Aristocracy proudly presents its thirteenth Interview with the American Band Hearse. It makes an interesting and consecrated mix between Death and Doom Metal. The band shows us their debut album entitled as Traipse Across The Empty Graves.The band have this formation:Cazz Grant on Drums And Vocals,Drottin Bane on Guitars And Vince Papi on Bass.All band answer our questions.Let's go to a song so you can follow our conversation with the members of Hearse in all their emotions.
A1:Talking about the composition work in Traipse Across the Empty Graves?
Hearse:Well,Hearse has been around since about 1997.We’ve put out a few demos and eps. And over time we put the band on hiatus.Not really sure how or if we’d get back together to play again. However, at the urging of long-time friend Gelal of GBK/Arghoslent/Sinistrari Records, I decided to see if the guys would come back together to compose music again. Original co-founder Vince Papi was totally on board.Other main past member Jeff Anderson did not show any interest in rejoining, so Vince and I decided to go it alone. That day, is when the ideas and compositions started to flow.Gelal joined the band at that time as well much to our pleasure!
A2:It´s more easy or more practical doing a powertrio band?
Hearse:With regard to getting the fellows together for rehearsals it definitely helps!I like the aesthetic of a three piece, but I personally prefer a four piece with two guitars.
A3:How come emerged the invites to the guys from Ordog and The Black Lourde Of Crucifixion?
Hearse:Vince and I were friends for many years and I knew him from playing in other local Pennsylvania/Delaware area of bands.We all hit it off great and the level of talent and skill were very comparable.
A4:What the abstract abyss band talk in last song?
Hearse:I think I wanted to make our Funeral Metal style very real, very haunting.I thought that the Abstract Abyss was the perfect end to the story that was being told from the start of the album.The last song ends the last days and breaths of the dying soul in the album’s story.
A5:How is Hearse different from your previous bands?
Hearse:Hearse is slower first of all.Has more melody and more somber parts than anything else I’ve done. Hearse is easily the heaviest of my bands too. I’ve played brutal stuff and melodic stuff and other thrashy styles but Hearse is easily the most emotional.
A6:Why the band have this name?
Hearse:Hearse just sums up our emotions.You see a hearse you know death has come. Makes perfect sense.
A7:What band mean with Pinebox Penance?
Hearse:I think I used that title to show some kind of wanting of forgiveness for the person in the box.
A8:What´s the idea behind artwork´s album?
Hearse:The artwork was found by a buddy overseas.Sadly most good art out there is overused. We tried our best just to find something meaningful and different. Our friend Nicola found this for us and we thought it fit the title, or at least the ideas perfectly!
A9:How band arrive to W.T.C Producions?
Hearse:We are on Sinistrari Records (VA/USA). W.T.C. are good friends of ours and we are enjoying having our release being distributed overseas through them!
A10:Is there some stoner and sludge blas in the band?
Hearse:No.I like some bands like Purson and Lucifer to an extent,but we are not really fans of that stoner style.We like bands like Disembowelment over bands like Cathedral or along those lines.
A11:Is the men an experience that didn´t work?
Hearse:I’ve never had issues with personnel in Hearse.
A12:Is there a black humor inspire this album?
Hearse:No humor at all on this release. We always took this band more seriously than others.
A13:This album is conceptual? yes or no and why?
Hearse:Yes it is sort of.I wrote it as a continual timeline of a dying soul, trapped in the end in a void. Loosely, but still follows that sort of concept.
A14:What atmosphere band doing in this album?
Hearse:I feel Hearse is very emotional.Sad in parts.We tried our best to capture that desperate feeling that death psychologically gives.
A15:Outside of music,what do the band members like to be doing?
Hearse:We all have tangible actual jobs outside of our music.We do music for love,not profit. So we need to pay the bills in other ways. I manage a factory.Vince is a pipefitter.
A16:Based on the songs of album and your own opinion,is it better to think the human being as agony than an animal for health?
Hearse:Life is total suffering.Humans and animals have to take what life gives them. Humans deserve more suffering I suppose because they can make horrible conscious decisions that do not have a courteous path. But animals have to follow that food-chain pyramid as well. None of this is based on Hearse’s works but just my opinion.
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