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 Kalopsia Interview
with - MattMedeiros / Kalopsia * What exactly does Kalopsia stand for? Well the word Kalopsia means the belief that things are more beautiful than they really are. As far as the band is concerned, our main goal is to unleash gore-soaked musical mayhem upon the metal masses.
* I've noticed you're music is described as death The thing about death metal and grindcore is kinda tricky. For example, Cannibal Corpse is death metal, and Napalm Death is grindcore, but what about Mortician? They could easily be compared to either band. You can't go by speed, because Hate Eternal is fast, but not grind, and you can't go by lyrical content, because Regurgitate has gore lyrics, and Dying Fetus has had political lyrics, but is just as much death metal as grindcore. I only know which a band is when I hear it, and sometimes I can't even settle that, I mean, is Impaled grind, or death metal or both? Because of these types of things, the problems of sub-genres such, Kalopsia is a metal band. Just metal. Some people might say we're death metal, or gore metal or gore grind, or death grind, or porn-gore, and I wouldn't argue with them, but as far as the label I give it, I call it metal. * I also notice alot of vintage thrash stylings, who Thrash is one of my main influences, especially growing up. I was always trying to learn my favorite bands' songs. The big four for me growing up were Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera and Metallica. Later on I got into Sepultura and Anthrax, and then I got into death metal and went from there. When Kalopsia was conceieved, the original idea was primitive brutal death metal like Jungle Rot and Six Feet Under. After my other band, Eschaton, broke up, and Kalopsia became my main focus, and the songs started getting more complicated. We always wanted that groove element of Florida death metal from the early nineties, bands like Malevolent Creation, Deicide, Gorguts, and Obituary, played a big role in that. You can definitely hear it in "Source of My Evil," which was the first Kalopsia song ever. As time went on, the songs got more complex, I started drawing on other styles for the fast parts. Stuff like Benediction and old Death, and Grave were a part of that phase of writing and re-writing. It's hard to say, I've drawn influence from so many bands. This album took three years of on and off writing, so to even list all the bands I listened to during that time would take forever! * The screams at the breakdowns are curtling, ever draw blood or We recorded and mixed the entire album in 4 days. Let me break that down for you. One day drums, one day guitar and bass, one day leads and vocals, one day finishing up and mixing. By the end of the vocal day, I could barely talk. There were multiple takes of tracks on the album, and there were the main vocals, which were sometimes two tracks, the high vocals, and the guttural vocals. When it was done, it hurt, but then a half hour later, I could barely talk, it hurt like hell, and I could feel air scraping my vocal chords when I inhaled. So the moral of the story is don't scream your head off for 6 hours straight unless you plan on having your voice go bye bye. *What drives the creative process for Kalopsia? On this album, there was a lot of fucking rage, and I think that comes through on the recording. I had a hard time getting this thing to happen and I had a lot to prove when it came time to put everything together, so that was definitely a factor. The songs are for the most part written from a dark and angry place that I was in due to certain things going on in my life. I tried to temper it a bit, there's some slightly comedic, if not psychotic lyrics on the album, but for the most part it's exacting, calculated hatred directed at various targets, including myself. In a way this album was revenge against a lot of people in a certain chapter in my life. The process now is similar, but it's also driven by reconsciling what I thought could have been better on the first album. * Any tour plans for the new album? Well our drummer quit, so right now we're looking for a replacement. If and when we find someone suitable, we'll try to get on the road, and if nothing else, do some local shows, and hopefully some fests. If not, I'm just going to keep writing, and, if I have to, hire a drummer to record the next record, and then tour. * Do you see metal as being in a war to reclaim the underground? The thing about the underground is that there are a lot of shady people and too many bands. The war isn't reclaiming the underground, it's about finding the gold. There are some bands that are so good, and will never get to be heard, they break up or just don't get the exposure, and then there are shit bands that get on all the tours and whatever, and become huge. The underground needs to support those bands and get rid of the shitty promoters and venues that exploit metal for money while screwing the bands that are broke to begin with. If there's any war, it's against the shitty people in the scene and in the industry, they're more the enemy than any outside force could ever hope to be. Fuck the scumbags and support the underground. * Anything else you'd like to tell your fans? I'd like to say thanks to Hellzine for the interview and support. Our debut album "Exquisite Beauty of the Defiled" will be available (limited 1,000 copies) in the coming weeks. Demand it from your local distro! You can also check out our website for mp3s and all the latest news at www.kalopsia.org |
