From ITALIA comes Delirium X Tremens.. DXT for short! Mix your Techno-death, slabs of Thrash & Melodic Death with lyrical hate against Technology that floods our lives! Here is the interview! Since their logo is in green I made all their answers in green! All the photos here are taken from their website! Clik on their logo to see their site!!! Now read on!!!

Death Metal Greetings to all of DELIRIUM X TREMENS! How is every body? How did DXT celebrate the New Year? Any one suffered from hallucination due to drunkenness?

We are really well, thank you! In this period we are very busy working on the new songs. For New Eve’s celebration we drunk a lot, we had too many hallucinations…

Current line up is: Alberto on vocals, Matteo on bass, Lorenzo on guitar, Fabio on guitar & Thomas on drums. Who usually deal with zines or doing the mails for the band? So who shall be answering this interview?

It is Alberto who makes this kind of work. This time is me (Pondro) answering you. ( I assume Pondro is a nickname as there is no Pondor in the line up, eh???-Roy)

DXT is started as "DELIRIUM TREMENS" in late 1998. Who among the members now is part of the original line up? How was the new members found, through advert & auditions?

The only original members of the band are Alberto and I. Luckily, after a long search we have found Lorenzo and Fabio, two great guitar players and finally Thomas, the drummer, joined us after the recording of the demo.

It is mentioned in your bio that the name change sets a new era for the band. Is this because you have totally changed your style & become more dedicated to spread your music? What is the main driving force of DXT now?

Yes, we changed our monicker when we realized that a new period of our life was about to begin and that music was becoming more and more important in our lives. Our life is dedicated to DXT, every day we dedicate much time to the band.

How about your MCD "CYBERHUMAN", this was released in 2003. Is this your first release as DXT? How many of this 'Cyberhuman' has been created & spread out?

Yes CyberHuman was our first discographic experience. We print 500 copies and at the moment we are searching for a little label that want to reprint it because there's only a few of copies.

Again, it is mentioned in your bio that "cyberhuman" is a "concept project about the alienation of men" and the "flattening of taste & ideals", and this is all due to technology that we have now & what we will have in the future? This is the as saying we are loosing our humanity to technology?

Yes, that’s it! We are losing our ability communicate and to be ourselves because of the globalisation: technology is an amplifying factor of this problem.

Still, we can't deny that technology has given as good things like the internet & e-mails, do you agree? What do you think is the best technology can offer & the worst that it could bring about?

I agree with you. When we talk about technology we usually refer to the “evil” side of it. Anyway Internet is a good mean but you don’t have to become its slave: in that case it could be quite alienating . I believe that its main quality is the way it can make our activities easier, even it is also extremely easy to become addicted to it.

Do you agree on what the hackers & virus makers do, creating havoc & anarchy in the cyber space?

No, I believe that order and laws should rule both real and virtual world.

Since the concept of Cyberhuman is allegorical, there is more or another story behind the music & the lyrics.. so, please tell us more by dismantling the tracks...
a) Tell us the underlying story behind 1000 Wolves & its technological connection?

1000 wolves is about those people who behave like wolves when they are in a band and show their cowardice when they are alone.

b) Science.. is this the science of our own destruction?

Science is about those men who try to manipulate Nature and don’t realize that it is out of control.

c) Delirium 9991, although instrumental, what is the concept behind it? Is there a specific emotion that you want the listener to visualize or feel? Does the number 9991 has a meaning to you?

It was Alberto who wrote that piece and it represents strong emotions of his but I cannot describe them to you, sorry.

d) ...Inside me, is this like a medical possession? Or parasitical?

 …inside me is about a serial killer and his remorse after his deeds

e) Last.. the "CYBERHUMAN"...this term initially will give a person the view of hybrid of Human & Machine. What exactly is DXT's CYBERHUMAN?

All the people who follow trends and don’t have a personality on their own are Cyberhumans for us.

By the looking at your photos I can say you guys have a varied musical taste as you sport shirts of bands in different genres of  metal. What is the common ground where you stand when it comes to metal? Your common influences?

Our influences are rooted in Polish and Tampa death Metal. Beside this we all have personal musical tastes and their melting form our sound.

Have you ever argued about other member's musical likings? How about personal stuff, does it affect the band? How do you deal with it?

We rarely argue about musical liking, we have learned to accept each other’s point of view. Personal stuff is not a problem either: we are quite reserved people and prefer to keep our private life for ourselves.

Are all members live in Belluno? Can you describe Belluno, is it a busy city, a town or what? Are there lots of clubs who support metal shows? How about the horde, are there lots of metal heads there?

We all live in Belluno, a quiet place that generally doesn’t offer much from a musical point of view. There are many metalheads but there are few places where you can listen to metal live performances.

In your website, in the pics section, was the pictures named 'Transylvania' taken from a gig in Tranylvania, Romania or just a club named Transylvania?

In Italy you can find a chain of clubs with that name: they have been designed by horror movie extraordinaire Dario Argento.

How many gigs have you played so far as DXT? What is the craziest gig ever that you experienced? How many people can clubs there usually accommodates?

We have played about 30 gigs since Cyberhuman came out. Undoubtedly the best was the one at Transilvania Live in Civitanova where people actually banged their heads with our songs. Usually our gigs are pretty crowded.

Do you play on mixed gigs? You know, with some non-metal or at least punk bands? Do you go to gigs even if DXT are not in the gig play list?

Yes, we played in festivals where bands played quite different styles of music: it was funny but it allowed people who listen to other music genres to come across some ass kicking death metal. We like to listen to the other bands’ gigs.

Who made your Logo? How about the symbol representing DXT? Do you pay someone to make your website or somebody in the band is doing it?

Our logo has been created by Alberto following his tastes and inspiration. At the moment it is our guitarist, Fabio, who develops our website. However the site is going to change its aspect.

Almost all metal heads I know do drink, so do all of you enjoy beer or whiskey? What is the common drink there in Italy or in your place? What is the best & strongest Italian drink?

We like beer very much but here in Northern Italy we usually drink grappa, a drink distilled by vines: it’s very strong and it is particularly good in winter, when it’s cold. It’s the best drink in the world!

Who is the heaviest drinker in the band? When was the last time you got wasted? I hope nobody drinks before rehearsals or gigs?

I don’t know who is the best drinker among us..! The last time one of us got drunk is about two days ago… However, we never drink before performing! What happens after the gig is another kettle of fish…!

Before we get all delirium about drinks, How was the year 2004 for DXT? How will you attack the 2005?

2004 was a great year: we played in so many places and knew a lot of interesting people. 2005 has started with a great gig at Underground Winter Festival in Vicenza and things are going even better, as we have planned to
record our first full length!

Will there be an official DXT T-shirt? Any other merchandise or gigs in the near future?

No t-shirts, not now, at least: we will wait after the recording of the full length to print t-shirts and to develop merchandising. We have already scheduled some gigs in our county and we are planning some other, more important ones.

Thanks to all of DXT! More power & spill more of your technological hate here...

Thank you! Technological death metal hate will come

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