Hey folks, here's coming a new interview for ya. Since the last month saw the birth of a lot of back then new interviews this month is a little bit (okay, okay, a little bit more) quite, but I've written an 'General Informations' post to that topic not that long ago (something around two weeks or so), so I won't repeat myself here. The new interview that you now will get is with the damn good Deathcore the Old School way band from Goslar City of the name of THROAT-CUT. They've become a really strong and damn good band over the years and I really felt the need to give them some room up here, 'cause they are really deserving it more than only 'enough'. I know the mst of the guys in the band also for now much more than a decade and so it was pretty easy to get it done, also a very sympathic band. Due to some 'medical circumstances' and stuff like this 2010 wasn't a really good or active year for them. But that will pretty much change latest in the spring of 2011 when all is working out like it's planned by the band, and then there will be something really big of them coming. Be prepared for it!!! And also with THROAT-CUT now some more diversity to the musical panoply here on this blog. And that's also a coll and also intended sideeffect, 'cause so will be finally some Core coming again to this my very blog here and that's more than just good, it's great, displaying and representing (sooner or later) ALL the stuff I'm passionated interested in when it comes to music. And beside that THROAT-CUT are also more than worth it: Damn good and hard smashing music and no shit taking and no shit talking lyrics, thumbs up!!! I've done it with Marcus, and THANX A LOT mate for taking the time to do it and for putting so much effort and hard work and heart in it, so that a great interview is the result of the working process. And as usual Marcus also have a lot of interesting stuff to tell, so be prepared for some damn good stuff!!! Ah, by the way, I've done the interview with THROAT-CUT in german and then translated it, so if there's anything not correct then that's my fault, just that you know about it.
Beside this interview with THROAT-CUT there's still the interview with RAZORWIRE in the work, hm, or at least I hope so because I haven't heard a lot of the guys in the last past time and they are showing somehow no reactions when I'm trying to contact them. It would be a really big pity if it wouldn't work out... But don't let us paint the picture too dark, I will try to get through to them pretty soon and I hope that it will work out. Then there are currently two new interviews planned for this year, with the almighty THE CORPS from Australia and with the total force DOS DIAS DE SANGRE, so be sure that there will be coming more in the future. Ah, and still I'm thinking about also doing an interview with FOLSOM, but for that I do desperatly need some more time to get it all done. The interview with "NECK RECORDS" that I'm doing for the newest issue of the "MAGDEBURG PUNX" fanzine is as good as finished and then there are also one or two suprises in the work, but I will tell you soon more about it. And now, enough of this introduction words, just make sure that you no read this very fine interview with this great and strong going band, and now the words up to THROAT-CUT!!!
"YOUR WORLD'S ON THE CROSS, ALL FREEDOM WILL BE LOST! THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAVE, OR TAKE TO THE GRAVE! THESE ARE THE TIMES, NO MORE FUCKIN' FIGHTS! NO MORE FUCKIN' FIGHTS, NO CHANCE TO HIDE!"
OLD SCHOOL DEATHCORE from Goslar Rock City!!!
01.) Hey Marcus and the best Greetings to the rest of you THROAT-CUT guys. At first, yeahr, please introduce yourself to us the readers and tell us what dubious guys we are dealing with here.
Dubious?!? Haha, no, no, we are relatively normal guys that are a little bit nuts;-). If you mean the member cast of THROAT-CUT: Lars is playing the bass, Hank the guitar, Marcus is the lead singer, Edin is playing the drums and since ca. two months we do have a new guitar player, and that's Markus (called 'Frau Schmidt') of BLACKLIST LTD. and a former member of DOGMA IVS.
02.) Okay, hm, THROAT-CUT, I mean in principle you are around for quite a long, long while now. Hm, no idea, but I think you are around since the late 1990's or so, but okay, a lot was different back then and really kicking off you had it around 2005 or so. Guys, WTF had you done all the years, haha;-). Okay, you do see, I simply can't spare ya the question for your bandhistory, so yeahr, go ahead and tell us all the dirty little secrets, haha;-).
THROAT-CUT were formed in 1998 but back then, beside Hank and Edin, in a totally different member cast and also with a pretty different musical alignment. Due to some musical differences the band was stagnating und was more or less defunct for quite a few years. Also there had been no proper recording over all this years. In 2006 then it all changed with singer Marcus and bass player Lars coming to THROAT-CUT to fill the ranks. Since then the member cast is very stable and solid and two records had been recorded, one EP in 2006 and one complete full length CD record, released totally the D.I.Y. way of doing things.
03.) How did you came to your bandname?!? Was the (now-a-days) old SEPULTURA song "CUT THROAT" any kid of inspiration for ya back then?!?
I think Edin and Hank could be saying more about it, because I wasn't with THROAT-CUT from the start and not a founding member of the band, and so I can't tell it ya totally precise. Hm, but I think that this song-title once was named;-). I just would say that the name really damn good describes the music of the band and also pretty good sounding is. By the way, there was once a Metalcore band from Germany of the same name, but they decided to choose a new name for their band once... At least I once found some videos of them up on YouTube.
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THROAT-CUT - "WAR CRIMINAL"
(2008) |
04.) You have currently two records out there, an CD EP and an full length CD. What would ya say, in what way and wherein did you've developed over the time and records?!?
Nearly every band develops, even some only very marginally. We would anyhow say that we've reached something like a new level of our music and its quality, if ya compare the full length with the EP. I mean, it's the same style of music, but much more filed.But okay, at the end of the day we're just trying to do what we personally like to do, but of course we do hope that at least some people do like it too anyhow.
05.) As far as I do know it, both records of ya did have get nearly everywhere pretty good cutups. Did you expect such positive feedback and how did ya noticed all the feedback out of the different directions? Had there maybe been some aimed negative feedback coming back to you like "Too much Metal, too less Core!"/"Too much Core, too less Metal!" or something like this?!? Ah, and by the way, what would ya say, what kind of ausience you attract usually more, more Metal or more Core, rather younger or rather older, etc. pp.?!? Hm, had there been already some offers of any record labels?!?
Hm, we didn't think about it that much, to be honest. Of course you're happy if you get positive feedback for the thungs you are doing. The reviews of our records had been normally good if not even very good. I think the most people especially liked that we aren't just playing the typical Metalcore and/or Deathcore standards, no, we're doing our very own thing (at least as much this is possible in the relatively mated genres of Metal and Hardcore music). One bad review I've read, and the writer of that review was rushing about us because he thought that our music would be too 'obtuse' and too 'unimaginative'... But okay, reviews are always subjective and so I also accept this written opinion as an okay one. Everyone has his or her own perception of music and at the end of the day I think that's the best way to deal with it anyhow anyway. Hm, a really particular audience we do not have. We've played together with Metal, as well as with typical Hardcore and Metalcore bands and the reactions had always been totally different. We've played, for example, one gig just for a through-and-through Beatdown Hardcore audience and this guys simply can't deal with our music. But as we played an Open Air a very alike audience was totally going nuts on us and our music. So I think a lot of things do matter, the day, the other bands, the position you own on the band billing of the concert, the general mood, the form of you as a band on this day, etc. pp. There had been some offers from labels, but it all didn't come to happen. But we do see this very relaxed, because to have a deal with a label today really isn't anymore 'the one thing to have' (due to MP3 downloads and stuff like this). It's really more important to get the chance to play good gigs, gigs where you have some poper technical support, a fair and good and ambitious organizer, and gigs where nobody expects that you are just playing for some lousy beer crate...
06.) You are playing today a very unique and stand-alone style of music. Yeahr, I also think that you have to name it Deathcore, but you really aren't on the same boring and overcrowded page as the typical trendy bands that are playing under that banner. So I've got aware of influences of SUFFOCATION to DYING FETUS to WARPATH. What are you thinking about it?!? What had been your influneces (and are it maybe still today) when you started the band (because you've sounded pretty different from now back then), and what are your influences today?!? Ah, by the way, can you live with being described as Deathcore and what are your thoughts on this whole Metalcore and Deathcore trend that's still hot as trendy hell today?!?
Oh, with the named bands we can become friends with. In principle we are all older than 30 years and do listen to 1.000's of different bands and musical styles. But we do usually find a common intersection, yeahr, and that's what's making it all so interesting. DYING FETUS are really a strong influence, but you can't compare us with them anyhow, not at least because we probably will never reach the same high technical standard as them. But we do also like current Metalcore and Deathcore bands. But today a lot of the stuff became very uniform and fungible. A Beatdown part here, a Blastspeed part there and that's the new complete song, and that's becoming more and more boring over the time. But like the Death Metal trend during the early 1990's this will be coming to an end sooner or later... But also you shouldn't see it all too black and only negative, because with Metalcore and Deathcore young kids come in contact with heavy underground music and that's always better than listening to this bullshit manstream top 100 charts crap music.
07.) How do we hae to imagine your usual rehearsal sessions, some psychodelic noise sessions or very aimed and disciplined writing sessions of new songs?!? Ah, and who does during your rehearsal sessions?!?
Principally both described kinds of rehearsal sessions. Sometimes we are jamming and new songs are come into being on impulse, and sometimes we are working over the time of several rehearsal sessions very focussed on a new song. The songs are usually written together by us all and then we're recording them with a PC. In the final stages then the singer is doing the lyrics for the song and that's it.
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THROAT-CUT - "END OF THE LINE"
(2006) |
08.) Hm, you are all already a little bit older today and have played in several other bands before THROAT-CUT (at least some of ya). So please tell us what a rating THROAT-CUT owns in your lifes, I mean in a manner of speaking your final amusing 'band-station' before you go into the subcultural retirement or do you still have some dreams and wishes that you like to realize with THROAT-CUT?!? And how obstinate you do work with THROAT-CUT do get ahead?!? How's the rating of the band, embedded in your whole complete private lifes?!?
We have all full jobs to work hard in and we aren't making us any illusions, so that we do see the band as a through and through hobby for us. Sometimes more, sometimes less time-consuming. Because of that we don't have that pressure that we 'must' do something new all over the time, and that we have to change the member cast of the band all the time just to get some possible advance to get ahead, we don't critize each other all the time. That's the reason why the climate within the band is very enjoyable. Personally I am very happy and satisfied with this situation and I haven't really experienced this in the other bands I used to be part of. Hm, but you can't talk of subcultural retirement, 'cause we will do this as long as we still enjoy it. Okay, due to our private lifes and our jobs, which are our priorities number one, but we are realistic enough in this case. I'm just again and again totally in bewilderment if I see how young bands do have a totally wrong assessment of the scene and the financial situation. All want to play and expecting to be famous very, very soon, and that all the concert bookers are gonna start to brawl with each other just to get them on their stages. If all this bands would know that also well known bands of the underground subcultural hard and heavy music scene can't live from the money they make out of their music and that even this well-known bands usually have to pay extra, then I'm pretty sure that most of this young bands would put their instruments in the corner of their living rom. When it comes to playing concerts then, to be honest, we are all a little lazy, I mean we could surely play more gigs if we would just do more for it. So, this means: Any concert bookers who are reading this interview here, we always like to play concerts!!!
09.) When it comes to your lyrics you are also dealing with a lot of different topics and issues, from personal to political stuff, and that's damn good and it's a pity that this is in today's Metal and Core scene relatively rare. Really damn, damn strong are the lyrics to "RETALIATE", especially the accosting of "ISLAMIC REDNECKS" is a damn strong statement of one of a kind, and it's something very rare today in our time when the West is normally on the course of self-flagellation when it comes to the conflict between the West and the islamic world, instead of propagating some justified offensive criticism. Please describe us the background of the lyrics to this song, and also the message that you want to express with it.
That's intended! We just want to write about things that move and touch us, and maybe we will bring some people to the point to thinking about the things we sing about and life in general. Today's society is really getting more stupid and sillier every single day! You just have to turn on the T.V. and watch what is broadcasted in the prime time of the day.Awful and lousy! The lyrics of "RETALIATE" really deal with the conflict between the western world and islamic extremists. But I'm trying to keep an objective view on this conflict and to express this with and within the lyrics (like I've also done it with the lyrics to "TÄTERVOLK" on our EP). Normally it's always the principle of Action-and-Reaction that works. And I really don't care about what's politically correct or not! And especially when it comes to this conflict I don't think that there's a 100% right side and a 100% wrong side when it comes to owning truth and right. Sure not! And I think that's something that should be a guiding line, to keep a objective view to the things to happen, or at least to try this. I think that's the only way to find solutions! That's also the case when it comes to this never ending debate on 'integration'.
10.) And who the fuck pissed you so damn strong off that you've written such a lyrically (and musically) 'hate bolt' of a song like "BURN IN HELL"?!?
That's simple: By making negative experiences with humans that use to call themselves friends, but then throwing stones in your way every time they get the chance to do it. Guys that are backstabbing and betraying you, and make fun of you even when you used to trust them. At the end when it all comes falling down to pieces you are standing gobsmacked infront of a pile of broken ragments, just because you would never treat people like that anyhow. That's how lyrics like "BURN IN HELL" use to come to happen. Ah, by the way, to write the music of this song just took one rehearsal session. The best songs often come to happen off-the-cuff.
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| THROAT-CUT in 2006 |
11.) Tell me something about "STÖRSYNDROM", the cover ou are doing of DRECKSAU, and how much of it is THROAT-CUT and how much still DRECKSAU?!?
"STÖRSYNDROM" is originally a DRECKSAU song (once I used to sing in this band for a year). We've played the song back in that days pretty often live but he/it never made it on a record release because DRECKSAU used to split before we could do this. So that's why now with THROAT-CUT we thought about doing it by ourselves, as something like a tribute to the band and song. Some verses I added to the lyrics and of course we've done the song in our style. We got the OK to do it from my former band members from Nuremberg. By the way, they like our version of the song pretty much.
12.) Some words to the song (and especially the lyrics) of your sick song "ASPIRATION": WTF...?!?
2007 I went to the hospital because I was about getting an operation at my nose, only some 'routine stuff' but serious complications used to happen why I was breathing in my own blood and nearly suffocated because of that. They put me for seven days in an 'artificial' coma. That was an extreme and hard time and I only made it very hardly out of it alive. I was totally pumped up with medication and used to have sick hallucinations, it was like I was trapped in a world between. No horror movie or what-so-ever was able to overcome this experience. So this situation was nearly asking for becoming the lyrics to a song that would describe and speak out my experiences during this time period.
13.) You use to sing in german and english, sometimes you are also using both languages in your songs. How do you use to decide about which topic you do sing in which language?!? Is there's some masterplan behind it, or do you use to do it all impulsive?!? Hm, and are their topics that you would rather sing about in german, and other you would rather sing about in english, or is it maybe so that some topics demand one of this languages and forbid the other?!?
That decision depends on the song, what language seems to be better fitting is the one that's chosen by us for this song. We also used to have songs with german and with one english lyrics. Sometimes it depends also on the message of the specific song which language we do choose for it. In contrast to other bands we don't have or feel this 'commercial pressure' just to sing in english.
14.) The artwork of your "WAR CRIMINAL" record looks pretty professional and 'arty', and it's done by an official artist. How do you managed it that you were allowed to use it and did you have to pay for it?!?
By accident we discovered it on http://www.deviantart.com/ and thought that this artwork would perfectly fit to our lyrics. We asked the artists if we could use it and he 'gave' us his picture at no charge! He just wanted to get an CD. That was totally big luck, because we think that this artwork really perfectly represents our music and lyrics.
15.) When will there be some more new material of ya coming out finally, and what future plans do you have?!?
Currently we are writing new songs and getting our new guitar player worked into our songs, and he is already bringing a lot of new ideas to the table. In spring 2011 we want to enter the recording studio again to record some new stuff.
16.) Somethng that I like really damn much at your band and music is the fact that your music is basically free of any kinds of clichès (and that's damn good if ya ask me), free of any Metal clichès and stereotypes. No never ending and pesky guitar solo playing, no stupid Fantasy or Horror/Splatter lyrics, etc. pp., and that's just simply great, point and fact. Is this intended by you that your music is free of this clichè crap?!? What's your opinion in general to this typical Metal clichè stuff?!? And by the way, in which scene or subculture do you feel more 'at home' or the most 'at home'?!?
It just felt the right way to it that way! In our private lifes we are all listening to bands who work with this clichès. To some bands it really fits good (for example AUTOPSY and CANNBAL CORPSE), there you can't imagine anything else. But bands like DYING FETUS (despise their bandname) do sing about total different things in their music. To our music no Gore and Splatter lyrics came to our minds. My personal approach was always a quite a little bit different one. But maybe we will bedoing some Splatter stuff some day, who knows, just for the fun of it. For example I like the Hip Hop/Hardcore song on the last DOS DIAS DE SANGRE (from Goslar and friends of us) full length record very much. That song is fully packed up with clichès and especially because of that fact I think it's great;-). We're all not that big fans of guitar solos, so that was never an option for us. Real 'closed' scenes like for example in the 1980's aren't existing anymore today. That brings some positive as well as some negativ aspects with it. But anyhow, we don't feel the need to be part of any scene, and with that we are doing good.
17.) Once again back to your lyrics: From where do you get your inspirations in general?!? Going out on the streets, turning on the T.V., the internet, social environment, all the wasted lifes that are the protagonists in our modern 'consume-societies'?!? Hm, and how do you write your lyrics?!? Just a single lonely writer who decides what is done solely, or do you discuss it all?!?
Hm, daily life, social environment, society, broken friendships or relations, etc. pp. Life is just giving you so many topics today to write songs about. Normally I (the singer) write the lyrics, an talk it through with my band members. Sometimes one of them is coming with a idea and I ork it out. No hectic with it, it's all very relaxed.
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| THROAT-CUT in 2008 |
18.) When it comes to hard music Goslar always got some good and damn strong bands to offer, even it had been mostly Metal bands;-). How is the comradeship between the bands and which bands from Goslar anyone should know beside you?!?
Okay, all are doing there own thing. But any kind of 'business competition' (like it was back then in the 1990's often the case= we don't know of today. And why, I mean, what hould be the reasons for it? We do our thing and the other bands are doing their things. But okay, I don't know how the young bands from here use to do their things, 'cause to them we just have to less contact. When it comes to organizing concerts we're helping each other out where we can, no matter if it's about the backline or about playing a gig. And why not, because at the end of the day it's only about the 'golden pineapple'. We are friends for example with DOS DIAS DE SANGRE, a Hardcore/Metal band from Goslar. They are cool and know how to rock. Okay, this whole Beatdown Hardcore stuff often uses o have some tough guy background, but I know that they are having also some ironic view on this whole stuff. But they are also today some old crocks, haha;-). Beside us two of our band members also use to play in BLACKLIST LTD., a melodic Metal/Metalcore band from Goslar.
19.) Last question, then you are through and this one is also going back to your band and music exclusively, haha;-): What can we expect from you in the future, I mean, a new second guitar player and so, are you thinking about some strong musical changes or so?!? Prepare us;-)?!?
Something exact and precise I can't tell you (currently). Surely it will change for a bit because of the new guy with the guitar. But at the end of the day we will be playing our stuff without compromise, but on the other side we will try to be open for some new influences and so. But when it comes to the sound of our next release we will be making some big changes.
20.) Okay guys, that was it, you are through with it;-). A very big THANX A LOT goes out to ya (especially Marcus) for taking the time to doing this interview and putting that much effort in it. THANX A LOT!!! All the best for ya futur and we will see us pretty soon again. I think that in Goslar City this won't be disabled anyhow, haha;-). Cheers & Oi!, Andy!!!
Yeahr, also thanx a lot, we will see us soon. Latest at the fourth of Febuary of 2011 when the CRUSHING CASPERS and ISOLATED will be playing in the JUZ B6 in Goslar.
Yes, that was it, the newest interview up here with THROAT-CUT from Goslar Rock City!!! If ya're into extreme and brutal underground music the way of Death and Core then make sure that you will check them out!!! Damn good band!!! Also fuckin' sympathic and authentic guys, and make sure that you check them out, and yes, as soon as possible, and then get their releases and give them your support!!!
(http://www.myspace.com/throatcut)
On their MySpace site you have the chance to order their "WAR CRIMINAL" (2008) full length record CD directly from the band, as well as you have the chance to download their debut release, their "END OF THE LINE" (2006) CD EP in high MP3 download quality for free, just that you know about it.
Now you will get a video clip to one of my favorit songs of THROAT-CUT, a clip to their brilliant anthm "RETALITE", really just great, musically as well as lyrically, point and fact!!! I've done the video by myself, yeahr, so please don't expect something Oscar-Award-like stuff anyhow;-). Now you get the lyrics first, and then will come the video, enjoy it!!!
THROAT-CUT - "RETALIATE"
(taken from "WAR CRIMINAL", released in 2008)
Brother against brother - Blood vs. blood
Fighting against each other - I feel (the) coming fire
Hateful brutality - No time for looking back
Everything comes down - To another turning point
Islamic Rednecks - ready for attack
Their soulless truth filled with crack
Through the ashes of mutation
Warheads
We consume till death destroys the world
Blindly - They rot in hell
Leaders - The weak of the world
Hatred - Blood, money, sells
Retaliate - Blood, money, sells
Hateful brutality - No time for looking back
Everything comes down - To another turning point
Now it's time for you to say the world goodbye
Crippled, dethroned bastards - To another turning point
These soulless hordes - Tearing down humanity
Their path of truth is death - This time they think, they're on the way
Islamic Rednecks - Ready for attack
Their soulless truth filled with crack
Just kill everything around your bloody way
You will the pay the price in front of god one day
Just damned fanatic mice
Torment is your destiny
Brother against Brother - Blood vs. blood
Fighting against each other - I feel (the) coming fire
Hordes of humans in fire
Hordes of humans in fire
In fire!
And now comes the video for ya:
THROAT-CUT - "RETALIATE" (2008)
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