Interview with Spearhead

This is the Interview with Barghest, vocal and bassist from Spearhead.

1.- Hey how are you guys? Could you Tell us about your name “Spearhead” and how were you formed?
-The name “Spearhead” means the leading force in a military attack. Spearhead was founded in late 2003 by myself. After some early line-up changes, we recorded “Deathless Steel Command” (released in September ‘06). Following this, our rhythm guitarist was replaced, and a promo CD (”When the Pillars Fall” Oct ‘06) was released; followed in Dec ‘07 by our second album “Decrowning the Irenarch”.

2.- Who are your most important influence? because you have a really aggressive and obscure sound.
-I guess we have a handful of influences, such as Angelcorpse, Morbid Angel, Asphyx etc, but our sound is quite distinct from them.

3.- How´s your way to compose, do you make the music first or the lyrics come first?
-Music is always composed first. Lyrics are written to fit the structure of each track.

4.- What kind of Philosophy do you read to wrote your lyrics?
-Unfortunately the term ‘philosophy’ is nowadays often associated with humanistic and distinctly ’modern’ modes of thought, whether they are chronologically modern or not. I thus avoid using it. What readings have been an influence are the Traditionalist works of Evola and Guenon for example, and any other traditional Eurasian historic or ‘mythological’ texts.

5.- Do you use a specific scale in your music?
-We don’t limit ourselves to any one type of scale, no.

6.- Now how is the Death Metal scene in UK?
-Pretty poor, but not non-existent. The are only a small handful of bands in this country worthy of any real merit.

7.- How was the contact with Invictus Productions?
-Invictus Productions was in contact with our drummer, Vortigern, after hearing samples from “Deathless Steel Command” from our website. This album was due for release on another label who let us down, and so we moved to Invictus forthwith.

8.- How long was the recording of this excellent album “Decrowning The Irenarch”?
-The recording was completed in 2 weeks, at Hertz Studio, Poland, in the Summer of 2007, but the writing process probably took around a year or so.

9.- What bands would you like to share the stage with?
-Shared the stage with a good number of respected bands already. Can’t think of any bands off the top of my head we haven‘t already gigged with.

10.- Besides metal what other music do you like?
-Folk, martial music, industrial, and classical.

11.- Napalm Death or Benediction?
-Benediction.

12.- Have you suffered any kind of misfortune on stage?
-What band hasn’t?! Drum kits slipping, amps not working - but nothing disastrous.

13.- What are your plans for 2008?
-More gigs, maybe some festivals in the Summer, but nothing planned for definite yet.

14.- I hope someday see you in Mexico, for last anything to say?
-Thanks for the interview. Sic Semper Tyrannis!

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