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Visceral Bleeding

Wywiad przeprowadził - Bartosz Donarski

Look out folks as a new Swedish aural monster is on a horizon! They're called VISCERAL BLEEDING and they bone-breaking ability to audible kill is boundless. Utterly extreme, yet technically advanced brutal death metal they unleash upon mundane creatures incline to second thought that Swedish scene is not solely about cheerful melodies and combed hair bands majors just pick up at a stretch. So, if you long for unforgettable mastery of Suffocation linked to twisted riffing of late Broken Hope, you simply cannot afford yourselves to miss their just released debut full-length entitled "Remnants of Deprivation" (out now via English Retribute Records). Straight the pose, switch in on and dive into the hell of maggots! I had a chat with VISCERAL BLEEDING spokesman - Peter.

Is there anyone who can tell me why Sweden's Visceral Bleeding sounds more American then Swedish? Do you like hamburgers?

Peter: "Actually no, but we do like our music American... he, he, he. We are very influenced by bands such as Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation, because we all feel that they have a certain aggressiveness in their music that Swedish bands, up till now, just can't accomplish. Sure there are a few bands that are brutal as hell, The Crown and The Forsaken to name a few. But now with us, Insision, Aeon, Spawn of Possession and Obscura a completely new wave of Swedish death metal will sweep across the world. Hopefully it will inspire more Swedes to play it the "American way"."

Being not that abstract, do you mind if I state Visceral Bleeding paves its way through music fields already explored? I'm not trying to find fault with it, I just presume your aim is not to be damn original by all means.

"Well, I disagree. I think we are paving way in all directions. Just look at the production. We tried to get a unique sound and think we pretty much accomplished that. And the songs, I can't think of many bands that arrange or write songs the way we do. Fast and aggressive yet very complex. Not that we are extremely complex, but we try to vary our music as much as we can."

The title of your debut full-length is sort of odd. What the hell do you mean by this?

Ha, ha, ha! If you think about the title it's kind of obvious what we mean. What's left after the extinction of life and new forms are starting to evolve. But not said that the painting illustrates what's evolving or what has been erased, that's in the eye of the beholder. I tried to make it a little easier to understand if you read the lyrics, but I suppose you can read anything into it.

One thing must be underlined as far as "Remnants of Deprivation" is concerned - you know what you do and you do it right! Therefore I guess you're totally pleased with the album. Am I mistaken?

"When we came out from the studio we were completely satisfied and thought that it was the best record we could accomplish. And it was, at the time. But now, a few listens later and a few more hours practicing, we all have small details that we would like to do over. But all in all we are very satisfied with the way it turned out."

Are you actually a gore type of band?

"Our lyrics are about gore and violence, but I don't think the music is typical gore. But, what the hell, if people want to call us a gore band that's fine, we don't care. If you like the music I don't think that you care about the label it has gotten in a review somewhere or something like that. I just think that brutal music needs brutal lyrics. It amplifies the feel of the song and makes the singer deliver his stuff with more attitude..."

The weighty issue as it comes to music is that Visceral Bleeding seems not to hell-bent on brutality senselessly all along the line. Even though "Remnants of Deprivation" is straight brutal shit we all dote on, it's at the same time technically proficient. Who's gonna win the encounter, you or your instruments?

"Visceral Bleeding will win, using our instruments. What that mean I don't know. I guess we have to wait for the next album to find out. But we will definitely fight the battle with our instruments not against them."

Retribute Records has this kind of deviation that at times put its sticky fingers on formerly commonly unknown promising Swedish bands. After Soils of Fate, now we have a chance to get into Visceral Bleeding. How did you run on the Englishman?

"Actually we found his address on the cover to "Sandstorm", Soils of Fates album. And we sent him a demo and he liked it. No fuss, no muss..."

You appear to be pretty active as far as onstage terror goes. Any plans in the issue further this year?

"We had a few plans and a mini tour in Finland lined up, but as it looks now we have to cancel everything because Marcus is going to Mexico (don't ask me why) to study for a year. But I guess we have to find something good in that and think positive. When he gets back we will have a new album all done and ready to record. And we will have plenty of time to arrange it, so it will be truly sick and twisted."

Are you content with the production of "Remnants..."? I think there's nothing to be displeased at?

"Perhaps the bass drum is a little muddy, but other than that we are totally satisfied."

I read the album was doing quite well so far. Did you expect that positive feedback?

"We hoped for it, but we had no idea what to expect. But it's cool that everyone who listens to it seems to like it. And all reviews so far have been good and that's great."

Some lineup replacements occurred to you lately. They seemed to be kind of both drastic and unpredictable?

"Yeah, it's too bad that Niklas decided to leave the band. But on the other hand, he felt that he didn't have the time or commitment to evolve as a drummer, so I guess it was for the best, but there were no hard feelings about it. I know that Tobbe will fill those shoes just fine. I have total confidence in him."

You may think I'm a gay, but what about sophomore album? Any presumable outline?

Ha, ha, ha, ha... I'm not sure I understand the question but if you're wondering about album #2 there's not that much to tell at this point. We are currently working on 5-6 new songs and I can tell ya they are going to be bad as tunes... ha, ha, ha. Even more twists and turns and faster blast beats and so on."

OK. If I was annoying then feel free to scold me for the editorial prattle.

Ha, ha, ha... no worries man... Just keep supporting the underground with all your activities. And thanks for showing interest in Visceral Bleeding."

Bart Donarski

Visceral Bleeding

Wywiad przeprowadził - Bartosz Donarski

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