Albums of Purgatory interview Dead Jesus
Dead Jesus: Currently we are working on new songs for our next album which we will
hopefully be recording in late fall of 2002. We are also planning our Canadian tours for
the summer. Other than that, the usual drinking and trying to keep out of trouble with our
local law enforcement.
AoP: How would you describe the Dead Jesus sound?
DJ: Many people have tried to pinpoint us as one type of music or another. I've heard
everything from "surf metal" to "black metal" but for us, Dead Jesus
is our expression of everything around us. It is our art. But, if I had to describe our
sound I would have to say that we are "All Canadian Death Metal."
AoP: How did Dead Jesus start in 97?
DJ: The band really started around 95 by Andy and myself. We were tired of playing stuff
that had already been written so we just started playing our own riffs and melodies. We
actually had no idea where it was going until we found Calvin sleeping in a nearby
graveyard. He told us the Devil had said that he was to cut himself and "let the
blood over-take the masses" but, he needed some musicians to set the stage. This was
intriguing so we invited him over to my place and Dead Jesus as born. We had so many
drummer problems (or maybe it was problem drummers), that we didn't really start playing
until 97-98.
AoP: In 98 you were opening for bands like Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death. What was that
like and how did it go?
DJ: Cannibal was a disaster. I ended up embarrassing the fuck out of us when I broke a
string at the beginning of the set and my back-up guitar was half a step out of tune. Of
course we didn't realize this until the end of our set when Andy and I were doing some
clean melodies and it sounded like crap so ya, we looked pretty foolish. On the other
hand, the Napalm show show went very smooth even though Calvin dislocated his shoulder and
stepped on his ritual knife which went right through his left foot. Most of the screams
that night were for real.
AoP: Have you got any touring planned for the near future?
DJ: Yes, we have lots of shows lined up and we'll be bleeding all across Canada this
summer. Sorry to all you U.S. citizens, a couple Dead Jesus members have to many prison
points to be allowed across the border.
AoP: Whats your favourite Dead Jesus tracks?
Evilglen: Carnival of fetuses
AoP: What are your favourite all time songs?
Evilglen: Britney Spears
AoP: What was the first record you bought?
Evilglen: "Night Songs" by Cinderella (I know, I know, but, I was a child of the
80's)
AoP: What would be your dream band line-up?
DJ: Personally I would put the talents of Mozart and Beethoven into the band, Nick Barker
on drums, Steve Harris on bass, Dani Filth and Lee Aaron doing vocals, Peter Lindgren and
Kerry King on guitars with a whole host of classical orchestrators. And of course they
would all be Britney Spears clones.
AoP: What do you think of the position of metal and music in general today?
AoP: Do you have any funny stories about the band you're willing to share with us?
DJ: So much shit happens to this band we cuoldn't even begin to describe. Lately: Ryan
fell off stage at a show, Travis got attacked by a naked fat girl, Calvin set himself on
fire, and I broke my hand punching a mannequin. The list goes on.
AoP: And finally, what do you see in the future for Dead Jesus?