Post by The Centurion on Jul 12, 2007 11:31:33 GMT -5
An Interview with the German Death Metal band AWAS
Dan:What is your name and what role you play in AWAS?
Martin:I'm Martin the drummer behind A.W.A.S. Also spend a lot of time on songwriting, lyrics, or doing any graphics/design things.
Dan: Can you give us a little background about the band?
Martin: A.W.A.S. depends of four members; Konni (my brother) on guitar; Viktor with growls; Eddy on bass; and me on drums.
The Band was founded as “Torment” in 1999 with the aim to play death- and thrashmetal like Mortification, Vengeance Rising, Sacrament or Deliverance. We went through a few line-up changes and breaks but finally released the first official demo CD “time to choose” in January 2003. Since then we did a couple of live shows, wrote new songs and found our own style of deathmetal, so we could release our first full length album ”hope” in July 2006 on our own. Short after that we signed to Open Grave Records that put out a worldwide re-release of “hope” in April 2007.
Dan: In your words how would you describe AWAS's music?
Martin: We play straight-forward-deathmetal. Straight forward lyrics as well, as straight forward marching death metal. Mid to up-tempo speed and more focused on groove as on blast-beats. Some guys call it more old-school, but I don’t know.
Dan: What does the name AWAS mean?
Martin: A.W.A.S. are the initials of “Ardent War Against Satan”. That means we are not afraid to show that we are against the evil one. We believe in Jesus Christ and his word the bible and so also believe that satan is the birth of all evil.
Ephesians 6,12 is the short and powerful definition of A.W.A.S.
Dan: Tell us about your debut album Hope, what songs you liked best and why.
Martin: Well, that’s a good question. Have listened to all these songs quiet too much at rehearsing or playing them live… ha ha ha. But I think “Damned to death” is still my favourite. It deals with the good and the bad inside of ourselves. But as Christians we know that the evil flesh is “damned to death” and will die on the final day.
Dan: If you could sum up AWAS's message, what would it be?
Martin: “…there is still hope for you.”
Dan: How has the response to Hope been?
Martin: It was a quiet mixed response. Got some awesome reviews and also some crushing *lol* But in general I’m satisfied with the feedback.
Dan: What bands or albums have you been listening to lately?
Martin: Well, I listen to a lot of different stuff. The last time there was a lot of bands like
Nile, Lengsel, Thyrfing, Bolt thrower, Dew-Scented, Eluveitie, Meshuggah, Katatonia…
Dan: Any last comments or shout outs?
Martin: visit our websites at www.awas-music.de or www.myspace.com/awasmusic for the latest news. Stay true… And thax for your support. *cheers*
Dan:What is your name and what role you play in AWAS?
Martin:I'm Martin the drummer behind A.W.A.S. Also spend a lot of time on songwriting, lyrics, or doing any graphics/design things.
Dan: Can you give us a little background about the band?
Martin: A.W.A.S. depends of four members; Konni (my brother) on guitar; Viktor with growls; Eddy on bass; and me on drums.
The Band was founded as “Torment” in 1999 with the aim to play death- and thrashmetal like Mortification, Vengeance Rising, Sacrament or Deliverance. We went through a few line-up changes and breaks but finally released the first official demo CD “time to choose” in January 2003. Since then we did a couple of live shows, wrote new songs and found our own style of deathmetal, so we could release our first full length album ”hope” in July 2006 on our own. Short after that we signed to Open Grave Records that put out a worldwide re-release of “hope” in April 2007.
Dan: In your words how would you describe AWAS's music?
Martin: We play straight-forward-deathmetal. Straight forward lyrics as well, as straight forward marching death metal. Mid to up-tempo speed and more focused on groove as on blast-beats. Some guys call it more old-school, but I don’t know.
Dan: What does the name AWAS mean?
Martin: A.W.A.S. are the initials of “Ardent War Against Satan”. That means we are not afraid to show that we are against the evil one. We believe in Jesus Christ and his word the bible and so also believe that satan is the birth of all evil.
Ephesians 6,12 is the short and powerful definition of A.W.A.S.
Dan: Tell us about your debut album Hope, what songs you liked best and why.
Martin: Well, that’s a good question. Have listened to all these songs quiet too much at rehearsing or playing them live… ha ha ha. But I think “Damned to death” is still my favourite. It deals with the good and the bad inside of ourselves. But as Christians we know that the evil flesh is “damned to death” and will die on the final day.
Dan: If you could sum up AWAS's message, what would it be?
Martin: “…there is still hope for you.”
Dan: How has the response to Hope been?
Martin: It was a quiet mixed response. Got some awesome reviews and also some crushing *lol* But in general I’m satisfied with the feedback.
Dan: What bands or albums have you been listening to lately?
Martin: Well, I listen to a lot of different stuff. The last time there was a lot of bands like
Nile, Lengsel, Thyrfing, Bolt thrower, Dew-Scented, Eluveitie, Meshuggah, Katatonia…
Dan: Any last comments or shout outs?
Martin: visit our websites at www.awas-music.de or www.myspace.com/awasmusic for the latest news. Stay true… And thax for your support. *cheers*