This is one of the most promising new bands of the new wave of PERUVIAN BLACK METAL (Better I would to say from Lima) that has been slashing the scene with its powerful black/death metal, very bloody and much explosive. The band members had played before in other bands of very different styles such as the doom/death metal and death/grind in its basic sound. All this mixture had been made to VLAD one band that is proving compact presentation to the presentation. Being it is one of the favorite bands of the scene. After listening alive I decided it was time to make them an interview with which left to the delight of the fans of the true black/death metal….
1. -The band has progressed very fast to launch productions each year, What do you have in their minds that makes them so creative and prolifics?
V: Well, We are trying to unleash and translate everything content through the years in our morbid minds, and thus give to eat to the beast called VLAD. Each material that we put out, it have represent and capture the exact moment of the band, so, we still have a lot more by listening to Vlad !
2. -the band started in 2004 but recently in 2009 they launched their first production. What happened in these 5 years of difference?
V: of course, As any band it has had some any members changes, and that makes the sound and the horizon to be modified by moments, until you find a way defined, And the band was not alien to that, let's say that were years of searching for suitable members and authenticate the sound that characterizes the band, in spite of this, in 2008 is published in a demo cd-r format called 'Warrior of Death' that was spread to some distros and labels only, which was launched in 2009, was the re-edition of that demo through Pentagram records and can be use with the same name.
3. -FRANCO comes from CONTUMACY and Bernie from CADAVER INCUBATOR and EN LAS ESPESAS NIEBLAS, DEATH was vocalist from BLACK ANGEL, How did they have done to bring together both as a band, having played in bands as diverse genres that goes from the doom to death to gore, and conventional death metal to black metal?
V: having gone through some bands and different styles makes you have another way of seeing things and say that we take this as an advantage, as well know what steps to take and have better aimed at the beast VLAD, we do not due to one or another influence for us everything influences directly or indirectly, but we try that VLAD has its own style and that pointed out, the path has been already mapped out as well as the objectives, so here we are in the fight.
4.- How often has gained the band with this previous experiences?
V: How I was telling to you in the previous answer, we take that as an advantage, and extract profit of all previous experiences. So, We cannot committed the same errors of the begins and We have a better vision on the way, it turns out to be reflected so much in the compositions that are fluid enough as well as in the performance in alive.
5.- How have the band evolved from the 'WARRIOR OF DEATH' demo 2009 demo to the PERUVIANS BULLETS ATTACK' Lp 2012?
V: I don't like much use it word 'evolution', so if you would I say is that the band has learned a lot in those years, both in support and vision of band, and that learning is and is it will see reflected on the next albums, since there is still a long way to go, and VLAD is not only a bird of passage in this hell, so I will continue learning and reflecting in each step.
6-talking about this work, it was out by the Peruvian record label 'WAR CHAOS', how was released that contract deal? How many productions have signed? What opportunities for improving the sound of recording gave them?
V: The Pact with War Chaos Music was only for one full length. The new Ep will be out through of another record label, and the next full length also will be released by another record label. The recording was made in the same Studio where we recorded the two demos before, so he did in the best possible way and with all the facilities of the case, but of course, we always try to looking for not so much the best production or sound more clean, perfect or things like those, but reflect what you do at that time and it is more transparent and honest as possible, and in that aspect, at the sound of the album we believe that he was accomplished.
7.-Talk us about this infernal opus called 'PERUVIANS BULLETS ATTACK'? Is a tribute to this rotten scene?
V: The album name represents much the vision of band we have, it is an armor weapon of mass destruction being loaded and attacking in each part when is launched, and in that context, course is a sort of tribute or in any case show the world this side of the world and it follows the post left by big bands as HADEZ, MORTEM or KRANIUM, and therefore also the cover to KRANIUM that appear on the album.
8. Before of this Opus has been released 'FUCKING IN THE HELL' the same year in a single EP... Why did you release before the full length? It was made as an advancement of the LP?
V: Yes, We had came the tour by Ecuador and Bolivia and the album still not was out for “X” reasons, so we launched the second demo ' Fucking in the Hell' with some tracks of the album as a sort of advance CD, and in the first instance, it was only released for the tour, but already at the end of the 2012 was re-released in around the world, and has already reached several places such as: Italy, USA, Brazil, Germany, Thailand, Canada and some South American countries.
9-'CONDENADOS AL INFIERNO' is a Split tape with the Ecuadorian band 'INFERNAL CEMETERY', it has been released in a format of worship... the sound of the band approached the band wanted to capture... knowing that this format has better bass?
V: We agreed that split during our first visit to Ecuador in 2010, and launched it in 2011, and say that if the sound which wanted to achieve at that time, the mixture was here in Lima and then send the tracks to Ecuador to launch the Split. 200 Copies were only, so the stock is less and less now.
10. -‘FUCKING IN THE HELL’ was released in 2012 in Ep format,it was made as a advancement of what would be the first full lenght of the band? What differences we found there that didn't get in the 'PERUVIANS BULLETS ATTACK'?
V: The demo 'FUCKING IN THE HELL' contains tracks that are on the CD, and was released just to promote these tracks before the output of the CD, how I said you before, it was originally released for the tour in Ecuador and Bolivia, only 100 copies, but newly this year was in the form massive and until now is still watering by the world, some items are pre-mixes while others are the same of the CD.
11.-talking about ‘PERUVIAN BULLETS ATTACK', How did you get the contact with the record label WARCHAOS…Did you have signed for only one work?
V: Well, the record was released by War Chaos Music, owned by Juan Carlos front man of RITUAL band, comrade of some years, and it was he who raised to us the proposal to release the full length, after listening to the demos earlier .... We thought it was time to release a full lenght, so we went to work and we began to abort the tracks of the CD.
The deal was done for only one CD, The new Ep will be released for another record label, but do not rule out the idea of returning to work with War Chaos music.
12. -the proposal of this work is to sound demonic but at the same time death metal too. The tracks are made to a greater extent to the occult death metal, something as well as the Peruvian SADISTIC INTENT, Are you agree with this point of view?
V: Well, firstly thank you for your words, that comparison is very flattering, is a great band that influence indirectly as many others as well. When composing mixed many things and we are trying to not sound to this or that band, and we trotted out a style of its own that is identifiable with the band, but the whole of bands and styles that one previously has been listening to be reflects directly or indirect in our music, we makes riffs that can be sounding death or thrash metal but in general we try to do more deeper and darker, we do not a place to happy sounds or indulgent riffs.
13.- Talk us about to their first full length in regard to the work of the structure of the tracks? Do you think is a more technical work that the previous works? The experience of his first works to what is the sound of the band now changed a lot in your point of view?
V : The composition of the tracks was very smooth in reality , with some pressure at the time of delivery, but manageable, as to whether it is more technical than the previous work, it could be, but in general we did the more compact as possible so we can do the same thing in the rituals alive, and that people did not listen on a CD the tracks fully arranged, refined , having a lot of virtuosity for which then is heard live in completely different ... fuck off !!........ Let us remember that alive only used a guitar (and we'll be using only a guitar ) and therefore in the composition of the tracks we think of that for that after not being heard Limited alive.
14. –Personally about the CD sound I don't like very much the mixture, it does not sound very clear ... Was this done to sound a little more like the 80's? Don´t think that miss it a sound engineer?
V: As you said in the previous questions, in the final mix, we try to make it as natural as possible, without using many arrangements or audio that sounds too clean, in order that live sound as similar as possible in some concerts in which the sound or the premises were not pay too much to what one seeks.
Nothing was more than sound as natural as possible, even in the effect of voice or bass or guitar.
15.- In my point of view, the band sounds better alive. The band operates best alive. It seems that they like to be in front ... as soon as public. How many time and How do you are preparing for their attacks?
V: In spite of the fact that by our decision, We did not playing alive too. When we are playing alive, we give all of us live each riff or redouble that we touch, we believe everything we say, and we try to convey that to the comrades who attend the rituals that we give, it is reciprocal, since they realize that and we transmit their energy and their support also, it is like an orgasm ...
16. -VLAD is a band that is slowly has moving across boundaries. The band has played in some neighboring countries. How were the reception by the audience to VLAD sounds, Specifically? What is the difference to the public with what you're accustomed to in Peru?
V: We had the opportunity to leave our borders and was very auspicious and imparts to us, I could tell you many things and talk about wonders of that, but the videos don't lie, and the response of the comrades of neighboring countries was more than encouraging, people realize when you live what you play and there is no posturing, and therefore his real support, behold the secret ....... if I had to notice the difference between public, since it would be that you can't find out that vibrates refusal which is sometimes here by some failed or resentful that they have never done anything for his life and still criticize those who if they do ... and if there are out. At least we have not found yet, and we are not interested in doing so also.
17. -What new tracks do you have in mind? Already have in the process some tracks? Can you give Us an advance?
V: Well, we've finished recording 4 tracks previously unreleased tracks for an ep. Which must be launched at the end of the year or beginning of 2014, and that will be by title : 'awakening of the morbid Goat' ... ... are 2 tracks in spanish and 2 in english ..... we are separate in composition of some tracks that will be part of a split for the next year and a further split by confirm ..... So, it seems that the second full length will take a little..hahaha ....... We are at war and as I repeat to you. Even you can see a lot more of VLAD !!!!!!!!
18.-thank you for your time... the band really is good, with a sound 80's led to the present day, a black/death metal without much modernism... What Do you want to say to the legion of mutant bangers in the world?
V: first of all thank you RAFO by your words, for the support and space in your fanzine, and good to just say to the comrades who read these pages, which are maintained on war footing ever support bands who like, get your material and few real concerts which are made in every part of the world... say that VLAD came here to stay and make the black metal that is made to attend in this corner of the planet, yet continue to knowing more we are... CHEERS!
For any contact with the band or to purchase material or merchandising, feel free to write to:
vladfromperu@peru.com
bernie__maleficarum@hotmail.com
