Terminus Interview - Altered Dead

2021-03-16

Back on T37 we got all fired up about Returned to Life, the long-awaited return to life of Victoria, BC's Altered Dead. Now, the complete lineup of Mic (guitars/vox) and Julian (drums/vox) joins The Death Metal Guy for a Terminus interview as chill as it is high-spirited. TDMG and guests are very much on the same wavelength, so after a few brief formalities, it's onward to the ins and outs of songwriting, sound quality, and the creative dynamics of actually playing in a band. If you're new to death metal, this has...

Back on T37 we got all fired up about Returned to Life, the long-awaited return to life of Victoria, BC's Altered Dead. Now, the complete lineup of Mic (guitars/vox) and Julian (drums/vox) joins The Death Metal Guy for a Terminus interview as chill as it is high-spirited. TDMG and guests are very much on the same wavelength, so after a few brief formalities, it's onward to the ins and outs of songwriting, sound quality, and the creative dynamics of actually playing in a band.

If you're new to death metal, this has got everything you need to know to start your own band, and maybe steal one of the setups they tried before nailing the sound on the new record. But along with all that juicy detail, you'll hear these two old friends just riffing, which gives a far more "three-dimensional" feel than you could get in a one-on-one interview. Mic says what is probably the funniest thing ever said on this show (involves Bolt Thrower), and by the end, you'll feel like you've just spent a dimly-recollected weekend on the Victoria metalpunk scene (hangover and head injury not included).

00:00 - Introductions / two-man death metal?? / evolution of the sound

10:33 - "It's gotta roll forward always" - What makes an Altered Dead song? / riffwriting vs. soloing vs. jamming

27:22 - Interlude - Altered Dead - "Mental Suicide," fr. Returned to Life (2021)

32:07 - "I'm not gonna ask you the 'what are your influences question,' but...." - 80s roots / Victoria crust and grindcore / 00s and nowadays OSDM

41:16 - "You could just fucking die!" - mystical ticket stub / perils of Green Jelly / extreme metal in 90s console games.

48:20 - "Might as well use this too!" - 8-string guitar / recording / amps and cabs.... real gear hours

55:45 - "I listen to extreme metal everyday" - is there such a thing as death metal fatigue? / non-metal favorites

58:03 - "It's a bit surprising actually" - Altered Dead come to terms with fame and fortune.

01:01:34 - Outro - Ceremonial Bloodbath - "Primitive," fr. The Tides of Blood (2020)

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