| WOORMFOOD
is by far one of the most interesting bands I have ever witnessed;
mixing elements of just about every genre of music you can imagine
into one highly complex piece of art. Formed in Rouen, France,
these guys will stop at nothing to create the most interesting
and what they think is the best music they can write. And as I
should say, they are doing a great job!
Ashley:
Hey guys! I really enjoyed this album! Very interesting!!!
Romain: Thank you very much... This is not a current
thing.
Tim: Thanks for this statement. Since you said
it, I find myself very interesting too.
Ashley:
You guys hail from France - a country not too
overly known for heavy metal - so what is the metal scene like
over there?
Tim: France has a really abundant metal background; there
are so many bands really active - essentially Death and Black
music - with good and motivated musicians but also, and as often,
with few means and not enough structures for opening. France metal
scene exists and is very significant, but French people are generally
not very interested in and there's no public organization neither
worried nor involved in this activity. But not to be outdone,
just let name some of our famous bands: Gojira, SUP, Carnival
in Coal, Blut aus Nord, Anorexia Nervosa, Misanthrope,
Ashley:
How did the members of WORMFOOD come together?
Tim: By accident, probably... El Worm (vocals, guitar)
and Romain (bass) both founded this band, on a 2001 new year's
eve. Then, Alexis (drums), I (keyboard, orchestrations) and Fred
(guitar) joined WORMFOOD.
Ashley:
Furthermore, you sound is very original; how did your sound originate?
Tim: That's the result of our five long-affected brains'
combination. We've got so various personal formations and musical
influences, so that we could have expected a very cleaver and
pure music. Unfortunately, the real consequence is a bizarre and
unhealthy music. Sorry.
I'll also add that we are not interested in keeping nicely our
music into one standard conception of the metal. If we could integrate
some foreign elements just like non-metal ideas, or cinematographic
elements, we'll do it. But all those elements are gathered to
serve one definite idea.
Ashley:
What influenced you guys to play music? Who was your muse so to
speak?
Alex: I remember when I was 11, I met Antoine who’s
guitarist in The Elektrocution nowadays. We spent 4 years together
playing Sepultura, Slayer and Pantera’s songs….
In high school I discovered Devin Townsend with Steve Vai. It
was a kick ass album with a lot of melody, like old Judas priest’s
albums I love so much. I was very impressed by Faith no more and
Type O Negative. My muse was of course Rob Halford. I saw him
live with Fight, it was awesome.
Tim: Our muse? Thinking of her integrity, I won't
personally reveal her name here.
Romain: For my part, I would not say that I've
got a muse or something. It's the impossibility to have a normal
and decent life, job and state of mind that makes me playing in
this band.
Ashley:
Your latest album was entitled France the music of this
album was originally released in 2004 entitled Jeux d'Enfants
and the new release was a revamped, rerecorded, and improved version
of the original. What made you decide to do this?
Tim: We could have recorded a new stuff as well, but
there we had a still hot album in which we were so involved we
didn't want it to remain in our "archives". So we re-recorded
it partially, we remade two of our songs recorded on the previous
album and Axel Wursthorn from Carnival in Coal worked on this
so long, we thought we were killing him...
Ashley:
Is there any plans for a tour or special appearances anytime soon?
If so where and with whom?
Tim: We'll play in Holland with In Age of Sadness, Officium
Triste and Ataraxie in February. Then we have a gig with Carnival...
what am I saying... We'll play both in WORMFOOD
and Carnival in Coal at Killer Fest (Chaulnes April 15th -16th).
Further, we don't have any tour scheduled in Europe, but things
are moving...
Ashley:
If you could choose any bands to play a show with, who would they
are and where would you play?
Tim: Argh... Strapping Young Lad? Type O Negative? Opeth?
Sup, Axis of Perdition, and so many others...Let's do that at
the Ozz' Fest!
Romain: For my part, I would say Samael and Laibach.
Ashley:
Do any of the WORMFOOD members have any side project bands they
are working on?
Alex: Yes, Tim, El Worm and I will perform live with
Carnival in Coal, the French avant-garde visionaries. We spent
some good time with them; they are still funnier than us! Fred
also plays in Ataraxie, a doom-metal band.
Ashley:
Describe the most memorable show you have played. Where was it
and who did you play with?
Romain: Well, our last show at home was very... rock'n'roll...
300 people in a pub that could only contain 100, that was physical
as you can imagine.
Tim: That's exactly the last show we've played
with Ultra Vomit, in Rouen.
Ashley:
Describe the worst show you ever played.
Romain: Probably with my first band. I was trying to
play the guitar in it and we drunk too much to be good. A great
lesson of humility.
Tim: Personally (out of the band), few years
ago, as I officiated at a marriage. The organ was bad, people
were fat and it was a rainy day that was awful. I never spoke
about this with my friends, but now I feel strong enough. Thanks.
I will soon stop taking those anxy politics.
Ashley:
What was the best show you have ever seen?
Romain: Until that day, Laibach, Samael and Strapping
young lad impressed me very much.
Tim: ... Strapping Young Lad, The Alien tour
(I missed the City Tour)
Ashley:
In your own words, describe the sound of WORMFOOD.
Tim: The best soundtrack for hanging himself.
Alex: Heavy and extreme music with insane perverted
lyrics « à la française ».
We tried to lay a monstrous worm whose each ring could be a perversion.
Doom, thrash, French variety, death, gothic, punk…each song
is a story about human misery and nevroses.
Compositions include choirs, female back vocals and progressive
passages.
Romain: The most disgusting melting-pot of all
the things you don't want to hear about.
Ashley:
What is in your CD changer right now?
Romain: Gojira - From Mars To Sirius and Laibach - WAT.
Tim: John Williams - Harry Potter & the sorcerers
stone original soundtrack
Ashley:
What are you top 5 favorite albums of all time?
Romain:
1. The Doors - The Doors
2. Led Zeppelin - I
3. Led Zeppelin - IV
4. Samael - Passage
5. Guns'n'Roses - Appetite For Destruction.
Tim:
J.-S. Bach - Matthaus-Passion (Herreweghe)
J.-S. Bach - Goldberg Variations (Gould)
Beethoven - Overture "Coriolan" (Furtwängler)
Brahms - Symphonies (Solti)
The Beatles - The White Album
Alex:
Metallica - …And Justice For All
Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine
Type O Negative - October Rust
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Testament - The Gathering
Ashley:
What are you top 5 favorite albums to headbang to?
Romain:
1. Strapping Young Lad - City
2. Iron Maiden - Peace Of Mind
3. Slayer - Reign In Blood
4. Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
5. Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
Tim:
SYL - City
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Death - Symbolic
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Alex:
Carnival in Coal - Collection Prestige
Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Shotgun Messiah - Violent New Breed
Testament - Low
Ashley:
Is there anything else you would like to say to your fans?
Tim: Of course yes: thank you so much. Each day I think
some people do enjoy our work give me the pleasure and the strength
to go on. We'll be back soon, we keep on doing and giving our
best for the next album and hope it won't disappoint you. |
