Angelic to Ashes interviews Vehemence
How long have you been together as a band?
Vehemence was formed in 1995 by Nathan, Scott and Bjorn as an atmospheric Death Metal concept. In 1997, Andy and I joined completing the line up. Nathan, Bjorn, Andy and myself are all original members. This October will be 16 years of Vehemence for me. Hard to believe. Doesn’t seem that long ago.
What has been your best memory in your time as a band?
Definitely the years we were on Metal Blade and touring were the times that I find most memorable. Living on the road and seeing the country are not something that everyone gets to do and for me to do that for free was one of the best times of my life. Still just getting together and jamming is awesome because jammin with the same dudes for 16 years is pretty awesome too.
What are your biggest influences?
Most of our inspiration stems from the 90s death metal that we all listened to. Death, Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, Malevolent Creation but to be honest there are so many bands to list from all kinds of metal and genres.
Where do you pull the inspiration for your music from?
Now we are all over the spectrum as far as what we listen to and what inspires us. For me, my inspiration is just to keep up! There are so many good bands and they seem just to be getting faster and more technical. I’m getting old and I don’t want to lose my chops!
As you progress with your music career, do you find your drive towards the band decreasing, and how do you keep everything going as you move forward?
We are getting older and we find that real life gets in the way of our Death Metal dreams. We all have day jobs and mortgages. So I wouldn’t say that our drive is decreased but our goals are different for sure. I’m in it for he and my self fulfillment. Where as when I was younger I was trying to “make it.” It is hard to move things forward now a days. Without a label there is no one behind us pushing to release a record. It has almost been 10 years since our last release. Although in 2014 we do plan to take a break from live shows and buckle down on this record. We have the material, we just have to lay it down.
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