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SDM: Any band or drummer influence you on this Kyle: I don t practice with any bands during between the band and our fans. Everyone says and we are currently mixing this dark satanic
album? the week. It s insane how little we practice. As they re nothing without their fans, but it s so true! master piece. It is my 3rd full length record in my
I mentioned, we practice over entire weekends Even if people didn t like what we were creating 13 years playing with Vincent Crowley and his band
Kyle: Man, I really don t think there was any one as needed for what ever we may have going on. we would still create, because first we do it for us. Acheron . This by far is the bands darkest release to
person or band(s). Really there s only a handful of Acheron usually practices on Sundays (seems to be When we are privileged to have many fans that date. Featuring all the elements that have created
bands that I listen to in rotation, I can t say they the proper day to play satanic death metal!!). We love what we create, this keeps us going for years this bands 20 plus diabolical years and put into
directly influenced me, but since it s been the jam as needed. I use the weekdays to do homework to come in this scene that we had such a huge part this most hellish release titled Kult De Hasses.
same bands I ve been listening to for years I m sure for whatever band I may have on up coming in creating. There are moments when it gets tiring, It will be released on Listenable Records on
they ve rubbed off into my playing. Black Sabbath weekends. I do want to mention about a new band I but as you know, we ( I ) take a small break, rebuild February 24, 2014 and features guest appearances
( all eras), Candlemass , Autopsy, Immolation, co-created with Matt Sorg (Ringworm, Beyond Fear) strength and come back fighting like a mother from Death Metal icon Kam Lee (ex-Massacre,
Asphyx, Dismember, Judas Priest and VoiVod are called Shed The Skin . He has been a friend for fucker! The Grotesquery and Bone Gnawer), Jim Lippucci
all bands that keep putting out great records and I many years. I was asked to play drums for a show (Soulless), John McEntee (Incantation, Funerus) and
continue to listen to weekly! to remember a friend of ours that passed away 20 Jill McEntee (Funerus).
years ago and his band was Blood Of Christ from SDM: Tell us about the making of the official video
Cleveland. After rehearsing and playing together Invoked Infinity . SDM: You have a new project called Shed The
SDM: How long did it take you to record the drums? live we really enjoyed it and decided to create a Skin you play drums in, and co-created. Tell us how
Are you happy with the final product? brutal old school satanic death metal band. We Kyle: Chuck wrote the lyrics for that song, and it that came about?
recently recorded 2 tracks, and should be available was very important that we try to tell the story
Kyle: I recorded everything in 2 days at Mars to listen to very soon. through visual video. Chuck and Kristoff (Black Arts Kyle: Shed The Skin is a Satanic old school style
recording Compound, as I mentioned we did every- Media) really deserve most of the credit. They were death metal band created by Matt Sorg (Guitarist
thing live and I only had to do a few drum edits on the brainchildren for this and did one hell of a good for Beyond Fear, Ringworm, Blood of Christ) and
performance. We did a lot of rehearsing the week of SDM: What double bass technique do you use? job organizing it. We recorded everything over a Myself. The two of us decided to create Shed The
the studio, I was really prepared for this recording. long 3 day weekend (minus a few small non-band Skin after playing together recently in the band
I am happy with the end results. There are usually Kyle: I play heel up for the most part. Power from shots a week later). All the outside and shooting Blood of Christ (Cleveland) to pay tribute to our
those couple parts that you wished you would ve my legs, no fancy ankle work or jumping around. out on the lake was shot on first day, and Chuck, friend Tom Rojack who passed in 1997. After the
played differently, but this time around I was happy For slower double bass, sometimes I ll flatfoot it. Alex and Kristoff got sick from the cold weather, success of the tribute show the members felt
with everything I played. I wasn t looking to over so the remainder of the weekend everyone was very comfortable together. Matt and I decided to
play anything, just wanted to accent the riffs, to be feeling like shit. It didn t help that the funeral home continue the BOC style of satanic brutality and
a part of the atmosphere we created. SDM: When you go on the road do you usually have that we shot all the live footage and the rest of recruited BOC tribute members Duane Morris
roadie for your drums or do you do it all yourself? the indoor shots in, is abandoned and was dirty (Decrepit, Embalmer, Kurnugia) and Ed Stephens
as fuck. We really need to thank our friend Eric (Civil Disobedience, Ringworm, and Beyond Fear) to
SDM: Do you record to a click? Kyle: It depends on the tour. I load in and set my Freeman for lending us the use of his old, haunted join our new creation. With 2 new tracks recorded
shit up most of the time, but when I can afford one I funeral home. Yes Haunted , there have been in Cleveland, which we will released DIY (old school
Kyle: No click was used on this recording. I rarely obviously love using one. A lot of the tours I handle many paranormal crews shooting for their TV shows style), we have written a few more and plan to
play to a click, I have in the past recorded a few majority of the business, so I have a lot to do from there. It really was a tough shoot, no lights, using continue writing for a future full length.
doom parts to a click if I wasn t playing to the the moment we arrive at the venue, so when I have generators, gear getting filthy, tired and sick but we
guitar. I only started practicing to a click in the past a hand helping with load in and set, it really helps. knew we were getting some good shots, so we had Thank you Noel for the Interview, my band mates
few years. I like when a guitarist sends me riffs to to suck it up and just go for it. It was just the 5 of for creating death metal, Listenable Records for
a click, it s a lot easier to practice them on my own. us, so we had a lot to do with a serious skeleton keeping the flame burning, all you metal heads for
Not so much in Incantation, but I practice a lot of SDM: What keeps Incantation a strong force in the crew (no pun intended.. haha). It s really getting buying and listening, Axis pedals for your gifts for
the new Acheron record to a click, but still recorded Death metal scene after all these years? a lot of great response, so that makes the whole my feet and everyone involved with helping keeping
it naturally with scratch guitars. experience that much better. drummers and brutal music alive in our scene
Kyle: It really is just as simple as WE REALLY LOVE today! Don t forget to check out the Indy full feature
CREATING AND PLAYING INCANTATION STYLE horror/slasher film which features live Incantation
SDM: How often does the band practice? DEATH METAL! As long as we still feel it, and there SDM: Alright Kyle, tell us about your continued titled Afterparty Massacre . It s loaded with
are metal heads that enjoy listening to us, we ll involvement with the veteran Satanic Death/Black metal, tits, blood and much more! It s my debut in
probably do this until we are dead! We have put in Metal Band Acheron. the horror movie scene, and it s my attempt to bring
many miles touring over the years, and have always more extreme music with extreme horror films!
played everywhere and anywhere that we had fans. Kyle: Thanks for asking Noel (haha) I have just Contact www.horrormerch.com for details.
This ended up creating a strong bond in the scene finished recording drum tracks a few months ago
Hailz, KYLE 666
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