This interview was done with Jeremy, Kevin and Andy from American band SanctuM.SanctuM are a great new crust band with echos of early UK crust bands like Bolt Thrower, Hellbastard etc. 1. Could you gave a bit of background on the band,When and how was Sanctum put together? I think it was in December of '04. Blight (Nick and Jeremy's band) had broken up a few months earlier after their west coast tour, and we decided to start a band. In the beginning Kevin was supposed to play drums, Jeremy was to play bass, and Nick on guitar. While Blight was still together Nick and Andy used to get drunk and talk about starting a band inspired by the first Bolt Thrower LP. We went through a few lineup changes in the first month or two, but in the end it was Kevin on vocals, Jeremy on drums, Nick and Andy on guitar, and Rochelle on bass. 2. Did you release the ep "enslaved" yourselves? Did you find it hard getting distributed? Yes, it was self-released with some good advice and references from Jersey Mike of Barrage of Salt Records. We did alot of distributing on tour and a few local distros and record stores bought quite a few copies. If anyone is interested in buying one for yourself or a few for wholesale you can reach us at blightcore@yahoo.com or write us at: Jeremy / Sanctum 8001 Beacon Ave S. Seattle WA 98118 USA Or you can order online from: http://www.hitchhikerdistro.com http://www.abortedsociety.com http://www.profaneexistence.com 3. How did the west coast tour go? Is it easy to gigs locally in Seattle? Any plans to tour further a field? The tour went well, there were two cancelled shows, and a few shows we wish had been canceled....haha, anyway, we had a blast! Especially in Portland, Phoenix, Oakland and Long Beach. Lots of burritos, new and old friends, cheap beer and cheaper liquor, fake moustaches...and of course . . . brutal hangovers. Our gas-guzzling tour van (it's nickname quickly went from Darth Vader to the Debt Machine) seats five people and we had seven. Local shows have been a little more difficult lately because of the lack of DIY / all ages venues in Seattle, but we don't have much difficulty getting house shows. As far as furthering the field goes we are planning a Euro tour for next year, and after that who knows? 4.What are you listening to right now; any current bands that you are big fans of or any oldies that you've rediscovered? Kevin - Current bands that I've been listening to are hellshock, consume, stormcrow, woodtemple, drudkh and a few others, I am more into the older bands. as far as re-discovered classics lets go with candlemass, king diamond, mercyful fate, pentagram, black sabbath, broken bones, rudimentary peni, thin lizzy, disorder, yngwie malmsteen, discharge, venom, celtic frost, iron maiden, etc etc.... Jeremy - Current bands that I've been listening too are born dead icons, limb from limb, consume, bolt thrower, axegrinder, sacrilege, buzzcocks, the mob, jawbreaker, thin lizzy, stormcrow, fith of mankind and a shit load more that im not going to try and list. Re-discovered classics, i'd have to say.. ramones, dead boys, discharge, the beatles, uriah heep, black sabbath... and many more. Andy - Current bands = stormcrow, filth of mankind, graves at sea, toxic holocaust, aldebaran, magrudergrind, spring break, enewetak, crom, massgrave. Old bands = electro hippies, decadence within, politcal asylum, apocalypse (u.s.), discharge, subhumans, econochrist, attitude adjustment, infest, siege, assuck, witches hammer, massacra, rigor mortis, possesed, iron maiden, black sabbath, saint vitus. 5.What are your top five crust records? Top five black metal records? Kevin - Amebix - winter 7"/ Axegrinder - Rise of the Serpent Men / Bolt Thrower - in battle there is no law / ENT - peel sessions / Hellbastard - Heading for Internal Darkness LP, as far as black metal goes I would say Burzum - det som en gang var / Drudkh - Lebedynyy Shlyakh (The Swan Road) / Woodtemple - a call from the pagan woods / Emperor - wrath of the tyrant / Krohm - a world through dead eyes Jeremy - Axegrinder - Rise of the Serpent Men / Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law! / Sacrilege - Behind The Realms Of Madness / Amebix - Arise! / The Black Hand - War Monger... as far as black metal goes id have to say, Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse / Dissection - (all) and thats really all i can think of, i dont listen to much black metal. Andy - Antisect - In Darkness There Is No Choice LP / Bolt Thrower - 1987 Peel Sessions / Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing LP / Deviated Instinct - Welcome to the Orgy EP/ A//Solution - Butterfly EP. Since Venom came up with "black metal" here's my top 5 = Kreator - Pleasure to Kill / Sepultura - Schizophrenia / Possessed - Seven Churches / Bathory - first album / Destruction - Mad Butcher EP. 6.What are the bands plans for the future? We will be releasing an EP and a possible full length on Putrid Filth Conspiracy we have also been talking to Stormcrow about a split LP on No Options Records. Also, once again, there is a euro tour in the works for fall 2006, so keep a look out for Sanctum flyers cause we might be coming to your town... http://www.myspace.com/sanctum