Albums of Purgatory interview Gorerotted's Mr. Gore

Albums of Purgatory: Firstly, what are you up to right now?

Mr Gore: well,at this moment in time I'm having a very cold, ice cold Heineken and I'm enjoying a packet of chocolate hob nobs, Goreskin has gone to have anti-hair transplants, Rotten Pants at this moment in time is about to have yet another terrible tattoo, pecuriusly placed on his left leg, upper thigh you understand. Fluffy is watching a very addictive episode of Dads Army, Rushy has gone to work as a life guard and Wilson is auditioning for a part in the new Jurassic park movie as himself . Oh I almost forgot we are on tour with Nile in October and we are recording a new album in there to, and a racket split CD with a load of noisy bands, that all begin with  G. if thet helps you out fella, ask Fluffy for more details, innit robin pants,,,

AoP: How would you describe the Gorerotted sound?

Mr Gore: imagine a block of flats with 23 floors, with railings running from the top to the bottom and you are at the top with an economy socket set and then you accidentally on purpose drop it over the edge, that will give you a fair idea of our sound. We have also got two singers and a Wilson.


AoP: How did you get involved with the band?

Mr Gore: don't know,  I guess I'm just a sucker for a hard luck story and I never did like that library job, it was too quite.


AoP: Can you remember your first gig (how did it go)?

Mr Gore: yeah I think everybody remembers that one, it was my 25 birthday, I got lift in a police van that night, they found me at 3.15 in the morning, standing in a lake with a stick fishing. I didn,t catch anything though, but the kind fella,s escorted me to the police station,were they quizzed me on other incidents, I told them that it wasn't my brick that landed in someone's front room. I left at 4,15 without a cup of tea or a lift home.

AoP: What sort of reaction have you been getting from fans and press for Mutilated in Minutes?

Mr Gore: they like it and I like it to and so does my friend bob he likes it. Some fella from kerrang liked it and so did nuclear blast they liked it too, well its not a racket is it and quite a lot of ladies like it too.

AoP: What are your favourite Gorerotted tracks?

Mr Gore: mine is 'Hacksore', although I do like 'Mutilated In Minutes', and 'Gagged Shagged Body-Bagged', I think that it is funny even now.

AoP: What are your favourite all time songs or albums?

Mr Gore: I  like a bit of every thing except the following.. Grindcore , Hardcore, Nu metal, Cliff Richard, Steps songs and Gareth Gates, oh and Will Young, popstars and everything in the world to do with that, oh and I don't like black metal it's to noisy and tecno music because it sounds like door bells. I don't mind death metal as long as it's not to much of a racket, I like Nuclear Assault, Guns and Roses, Elvis Presley and a bit of Neil Diamond now and again. Oh and I do like Bad News. Rushy likes all the racket bands, he loves a noise that fella. Goreskin loves punk, he's got loads of crap tapes, Robin Pants likes pig farm or somebody, Fluffy likes nothing and Wilson likes the Proclamer's as they're Scottish like him.

AoP: What was the first record you bought?

Mr Gore: the first record that I bought was Survivor - 'Eye Of The Tiger' and to this day it is the only single that has a plastic sleeve, I'm very proud of it.

AoP: What would be your dream band line-up?

Mr Gore: all of Macabre and me. Foreskin would say Rose Tattoo because he's a dead ringer for Angry Anderson. Every body else will say Bad News and themselves.

AoP: What do you think of the position of metal and music in general today?

Mr Gore: well its not bad, it could be worst fella, I mean there is no more Magnum is there and ZZ Top have copped a deafen and I think we should count our lucky stars Jason Donovan never went thrash, although if he every did Rushy would buy it. He does like a racket band that fella.

AoP: Which other bands in the scene really stand out for you at the moment?

Mr Gore: none they're all to noisy

AoP: Do you have any funny stories about the band you can share with us?

Mr Gore: there are just so many to even start telling them.

AoP: and finally, what do you see in the future for Gorerotted?

Mr Gore: who know,we have a Wilson in our band now and he's Scottish. see you soon....