1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on
with the band since the recording and release of the new album?
A: Since the recordings we've played a lot of shows.
For example on festivals like "Nice To Eat You Death Fest" in Czech Republic,
Berlin Death Fest and Las Vegas Death Fest.
2.In November you released a new album, how would you
describe the sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it
differ from the stuff you released in the past?
A: The sound is much more clear and powerful and
pretty dynamic at the same time. It was important for us to get a heavy sound
in which you can understand what the
different instruments do. We didn't want to get a sterile and overproduced sound
like a lot of technical Bands do nowadays.
3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects
the band explores with the music?
A: Our new album is a conceptual album and has a
story that begins with the intro of the first song and ends with the outro of
the last song. The main subject is about an extraterrestrial species that comes
to our planet to establish their own
race and make experiments with the humans.
4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name
'EXTINCTIONIST'?
A: EXTINCTIONIST doesn't really exist in the
dictionary… It is more a creation of the word "extinction". In our case it means
that it is somebody or something that is going to destroy the human life in many
different kind of ways.
5.What are some of the best shows that the band has
played over the years and also how would you describe your stage
performance?
A: There were a lot of shows that were awesome… we
can't count them all. But the best shows in 2014 wereat Nice To Eat You
Death Fest, Berlin Death Fest and Las Vegas Death Fest. These are huge festivals
with a lot of bands and fans but we felt very welcome, made a lot of new friends, met
bands and had a lot of fun. Like
Florian (our drummer) said: "My personal favorite was last
years (2014) show at Chemiefabrik in Dresden, because it’s my hometown and the venue was packed with
many friends and fans of extreme music. A show with EXTINCTIONIST is intense and
exhausting but on the other side is
a lot of fun. I perform extreme
music with a smile on my face."
6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the
future?
A: Yes, we have some confirmed shows. For example
Frankfurt Death Fest with Katalepsy (US), Stillbirth, Carnal Decay, Indecent
Excision and many more. We also have some other plans but they are not
safe yet.
7.The new album was released on Rising Nemesis
Records, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?
A: Rising Nemesis Records is a very good independent
and underground label with a lot of really good and well known bands in Europe
and the USA. They are good friends of ours and do their job very well.
8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to
your newer music by fans of technical and brutal death metal?
A: The feedback we got after shows was incredible.
Fans were thankful for bringing our
music to them and the crowd in front of the stage grew more and more.
Also,the
feedback,especially from the reviews we got for our new album,was
great. For example:
www.insidethecoffin.com/ReviewEXTINCTIONISTPORTALSOFEXTRATERRESTRIALINVASIONS/
"In the brutal deathmetal genre PORTALS OF
EXTRATERRESTRIAL INVASIONS is definitely one of the better releases coming from
Germany in a long time. Recommended stuff!"
9.What is going on with some of the other bands or
musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part
off?
A: Christian,our vocalist,plays bass guitar in a friends progressive rock
band, called Aniconic, which has female front vocals with influences from Tool and A Perfect Circle.
Jörg,our bassist,plays in another brutal Death Metal band called
ENDEMICY,which
is pretty fast and without compromise!
Florian,our drummer,would love to do a progressive metal project, but
his little family takes most of his time and he only has time for one band.
10.Where do you see the band heading into musically
during the future?
A: That's hard to say. Also because the market in
this genre is full of bands both good and bad.
11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that
have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to
nowadays?
A: There are a lot of bands that gave us influences.
For example Deeds Of Flesh, Wormed, Defeated Sanity, Dying Fetus, Suffocation
and so many more! Currently we listen to many styles of music. Just a small
selection would be like: Bloodbath, Periphery, Disgorge, Cattle Decapitation,
Aristocrats, Benighted, Lost Soul, Devangelic, Condemned, Antropofagus, Original
Soundtracks of games and movies, etc.
12.What are some of your non musical
interests?
A: Sports, movies, video games, reading books, riding
unicorns (laughing)
13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any
final words or thoughts?
A: Supporting the underground doesn't mean to support yourself!
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