SUMMON Interview

 

The more putrid and intense demons from the more deep hole of hell aborted their new bastard son and its name is ´...AND THE BLOOD RUNS BLACK“, yes we are talking about the incredible SUMMON´s new masterpiece, the black metal kings retturned with a fucking nightmare that creeepy our souls and kill our brain, this album put SUMMON into the eternal hall of black metal´s ellite! KREPUSKULUM interviewed Necromodeus666.

 

KREPUSKULUM: SUMMON is an old legend in the american black metal underground, the band give some problems in its way, but retturned in 1995, talk to us about the SUMMON tragectory from the beginning to now.

Necromodeus666: Summon was formed in 1991 an recorded Devourer of Souls demo (never to be released) Summon moved to Florida because there was a big death metal scene there but Xaphan did not go he was like 14 at the time and still in school. The other guitar player never moved down either so I spent the summer in Miami Florida when I got a call from Tchort(Masochist "Rip" and Winds of the Black Mountains)to come and form Masochist. I hauled ass back to Michigan to join. Masochist after many demos and abuse of alcohol and drugs stomped the fuck out of a the American black metal scene for years. Tchort then left the band and Xaphan, Amduscias and my self reborn Summon. We recorded Fire Turns Everything Black Demo (now on CD) Dark Descent of Fallen Souls, then we recorded Baptized by Fire (never released) then we fired Drummer and hired Josh Moore to re- record Baptized by Fire, No thoughts from the Sky was recorded (written by four different guitar players),(all available on Blackened MOON) a few more line up changes,and now the baddest shit ever And the Blood Runs Black. Summon has played numerous shows and plans on touring the West Coast in July with Thornspwan(Texas) and Excomunion (Colorado)

The sound production in the great new album is simple marvelous, this is the best production of SUMMON´s history, Am I right? Talk to us about the experience to work with the genious James Murphy (TESTAMENT, OBITUARY & TESTAMENT).

This album sounds killer that is what happens when you get a little of money to pay for a recording. We enjoyed working with James on this it was really cool to work with a guy that I grew up listening to on numerous recordings. I think he did a very good job

The brutality of the new album is very impressive, but you can listen some melodic touches like in the inspired guitar soles (in tracks some PERVERSE SERENITY & BLACKWINDS ABYSS, simple insane!!!!), we can listen also some influences of 80th thrash metal, Am i right?? 

We have been inspired by bands like Possessed, Sodom and Destruction we like the thrash shit a lot but have never really went out to try and record a thrash album. 

SUMMON create a powerful nightmare cover for the classic „Buried Alive“ from the kings VENOM. What do you select this song and this band?

We recorded this song to give praise to one of our all time favorite bands, it really isn't anything like the album at all but thought the old school people would like it.

The lyrics of SUMMON are satanic and degenerated. Are you satanists? Do you believe in SATAN and in their supremacy in the Earth? Are you members of some organization like CHURCH of SATAN? What do you think about La vey and Crowley?

We so not belong to any organization except unholy Summon. We do not worship the devil or anything, We are just into the evil and the Supremacy  of the horned ones. The devil to me is the CUNT, it will make you do some really fucked up things for it, once you taste it once you are hooked kind of like these pathetic Jesus squeezing fucks they taste Jesus cock and cant wait to go see him every Sunday. 

The SUMMON music is a kind of true agressive black metal, what do you think about the new black metal fashion named Melodic Black Metal and about bands like DIMMU BORGIR & CRADLE OF FILTH?

I think these bands are total fucking shit they play their instruments well so I am not ripping on them for that but I hate keyboards and they are pretty commercial I do not think they are black metal more like clown metal. 

In your opinion, what are the 10 best Black Metal bands of all times, and what are the 10 best bands now ? If possible, list your 10 favourite metal albums of all times.

The best black metal bands are Venom Blasphemy,Beherit,Mayhem (Old),Dark Throne, Old Emperor,Bathory,Aquamanthorn,old Samael, Rotting Christ. Marduk and Immortal some of these bands might seem a little trendy but this is what I really liked when I first heard them. I really cant list 10 bands I like now not really any good bands out I like Enthroned, Arkon Infaustus still love the old shit. My ten favorite albums are the first 4 Venom albums, Emperor wrath of the Tyrants first four Dark Throne albums all Blasphemy albums and Sodom I love that shit.

The music fashions dominated the noth american media and to play metal in United States now is only for real lovers of this kind of music. Do you live of tour music or do you have other jobs?

We all have full time jobs there is not money in this music someday maybe, the music is not for everyone only for the sickened people in my opinion. 

Talk to us about the tour to promote ´...AND THE BLOOD RUNS BLACK“, do you intend to give some gigs in Europe and South America?

Well we head out for the West coast in July cant fucking wait this is pretty much Summons first tour with this many dates, it looks like we will be doing the East coast with Grand Belials Key after this one and I really want to come and play Europe I have never been there but all I here is that it is totally fucking Awesome there. I think we will be there soon not sure if it will be this year.

We would like to know your opinion about the new Americans war against the Iraq and Saddam.

War I think this war is totally fucking stupid it is all over oil, but fuck it they are there kill some mother fuckers I would love to be there just so I could people and get away with it. My opinion is if you are at war kill them all don't help them and feed them. Blow up the whole fucking country start with hospitals,Churches,and schools. It doesn't seem right to take over a country then help them out. But Saddam has to go down he has hurt a lot of people.

Tank you for the interview, give the last words for the SUMMON fanatics around the world.

Thanks for the interview Hail to you all that support Summon  hope to see you on tour and drink some beers Fuck all non believers DIE!!! Necromodeus666.

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