Sometimes its really feels good talking to some legendary bands . Well before we proceed any further we will like to ask have you heard NOSFERATU . If yes i am assured that you guys got whom i am talking about. Yes. non other than Patrick Ranieri frontman / vocals for Hellwitch.
Here is the bands link
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hellwitch/183892585570
or their website
http://www.hellwitch.com/
Patrick we will like to ask 1984 until now, how has
the journey been so far?
Here is the bands link
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hellwitch/183892585570
or their website
http://www.hellwitch.com/
Wonderful!
I guess in a matter of few months you guys will be
stepping on the 30th Year 1984 to until today’s date it’s a way lot
of time. Many people even consider you guys as one of the pioneering act of
Death Metal movement. And being active for around 30 years is not a joke what
do you have to say regarding this?
Yes, not many 30 year old
bands are still active! I’m proud that I’m now 50 and still bang my head and go
nuts on stage and still compose brutal musick!
Pat we will like to know how you guys did started
HELLWITCH and also I want to add another question here as well. What does
HELLWITCH means?
My college roommate and I
started it as a joke band in Oct. ’84. Hellwitch was the FUNNIEST combination
of generic band names we could think of for our joke band in ’84! There was
White Witch, Angel Witch, Storm Witch, Hellhammer, Helstar, Hell. So, I thought
that the WORST, most generic name would be HELLWITCH! Best joke name EVER!
Speaking of Old HELLWITCH , the initial HELLWITCH
materials had a strong occult learning, but soon after you turned to more
science –frictional themes. Does this have any interrelation with your studies
at the University
Of Florida on
telecommunications, or a desire to stand apart from the scene, what really
motivated you to switch the theme?
I realized by ’86 that I
wanted HELLWITCH to be totally original LYRICALLY as well as musically. This
prompted me to search out topics that had NEVER been written about in Death
Metal before! College didn’t really have any affect besides reading about virus
experiments on coma patients in the local newspaper there. That article
inspired Viral Exogence! And yes, I DID
desire to be set apart from ALL other bands.
Pat there has been a continuous disband of
Hellwitch infact it has been a pattern can we know why?
That’s incorrect. We’ve
only disbanded ONE time! That was from ’98-’04. You can find live videos of us
from EVERY year besides that period.
Last November you guys opened for Cannibal Corpse
how was the gig and if I am not wrong you guys have gig on 30th
march as well?
It was cool! Local crowd,
usual stuff. Yes, we just returned from playing the first ever Puerto Rico
Metal fest/Expo in San Juan .
There we performed with Six Feet Blunder, Raven, Solstice, Warbringer, Thrash
or Die and MORE!
Any gig updates apart from this Sundays gig?
We are touring the U.S. in June
’14 with Solstice. And we play in Miami
in June with Whiplash.
I was going through one of your interview and you’ve said that the best
thing about the original death metal scene was that each band naturally pursued
its own distinct sound , and may many would say Hellwitch were one of the most
distinguished in this regard . Jumping to a whole generation later, would you
agree that death metal is now a solidified artform and tradition. Or is it
somehow possible to always push the envelope?
It’s
solidified as a genre, for sure. As far as pushing the envelope, I think it’s
all pretty much been done at this point in metal history. Everything coming
out is just recycled shit, these days.
Not much originality left, in my worthless opinion. Hahahha!
Pat can you compare and say us about the Death Metal Scene from 80’s
90’s 00 and the present time?
‘80’s=
best, most original era
90’s=starting
to get generic
00’s=generic
or rehashing 80’s music.
Now=what
a mess!
30 years of a band is not a joke especially for a death metal band. Can
you say us about your initial days and how do you feel seeing those days and
now?
It
was more fun then as it was fresh and new. I look back fondly on those days.
Now it’s a hit and miss deal. Some shows are full of thrashers. Some shows
people just stand with their arms folded and yawn when we play.
So can you tell us the Album that you are tuning nowadays?
DEMILICH
“20th Adversary of Emptiness” It has 3 songs never heard before!
It’s the best thing I’ve heard in MUSIC since the “Nespithe” album.
A few days back was talking with one of my friend and when i mentioned
HELLWITCH the first name that came was your demo from 84 and one of my favorite
track as well NOSFERATU. Out of your entire 12 demos Full length Split and Ep NOSFERATU is
considered as one of the best tracks. Must say whenever the name of HELLWITCH
comes in thought this track strikes 1st..
Yes,
that song is most known, I think. That and TORTURE CHAMBER!!! I like T. Chamber
MUCH more, personally.
Alright we are almost at the end of our talk any message to the
upcoming Death Metal bands. I am sure you have a way lot of experience to share.
Can you share some here?
Yea,
do something original for fuck’s sake.
Don’t bother polluting the scene with more useless shit that we've all
heard before!
Any message to the fans?
Thanks
to all the diehards who have enjoyed our sound over the past 3 decades! And
thanks to the new schoolers who appreciate how different HELLWITCH is in this
bunk-ass world of new (nu?) metal we’re festering in these days. Hahahahaha!
Now we must come to the end of our talk . Lastly a space for you to ask
if we SNRMB crew have forgotten to ask. You can Ask us here?
Yes,
why didn’t you ask about my 12,000 title concert video collection known as
Darkest Soul Promotions and can be seen on the web at www.thrill.to/DSP?
And why didn’t you ask how people can purchase HELLWITCH shirts, demos, CDs and
more at HELLWITCH.com? I think those are the only 2 questions you failed to
ask. Other than that, GOOD fuckin’ job, brothers of death! Hahahaha! Thank you
for the cool support and keep on KILLKILLKILL-ing!!! Fuck the trends, diehard!
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