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NECROWRETCH! Recently, you had a tour with INFERNAL EXECRATOR. How
did the concerts go and where was the biggest attendance? Which
country did you like the most?
Vlad
: Greetings from the crypts! It was a killer tour, so far the best
live experience we had. The biggest crowd was in France, but also
very good shows in Poland, Czech Republic, Germany…
When
I saw you in Prague I told myself that your music is better live than
from CDs. Man can enjoy it more live. I don´t know why but for me
the concert was like an occult ceremony rather than an ordinary
concert. Were you preparing the concerts in some special way? For me
you seemed synchronized. I wrote that you were “darkly beautiful”.
It is still in my head. What do you feel when you standing on the
stage?
Vlad
: Yes we spent some rehearsals days in a venue only to prepare the
show itself, like what everyone have to do during the interlude, or
during the solo of a guitarist, etc… We want to inflict a maximum
damage in a short time (as most of the shows were about one hour), so
it was a very intense preparation for this tour, an in the end the
shows were so much better with this preparation.
I
was surprised that the concert was with 4 people and everywhere you
were just with 3 people. Who helped you with this tour and why?
Vlad
: We have choosed to be 4 on live from now, some sessions members
will help on each tour, but for the studio part we will remain 3.
INFERNAL
EXECRATOR are from Singapore. That is a very special band for
Europeans. How did you get together at first place? How did you set
up the whole tour? INFERNAL EXECRATOR killed me when I hear their
live concert, it was a clear blasfemia. The guys seemed to enjoy it
also. Were there in Europe for the first time? Did they compare their
and our fans, clubs,…?
Vlad : We’ve shared
stage with them last year when we played in Singapore, I was really
looking forward bringing them to Europe to make people here discover
the bestial music of their lands. What I can tell you is the Infernal
Execrator members really enjoyed their first time in Europe and I’m
sure it won’t be the last.
When
one wants to define your music they use the term PUTRID DEATH METAL.
You guys play an old, hones death metal but there is a slight sound
of death metal in your music. Do you have any idols, someone who is
the star for you? Some band which are an inspiration for you?
Vlad
: Clearly the biggest inspiration first cames from the swedish acts
such as Dismember, Grotesque, Nihilist, Marduk… But also from the
masters like Death, Sepultura, Autopsy… With the time we became
more and more influenced by all the bestiality from third world acts
such as Anal Vomit, Mortem, Impiety…
As I’ve told before the
only aim we have is to inflict damage with our music.
You
are from France which is a country with amazing countryside,
beautiful women, Paris, great movies and amazing food for the Czech
people. We think about you in very positive way. I´m just wondering
where is the nihilism, dirt and evil comes from in your music? Where
do you get an inspiration for lyrics which are full of death and
morbidity?
Vlad
: Inspiration cames from mankind history, past or present, and many
things in this world are inspiring to write about evil. Still we are
not into ceremony or any kind of cult. Music is art, nothing more.
The
NECROWRETCH music is very interesting, especially because your album
graphic is amazing also your promo photographs etc. Is the visual
side of your work important for you? Who is the author of your CD
covers, T-shirts, etc? And how did you meet the author?
Vlad
: Since the early days it’s Milovan, an artist from Montenegro who
crafted all the Necrowretch arts. First he made the logo of the band
and then we’ve continued working with him.
For
me, your music is very original. On one hand you get the inspiration
from old death metal and black bands. On the other hand there is a
lot from your originality. How do you make a new material? How do
NECROWRETCH compose music?
Vlad
: The composition is always a painful moment, as I want to make the
most sick material in date I play again and again to find new riffs,
and then I act like a puzzle to create a song. It’s like 3 or 4
hours of guitars per day for many months to achieve an album. I need
to be in a closed room with absolutely no other sound from outside
who can distract me.
There
is not a lot of death metal fans in the Czech Republic. What about in
France? Do fans support bands? Do they buy CDs, merch, etc?
Vlad
: Well it depends, in one hand you have giants festivals like
Hellfest who catch everyone thousands of people, and in other hand
you have underground shows with 50 or 100 people. But I will say it’s
ok, most of the times when we play “home” we have many people and
good support. I also see that a lot of tours (underground or big
agencies) makes shows in France so it’s a sign support is good.
One
friend asked me where he can get your demo records from 2008 –
2010. I know that some of them were published by Century Media Record
on “Bestial Rites 2009 – 2012”, however there was no place to
buy it. Don´t you thinking about republishing?
Vlad
: All the demos and EP are sold out since ages, that’s why we’ve
putted out this compilation cd. But I’m sure he can find demos on
ebay or such websites. We don’t want to repress them separatly,
time has moved, we are focused on the next releases, not the
previous.
When
we came back to the beginning…What was the first impulse to get
together as a band? And why death metal? This style is not exactly
the “famous” one which would bring someone the fame.
Vlad
: Ah to be honest I was – and still am – a big fan of Scream
Bloody Gore and I wanted to do something in the same vein, I’ve
started playing guitar only in this purpose and I’ve found
musicians who were ready to make death metal with me, and the story
began. A strange fact is the first demo sound more like Dismember
than to Death, but who cares ? Every band need a beginning and so was
it for us.
Are
there any records which you liked in the last few months?
Vlad
: Infernal Execrator of course, also the lp of Ranger “Where Evil
Dwells”, the EP of Evil Damn “Black Effigy”… The record that
I wait now is the new Mortem album, hope it will be as killer as
their previous offering.
Do
you know and listen any of the Czech bands?
Vlad
: Krabathor of course, especially the first albums and demos and also
the Orthodox album.
What
is NECROWRETCH going to do in the next few months?
Vlad
: Record the third album, prepare a new line up, and destroy the
world !!!
Thank
you so much for this interview and I wish you a lot of sold records,
hundreds of crazy fans and
tons of good ideas.
Vlad : Thanks for your support and see you next year for sure !
