Interview for DEATHTHRASHER MAGAZINE by ARMANDO MUTILATOR :

Hi!
Here comes the answers! I'll send the demo next week.

THRASH TILL DEATH!! //Tor Nyman

DT: When and why the band was formed?.
O: The band was formed in 1999. There was not very much to do so we started a band.

DT: Tell us about OUTLAWS.
O: We called ourself OUTLAWS in the begining. We sucked big time. But we didn't have any experience at all.

DT: Why the name of OPPRESSION?.
O: We needed something that was more "THRASH". Something that did not suck :)

DT: Your current line -up?.
O: NICKLAS ANDREASSON -Vocals, TOR NYMAN -Guitars, JOAKIM THÖRNQVIST-Guitar, FREDRIK PETERSSON -Bass, JAKOB STRAND - Drums

DT: Youre fave beer?.
O: CARLSBERG, HARBOE and FALCON.

DT: Your best band from ever?.
O: My favorite bands is DARK ANGEL, SADUS and VIO-LENCE.

DT: Do you like the old Heavy Metal?.
O: Yeah. Alot. Especially our bassist FREDRIK. He's in to MANOWAR, IRON MAIDEN, SAMSON etc.

DT: What do you think about Satanism?.
O: It's way better than Christianity. But none of us are Satanists.

DT: Do you play PS2?.
O: Yeah, sometimes.

DT: Do you like Black Metal?.
O: I like the old school Black scene. Bands like HELLHAMMER, MAYHEM, DARKTHRONE is great. The new stuff with DIMMU BORGIR suck.

DT: Do you like bands like THE EXPLOITED and CHAOS UK?.
O: Some of them.

DT: What do you think about OSAMA BIN LADEN?.
O: He's damn good when it comes to hiding in caves. But a total asshole otherwise.

DT: Do you have a dog named PIKACHU?.
O: No

DT: Do you drink MILO with blood?.
O: No

DT: Tell me about "VIOLENCE WILL DOMINATE" (2003).
O: Our first official Demo. Very brutal and raw. We were not very experienced. The songs are good but the new Demo is way better.

DT: Do you practice necrophilia?.
O: Hehe. Our singer may do some of that. ;)

DT: GARY HOLT or KIRK HAMMET?.
O: GARY HOLT! He is fucking brutal.

DT: What can you tell me about "LEFT TO PERISH" (2004).
O: Our new Demo. High speed, Thrash that's more mature than our previous Demo. More solos and variation.

DT: Tell me about your friends PACO FERRER and JIMMY SANTI.
O: Who?

DT: What do you know about South American Scene?.
O: Almost nothing. I love SEPULTURA and SOULFLY is qite cool. I think JAILOR is from South America? They rock.

DT: Your 10 faves Swedish albums from ever?.
O: MISERY LOVES CO. - Your vision was never mine to share
DISMEMBER - Massive Killing Capacity
ENTOMBED - Wolverine Blues
THÅSTRÖM - Det är ni som är dom konstiga, det är jag som är normal
THE HAUNTED - s/t
PHILEMON ARTHUR & THE DUNG -Musikens Historia del 1 och 2
NIHILIST - Drowned
MORBID - December Moon
MERCILESS - the awakening
OPPRESSION - LEFT TO PERISH

DT: Are you into drugs?.
O: Only alcohol.

DT: What do you think about DON KING?... do you know RON KING?.
O: DON KING is weird. RON KING? who's that?

DT: Do you know the Finnish band HORNA?... do you know LUCHO HORNA?.
O: No. Never heard of any of them.

DT: Do you like weapons?.
O: It depends. I like to look at weapons. They can be very beautiful. But I really hate weapons in the hands of the wrong people.

DT: Do you have T - shirts availables?.
O: Soon. We will print some shirts soon I think

DT: Do you have STAR WARS action figures?.
O: He he. No

DT: Are you anti - homosexual band?.
O: We don't care about gays.

DT: Do you prefer MACINTOSH or PC?.
O: Our drummer prefers Macintosh. But everyone else in the band prefers PC.

DT: Your future plans?.
O: To play live as much as possible. We are working hard on getting gigs.

DT: Your last growl for DEATHTHRASHER readers?.
O: Check our new Demo, LEFT TO PERISH out. Go to our website www.oppression.tk Stay true and we'll see you all IN THE PIT!!