Goblin Warhead rehearsal shit.

Even though we've only been around for a month and a week, more or less.
We tried recording this week's rehearsal using Miguel's laptop since I was forced to return the tape recorder I borrowed a tad bit earlier than expected. So after recording the rehearsal Miguel edited it out and saved it from the huge amount of dirt, noise and feedback on it by mixing the hell out of it. when we first heard it the bass and cymbals was the only thing you could hear, that guy is awesome at balancing stuff out.

This at the moment are the only song's on our constantly expanding setlist. We were so fucking surprised it only clocks in at around 12 minutes and for some strange reason, we played the covers too damn fast hahaha. Goblin Warhead is trying to get a full 45 minute setlist down before the end of the year.

The new songs we're working on have amebix and hellhammer touches on them.

http://soundcloud.com/goblinwarhead/sets/demo

I'll file this one on the shameless self promotion tag. lol

Jacob - Guitars/Vocals
Miguel - Drums/Vocals
Carlos - Bass/Vocals

p.s.
The wimpy high pitched screams on the recordings are mine :P

The Return of ANK

www.paganfire13.proboards.com

It'll be the greatest honor to play a show with my most favorite local metal band ever, Paganfire.
Without them there wouldn't be no WTI zine, no Goblin Warhead, no nothin.
This'll be the highlight of the year for me for obvious reasons.

p.s.
Slaughter Messiah a one man black metal project from Bicol, the guy also runs Anura Recs, so you better watch that shit as it really is indefinite when or if he'll ever come back this part of town again.

p.p.s.

This is also a Toxic Charge gig btw, forgot to put in the logo.

Paganfire Interview Part 2.

/truth.

None of these so called “Filipino Metal “bands can hold a candle to the amount of hard work, time and dedication Paganfire has put into every aspect of their band.


 Out of necessity and as a direct backlash of being part of a stagnant local scene they despised for being comprised more or less of wimps and poseurs they broke away with a couple of like minded individuals and decided to set up their own shows and practice total DIY punk attitude, Releasing tape recorded rehearsal demo’s and doing it the old school way by circulating paper-flyers through contacts and fanzines, hell their name is known as far as Macedonia and Africa that It’s so surprising to me how local people don’t know or don’t wanna know about them.  IMO They single handedly represent authentic Tagalog Thrash Metal and have put Philippines on the map raising the flag of hate by spreading the madness overseas while on the other hand Cult of personalities who have absolutely done nothing in the past few years but still get a lot of praise in the mediocre metal scene over here seem to talk shit about their militant point of views every chance they get and the sheep’s believe em and think of em as the real deal, by doing so them fuckers have successfully lowered the standards,quality and watered down everything this sub-culture is about. I find it extremely amusing that these celebs bitch about something that in one way or another was spawned due to their ignorance and fukkin falseness.

But enough about them faggot suck ups, shit is AIDS and Cancer. This is why I’ve grown to fukkin hate half of the metal gigs bills that I see, I used to like everybody but now I’m forced to turn to such an asshole.  I prefer going to punk and even *gasp* Hipster ones than to be subjected to shite shite shite shite dishonest music. 


I hope my blackened rocking crust punk band G.W. can play more meaningful punk shows than routine metal ones in the hopefully near future.

As I was saying, PF have released so much stuff on different formats that it’s challenging to keep up or hunt for past releases, just this year alone they self released a promo tape of new songs, Paganfire/Moder Split on Terror Blast, Long Live Metal LP on Emanes Records, Thrash Metal Superstar’s 3 Way split w/ Abigail and Black Sister a t-shirt on Funeral Moon Clothing, a patch on Hungarian distro Neverheard and a local version of it on Anura Recs + some more stuff that I probably missed.

It’s been three years since  the last metallic inquisition that Nonoy and I did and that’s when I learned of his interesting point of view about the local metal scene with their misguided angst and mainstream consumerist ideals hidden under the guise of “underground”  or “D.I.Y.” which I have come to disappointingly see is real for myself.

I tagged along with Paganfire and Karimlan on their recent Bicol 3 Day Tour thing and will publish a Tour Diary-esque half-sized A4 thing limited only to very few copies for the people that was there. I’ve decided to publish this interview on the second issue of my zine as well because it would be such a waste if the people who read it already know everything about PF. So without further fucking around, here’s a short one:

Paganfire Interview v.2

I’ve gotta get this question out of the way first. While on the PF & Karimlan Tour I learned from Sir Jay that the band was formerly called Age of Distrust and it was formed in 1999 and not 2003 accdg To some people spreading false info. Can you tell us more in-depth information about the AoD phase? Is the name by any chance taken from the song "South Of Heaven"? What was the set list like? Is there any record of this era like Pics or live stuffs inside your forbidden chest? And lastly why did you decide to change the name to the now notorious Paganfire?  Thanks heaps for answering this as I would really like to know.

N: Carlos, I am deeply surprised by your all out enthusiasm with PAGANFIRE eh, may your brood multiply!! To address your queries, here we fucking go,yes it is correct AGE OF DISTRUST was the name of the pre-Paganfire quartet, obviously taken from the Slayer song you have mentioned, it was indeed 1999 when we started thrashing about, the set list consists mainly of Sodom, Slayer, Kreator and Exodus covers, we never had the chance to do originals because when we planned to do it, the other members of this time decided to or were asked to leave, The people involved were Jay, Krist and Jerald of Indivinity, then later on when Krist left, Dennis of Himera and some other black metal bands came into the fold and did bass/vocals, I have no pics or other documentation of this era except for some rehearsals on tape, but they are all covers and shitty, but still proof of this era’s existence, I hope someday some people will come up to me with the pics, hahaha and I will trade a copy of the rehearsal hahaha the name PAGANFIRE was from the mind of Dennis, he was responsible for that, but later on we decided to keep it and the rest is obviously history.  

 

Hails sir Nonoy! how are you guys holding up?!

Thanks for agreeing to do this for the second time! its has been almost three years since our last interview how did you feel the last one went? Haha

N: No Carlos, thanks goes out to you, for doing this again!! Is it already 3 years? Fuck, how fast time flies, the last one was a bit OK, although I find the way you posted/did the layout pretty rushed and chaotic, some Q and A’s went missing, not bad for a first time though, there’s a lot of room for improvement, and I think you should also be asked, how did you find my replies?? (Your replies were mind-altering, it changed my ideology and how I look at bands completely! – Carlos)

So when in your mind did you think of arranging this 3 day trip/tour to your province and how did you go on planning it? How'd you get in contact w/ Anura Recs?What thoughts went into choosing a black metal band,Karimlan as the co-headliner for the show?

N: I have always dreamed of bringing the band over for some shows at my hometown practically since I got involved in a band!! When I was in my teens, the planning was relatively easy, I had an almost perfect scenario in my mind, but so much for that as the fucking weather was not on our side, but then again, true metal never bends!! And we shall return to give ‘em Albayanos more true fucking metal! Kharl/Anura Recs has been in touch with me since 2004  and we have talked about the Legazpi gig as early as 2009, I have no problems with him as he has proven himself to be true to his word and a true ANK comrade, and that’s what fucking counts most, only faggots mince their own words! As for Karimlan, I have never thought of them as co-headliner or support band, we dragged them into this mess as ANK brothers, no more, no less, all feedbacks both good and bad should be shared by both bands, no one is bigger than the other, the whole experience was something I will never forget ,and I am glad you came along also, it is a landmark in ANK and Albay’s metal history, all those that will come to Albay’s shores next will turn white in comparison!

Did it all go as planned and did the tour meet your expectations?What was the highlight of the trip for you? fucking awesome food for me.Do you plan on doing more out of town shows outside your comfort zones in the near future?

and will I be invited to any more of them or are you guys sick of my silly juvenile shit? Haha

N: As mentioned, the fucking rains on the first day of our arrival was terrible, I planned for us to visit some natural springs and some parks and bars, but alas, then again the whole day we spent drinking beer and eating bicolano dishes under the shade of  the hut was worth the trip !! I pity those who weren’t there! With the fact that all went smooth and the gig was enjoyed by true metal brethren is a success in itself, the highlight of course is  that we, true ANK brethren went all the way to Albay, to drink beers,  to meet other metalheads and to play and spread our metal to them. I do not plan of going anywhere else, what I plan is to bring us all back to Albay, Bicolust 2012 must commence!! You should be with us when this happens, and you must bring more clothes you silly knucklehead! No I am not sick of your Silly Juvenile shit, strange as it may sound I enjoy it, hahaha next time Carlos we’ll visit the cemetery of suicides and let’s see if you can do your authentic Chilean poses there!!

Since we have covered all those usual boring interview questions last intie Lets move on to current much more awesome events that have unfolded since! 

First off Lets debunk the guessing and reach an officialnumber. How many cases of beer did the PF/Karimlan early morning drinking session on Day 1 amount to by your count?

N: Wow that’s a hard one, it’s been a few months since this happened, if memory serves me right, it will be close to 20 bottles of San Miguel Beer Grande, how about your count?? I was too busy enjoying and laughing my brain out, so I never did a count, and aside from that the overflowing food and the spice it brings still haunts me!! hahaha 

Tell us about the crazy Infernal Curse leg and how it came to existence.Did the attendance rate meet/exceed your expectations? Will IC be returning to Filipino Shores anytime soon?

N: It all started when I wrote a letter to the crazy bastard Eric/Nocturnal, I was oblivious that they were planning a SEA tour, thus the Manila Leg was fucking made, The details need not be discussed here, all is fucking fair in motherfucking war anyway, let’s just say that if weren’t for the trust and cooperation of all the bands and the other co-producers involved, this brouhaha of an event would have never happened, it was history we made and we are proud of it, kudos goes to all involved!! The attendance went wildly beyond my expectations, it was true chaos, fuck that, and too stressful!! It is not important if IC will be back, only time will tell what will happen then!!

Atomgevitter toured SEA last month and we drank alot and I made a fool of myself fuck! How did Roddy get in touch with you to arrange the show and fitted PF on the bill? He also got PF on the three way split "Thrash Metal Superstars" w/ Abigail and Black Sister how'd that  happen and what's the full details on the release?(copies pressed,formats,availability,etc.etc.)

N: Roddy and I began exchanging letters some years back, we contacted each other via snail mail, I had no hand on the ATOMGEVITTER show, I just contacted the organizers and asked them if we can be on the line up as we are friends with Roddy and I told them too that we were in a 3 way split with Roddy’s other band Black Sister and the rest as they always say is fucking history, that 3 way split is released by Roddy on 100 red pro tapes with Xeroxed covers on his label Problem? Records, the pro CDR version is put out by Neverheard Distro, Hungary by our comrade Kager, as far as I know both formats are long sold out, maybe because of Abigail hahahaha

The 2010 Promo! IT RULES! It was very much unlike Paganfire  to release stuff on something like downloadable mp3's. who came up with the idea and why go w/ it? But you guys released it officially on tape, thank you for my copy. How many have you circulated so farand how was it received locally and overseas? What can you tell us about the three new songs on the promo? Durugin at kayoy sumpain is such an awesome anthem!!!!!! 

N: Vro came up with the idea, I got surprised like you when I saw it hahaha, as we speak I told Vro to delete the DL link, besides no one is expressing anything about it anyway, it went unnoticed argh! So fucking what!! I made  200 copies of that promo tape, and is spread to loyal and valuable contacts, those who have it must fucking play it loud! I am still waiting for some reviews of it and still will be sending out some more copies, all who heard it think it is good, some shit on the cover tracks, some puke on the sound, but then again, should I care?? I’ll just keep on dubbing copies of it as long as there are worthy people to review or have it! The 3 songs on that promo will be all featured on our upcoming album if and when we finish it, beware! I can say that the songs are nothing like we have ever done before, and all metal to the core, no sugar coated trendy shit!! Yes, I hope in the next live shows some of you maniacs will have the guts to sing along to this anthem you speak of!! 

You guys also played 2 new songs as instrumentals at a past gig but later on the Atomgevitter/Family man show

it had vocals in it, it was classic paganfire. do you guys have names for the new songs yet? how did the riffs and lyrics come to you guys?

N: The songs you mentioned have only working titles yet, thus it is not merited to be mentioned yet, only Alvaro will decide on how they will be called, and he also takes killer care of the vocal arrangements/patterns in case you are wondering, and in those song’s cases, the music came first before the lyrics and titles. The riffs come to me as naturally as they can be, no forced shit nor schooled riffing exists in my world.

There's also the patches on two different labels( I prefer the anura recs one) and a shirt on funeralmoon.there's alot of new stuff to cover about PF these past 2 years, Why is it that you have been so active and productive recently?its crazy!

N: Why not Carlos? What is a supposed D.I.Y. underground metal band like us supposed to be?? The merchandise you mentioned are all killer!! You  missed out on the 3^rd patch, the white one put out by Neverheard Hungary, hahaha there is no other way in the true underground, this is not a place for lazy bastard motherfuckers who are afraid to work their asses off.

I guess that brings us up to the date sir noy! unless I missed something new, if so just refresh our infekted minds! hahaha.

N: The PAGANFIRE/MODER split tape and the 12” comp on Emanes, France is what you missed out, but then again I know before you drafted this interview there were no news yet on them, so now, all interested parties can hunt this pieces of metal malignancy down!!contact the labels, support the true underground!! Everyone be warned, we are working on our possible debut album and it will once again kick the ass of this so called scene here in Manila, fuck you!! BOYCOTT THE DAVAO RIP-OFF SCENE!! NEVER SUPPORT THEM!!

Thanks again for the repeat opportunity with this 2nd interview. huge fanatic of Paganfire and will always fucking be. Will continue to follow you guys around like a creepy motherfucker. hahahaha.. 

N: You know where to find us. So I guess you won’t get tired of following us around, hahaha I am proud of your interest and for being a self confessed fan, just play our stuff loud and always support the true underground, stay away from pretending cockstar shitheads who in the end, have nothing to say and prove!!  Walk your own path Carlos and those who will not tread with you will be trampled!!!  Now I have preached, fuck, where’s my beer????

Tuloy ang laban at walang atrasan! yan ang sigaw nang apoy ng kamunduhan

N: TAYO ANG LUPON NG APOY NG KAMUNDUHAN!!!

Contact: PAGANFIRE

NONOY PADREJUAN

#60 NARIG ST., VETERAN’S VILLAGE, PROJECT 7, 1105, QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES

Email: paganfire13@yahoo.com

Goblin Warhead's 1st metal show.

Been a while since the last update, been really busy these days. I haven't been working on the second issue of the zine as much as I would like to because of long practice sessions on the bass(since I don't know how to play it yet) and drunken rehearsals with my three piece rocking metal punk band "Goblin Warhead". 

We'll be playing in Cavite on Oct. 22 with a few of my favorite local thrash metal bands so personally this'll be the coolest thing ever.

If everything goes as planned, we'll have a few copies of our rehearsal demo at this gig so just approach me.

Ohmsapien demo 2011

Man, these guys just came out of nowhere and impressed the fuck out of me a few months back when I went to a show that had a few local favorites of mine playing.

Ohmsapien is from a province called Aurora pretty far from where I live, they started off in 2005 when the members were still in high school covering Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, classic heavy metal stuff like that I was told. This particular demo on cd-r, their first release was put out in July at a gig I attended and has 4 tracks, 3 of which are live rehearsals.

The first three cuts are rough D.I.Y. home recordings of raw speed thrashing fused with heavy metal. Imagine the vibe of bay area goodness reminiscent of the 80's glory days then throw it together with a great melodic sense of true heavy metal grooving and dual guitar harmonies like what you hear in Maiden and Witch, two influences fused together make a whole unique sound on their own, that's more or less what you get from Ohmsapien.

 To the people who never had the ear for raw and unpolished metal it might put them off but I seriously doubt the more than competent songwriting won't shine and pierce through the less than stellar production quality(Don't worry all the instruments are still audible some less than others). Judging by the live tracks these guys are well rehearsed, tight and mature musicians for their young age. Track # 4 on the demo is also a recording of  an earlier live one which I think they mixed at home also.

 "I Swallow Lightnin" is a song about a superlightning-charged,invincible, bounty hunter conquering realities and dimensions killing everything in its path, it has the catchiest infectious, melodic chorus that I couldn't stop whistling for days. What separates this band from other thrashers is that they have no impulse to be faster than anybody else and prefer the feel, heavyness and vibe of thrash metal than the speed and brutality of it and for forging their own path rather than do what everybody else does around these parts and play some kind of diluted slayer rip off,I admire them.

http://www.myspace.com/ohmsapien

Taste of things to come on the 2nd issue of WTI: Rabies interview

(l to r: Rugene,Vic,Jervish,Lex)

If you thrashers have been living under a hermits rock in opposition to the new wave of generic thrash for the past few years or so, living in your own 1986 time bubble, worshipping the extremes of great classic stuff released on that era, you probably haven’t heard of Rabies and you probably will appreciate their music and how they don't follow any retro-thrash trends and repetitive bay area wanking. they are a fairly new thrash/death thrash band from Laguna. 


Being active in the live circuit I have seen them numerous times and even get drunk on the native Lambanog these guys bring to the shows, they released their first demo a few years ago with a catchy name “Radiation Devastation” I felt the demo didn't really do justice to their live crushing sound but just last month (July) they unleashed upon the metal masses a new E.P. of relentless metal havoc on cd-r at a local release show with comrades from Ohmsapien(interview on the works) also with an unveiling of their first demo, both material will surely melt the faces of the false. 

 Read on as We the infected interrogates Victilator(drums)and Jervish.(Axe/Vox) support these maniacs bent on apocalypse or suffer consequences far worse than certain death. You have been warned.

1.Greetings Jervish & Vic! What are you listening too at the moment? hehehe.

Can you please tell us the history of the band and how 

you guys all met and got together? 

Introduce yourselves to the future-fuckers reading this dirty rag!

(Vic blasting away on Cellulust Prods. 2nd anniversary,cavite city)

Vic: do we need to introduce ourselves?? Hehe!! First I want to thank you for giving Rabies a space on your poser crushing zine, we are Rabies a young thrash metal band from San Pablo, Laguna doing some 80’s thrash rabies metal, lately I’ve been listening to angelcorpse, hammer of gods, aura noir – black thrash attack, witchchrist – beheaded, ouroborus, some 80’s punk/thrash and some Rush albums Moving Pictures/Signals(Rush Rules! –pao) etc..well the band started summer of 2009, were all in the cafeteria(tambayan)the 2^nd floor of it is a band rehearsal space, Jervish(guitar/vox) a pathogen sessionist, has also an addiction to oldschool thrash/heavy metal just like me, I ask him about forming  a band, he agreed, that time(until now) I miss my band effluvium/negatron, we ask gelo of the mighty Infestor to join for the 2^nd guitar and rugene on bass, few months later we recorded radiation devastation demo, and soon after jelo quit the band for some reasons, then he was replaced by lex who was jervish bandmate during high school, and now we had recently released Apocalypse Agenda with lex on guitar.

(Jervish & crowd at the Rabies/Ohmsapien E.P. / Demo Release party)

Jervish: first of all thanks for wasting your time interviewing us, we are rabies from san Pablo,laguna playing in your face old school thrash attack.I’m currently listening to some watchtower, coroner thin lizzy and assassin(ger)but my ears into up dharma down and supercell while answering this interview.

2.Hey Jervish thanks again for the demo copy you gave me years back(kalamoganunnakatagal eh hehehe)

How was the bands first demo, Radiation Devastation received locally and overseas?

What's the story behind the first release?

(1st release in question)

Jervish:The 1^st demo contains 3 original and 1 cover song, locally some songs got included in some compilations from Dethrone Records and Lifespan Records, overseas the label Skullfucking Metal Records(canada) release it on cd-r format.

Vic: radiation devastation demo was recorded few months after were formed. Honestly I’m not satisfied about the outcome(production wise) the sound engineer is so stupid and we will never record there again, radiation devastation received multiple awards locally and abroad, it won grand prize in metropop and teen’s choice awards hehehehe!!! the feedback? So far, so good, so what??

(Rugene Marcial on bass shot at the time of the 1st rabies era/line up)

3.Rabies has a new E.P. out, Apocalypse Agenda.

 Can you tell us about it?

what went into its creation and were 

you satisfied with the end result?

Who got in touch w/ whom in regards

 to the Hellhouse666 tape release?

How was it received so far?

Vic: Apocalypse Agenda is our latest offering, it contains 5 songs, it was recorded in less than 5 hours I think, so I was very happy, Dondi of Brimstone in Fire is very easy to work with and such a cool guy we will definitely record there again. About hellhouse666? Ask jervish about it.

Jervish: The E.P. was recorded on November 2010 at Noiseworkz Studio, the studio has a nice atmosphere so the recording went well and D.B.(brimstone and fire) treated us with some booze after the recording sessions, so we went home very drunk, about the hellhouse666 release, I got to know that label because of the negatron release, so I decided to contact them, luckily they responded and deal was made, unfortunately the label is still not sending us some copies they promise, he said he will send us 2 months after the release so were still waiting, but , I really trust those guys, so hopefully by September we will received those copies.

(Lex Garcia on geehtahrs)

4.How'd you guys first get interested in music?

Jervish: I got interested in music during my elementary days, rage against the machine was very popular back then and my older cousins always play it in their stereo I remember banging my head by some of their tracks, and completely blown away by the guitar playing,but its during my highschool days when I decided to play the guitar, I remember during my sophomore year I saw those pathogen guys rehearsing, after that my life changed and the rest was history. 

Vic: My older brother used to listen to, you know the usual suspects metallica, megadeth, slayer etc. so I was exposed and really got affected since I was a kid and then the rest was history..

5.It must've been hard writing all these songs when a litre of

authenticLambanog is just a sari sari store away he hehe.

How do you guys go through the song writing process?

Can you Walk us through how a typical rehersal for you guys goes?

Jervish: As much as possible we try to rehears once every week, I always comes first at the rehearsal studio vic is the usual second placer and the third and last place is always a tight race between lex and rugene(haha!!) I’ll present some riffs to vic and he will try to insert some drumlines and the other members will try to add some extra ideas or riffs until the song is completed.

Vic: the usual way, jervish comes with a riff and lyrics, I have input in arranging and transitions, all 4 of us works during rehearsals giving their thoughts/comments, still a team effort. No one man is behind it.

(Earliest Rabies Line up, saving Philippines from trendy shite)

6.What's the ideology,objective and main driving force behind Rabies?

what are you trying to achieve musically?

Jervish: we will save Philippines from deathcore, screamo, coverbands, brutal death and nu metal gay shit and any forms of trendy unintelligent music!!that I think is our objective.

( do not entry or you will be burned and died! -pao)

Vic: we all love (aggressive/loud) thrash metal music, that I think is the diving force for rabies and to give justice to oldschool thrash, we formed to achieve nothing, we just want to give everyone what thrash metal is all about, just enjoying every moment when we play and have fun..

7.I saw pictures of you guys going up the mountains, looks like fun. 

What do you guys do over there?

Jervish:The mountain is mt. banahaw which is some kilometers away form san Pablo, every (un)holy week people gather to that mountain to repent for their sins, but were different we come to that mountain to get drunk and wasted, basically its just 3 days and 2 nights of blasphemy in banahaw.

Vic: we go there every year just for fun, and visit Erwin’s (pathogen)relatives. He is a mountain goat sodomizer.

8.Lets talk influences wether metal or non metal. 

where do the band, as a whole draw their influences from? 

how about personally as an individual? D'ya Like any new bands?

How would you best describe the sound of your band to someone who has never heard your music? 

Vic: as band we draw inspirations from 80’s thrash/punk and some death metal, history, war movies etc.. as for myself oldschool metal/punk in general, non-metal it woul be lambanog, pussy, everyday struggles, and to someone who has never heard of our music, I would say Fuck off and die asshole!!

Jervish: I’m not limiting my ears to metal music, I’m open to any forms of music as long as it is has this creative and intelligent songwriting and passes my ears criteria, new bands?? I like toxic holocaust, municipal waste, violator and all these new wave of thrash metal bands, non-metal influences will always be porn, video games, anime, random documentaries, war films and etc..

9.Are you counting on SaayaIrie to do AV's when she becomes 18?

thanks for that fucking awesome link btw! Your Top 5 JAV IDOLS?

 

I don’t wanna fucking wait she should do some AV’s right now even she’s underaged. As for the top 5, damm it’s a pretty hard question this list is partial and always changing but here are my current top 5

5. hatsune minori

4. aino kishi

3. cocomi sakura

2. rio

1. asami yuma

10.How does this musically incestious relationship w/ Pathogen and Infestor affect you guys?

Do one bands sound unintentionally find its way to another?

Vic: in some way I guess, I play drums for pathogen and rabies sometimes I do session for infestor, and also play drums for boxwagon as a drummer, I want to make my style different from each band so it challenges me as a musician.

11.My first encounter with a Mesopotamian Demon was when 

Pazuzu possessed Regan in The Exorcist,such an awesome film.

What's the song Mesopotamian Demon about and what lyrical themes do you tackle?

Jervish: that song is about the gulf war that happen during the early 90’s in the middle east, I was watching this documentary and I decided to write a song about that, lyrical themes its all about wars and the stupid humanity, but I will try to write a ballad for the next release(hahaha!!)

12.Why'd you guys decide to cover the effluvium/negatron song Chernobyl?

(old rabies pic w/ a 16yo. me in attendance)

Vic: as I said earlier, I miss my old band..

Jervish: effluvium/negatron is still one of favorite local bands, and it is also one of the reasons I’m playing thrash metal, vic(drums) is the one who suggested to cover that song and I think that songs fits on the demo so we decided to record that, and it is one of our favorite live songs because the crowd always goes nuts when we play it

13.Theres seems to be a local group of people focused on NSBM that has been getting some attention recently, what 

is the band's stand on Nazism and hate breeding like this?

Jervish: its ok to me as long as they are not taking it to extremes like killing someone they think inferior to them, as long as its for the sake of music and not for some hypocrite propaganda or just a flavor of the month.

Vic: I’d rather not comment on this one, I just hope that band to last long enough.

14.Most local gigs happen in the Quezon City/Manila area and you guys live a good distance away..

Does this affect the band in anyway? anything good stuff happening in Laguna, music wise?

Vic: yes it helps us in some way or another, It keeps us away from manila mainstream metal bands and some stupid assholes also think that we are an elite type of band hahaha!! And another thing is that some people will recognize us as a metal band that came from a place where metal doesn’t exist so it makes us very proud, no more good stuff here, we only have lambanog, pathogen, rabies, infestor, boxwagon and morkhgrat.

Jervish: If there’s a good thing happening here in laguna maybe we don’t need to  play in manila anymore, but honestly nothings happening here musically no metal or any underground gigs only this shit battle of the bands where playing metal is prohibited and this showbands who cover songs for the rest of their life always win.

15.Speaking of Local gigs, What do you think of the Filipino u/g scene in general? 

If you could change things about it what would it be?

Vic: I think the underground scene is still the same, more rockstars are coming but theres a few who remain true to the underground, the others wants to be famous and only play for their circus of stars(production) hahahaha!!

Jervish: I think its getting stronger many new bands including us just starts popping but the problem is their not into releasing/composing songs, they are happy by just doing covers, but as katon of hirax said “the ones that last are the few and the proud” its all about being true to the underground and not just a trendy loser only the true and dedicated will survive.

16.Whats the most fucked up thing to happen to you guys ever at gigs?

Jervish: during gigs nothing, but when going home or going to the venue I’ll tell you that’s when a lot of fucked up things happen, I remember when I was doing session with pathogen, desecravity(japan) is playing here and pathogen is opening for them, going home there was a typhoon and its raining like hell and the bus needs to stop because of the flood and I’m drunk and vomiting all over the bus. Another is the gig at dayo bar I think somewhere in quezon city, this ancient warlord guys got on a commotion with the security guard and the guard starts calling the police, and its just a nerve-wrecking experience to see a lot of police taking over the bar.

Vic: there’s a lot of weird things happen especially with my band pathogen and effluvium/negatron, there’s this gig in Marikina when Demisor(grindcore) came here, negatron wasn’t able to play because the organizer let the other band play in between sets, so we just decided to just watch the gig, most of the bands were crusties, but we still enjoy that gig, there’s also this gig in lucena that we hitch hike back home, I tell you there’s a lot and will all remains in our memory forever.

17.You guys have really awesomely improved so much over the short amount of time that has passed, fucking awesome.(seriously..)

What's next for Rabies?

Vic: do you think we improved?hehe! now we are composing some new songs, our bassist is now missing in action but we got one doing some session, rabies will continue no matter what.

Jervish: our bass player got abducted by aliens maybe he will be a test subject for some extraterrestrial experiments, but we already got a new session player and it’s a secret who was that guy(hehe!)( I can guess on who it will be! -carlos), were still writing some songs for the next release, plans are still plans hopefully all plans came to reality.

I guess that is all! fuck! Thanks for taking some time out of your sched and answering these stupid questions

man. 

The last words are yours to abuse! 

Vic: You’re welcum, I enjoy answering yor shits man, to all readers and comrades keep thrashing till death!!

Jervish: thanks for all the thrashing support!! The new E.P. Apocalypse Agenda is out just contact us, if you want the cassette tape format contact the hellhouse666 productions!!bands(for splits),zines,label(for release) don’t hesitate to drop us a line.

jervish456@yahoo.com

Top 5 Dream jobs

Do you remember the early 00's romanticomedrama film High Fidelity about a guy that owned a record store played by John Cusack about his past and current relationships? He had the two most awesome employees. Jack Black of Tenacious D fame as rude as fuck elitistic snob Barry and Todd Louiso who plays indie awkward geeky guy Dick, he also plays a similar character obsessed with Jazz on Jerry Maguire. High Fidelity is an awesome american film adaptation of a cool Nick Hornby novel of the same name..

 I watched the movie again for the 15000000 time and realized unlike Rob I didn't have a list of top 5 dream jobs ( If time and money were no object) so I got my marker and piece of paper and started writing shit that first made its way into mind. 

Whats your top 5 dream jobs? Excuse the sloppy writing, i did it in 1 take.