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Album Review

Burial Ground-And There Shall Be Nights of Terror
(Self-Released, 2007)

After a sample from the film that the band took their name, Burial Ground kick off the demo with Child-Menu, a catchy and dissonant slab of metal that shows the band going for a more mid-tempo approach similar in nature to Necrophagia. It's a dirty and raw form of death metal and much more appealing to me than the uber-technical style of death metal so common these days. This is rough and disgusting, the way death metal was originally meant to be.

A sample from Evil Dead 2 follows, and then we are treated to Possessed Hand Dismemberment. The song continues to be raw and dissonant but also brings in a bit more speed. The raw feel of the riffing matches the horrific element of the band perfectly. It's simple and to the point, but still very catchy. There are some excellent tremolo picked riffs used as well and the simple power chord riffs are ridiculously powerful in their simplicity. Make Them Die Slowly follows and is probably my favorite song on this demo. It has an awesome old school feel that sounds a bit more like Impetigo. The riffs in this song are incredibly memorable and if you needed an example of why this band deserves your attention this is definitely the song to show why.

The last song on the demo, Stacy, shows the band throwing in just a touch of melody to great effect. It is similar to the Necrophagia influenced style of the bands previous songs, but the melody is much less dissonant and has a dark and haunting feel in this song. The vocals are of course still course and vile and it creates wonderful tension during this song. The band has told me this is their flagship song and it is quite easy to see why. It is a memorable yet horrific song that shows that the band certainly has the chops to sit right before the best of the genre.

With little patience I will be waiting for this band to release a full length album. If you are a fan of Necrophagia, Impetigo or horror movies, Burial Ground is a band that will have you head banging in no time. This Belgian band may just be the future of horror themed metal.

 

  
 


UN: How did Burial Ground first come together? Has the band gone through many different incarnations to get to the current line-up of the band?
Skullator/guitar and vocals:Starting a horrormetalband was already something I've tried to accomplisch for many years, but finally got off the ground when I've met our current bas guitar player Ahaz.Songs were written and soon thereafter we've found ourselves a drummer.That was in the summer of 2006. 1st of november of that year we already played a gig at our hometown with the limited songs we've had ,plus some fitting covers. March 2007 saw the release of our first demo "And there shall be nights of terror",continued by a lot of gigs.

Unfortunately, our drummer back then didn't have the motivation needed for a band like this.So after much missed rehearsels and screwed up gigs, we've found current drummer Demonuis, who was able to learn the full set-list in just 3 weeks, before hitting the stage with us. At this moment everything's going well as a threesome, although potential second guitarplayers are still welcome to do an audition to join Belgium's most horrifying metalband.
UN: The name of the band of course comes from the classic Italian splatter film of the same name. Was it decided right from the start that the band was going to be horror themed in nature? Did it take long to decide on the name of the band?
Skullator: Andrea Bianchi's "classic" was indeed the inspiration for the name,and I've decided right away to take this name.Not only because of the zombie-flick, but also because it states pretty clear what you can expect about this band. Sick horror metal, with lyrics and image relating to the good old stuff from directors such as Lucio Fulci,Dario Argento,Mario , Lamberto Bava,Umberto Lenzi, etc...
UN: How has the response to And There Shall Be Nights of Terror been thus far? Are there a lot of people into the bands horrific style of metal?

Skullator: Responses are mostly positive, even people who aren't that much into extreme metal seem to like it.Unfortunately,we're limited in selling this demo in our home country,Belgium. So we hope to find a label to release our stuff.We've already contacted some labels about this,some show interest but nothing's certain yet.We hope to find some,since we've planned 2 releases for this year.

UN: Will newer material from the band be similar to Mindless Walking Corpse? Does the band have many other new songs written for future releases?
Skullator: Every song has it's identity with Burial Ground,the version you've heared of Mindless Walking Corpses is only a rehearsel take,so the song will be futured in a coming release in a properly recorded way. As every band, we're always writing new songs, but with the many live-shows last year it has been limited.But we're working on it. Returning to your question, all songs will sound different, yet still be Burial Ground....
UN: One aspect of the bands sound that I like is the fact that the band isnt very fast. You have a creepy feel that is sometimes punctuated by blast beats. Would you say that atmosphere comes before extremity when it comes to the music of Burial Ground?
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Skullator: Absolutely!!!It's one of the things that sets our band apart from most extreme metalbands nowadays. Though some new songs are faster and extremer ,it still remains accessible. I alway like to make my songs memorable. Sometimes by a catchy chorus, other times a nice guitar riff, or some atmosphere that sets the tone for the entire song.Because of that , some people consider us an extreme hard rockband, so perhaps the term "horror rock" is more in it's place.

Don't care what people call my music anyway.If you like it, good. If you don't ,too bad. I think that's the most healthy attitude for a band anyway....
UN: The live show seems to bring in a bit of theatrics with the band wearing makeup and fake blood. Is this something you guys would like to explore further in the future? Would you consider it an integral part of Burial Ground in a live setting?
Skullator: Sure, problem is; at this point , we're only a small band, with a tight budget and not much time to set-up. But if the band continues to a higher level, I'd like to fill the stage with all sorts of stuff, but it's just not possible at this point.Some stage-show in the vein of Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie would be nice though.
UN: All of the lyrics seem to revolve around specific films. Are there any films that you havent written lyrics about yet that youd like to tackle in the future?
Skullator: There's so many good movies out there, so I'll guess I'll never run out of inspiration for that one.Some lyrics aren't referring directly to specific films,others are directed to a certain scene in a horror movie like "Possessed Hand Dismemberment".But the theme will always be horror movies, in some way or another.

Although I prefer the older horror movies, the genre is going strong again these days, my favorite being the SAW-franchise. Don't know much films where the 3d sequel is still as good as the other parts.The franchise should end within a year or two with SAW 6, so when they finish this horror epic in a good way, I'd like to write and record an album about this. A Burial Ground soundtrack to the video game franchise of Resident Evil is also something I'd like to achieve, but I only want to make that if the series have ended in a proper way. "Hellraiser" is perhaps the biggest example of how you can ruin a good movie by adding lots of useless sequels. Friday the 13th as well, although the sight of slashing annoying teenagers never seem to bore me ....
UN: Lets talk about Lucio Fulci for awhile. Do you remember what the first movie you saw by the Godfather of Gore was? Would you say it was an eye opening experience?
Skullator: I believe it was Cli Ultimi Zombi/Zombie Flesheaters, so that was indeed an eye opening experience. It showed me that there were other movies then the average american horrorflicks.No offence to american directors like George Romero or Sam Raimi though. Although I do like a lot of US horrors, the European,and mostly Italian seem to have lot more atmosphere into them, by not overusing the gore and still be very effective. And although they didn't have the budget of the big american productions,they're still enjoyable to watch, and remain timeless classics. I hope Burial Ground evolves itself like that as well, that would make the horror-circle complete.
UN: When it comes to his horror based flicks, what would you say are your favorites? Are you into any of his lesser talked about horror films like Aenigma, Touch of Death or Demonia?
Skullator: Sure, and I think they are still among the finest movies in horror movie history. Problem is, people are always comparing all of Fulci's with "Zombi","The Beyond" , "City Of the Living Dead" , and "House By The Cemetery".Without a doubt Fulci's finest pieces of art. Compared to these movies ,those you've mentioned aren't indeed in the same league ,but they're still good.
UN: Aside from the horror flicks, are you into any of his other styles? While I havent seen his westerns yet, his giallos as well as his crime and fantasy films are quite entertaining.
Skullator: I preferred to stick to his horror movies, but Conquest was indeed a fine experience, so I'm surely going to dig deep further into his other movies as well.Fans of fantasy movies should check out Conquest, if you like your fantasy in a different way, both gore-wise and storyline-wise.
UN: Whats next for Burial Ground? How far off would you say a full length album would be?
Skullator: If anything goes as planned, you can expect our first full length album "The Birth Of Gore" at the end of this year. Preferably on halloween, but quality still goes above a deadline to me.

Apart from that, we're looking to play our first gigs outside of Belgium(organizers and bookers,contact us !!!),and hopefully be able to release our music worldwide.A first video-clip should be released along with the album, so looks to me it'll be a busy year for Burial Ground !!!

Thanks for the interview and support,

DEATH IS NOT THE END!!! GORE FOREVER !!!

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