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1.metal hails brother!! hows has your week been?please tell the readers a little about yourself.
Hail brother.
Well my name is Mike but some call me M which both are ok by me. This week has been like all the rest, fucking crazy! Love it or hate it this is my life. I am a 33 year old die hard metal hand who worships every word that comes out of Homer Simpsons mouth heh heh!!!
2.at what age did you discover metal? who were some of the first metal bands you listened to?
I discovered rock metal/metal at a very young age thanx to my older cousin playing some albums for me when she would watch my sister and i.
The first rock band i heard that got my attention was DEF LEPPARD. Till this day i still think there first 3 albums are awesome!!!! Then as i got a little older i really got into SKID ROW and again i still think there first 2 albums are great!!! But after this i really was searching for something heavier, though i was already hearing bands at this time and earlier on like BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, MEGADETH, BATHORY, SLAYER, CELTIC FROST, HIRAX, SODOM, DEATHWISH, POSSESSED, D.R.I., S.O.D., BLOOD FEAST, M.O.D., TESTAMENT, W.A.SP., ANTHRAX ETC... and i have to say though i like a few of these bands or some songs by them, I still was looking for something more. THEN I HEARD KING DIAMOND AND MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER!!! HE STILL IS THE BEST AND STILL IS THE KING TO THESE EARS!!!
3.who are some of your current favorite bands? this might be an impossible question to answer but what would you say is your all-time favorite genre?
Let me first say there are alot of bands i like. Here is a huge list of albums and demos that i have been listening to that i really enjoy as of late, meaning the last few months or so. REMEMBER YOU ASKED FOR IT HEH HEH!!! there is no particular order or anything.
SODAMNED/DARK CELEBRATION SPLIT DIGI CD
NOCTES - PANDEMONIC REQUIEM DIGI CD
MORBID ANGEL - FORMULAS FATAL TO THE FLESH CD
CASTLE - S/T CD
ARRIVAL - AN ABSTRACT OF INERITA CD
DARKESTRAH - THE GREAT SILK ROAD DIGI CD
KAISMEICH - KRRH CD
SPLATTERED MERMAIDS - CREATION OF WOUNDS CD
DOOMSDAY NEWS III - LIVE COMP CD FEATURING KREATOR, SABBAT, TANKARD, AND CORONER
FLESH DIVINE - NECROPOLIS CD
HELLISH CROSSFIRE - SLAVES OF THE BURNING PENTAGRAM CD
ESTATIC FEAR - A SOMBRE DANCE CD
OCCULTUS COSMOS DIGI CD
O - S/T EP CD
ANIMA DAMNATA/THRONEUM - GODS OF ABHORENCE SPLIT CD
MARDUK - HEAVEN SHALL BURN WHEN WE ARE GATHERED... CD
MARDUK PANZER DIVISION MARDUK CD
PREJUDICE - REALITY CD
FANGORN - PENTATONISCHE FURIEN CD
OBSCURATION [FRANCE RIP] - THE 5TH SEASON MCD
YOGTH-SOTHOTH - ABOMINATIONS OF THE NEBULAH MORTIIS CD
ASTROFAES - IDEA.FORM.ESSENCE CD
PANTAGIA - COMP CD FEATURING GOD MACABRE, MALEDICTION [UK RIP], CADAVER, THERION ETC...
UNCREATION [GERMANY RIP] - THROUGH THE EYES OF TIME CD
SUPREMACY - LE CREPUSCULE DES IDOLES CD
RESURRECTION - MISTAKEN FOR DEAD CD
SINISTER - THE SILENT HOWLING DIGI CD
AMNION - CRYPTIC WANDERINGS CD
SIEBENBURGEN - REVELATION VI DIGI CD
UTGARD - THRONE AND DOMINIONS CD
DEICIDE - TILL DEATH DO US PART CD
UNLEASHED - HAMMER BATTALION CD
HELRUNAR - BALDER OK ISS CD
SKYCLAD - FOLKMON CD
INFERNAL LEGION - SCULPTURED HUMANS CD
MOONDARK - THE SHADOWPATH DIGI CD
ABHOR - VEHEMENTIA DIGI CD
SEPULCHRAL AURA - DEMONSTRATIONAL CD MMVII
KING DIAMOND - ABIGAIL CD
GEHENNA - MALICE [OUR THIRD SPELL] CD
GEHENNA - SEEN THROUGH THE VEILS OF DARKNESS [THE SECOND SPELL] CD
MORIBUND OBLIVION - KHANJAR CD
TORTURER - OPPRESSED BY THE FORCE CD
SABBAT [UK] - HISTORY OF A TIME TO COME - EXPANDED EDITION CD
SUPREME PAIN - CADAVER PLEASURES CD
PERGAMEN LUCIFERIAN - MASAKR 666 CD
INGROWING/DEFLORANCE - SPLIT CD
MAYHEMIC TRUTH [RIP] - LIVE IN BERNHAUSEN CDR
GRAVE - DOMINION VIII CD
OLD WAINDS - WITHERS OF THE WAINDS
THE OLD DEAD TREE - THE PREPETUAL MOTION DIGI CD
SUFFERING DOWN - MISANTHROPIC AND NIHILIST DHARMA DIGI CD
VIRGIN BLACK - REQUIEM - FORTISSIMO CD
DESASTER - SATAN'S SOLIDER SYNDICATE CD
AURORA - SADIAM CD
NECROMANTIA - THE SOUND OF LUCIFER STORMING HEAVEN CD
SABBAT [UK] - DREAMWEAVER EXPANDED EDITION CD
SARGATANAS - KNIGHTS OF THE SOTHERN CROSS CD
VEHEMENCE - HELPING THE WORLD TO SEE CD
MY DYING BRIDE - AN ODE TO WOE LIVE DIGI CD
ARATHYR - CURSE MAN'S BLAME CD
GOD MACABRE - THE WINTERLONG... CD
WARREL DANE - PRAISES TO THE WAR MACHINE CD
LUNAR AURORA - ELIXIR OF SORROW CD
DISGORGE [MEXICO] GORE BLESSED THE WORMS CD
SINAH - SPARKLING SCARS OF INTUITIVISM CD
CANDLEMASS- ANCIENT DREAMS CD
KING DIAMOND - ABIGAIL II THE REVENGE CD
FROST [HUNGARY] - FRAGMENTS EXTREME LONELINESS CD
MOUNTAIN KING - GOTOS ANTICHRISTUS CD
SAURON - HORNOLOGY CD
DESERT RAIN - ACROSS THE BURNING SKY MCD
BLOODTHIRST - LET HIM DIE CD
PARVATI - BENIGHTED ARE THE BEFALLEN MCDR
ASTAROTH - SONGS OF SORROW/LOST STATE OF DREAMS CD
GLORIA BELLI - MAINFESTING THE RAGING BEAST CD
BLACK FOREST - SADNESS CDR
MGLA - GROZA CD
BATTLEROAR - AGE OF CHAOS DIGI CD
FROSTMOON ECLIPSE - THE LEGACY CD
WAYLANDER - HONOUR AMONGST CHAOS CD
ARHONT - S/T CD
ISOLE - BLISS OF SOLITUDE CD
GWAR - SCUM DOGS OF THE UNIVERSE CD
DEAD SHELL OF UNIVERSE - TAMO GDE PUPOLJAK VENE...TAMO JE MOJE SEME MCD
ABSURD/GRAND BELIAL'S KEY/SIGRBLOT - 3 WAY SPLIT CD
NECROMANTIA - IV: MALICE DIGI CD
XEOHL - UN GENRE DE NOIR CD
NAV - THE WOLF SUN CD
GLORIA MORTI - ERYX CD
PROBAST - 2 TRAX DEMO UN-MIXED CDR
CONCEPT OF GOD - VISIONS CD
THE MIRRORS - THE RITUAL DEMO CD
CARDIAC ARREST - CADAVEROUS PRESENCE CD
LURKER OF CHALICE - S/T DIGI CD
OSIRION - RECONQUISTA CD
VERZIVATAR - IN THE SHADOW OF SOMBRE CLOUNDS CD
HALFORD - RESURRECTION CD
INFERNAL LEGION - ANNIHILATE MCD
DOOMSWORD - MY NAME WILL LIVE ON DIGI CD
SPLATTERED MERMAIDS - BLOODFREAK DEMO CDR
EBOLA - INFERNAL REVELATION CD
LUX LUCIFERI - PURITY OV ENMITY CD
THRONE OF AHAZ - NIFELHEIM CD
DEATHEVOKATION - THE CHALICE OF AGES CD
EVERMORK - ASTRAL FOREST WINDS MCD
NAER MATARON - LESSONS ON HOW TO DEFEAT DEATH CD
SPLATTERED MERMAIDS - STENCH OF FLESH CD
THE CLAN DESTINED - IN THE BIG ENDING CD
SACRED REICH - INDEPENDANT CD
YOUR SHAPELESS BEAUTY - MY SWAN SONG CD
AUTUMN - AND WE ARE FALLING LEAVES... CD
MOTLEY CRUE - SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES CD
MALEVOLENCE - MARTYRIALIZED CD
VERMIN [HOLLAND] - A NIHILISTIC SWARM CD
CRADLE OF FILTH - DAMNATION AND A DAY CD
ANESTHESY - EXALTATION OF THE ECLIPSE CD
XEPER - VOID OF CHAOS CD
DEVILRY - RITES FOR THE SPRING OF SUPREMACY CD
JUDAS PRIEST - NOSTRADAMES DCD
PORTAL - OUTRE DIGI CD
MALEVOLENT CREATION - CONQUERING SOUTH AMERICA CD
INFERIS - IN THE PATH OF MALIGNANT SPIRITS CD
THE ONE - I, MASTER CD
FLESH CONSUMED - MUTILATE, EVISCERATE, DECAPITATE... CD
DARK FOREST - AURORA BOREALIS CD
STINY PLAMENU - ZELEZA KRVACI CD
WOODS OF YPRES - WOODS III: DEEPEST ROOTS AND DARKEST BLUES
FLESHBOMB - AT THE FIRST STAGE OF PERVERSION CD
NORDOR - HONORIS CAUSA CD
DECEPTION - NAILS STICKING OFFENSIVE CD
ANAEL - FROM ARCHANE FIRES ADVANCED CDR
CANNIBAL CORPSE - BUTCHERED AT BIRTH CD
ICED EARTH - THE CRUCIBLE OF MAN SOMETHING WICKED PART 2 DIGI CD
UNBRA NOCTIS - LUCE OLTRE IL CONFINE MCD
ICY STEEL - S/T CD
IN THE UMBRA - NIGRIUM NIGRIUS NIGRO CD
IN THE UMBRA -THUS OPEN THINE EERIE WINGS LIKE AN EAGLE AND SOAR THE WINDS OF CHAOS DIGI CD
THE NIHILISTIC FRONT - THE FOUR SEASONS IN MISERY CD
MOON [AUSTRALIA] - BLOOD 3" CDR
MOON [AUSTRALIA] - APPARITIONS 3" CDR
EMBRIONAL - ANNIHILATION CDR
NACHTVARST - NACT DER STERVENDE ZIELEU 3" CDR
GRIEF OF EMERALD - MALFORMED SEED CD
GRIEF OF EMERALD - NIGHTSPAWN CD
GORGOROTH - UNDER THE SIGN OF HELL CD
GORGOROTH - ANTICHRIST CD
GORGOROTH - PENTAGRAM CD
SATYRICON - NEMESIS DIVINA CD
CRADLE OF FILTH - NYMPHETAMINE CD
THRONE OF AHAZ - ON TWILIGHT ENTHRONE CD
ARGHOSLENT - HORNETS OF THE POGROM CD
DEATHEVOKATION/MANDATORY/KINGDOM - ALTER OF THE OLD SKULLS 3 WAY SPLIT CD
LOVE LIES BLEEDING - S.I.N. CD
L'ORDRE DU TEMPLE - IN HOC SIGNO VINCES DIGI CD
ODAL - ON OLD PATHS CD
DOOMSWORD - LET BATTLE COMMENCE DIGI CD
FOURTH MONARCHY - AMPHILOCHIA DIGI CD
DEF LEPPARD - HIGH N' DRY CD
AS FOR SOME DEMOS AND TAPE ALBUMS I HAVE ENJOYED LISTENING TO FAIRLY RECENTLY...
MOON [AUSTRALIA] - S/T
HERITIERS DE LA HAINE - ENEMY ETERNAL
KARMIC VOID - ARMAGEDDON SUN
FOURTH MONARCHY - PORTA MAYIEA
THE STONE - THE FOG
MORTALWISH - PARANORMAIL SPIRITS MANIFESTATIONS
DIABOLIC - CITY OF THE DEAD
TESSARACT - A SUDDEN OUTCOME
ENSADOWED - AWAKEN THE UNDEAD
NADIWRATH - S/T
PERVERTUM OBSCURUM - MASS MURDER MUTILATION
SACRED REICH - IGNORANCE
OSIRION - HAR SABBAT
BROKEN HOPE - BOWELS OF REPUGANCE
FIRTH OF DAMNATION - CARPE NOCTUM
EVIL WARRIORS - SHUT UP AND DIE!
PEURS ANCESTRALES - SUPPLICES INFERNAUX
KAOSRITUAL - SVOPT MORGENROD
CARCASS - SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS
CEMETARY - GODLESS BEAUTY
DESULTORY - BITTERNESS
SENTENCED - AMOK
KOZELJNIK - SIGIL RUST
SCURVY - DEMO 1 2000
ENECARE - DAWN OF CREATIONS RUIN
SORATH - MATACHE CHAVALA
DWEORGESBLOD - ...OF WHAT THEY SING...
DER GERWELT - REVELATION
BASILISK - KYO-JA
SKYCLAD - JONAHS ARK
DESULTORY - INTO ETERNITY
WAR MASTER - THE BLACK HORDE REIGNS SUPREME
KING DIAMOND - FATAL PORTRAIT
CRYFEMAL/XERION - SPLIT
ODAL - EVIST VEREHERT VOB ALLEN... UND AUF ERDEN TOBT DIE SCHLACHT...
MODER - FIELDS OF DEVASTATION
YPERITE/CHAROGNE - SPLIT TAPE
CORPUS CHRISTII - RISING
ABSONANT CADENCE [RIP] - EMERGENCE
PESTE NOIRE - LORRAINE REHEARSAL
ARCHGOAT - WHORE OF BETHLEHEM
SUPPLICIUM - ATRAE POENAE
ETERNAL MAJESTY - UNHOLY CHANTS OF DARKNESS
FORGOTTEN WINTER - INFINITAS ESTRUTURAS DO DESCONHECIMENTO
HADEZ - READY TO SUUFE ...HADEZ ATTACK AGAIN
ODAL - ...WILDE KRAFT
ODAL - STURMES BEUT
KRISTALLNACHT/MORKE SPLIT
And that should do do it. Sorry brother i have not spun any vinyl for a while. Just crank cds why i am doing lable work and listen to tapes in my car. No time for vinyl which sucks as i have some killer stuff i want to listen to. Hopefully i will soon. And my favorite genre is black metal and death metal. But on the other hand i think just the term Underground comes to mind when i think of my favorite genre.
4.before the name change dimentianon was known as 'the forgotten'. why did you guys decide to change the bands name? how did you guys come up with the name dimentianon? does it have a special meaning?
There a few reasons for the change. One of them was there were to many bands with this name or similar to our name and the second was we wanted a stronger name. Our old drummer Marc starting looking up translations of The Forgotten in different languages and Italian it was Dimenticatto or something like that and we liked the first part but not the last part and Joe our old guitar player said take the end out and add 'ANON' to it. And it worked perfectly for us. So basically the meaning of the band is The Forgotten, just in a different language and of course we fucked with it a little bit which is the way we do things anyway. If it has a special meaning it is that it stays true to what the band is about and that we are nothing but a void with in ourselves possibly.
5.how long after the demise of 'the forgotten' did you guys form dimentianon? what merch does the band have availble for the fans?
Let me just state there was no demise, though it says it in our bio which i personally can't stand. It was just a name change that is all. The band never stopped! As the forgotten we had 1 t-shirt design that was pretty professional and it was basically for the promo tape release of the song 'the grave' which of course the shirt was very limited and the promo tapes of "the grave" release were all made by us and they were more limited then the shirts. We also had a couple of demos . The very special 'Casket Full Of Noise' release which were made by our old drummer Marc and were extremely limited. Our first cd 'L'aldila' and the last release was our split 7" with Rigor Sardonicous where we stated on the 7" about the name change to Dimentianon. As for the merchandise of Dimentianon we have 3 shirts, 2 of which still are available through us. We also released 3 demo cdrs and our 2nd cd 'Seven Suicides', 3rd cd 'Hossanas Novus Ordo Seclurum', split cd with Rigor Sardonicous, and finally our latest release is our live promo that came out this year but was recorded in Dec.2007, which also was the last show with the old line-up.
6.i know the band has played alot of shows around the new york area. who are some bands you guys have gotten to share the stage with? if you could set-up a dream show/tour who are some bands you would love to play with?
We have played with some killer bands over the years such as Cannibal Corpse, Grand Belial's Key, Twisted Tower Dire, Deicide, Pungent Stench, Incantation, Macabre, Enslaved, Malignancy, Copremesis, Biolich [RIP], Dead Veronica [RIP], Grotesqueuphoria, Macabre, Evergrey, Kreator, Decapitated, Man Is The Monster, Fallen Christ [RIP], Akercocke, Watchmaker, Vehemence, Mortician, Sabbat [JAPAN], Profanatica, Abazagorath, Inquisition, Mortem [PERU], Sadistic Intent, Deceased etc... . i think for us to open up on a 4 way bill that that would include Marduk, Cannibal Corpse, and King Diamond would be pretty sick for me brother!!!! Also if i had the chance to play with Evol [RIP] that would have been amazing for me as well!!!
7. between the bands you have been singing for a quite a few years now. do you do anything special to keep your throat healthy and strong? who are some of your favorite vocalists? do you play any instruements beside singing?
Joe from Rigor Sardonicous gave me some vocal lessons when he was in Dimentianon since he had some vocal training himself in a college course he was taking i believe. He showed me how i can warm up my voice and also how i can make it stronger. I still use alot of the techniques he showed me till this day. One of the tracks is to try not to bring it all out from your throat which is easier said then done alot of times because the energy that the music generates can really get you going and you will forget to sing from your chest. But in all truth i don't really have any problems. My voice can get hoarse like anybody elses who does this singing but that is really it. I will say there is high pitch of my voice i use to be able to hit with just me talkingor doing a joking around voice, and now i can't because of the damage that has been done from doing these vocals. Which i lost that chord along time ago actually heh heh!!! But i can live with that. I do not play an instrument. Some of my favorite vocalists are Legion, George Corpse Grinder, Frank Mullen, Warrel Dane, Matt Barlow, Azathoth [ex -Dark Fortress vocalist] Maurice [Occult now known as Legion Of The Dammed], Jan Chris [Gorefest], Jorgen Sanstrom [ex-Grave], Klas Morberg [ the first 2 Desultory albums], Brett Hoffman [Malevolent Creation], just to name a few. And of course King Diamond is my favorite of all time!!!!!!!
8.in your opinion what is the best and worst thing about the underground? and what does the term 'metal underground' mean to you?
Well the best thing is the music. There are just so many good bands out there that can really just give you some strong visions and feelings man!!! That is so amazing to me. The brotherhood that is in the scene with alot of people is truly inspiring to mealso. The underground means a way of life. And to sum it up simply what it means to me... LIVE IT, BREATHE IT, BLEED IT!!!!
I have to admit i do feel there are to many bands and labels out there. But at the same time there are alot of great ones. And all should decide this for themselves.
However there are also some labels that i personally feel have more of a name then others that get more attention because of this, and they have some of the most bland artists that really have nothing to offer metal or the scene. I personally feel it really hurts the whole movement of the underground.
But some of the worst things in the underground are any band talking down about other bands, the scene etc... There is no reason for it and it really brings the level and strength down of the scene and the music itself. Some interviews with bands that i read sometimes are like reading bad movie scripts. i shake my head. It's the attitude where you want to be the biggest and badest on the block type of shit which personally i don't understand the need to bad mouth oher artists to feel like a strong person or a strong band. By all means i want to be the best i can be at what i do and i want Dimentianon and Sectioned to hold it's own with anybody, but that is done by action not talk!! And i am a huge fan of the music so i have no interest in talking down about other artists. And why the hell do you want to not get along with people/bands who basically are in this for the same reason you are? Not to mention they are to above everybody to admit there a fan of the music themselves. All of this shit comes down to the stupidity that man can succumb to, plain and simple, not to mention the insecurity and lies that go along with this. But for these artists that say they reach a level of creativity most bands can't, have no alliance to other bands, and they hate most bands, the scene blah blah... THE RESPONSE FROM ME IS SIMPLE. ONLY A FOOL IS A PART OF SOMETHING HE HATES!!! For the ones that know the true spirit of this music they will be here why the talkers fade away. that is certain!
9.besides the band i know you and some friends started/own the record label/distro paragon records. when did you guys decide to start/form the label? how did you guys come up with the name paragon records?
Basically Jim wanted to start the label just to get out the first Forgotten cd. We could not find a good deal for the band and Jim said fuck it we will start a label and we will release it ourselves. And Jim decided this sometime in the middle of 2000. Jim came up with the label name so you would have to ask him brother.
10.how many people work with you on the label? do you have any advice to anyone reading this that may be thinking of starting a label?
There are 4 of us. The advice i would give is email and write as many people as possible and be very selective with your signings as well as sign bands that are very different to each other both musically, visually etc... . I personally feel this is a good way to go but of course some bands can be similar to each other as i know we have this on our own label. i also would say don't have 5 releases come out at once as it will be hard for your artists to get the attention they deserve and it could get them lost among the sea of bands that are out there. Lastly and this is very important do for your artist what you say your going to. Do not promoise them something that you can't deliever. If there is a problem why something can't be done be honest. DO NOT AND I RE-PEAT DO NOT GO BEHIND THERE BACK TO SAVE A BUCK AND SCREW THEM OVER. Of course there will be things that are going on with the label that are not the artists business or even a big deal for them to know about, but if it's something very important, it is the lables responsibility to take care of there artist and also to back them up. Plain and simple. NO EXCUSES!!! And i am sure we have made our mistakes here at Paragon but we take this very seriously.
11.i know the label has some recent releases that i have gotten {check out review section for some-patrick} can you tell the readers a little about them. what do you guys look for when signing/releasing a band? Some of the more recent releases are
Copremesis - Muay Thai Ladyboys cd - sick brutal technical death grind which is a little to sick for most people as it also has one of the most controversional layouts in years!!!
Rigor Sardonicous - Vallis Ex Umbra De Mortuus lp/tape/cd - which is some of the mose dense doom you will ever hear. As the band says themselves raw apocalypic doom!!!
Darkestrah - The Greast Silk Road digi cd - very epic pagan black metal that pays tribute to the bands shaman roots. and the band uses traditional instruments used by the shaman.
Vorkua/Kratornas --Monoliths of Annihilation split 7' - both bands simply play brutal raw black metal on this release!!!
12.well brother we have reached the end of the interview. thank you for the all the support and friendship over the years. do you have any final comments for the readers of winter torment e-zine?
Thanx for all the support as always brother. We really appreciate it. Please make a note that our lable site has changed. Here is the new address www.paragonrecords.org . Also anybody wanting any Dimentianon merchandise please get in touch. And if you want the new live 2008 Dimentianon promo or the Sectioned promo [the other band i do for the readers who do not know] just get in touch as i will send you both for free. All my contact info is below. I would like to say a big hail to all our fans and underground supporters worldwide, and all the best to you Patrick with all your activities.
AND REMEMBER ALL GOOD THINGS END...
M
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Hail brother.
Well my name is Mike but some call me M which both are ok by me. This week has been like all the rest, fucking crazy! Love it or hate it this is my life. I am a 33 year old die hard metal hand who worships every word that comes out of Homer Simpsons mouth heh heh!!!
2.at what age did you discover metal? who were some of the first metal bands you listened to?
I discovered rock metal/metal at a very young age thanx to my older cousin playing some albums for me when she would watch my sister and i.
The first rock band i heard that got my attention was DEF LEPPARD. Till this day i still think there first 3 albums are awesome!!!! Then as i got a little older i really got into SKID ROW and again i still think there first 2 albums are great!!! But after this i really was searching for something heavier, though i was already hearing bands at this time and earlier on like BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, MEGADETH, BATHORY, SLAYER, CELTIC FROST, HIRAX, SODOM, DEATHWISH, POSSESSED, D.R.I., S.O.D., BLOOD FEAST, M.O.D., TESTAMENT, W.A.SP., ANTHRAX ETC... and i have to say though i like a few of these bands or some songs by them, I still was looking for something more. THEN I HEARD KING DIAMOND AND MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER!!! HE STILL IS THE BEST AND STILL IS THE KING TO THESE EARS!!!
3.who are some of your current favorite bands? this might be an impossible question to answer but what would you say is your all-time favorite genre?
Let me first say there are alot of bands i like. Here is a huge list of albums and demos that i have been listening to that i really enjoy as of late, meaning the last few months or so. REMEMBER YOU ASKED FOR IT HEH HEH!!! there is no particular order or anything.
SODAMNED/DARK CELEBRATION SPLIT DIGI CD
NOCTES - PANDEMONIC REQUIEM DIGI CD
MORBID ANGEL - FORMULAS FATAL TO THE FLESH CD
CASTLE - S/T CD
ARRIVAL - AN ABSTRACT OF INERITA CD
DARKESTRAH - THE GREAT SILK ROAD DIGI CD
KAISMEICH - KRRH CD
SPLATTERED MERMAIDS - CREATION OF WOUNDS CD
DOOMSDAY NEWS III - LIVE COMP CD FEATURING KREATOR, SABBAT, TANKARD, AND CORONER
FLESH DIVINE - NECROPOLIS CD
HELLISH CROSSFIRE - SLAVES OF THE BURNING PENTAGRAM CD
ESTATIC FEAR - A SOMBRE DANCE CD
OCCULTUS COSMOS DIGI CD
O - S/T EP CD
ANIMA DAMNATA/THRONEUM - GODS OF ABHORENCE SPLIT CD
MARDUK - HEAVEN SHALL BURN WHEN WE ARE GATHERED... CD
MARDUK PANZER DIVISION MARDUK CD
PREJUDICE - REALITY CD
FANGORN - PENTATONISCHE FURIEN CD
OBSCURATION [FRANCE RIP] - THE 5TH SEASON MCD
YOGTH-SOTHOTH - ABOMINATIONS OF THE NEBULAH MORTIIS CD
ASTROFAES - IDEA.FORM.ESSENCE CD
PANTAGIA - COMP CD FEATURING GOD MACABRE, MALEDICTION [UK RIP], CADAVER, THERION ETC...
UNCREATION [GERMANY RIP] - THROUGH THE EYES OF TIME CD
SUPREMACY - LE CREPUSCULE DES IDOLES CD
RESURRECTION - MISTAKEN FOR DEAD CD
SINISTER - THE SILENT HOWLING DIGI CD
AMNION - CRYPTIC WANDERINGS CD
SIEBENBURGEN - REVELATION VI DIGI CD
UTGARD - THRONE AND DOMINIONS CD
DEICIDE - TILL DEATH DO US PART CD
UNLEASHED - HAMMER BATTALION CD
HELRUNAR - BALDER OK ISS CD
SKYCLAD - FOLKMON CD
INFERNAL LEGION - SCULPTURED HUMANS CD
MOONDARK - THE SHADOWPATH DIGI CD
ABHOR - VEHEMENTIA DIGI CD
SEPULCHRAL AURA - DEMONSTRATIONAL CD MMVII
KING DIAMOND - ABIGAIL CD
GEHENNA - MALICE [OUR THIRD SPELL] CD
GEHENNA - SEEN THROUGH THE VEILS OF DARKNESS [THE SECOND SPELL] CD
MORIBUND OBLIVION - KHANJAR CD
TORTURER - OPPRESSED BY THE FORCE CD
SABBAT [UK] - HISTORY OF A TIME TO COME - EXPANDED EDITION CD
SUPREME PAIN - CADAVER PLEASURES CD
PERGAMEN LUCIFERIAN - MASAKR 666 CD
INGROWING/DEFLORANCE - SPLIT CD
MAYHEMIC TRUTH [RIP] - LIVE IN BERNHAUSEN CDR
GRAVE - DOMINION VIII CD
OLD WAINDS - WITHERS OF THE WAINDS
THE OLD DEAD TREE - THE PREPETUAL MOTION DIGI CD
SUFFERING DOWN - MISANTHROPIC AND NIHILIST DHARMA DIGI CD
VIRGIN BLACK - REQUIEM - FORTISSIMO CD
DESASTER - SATAN'S SOLIDER SYNDICATE CD
AURORA - SADIAM CD
NECROMANTIA - THE SOUND OF LUCIFER STORMING HEAVEN CD
SABBAT [UK] - DREAMWEAVER EXPANDED EDITION CD
SARGATANAS - KNIGHTS OF THE SOTHERN CROSS CD
VEHEMENCE - HELPING THE WORLD TO SEE CD
MY DYING BRIDE - AN ODE TO WOE LIVE DIGI CD
ARATHYR - CURSE MAN'S BLAME CD
GOD MACABRE - THE WINTERLONG... CD
WARREL DANE - PRAISES TO THE WAR MACHINE CD
LUNAR AURORA - ELIXIR OF SORROW CD
DISGORGE [MEXICO] GORE BLESSED THE WORMS CD
SINAH - SPARKLING SCARS OF INTUITIVISM CD
CANDLEMASS- ANCIENT DREAMS CD
KING DIAMOND - ABIGAIL II THE REVENGE CD
FROST [HUNGARY] - FRAGMENTS EXTREME LONELINESS CD
MOUNTAIN KING - GOTOS ANTICHRISTUS CD
SAURON - HORNOLOGY CD
DESERT RAIN - ACROSS THE BURNING SKY MCD
BLOODTHIRST - LET HIM DIE CD
PARVATI - BENIGHTED ARE THE BEFALLEN MCDR
ASTAROTH - SONGS OF SORROW/LOST STATE OF DREAMS CD
GLORIA BELLI - MAINFESTING THE RAGING BEAST CD
BLACK FOREST - SADNESS CDR
MGLA - GROZA CD
BATTLEROAR - AGE OF CHAOS DIGI CD
FROSTMOON ECLIPSE - THE LEGACY CD
WAYLANDER - HONOUR AMONGST CHAOS CD
ARHONT - S/T CD
ISOLE - BLISS OF SOLITUDE CD
GWAR - SCUM DOGS OF THE UNIVERSE CD
DEAD SHELL OF UNIVERSE - TAMO GDE PUPOLJAK VENE...TAMO JE MOJE SEME MCD
ABSURD/GRAND BELIAL'S KEY/SIGRBLOT - 3 WAY SPLIT CD
NECROMANTIA - IV: MALICE DIGI CD
XEOHL - UN GENRE DE NOIR CD
NAV - THE WOLF SUN CD
GLORIA MORTI - ERYX CD
PROBAST - 2 TRAX DEMO UN-MIXED CDR
CONCEPT OF GOD - VISIONS CD
THE MIRRORS - THE RITUAL DEMO CD
CARDIAC ARREST - CADAVEROUS PRESENCE CD
LURKER OF CHALICE - S/T DIGI CD
OSIRION - RECONQUISTA CD
VERZIVATAR - IN THE SHADOW OF SOMBRE CLOUNDS CD
HALFORD - RESURRECTION CD
INFERNAL LEGION - ANNIHILATE MCD
DOOMSWORD - MY NAME WILL LIVE ON DIGI CD
SPLATTERED MERMAIDS - BLOODFREAK DEMO CDR
EBOLA - INFERNAL REVELATION CD
LUX LUCIFERI - PURITY OV ENMITY CD
THRONE OF AHAZ - NIFELHEIM CD
DEATHEVOKATION - THE CHALICE OF AGES CD
EVERMORK - ASTRAL FOREST WINDS MCD
NAER MATARON - LESSONS ON HOW TO DEFEAT DEATH CD
SPLATTERED MERMAIDS - STENCH OF FLESH CD
THE CLAN DESTINED - IN THE BIG ENDING CD
SACRED REICH - INDEPENDANT CD
YOUR SHAPELESS BEAUTY - MY SWAN SONG CD
AUTUMN - AND WE ARE FALLING LEAVES... CD
MOTLEY CRUE - SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES CD
MALEVOLENCE - MARTYRIALIZED CD
VERMIN [HOLLAND] - A NIHILISTIC SWARM CD
CRADLE OF FILTH - DAMNATION AND A DAY CD
ANESTHESY - EXALTATION OF THE ECLIPSE CD
XEPER - VOID OF CHAOS CD
DEVILRY - RITES FOR THE SPRING OF SUPREMACY CD
JUDAS PRIEST - NOSTRADAMES DCD
PORTAL - OUTRE DIGI CD
MALEVOLENT CREATION - CONQUERING SOUTH AMERICA CD
INFERIS - IN THE PATH OF MALIGNANT SPIRITS CD
THE ONE - I, MASTER CD
FLESH CONSUMED - MUTILATE, EVISCERATE, DECAPITATE... CD
DARK FOREST - AURORA BOREALIS CD
STINY PLAMENU - ZELEZA KRVACI CD
WOODS OF YPRES - WOODS III: DEEPEST ROOTS AND DARKEST BLUES
FLESHBOMB - AT THE FIRST STAGE OF PERVERSION CD
NORDOR - HONORIS CAUSA CD
DECEPTION - NAILS STICKING OFFENSIVE CD
ANAEL - FROM ARCHANE FIRES ADVANCED CDR
CANNIBAL CORPSE - BUTCHERED AT BIRTH CD
ICED EARTH - THE CRUCIBLE OF MAN SOMETHING WICKED PART 2 DIGI CD
UNBRA NOCTIS - LUCE OLTRE IL CONFINE MCD
ICY STEEL - S/T CD
IN THE UMBRA - NIGRIUM NIGRIUS NIGRO CD
IN THE UMBRA -THUS OPEN THINE EERIE WINGS LIKE AN EAGLE AND SOAR THE WINDS OF CHAOS DIGI CD
THE NIHILISTIC FRONT - THE FOUR SEASONS IN MISERY CD
MOON [AUSTRALIA] - BLOOD 3" CDR
MOON [AUSTRALIA] - APPARITIONS 3" CDR
EMBRIONAL - ANNIHILATION CDR
NACHTVARST - NACT DER STERVENDE ZIELEU 3" CDR
GRIEF OF EMERALD - MALFORMED SEED CD
GRIEF OF EMERALD - NIGHTSPAWN CD
GORGOROTH - UNDER THE SIGN OF HELL CD
GORGOROTH - ANTICHRIST CD
GORGOROTH - PENTAGRAM CD
SATYRICON - NEMESIS DIVINA CD
CRADLE OF FILTH - NYMPHETAMINE CD
THRONE OF AHAZ - ON TWILIGHT ENTHRONE CD
ARGHOSLENT - HORNETS OF THE POGROM CD
DEATHEVOKATION/MANDATORY/KINGDOM - ALTER OF THE OLD SKULLS 3 WAY SPLIT CD
LOVE LIES BLEEDING - S.I.N. CD
L'ORDRE DU TEMPLE - IN HOC SIGNO VINCES DIGI CD
ODAL - ON OLD PATHS CD
DOOMSWORD - LET BATTLE COMMENCE DIGI CD
FOURTH MONARCHY - AMPHILOCHIA DIGI CD
DEF LEPPARD - HIGH N' DRY CD
AS FOR SOME DEMOS AND TAPE ALBUMS I HAVE ENJOYED LISTENING TO FAIRLY RECENTLY...
MOON [AUSTRALIA] - S/T
HERITIERS DE LA HAINE - ENEMY ETERNAL
KARMIC VOID - ARMAGEDDON SUN
FOURTH MONARCHY - PORTA MAYIEA
THE STONE - THE FOG
MORTALWISH - PARANORMAIL SPIRITS MANIFESTATIONS
DIABOLIC - CITY OF THE DEAD
TESSARACT - A SUDDEN OUTCOME
ENSADOWED - AWAKEN THE UNDEAD
NADIWRATH - S/T
PERVERTUM OBSCURUM - MASS MURDER MUTILATION
SACRED REICH - IGNORANCE
OSIRION - HAR SABBAT
BROKEN HOPE - BOWELS OF REPUGANCE
FIRTH OF DAMNATION - CARPE NOCTUM
EVIL WARRIORS - SHUT UP AND DIE!
PEURS ANCESTRALES - SUPPLICES INFERNAUX
KAOSRITUAL - SVOPT MORGENROD
CARCASS - SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS
CEMETARY - GODLESS BEAUTY
DESULTORY - BITTERNESS
SENTENCED - AMOK
KOZELJNIK - SIGIL RUST
SCURVY - DEMO 1 2000
ENECARE - DAWN OF CREATIONS RUIN
SORATH - MATACHE CHAVALA
DWEORGESBLOD - ...OF WHAT THEY SING...
DER GERWELT - REVELATION
BASILISK - KYO-JA
SKYCLAD - JONAHS ARK
DESULTORY - INTO ETERNITY
WAR MASTER - THE BLACK HORDE REIGNS SUPREME
KING DIAMOND - FATAL PORTRAIT
CRYFEMAL/XERION - SPLIT
ODAL - EVIST VEREHERT VOB ALLEN... UND AUF ERDEN TOBT DIE SCHLACHT...
MODER - FIELDS OF DEVASTATION
YPERITE/CHAROGNE - SPLIT TAPE
CORPUS CHRISTII - RISING
ABSONANT CADENCE [RIP] - EMERGENCE
PESTE NOIRE - LORRAINE REHEARSAL
ARCHGOAT - WHORE OF BETHLEHEM
SUPPLICIUM - ATRAE POENAE
ETERNAL MAJESTY - UNHOLY CHANTS OF DARKNESS
FORGOTTEN WINTER - INFINITAS ESTRUTURAS DO DESCONHECIMENTO
HADEZ - READY TO SUUFE ...HADEZ ATTACK AGAIN
ODAL - ...WILDE KRAFT
ODAL - STURMES BEUT
KRISTALLNACHT/MORKE SPLIT
And that should do do it. Sorry brother i have not spun any vinyl for a while. Just crank cds why i am doing lable work and listen to tapes in my car. No time for vinyl which sucks as i have some killer stuff i want to listen to. Hopefully i will soon. And my favorite genre is black metal and death metal. But on the other hand i think just the term Underground comes to mind when i think of my favorite genre.
4.before the name change dimentianon was known as 'the forgotten'. why did you guys decide to change the bands name? how did you guys come up with the name dimentianon? does it have a special meaning?
There a few reasons for the change. One of them was there were to many bands with this name or similar to our name and the second was we wanted a stronger name. Our old drummer Marc starting looking up translations of The Forgotten in different languages and Italian it was Dimenticatto or something like that and we liked the first part but not the last part and Joe our old guitar player said take the end out and add 'ANON' to it. And it worked perfectly for us. So basically the meaning of the band is The Forgotten, just in a different language and of course we fucked with it a little bit which is the way we do things anyway. If it has a special meaning it is that it stays true to what the band is about and that we are nothing but a void with in ourselves possibly.
5.how long after the demise of 'the forgotten' did you guys form dimentianon? what merch does the band have availble for the fans?
Let me just state there was no demise, though it says it in our bio which i personally can't stand. It was just a name change that is all. The band never stopped! As the forgotten we had 1 t-shirt design that was pretty professional and it was basically for the promo tape release of the song 'the grave' which of course the shirt was very limited and the promo tapes of "the grave" release were all made by us and they were more limited then the shirts. We also had a couple of demos . The very special 'Casket Full Of Noise' release which were made by our old drummer Marc and were extremely limited. Our first cd 'L'aldila' and the last release was our split 7" with Rigor Sardonicous where we stated on the 7" about the name change to Dimentianon. As for the merchandise of Dimentianon we have 3 shirts, 2 of which still are available through us. We also released 3 demo cdrs and our 2nd cd 'Seven Suicides', 3rd cd 'Hossanas Novus Ordo Seclurum', split cd with Rigor Sardonicous, and finally our latest release is our live promo that came out this year but was recorded in Dec.2007, which also was the last show with the old line-up.
6.i know the band has played alot of shows around the new york area. who are some bands you guys have gotten to share the stage with? if you could set-up a dream show/tour who are some bands you would love to play with?
We have played with some killer bands over the years such as Cannibal Corpse, Grand Belial's Key, Twisted Tower Dire, Deicide, Pungent Stench, Incantation, Macabre, Enslaved, Malignancy, Copremesis, Biolich [RIP], Dead Veronica [RIP], Grotesqueuphoria, Macabre, Evergrey, Kreator, Decapitated, Man Is The Monster, Fallen Christ [RIP], Akercocke, Watchmaker, Vehemence, Mortician, Sabbat [JAPAN], Profanatica, Abazagorath, Inquisition, Mortem [PERU], Sadistic Intent, Deceased etc... . i think for us to open up on a 4 way bill that that would include Marduk, Cannibal Corpse, and King Diamond would be pretty sick for me brother!!!! Also if i had the chance to play with Evol [RIP] that would have been amazing for me as well!!!
7. between the bands you have been singing for a quite a few years now. do you do anything special to keep your throat healthy and strong? who are some of your favorite vocalists? do you play any instruements beside singing?
Joe from Rigor Sardonicous gave me some vocal lessons when he was in Dimentianon since he had some vocal training himself in a college course he was taking i believe. He showed me how i can warm up my voice and also how i can make it stronger. I still use alot of the techniques he showed me till this day. One of the tracks is to try not to bring it all out from your throat which is easier said then done alot of times because the energy that the music generates can really get you going and you will forget to sing from your chest. But in all truth i don't really have any problems. My voice can get hoarse like anybody elses who does this singing but that is really it. I will say there is high pitch of my voice i use to be able to hit with just me talkingor doing a joking around voice, and now i can't because of the damage that has been done from doing these vocals. Which i lost that chord along time ago actually heh heh!!! But i can live with that. I do not play an instrument. Some of my favorite vocalists are Legion, George Corpse Grinder, Frank Mullen, Warrel Dane, Matt Barlow, Azathoth [ex -Dark Fortress vocalist] Maurice [Occult now known as Legion Of The Dammed], Jan Chris [Gorefest], Jorgen Sanstrom [ex-Grave], Klas Morberg [ the first 2 Desultory albums], Brett Hoffman [Malevolent Creation], just to name a few. And of course King Diamond is my favorite of all time!!!!!!!
8.in your opinion what is the best and worst thing about the underground? and what does the term 'metal underground' mean to you?
Well the best thing is the music. There are just so many good bands out there that can really just give you some strong visions and feelings man!!! That is so amazing to me. The brotherhood that is in the scene with alot of people is truly inspiring to mealso. The underground means a way of life. And to sum it up simply what it means to me... LIVE IT, BREATHE IT, BLEED IT!!!!
I have to admit i do feel there are to many bands and labels out there. But at the same time there are alot of great ones. And all should decide this for themselves.
However there are also some labels that i personally feel have more of a name then others that get more attention because of this, and they have some of the most bland artists that really have nothing to offer metal or the scene. I personally feel it really hurts the whole movement of the underground.
But some of the worst things in the underground are any band talking down about other bands, the scene etc... There is no reason for it and it really brings the level and strength down of the scene and the music itself. Some interviews with bands that i read sometimes are like reading bad movie scripts. i shake my head. It's the attitude where you want to be the biggest and badest on the block type of shit which personally i don't understand the need to bad mouth oher artists to feel like a strong person or a strong band. By all means i want to be the best i can be at what i do and i want Dimentianon and Sectioned to hold it's own with anybody, but that is done by action not talk!! And i am a huge fan of the music so i have no interest in talking down about other artists. And why the hell do you want to not get along with people/bands who basically are in this for the same reason you are? Not to mention they are to above everybody to admit there a fan of the music themselves. All of this shit comes down to the stupidity that man can succumb to, plain and simple, not to mention the insecurity and lies that go along with this. But for these artists that say they reach a level of creativity most bands can't, have no alliance to other bands, and they hate most bands, the scene blah blah... THE RESPONSE FROM ME IS SIMPLE. ONLY A FOOL IS A PART OF SOMETHING HE HATES!!! For the ones that know the true spirit of this music they will be here why the talkers fade away. that is certain!
9.besides the band i know you and some friends started/own the record label/distro paragon records. when did you guys decide to start/form the label? how did you guys come up with the name paragon records?
Basically Jim wanted to start the label just to get out the first Forgotten cd. We could not find a good deal for the band and Jim said fuck it we will start a label and we will release it ourselves. And Jim decided this sometime in the middle of 2000. Jim came up with the label name so you would have to ask him brother.
10.how many people work with you on the label? do you have any advice to anyone reading this that may be thinking of starting a label?
There are 4 of us. The advice i would give is email and write as many people as possible and be very selective with your signings as well as sign bands that are very different to each other both musically, visually etc... . I personally feel this is a good way to go but of course some bands can be similar to each other as i know we have this on our own label. i also would say don't have 5 releases come out at once as it will be hard for your artists to get the attention they deserve and it could get them lost among the sea of bands that are out there. Lastly and this is very important do for your artist what you say your going to. Do not promoise them something that you can't deliever. If there is a problem why something can't be done be honest. DO NOT AND I RE-PEAT DO NOT GO BEHIND THERE BACK TO SAVE A BUCK AND SCREW THEM OVER. Of course there will be things that are going on with the label that are not the artists business or even a big deal for them to know about, but if it's something very important, it is the lables responsibility to take care of there artist and also to back them up. Plain and simple. NO EXCUSES!!! And i am sure we have made our mistakes here at Paragon but we take this very seriously.
11.i know the label has some recent releases that i have gotten {check out review section for some-patrick} can you tell the readers a little about them. what do you guys look for when signing/releasing a band? Some of the more recent releases are
Copremesis - Muay Thai Ladyboys cd - sick brutal technical death grind which is a little to sick for most people as it also has one of the most controversional layouts in years!!!
Rigor Sardonicous - Vallis Ex Umbra De Mortuus lp/tape/cd - which is some of the mose dense doom you will ever hear. As the band says themselves raw apocalypic doom!!!
Darkestrah - The Greast Silk Road digi cd - very epic pagan black metal that pays tribute to the bands shaman roots. and the band uses traditional instruments used by the shaman.
Vorkua/Kratornas --Monoliths of Annihilation split 7' - both bands simply play brutal raw black metal on this release!!!
12.well brother we have reached the end of the interview. thank you for the all the support and friendship over the years. do you have any final comments for the readers of winter torment e-zine?
Thanx for all the support as always brother. We really appreciate it. Please make a note that our lable site has changed. Here is the new address www.paragonrecords.org . Also anybody wanting any Dimentianon merchandise please get in touch. And if you want the new live 2008 Dimentianon promo or the Sectioned promo [the other band i do for the readers who do not know] just get in touch as i will send you both for free. All my contact info is below. I would like to say a big hail to all our fans and underground supporters worldwide, and all the best to you Patrick with all your activities.
AND REMEMBER ALL GOOD THINGS END...
M
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