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Both. I really enjoy playing Witching Hour and Black SDM: How is Mausoleum Records treating you like Trivium, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Immortal,
Metal, but at the same time I really love anything guys? Dimmu Borgir, Opeth, Gojira, Satyricon... Man,
I wasn t, no. Tony saw me play at the O2 academy from the Demolition era. Songs like Wolverine, there are so many bands, but I am very old school.
in Newcastle when I was in a Black Sabbath tribute Need To Kill and Black Legions. Those songs are First of all let me make this clear, we are not signed Out of the bands I just mentioned I think Gojira,
band called Sabbatica a few years before him awesome! to Mausoleum, we are licensed with them. Alfie Opeth and Dimmu Borgir have something really
and Mantas asked me to go on tour with them to has been very good with us, so we are happy being special going on.
America. licensed with them.
SDM: How do you feel about Cronos saying
negative stuff in the press about M:Pire of Evil? SDM: How do you feel about working with Tony the
SDM: How did you feel about replacing Antton in SDM: So is the Mantas band on hold? Is this a top Demolition man, who is also the bands vocalist/
M:Pire of Evil? What happened to Antton? He can say whatever he likes. That is how I feel. priority now? bass player and an actor in such movies as: Master
and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003),
Antton did a good job on the Creatures Of The Mantas has a lot planned for the future. I won t say and Judge Dredd (1995)?
Black EP and the Hell To The Holy album. I didn t SDM: Tell us about the two original songs anything more than that. M:Pire of Evil is Mantas
really feel anything, I just do what I do. Play music Demone and Taking It All off the new album top priority, yes. One word to sum up The Demolition is determined.
and enjoy doing so. Crucified. Who did the artwork for the album? When he wants to get something he will never ever
Who s concept was it? Is Taking It All a song stop until he has achieved his goal. It s great to
dedicated to any former or existing Venom SDM: Tell us about the two bonus tracks on the be in a band with someone as the same attitude
SDM: Do you play all Antton s songs off Creatures members? What influenced the blast beats in the Japanese release, Black Metal (Venom cover), as me and with someone who was in the movie
of the Black the same as him on the two originals? song Demone? and Witching Hour (Venom cover). Judge Dredd! How cool is that! He is a great guy
How about the covers by Priest, Motorhead, Kiss, and he really knows what he is doing onstage and
and AC/DC? Taking It All is my favorite song from Crucified. They were recorded on the American tour. We saw offstage.
That song isn t dedicated to any former Venom the live footage on youtube and decided we needed
I never ever try and play like anybody else. members, no. That song is about anything that to use it for a bonus track on a CD or something.
Whenever I play, it is by what I feel being in that pisses you off in the world. I m sure there s plenty Personally I think those two live tracks sound huge! SDM: Tell us about the band Beyond the Grave.
moment with the music. of things in the world that piss people off. It s a Tell us about the demo you recorded with them
song anyone can relate to and get right into. I can t 2008 Sands of Desolation?
wait to play that song live and hear the crowd SDM: How come you never recorded Venom s
SDM: Do you play the entire setlist of Hell to The chanting FUCK YOU!!! . I never usually do blast classic Bloodlust? We recorded Sands of Desolation in 2008 at
Holy at live concerts? beats. But the intro on Demone gets heavier and Syndicate Studios. The album was recorded by a
heavier, you can really feel the intensity building, All the songs we recorded on the album Crucified guy called Bryan Ramage who now sings for a band
No. We usually play two or three songs from so I felt the song was asking for the intensity to were chosen by the fans! called Cilice I believe. That guy can really come up
that album. We like to mix the set-list up a bit for keep building on the drums too. That s why I felt the with some incredible parts like these amazing vocal
everybody. blast beat needed to come in. It s so heavy at that harmonies and always seems to add extra to the
point. I think it it was a good choice to use a blast SDM: Is it your style or just that you are one fast song, but never too much. I d say he s a genius at
beat in there. Usually I find a lot of blast beats used double bass player? what he does. Sands of Desolation received 9/10 in
SDM: How much of the M:Pire of Evil songs when to be well over the top, but I could not avoid using Terrorizer magazine and there are a lot of reviews
you play live are Venom covers? one for that song. That is the first blast beat I have I practice my feet a lot, but my feet are not my online that gave the EP near perfect scores too!
ever recorded too by the way. Haha! Mantas did priority when it comes to drumming. Everything After that we recorded the album The Human Tide in
Well, the album Crucified has nine Venom songs all of the artwork for the album. All of that was his is. I would like to be able to get to the point where 2009 which again we recorded with Bryan Ramage
on from the Demolition era. We play a few of those idea. whatever I can do with my hands I can do with my and that received even better reviews than Sands
live, but to me they sound nothing like Venom. They feet. That s one of the next challenges for myself. of Desolation! Some even saying that we could be
sound like M:Pire of Evil. Nothing was recorded note the next big metal band from the UK! It s a shame
for note. We all made it our own and the produc- SDM: What was it like playing Brazil? things didn t work out with Beyond The Grave. I felt
tion is a lot clearer, so you can actually hear what SDM: Do you listen to Death metal or Black metal the band had a lot of potential to go all the way. It
people are playing thanks to Mantas. Absolutely amazing! The response we got from the music? was the whole band that wrote the songs. Mainly
SDM: Do you prefer to play the traditional Venom fans was something else. That moment when you me and the guitarist Warwick actually. I really enjoy
classic 80 s line up stuff, or the later stuff? stepped on stage you knew straight away that the I wouldn t say that death metal and black metal song writing. I love that whole process of creating
show was going to be incredible. You could really music is where my heart is, but I listen to anything. a song. What has surprised me is the amount
feel the intense energy at those shows. I am very open when it comes to music. I really of people from different countries asking about
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Both. I really enjoy playing Witching Hour and Black SDM: How is Mausoleum Records treating you like Trivium, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, Immortal,
Metal, but at the same time I really love anything guys? Dimmu Borgir, Opeth, Gojira, Satyricon... Man,
I wasn t, no. Tony saw me play at the O2 academy from the Demolition era. Songs like Wolverine, there are so many bands, but I am very old school.
in Newcastle when I was in a Black Sabbath tribute Need To Kill and Black Legions. Those songs are First of all let me make this clear, we are not signed Out of the bands I just mentioned I think Gojira,
band called Sabbatica a few years before him awesome! to Mausoleum, we are licensed with them. Alfie Opeth and Dimmu Borgir have something really
and Mantas asked me to go on tour with them to has been very good with us, so we are happy being special going on.
America. licensed with them.
SDM: How do you feel about Cronos saying
negative stuff in the press about M:Pire of Evil? SDM: How do you feel about working with Tony the
SDM: How did you feel about replacing Antton in SDM: So is the Mantas band on hold? Is this a top Demolition man, who is also the bands vocalist/
M:Pire of Evil? What happened to Antton? He can say whatever he likes. That is how I feel. priority now? bass player and an actor in such movies as: Master
and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003),
Antton did a good job on the Creatures Of The Mantas has a lot planned for the future. I won t say and Judge Dredd (1995)?
Black EP and the Hell To The Holy album. I didn t SDM: Tell us about the two original songs anything more than that. M:Pire of Evil is Mantas
really feel anything, I just do what I do. Play music Demone and Taking It All off the new album top priority, yes. One word to sum up The Demolition is determined.
and enjoy doing so. Crucified. Who did the artwork for the album? When he wants to get something he will never ever
Who s concept was it? Is Taking It All a song stop until he has achieved his goal. It s great to
dedicated to any former or existing Venom SDM: Tell us about the two bonus tracks on the be in a band with someone as the same attitude
SDM: Do you play all Antton s songs off Creatures members? What influenced the blast beats in the Japanese release, Black Metal (Venom cover), as me and with someone who was in the movie
of the Black the same as him on the two originals? song Demone? and Witching Hour (Venom cover). Judge Dredd! How cool is that! He is a great guy
How about the covers by Priest, Motorhead, Kiss, and he really knows what he is doing onstage and
and AC/DC? Taking It All is my favorite song from Crucified. They were recorded on the American tour. We saw offstage.
That song isn t dedicated to any former Venom the live footage on youtube and decided we needed
I never ever try and play like anybody else. members, no. That song is about anything that to use it for a bonus track on a CD or something.
Whenever I play, it is by what I feel being in that pisses you off in the world. I m sure there s plenty Personally I think those two live tracks sound huge! SDM: Tell us about the band Beyond the Grave.
moment with the music. of things in the world that piss people off. It s a Tell us about the demo you recorded with them
song anyone can relate to and get right into. I can t 2008 Sands of Desolation?
wait to play that song live and hear the crowd SDM: How come you never recorded Venom s
SDM: Do you play the entire setlist of Hell to The chanting FUCK YOU!!! . I never usually do blast classic Bloodlust? We recorded Sands of Desolation in 2008 at
Holy at live concerts? beats. But the intro on Demone gets heavier and Syndicate Studios. The album was recorded by a
heavier, you can really feel the intensity building, All the songs we recorded on the album Crucified guy called Bryan Ramage who now sings for a band
No. We usually play two or three songs from so I felt the song was asking for the intensity to were chosen by the fans! called Cilice I believe. That guy can really come up
that album. We like to mix the set-list up a bit for keep building on the drums too. That s why I felt the with some incredible parts like these amazing vocal
everybody. blast beat needed to come in. It s so heavy at that harmonies and always seems to add extra to the
point. I think it it was a good choice to use a blast SDM: Is it your style or just that you are one fast song, but never too much. I d say he s a genius at
beat in there. Usually I find a lot of blast beats used double bass player? what he does. Sands of Desolation received 9/10 in
SDM: How much of the M:Pire of Evil songs when to be well over the top, but I could not avoid using Terrorizer magazine and there are a lot of reviews
you play live are Venom covers? one for that song. That is the first blast beat I have I practice my feet a lot, but my feet are not my online that gave the EP near perfect scores too!
ever recorded too by the way. Haha! Mantas did priority when it comes to drumming. Everything After that we recorded the album The Human Tide in
Well, the album Crucified has nine Venom songs all of the artwork for the album. All of that was his is. I would like to be able to get to the point where 2009 which again we recorded with Bryan Ramage
on from the Demolition era. We play a few of those idea. whatever I can do with my hands I can do with my and that received even better reviews than Sands
live, but to me they sound nothing like Venom. They feet. That s one of the next challenges for myself. of Desolation! Some even saying that we could be
sound like M:Pire of Evil. Nothing was recorded note the next big metal band from the UK! It s a shame
for note. We all made it our own and the produc- SDM: What was it like playing Brazil? things didn t work out with Beyond The Grave. I felt
tion is a lot clearer, so you can actually hear what SDM: Do you listen to Death metal or Black metal the band had a lot of potential to go all the way. It
people are playing thanks to Mantas. Absolutely amazing! The response we got from the music? was the whole band that wrote the songs. Mainly
SDM: Do you prefer to play the traditional Venom fans was something else. That moment when you me and the guitarist Warwick actually. I really enjoy
classic 80 s line up stuff, or the later stuff? stepped on stage you knew straight away that the I wouldn t say that death metal and black metal song writing. I love that whole process of creating
show was going to be incredible. You could really music is where my heart is, but I listen to anything. a song. What has surprised me is the amount
feel the intense energy at those shows. I am very open when it comes to music. I really of people from different countries asking about
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