BRAC av 2 | a ‘4 Raa NO. 6 PRIMO 1988 PRICE: D.KR.20/US$3/FF20/DM5/CA$4/AUS$ 54 there againt Yeah ~ we know, we know! This 18 no way of running a mag. If ve wanna keep our status as one of the finest and biesest Unrash Bnd death metal underground nase, we gotta be out sore regulaniiy. It’s been elaost a year since issve#5, and ve" should be the first to apologize that. Ne can’t go on Like this ~ finding sore or less ridiculous excuses far our Usziness, but here's an atterpt anyways Firet off we've been very busy with our band DeaBxult. We've been touring bit, and once again we've had 1ine up problens. This of course sheuldnt be a set back for Blackthora. Our biggest probes this tine, has been the interviews, Ne've really had a hard tine getting sone proper interviews. Even those 4 We've got this tine ts a bit on the lov side. We had also hoped to get an Bxodus and Mercenary as vell, but this Showed “to ve way nore dLffieult than expected, OF course ve couldn't release a mag without interviews, and while waiting for the Intervies, denos and records Xept coming in. Ita not without sheepishacss we admit that we've had to drop several denc~ and record revieus this tise. Also you'll probably notice that there's no eds in this issue. We ‘imply figures that the deportant wea to get aa much materiel in instesd of ad's. So we've bed to return the noney to the advertisers, So ae you can see, it’s really a vicious circle we've been caugnt sn. It's most unsatisfactory t0 all parts! bands, “rescers, recone co's, advertisers etc. Ke'e really like to avoid this in the future, Therefore we ve Festructured Gur procedure, so we'll hopefully be out nore regularily in the Future. ‘As you can see, we're improving with every issue. In issuel7 we'll hopefully be able to present a nev vastly superior Jogo’ as 2 resull of the logo competition in this issue. ‘so we're still looking for more distributors arcund the world, so get in touch with us - better today than tomorrow! Esben Slot Sorensen Monee Kjar Terneve) 4 Carl Bercolsensgade 6 - stv. 8240 Risskow 000 hens © Densare Denmarie Full page US $200.00 Half page US $120.00 Guerter page US $80.00 + RECORDS: PLATLIST + DEMOS Release froa Agony Demo #1 So far, so good, go what! sclence Pleasures of ene Flesh Forbigden vit Apstract: Reality Chemical Dependency Heathen Breaking the Silence Garmacide Sacred Reich Ignorance rem the Ruins of Yesterday Infernal Majesty : None shall Defy Prine Bri Baumer Rising from the Sea ‘The Penance Kronor Terrsbie Certainty Round 2 Blind Tituston + The sane Asylum Te Dagan with a twisted Dresn 4 shouldn”t be necesasry to remind proper thrash and death metal bands to send saterial for review, right? Also we're still keeping our haré Line on punk, hardcore, haré’n’heavy, gore and other posers. So why don’t you Just fuck off, fang stop sending ue Jour ridiculous material = tnte is’ true thrash and death metal nag you know! Special thanx: C-D Hartdegen ~ Stoanamer Records, Janice Iesitt - Music For Nations, Scott Givens ~ Conbat Records, ‘on Boleyn = New Renaissance Mecords, John Sutherland - Metal Blade Records, Marlene -/Noise Records, Agnbs Desgranges = Black Dragon Records, Roadfunner Records, SST Records, Bunker Records, Sydney Productions, US Metal Records, Greta - Netai For Melbourne, Daniel Janecka ~ Pipe Inported, John Lata - Inportant Record Distributors Inc., Nasty Ronnie, Sctaior, Paul Araksti + Matthias Frill, Scott Tan, helo ~ Future Concerta, Alexandra Dérrie, Honte Comer. ‘Tames Fommicide, Protector, Prine Bvsl, Doom, Forbidden Evil, Inferno, Poltergeist, Mental Decay, Lethal Presence, Peditite, Violence, Wellhound, Pestilence, Ripping Corpse, Moutner, Atrophy, Gamacide, Kazjurol, Morbid Angel; Amintlator + Jody Weil, Casban, Sadus. Front page + dony BeLiadoma - antorax (Photo ~ Eaten Siot Sorensen osrmsuteo By Tmportiya Ick ones + Aloe Solnik = Teatament (Phot = Ean Sot. Sarees) Copies printed + 2,500THRASHING METAL NEWS oanten thrash act Crlonic has broken ps Fignt efter the break, gultarist Kesse joined another band, lead by the Former DesBult crumer,’ Tue, who's playing guitar nov. The rest of Cri~ foniG 1s no longer in music. Tue’s band bean’t. released anything yet, tnowsn they've been sround for more ‘than a year. They're very tecmnical and nain sre bends Iike Megadeth ant Anthrax. For nore info, contacts Tue Measen, Norsorggade 6 ~" 5.tv., 8000 Armas. "Cy Denmark. *CrioniC is hot. the ‘only Danish band with problems. Des Bout bas just lost ‘their one gut tarist Henk = Only” original meaber Left now 12 Goben. Latest nevs 1s that esse nao now left Tue’s Dandy and Joined DesEsult. To proaote thelr new Desbxult Line up, they"lL record a new demo ‘with “their now material as soon a= esse has got into the songs. Te will probably be the following 4 track: Synthetic Rise", "The Shadows Explo- ded. (China)", "MeLancholy™ and "Sound Check". *Vigilant is a noy Dutch bant Toraed’ by ‘ex-Thanatos enters André Scherpenberg and Rovert de Bruijn. Tey're working hard on their first dono release which should be Snfli ‘enced by Infernal Majesty, Thanatos nd Watehtower. ‘They can be "‘contacted Sti A. Seherpeabers, W. HooFstr. 11, 26t4 BY peift, Holland. *Sassist Ted Wiilans has’ Left Dream Death to join group called Eviction. lio specirie feason” wes given for his departure NVendetta, new signing oa cise are just about ready to go. Their debut MGo and Live....Stay and Die" will be ‘ut these days and this weans: Prepare youreel? for seve F.A.S.T, metall #At Mar’s second albus’ *Retaliatory Strike! should be out by nov. "Blood Feast will release an ep entitled "Pace Fate". Tt will also be released ‘2 pictire gise with a Limited fettion of 4000. fMedteval will have their first full Lengtn alban out called "Medieval Kills". "The Bran Hilian deatn metal act Sepultura will have an album out on New “Aenasssance Records. So far I've heard to tits for the albunt "Horeia Visions” and "Senizophrenis®, so T don’t know which fone to watch out for. "Deadly Bles- fing will neve sn album out called hacend fron the Chuldron!". Tho nov Hellion slbun (Featuring tne original ine up) "Postearas from” the -Aoylun has just deen snipped out. A fourth Wolune of the New Renaissance Compilations "Speed Metal Hell” will ‘ee the Iignt around April. "Another lupceming comp. from New Ron. is Satan's Revenge part two! with bands Like: Morbid Angel, Damien, Ripping Corpae etc. DON ITI! Quortnon is for in the studio. voring on a 4th Bathory albun entitied "Blood an Toe". ‘Talking about gore metals Wehrmacht are planning to go into the studio Shortly to work on their second azbun Sore New Ren. stuff: They're Cursentiy seeking bands for appearance Gn the "World's Worst Metal Compilation album, If they havent fiready enough in their oun bands, wo have about 30 dens. we dropped ror thie dsoue, If you think youve got hat se takes (or in thls case doesnt take), send your deno tor New Renaissance fecords, P.0.Box 11372 Burbank, Ch 91510, Usk. German bands should have a good chancel The New ‘Joracy band Destnrash sroke wp just as they vere about to release their debut albin "iio one 1a Innocent™. The alba Was witdrewn, and band leader Pat Burns nas now started anew Sand allec Biohazard, so. waten “out for then, Jb'1l Se more technical than Deathrasht *i1s0 Artillery hae broken up. Tis. 15 sone time” ago, but it eens 1ike the word hasn't spread that far yet. Well, Morten ~ the bassist, bes started'a now band together with Claas (ex-Battalton), Quaado (ex-Hel— field) + two other guys. The style WALL. be very sintlar to Artillery but aiffer a bit though. Jona Kluge. will be their meneger as soon as they have sone material to” prono! ‘Hioy Exploited 12" singe called "ar ow" echeduled for release around March/April. *adicheist are going to record their new album which will be ut around May entitled "Power Try "Ton of Brodie ‘Bxodua ie still on tour in america doing really good with M.0.D. *anotner band on tour, in the atateay is Heathen, They’1l be toursne “till the fend of March. After that, they'll be Wetting new material for their next [bun #the Australian Angel of Death fave signed to Steanlisaner. They'll be recording an albu at Musiclab Studio in Berlin with producer Harris Jonas ~ the one who. els. produced tre new Voivod Sibu. sceming soon: Toxitk aibun "World Circus" on RoadRunner Really great thnasht Another gre new release due soon; is Wargaam’s "Don't play Around” "on Rock Hotel. Provably ont of the best releases of “eel I'll make sure we'll have an interview with those guys in the next Rick Likone Photo isaue, Smile talking about new relea- ‘0a; Znounite have just released their ew! albu Pict of God. Running Wild WEl1 release @ 1ive album in Eurepe at the end of Feorusry. Te will contain the tracks being recorded on their "Ready for Roarderine tour" - So what? ‘sanninitator has cincst finished the recordings of their debut albun "Power Of Position”. They've got offers fran oth CAS and HCA. The choise will Probably fail on MCA with distribution {in Batope through Mamer’ Bros. SGveateh Reavy/pover metal band Frozen Byes is cunrentiy recording their eoue albun in’ Denmark, The alban ‘Shoulé be die ta release around May/June. They still sell thetr Latest Strack dena’ "The Dolls of Succoss", ‘50. 1f you're into the more polished age of power metal (with sone damn great lead guitar work), you should Send 20. Dir./IS $3.00" + 1 TRC Frozen Eyes Managenent, Skolegade 30, 8000" Arnis Cy Demaric, *Talking about Swedish bands} Agony are still waiting Agony for these debut album to be released fon Musie for Nations. Tt was recorded back in September, and according to MEW they re only waiting for the cover te be done and hey re heading for a Naren release. #A nev English thrash band Acid Rain has been signed to MFM ‘Tey're currently couring UK. "olvod hive tow completed thelr now albu called "Dimension latross". Tell be Felessed in. late March featuring tre fotloving tracks: "Experinent", "Iri- bal Convictions", — "Chacenongers "Tacmnocratic Manipulators", "acroso- utions. to. Megaprosieas!, "Brain Sean", "Fayenic Vacuum’ and "Cosaic Drama’. The susicianship is great, but Snake ginge the whole tine + he sounds fuckin’ “lane, teltic Frost are currently relaxing = Coroner” do the Sane. *There’s a sew Crmbsuckers ‘bun out called "Beast on my Back" “tpldenic is anew sritish technical thrash band.” They"ve Just released = Geno cailed "Infectious Reality". Nore ‘out then next tine. Christian Poulsen, the former Helfteld vocalist, hig started his o«n band called Fire” power. Tho style should bo much wilder than the name provides, More info Sbout ‘then’ canbe obtained ats Gnristian Poulsen, Mesnsvang 6, 2820 Gentorte, Denmarkdating Rushing forward to success, Destruc- tion Is merciless shaking off all competi- tors. Who elge but Destruction have the guts togiveSlayer thefinger andleave a tour? demo and 6 vinyl rel torreach this far. They've ‘piece ~ until lately, when they got a 2nd ‘guitarist Harry. Atthe same time, drum= ‘mer Tommy, was replaced by a new one Called Olly. ‘These changes gave them the necessary [Bush into the finest class of motall What ‘made them to these changes, and how ‘come it should take that long before they realized the importance of 2 guitars in a {rue thrash metal band? This Schmier — ‘bassist and vocalist, explains in the fol- Towing interview. ‘nat about Tomy? There has been alot Of rumours going around. Sone saying that he had to Join the army, sone that be ‘couldnt afford. playing anylonger “and | got a job a3 a policeman, and even some that’ he was [ewes out = Wat's the trtn? Me'split totally with hin. There uns ‘lot of trouble when we recorded "Eternal Devastation". First of all, Tomy vas, not good enough and ne wan too fuckin’ Taay to practice = that's fuckin’ stupid. 1 you want to get prefessional’ and make money with your Susig, you got to aove your ass. Tomy ign t, so he’s out now and ne got a ob as policenan = oh sy god! Destruction has become a wellimown thine we're still an underground band. We Sell alot of records, but. not enough to be a real major bind 1ike Anthrax or Metallica, Dut we're sou inake {tt (hope sol): You. travelled for more than 17 hours Just, to play one elg in Copeahagen — Wants not very characteristic for a saajor band. fe did se for our fane here. But we"LL cone back for 8 tours You have improved your skills during the last couple of years. Do you alse feel "you've changed your” musical tante? Photo + dUrgen Both Provably yes because if you get Detter as musictan you begin to listen to different stutt. I still Listen to old bands like Frodus, Metallica anc Maiden, Fates Warming ete. Tt really inspires Listening to more technical don’t Like ‘bands who Just the snail underground bands, right? Yes, but now we've found our own style "te don't wanna sound 1ike everybody ise that’s inportant! ‘About your support job for Slayer Last ‘sumer! You replaced Malice ‘cuz they didn't. fit the audience - I heard you had sone problens. Yes, Malice cancelled the last leg of ‘the'tour and the concert agency seked te if we. wanted. to do the Last two Bles with Slayer. We said ok just for the fun of "it, and because we knew Slayer. They've gota new nanagement and” everything, and they fucked us up because, well I'don't™ know why they aid it They gave us a sound check of 5 ninates and treated ue totally bad. So, how's your feelings towards Slayer owe Totill 1ike their mute, but thetr personazities nave cnanged — they ‘actually “don’t give shit sbout what's going on Do you think they were afraid you might become more popular than thea? Well, apparently” they didn‘t Ike ‘another popular thrash set a3. support. We aian‘t expact to gst into that auch rouble, “cus when we played the sound yes totally nesay, they got crazy and Fucked us up during the show, the PA cropped out and everything. Way’ ois you release *Mad’ Butcher". 1 think 16 sounds very strange and far from the Destruction we're used | to hear. To mo it Looks 14ke this release was just to get something out with your new members, right? Timow there were ‘people who didn’t Like the "Mad Butener" minicalbun. I lou there was a big difference, probably 1t was ngt thrash enough, but Ne Like it - that’s inportant too. Me henge our style ecause I think we're e new band, alot better than ver before. "Mad Sutchee" wan Just an experinent to test our now members. Well, what then adout *eleage From Agony", what do) you think “of that Por sure the best we've ever donel It vas soasthing totally new for us. Much nore technical with a nix of old str find ‘new influences. Fastnass and lasoical influences wixed with tarasn and jazz. The cover 19 fuckin” amazing Sve Love U1 Bverytning on the new flbun is very progresaive, 1 thine t's the most original thing’ we ever ooking for something bigger now? Destruction will be on Stean Hamner for the next § yoars, but only in Ger- neny. We got nov doals all over the World with different companies, real food deals, to work sore profeseional than berore. Getting back to your new meaberss More id you find thom and what are thelr backgrounds? They are both from our area. Harry was ead “guitarist in an unknown aotal tend. “e smi hin with his band ive in cli here, and he was really inpres- ‘ing Mike and me. Olly was 9 good friend of Harry, he wae helping us acter the split with Tomy. We did a Tot of sessions together and we dem cided to keep hia. fre you satisfied with'ea? I heard that “Olly aidn’t even play setal before ne Joined you, 30 he had some dirriculties playing fast enough and tise the double base drums. Olly’s a fuckin’ good drumer - the beat we could get for sure Ho played Janz/rock before, but Af you're & good ammner st'2 edey to. learn to play Fast. Oly got a super good Uning and alot of technique. How como you've first got a 2nd guitarist after 3 albus ~ quite late T'a'agy. Are you planning a nev style imich Sdonands" "a 2nd guitar, or did you simply Just wait “till the right Person shoved up? We aicn't really search fora second guitariat, it wos pure accidentally that we found Harry, You ‘have produced the Poltergeist demo. WII this be a role we'll. 980 you. in more often, or was that just a Single case? They're friends of sine, and 1 1ike then. They gota future, they're fuckin’ young and full of ‘enersy. If they do an album, I’m gonna produce 1t for’ sure. Normally I don’t have tine to do things 1ike that, but ve got a big. friendenip and’ that"s why I produces their deno. Well, T suppose this vas 1t unless you have’ sonothing to add of coursel TSuee wanna say 8 big THANK YOO to aul our fane workovide, for giving us fall “that” support and’ energy. See youThis tine jainly doesn’t make webeteeniya ieetecnctd iva you SEs ots stance nie They recorded poosn pill Toy ee aie ea tee a upies pee bee 1995. 1 must Mune ana say lara, oth sound Subjects Liege preacners 7 Int! st, ela mot ny fastest ino-hened ‘they sae Sure, we fave scum 1! batho co pare OF toatl (clausing ~ nat sna they start off thindeting Ss 20) (REECE Boor ric onan PeteaR ath Tes" Soh iedes gemma eee Girecthy comparatetive to others, It’s fast, heavy, thessning, tignt and with some catehy riffa. I prefer sone really neevy Fiffs as a contrast to the speed parts, which they doesn't deal too auch with. Somehow it doesn’t 6 traignt in, you gotta give st a coupla Lisvens before Jou Bet. the "true picture" of it. T hope you don't get me wrong ~ Af this band won’t make your piss bol, you Bay as Well drop reading more of this aagt! Rick, James, Brian, Chris and Tim drinking light bert ‘te tape contains 6 tracks, but the Last one "Beer Bonet is" nore of a Joke, rather than sn actual track T guess, ust a pity they've forgot the most taportant beer of alli Carlsberg! what a s2d kvowledge of breveries, he bal Copies of the tape can be obtained by sending US $5.00 tot Chris Lykine, 2141 E. Manchester, Tucson, AzZ 95176, USA. latest notst They're gonna appear on a Netal Forces comp, nia band deserves a vig._rip off! I nad to do the bio myself! Tne world has gone tad, we dolng a bio on this Well, as we've been close friends with the band fron their carly days, even before they exciated, Uh Should 0.2 niograpry for then along with this review. ‘Tey estes for St and I'll try my bests Tthine the first days of Moummer started in 2 rehearsing oon. next to tho very wellknown (na hal) Samhain ~ you've heard of thos, haven't you? 1 don't thine you "could characterize "thon aaa band at that stage, but Andress ‘Junge Sass and Palle “Hereking - guitar Jamed alot Yogetner playing sone Jazz and other weird Stull. Their style already took form at this early stage, ‘euz they've Certainly kept the weird stuff in their misic. ‘The band wasnt a reality before 1985 when Steen Thonsen ~ vocals and Karsten Kase - drums, with the nick nane "Danse" (a small persont), joined. Both Steen and Dinse nad played in punk bands berate they Joined Nourmer. T iow Diage has been singing for a band called VI and Stecn tm played in alot of dands before Mourner, as drummer, guitarist, singer I don’e think he's tried the violin get, ha mal Since then, it haa beon @ quiet and steady developesent, leith soge’ inor protlens. T think Palle got a Bit pissed fff when Steen and Andreas joined DeaBmult, but what the fuck Andreas returned, Steen 1s still doing strong in Des- emt. ‘Their second, and so far lates release, 1s @ studio oxo, which was recorded during 68th Novenber 1967. Tes cntitied Melle s+. eh MWeleone to ay House” featuring & tracks *Welcone to. my House", "Lire's not a Corpse” Signe Frigne™ and "You're Still" in that order. Te nas at tumed out to be a pretty great, and very special (both positive and negative) demo!” My fave track 1s "fou're Still", one the dand dislike compared to the other three tracke! T guess it's decsuge it's the closest they cone to thrash ané it features sone great riftal Mourner is © very special metal band, you could cali their style fusion thrash power metal, "with an awful pune ‘Singerlit Yes, 1 dislike Steen’s singing very such on this dono. T Like his voice alot better in Deslult, but Let's elt” and hear how be will handle his singing with Des Bault Sn tne studio, Sone bas described hin ike this: "ie sounds Like Martin Hundrup - if he could sing!". 1 think that’s a pretty good description. Anyway, a3 T said, Stoons Live singing with DesBmult is a lot different from hat he 15 doing with Mourmer, ‘that must be an ultinate Singer -" his voice 1s adaptable to the susic the band ie playing and what they want hin to dot But his punk days Still shine through! The production of this deno is in top, T Just wish the fuitar was sore ras, but it quite the band’s style and that’s vat counts, isnt it7! I think Moumner "will get a tough tino getting a break through, a8 their music demands something from it’s Listeners.” T think "you should be ordering this 4-track ‘eno, but you'll have to give It a chance, Ny favorite fige’ is definitely #2, Just Listen to the intro to "Night Fright” — it’s great! It's nar to ‘compare Moumner to other banda, but’ it’ bvious to hear that they Like Megadeth. There should be something for everybody in. this band - new wave thrash fusion power metal. Send. Us $8.00/0" 11,00/0kr. 40.00 tor Andress "A cat nue et" Junge, Jorésrove} 19, 8200 Arhus H, Demark.video, wanna go bay an albun or sonething. We Xt looks Like & great audience you performed in front of! actually fc MEEttE a once wien moecees ou two days before we shot the video in this place back in i they advertised that Anthrax was shooting «video, and if you's. wannabe in it, Just be there 6 the atemoon there vas already a ro Just playing "indians® over and over. We Keds wont crazy. Tt waa'even worse than if we were playing a Foal show. They Tipped ail the seate out of the eneaten, oroKe the windows ~ they really destroyed thie place. They’ siaply vent mits, 89 a twas a good atmosphere shooting the ideo" in, ch couldn't even control the kids in the ‘The guy’ carrying Dan while playing the solo, i9 that Billy? Yeah that's Billy. He aicn’t even wanted te've known that it wer hia, ‘cuz uben we asked hin to do it he said *yes, but don’t show ae". He felt weird. abo in a video. We seid come on Just do ity 60 a ou only 968 nin really fast. in the origin: A a loner Shot, and you co iy there vas a close ‘quick one. Ictually how well has "Among the Living" been doing #0 far? Mott It's "probably aroun 600-700,000 worldeide: shout Te "just keeps selling, and 7 ‘ing and touring We'll go gold in USA we ut it will take fot more, 20 we're Bo Usk after we're Lem Finished here in Europe, to keep the alb ‘Who do you guess this personis: He's got You have no probleas with the record 9 technical = ha for his ong hair since he was 5. Loved to ride Coapany? You bear about s0 many’ bands ts, we Just need renearsals in a snail his skate board and listen to Ted Nugent being fucked up by Uhelr record col studio Yo assure evergening’s tient, ‘and Kiss. No, they. trest us teal good. We have and then we're pretty nucn rea He formed his own band in 1961 together flvays had problens in Europe, but. the There's no. Gout St"e a hard) Lite ‘with a friend from school. Started on col- States has’ always been good. Up untis being on the road. When you're at last lege, but dropped it again, as he would thie tour the record companies” never ack tome, do.you then” take a break Father be playing in the band. Instead he ened to take us serious. They didn't land. Just’ forget everything about. the Beron working ogether with ie ator being a thrash metal and band, or do you start rehearsing He's now 23, has Just moved out from could actually be soaething mediatel ‘mum and dad, made his band a living and sell records, Z think that ° ot married last November! 2 Livi finally Yoah, you're right It's Scott lan, withthe Show them that we can sell records, tick name NOT. id we can actually make thea money. im for a chat before their gig oat aiacare oc Garand ane in the a ossnion are record ‘company’ people are at every Show = are you ok? what do” you need? I was quite surprised over the S11 tae prone for uay a6 thin ia “the “indiana” video. Te shoved a big band, Piet es nas cnn remedies, ‘and not the underground band “I sau {in Europe have really been doing their {ess than two years ago. You've really Cr , s tad a boom within short tise —Do you bw go you prepare for a taur. You with Metallica, and” then Clif? consider yourself major band sow, oF haven't thouent of playing a gig under idiied and wo went bone immediately ee nother name like Metallica did before after. that, “and that's when ve re We dont consider ourselves anything. ‘their appearance ‘on Donnington? forded "Among the Living". ‘Then ve whoever sees us - wee e'ye been om oour since May "87 and to. dayan etey ster Z thunk the gene. Me feel we're stil wwe ‘toured all the way up to the last real tine we'll. have. as vacation records. They enable us Show whieh was Donnington, and then we be around Christaas Dec. 20th to took a. break. Me went hone forthe lan, 10th when ve stare up again. So wauction _Afein in Barope by October,. 20 ne had have to see any cram the band, ha Tes voor off in between. ve Neng tack ave ou prepared for for the Kido and play a pusce vin BY before 's Soran gust 21/8 no words yet no ee. e. tour starts, and bring all the names yet - just the music! quigoan’ in'a place'we renee 0 tren wilt ie be releaned? SP alt the ehingas and you since Well,” we hope vo ave {tout ee S0! dressed for reneareaia. Hot Tent would’ be seaisy eo, ee et eee 30 they can got all ipa’ 'big’ bane 1ike Tron Malden oceven Metalticn if we cam tine st hgh. WILL it be in the same style? Te. be. real peavy ~ don’t worry, ‘everyone's gona ike att ‘There has always been 2 "war going on between USK and Europe. In interviews Ue fmerican bands usually claim that he European scene, audience ete. sucks, Tell me, “19 Aeerica (and Sopecially California) really that "thrash lleavent all Americans seem to be #0 proud oft You khow, everywhere it's different. ‘There's certain places tn Americe thet fare great, and there's certain places hore that are grest. Tnere’s certain ploces” in America that sucks and Tore’s places overhere that sucks, For us in Anerica the best city {3 MY vere we're from and. cities Like Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Ly Mian’ thoy re really crazy. Thrash ‘has got really big there. And you can © to places Like Tulsa, Oklabona hore ve played. Tt’s much saaller, ‘and just’ not ‘many people know sbout that kind of mate yet. Ko had maybe 100 poopie. coming to the stow and they feetly don't know whats going ony but St’a stil a good show. It’s the Seno oversere in Europe — there's cortain places where the crowd is totally sick, it all depends on Wat city You're in. To ne the crows 4S Europe, and especially in Bngland (oust be Socing! ea. 1, they really eet nto. the bands more than in USA. t's not because they enjoy the music nere, seis just thenselves into it~ It's ike’ their ‘har they really Live Lifeline” stalen’ sat Kies be tot otter thigs 20 dog ana Seer have ct “ore ssoney. for thon ening to 8 Show in sore abetal thing. th Europe people’ sare money for the anor and Siping fe tetnets eben fey'ce sia Ip’ aore increased in te Benes 4 faerice the fare don't sure” along whan we're. plavine, Hell, in 81 thy rbot that’s about the Sly paces Grtenere after’ a. tine you" ett the cle croud singing alone with You. At Tentagtsn, eet tad. 15,000 poole sincing te soréa 09" the bate Te fo aearing’ "ou don't pve Ut in Who statenss thlok She tsar in rope bp Slat nore series sost it You tave realy. changed your style “ity every albus Feiasos. Bo you feel That youbeve, mw’ "found” your final E> BE we ever Find cur fine stape, Siie"i"se""ie, vane there xii be. fire clus olt’+Werll Jurt keep ete Ting ‘to tnt, point ~ hopefoay 20 nin tron nw for Findisg cur foal thee: Tea be over en, car 900 ant run argu on age ses $0 sear Sia he bet OF Mic Jogger can at) ies go sayoe TLL be eble to" 0.3 os re suenrs chneing, we want ever Shing “to'mund eleterns Byery slbex Proto + Esben Slop Sarenson gotta be sonething new to show people. Show why Anthrax deserves to be doing nat we're doing, and why yeu should ‘> aut and. spend your money oh our foun rather chan somebody eles. ‘The aitrerence between the quite com nercial-netal "Spreading the Disease*, fand the sore raw thrash on "Among. the living 1° very rosareable. Is it a ind ef musical compensation for you ‘and Charlie giving up SOO? Wo not st all. SOD was never something We hed to give up, ib was never Enythine Like thie’ S00 a2 just ficiein’ songs 1 happened to write with Danny Liller sn about & cays and pot At recorded = tt was never anything ious as a project or a band, and ve never intended to” be. Tt was neve ike. "leave Anthrax and Join SOD ~ it wes just some songs wo wrote, which happened to be heavy. finat really wae the reason For forming sor Teimaan’t formed! I mean, 1¢ was just ‘@ record because ve had extra sonze, ‘ind instead of Just not having. thea we fecorded then. Z wrote about 10 soces fh about s span of 2 days: March of the SOD, Freddy Krusgor, Fist Bangin Menia and oll these songs. When ve were. in the studio necordang "Spread ihe the Disease, I started to. draw Sereant. d. a1 over the place and then T cane’ up with ai! these eames. T thought thege songs wore real. eavy, and st as too late to co. sonetning itn Anthrax, ‘cuz “we were already Finisned, #9 thats why 1 called up Danny and. asked hin Sf ne wanne do this with me, and he cane up and. ¥e wrote. the ‘rest of the songs and Recorded it. And to cell you, the Guin tt didn’t get bie) “tL Fecently ..-, I nean, that album came fut around’ huguae “05. ow it's huge, ‘but nobody knew abeur it in ‘85 ant Todedy gave a fuck. None of the Huropean labels: licise, —fosdtunnen te. even wanted ‘hat albon when we Sffered it to then tn 85. They male Son this 1s shiz, nctocy wants this!” flow they fuckin’ want it all over the place. EEiaiperideawhat peopke yould (eee Of ne when writing a song like Manet Procrasination Sone" = 2 — seconds, Wehat'e people gocna think about tnat? But peoplle tikes it, so 1's cool What“s your opinion about foreign people. I’m ssking “cuz together with 50D you apparently greed with BStly-s ‘quite racistic lyrics, nov you kind of change image — you’ could call it defending minorities Like in the song "Indians = bow come? No, E don"t wana say anything sbout Bilay Milano, but he wrote the 1yrice you'll get the chance to ask hin personally von MOD cones on tour. T's fot a racist and { have no preiudlces aguinst anybody, 1t's Billy's opinion. Those lyrics "wouldn't have been written "if somebody else was going to ‘Sing, ou know 8:12y"s quite 2 guy! ie ane” over the idea "Speak English Of Diet ‘cuz it was funny ~ a Joke! So We wrote these lyrics about peorle onine to America’ ané cant spouke English, 96, "eet the fuck out of bere!" that's what Billy believes! ‘Those lyries were written for Billy to ‘ing, while "Indians? to sonething Chat’ charlie cae up with the title for and I had no idea what to write — pean, hat could 7 write about 10? So Tvent toa librery and read sont ragizine articles about American fnaieng and wast happened to then and ee wnat theyre doing now, ‘cus T Just lnew from sovies Ia oeem..-+. You didn't evan learn fren achool?7? fo, they don't teach you enyening about that, so read all those frticles about how we 200K these Land ‘apd they. have nothing nov. They have the worst poverty level in united ‘tates ~ no jobe and they're forced 20 Live io their reservations. 1ske 9lus, they have no soney. It's terrible, “cuz Legally it was their Land and the 2 i a Proto US government really fucked then alt overs E tiought people would be ine tereated in soasthine about 4 Wat's your opinion about MOD. Do you feel it like a comercial atteept to Follow up the success of SOD? Tt 49, and Billy yould be the finst to LL Jou that. fc"e the right tbe Going this, “cuz after ve decidea to ‘top the SOD thing becasse Anthrax was fing. on tour and Oanny had Rucloar GSsmutt ready to record an albus, and Billy hed nothing. He used to be Sn band before called Phychos, But hae veo broken up. 1b cook hin'a long time fo get MOD going. Be actually had the ioea for “MOD. vay back before ¥e Started S00, bur {© Jute never cane Sout. Obviously if sounds alot Like SOD it's tne sane kind of attitude. Sot songs on thet albu night as well. have been on "Speak English or Die™. Bow many of the MOD rifts have you been dnvolved with. At Least some "of the songs. are S6D"s such as "Aren't {you Hungry" and ‘Hate Tank®, but alot ‘OF the other ritts sounds 1ike typical Scott Ian riffst Yes, but we let Billy use then. Me and Denny nag written alot of sture that fio June vecldn"E gat Uhad “ange fore, so. Billy asked Af he could use fe aid we said ace ALL the songs on the inner sleeve that fis a tbanx vo me or Danny, we wrote. E also helpec Billy writing slot of the Tyrics. 1 never aproached thea, he celled ne up saying "looky I've got a band together, nould you cane and help us with the material?” 1 stayed in his house a weekend and we went through ovorything lyrics, arrangesents, Sones eter So we went up to the studio and recorded it very similar to the ‘way ‘we ad tho SOD album - vory fast, fo anke it "vory alive’. I don't play my piltar except for the acoustic It's Wow that the rest of Anthrax told you and Charlie to choose whether you would 1ike to continue with SOD or Antares.» NO, “cus 95 T said before, we were only playing with SOD untii "Spreading the Bistese"” cane oat and we atoule Degin touring with Anthrax. So. that as the perfect tine for SOD to go cut