decay. Marius plays drums in Escuriot and I'm also playing drums in Dead Memories and guitar in Trio mit 4 Feuchten and a small project called Binary so as I told you before we are all addicted to music!

Germany is mostly known for its heavy metal and thrash metal bands. The death metal scene doesn't appear quite as strong as the aforementioned so how is it doing?
Actually I think there's a pretty cool death metal scene in Germany as well. There are a lot of bands that create really cool stuff just nearby. Just to mention the most worthwhile there are Tears of Decay, Gorezone [just released a real killer album], Despondency, Ripped2Shreds, Dawn of Disease, Branded Skin, Sudden Death [who fortunately are back on the stage again], The Awakening, Ingurgitating Oblivion and many more. If you take a look on whole Germany I have to mention Necrophagist, Harmony Dies, Seraph of Pestilence, Jack Slater and Profanity as well. But there are so many really cool death metal bands that it's hard to know and mention them all.

Do you have any live shows coming up in the near future?
At the moment we don't have any upcoming live shows but we're always open to offers and I hope we'll be able to play some more shows this year, because acting on stage is the most intense feeling you could create.

Anything you wish to add to conclude this interview?
First of all thanks a lot for your review and your interest in Fetocide. It's pretty cool to see that people find our debut-promo so convincing. Everybody who's interested in brutal and technical music can feel free to visit our homepage www.fetocide.com , download our songs and to contact us. Thanks for your time and support and I hope that at least some people are
interested in Fetocide.



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German:



Fetocide muss ich mittlerweile wohl niemandem mehr großartig vorstellen. Endlich haben die fünf Jungs einen Labelvertrag an Land gezogen und bekommen nun die Aufmerksamkeit, die ihnen zusteht. Ingo, Gitarrist bei Fetocide, war so mutig, sich meinen Fragen zu stellen.


Anal Autopsy: Eure Band ist im Untergrund zwar ziemlich bekannt, aber schildere für alle Unwissenden unter uns, eure bisherige Bandhistory:

Ingo: Erstmal hallo und danke für das Interesse. Also ich denke nicht, dass wir schon soo bekannt im Underground sind, aber wir arbeiten stig daran... ;) Nun - eigentlich gibt es Fetocide schon seit 1998. Damals hießen wir allerdings noch Deformity und betsanden eher als Zwei-Mann-Projekt mit ständig wechselnden Drummern. Richtig ins rollen gekommen ist die ganze Kiste jedoch erst im Jahre 2002, als Kai und ich Fetocide wieder belebt haben und mit Timo am Bass, der erst kurz vor den Aufnahmen dazu stieß, ein erstes kleines Demo aufgenommen haben. Das Material dazu hatten wir in ca zwei Monaten zusammen und es diente in erster Linie dazu, einen Drummer und einen Sänger zu finden. Mit Marius an den Drums und Dirk an den Vocals konnten wir dann endlich anfangen, richtiges Material zu schreiben und unseren Stil weiter zu verfeinern. Leider musste Kai kurz vor den Aufnahmen zu redefine die Band verlassen und wir sind nach wie vor dabei, Floris weiter einzuarbeiten, damit wir irgendwann wieder mit zwei Gitarren die Bühnen zerlegen können.

Anal Autopsy: Welche Bedeutung steht hinter Fetocide?

Ingo: Der Name entstammt einem alten Song von uns. Aber die eigentliche Bedeutung von Fetocide für uns liegt darin Begründet, auf der einen Seite eine Menge Spaß mit dem verrückten Haufen zu haben, auf der anderen Seite unsere Technik immer weiter zu verfeinern und Songs zu schreiben, die uns nicht langweilen. Wir sind alle sehr ähnlich in unserer Herangehensweise - dass wir mit jedem Song etwas neues ausprobieren wollen, was uns weiter herausfordert.

Anal Autopsy: Redefine ist euer erstes Album. Ich bin beeindruckt von eurer Technik und dem erstklassigem Sound und es erinnert mich an Bands wie Morbid Angel und Necrotic Disgorgement. Ist das der Sound, den ihr von Beginn an wolltet?

Ingo: Danke für das Kompliment. Wir wollten einen Sound, der auf der einen Seite eine gute Portion Druck und Aggressivität ausstrahlt, auf der anderen Seite jedoch auch genug Platz läßt, dass man viele Feinheiten besonders auch des Basses und der Drums wahrnehmen kann. Einen Großteil der Aufnahmen haben wir ja quasi in meinem Projektstudio erledigt. Sven vom Trollheim Studio hat uns dann noch die Möglichkeit gegeben, ein paar zusätzliche Gitarren aufzuzeichnen und alles unter seiner Regie abzumischen, wofür wir ihm sehr dankbar sind. Uns war besonders wichtig, dass wir einen sehr ehrlichen Sound haben, der nichts beschönigt und haben besonders bei den Soli noch ein wenig mit verschiedenen Dopplungen experimentiert, wobei hier zum Teil festgeschriebene und zum Teil frei improvisierte Soli zu hören sind, die dann Live auch immer wieder nach der jeweiligen Stimmung des Abends variiert werden können.

Anal Autopsy: Wie waren bislang die Reaktionen auf Redefine?

Ingo: Die Reaktionen waren zu unserer eigenen Überraschung nahezu durchgehend mehr als positiv. Uns war klar, dass es immer jemanden geben wird, der unsere Scheibe vielleicht nicht mögen wird (wäre sonst ja auch langweilig), aber als wir stellenweise gelesen haben, wie sehr wir in manchen Reviews abgefeiert wurden, mussten wir uns selbst erst einmal setzen und das verdauen. Auf jeden Fall geht unser großer Dank an alle, denen unsere Scheibe gefällt und die uns so sehr unterstützen!

Anal Autopsy: Seid ihr im Nachhinein noch zufrieden mit dem Gesamtwerk (Sound, Cover etc)?

Ingo: Im Großen und Ganzen sind wir schon zufrieden mit dem Album, aber natürlich gibt es immer wieder Sachen, die man a posteriori besser machen könnte. Das ist aber auch Teil unserer natürlichen Entwicklung. Aber ich denke, dass Album spiegelt wunderbar Fetocide zu dem Zeitpunkt der uafnahmen wieder. Die neuen Songs sind jedoch wieder um Längen technischer ausgefallen, da wir hier wieder einiges dazu gelernt haben und noch lange kein Ende der Fahnenstange zu sehen ist...

Anal Autopsy: Eure Art von Musik ist nicht neu. Eine Menge Musiker versuchen sich an ähnlichem.Was unterscheidet Fetocide von den anderen Bands desselben Genres?

Ingo: Es wäre vermessen zu behaupten, dass wir allen anderen bands voraus wären. So etwas liegt auch nicht in unserer Natur. Ich denke, was uns besonders macht ist die Mischung aus maximaler Brutalität, Groove, technischer Spielweise und vertrackter Rhythmik. Weiterhin gibt es bei uns einen Hang dazu, viele Sphären übereinander zu schichten, so dass dem Hörer bei mehrmaligen Hören immer wieder neue Feinheiten und Spielereien auffallen werden. Ich denke, man hört uns sehr gut unsere Liebe zur Musik an, was leider auch nicht jeder Band gelingt. Und ich bin der festen Überzeugung, dass wir uns im Laufe der Zeit immer weiter von vorhandenen Bands abgrenzen werden, da wir mit unserem eigenen Stil arbeiten und nicht mit der Prämisse herangehen, wie Band x oder y zu klingen.

Anal Autopsy: Erzähl mir was zu Eurem Cover. Was stellt es dar und was beabsichtigt ihr damit?

Ingo: Das Cover wurde von einem guten Freund von uns gestaltet. Wir wollten kein explizites Gore-Cover oder sonst irgendwelche Clichees erfüllen, also haben wir ihm nur den Titel unserer CD genannt und ihm gesagt, er solle etwas entwerfen, das viel Platz für Interpretationen lässt. Er kam dann mit diesem mechanischen Teil, dessen Grundzüge er immer weiter veränderte und in immer neue Kontexte einsetzte. So entsteht zum Teil der Eindruck eines mechanischen unendlichen Loches, aber auch der einer mechanischen Sonne usw. Ich möchte aber niemandem vorschreiben, was er in unserem Cover zu sehen hat oder nicht. Es ist bewusst sehr offen gelassen. Aber auch in dem Inlay des Booklets hat "ye olde Thom" ganze Arbeit geleistet und wir konnten das fertige Produkt zunächst selbst kaum fassen.

Anal Autopsy: Nun zu etwas Privaterem. Was macht ihr in der Zeit, wenn ihr nicht gerade im Proberaum seid (Job, Hobby...etc)?

Ingo: Wir sind alle sehr Musikverrückt, von daher verbringen wir einen Großteil unserer zeit an unseren Instrumenten. Neben Fetocide sind wir noch an einigen anderen Bands beteiligt: Ripped2Shreds (Timo - git, Dirk - voc,ich - drums), Tears of Decay (Timo - bass), Escuriot (Marius - Drums), Dead Memories (ich - drums), Trio mit 4 Feuchten (ich - git) und Binary (ich - git). Wie du siehst, ist die Bandinzest auch an uns nicht spurlos vorüber gegangen... ;) Dirk und Timo arbeiten dann noch, während Marius gerade seine Erzieherausbildung abschließt und Floris und ich eher schlecht als recht vor uns hin studieren. Ansonsten sind wir eigentlich für jeden Spaß zu haben und schocken auch mal gern die Leute in dem ein oder anderen Metalschuppen, da wir alle schon ziemlich durch sind... =)

Anal Autopsy: Wer ist bei euch für die Texte verantwortlich? Kannst du uns etwas über die Texte erzählen?

Ingo: Die Texte werden zum teil von mir und zum teil von Dirk verfasst. Zusammenfassend kann man sagen, dass die texte die Abgründe und Tiefen der menschlichen Seele widerspiegeln. Dabei vermeiden wir jedoch größtenteils explizite Gore-Lyrics und lassen auch hier lieber mehr Raum für Mehrdeutigkeiten und freie Interpretationen.

Anal Autopsy: Was bedeutet Death Metal für dich persönlich und wie siehst du die Zukunft der Szene?

Ingo: Ich höre nun seit ca 14 Jahren Death Metal, blicke in musikalischer Hinsicht auch gern einmal über den Tellerrand. Death Metal ist für mich musikalischer Freiheit in Perfektion. In kaum einer anderen Musikrichtung kann man musikalische Extreme so weit ausreizen und miteinander verschmelzen lassen. Aber leider gint es auch hier Engstirnigkeiten und Leute, die nur nach einem Weg suchen, zu kokettieren. Zum Glück ist dies jedoch nur eine verschwindenden Minderheit und die Death Metal Szene blüht in meinen Augen weiterhin auf. Sicherlich wird es nicht noch einmal einen derartigen Hype geben, wie er Anfang der 90er existierte. Aber ich persönlich fühle mich in einem gesunden Underground viel wohler als in einer überlaufenen Szene, die zu einer Persiflage ihrer selbst verkommt. Aber ich blicke da recht zuversichtlich in die Zukunft und es freut mich immer wieder, Leute mit der gleichen Faszination zu treffen.

Anal Autopsy: Ihr habt ja schon einige Konzerte gegeben. Was kann man von Euch bei einem Konzert erwarten und stehen weitere Gigs in nächster Zeit an?

Ingo: Ich denke, wir könnten noch durchaus mehr Konzerte geben. =)
Bei einem Konzert erwartet das Publikum auf jeden Fall stets eine band, die sich zu 100% verausgabt, um eine energiegeladene und bewegungsreiche Show zu bieten und dabei das Material technisch so perfekt wie möglich zu präsentieren. Es wird niemals vorkommen, dass wir unser Set halbherzig oder unausgegoren runter spielen und ich denke, man merkt uns unseren Spaß auf der Bühne und unsere Spielfreude durchaus an. Unsere nächsten Konzerte werden auf der Underground Metal Messe in Weimar mit Atlantis, Nonhumental, Avatar und Desaster und auf dem Bands Battle in Stavenhagen sein. Wir würden aber auch gern mal wieder hier in der Gegend spielen, nachdem wir unsere geplante Release Party in Bremen leider aus verschiedenen Gründen canceln mussten.

Anal Autopsy: Wie wird die Zukunft von Fetocide aussehen (Pläne etc)?

Ingo: Wir arbeiten sehr hart an unserem neuen Material und an unserem Zusammenspiel. Dafür haben wir jetzt noch einen weiteren probetermin in der Woche hinzu genommen. Wenn die neuen Songs soweit sitzen, werden wir evtl ein paar neue Stücke aufnehmen und als kleinen Appetithappen auf unserer Homepage zum Download stellen. Aber das sind bisher nur Pläne und es gibt noch keine definitiven Termine dafür. Im übrigen haben wir mittlerweile wieder 7 neue Songs und basteln gerade noch an zwei weiteren, sodass theoretisch schon bald eine neue CD möglich wäre. Aber damit warten wir auf jeden Fall noch ab, da wir die Songs erst einmal zur völligen Zufriedenheit bearbeiten wollen. Nebenbei haben wir letztens mal unser Set im Swing gespielt, aber ob daraus etwas ernstes entstehen wird, sollten wir wohl der Zukunft überlassen. =) Ansonsten liegen unsere Pläne in erster Linie darin, möglichst viel Live zu spielen und so viele Leute wie möglich von unseren Qualitäten zu überzeugen. Ach - und dann wären da natürlich noch einige Exemplare unseres Albums, die in naher Zukunft nach Möglichkeit ausverkauft werden sollten.. ;) Wer uns dabei helfen will, kann sich gern eins bis 1000 Exemplare bei uns oder direkt bei Obscure Domain ( www.obscuredomain.com) bestellen. Eine Liste aller derzeitigen weiteren Vertriebe (besonders auch für andere Länder) wird demnächst auch auf unserer Homepage einzusehen sein.

Anal Autopsy: Damit beende ich auch schon die Fragerei und bedanke mich, für deine Antworten und überlasse Dir die letzten Worte (Grüße, Wünsche...).

Ingo: Danke für deine Zeit und dein Interesse. Unsere Grüße und Dankeshymnen gehen besonders an Hacker und Sönke von Obscure Domain, an Sieve vom Trollheim Studio und an alle Bands und Bekloppten aus unserem Umkreis. Jeder kann und soll sich auf unsere Homepage ( www.fetocide.com ) verirren und sich da z.B. zwei MP3s als Appetitanreger für unsere Scheibe ziehen. Auch sind wir jederzeit offen für Konzertangebote oder einfach nur Kontakt zu anderen Freaks. Wer uns seine email Adresse mitteilt, kann auch unsere aktuellsten News als Newsletter erhalten und ist somit stets auf dem Laufenden über unsere neuesten Ergüsse und Errungenschaften.







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FETOCIDE - ... From Beyond
Intervista a cura di Paolo 'cernunnos' Vidmar



La scena teutonica death metal non è così in auge come quella black, ma l'underground non è mai un mare calmo e nel 2006 ha regalato comunque qualche sorpresa. Una di queste si chiama Fetocide, un gruppo esordiente, ma dalle idee fin troppo chiare, espresse egregiamente in un devastante CD! I Fetocide possiedono anche una grande, indispensabile qualità per un gruppo death metal: dal vivo sono già devastanti!



VOLETE INTRODURRE LA BAND AI NOSTRI LETTORI?
"Ciao Paolo, per prima cosa grazie per l'interesse nei confronti dei Fetocide! Il gruppo è stato fondato nel 1998 e allora si chiamava Deformity. Iniziammo a lavorare seriamente ai Fetocide a partire dal 2002 e realizzammo un demo lo stesso anno per farci conoscere e quindi per poter trovare un nuovo cantante e un nuovo batterista. L'altro anno abbiamo realizzato il CD per la Obscure Domain, il nostro debut e ora stiamo registrando del nuovo materiale per il prossimo CD".



"REDEFINE" E' UN ALBUM TECNICO DAVVERO KILLER E CON UN'OTTIMA PRODUZIONE, MA QUAL E' LA SUA CARATTERISTICA PRINCIPALE?
"Grazie per i complimenti, ne siamo onorati perché il più delle registrazioni le ho fatte io e penso che in futuro faremo di meglio! Nella nostra musica combiniamo sia brutalità che melodia, ma l'idea principale dei Fetocide è quella di creare un brutal death metal complesso e melodico".



IN CHE MODO E' AVVENUTO IL PROCESSO DI COMPOSIZIONE DEI NUOVI BRANI?
"Procediamo discutendo riff su riff e scegliamo quelli che ci piacciono, poi passiamo agli arrangiamenti teorici e facciamo una pre-produzione al computer con solo batteria e chitarre. Poi ascoltiamo il risultato e vediamo dove si può cambiare qualcosa, poi suonando il brano in sala prove lo modifichiamo finché non gli diamo la versione definitiva; si passa infine a una seconda pre-produzione e a una discussione finale se c'è ancora da cambiare qualcosa. Finora questo metodo ha funzionato benissimo, è complesso, me ne rendo conto, ma alla fine l'importante è riuscire a fare un brano ed essere in grado allo stesso tempo di suonarlo dal vivo. Il tocco in più che ci mettiamo sui brani è l'armonizzazione che incrementa il livello del brano e lo rende più versatile".



COME GIUDICATE LA SCENA DEATH METAL DI OGGI? UNA NUOVA BAND DOVREBBE GUARDARE AI GRUPPI STORICI DEL PASSATO OPPURE ANCHE QUELLI DI ADESSO POSSONO INSEGNARE QUALCOSA? C'E' UNA BAND IN PARTICOLARE CHE VI HA ISPIRATO?


"Penso che la scena odierna sia in salute, il fatto di rifarsi al passato oppure alla musica dei nostri giorni sia un fattore soggettivo, ma quello che non sopporto è vedere i gruppi di oggi che non prestano la minima attenzione ai capolavori del passato e non sono aperti mentalmente. Dimenticano che tutto nasce dai gruppi del passato. Io sono di larghe vedute, ascolto vari generi anche non metal, altri invece hanno i paraocchi, noi ascoltiamo tanti gruppi e le nostre influenze per questo motivo sono assai varie. Tra le più grandi fonti di ispirazione posso citarti Origin, Necrophagist, Incantation, i primi Sinister, Immolation, Dillinger Escape Plan, Death, Cynic, Morbid Angel e Cannibal Corpse, ma naturalmente potrei continuare con la lista...".



LA STAMPA HA TRATTATO BENE IL VOSTRO ALBUM? SIETE SODDISFATTI?
"Con 'Redefine' abbiamo ottenuto ottimi responsi un po' ovunque, non ci aspettavamo tanto interesse per un album di debutto. Siamo proprio soddisfatti del lavoro fatto dalla Obscure Domain Prod., è una label piccola ma è divertente lavorare con loro perché percepisci il loro amore per il death metal in ogni cosa facciano, è come essere amici e fan allo stesso tempo piuttosto che vedere il nostro rapporto come tra una label e una band".



LA SCENA BLACK METAL TEDESCA E' IN ASCESA, QUELLA DEATH LO E' UN PO' MENO, SAPETE DIRCI QUALCOSA DI PIU' IN MERITO?
"Io credo invece che la Germania abbia davvero una buona scena death e in futuro emergeranno molte band, vedrai. Ti cito giusto alcune di queste che provengono dalla nostra area: Ingurgitating Oblivion, Gorezone, The Awakening, Tears Of Decay, Branded Skin, Despondency, Sudden Death oppure i Ripped2Shreds. Sottolineo anche che c'è un buon rapporto che lega tutti quanti. Altri validi gruppi sono i Profanity e Necrophagist gente che meriterebbe l'attenzione internazionale".



CONDIVIDETE L'IMPRESSIONE CHE LA VOSTRA MUSICA A TRATTI ASSOMIGLI A QUELLA DEI NILE?
"Sono felice che mi abbia fatto questa domanda perché penso che abbiamo molto in comune con i Nile e ovviamente questo gruppo lo ascoltiamo ed è anche fonte per noi di ispirazione, anche se nel CD ci saranno al massimo due o tre brevi parti che possono ricordare direttamente i Nile e per questo non credo che siamo una band monotematica. Penso invece che siamo più vicini come stile a gente come Gorgasm o Cannibal Corpse. Anche questo però è vero solo in parte perché possediamo una nostra ben precisa identità".



HO VISTO IL VOSTRO CONCERTO AL BANDS BATTLE NEL NORD DELLA GERMANIA, E' VERO CHE IN PRATICA AVETE DUE LINE UP, UNA PER LE REGISTRAZIONI E UNA PER SUONARE DAL VIVO?
"La line up che ha suonato al festival è la stessa con la quale abbiamo registrato il CD e cioè Timo al basso, Dirk alla voce, Marius alla batteria e io, Ingo, alle chitarre. Poi per un periodo con noi c'è stato anche Floris, il secondo chitarrista, ma ora ha lasciato la band per mancanza di tempo, è molto triste perché noi siamo molto più che dei musicisti, siamo per prima cosa grandi amici e sarà assai difficile trovare qualcuno in grado di integrarsi bene nel gruppo come aveva fatto Floris".



"REDEFINE" SE NON ERRO E' DATATO 2005 MA E' USCITO NELLA SECONDA META' DEL 2006. LA OBSCURE DOMAIN SARA' ANCORA LA VOSTRA ETICHETTA?
"C'è voluto un anno per trovare un'etichetta interessata a stampare 'Redefine', ecco perché è uscito così tardi. Abbiamo avuto qualche problema nel comporre nuovo materiale ma il nuovo CD dovrebbe uscire a fine estate 2007 e speriamo esca anch'esso per la Obscure Domain Prod. perché con loro ci troviamo benissimo".



COSA ACCADRA' IN FUTURO?
"Per prima cosa vedremo di suonare spesso dal vivo e poi ci concentreremo sul nuovo CD anche se prima dobbiamo completare la line up. Ad ogni modo presto saremo nuovamente attivi con una formazione a quattro membri. Grazie per l'intervista, venite a visitare i nostri siti: www.fetocide.com, www.myspace.com/fetocide oppure www.obscuredomain.com, stay brutal!".


La Germania è da sempre nazione culto in ambito metal; patria di band ultrafamose che hanno segnato la storia di questo genere musicale. Negli ultimi anni anche la scena death tedesca si è notevolmente evoluta portando alla luce buoni gruppi con validi progetti ed idee. Fanno parte di questa schiera i Fetocide, band non alle prime armi, visto che nasce ben sette anni fa, ma che solo oggi riesce a pubblicare il disco di esordio: "Redefine"! Un ottimo esempio di brutal-death magistralmente suonato ed interpretato con eccellenti richiami a band storiche come Suffocation e Morbid Angel. Siamo entrati in contatto con Ingo Neugebauer, chitarrista della band insieme a Floris, e gli abbiamo sottoposto qualche domanda per poterli conoscere meglio. Molto cordiale e disponibile, ecco quanto ci ha riferito

1) A beneficio di tutti i nostri lettori, puoi descriverci questo vostro primo lavoro, Redefine?

(IN) Ciao a tutti i lettori e grazie per linteressamento nei Fetocide! Venendo alla domanda, prima di registrare il nostro debut album abbiamo prodotto una demo, nel 2002, dal titolo Shedding Liquid Flesh che conteneva alcuni pezzi che poi sono andati a comporre Redefine: Reduced by no One, Shedding Liquid Flesh, Faces e Ceremony of Delusion. Lobiettivo di questa demo era essenzialmente di trovare gente che potesse portare avanti il progetto, niente di più, e queste canzoni che ho citato sono quindi le più datate del disco. Tutti gli altri brani del full-lenght sono stati scritti con la nostra prima line-up e mostrano i nostri primi sviluppi dal punto di vista musicale, cercando di raggiungere in ogni canzone sempre nuovi livelli mai raggiunti, mentre la bonus-track è stata composta durante la fase di registrazione del disco. Non cè un ordine nelle canzoni, tuttavia abbiamo voluto mostrare, dare una impressione delle nostre vecchie canzoni ed intensificare ciò con altre canzoni decisamente più contemporanee. Per esempio Shedding Liquid Flesh non ha un elevato contenuto tecnico rispetto ai brani nuovi tuttavia rimane una delle mie canzoni preferite soprattutto per via del suo brutal riffing netto e semplice. Penso che abbiamo raggiunto un buon mix tra riff tecnici ed altri più versatili, melodici e brutali!

2) Il titolo del vostro album è Redefine: qual è il suo significato? Può essere una correta interpretazione quella di voler intendere una ridefinizione dei caratteri del death metal?

(IN) Non abbiamo voluto intendere che saremmo stati in grado di ridefinire i canoni del death metal. Il titolo però è di proposito ambiguo. Noi abbiamo ridefinito il nostro generale concetto di musica prima di cominciare le registrazioni. Mi spiego: si possono ridefinire i testi, la copertina come anche e soprattutto lapproccio personale alla musica ogni singolo giorno! Ma queste sono solo alcune interpretazioni e ciascuno è libero di poter interpretare a proprio piacimento il titolo del nostro album. È come un open space ed un cenno a liberare la propria mente prima di approcciarsi alla nostra musica, poiché potreste trovare elementi nuovi in ogni singola traccia! Ci piace suonare con in modo inaspettato ed evitare il più possibile dei clichè!

3) Il vostro sound è un insieme di differenti influenze, come Nile, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation e Morbid Angel. Quali sono a tuo parere le caratteristiche comuni tra voi e queste band?

(IN) Per me non può che essere un onore essere anche solo comparato a queste band. Tra di noi siamo tutti del parere di non avere molto in comune coi Morbid Angel, ma tutte le band che hai nominato sono senza dubbio tra le nostre principali fonti. Penso che la cosa principale che ci lega a queste band è la continua lotta alla ricerca di nuove soluzioni che siano un mix tra tecnica, versatilità e melodia. Diciamo che è come camminare su un filo tra riff lineari e semplici da una parte ed ultra-tecnici e strutturati dallaltra.

4) Puoi definirci in poche parole il vostro stile?

(IN) Noi suoniamo death metal tecnico, nientaltro che questo! Penso che le risposte date in precedenza possano sicuramente soddisfare la domanda!

5) Come è nata la collaborazione con la Obscure Domain?

(IN) La Obscure Domain è una nuova etichetta fondata da Sönke della rivista Endzeit e da Hacker della rivista Unholy Terror. Per caso Sönke si è imbattuto in una recensione del nostro promo e si è interessato al nostro progetto. Poco tempo dopo lui stesso mi ha mandato una mail chiedendomi una copia di questo promo e sembra che abbia letteralmente convinto entrambi, a tal punto da voler firmare un contratto. Siamo soddisfatti al massimo con la Obscure Domain anche perché entrambi i ragazzi sono ottime persone, dei grandi ed aiutano molto. Inoltre hanno una ottima conoscenza e comprensione del settore death. Penso che per quanto ci riguarda non si possa immaginare ad una label migliore di questa!

6) Quali sono le principali tematiche dei vostri testi?

(IN) Le lyrics diciamo riguardano essenzialmente il lato oscuro della natura umana. Come ho detto prima, lasciamo molto spazio allambiguità e cerchiamo di evitare il più possibile le tematiche gore.

7) Ci puoi dire quali sono le band/album che hanno segnato la tua crescita musicale nel death metal?

(IN) Una domanda veramente tosta, dato che è facile trovare molte nuove band piene di talento ogni giorno che passa. Tra gli album che più di tutti hanno segnato la mia crescita e quella del gruppo ci sono: Imperial Doom dei Monstrosity, Hate dei Sinister, i Gorgasm con Bleeding Profusely, tutti i dischi degli Origin, Destry the Opposition ei Dying Fetus, Onset of Putrefaction dei miei connazionali Necrophagist, i Dillinger Escape Plan con Calculating Infinity ed i Meshuggah con Chaosphere. Comunque potrei andare avanti ancora per un bel po!

8) Venendo a cose molto pratiche: quali sono i vostri piani futuri?

(IN) Fare concerti il più possibile rimane il nostro principale obiettivo. Cercheremo di fare più show possibili, anche per poter pubblicizzare il nostro album, ma comunque suonare dal vivo per noi è laspirazione massima e più importante. Poi ci stiamo incontrando per provare moltissimo materiale inedito, nuove idee che speriamo di poter presto tradurre in tre pezzi che vorremmo registrare in studio. Se così sarà, questi pezzi verranno messi sul nostro sito internet e resi disponibli per il download gratuito, in modo da poter offrire una visione della band nella sua formazione attuale. Se tutto questo andrà a buon fine si potrà sicuramente parlare di un secondo disco, per il prossimo inverno, magari sempre sotto Obscure Domain. Come si può vedere però i piani per le registrazioni sono ancora piuttosto vaghi; vedremo il da farsi quando saremo completamente soddisfatti dal nuovo materiale!

9) La Germania ha sempre avuto un ruolo essenziale per il panorama metal. Cosa ci puoi dire sulla scena death del tuo paese? Ci sono band interessanti?

(IN) A mio parere la scena death tedesca è molto forte e viva. Ci sono molte band promettenti, tra le più significative cito: Ingurgitating Oblivion, Gorezone, Despondency, Necrophagist, Profanity, Sudden Death, Tears Of Decay, Ripped2Shreds, The Awakening. La maggior parte di queste poi sono collocate nelle nostre vicinanze quindi è anche bello potersi incontrare e condividere tutti insieme la loro e la nostra musica!

Lintervista finisce quiora tocca a te! Parla liberamente ai nostri lettori. Noi auguriamo a te e ai tuoi compagni di avventura tutto il bene per gli sforzi futuri. Grazie ancora per la disponibilità!

(IN) Io devo per forza di cose ringraziarvi per lattenzione, per il supporto che ci state offrendo e per le domande interessanti che mi avete posto. Ogni fanatico del death metal è invitato sulle nostre pagine allindirizzo www.fetocide.com e contattarci liberamente. Chiunque sia interessato poi, cè anche il servizio newsletter, per ricevere le info direttamente dalla band. Ovviamente ci piacerebbe vendere qualche copia in più del nostro lavoro in giro per il mondo, quindi non esitate a supportare la scena underground! Ciao!


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ENTREVISTA


¿Podrías comenzar hablando un poco sobre FETOCIDE?, seguramente habrá mucha gente que no haya oido hablar de vosotros...
Lo primero es darte las gracias por el apoyo e interés en FETOCIDE. Para hacer una introducción bastante corta diré que FETOCIDE se formaron en 1998 y comenzaron su andadura seria como banda al completo en el 2002. Siempre hemos trabajado en nuestras habilidades para crear un Brutal Death Metal algo más técnico, ya que es la música que queremos hacer.


¿Habéis conseguido lo que la banda buscaba en "Redefine" o hay cosas que os hubiera gustado hacer de forma diferente?
Todavía estamos muy satisfechos con la grabación de "Redefine" aunque debo admitir que los temas actuales son más técnicos, pero esto es una especie de progresión natural y "Redefine" muestra exactamente como queríamos sonar por aquel entonces, asi que estad atentos al próximo trabajo, porque mostrará nuestro desarrollo y os sorprenderá con algunas cosas.


¿Como describirías las reacciones que ha tenido hasta ahora tanto de los fans como de la prensa?
La mayoría de todas las reacciones han sido excelentes; no esperabamos que a la gente le gustara tanto nuestra música y esperamos aún conseguir más fans y amigos. Por supuesto han habido reacciones negativas (hasta ahora han sido 2), pero la mayor parte de las positivas han ido más alla de nuestra imaginación. Queremos dar las gracias por esto a todo el mundo!!!.


En mi crítica he comparado a FETOCIDE con bandas establecidas como NILE o MORBID ANGEL ¿Crees que la comparación hace justicia a vuestra música?
Es un gran honor el ser comprados con estas bandas, pero también me gusta la comparación que has hecho con INCANTATION y HATE ETERNAL. Son bandas increíbles que definitivamente han puesto los cimientos de la música técnica y brutal. Por otro lado, no queremos sonar exactamente igual a otra banda ya que pienso estamos desarrollando un estilo propio de Death Metal. Estoy totalmente seguro de que se mostrará un estilo más propio de FETOCIDE en los próximos trabajos.


Habéis grabado "Redefine" en los estudios Bonecracker. ¿queé os llevó a elegirlos para la grabación?
Los Bonecracker estudios son en la actualidad mi propio estudio. Hicimos aqui muchas grabaciones y tuvimos el tiempo suficiente para porbar diferentes harmonias especialmente en las segundas líneas de guitarra y en los solos, las cuales con frecuencia tiene varias capas con diferentes guitarras para crear otra atmósfera. Algunas grabaciones adicionales de guitarra y la mezcla se hicieron en los estudios Trollheim con Sven "Sieve" Sievering, que hizo un grana trabajo con la banda.


¿Puedes darnos más detalles acerca de las sesiones de grabacióin de este álbum?
Como he mencionado antes, grabamos casi todo en mi estudio personal. La mayor parte de la batería, las líneas de bajo y las guitarras fueron grabadas en disco duro. El siguiente paso fue dar creatividad al material grabado y añadir algunas melodías aunque no pudimos añadir muchas capas. La creatividad es una parte muy importante en nuestra producción y para el próximo trabajo estamos planeando trabajo con ritmos diversos y con partes donde aparezcan diferentes líneas de guitarra y bajo para crear una atmósfera mucho más densa y oscura. Pero es importante para nosotros escuchar la grabación unas cuantas veces antes de trabajar en ella.


¿Cuanto tiempo os llevó el trabajar en el material de este álbum?
Algunos de los temas tienen ya 4 años que es cuando comenzamos las sesiones de "Redefine". Pero de manera global puedo decir que nos llevó un año escribir y preparar la música. Con esta formación hemos conseguido muy buenos músicos con las mismas ideas, asi que el proceso es bastante relajado y entretenido.


En lo que se refiere a la creación de la música, ¿como se hace normalmente este proceso en la banda? ¿Empiezan las ideas con un riff, letras o mezcla de ambos? ¿Hay algún miembro que lleve la batuta en esta faceta?
Normalmente empezamos con unos cuantos riffs e ideas que ya tienen un "historial". Después de la primera discusión hago una pre-producción con las guitarras, bajo y una batería programada; tras ello, escuchamos esta pre-producción y hablamos de lo que se puede cambiar, quitar o añadir; después, Marius crea algunas partes simples de batería para el tema y con las mismas hacemos una segunda pre-producción con la que Dirk, nuestro vocalista, trabaja y piensa los registros vocales. Intentamos evitar que alguién en concreto domine el proceso de creación ya que la formula de FETOCIDE es el trabajo conjunto, por lo que pienso que en FETOCIDE nos tomamos más tiempo en los temas que otras bandas. Nos gusta ser los primeros críticos de nuestra música.


¿Qué tipo de temas tratan vuestras letras?
El lado oscuro de la naturaleza humana. Intentamos evitar letras demasiado gore y preferimos letras abiertas a la ambigüedad y la interpretación. Creo que es aburrido meterte en los clásicos temas que tratan otras bandas.


¿Como contactásteis con Obscure Domain Records?
llevábamos un tiempo buscando un sello. Obscure Domain es un pequeño sello fundado por 2 personas que realmente apoyan el underground y el death metal. Cuando nos escribieron para decirnos que querían editar "Redefine" simplemente no tuvimos ni que pensarlo, creo que es el sello que mejor se adapta a nosotros.


Con la calidad de este disco, estaría bien promocionarlo por toda Europa. Alguna oportunidad de ver a FETOCIDE a través de Europa? ¿Donde pueden contactar los promotores para cerrar fechas en sus países?
Gracias por el cumplido. Siempre estamos abiertos a tocar en cualquier lugar!! Desafortunadamente áun no hemos podido hacerlo fuera de Alemania, pero si alguien está interesado en contratarnos para un concierto puede contactar con nosotros via www.fetocide.com o www.myspace.com/fetocide o a través de nuestro sello en www.obscuredomain.com; estamos seguro de que encontraremos la forma de cerrar ese concierto.


¿Qué puede esperar la gente si van a ver un concierto de FETOCIDE?
Simplemente un show de Death Metal intenso, brutal y técnico, y un grupo de músicos intentando tocar de la mejor manera posible. Siempre queremos dar conciertos memorables y no inmaduros para este tipo de música.


¿Algo que añadir para cerrar la entrevista?
Quiero darte de nuevo las gracias por el tiempo y el apoyo. Os invitamos a visitar nuestra web o página de My space y contactar con nosotros. Si estais interesados en nuestra música encontraréis en ambas páginas una lista de distribuidores y tiendas que venden "Redefine". Si quereis que toquemos en vuestra zona, simplemente contactad con nosotros!!!. Saludos!!.