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are a lot of bands out today, that have reached a high status
without having a lot of talent. So it's a shame, that a lot of
people don't know the Mexican DISGORGE, who are for sure,
a brilliant band, when it comes to Grindcore. So we decided to
support them a bit and talked to the singer and bass player Antimo.
Mephisto:
Your band exists since 1994, that's a pretty long time. Other
bands became famous and well known in that time, while you are
still an underground band. What do you think are the reasons therefore?
Antimo: For us the situation is a bit difficult, because
the labels are more interested in well known countries, that have
some big Death Metal bands. We also wanted to get a bigger deal
and not stay to in the underground only. So we want to leave our
label and sign under one, that can push you more as a band, that
promotes you and can get you a really big distribution. Unfortunately
Repulse doesn't have these possibilities. Our first album was
released under a Mexican underground label, so no one here knows
about it.
Dunja:
So which label would you like to be signed up with?
Antimo:
Relapse would be cool!
Mephisto:
Now that Black Metal has already made it's way into the charts
trough bands like Dimmu Borgir - do you think that Grindcore is
the only style left, that's still underground?
Antimo:
I think that Grindcore is also a mainstream genre that could
reach the masses. There are some bands that are "bigger" already
like Exhumed or Nile.
Mephisto:
What would you do on the day, that you turn on your TV-set, switch
around and when you come to MTV, you see a DISGORGE Video? Would
it rather be like "oh nooo, how could this happen??? Aren't we
brutal enough anymore?!" or would it more be like "Oh yeah, now
we're gonna do a big world tour and kick some poser asses?"
Antimo
laughing: That's a tough one. I don't think that a channel
like MTV would play a video of us, because our video would include
a lot of blood, a lot of meat, guts and everything that has to
do with destruction or hate.
Dunja:
Maybe they would have done it a few years ago, during "Headbangers
Ball" ..
Antimo:
But there weren't a lot of videos like this
Mephisto:
What would do you define as the essence of Grindcore? Is the only
motive to play as fast and brutal as possible, or is there more
behind it?
Antimo:
I guess it's the feeling of playing extreme music. The main motivation
for a lot of bands nowadays is to play faster or harder then anyone
else or to act like the most brutal and meanest ones in the whole
scene. But for me it's more the feeling. Exhumed aren't so fast
or brutal then others, but I think they are one of the best bands
in the world. Dunja: Could you imagine to play a different music
style, maybe in a side project? Antimo: I do have a side project
and it's Death/Black like Angel Corpse or Dark Funeral, some stuff
like that.
Mephisto: What kind of music do you listen to at home? Is it
the same kind of music, that you play yourself or completely different
things?
Antimo:
Metal, all kind of Metal. Sometimes I also listen to classic
music, but generally I would say Metal. Heavy Metal, Death, Black,
everything.
Mephisto:
So did you listen to the last Paradise Lost album?
Antimo:
No, I don't like that stuff. But I like the bands that most people
listen to like Manowar.
Dunja
smiling: Hammerfall?
Antimo
screaming: NOOO!!!
Mephisto:
Which bands influenced your style?
Antimo:
If I would tell you all of them, it would need a long time, because
it's a very big list. In fact it's brutal and extreme music.
Dunja:
No specific bands?
Antimo: Well, the first album of Carcass, Mortician, Slayer,
Possessed... all those really aggressive bands.
Dunja:
I guess everyone names Slayer when they come up to name their
influences.
Antimo:
Yeah, Slayer are a cool band!
Mephisto:
So Let's go on with another sick question: If Britney Spears would
ask you to do a song with her, would you join? And what would
this song sound like? Rubber Duck Grindcore?
Antimo
laughing: I would know a lot of things with her, but I don't
know if they have anything to do with music… (laughing) But it
would be cool making something with her.
Dunja:
Kill me baby one more time?
Antimo
laughing.
Mephisto: Already talking from rubber ducks - do you sing in the
shower? And if yeah, which songs are you interpretin' there?
Antimo:
I usually don't sing in the shower. I prefer smoking some pot
and then take a bath. Wow, that's a great feeling.
Mephisto:
What can you tell us about the metal scene in Mexico?
Antimo:
There isn't a big scene in Mexico, although there are a lot
of bands that play all different metal styles. But there are only
a few that I could recommend you, because they deserve attention:
Domain, Rottness, Anarcus, Cenotaph… There are also other bands
that play another style, like melodic Metal and shit like that…
Dunja
smiling: Shit?
Antimo:
Ähm… Stuff like that. I don't like it too much.
Mephisto:
So about your government? Do you have problems with them?
Antimo:
Now we don't have any, but we used to have some problems.
Some time ago we used a lot of blood during our live shows. We
want to express our concept in the live shows as well and one
time someone informed the government so some policemen came to
our show and told us that we could be in jail for the things we
do. It was really shitty, but we don't have these kind of problems
anymore.
Mephisto:
What do you want to express with your lyrics and what do they
mean to you?
Antimo:
Our lyrics have a lot of pathological content, but it's not
only talking about infections or diseases, there are some more
personal things, personal thoughts about death and everything
that has to do with it, with violent death, Sadism and Cruelty.
These are the main views I have in the lyrics.
Mephisto:
You know the development in the metal scene - it's more and more
splitting up into different genres and the fan bases are more
and more getting in conflicts with each other. What is your opinion
about this development? Shouldn't it more be like that all metallers
stand together against all that dancefloor shit??
Antimo:
I don't know. I think the metal was created to be Metal, with
bass, drums and a guitar. So I don't like it, when a band uses
keyboards, except of some bands, who really know how to use this
instrument and how to mix it with the music. So I don't like it,
when Metal is mixed up with goth or techno, because for me Metal
has to be raw, aggressive and, you know, mean!
Mephisto:
What do you expect for the future?
Antimo: We want to continue touring and releasing records.
We will release some split CDs in a few months and in the start
of next year we will record our third album, so I hope that we
can go on touring again in Europe and maybe also in the USA.
Dunja:
So how is this tour going on?
Antimo:
Really cool! This is our last day.
Dunja:
But unfortunately there aren't a lot of people here today…
Antimo:
Generally there aren't a lot of people, but for us it's really
great to play here.
Dunja:
So it's your first time in here?
Antimo:
Yeah, it's our first time.
Mephisto:
How did it actually come that you play in here? Did your label
finance it, or do you pay it by yourself?
Antimo:
No, the label paid nothing, that's another reason why we are a
bit disappointed. The idea came from Martin, the bassist of Sanatorium.
One year ago he proposed us, to do this tour with them, and we
had some problems with the papers so we couldn't come for one
year, but now we are here and he pays for our tickets and stuff.
That's also a reason why we want to find another label, because
we look for support when we are touring.
Mephisto: I guess that's a general problem, because Grindcore
isn't that popular.
Dunja:
Also Rebaellium paid their tour by themselves.
Antimo:
That's really shitty. But for us it's a big thing to be here,
you know, Martin has paid and arranged everything for us. Paying
by ourselves is the only possibility for us to play in Europe.
So next year we want to change our label and I really hope that
we can sign with Relapse.
Mephisto:
Good luck with that!
Antimo:
Thanks! You know our second album will be licensed under Dead
Vomit Records, which is a division of Necropolis and I hope that
we can be there, because it's a licence only yet, they will release
the US Version in June.
Mephisto:
The last big words to the Nocturnal Hall Readers?
Antimo:
Thank you very much for making this interview! Keep supporting
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