29/10/2006

Samir: Hello ! how are you doing today?


Martin: Hey... I'm doing quite fine thank you. The usual shit but overall ok!

Samir: Can you tell us who are the members of your band and what's the story of your band?
Martin: The story of the band is very long as we started out in 1993. But the story is pretty much the same as most bands. Band members coming and going - recordings, shows and so on. There is an extended biography on our website that goes into great detail and if I had to say it all it would take the rest of the day. Anyway... The present members are: Nicholas (drums) since 1993, Roar (guitar) since 2001 and me singing and playing the bass. We're currently looking for guitar players and nothing is settled but we're actually going to have an audition with ex-member Brian Eriksen. And if that works out we're back in the line-up from 2001.

Samir: How come you named the band "Corpus Mortale", what's the story behind that name?

Martin: It means "a mortal body" or "a dead body" and as it was death metal that always was the intented style - why not?! haha... we were 15 years old then and we didn't know shit. So I guess it was the best we could come up with at the time. But actually I'm quite happy about it as it suits the lyrics nowadays extremely well. No love songs or politics here!

Samir: How's your new record label holding up for you?
Martin: We'll they're not really our label anymore as we only signed for the debut. But we have an agreement to play the new stuff for them before we start shopping around to all the others. So far the conditions he offers are ok, so we just might re-sign with them. They have good distro and they have all the best tour connections so they're becoming hard to top for a small band like us.

Samir: After this tour are you planning on going out somemore or taking a break before summer?


Martin: Actually we're not on tour right now. We're very busy in the studio finishing the recording of our second album. Our live plans are pretty simple though. We're gonna take it slow until fall then we will play some shows in Denmark and Greece. Maybe a couple in Sweden too. Then in the spring of 2007 we plan to go on a full European tour as a support act and finally we hope to wreck a couple of festivals next summer.

Samir: Can you tell me who gave you the desire to be a bassist and what are your influences? Your favourite musicians?

Martin: In the beginning I actually wanted to play the guitar just like everybody else. And when we got the point of forming our first band I was sort of forced to handle the bass as there already was two guys playing guitar. I thought it sucked in the beginning but I soon discovered all the unique aspects of the bass guitar. Now I'm so happy that things turned out that way because I don't think I would have got all those good opportunities that I have got as a musician if I had stuck to the guitar.
My influence when I play is the other guys in the band. I don't think I've ever tried to copy a certain style or played... But my all time favourite bass players are: Cliff Burton (no.1), Steve Digiorgio, Chris Richards, Les Claypool, Shaun Malone, Alex Webster and a shit load of other fine musicians.

Samir: Can you tell me more about "Integration"? What is your feeling about it?



Martin: Well... It's old!! And it sucks!! hahaha... nay.. It was our second demo, recorded about three year after we formed the band. We're still kind of proud of it if that is what you mean?! But it's been a long time since we've played those songs live. I view upon it as the birth of Corpus Mortale - but the music is not very representative these days as we've progressed so far since then. The cover is cool though?!?! hahaha

Samir: Did you write all the songs ?

Martin: I usually write about 60 percent of the songs. Roar or others has been taking care of the rest. Usually me or Roar comes up with a part or an unfinished song and then we jam it together adding everybody's ideas. We're not the fastest in the world to produce new songs so instead we really try to perfect them along the way.

Samir: Do you have any favorite song on the albums?

Martin: Sure I do... Mass Funeral Pyre is definitely one of the best songs I've ever written so that's it. There's also some very cool (in my opinion) songs on the new album. But I do not have a favourite yet as the recording isn't finished.

Samir: There's always been a difference between European and American Death metal. what do think about that ?

Martin: I think it depends on which bands you take into consideration. I mean there's the Swedish scene which is very caracteristic in it's sound and style. And there's the Polish scene which is totally different (and far better if you ask me!) In America there has also been great variety in the metal underground. Besides I really don't care too much about where things come from. The music is what's important - and good music comes from all over the world.

Samir: So we will talk about your new record. What can you say about it ? What do you think about it ?

Martin: Let us start with the facts. It will be entitled "A New Species of Deviant" and it is our second album. The album will contain 10 new songs with a total running time of 45 min.. There will be a couple of guest acts featured, mainly old members of Corpus Mortale. The style is pretty much the same as on the first album but this time the songs fit eachother better as they have been written in 2 years instead of 5 years as the previous one. It is yet undetermined which record company that'll release it. But as stated earlier there's good chance we'll stay on Neurotic Records. Besides the album we've also got a 7" ep coming out on Nuclear Winter Rec. called "Seize The Moment of Murder". It contains three exclusive songs and will hopefully be available at the end of June. Check out a sample of the title track on myspace.

Samir: Can you explain us the Name of your last record?
Martin: You mean "With Lewd Demeanor" right!? I'm a serial killer fanatic and I read a lot of books on the subject. As most of the lyrics are conserning murder I figured we had to have a title fitting that concept. I then came across a statement conserning Ted Bundy. The guy wrote..."Bundy is not a raving maniacal-looking fellow with lewd demeanor as Henry (Lee Lucas) for instance, that's what makes him so dangerous!" So it mean something like " with unpleasant looks and behavior" and thats the exact description of the killers of which I write about.

Samir: Did you play any cover tunes in your early days?
Martin: Not with Corpus Mortale. But me and Roar had a band before which played songs with Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Sepultura and so on. Well, actually we have played a few in Corpus. In the early days we played Black Forest by Hypocrisy and later on we played Obituary's Slowly We Rot. Both songs has been recorded but never released anywhere. We'll probably post them on our web site some day
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Samir: What was the favorite band you toured with?
Martin: That is by no doubt Vader!!! They're also one of my all-time fave bands... They fucking rule - and they blew us away! hahaha

Samir: How would you define the music you play?

Martin: I will like to use the old cliche that people themselves has to decide what they think we play. If I'm forced to say anything it would be: Death fucking metal... pure and simple!

Samir: How far would you like to go with Corpus Mortale ?

Martin: As far as it can take us!!! We know that we'll never be Metallica or Slipknot but fuck that. We receive great satisfaction by plating our shit and that's a reward in itself. But we'll keep on fighting onwards until we fall off our horses count on that!!!

Samir: What are your future plans? Future touring projects, next releases etc...

Martin: The future plans are to finish recording "A New Species of Deviant". Then we'll play some shows in Denmark, Greece and Sweden. In 2007 we plan to go on a European tour in the spring and hopefully we'll play a lot of festivals in the summer. We've also talked to an American booker so with a little luck we'll might take a short trip to the states.

Samir: Do you have anything you would like to say to the readers of Zero tolerance webzine  ?

Martin: Keep the flame of metal burning and attend the local shows in your city. Metal needs your support. Anyone interrested in checking out our shit look at: www.corpusmortale.com or look for us at myspace.

Samir: What are, according to you, the 6 best metal albums of 2006? And the albums of all times?

Martin: Hmmm... 2006 must be: Bolt Thrower"For Those...", Cannibal Corpse"Kill", Dismember"The God That...", Dark Throne "The Cult...", Vader"The Art of War"... All time record list is impossible to make. I have 100 favourite records which and can't possibly rank. They all great. But my absolute top ultra mega fave band no.1 is and allways has been CARCASS. They were THE gods of grind/ death/ and metal in general.

Samir: Tell us about you local scene please. What are the bands you'd like to recommend us ?
Martin: The local scene in Copenhagen is quite scrappy so I will spare you for that and list the best Dk bands instead: Usipian, Exmortem, Koldborn, Spectral Mortuary, Dawn of Demise, Horned Almighty, Konkhra, SlowDeathFactory and a few others!

Samir: Any last thoughts?

Martin: Hmmm... That would be: KILL, RAPE & DEATH....

Samir: Thank you for all of your time

Martin: No problem at all, and thanks to you my friend for supporting Corpus Mortale and for letting me spew vomit all over you!!! Take care and keep that head banging 666

Members :

Nicholas Maschøln - Drums
Martin Rosendahl- Vocals, Bass
Roar Christoffersen - Guitar

Links:

www.corpusmortale.com
http://www.myspace.com/corpusmortale

Albums :
Corpus Mortale Demo, 1995
Integration 1996
Spiritism 1998
Succumb To The Superior 2001
Sombre And Vile 2002
With Lewd Demeanor 2003
A New Species of Deviant 2006