Albums of Purgatory interview Lord Gore
Albums of Purgatory: Firstly, whats the band up to right
now?
SCSI: Writing! We're gonna start recording again in about a month or so for a series of
splits and the Repulsion tribute. 7 songs + one 15 second clip that will be used for a
local radio show in town. I would say that it's
more varied than the older stuff. It's hard to really say what it sounds like. Both Colon
Bowel and Maniac Killer have had a hand in writing the new stuff so it's of course gonna
sound a little different. It's good stuff though!
AoP: How would you describe the Lord Gore sound?
SCSI: Lord Gore is a modern day approach at what death metal was originally. It's doomy
and heavy and is more about creating a feeling than speed and technicality. I think it's
very obvious who our influences are when you listen to the record. Autopsy and Impetigo
are the obvious ones...
Maniac Killer: We just try to write really sick and twisted music. We definitely have more
of a old school Death and Grind feel.
GURGE: 1 part gore, 1 part doom, 1 part death, mix with several gallons of shit, blood,
piss, puke and cum and serve chilled.
AoP: How did the band begin?
SCSI: It started out as Gurge and Ryan from Engorged on guitar, Me on bass, Redrum on
drums and Nekro on vocals. This was the line-up that recorded the Dark Lords Of The Cyst
demo. It became obvious early on that
this line-up was not gonna last. Ryan had many other committments going on at the time
with Engorged and other bands so it was difficult for him to show up weekly. After Ryan
took off, I started playing guitar in the band.
We parted ways with Redrum about a month before we started recording The Autophagous Orgy.
It was really rough since he's such a great guy. He always showed up for practice on time
and never complained about anything. Ultimately, he just didn't really fit the band.
AoP: Can you remember your first gig (how did it go)?
SCSI: I think it was with Impaled, Engorged, Ember, and us back in 99. I really don't
remember much of it, but I can't really remember having a bad show...
AoP: What sort of reaction have you been getting from the new
album "Autophagous Orgy"?
SCSI: The reaction has been completely over-whelming. We've received many positive reviews
of both the songs and the way that they sound which is a real compliment to us because we
recorded the album ourselves in my
basement over about 6 months.
AoP: You are already working on new material. What can
expect from that in comparison to the last album?
GURGE: Its more themed around Fucked Sci-fi horror than straight up gore and misogyny, tho
those are still prevalent. Its a lot more Cronenberg than Romero or Fulci I'd say. Two of
the songs are themed around Edward Lee's Splatterspunk fiction.
SCSI: I would say that it's more varied than the older stuff. It's hard to really say what
it sounds like. I'm sure it'll sound a little different though since we've added 2 new
guys to the band since we were writing the stuff for the first album. It's good stuff
though!
Maniac Killer: I think theres a bit more faster parts but overall I don't think our style
has change all that much from whats on the record.
AoP: What are your favourite LordGore tracks?
SCSI: Zombie Molestation is by far the most fun of the songs to play live. The Autophagous
is fun as well since it sorta sticks out from the rest of the songs because of the slow
riffs at the beginning and the 'buzzing bee' parts at the end.
Maniac Killer: My favorites off the CD would be Krash Kourse and Zombie Molestation.
AoP: What are your favourite all time songs?
SCSI: Ruptured In Purulence and Incarnated Solvent Abuse by Carcass and Sudden Death by Mr
Bungle.
Maniac Killer: Hybrid Moments, Wolfsblood and Astro Zombies by the Misfits and Condemned
System, Ripped to Shreds and Dead Shall Rise by Terrorizer.
GURGE: Demons by Rigor Mortis, Ridden With Disease by Autopsy, Pull The Plug by Death,
Throuth Eyes Of Glass by Forbidden, Worlock by Skinny Puppy, and This Is Heresy by
Christian Death.
AoP: What was the first record you bought?
SCSI: The very first one I can remember buying was Michael Jackson's Thriller - Gatefold
vinyl. Still got it too! The first death metal albums I bought were Carcass - Necroticism
and Napalm Death - Harmony Coruption.
GURGE: first LP was KISS:DESTROYER
Maniac Killer: Metallica ...And Justice for all.
AoP: What would be your dream band line-up?
SCSI: Mr Doctor, August, Bill Steer, Trevor Dunn, and Danny Carey.
Maniac Killer: Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, Doyle and ROBO the Misfits Earth A.D. line up.
Them getting back together would be fucking awesome! To bad it will never happen though.
GURGE: Andy Larocque, Alex Skonkick, Derek Roddy, Mr. Dr., and Nivek Ogre.
AoP: What do you think of the position of metal and music in
general today?
SCSI: I think it's all pretty gay. The focus has shifted from writing good riffs and good
songs to insanely technical riffing and greedy money hungry record labels. We aim to have
fun. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm sick of
everyone saying that something sucks because it's the cool thing to do. Nobody was panning
all these records that were coming out 10 years ago but today it's like a fucking race to
be the first to slam on a new release.
Maniac Killer: I think it sucks! Theres only a few bands out there doing anything half way
decent. I really hate those cheesy slammin' pit riff death metal bands the scene seems to
be infested with lately!
AoP: Do you have any funny or unusual stories you can share
with us about the band?
SCSI: All the good shit happened when we played in Seattle our first time. We found the
club early in the afternoon and were sitting outside in the van with all our gear in it.
This dude comes limping out of club with a bum leg and offers to unload our gear for
"a cheese burger or something". This guy weighed a buck forty at the most and
looked like he'd fall over if the wind blew the wrong way. We turned down his offer, but
we really should have made him set it all up. It would have taken him 2 hours to do it.
Hell, I'd give him a cheese burger for doing that. You had to be there...
Maniac KillerL: Haha! Yeah that guy was fucked up!
AoP: and finally, what do you see in the future for LordGore?
SCSI: We've got some Splits coming out soon with Engorged, Ghoul, and Biolich from New
York as well as a cover of Decomposed for the Repulsion tribute that's just insane. We're
currently writing new stuff for the
second album and are looking into touring North America.
GURGE: Lots of broken heats and broken hymens, followed by broken vows, promises, broken
parole and finally a broken off shiv.
Maniac Killer: Yeah, just writing more sick songs and playing more shows.
AoP: Thanks for the interview and good luck
SCSI: Thanks man, tell your friends!