SCUMZINE edición #5 SCUMZINE # 7 MAG 2017 | Page 77

bscure Musick is Corey Athos's label, with classic CDS of the kind and of bands that in his epoch faced to the decade of the Black Metal and of Power Melódico's height and the scene of the Heavy metal, though it was a stage where the mode they were different, DEATH METAL I extract discs brutal and sharp, full of technology; it is the top of lance of the stamp, to record extreme discs and in some cases re-edited with excellent CDs, let's allow that Corey should tell us in this interview something of the label. O Obscure Musick Then follow up with the labels. The bigger the net the more fish your bound to catch. I got contacted by Sevared and Lacerated Enemy and I chose Sevared even though both are equally as good. It came down to Jasad – Annihilate The Enemy (which is tripped out because now that album has been re-done by Obscure Musick and released by OM and Sevared as a split release). I heard them and said, I wanna be on that label! So I signed, got my foot in the door and climbed up the ladder to a 2 album contract with Unique Leader Records (A label I wanted to be on since I heard Disgorge). Hopefully that answered the ques on. haha 5-which is the philosophy and OBSCURE's aim MUSIC? 1-Tell Us the beginnings of OBSCURE MUSICK First of all I would like to thank you Ricardo and Scumzine for the interview! Well Obscure Musick was formed in 2010 with Ma Way and myself. Unfortunately due to personal issues we had to discon nue the label. 2015 rolls around and I'm talking to my dad about music and music business ad he brings up that I should start up Obscure Musick again to I'm going for it again and am so glad I did. 2-what condi ons normally does it offer to the bands? I don't know if talking about contracts is Kosher or not but fuck it. Usually CDs, Casse es, Shirts, and Digital Sales. Artwork, Layout, Logo, Money depending on contract..It just all depends on the persons or bands want or needs. If they rather have more CDs than Digital Download royal es than we can balance that out and what not. 3-speak to us from how the bands came, LITURGY, D I S S O N A N T F AT E . D E S S O L AT E D , A Z O I C , PESSIMIST, NAILS OF IMPOSITION? And that you can say to us with regard to each of the bands? Liturgy – Classic album Dawn Of Ash re-mastered, new art and layout. Also Liturgy A.D. formed and signed to OM recently. With Jon Engman and Ma Way. Dissonant Fate(Existence Denied, the band changed the name) – insane musicianship, great songs just a well rounded band. Azoic – Killer obscure band from Iceland. Really unique with killer art. Aazing musicians! Dessolated – Killer thrash from down under. Great guys!! Pessimist – Olds school death metal (but punishing, definitely killer for the new school guys too)with 3 classic albums all being revamped by Kelly and Obscure Musick. All re-mastered buy Punchy (Morbid Angel, Nile, Hate Eternal etc.). Sounds amazing! Nails Of Imposi on – What a killer band. From Australia. Very unique and technical with badass musicianship. I really love all the bands on the label! I'm not really worried what people think or what genre I should exclusively put out. I put out what I want to hear because if I like it I'm certain other people will too. 4-how does it take the decision to work with these bands, for the records? I don't quite follow but I'll give and answer which is probably not rela ve. A band decides to make an album and release it under a label like I once did. I made about 30 physical press kits with Bio, Pics, Songs, etc and send them to all the labels I could find. The philosophy or moral standards for OM is to treat the bands right, be honest and release quality material from people that I can consider friends with no egos. You can be the best band and have a bad a tude, fuck you and fuck off! 6-what other projects you have or bands, are they low the records? Damn.. Cinerary, Flesh Consumed, Ur Draugr, Death Vomit, just signed Fragmented Aura, Sadis c Hallucina ons, Limbspli er, Endless Misery, Abyss, Nekrogoat, Lustravi, Metazog, and a comp, a couple splits with Nuclear Powered Satan. I know I'm forge ng someone, sorry dudes. 7-how do you observe the scene of the death metal nowadays? And that bands impress you in the moment? Well with social media like facebook, twi er, etc and companies like bigcartel, bandcamp, cdbaby ect. It makes it real easy to get your music out there. Tape trading is fun and nostalgic but face it nowadays you can punish the world way easy with that follows shi y bands and just waves of shit but once in a while you'll find really great band. I don't mean waves of shit but I've no ces a lack of a en on to detail and sloppiness/cu ng corners. As for the music I think it was more exci ng then or I was just young and that's why it was exci ng. Now a days there are many watered down Xeroxed bands that Xerox a Xerox if you know what I mean. A lack of originality than back then. I got into death metal in 5 th grade and I remember the first CD was Grave ..And here I die..sa sfied. single and at first I could even look at the cover, something blasphemic, or listen to it un l I got the balls to a few days later. Now the tolerance and acceptance has increased there for less shock value. 8-which do you believe that it is the strongest scene in the world? Indonesia. 9-future Plans Con nue to hack away at the label, the bands I'm in and the zines I work for. First and foremost please the fans. Put out something unique.. shit if I wanna hear Suffoca on I'll pop in Pierced From Within. I want to hear some originality and that's why I love the bands on OM's roster.