Their new album is called ‘Evisceration Plague’. And they are still one of the most brutal bands on the Planet!

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
In Nurnberg.

YOUВґRE IN THE NIGHT LINER OBVIOUSLY. WHAT DO YOU SEE INSIDE? MAKE A DESCRIPTION.
There's a table and a TV. And a couple of bongs. Not really much going on when it comes to busses. They're usually about the same.

HOW HAS THE TOUR BEEN SO FAR?
We're having a good time. We gather big crowds. We're on the bus with Diablo from Finland. They are very cool dudes.

THE IDEA TO HAVE YOU ON THE RADIO TODAY IS YOUR UPCOMING ALBUM ‘EVISCERATION PLAGUE’. IN MY OPINION IT IS PROBABLY THE BEST YOU'VE EVER DONE. AND THAT'S NOT JUST BEING POLITE, THAT'S NOT IN THE CANIBAL CORPSE STYLE. BUT YOU PERSONALLY, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
I'm very happy with it. The rest of the band are also very happy with it. We have been waiting to see how it's gonna do for the first weeks it has been out. The crowds seem to react really well. The title track seems to go over pretty well. It comes out very heavy. We have been playing only a couple of new songs because we don't really have a lot of time, since we're just opening for Children of Bodom. Kids seem to know the songs already, so they've got the album.

TELL US THE NAMES OF THESE NEW SONGS.
We play the title track, ‘Evisceration Plague’, and ‘Priests of Sodom’, the opening track.

WHAT IS THE THING THAT MAKES YOU PUSH THE STUFF BEYOND PLAYING LIVE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT BANDS DO, BUT YOU'RE A SPECIAL BAND - THE MOST EXTREME METAL BAND ON EARTH?
I don't know. When we go on stage everything clicks, it's what we do. I couldn't imagine not being on stage headbanging.

ACTUALLY ‘HAMMER SMASHED FACE’ HAS BEEN VOTED ‘THE GREATEST DEATH METAL SONG EVER’. DO YOU THINK SO?
Yeah, why not. For us personally and when we announce that song live, the crowd goes crazy and starts chanting its name. For me personally it's our most popular song for sure. And the fans voted and made it the best of all death metal songs. There are a lot of great death metal songs and bands out there. I don't want to be like "it's where it should be" - anything like that, because any other band that has been on the ballot could've won and it would've been fine with us. It is our most popular song, though. It's the one people want to see, so I wasn't surprised people voted for it.

WHAT IS THE SONG YOU WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR FROM CANNIBAL CORPSE?
The same song but the live version, not the album one. Because ether live version has me singing on it. Ha-ha...

WE HEARD SOME RUMORS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN BULGARIA BY THE END OF AUTUMN 2009, BUT I'M SURE YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS ALL MANAGERS AND BOOKING AGENCIES AND STUFF...
Well. *cough* Excuse me (a polite, fella!). We have a tour in the US that is also going up in Canada after we're done with the current one in April. In the summer we're doing Mayhem fest in the US. And Then in October we are having another tour in Europe. If we're coming to Bulgaria it will be then, but I cannot guarantee anything. They're still setting up the shows and what not, but that's when we're doing the next European tour.

A VERY STRAIGHT QUESTION - ARE YOU ONE OF THE GUYS TO BE HAPPY WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
I don't vote. I mean, yeah, it's cool, the country needed some change. But politics aren't my thing. I have my opinions, but I don't really know or care about it. Everyone in the band has different opinions. But I know change is needed. We were going to have a new president one way or the other. But now let's see what he can do.

WE JUST HAD THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY OF OUR STATION IT WAS THIS CONCERT A WEEK AGO WITH A BAND CALLED SEPULTURA, FROM BRAZIL. THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH PRETTY MUCH THE SAME STUFF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THROUGH - CHANGING THE VOCALIST AND STUFF. SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW LINEUP OF SEPULTURA AND DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO THEIR NEW ALBUM?
No, not really. I haven't listened to many of their albums. I kind of stopped following them after "Beneath the Remains".

WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?
Tourin'. We're gonna be busy pretty much all year doing tours and what not. So, that's pretty much it. We finish this tour, go home, relax and get ready for the US/Canadian tour.

rights Tangra Mega Rock

Interview ALEX WEBSTER 2007