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sobota 13. prosince 2025

Interview - TERROR CORPSE - A festering, dark, morbid death metal ritual!


Interview with death metal band from USA - TERROR CORPSE.

Answered Dobber (drums, guitars), thank you! 

Recenze/review - TERROR CORPSE - Ash Eclipses Flesh (2025):

Ave TERROR CORPSE! Greetings to the Texas underground. I hope everything is going well for you. It should be, since you have released the first great full-length album of your career this year. I must admit that it literally pinned me to the wall. It's dark, energetic, and cuts like a sharp knife. It's clear that you've done a great job and that you have a lot of talent. How do you perceive the new album in relation to your EP "Systems of Apocalypse"? Where did you want to go with it, and how do you think the recordings differ? Personally, I hear the biggest difference in the sound.

Glad you liked it. When we first got together for the Systems EP, we were just revamping some older songs Mat and Josh (former guitarist) had tucked away. As soon as we got through that, Mat and I got to talking about moving forward with much darker and sinister death metal direction. It was just timing.

"Ash Eclipses Flesh" has all the attributes of good, dirty, dark death metal. For me personally, it's an album I love to come back to. How did it come about? How does TERROR CORPSE compose new material?

Honestly it’s just part of what I grew up with. I played satanic death metal for a decade plus since the late 90’s. Mat also enjoys the style a lot and we just got after it. We wrote the whole record in about two weeks time.


Who is responsible for the sound? I have to admit that the sound is literally killer. It keeps making me turn up the volume on my hi-fi system. You have a sound that is cruel, raw, and at the same time dark and animalistic, with an analog feel. How did you work with it and why did you choose it? In which studio did you record and how did everything go? Also, I hear a hint of CELTIC FROST, was that the intention?

I tracked and produced the record myself. I’ve been recording since the early days after Infernal Dominion broke up, being unhappy with everything we recorded under that band. We’ve got a fairly extensive gear collection and I have a pretty good idea of what I want the band to sound like. And yes, the Celtic Frost tone was most definitely intentional. Huge, huge fan of Tom’s horn like mids.

An integral part and a kind of bonus for fans today is the music CD (cassette, vinyl). You released it on Dark Descent Records and it has a macabre cover. Who is the author? How did you choose the motif and how does it relate to the music on the new album?

We worked with Shoggoth Kinetics on the Malignant Altar records and we wanted to continue with the motif in Terror Corpse. He really summarizes the landscapes we associate Terror Corpse with so well.


I've been wandering around the underworld for almost thirty-five years, and I go to Texas for music because I know I'll find what I'm looking for. I think we have a similar nature and taste when it comes to metal. I really like your bands and follow your scene closely. Maybe I'm even a little jealous of you, because we only have a few death metal bands that are worth listening to. How do you explain the fact that death metal is so successful in your country? How do you perceive your scene, fans, and labels?

I honestly don’t know. I think those who kind of forged the path (Incantation, Morbid Angel, Immolation) unlocked something in the subsequent generations that just have had a lasting effect. The scene and the fans are also reinvigorated by generation. As time moves, the players and fans might change, but the game will always exist in some fashion.

You play old-school-influenced death metal. Nowadays, bands can't avoid comparisons, but I'd be interested to know how the idea to form TERROR CORPSE came about, who your role models were and are, and where you want to take your band. Are you attracted to big international festivals, would you be willing to tour with a more famous band? Why did MALIGNANT ALTAR break up?

I think it’s just a continuation for me. I’ve also been involved in this scene, in one form or another, for the last 25 plus years. Now was just the right time to try and record some of this style. Biggest influences for me would be Morbid Angel, Disciples of Mockery, and Incantation. Festivals would be great. Touring is a bit hard for us, but we could make it work with the right opportunity. Malignant Broke up because the timing was just off. Some people were all in, others were not.


When I started my website ten years ago, I had a vision that I would try to support bands that I thought weren't getting enough attention. To let the world know about them. I think I'm doing pretty well, at least according to the feedback. How do you approach promotion? Do you leave it to the label, or do you send CDs out for reviews yourself? For example, I buy albums that I really enjoy. How about you? Are you also fans who like to support your colleagues often? Do you go to concerts? Do you party?

We’ve got a little network of music contacts we’ve made through the years, so a combo of that and the label takes care of our promotion. And yes, we definitely listen to new bands and buy the records we like. Not much partying, but we all go to shows fairly often.

On the one hand, a band starting out today has a lot of opportunities to make themselves known, but on the other hand, there are so many bands out there that fans get lost in the crowd. A lot of people just download MP3s from the internet and instead of going to concerts, they prefer to spit venom on Facebook. How does modern technology affect you as TERROR CORPSE? What do you think about downloading music, Google metalheads, streaming music, etc.?

I think it’s just something you have to factor in. It’s here and it isn’t going anywhere. Some people use streaming to check records out and buy them if they like them. Some don’t. We’re lucky to have had fans already who purchase records and that’s a massive win these days. Physical dollars versus digital penny’s. One helps artist continue to work and create, and the other just looks good to digital marketers. I am a proprietor of both.


I like to ask musicians what death metal means to them. How would they define it, is it more of a philosophy and lifestyle for them or "just" relaxation. What does it mean to you? How do you perceive and experience it?

It’s like film or photography to me. Just a scene or a snapshot of my personality. A place where we can create and exist in a fantasy like state. A place all ours.

Finally, a classic but important question. What does TERROR CORPSE have planned for the coming months? Where can we see you in concert and when will you be visiting Europe? If you have something on your mind and would like to say it to your fans, labels, promoters, here's your chance...

We’ve got some time off at the beginning of the year, so we might start working on new music. If all goes to plan we will be in Europe around the fall of 2026, but we will have to see…

Thank you very much for the interview. I wish you every success with your new album and hope that your fan base grows as much as possible. I look forward to seeing you live somewhere and wish you all the best, both musically and personally. I'm going to listen to "Ash Eclipses Flesh" again!

Recenze/review - TERROR CORPSE - Ash Eclipses Flesh (2025):





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Rozhovor - TERROR CORPSE - Hnisavý, temný, morbidní death metalový obřad!


Rozhovor s death metalovou skupinou z USA - TERROR CORPSE.

Odpovídal Dobber (bicí, kytara), děkujeme! 

Recenze/review - TERROR CORPSE - Ash Eclipses Flesh (2025):

Ave TERROR CORPSE! Zdravím do texaského undergroundu. Doufám, že je u vás vše v pořádku. Mělo by, máte na kontě letos první dlouhohrající skvělé album své kariéry. Musím se přiznat, že mě doslova přikovalo na zeď. Je temné, energické, řeže ostrou hranou nože. Je hodně slyšet, že jste odvedli skvělou práci a taky velká porce talentu. Jak vnímáš novou desku v souvislosti s vaším EP „Systems of Apocalypse“? Kam jak jste se chtěli posunout a v čem jsou podle tebe nahrávky odlišné? Osobně slyším největší rozdíl ve zvuku.

Jsem rád, že se ti to líbilo. Když jsme se poprvé sešli, abychom nahráli EP Systems, jen jsme přepracovali některé starší skladby, které Mat a Josh (bývalý kytarista) měli schované. Jakmile jsme to dokončili, Mat a já jsme se začali bavit o tom, že bychom se měli vydat mnohem temnějším a zlověstnějším death metalovým směrem. Bylo to prostě načasování.

„Ash Eclipses Flesh“ v sobě obsahuje všechny atributy dobrého prašivého a temného death metalu. Pro mě osobně se jedná o desku, ke které se hrozně rád vracím. Jakým způsobem vznikala? Jak skládají nový materiál TERROR CORPSE?

Upřímně řečeno, je to prostě součást toho, s čím jsem vyrůstal. Od konce 90. let jsem přes deset let hrál satanský death metal. Matovi se tenhle styl taky moc líbí, tak jsme se do toho pustili. Celé album jsme napsali asi za dva týdny.


Kdo je podepsán pod zvukem? Musím potvrdit, že zvuk doslova zabíjí. Pořád mě to nutí na hi-fi věži přidávat volume. Máte zvuk, který je krutý, surový a zároveň temný a živočišný, působí analogově. Jak se vám s ním spolupracovalo a proč právě on? V jakém studiu jste nahrávali a jak vše probíhalo? Navíc, slyším takový ten odér CELTIC FROST, to bylo účelem?

Nahrávku jsem sám nahrál a produkoval. Nahrávám už od počátků po rozpadu Infernal Dominion, protože jsem nebyl spokojený s ničím, co jsme s tou kapelou nahráli. Máme poměrně rozsáhlou sbírku vybavení a mám docela jasnou představu o tom, jak by měla kapela znít. A ano, zvuk Celtic Frost byl rozhodně záměrný. Jsem obrovský fanoušek Tomových středových tónů připomínajících lesní roh.

Nedílnou součástí a jakýmsi bonusem navíc je pro fanoušky dnes hudební CD (kazeta, vinyl). Vy jste jej vydali u Dark Descent Records a je opatřeno mrtvolným obalem. Kdo je jeho autorem? Jak jste motiv vybírali a jak souvisí s hudbou na novince?

Spolupracovali jsme se Shoggoth Kinetics na albech Malignant Altar a chtěli jsme v tomto duchu pokračovat i u Terror Corpse. Skvěle vystihuje krajiny, které si spojujeme s Terror Corpse.


Toulám se podsvětím již skoro třicet pět let a do Texasu si chodím pro muziku vlastně na jistotu. Myslím, že máme podobnou náturu i vkus, co se týká metalu. Mám vaše kapely hodně rád a pečlivě sleduji vaši scénu. Možná vám i trošku závidím, my máme u nás jen pár death metalových smeček, které stojí za to. Čím si to vysvětluješ, že zrovna u vás se death metalu tolik daří? Jak vnímáš vaši scénu, fanoušky, labely?

Upřímně řečeno, nevím. Myslím si, že ti, kteří tak nějak prošlapali cestu (Incantation, Morbid Angel, Immolation), odemkli v následujících generacích něco, co mělo trvalý účinek. Scéna i fanoušci jsou také oživováni každou generací. Čas plyne, hráči a fanoušci se mohou měnit, ale hra bude vždy existovat v nějaké podobě.

Hrajete death metal ovlivněný starou školou. Dnes se vlastně kapela nemůže vyhnout srovnání, mě by ale zajímalo, jak vlastně vznikl nápad založit TERROR CORPSE, kdo byl a je vaším vzorem a kam vaši kapelu chcete posunout? Lákají vás třeba velké zahraniční festivaly, jste ochotni vyrazit na turné s nějakou slavnější smečkou? Proč vlastně skončili MALIGNANT ALTAR?

Pro mě je to jen pokračování. V této scéně se pohybuji v té či oné podobě už více než 25 let. Teď byl ten správný čas zkusit nahrát něco v tomto stylu. Největší vliv na mě měli Morbid Angel, Disciples of Mockery a Incantation. Festivaly by byly skvělé. Turné je pro nás trochu obtížné, ale s vhodnou příležitostí by to mohlo fungovat. Malignant se rozpadli, protože načasování nebylo správné. Někteří byli plně zapojeni, jiní ne.


Když jsem před deseti lety zakládal svoje stránky, měl jsem vizi, že se budu snažit podporovat kapely, které podle mě nejsou tolik na očích. Dát o nich vědět světu. Myslím, že se mi to celkem daří, alespoň podle ohlasů. Jak přistupujete k propagaci vy? Necháváte to na labelu nebo sami posíláte CD různě na recenze? Já si třeba alba, která mě opravdu baví, kupuji. Jak jste na tom vy? Jste také fanoušci, co rádi a často podporují své kolegy? Chodíte na koncerty? Paříte?

Máme malou síť hudebních kontaktů, které jsme si za ta léta vybudovali, takže o naši propagaci se stará kombinace těchto kontaktů a našeho labelu. A ano, rozhodně posloucháme nové kapely a kupujeme desky, které se nám líbí. Moc nepaříme, ale všichni chodíme poměrně často na koncerty.

Na jednou stranu má dnes začínající kapela spoustu možností, jak o sobě dát vědět, ale zase na druhou stranu, skupin je obrovské množství a fanoušci se v nich ztrácejí. Hodně lidí jen stahuje mp3 z internetu a místo koncertu raději plive jedovaté sliny na facebooku. Jak vás, jako TERROR CORPSE ovlivňují moderní technologie? Co si myslíš o stahování muziky, google metalistech, streamování muziky apod.?

Myslím, že je to prostě něco, co musíte vzít v úvahu. Je to tady a nikam to nezmizí. Někteří lidé používají streamování, aby si poslechli nahrávky a pokud se jim líbí, tak si je koupí. Jiní to nedělají. Máme štěstí, že už máme fanoušky, kteří si desky kupují, a to je v dnešní době obrovský úspěch. Fyzické dolary versus digitální centy. Jedno pomáhá umělcům pokračovat v práci a tvořit, druhé vypadá dobře jen pro digitální marketéry. Já jsem majitelem obojího.


S oblibou se ptám muzikantů na to, co pro ně znamená death metal. Jak by jej definovali, jestli je pro ně spíše filozofií a životním stylem nebo „jen“ relaxem. Co znamená pro tebe? Jak jej vnímáš a prožíváš?

Pro mě je to jako film nebo fotografie. Jen scéna nebo momentka mé osobnosti. Místo, kde můžeme tvořit a existovat v jakémsi fantazijním stavu. Místo, které patří jen nám.

Na závěr klasická, ale důležitá otázka. Co chystají TERROR CORPSE v nejbližších měsících? Kde vás můžeme vidět na koncertě a kdy navštívíte Evropu? Pokud máš něco na srdci a chtěl bys to vzkázat fanouškům, labelům, promotérům, tak zde je prostor…

Na začátku roku máme trochu volno, takže možná začneme pracovat na nové hudbě. Pokud vše půjde podle plánu, na podzim 2026 budeme v Evropě, ale uvidíme...

Děkuji moc za rozhovor. Přeji nejen nové desce spoustu úspěchů a ať se co nejvíc rozšíří řady vašich fanoušků. Budu se těšit někde naživo a ať se vám daří jak po hudební stránce, tak i v osobní rovině. Jdu si „Ash Eclipses Flesh“ zase narvat do hlavy!

Recenze/review - TERROR CORPSE - Ash Eclipses Flesh (2025):





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středa 3. prosince 2025

Interview - INFRAHUMANO - A raw, wild, dark, and cold death metal inquisition!


Interview with death metal band from Spain - INFRAHUMANO.

Recenze/review - INFRAHUMANO - Depths of Suffering (2025):

Ave INFRAHUMANO! Greetings to the Spanish underground. I hope everything is going well for you. It should be, since you released the second great album of your career this year. I must admit that it literally pinned me to the wall. It’s dark, energetic, cutting like a sharp knife. It’s very clear that you’ve done a great job and that you have a lot of talent. How do you perceive the new album in relation to your debut? Where did you want to go and how do you think the recordings are different?

I: Depths of Suffering is the sound of INFRAHUMANO. It represents, obviously, the point we’re at, but it’s made up of the steps we’ve taken over the years. Looking back, we don’t feel we’ve drifted away from those primordial roots that formed the foundations of the band. The sound, the compositions, the technique, and the confidence have grown, of course; however, that old-school Death Metal sound that already seeped into the tracks of our first demo (1000 Eyes – 2017) continues to permeate our current work. The band grows and the sound evolves, but we believe we are on the same path we marked out for ourselves a decade ago. The closing track of the album, Shades of Cruelty, perhaps marks the direction in which the band is heading, but it still maintains our clear INFRAHUMANO sound.


“Depths of Suffering” has all the attributes of good death metal. For me personally, it’s an album I love to return to. How did it come about? How does INFRAHUMANO compose new material?

I: The creation process for this album was long. Some songs were conceived during the pandemic. We could say we don’t have a fixed way of composing. Sometimes one of us brings developed ideas that already form a song on their own and are then enriched by contributions from the others. Other times, someone proposes a riff that someone else develops, and finally there are songs that arise from improvisation and composing together in the rehearsal space.

Who is responsible for the recording, mixing, and mastering? I have to say that the sound is literally killer. It keeps making me turn up the volume on my hi-fi system. You have a sound that is cruel, raw, dark, and animalistic at the same time. How did you work together? In which studio did you record and how did everything go?

I: The two demos and two albums we’ve released so far have been recorded and mixed in different places. Our trust has fallen on different people depending on the demands of each moment. For this record we worked with the expertise of Gon Gb (guitarist of Akoúphenom and Cruzeiro) at Negra Cumbre Studios. The mastering was done by the great Greg Wilkinson (Autopsy). We are very happy with the result. And thank you for your words — we think you describe the album’s sound very well. It’s the effect we were looking for.


An integral part and a kind of bonus for fans today is the CD. You released it on Lavadome Productions and it has a devilish cover. Who is the author? How did you choose the motif and how does it relate to the music on the new album?

I: For the artwork of this new album we worked with our rhythm guitarist Alex Durán (@aliendraws_official), who had already designed the cover for the Across the Void demo. Both the title of the album and the image depicted on the cover capture the essence of the themes within the lyrics: suffering, war, decadence, and the destructive evolution of humankind, portraying on the cover the hell hidden in the basement of the human being.

I’ve been wandering the underworld for over thirty years and I go to Spain for music as a matter of course. I think we have a similar nature and taste when it comes to metal. I really like your bands and follow your scene closely. Maybe I envy you a little, because we only have a few death metal bands that are worth mentioning. How do you explain the fact that death metal is so successful in your country? How do you perceive your scene, fans, and labels?

I: INFRAHUMANO is a band from Vigo, although the two founding members — vocals/bass and guitar — are Chilean and Italian respectively. Here in Spain, Heavy Metal has always led the way, and from there Death Metal and many other subgenres have grown, just like in other countries.

Vigo is a city where people from many places in Spain and from around the world live together, and perhaps within that cultural mix lies the key to so much musical activity. A large percentage of the city’s population plays an instrument, and there are many live music venues.

Metal, in all its forms, has quite a few followers and many people attend concerts. We owe everything to our followers (most of whom are friends of the band). In our opinion, INFRAHUMANO is a respected and well-regarded band in our scene, no more than countless others from this city with whom we often share the stage.

We know many people who started listening to Death Metal (as I did) in the ’90s, and even earlier. Although at first we were few, now there’s a breath of fresh air: new generations embracing this sound, new bands and new fans. And that makes us very happy.

Speaking of labels, if you mean national ones, it’s true that the level of demand is quite high for bands wanting to work with them. It’s completely understandable: besides wanting highly committed people, selling physical formats today is very difficult. Our label, Lavadome Productions, is from the Czech Republic, and we’ve been lucky that they believed in our work from there.


You play old-school–influenced death metal. Today, bands can’t avoid comparisons, but I’d be interested to know how the idea to form INFRAHUMANO came about, who your role models were and are, and where you want to take your band. Are you attracted to big international festivals? Would you be willing to go on tour with a more famous band?

I: INFRAHUMANO was born simply from the intention of making the Death Metal that we like. Our influences are broad and varied, inside and outside of metal, but the echo of the old school is undeniable. The most important influences come from several bands that changed our lives. Among the American ones: Morbid Angel, Possessed, Deicide, Death, among others; among the European ones: Merciless (SE), Dismember, Sinister, and Entombed, to name a few.

Where is the band going? It’s clear that the underground path isn’t easy, and it’s made up of small steps and small venues. Promotion and social media are obviously part of it, but word of mouth still carries a lot of weight, and there are labels still releasing material as they did 30 years ago. We’d like to keep growing because it’s what we love — to continue composing, recording, and bringing our music to a larger audience. We've had the chance on several occasions to play small and large festivals in Spain and Portugal, the biggest ones undoubtedly being Kanekas and SWR Barroselas.

We’d love to continue on this path and, hopefully, join some of the big names in Death Metal.


What exactly are your lyrics about? Where did you get your inspiration for them? In my opinion, death metal should always contain darkness. How did the music influence the lyrics?

I: Our lyrics are also quite diverse: we talk about cruelty, greed, and human evil, about mental illness, sadism, murder… Death is always present, almost as something tangible. There’s also a clear disdain for religions, their symbolism, and especially for those who take advantage of them to live off the most vulnerable.

On the other hand, we are very attracted to darkness, to that romanticism and magnetism surrounding it. The occult and the macabre always draw us in.

In general, inspiration comes from daily reality. It’s enough to look at any news outlet to find atrocious things of all kinds.

We usually compose the music first and, depending on what it conveys to us, we write the lyrics.

When I was listening to your new album, I was reading a book about the Spanish Inquisition. Those must have been crazy times, and it only reinforced my belief that any blind faith enforced by twisted people is always absolutely evil. After all, this is still the case in some countries today. How do Christianity and Islam influence life in Spain? And what is your relationship to the church and faith?

I: Regarding Christianity or Islam in Spain, I suppose they’re still present, though fortunately with less strength. Today, with access to information, it’s inevitable to acquire knowledge — and that distances us from ignorance, which is precisely what religions feed on. If they still exist, it must be due to family tradition... but honestly, we don’t know and don’t want to know.

 

I like to ask musicians what death metal means to them. How would they define it — is it more of a philosophy and lifestyle for them, or “just” relaxation? What does it mean to you? How do you perceive and experience it?

I: For me, Death Metal has been a lifestyle since my “childhood,” so to speak. It’s not quite a religion, because I feel it’s something much more earthly and tangible. As you say, it’s a philosophy of life as well as a musical style.

Finally, a classic but important question. What does INFRAHUMANO have planned for the coming months? Where can we see you in concert? If you want to say something to your fans, labels, promoters, here’s your chance…

I: With INFRAHUMANO we plan to release new material soon: maybe an EP, maybe another LP… we’ll see. We’re working on new things and we have three songs ready for whatever comes next.

For the rest of 2025 we have two shows: one in Portugal, at Butchery at Christmas Time (December 5–6), and another in our city, Vigo, to present our album Depths of Suffering on December 20.

2026 will undoubtedly be a new chapter for the band, with many surprises and many shows.

We want to thank our fans, our families, all the bands we’ve played with, and especially Jan and Lavadome Productions for believing in us. To the promoters, we want to say that we’re here for whatever is needed. And to you, thank you for giving us the space to promote our music and continue playing the Death Metal we love.

Thank you very much for the interview. I wish you every success with your new album and hope that your fan base grows as much as possible. I look forward to seeing you live somewhere and wish you all the best, both musically and personally. I’m going to listen to Depths of Suffering again!

Recenze/review - INFRAHUMANO - Depths of Suffering (2025):

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Rozhovor - INFRAHUMANO - Surová, divoká, temná a chladná death metalová inkvizice!


Rozhovor s death metalovou skupinou ze Španělska - INFRAHUMANO.

Recenze/review - INFRAHUMANO - Depths of Suffering (2025):

Ave INFRAHUMANO! Zdravím do španělského undergroundu. Doufám, že je u vás vše v pořádku. Mělo by, máte na kontě letos druhé dlouhohrající skvělé album své kariéry. Musím se přiznat, že mě doslova přikovalo na zeď. Je temné, energické, řeže ostrou hranou nože. Je hodně slyšet, že jste odvedli skvělou práci a taky velká porce talentu. Jak vnímáš novou desku v souvislosti s vaší prvotinou? Kam jak jste se chtěli posunout a v čem jsou podle tebe nahrávky odlišné?

I: Depths of Suffering je zvuk INFRAHUMANO. Reprezentuje samozřejmě bod, ve kterém se nacházíme, ale je složen z kroků, které jsme v průběhu let podnikli. Když se ohlédneme zpět, nemáme pocit, že bychom se odchýlili od těch prvotních kořenů, které tvořily základy kapely. Zvuk, kompozice, technika a sebevědomí samozřejmě vzrostly; nicméně ten oldschoolový death metalový zvuk, který se prosadil již ve skladbách našeho prvního dema (1000 Eyes – 2017), nadále prostupuje naší současnou tvorbou. Kapela roste a zvuk se vyvíjí, ale věříme, že jsme na stejné cestě, kterou jsme si vytyčili před deseti lety. Závěrečná skladba alba, Shades of Cruelty, možná naznačuje směr, kterým se kapela ubírá, ale stále si zachovává náš jasný zvuk INFRAHUMANO.


„Depths of Suffering“ v sobě obsahuje všechny atributy dobrého death. Pro mě osobně se jedná o desku, ke které se hrozně rád vracím. Jakým způsobem vznikala? Jak skládají nový materiál INFRAHUMANO?

I: Proces tvorby tohoto alba byl dlouhý. Některé písně vznikly během pandemie. Dalo by se říct, že nemáme pevný způsob komponování. Někdy jeden z nás přinese rozvinuté nápady, které už samy o sobě tvoří píseň a pak jsou obohaceny o příspěvky ostatních. Jindy někdo navrhne riff, který někdo jiný rozvine, a nakonec jsou tu písně, které vzniknou z improvizace a společného komponování ve zkušebně.

Kdo je podepsán pod nahráváním, mixem a masteringem? Musím potvrdit, že zvuk doslova zabíjí. Pořád mě to nutí na hi-fi věži přidávat volume. Máte zvuk, který je krutý, surový a zároveň temný a živočišný. Jak se vám spolupracovalo? V jakém studiu jste nahrávali a jak vše probíhalo?

I: Dvě dema a dvě alba, která jsme zatím vydali, jsme nahrávali a mixovali na různých místech. Naše důvěra padla na různé lidi v závislosti na požadavcích daného okamžiku. Na této desce jsme spolupracovali s odborníky Gona Gb (kytarista Akoúphenom a Cruzeiro) v Negra Cumbre Studios. Mastering provedl skvělý Greg Wilkinson (Autopsy). S výsledkem jsme velmi spokojeni. A děkujeme za vaše slova – myslíme, že jste zvuk alba popsali velmi dobře. Je to přesně ten efekt, který jsme hledali.


Nedílnou součástí a jakýmsi bonusem navíc je pro fanoušky dnes CD. Vy jste jej vydali u Lavadome Productions a je opatřeno ďábelským obalem. Kdo je jeho autorem? Jak jste motiv vybírali a jak souvisí s hudbou na novince?

I: Na grafickém návrhu tohoto nového alba jsme spolupracovali s naším rytmickým kytaristou Alexem Duránem (@aliendraws_official), který již navrhl obal pro demo Across the Void. Název alba i obrázek na obalu vystihují podstatu témat v textech - utrpení, válka, dekadence a destruktivní evoluce lidstva, a na obalu zobrazují peklo skryté v suterénu lidské bytosti.

Toulám se podsvětím již přes třicet let a do Španělska si chodím pro muziku vlastně na jistotu. Myslím, že máme podobnou náturu i vkus, co se týká metalu. Mám vaše kapely hodně rád a pečlivě sleduji vaši scénu. Možná vám i trošku závidím, my máme u nás jen pár death metalových smeček, které stojí za to. Čím si to vysvětluješ, že zrovna u vás se death metalu tolik daří? Jak vnímáš vaši scénu, fanoušky, labely?

I: INFRAHUMANO je kapela z Viga, ačkoli dva zakládající členové – zpěv/basa a kytara – jsou Chileané a Italové. Tady ve Španělsku vždy vládl heavy metal a odtud se rozvinul death metal a mnoho dalších subžánrů, stejně jako v jiných zemích.

Vigo je město, kde žijí pohromadě lidé z mnoha míst ve Španělsku i z celého světa, a možná právě v tomto kulturním mixu leží klíč k tolika hudebním aktivitám. Velké procento obyvatel města hraje na nějaký nástroj a je zde mnoho míst s živou hudbou.

Metal ve všech svých podobách má poměrně dost stoupenců a mnoho lidí navštěvuje koncerty. Za vše vděčíme našim stoupencům (většina z nich jsou přátelé kapely). Podle našeho názoru je INFRAHUMANO respektovanou a uznávanou kapelou na naší scéně, stejně jako bezpočet dalších z tohoto města, se kterými často sdílíme pódium.

Známe mnoho lidí, kteří začali poslouchat death metal (stejně jako já) v 90. letech a dokonce i dříve. I když nás zpočátku bylo málo, teď je tu závan čerstvého vzduchu nové generace, která tento zvuk přijímá. Nové kapely a noví fanoušci. A to nás velmi těší.

Když už mluvíme o labelech, pokud máte na mysli ty národní, je pravda, že poptávka po kapelách, které s nimi chtějí spolupracovat, je poměrně vysoká. Je to zcela pochopitelné. Kromě toho, že potřebujeme vysoce angažované lidi, je dnes velmi obtížné prodávat fyzické formáty. Náš label, Lavadome Productions, je z České republiky a měli jsme štěstí, že nám odtamtud věřili v naši práci.


Hrajete death metal ovlivněný starou školou. Dnes se vlastně kapela nemůže vyhnout srovnání, mě by ale zajímalo, jak vlastně vznikl nápad založit INFRAHUMANO, kdo byl a je vaším vzorem a kam vaši kapelu chcete posunout? Lákají vás třeba velké zahraniční festivaly, jste ochotni vyrazit na turné s nějakou slavnější smečkou?

I: INFRAHUMANO se zrodilo jednoduše z úmyslu dělat death metal, který se nám líbí. Naše vlivy jsou široké a rozmanité, uvnitř i vně metalu, ale ozvěna staré školy je nepopiratelná. Nejdůležitější vlivy pocházejí od několika kapel, které změnily naše životy. Mezi americké patří mimo jiné Morbid Angel, Possessed, Deicide, Death; mezi evropské Merciless (SE), Dismember, Sinister a Entombed, abychom jmenovali alespoň některé.

Kam kapela směřuje? Je jasné, že cesta undergroundem není snadná a skládá se z malých krůčků a malých míst. Propagace a sociální média jsou samozřejmě její součástí, ale ústní podání má stále velkou váhu a existují vydavatelství, která stále vydávají materiál stejně jako před 30 lety. Chtěli bychom se dále rozvíjet, protože to je to, co milujeme – pokračovat v komponování, nahrávání a přinášení naší hudby širšímu publiku. Měli jsme několikrát možnost hrát na malých i velkých festivalech ve Španělsku a Portugalsku, z nichž největšími jsou bezpochyby Kanekas a SWR Barroselas.

Rádi bychom v této cestě pokračovali a doufejme, že se připojíme k některým velkým jménům death metalu.


O čem přesně pojednávají texty? Kde jste pro ně brali inspiraci? V death metalu, by dle mého názoru, měla být vždy obsažena temnota? Jak se hudba promítla do textů?

I: Naše texty jsou také docela rozmanité: mluvíme o krutosti, chamtivosti a lidském zlu, o duševních nemocech, sadismu, vraždách… Smrt je vždy přítomna, téměř jako něco hmatatelného. Je zde také zřejmé pohrdání náboženstvími, jejich symbolikou a zejména těmi, kteří je zneužívají, aby žili z těch nejzranitelnějších.

Na druhou stranu nás velmi přitahuje temnota, romantismus a magnetismus, který ji obklopuje. Okultismus a "makabróza" nás vždycky přitahují.

Obecně řečeno, inspirace pochází z každodenní reality. Stačí se podívat na jakékoli zpravodajské zdroje a najít tam otřesné věci všeho druhu.

Obvykle nejdříve skládáme hudbu a podle toho, co nám sděluje, píšeme texty.

Když jsem vaše nové album poslouchal, tak jsem zrovna četl jednu knihu, která pojednávala o španělské inkvizici. Musely to být šílené časy a mě to jen utvrdilo v tom, že jakékoliv víra, která je slepá a je prováděna vyžadována zvrácenými lidmi, je vždy absolutní zlo. Koneckonců, dodnes tomu tak v některých zemích je. Jak ovlivňuje křesťanství a islám život ve Španělsku? A jaký je tvůj vztah k církvi a víře?

I: Pokud jde o křesťanství nebo islám ve Španělsku, předpokládám, že jsou stále přítomny, i když naštěstí s menší silou. Dnes, s přístupem k informacím, je nevyhnutelné získávat znalosti – a to nás vzdaluje od nevědomosti, což je přesně to, čím se náboženství živí. Pokud stále existují, musí to být kvůli rodinné tradici... ale upřímně řečeno, nevíme a ani nechceme vědět.

 

S oblibou se ptám muzikantů na to, co pro ně znamená death metal. Jak by jej definovali, jestli je pro ně spíše filozofií a životním stylem nebo „jen“ relaxem. Co znamená pro tebe? Jak jej vnímáš a prožíváš?

I: Pro mě je death metal životním stylem už od mého „dětství“, abych tak řekl. Není to tak úplně náboženství, protože ho cítím jako něco mnohem pozemštějšího a hmatatelnějšího. Jak říkáš, je to filozofie života i hudební styl.

Na závěr klasická, ale důležitá otázka. Co chystají INFRAHUMANO v nejbližších měsících? Kde vás můžeme vidět na koncertě? Pokud chceš něco vzkázat fanouškům, labelům, promotérům, zde je prostor…

I: S INFRAHUMANO plánujeme brzy vydat nový materiál: možná EP, možná další LP… uvidíme. Pracujeme na nových věcech a máme připravené tři písně na cokoli, co přijde dál.

Po zbytek roku 2025 máme dva koncerty: jeden v Portugalsku, v Butchery at Christmas Time (5.- 6. prosince), a druhý v našem městě Vigo, kde 20. prosince představíme naše album Depths of Suffering.

Rok 2026 bude pro kapelu nepochybně novou kapitolou, s mnoha překvapeními a mnoha koncerty.

Chceme poděkovat našim fanouškům, rodinám, všem kapelám, se kterými jsme hráli, a zejména Janovi a Lavadome Productions za to, že v nás věřili. Promotérům chceme říct, že jsme tu pro cokoli, co je potřeba. A vám děkujeme, že jste nám dali prostor propagovat naši hudbu a pokračovat v hraní death metalu, který milujeme.

Děkuji moc za rozhovor. Přeji nejen nové desce spoustu úspěchů a ať se co nejvíc rozšíří řady vašich fanoušků. Budu se těšit někde naživo a ať se vám daří jak po hudební stránce, tak i v osobní rovině. Jdu si „Depths of Suffering“ zase narvat do hlavy!

Recenze/review - INFRAHUMANO - Depths of Suffering (2025):

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středa 26. listopadu 2025

A few questions - interview with death metal band from Austria - FESSUS.


A few questions - interview with death metal band from Austria - FESSUS.

Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?

Hi, we are Fessus from Vienna Austria, we play death metal of the `old school´ US and Finnish variety. The band was founded in 2023 and consists of me (Brenton) on guitars and vocals, Gumpf on guitars, Thomas on drums and Jana on bass.

Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?

We recorded the album at Fivelakes Studios in Bavaria Germany. Thomas Taube who runs that studio was in charge of both mixing and mastering. Production wise, we didn’t really have a producer in the traditional sense. We had played most of the songs live a number of times before the recording, so it was more about going in there and playing them well. I guess if you want to be precise, both Thomas Taube and I were in charge of the recording, since we were in the studio every day and talked together a lot about drum and guitar sounds.


How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

The album will be release on 26th November on Darkness Shall Rise. As far as I know there will be 250 black vinyls, 250 coloured, 500 CDs and I don’t know how many tapes. Enough I´m sure.

Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal with?

I wrote all the lyrics except for half of one song, which Jana started writing and I finished. They are all about death and misery in one way or another. I take more of a poetic or artsy approach to the lyrics rather than being visceral and gore orientated. Some songs also have a ritualist vibe to them, like the song Yizkor. This isn’t done in a black metal sense to create the feeling to triumph, instead its done through a lens of philosophical pessimism

Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?

Basti from Kringa and Hagzissa did the logo. The logo is important to me and so is the visual aspect as a whole. We don’t have a website apart from the Darkness Shall Rise website. We have social media, but that’s less important to me than the look of the actual physical releases.


Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takés care about you?

I wrote to DSR because of the labels work with both Ossuary and the classic re-releases they’ve done. Weve been working together since the ´Pilgrims of Morbidity ´ release and it’s been great.

Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

Well, obviously you can hear Autopsy in our sound and that’s no coincidence. This band is mainly influenced by two strains of death metal, US and Finnish. So, US bands like Autopsy, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse and then Finnish bands like Adramelech, Funebre, Demilich. Apart from older bands, a lot of new bands influence me, bands like Mortiferum, Cerebral Rot, Undergang and so on...

Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?

As stated, we were signed to Darkness Shall Rise before the recording of the album.


How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?

I think we´ve played 23 shows all up. I like club shows where the crowd is keen and the sound guy has a genuine interest in getting a good sound out of us. We´ve played all sorts of shows but probably the best are the bigger ones, because the sound on stage is better and we can perform better when we have a good stage sound. The crowd is also important, there’s nothing worse than playing a show to a disinterested crowd, we’ve done that a few times and we try to avoid playing shows when I know, no one there actually likes death metal.

What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?

We will play live a lot next year and maybe do a spilt, but mostly we will play live to promote the new album.

How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?

Per email at fessusofdeath@hotmail.com or via our Instagram account.

Thanx for the interview.





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sobota 15. listopadu 2025

Interview - PANDEMIC OUTBREAK - Morbid, raw, and dark death thrash metal that will make coffin lids crack open!

Interview with death thrash metal band from Poland - PANDEMIC OUTBREAK.

Recenze/review - PANDEMIC OUTBREAK - Torment Beyond Comprehension (2025):

Ave PANDEMIC OUTBREAK! Greetings to Hades' realm! I've had your new album "Torment Beyond Comprehension" at home for review for some time now, and I must say that for me it's a great trip back to when I was young and just getting into death and thrash metal. Excellent work! How did the album come about and where did you want to go with it compared to your previous recordings?

Hi, we’re really happy with your reaction. The album was created in a completely different way than its predecessor. We didn’t write it during joint rehearsals — instead, we recorded demos, listened to them, discussed the arrangements, and talked about the kind of effect we wanted to achieve. Thanks to that, the creative process was very focused, leaving no room for coincidences. When recording the final tracks, we had full control over everything.

This approach came from the physical distance between the band members. The band was formed in Gdańsk, but I moved about 100 km away. Our bassist, Kotwa, lives in the south of Poland, so in his case, the distance is quite significant. Regular rehearsals would require a lot of money, so that’s how we came up with this way of creating music.


The cover art by Dan Goldsworthy already drew me into the morbid game. Great work! How did you choose the theme and how does it relate to the music and lyrics? How did you get together with Dan and why him in particular?

The guy with a coat made of souls, pointing at his victim, can definitely give you chills (haha). The graphic concept and the ideas for the lyrics were all Kotwa’s work. I decided not to get involved in that part — I focused on the music and guitar riffs. When Kotwa showed me his ideas, I just really liked them and understood them right away.

We spent quite a while figuring out who should create the cover art for us. There were many suggestions, but I strongly pushed for Dan Goldsworthy because of the old-school character of his work. You know, I really enjoy discovering an artwork — exploring its details. That’s exactly the kind of cover I wanted us to have. I reached out to him on Instagram, and from there everything went smoothly. We prepared sketches and descriptions, he took it from there and brought his own vision to life. He perfectly captured the atmosphere we wanted to achieve — it’s simply a visual representation of our music.

Sound is what matters most in death/thrash metal. You've managed to achieve a sound that's straight out of the late 80s and early 90s. It sounds analog to me. Am I right? Where did you record the album, and who is credited with mixing and mastering?

We wanted the album to sound clear but still old-school. We didn’t record it using analog equipment — all the tracks were recorded at home. Later, they were sent to Satanic Audio, where, under the supervision of Haldor Grunberg, they were re-amped, then mixed and mastered. Haldor asked us what kind of sound we wanted to achieve on the record, and we pointed to specific works by our idols as references.

We didn’t have a precise vision of the final outcome — we left that part to Haldor. When it came to final decisions, we relied on intuition. The album just had to sound badass — and in our opinion, it absolutely does. Everything forms a cohesive whole, with each element properly highlighted.


Death metal lyrics are often about ugly and evil things. What are they about on "Torment Beyond Comprehension"? Who wrote them and where did you get your inspiration? What influenced you?

Death itself isn’t exactly a pleasant experience — at least from my perspective (haha).
I didn’t want to repeat the typical formula of writing death metal lyrics. Each song was meant to focus on a specific kind of suffering. I took that idea and expressed it through different stories or rituals.

For example, Skinned While Breathing deals with the act of being flayed alive. I portrayed it through the mythological duel between the satyr Marsyas and the god Apollo, where the loser was flayed. I won’t spoil the details — I encourage you to read both the myth and the lyrics. That’s the approach I took with all the songs. I didn’t want each lyric to be just a literal depiction of a particular torture — that would’ve been rather uninteresting.

What connects all the lyrics is that these experiences can only truly be understood by someone who has, in some way, gone through a similar kind of torment. Of course, we’re not talking about something like being burned at the stake — since the victim dies — but someone who has suffered severe burns might understand what that person went through. And that’s where the album title “Torment Beyond Comprehension” comes from.

How is death metal perceived in Poland (Gdańsk)? I go there quite often on vacation. They are resorts, but I don't think I've seen many fans in metal T-shirts. Are you more underground? How does it work there, what about fans, bands?

I think you’re more likely to find fans of extreme music in larger urban areas than outside of them. From my perspective, metal music in my country isn’t really appreciated in the mainstream — it simply doesn’t reach a wide audience. Of course, there are bands that fill up clubs, are well-known in the West, and have a strong fanbase.

We, on the other hand, remain deeply rooted in the underground. We organize our own tours and shows through connections we’ve built over the years. But we still invest a lot into it ourselves. There’s a solid interest in our merch, so those investments pay off. It’s a very comfortable situation, considering that death metal is quite a niche genre.


I think you'll agree that concerts are still the best. Today, you can listen to a band from the other side of the world, but when you go to a club and see them live, party under the stage, buy a CD or a T-shirt, you gain a completely different relationship with them. Do you play often and enjoy it? What about tours and festivals? How do you perceive live performances as a musician?

Of course, I totally agree with that. Listening to your favorite band’s songs live gives you an incredible surge of new energy for music. Those moments create memories that stay with you and get recalled for the rest of your life.

Performing on stage, however, is something completely different — in my case, it’s addictive. We had a period when the band wasn’t playing many shows, and I really missed it. I actually felt quite down because of that. You know, when I see people reacting to the music I’m playing, I feel a deep sense of fulfillment. I can see they’re enjoying it, and it makes me want to play even more. There’s something truly unique about that — something genuine and one of a kind.

Here in the Czech Republic, we are all rather atheists, the church does not have much influence here. At least it is not visible in any way. How is it in your country? I have noticed that there are quite a lot of active believers in Poland. I know that the Catholic Church causes a lot of problems for bands in your country, banning concerts, album covers, etc. Have you encountered anything similar in your country?

In Poland, the institution of the Church has a huge influence on people. Priests often take advantage of their position and power to extract extra money from people and to shape the way they think. In many cases, they’re heavily involved in politics and don’t hesitate to dictate what’s “good” and what’s “evil.”

As for the impact on the music scene — it’s not that significant. Over the years, there have been maybe a few cases of concerts being banned, but that’s a very small number compared to the amount of shows that actually take place and the albums that get released. Everything generally runs without major obstacles.

You know, in my home there was never any issue with listening to metal music. Someone who grew up in a conservative environment and wanted to break out of that mold could probably tell you more about the difficulties they faced — but personally, I don’t know anyone like that.


Death is a frequently cited theme in death/thrash metal. Personally, I am influenced by various philosophies. How do you perceive death? Do you think there is something beyond? Another dimension, hell? At one time, I was very interested in many philosophers, and their ideas are amazing. Who influenced you?

No particular philosophy has influenced me. I believe that I simply want to be happy, pursue my passions, and experience life. I take other people’s opinions into account and listen to them. I try to find compromise when solving problems. I don’t feel the need to prove my worth to anyone, nor do I intend to fight battles over it.

If someone in my surroundings holds me back, ignores my opinion, or tries to manipulate me for their own benefit in a given situation, I simply come to the conclusion that such a relationship doesn’t make sense.

Personally, I see PANDEMIC OUTBREAK as a great old school death/thrash metal band. I'd be interested to know what your goal, direction, or target is, where you want to get to. Is it a big label? A festival? Or maybe a tour with POSSESSED?

At the moment, I don’t have any specific goal. We’ll see what fate brings. In the past, I used to set goals for myself, but it only led to frustration. Because of that, playing music stopped being enjoyable and I lost motivation.

Now, I just want our music to be appreciated by our listeners — that’s all. If we ever get an offer to go on tour with Possessed, I’ll definitely be thrilled and do everything I can to make it happen. It might sound like a simple approach, but it allows me to truly enjoy what I have right now.

 

How did you get into death/thrash metal? When did you first pick up an instrument and start playing? Who was your role model? And what was it like growing up in metal-loving Poland? What about your first concert?

It was a process that took years. When I was a teenager, I was heavily inspired by mainstream thrash metal bands — that was the kind of music I wanted to play. Before Pandemic Outbreak, I played in other bands with a strong focus on thrash metal. Unfortunately, they didn’t stand the test of time, so I decided to start my own band and take on vocal duties myself. The result of that period was the EP “Rise of the Damned.”

Around 2016–2017, I began to broaden my musical horizons and started exploring death metal as a heavier and more extreme genre. During rehearsals, we began experimenting more with our music and lowering our guitar tuning. As a result, the EP “Collecting the Trophies” was born — a blend of thrash and death metal. Since then, we’ve been consistently pursuing that direction in our musical evolution.

 

What does PANDEMIC OUTBREAK have planned for the coming months? What can fans look forward to? If you have something on your mind and would like to say it to your fans, promoters, or labels, here's your chance...

In the near future, we’ll be doing a weekend mini-tour to promote our new release. We’ll play three shows in Wrocław, Elbląg, and our hometown, Gdańsk.

Starting next year, the “Przeklęty Trybularz Tour” kicks off — seven shows alongside Buddah and Egzul. In preparation for these events, we’re restocking our merch and ordering some new items. After these concerts, we’ll take a short break from touring and then hit the road again after the summer.

Thank you very much for the interview. I appreciate it. I'm going to listen to "Torment Beyond Comprehension" again. It's excellent! Thank you very much for your new album. I wish you the best sales and all the best in your personal life!

Thank you very much for the questions, and we wish you all the best. Check out our Facebook and Instagram, where you’ll find the latest updates about the band. Greetings!

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