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The wait is over. Upon
contact with the German Death metal combo DISINFECT, I immediately felt the
need to have them featured in the webpages of The Grave. Guitarist Christian
has kindly answered our enquiry. In the meantime, there is a new drummer
(Hannes) and a new bassist (Klaus). BTTG – Hallo Christian. How are you? Christian – Hi
Morgana, thanks I’m fine! Hope you too. BTTG – Would you please introduce DISINFECT to the readers of Back to
the Grave?
Christian – The beginning of the
band was 1999. We’re a brutal Death Metal band from
Christian –
Yes, we changed some labels! First Rest in Peace, after that we released our
CD Beinspender under Rest In Hell
and now we signed to the French label Diamond Prod. We were very disapointed
with the work of RiH: they did nothing except manufacturing the CD and the
normal thing to do is to change to a better label if you can. BTTG – Your lyrics attempt at portraying
socio-critical thoughts as well as provocative personal views on various
subjects. Do you think there should be an interventive edge to Death Metal?
Do you think Death Metal is conceptually homogenous? Christian –
No, there are so many different styles in Death Metal. Old school, technical,
fast, slow, melodic, influenced by Thrash, Grind or Black Metal………..I think
DM is a varied music style! BTTG – Your lyrics are not exclusively written in
English – there is this German song (apparently) with German lyrics in Beinspender. Are you into bilingualism
or was this pure chance (Zufall) that made things the way they are? Would you
like to explore German lyrics in the future? Christian –
Haha, no, it was pure chance. Nothing more, nothing else. Maybe we’ll do it
again?!? We’ll see if the lyrics fit into the song……. BTTG – In previous interviews you have mentioned
having started listening to metal at a very young age. Does that mean you
still prefer vinyl over CD? Why (not)? Christian –
Yes, I was fuckin’ young, about 4-5 years old. Listening to music like AC/DC,
KISS, SAXON, MOTÖRHEAD…. my cousins made me the shit I’m now, haha. No, I prefer CD, it’s easy to put 6 CD’s in
your CD player and sit down and drink some beers. But as an artist I prefer
vinyl, because you can see much more on a big vinyl cover.
Christian – If you’re
listening to all these rock stars, then you wanna become one too! Haha! It
was the love of Metal, particularly the extreme one. Therefore you should
take an instrument or your voice and try the best. As a young guy, I always
wanted a drum kit, but it was not possible in my parents’ flat – and guitar
is fuckin’ cool too. Death Metal was the best way to express my feelings and
I like this kind of extreme music! BTTG – You have had bands prior to DISINFECT. How
far did they go? How much did you think you have learned in the process? Did
you always play DM? Christian –
I had some popular bands and some not so popular bands… it was different but
it always had something to do with Death Metal. One of the bands was
something between Death and Black. The others were pure Death Metal. The band
before DISINFECT was OBSCURE and it was more technical DM in the way of old
MORBID ANGEL. BTTG – You seem to have a number of side projects /
activities within music. Could you go into further detail? You have told me
about the DEPTH OF WINTER Festival. What philosophy underlies this event? Christian –
No, there are no side projects. The festival is a benefit one; last time, the
money was donated for kids suffering from cancer. It’s a Death, Grind and
Black Metal festival! www.depth-of-winter.de.vu
Christian – We need some money
drinks, food and a sleeping place. The money depends on where we should play…
Must say the organizations are good in most countries we played in and
there’re always good and bad organizers. We haven’t really had bad
experiences till now. BTTG – You have played with some major acts in the
past. Which concerts stuck the stronger to your memory and why? Which bands
would you like to play/ tour with? Christian –
The SINISTER tour was fuckin’ cool and funny – especially because of bands
like my good friends in APOPHIS!! There’re some favourites: CANNIBAL CORPSE,
DEICIDE, MORBID ANGEL, DEEDS OF FLESH, DISGORGE (USA), NILE……and many more
haha BTTG – As an insider in the German UG scene, what
image do you have of the metal scene in general (and that goes from
Underground to Mainstream)? I have always had this feeling most Germans are
into Power/Thrash/Heavy – and don’t gainsay me, I have seen it! Which bands
do you recommend? Christian –
I’m not too much in this scene. There’re too many kiddies, especially the
Black Metal ones. Looking always evil, but having short hair and after the
gig they’ve got to remove the make-up and go to the kindergarten. Haha, I’m
doing it my way: having good friends, party and it’s not important what they
hear. In our area [Ulm – M] there’s a big DM, BM scene!! BTTG – What about the Portuguese metal scene? What
do you make of it? Christian –
Sorry, but I don’t know the scene in Portugal, maybe we should play there
once! The only band I know is MOONSPELL and I don’t like the music…. BTTG – You already have two albums on the way. How
different were the studio sessions for each album? Did you use the same
studio and producer for both? Christian –
One CD is a live one. We´ll go this year again in the studio. But maybe we´ll
change this time… And we’ll go to Sweden… we’ll see. BTTG – One of the songs in your debut Beinspender (Bone donor) is titled Grave
New World. What is the concept behind it? Is it anyhow related to Aldous
Huxley's Brave New World? Please
elaborate on this. Christian –
It’s maybe something like…playing with words. It’s about our society and that
the only god is money. Most people don’t respect each other and shit like
that. BTTG – Your interest in war and warfare is quite
evident. Man has it in the blood – the will to kill and corrupt. Why do you
focus so much on this subject? Christian – Yes, I’m reading a
lot about WWII. You said it: Man
has it in the blood – the will to kill and corrupt haha It’s something normal, you can see it
every day on TV. Secondly, every band
has an "image" and ours is war. There are so many wannabe satanic
bands…. BTTG – Is there any other relevant piece of information
you would like to refer to? Christian –
We had some changes in the band and our new vocalist is Alex and our new
drummer Thomas and expect a new killer album!!! BTTG – Your writing torture has come to an end. Feel
free to leave a final message and long live DM! Christian – Thanks a lot for
the interview and the chance to introduce our band to the Portuguese Metal
heads! Take a look at www.disinfect.de By Morgana - Back To The Grave
September 2004 Emailed Photos © Disinfect |
