Chatting with John Doom from the excellent crushing band that is Deathfiend. FFO: Crust,punk,death metal and much more!

 


Chatting with John Doom from the excellent crushing band that is Deathfiend. FFO: Crust, punk, death metal and much more!

Anyone who has read more than one review or seen my personal web pages, knows I am a huge UK Crust/Hardcore fan and one of my faves is Doom. So I was damn excited to chat with John as a fan of his previous work as well as the mighty Deathfiend. Deathfiend is a fantastic and heavy band with a brilliant mix of extreme metal; be it Black or Death Metal as well as crust and even psychedelic/doom metal. All their releases are rippers; this was one of my favourite interviews.


We discussed:
-the epic journey the new album takes the listener on
-the differences between this and the previous album
-the ethos of the band



-how Deathfiend is a solid mix of many genres/subgenres
-the legacy of Doom, shows at The Mermaid etc
-the brotherhood that still exists from bands of that era


-influence of Bathory, Beherit and Unleashed on the band's sound
-music needing to move you, not always about technical wizardry
-the glory of dirty, big power chords


-epic bands from John's youth like Napalm Death, Carcass, Amebix, Sacrilege etc
-influence of anarchopunk bands like Crass, Conflict and Rudimentary Peni





-old days versus now, pre-internet glory
-how punk and metal combinations began in the UK
-live enjoyment of playing and the creative process
and much more!




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